The latest version of DOSBox-X (0.83.21) is now officially released! Unlike original DOSBox which is focused for DOS games, DOSBox-X officially intends to cover different types of DOS software, as well as implementing accurate emulation of hardware behavior also to help with new DOS developments. So apart from DOS games DOSBox-X officially supports DOS applications, DOS commands, Windows 3.x and 9x/ME, DOS/V, AX, NEC PC-98 system, and more.
DOSBox-X is very feature-rich, and you can find examples of its unique features in the DOSBox‐X’s Feature Highlights page. For example, for graphical mode it supports the pixel-perfect scaling (with output=openglpp) for improved image quality, and for text-mode the TrueType font (TTF) output (output=ttf) make it very suitable for DOS applications also (see this Wiki page for more information about this unique feature), including support for both SBCS (western) and DBCS (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) languages.
This new version (0.83.21) also has many improvements and fixes compared with the previous version, such as support for viewing Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16) documents in the shell, support for ENET reliable UDP for modem and null-modem emulation, support for viewing or changing file extension associations, much improved DBCS support for Chinese/Japanese/Korean languages, and many more. You can find the release notes for this version (which contains the changelog) from:
https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.21.html
You may download the latest packages for your platform in the DOSBox-X homepage, which is available from:
For example, if you use Windows there are 32-bit and 64-bit installers:
32-bit installer for Windows XP and later
64-bit installer for Windows Vista and later
Linux Flatpak and RPM packages have been released as well. The Flatpak package is officially available from: [DOSBox-X Flathub page](https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dosbox_x.DOSBox-
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UPDATE 2: Eternally Unresolved - DOSBox no longer installs with the icon. Requires users to download the .png and apply it retroactively to the shortcut.
UPDATE: Dosbox is installed, but the dosbox icon didn't come with it? Any idea how to resolve that issue?
OLD/Original Request:
>Well this is new. Used to be as easy as:
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>sudo apt install dosbox
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>Tried it again today, "unable to locate package dosbox" Is there a way to add a repository? If so/how so, how do we identify what repository currently features dosbox?
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>Thank you in advance.
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>From https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=dosbox&searchon=names&suite=impish§ion=all
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>impish (21.10) (otherosfs): x86 emulator with Tandy/Herc/CGA/EGA/VGA/SVGA graphics, sound and DOS [universe]0.74-3-3: amd64 arm64 armhf ppc64el s390x
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>Ran sudo add-apt-repository universe
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>returns 'universe' distribution component is already enabled for all sources.
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>Well perhaps I forgot
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>sudo apt-get update
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>We'll see
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>And ding ding ding, resolved. Sorry for wasting that post here. Thanks for being my programer's rubber duckie
I am new to GoG but not to DosBox. I've marked the game as owned, and created a normal shortcut. Shortcut works on its own but not when linked to GoG. I have also created a conf file and tried that following the "C:~~" -conf ~~.cfg -noconsole -exit (where ~ =path). Both work well on their own. Open right up into the game. Even work when linked to steam as non steam game. Just not from GoG launcher. Is there a setting in GoG I'm missing? Thanks ahead for the help!
I'm enjoying playing games in DOS on the RP2+. They run a lot better and having the touchscreen let's me free up the mouse. The issue I've come across though is that the control sticks and dpad can only map the directional keys on the keyboard or the mouse movement. Since the touchscreen can be used as a mouse I don't really need that so now I have three physical inputs that can only map the directional keys on the keyboard. Having one analog stick double as the mouse could be useful but then I still have another analog stick not being used. Is there anyway around this? I understand that now both the sticks are analog sticks but if I can map the directional keys to them why not WASD or any other 4 keys from the keyboard? It would really help in old CRPGs where I could use the extra inputs.
This may be well known but I only discovered it the other day revamping my pi 4 desktop.
If you download the Linux installer of any DOSbox game you own, the shell script is actually an archive and if you just point unzip at it it will unpack it to give you the game as installed. Comes with a start dot sh script. Open that up and you'll see at some point it points to a routine called run_dosbox. If you go find that routine you'll see a line pointing to a prebundled DOSbox executable plus commandline arguments and config file locations. Edit this bit to point it at your system installed DOSbox (usually /usr/bin/dosbox but may vary on other distros) while leaving everything else like the arguments being passed and configs being specified.
