DOSBOX - Play your old DOS games on Windows XP and 2K

Hethrir · Post by **Hethrir** » 2003-09-19 11:46pm

For some games that may not work in DOSBox, try VDMS It is for all NT based boxes and emulates DOS sound. After installing it, you then rightclick on the EXE and select 'run with VDMS.' You can configure full settings for each programme, or just run with default settings. I use it to play OMF which has been released to public domain.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2003-10-18 06:54pm

Hm, good idea for Win 2k and Xp users.

Good that I won't need it.
Because I have still Win 98SE and a good SB 64Gold ISA Card. The best combination for lots of DOS-Dames fun!

MKSheppard · Post by **MKSheppard** » 2003-10-19 04:56am

DosBox 0.60 Released

DOSBox 0.60 Released.

Several fixes and new features with this release.

Added basic 386 protected mode support.
Added FPU emulation.
Added a virtual modem to dial to TCP sockets, still somewhat bugged.
Added VESA VBE 2.0 support for 256 color modes.
Added SB PRO 2.0 support.
Added internal DPMI host to handle some problematic games.
Added some support for tandy video mode.
Added some shell enhancements like tab-completion.
Added better support for CD drives, better audio playing and cd labels.
Added several features to the debugger.
Changed memory system for future page mapping support.
Changed large piece of VGA emulation core to handle
future changes for hercules and full cga,tandy emulation.
Changed DMA for better accuracy.
Changed Tandy 3-voice emulation to use MAME's sn76496 code.
Fixed several bugs in directory caching code.
Fixed bugs in PIT and real time clock for better timing.
Fixed some issues with the console screen on windows.
Fixed several issues with the internal mouse driver.
Fixed bugs with files being opened multiple times, still not perfect but better.
Fixed a load of small other bugs that i've forgotten with these long delays between releases.

Even though some high-end 486 and Pentium games work now, the current cpu emulation speed probably won't let you run them at decent speeds. So don't bother to post about speed and be sure to read the README file to see how to tweak for optimal speed.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-10-19 03:13pm

Jf2 and Project x don't work. Only dos games i have so i see no point in getting it.

Penguin · Post by **Penguin** » 2003-10-27 06:35am

WEEE, lemmings, with music on xp!!!

Now i can die a happy man (after playing lemmings, that is)

Yuri Prime · Post by **Yuri Prime** » 2003-11-05 11:31pm

Dammit, no luck with Descent...

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-11-07 01:53pm

Yuri Prime wrote:Dammit, no luck with Descent...

Huh? Descent works fine with it. Its just slower than shit.

Theres always D1x and D2x.

btw, if you haven't already registered, you can post Descent questions at the Descent BB. I post under the handle "MD-2389" on that board.

EDIT: Since the admin of the DBB forgot to update the DNS, you'll have to append your hosts file for now. However, this should fix itself in the next couple days when your ISPs get the latest DNS info.

64.62.138.21 www.descentbb.net

Just paste that line at the bottom of your hosts file.

Datana · Post by **Datana** » 2003-11-15 02:22pm

The VDMS 2.1.0 beta has been out since August, but isn't linked on the main VDMS site. It appears to have improved MSCDEX and VESA support (from updates 1 and 2 for 2.0.4, the second of which isn't linked on the main page, either), and has an improved shell interface (the VDMS Launcher, previously a separate application). This seems to work pretty well for most DOS games requiring Sound Blaster support, and I just got Star Trek: 25th Anniversary running on it with full voices (which were kind of spotty in 2.0.4).

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-11-19 04:21pm

Hey, hey, maybe I can get Wargasm working again.