Voila, everything works as it should. I only own a few games on there so I haven't done extensive testing. It's possible some rely on tweaks to the DOSbox executable, but in my handful of tests this worked flawlessly and saved me tons of time.
DOSBox Staging 0.78.0 has been now officially released!
Main improvements in this new version:
- Added universal builds for macOS, supporting x86-64 and ARM64 in the same DMG package.
- Added a workaround for vsync lag, which is useful for video outputs that enforce vsync.
- Added window size and placement customizations .
- Added full /help output text for the AUTOTYPE, BOOT, CALL, CHOICE, CLS, COPY, DIR, ECHO, EXIT, GOTO, HELP, IF, INTRO KEYB, LS, MD/MKDIR, MEM, RD/RMDIR, REN/RENAME, RESCAN, SHIFT, SUBST, and TYPE commands.
- Added MSYS2-based release builds and instructions for those on Windows using MSYS2.
- Merged PCjr composite patch.
- Merged CGA composite improvement patch.
- Added bash-shell completion.
- Added Loguru, a fast cross-platform logging subsystem. Logs are now time-stamped and warnings are now colorized.
- Merged S3 video patch.
- Added configurable FluidSynth chorus and reverb settings.
- Added auto-exit. When an executable that's passed on the command-line exits, then so too will the emulator. This is equivalent to manually adding the -exit command-line flag.
- Added layered and portable configuration file handling.
- Added ENet (reliable UDP) as an option for modem and null-modem transport, as well as SERIAL.COM for runtime serial-port configuration.
- Added support for virtual Ethernet and TCP/IP networking via slirp.
- Added support for networking in Windows for Workgroups 3.11 from the shell. Previously networking in WfW was only possible when booting a real MS-DOS installation from a bootable HDD image.
- Added IDE controller support for CDROM image-mounts, which is useful for CDROM-based games that also happen to need a real DOS environment such as Revell's car games, like European Racers.
- Numerous bugfixes
All of them are explained in detail on the release page: https://dosbox-staging.github.io/v0-78-0/
With downloads for Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.
Merry Christmas!
I bought a RetroWave OPL3 with the USB adapter board. While I could just get a raspberry pi or some other compatible SBC it would be nice if I could use one of my older phones for a new purpose.
Would a Termux > DosBox-X > USB OTG > OPL3 board setup be even remotely possible?
i got the gog version installed, i changed the core from auto to dynamic and that already made the game more playable (before that it wasnt playable at all, single digit fps), how to improve it more?
i got an amd fx 6300 and a gt 1650, although i dont think the gpu matters anything
Hi Guys,
Not sure if this is a distinctly DOSbox thing, or a Linux thing. Have been trying to play FE2 for a while now today and after a few (10-ish?) system hops, when trying to leave a space station, I keep getting stuck in the station exit bit, when usually ejected out in to space. Seems there is no recovery from this, even loading an earlier saved game etc.
Any advice / best practice for playing on Linux? Or am I playing with a dodgy version (was downloaded from https://www.myabandonware.com/game/frontier-elite-ii-22i#download)
Thanks.
I can play AITD2 (CD version) in Dosbox just fine. Even tweaked the CPU cycles a bit just to reduce some chopped up audio (still get it). Tried it in Dosbox-X because I wanted to use the xBR shader. Well, DBX won't run it. I type "AITD2.exe".... the game starts. I see the big "Infogrames" logo, as soon as the logo fades out, Dosbox-X completely freezes up. I don't mean just the game itself, DBX is completely locked up. I have to kill the process in Windows Task Manager. I have tried changing the CPU cycles, the CPU type, verified that most of the settings in DBX are set the same as they were in regular Dosbox. I can't find ANY reason why Dosbox-X is freezing up.
Yes I know how to enable fullscreen in Dosbox-X. I also know you can make the window larger by dragging out the edges of the window. But regardless if I use fullscreen or resize the window, the actual image inside stays the same size. If I go fullscreen, the image stays the same size and just fills the rest of the screen with black space. Even when I get into a game, the actual image takes up maybe 1/4th of the screen that stays in the very center while the other 3/4ths of the screen is all black border.
I've tried different scalers and different output renderers. But the image in the center never actually stretches to fill the unused black space. What's the issue here?
I just bought The CRPG Book from BitMapBooks and it has uncovered a whole world of obscure CRPGs to me. It really is incredible just how many hidden gems there were on PC from the 80s - 2000s.
The only issue is a lot of these games are so unknown that there's no modern versions of them available. That means running games will inevitably be a mixed bag.
I know about DosBox and I have dabbled with it in the past. It seemed to work fine from my experience. I also have used VirtualBox with emulation in the past too, to mixed results.
Also, I recently acquired an IBM Thinkpad T42 laptop and I use that for most of my retro PC gaming. It has Windows 98 and Windows XP dual-booted. Windows 98 has an option to boot into Dos Mode. Is this feature more accurate than DosBox or basically the same or is it worse?
Lastly, I have heard of something called Boxer floating around on the internet. Not sure what it is, but people have been saying to run certain games in Boxer. Is that related to DosBox or is that something different altogether?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I was using the configuration editor in Dosbox-x to edit my autoexec.bat file and noticed this strange issue. When I tried to put in my mount command of mount c ~/DOSBOX* the ~ tilde was not displayed correctly. It only displayed the ` symbol which on my keyboard is on the same key as the tilde. I ended up having to type the line in my editor and copy and pasting it into the autoexec field in the editor. When I did that, it displayed and operated correctly.
If there is somewhere else I should post this, please let me know.
I am, Using a System 76 laptop Kubuntu 20.10 Let me know what else you might need to know.
I'm trying to run Cybermage on Dos. I actually got it to install and I'm able to play it. Seriously, I couldn't be happier about that. The only issue is that I don't know how to launch it without installing it again. Here's my dos paths:
Mount c c:\dos
Mount d d:\dosgames
In the dos folder, I have the dos config files and the installation folder for Cybermage. The folder with the installed game is called CM.
The furthest I get is:
D: Install
And then the game installs to c:\CM.
Then the game is ready to play and i type CM to play.
The issue is as soon as I exit out of the game, the only way I can get back in is by re-installing the game.
Luckily, I have the config file set up so that i have everything mounted as soon as I launch DosBox.
If there is a way to launch the game after it is installed, I would really appreciate the help. I already looked up how to set up DosBox on YouTube but I couldn't find a video where they showed how to access the game after it's installed.
In this instance, I'm trying to run a ROM of the game from a folder. It's my test game since I ordered a physical copy and it hasn't come in yet. The physical game is a CD ROM.
So I wanted to play daggerfall on my phone ,tried porting the unity version but I didn't started so I'm asking if theres a option of using unity saves on the Dos release or giving me an apk of someone else's port
Hi.
First and foremost, sorry for any mistakes. I'm not a native English speaker, first time poster here and not caffeinated yet. It's still early in the morning here.
So, back in 2016, i had my "real" first job as an it tech. I was already doing some it support in my previous jobs but it was more because I was "filling the gaps" rather than a real it job.
I was doing hotline for a company that is selling a software for laboratories. In reality, i was doing all type of IT support depending on which customer was calling.
One day, one of the customer i had a lot of interactions with called me. Since their IT guy was on a sick leave (he got burn out) i was doing more than just support for our software for them. My boss had a deal with them, apparently.
They decided to renew their old computers to newer ones while their IT guy was off. I'm talking throwing some XP SP1 computers for windows 7 computers. Why windows 7 ? They needed computers with a fucking serial/parallel port (don't remember which one of the two) and those were the only with the appropriate ports.
That's where shit went south. My mission ? Make their 20 ish year old printer (a very specific one that prints stuff that gets on the testing tubes) compatible with their new computers. The printer was using serial/parallel.
They used to have a all in one program made by their previous IT guy. A 16 bit program. New computers are windows 7 64 bits. Not even windows pro.
So my first plan was to find some updated program to make that thing work. There should be at least some 32 bit driver right ? Lol. Didn't found any updated single piece of software for that shit. After half a day of searching,i came to the conclusion that i would have to make their old program work.
Luckily for me, i have been in an association that does retro gaming for years by that point. So I thought, "could that all in one program run in dosbox ??".
And it did. Mostly.
It wasn't able to directly communicate with the printer. So, what i ended up doing, was creating a batch file that was running, in command line :
- Their old program into dosbox
- Dosbox "prints" in a virtual printer (which is a text file)
- When it's done, the text file gets pushed through serial/parallel to feed the printer
- Printer gets shit done.
And it work. It worked quite well actually. Took me 2 days but it worked.
The printer got replaced a couple months after that because it broke. Oh, well 🤷♂️
I've been trying to play a few games on dosbox and made them work (like Rayman Forever, SimCty 2000), but I can't get any sound on World Rally Fever, only the music. Any ideas about how to fix this?
Sorry if I made a mistake, I mostly speak spanish
I’ve just got a new GPD XP for Christmas which I want to use to play my old DOS based driving games. I have bought the full version of Magic DosBox but I can’t find a way to use the analogue sticks as actual analogue joysticks rather than just a on/off dpad.
Is this possible? Or is there another DosBox alternative that has this feature?
i am looking for a way to manage multiple dosbox games, so i have been looking for a front-end for dosbox-staging. i have narrowed down that the only still semi-updated front-end that will work for my OS(Linux) is dbgl(i could be wrong since i used the dosbox front-ends wiki page so it is possible i missed some). but i do not know how to set it up with dosbox staging, so any advice on getting it setup to work with it or is there a better front-end to use with dosbox staging?
Sorry for the lame question, I absolutely suck at this stuff and can't seem to manage to install and play Daggerfall on my Mac for the life of me but I've been dying to try it ever since I heard of it some years ago... Would anyone know of a way I could just download it and play it like a cracked file or something without installing a bunch of other stuff or going through a whole process? Thanks in advance! 🙏🏻
Hi, in Dosbox-x how do I get a 4:3 picture in a maximized window using dgVoodoo2?
The latest version of DOSBox-X (0.83.21) is now officially released! With support for both DOS games (including DOS/V and PC-98 games) and a wider scope (e.g. DOS applications and Windows 3.x/9x), DOSBox-X intends to support different types of DOS software and also to help with new DOS developments, including new DOS games and programs with its accurate emulations.
DOSBox-X is very feature-rich, and you can find examples of its unique features compared with original DOSBox in the DOSBox‐X’s Feature Highlights page. For example, for graphical mode it supports the pixel-perfect scaling (with output=openglpp) for improved image quality, and for text-mode the TrueType font (TTF) output (output=ttf) make it very suitable for DOS applications also (see this Wiki page for more information about this unique feature), including support for both SBCS and DBCS languages.
This new version (0.83.21) also has many improvements and fixes compared with the previous version, such as support for viewing Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16) documents in the shell, support for ENET reliable UDP for modem and null-modem emulation, support for viewing or changing file extension associations, much improved DBCS support for Chinese/Japanese/Korean languages, and many more. You can find the release notes for this version (which contains the changelog) from:
https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.21.html
You may download the latest packages for your platform in the DOSBox-X homepage, which is available from:
For example, if you use Windows there are 32-bit and 64-bit installers:
32-bit installer for Windows XP and later
64-bit installer for Windows Vista and later
Linux Flatpak and RPM packages have been released as well. The Flatpak package is officially available from: DOSBox-X Flathub page
macOS and DOS packages are also officially downloadable from the DOSBox-X ho
... keep reading on reddit ➡The latest version of DOSBox-X (0.83.20) is now officially released! Unlike original DOSBox which is focused for DOS games, DOSBox-X officially intends to cover different types of DOS software, as well as implementing accurate emulation of hardware behavior also to help with new DOS developments. So apart from DOS games DOSBox-X officially supports DOS applications, DOS commands, Windows 3.x and 9x/ME, DOS/V, AX, NEC PC-98 system, and more.
DOSBox-X is very feature-rich, and you can find examples of its unique features in the DOSBox‐X’s Feature Highlights page. For example, for graphical mode it supports the pixel-perfect scaling (with output=openglpp) for improved image quality, and for text-mode the TrueType font (TTF) output (output=ttf) make it very suitable for DOS applications also (see this Wiki page for more information about this unique feature), including support for both SBCS (western) and DBCS (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) languages.
This new version (0.83.20) also has many improvements and fixes compared with the previous version, such as support for Pentium 2 emulation, DCGA and Toshiba J-3100 machine types, new DOS commands, changing serial & parallel port options at run-time, improved Chinese/Japanese/Korean support, unit testing based on Google Test framework, and many more. You can find the release notes for DOSBox-X 0.83.20 (which contains the changelog) from:
https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.20.html
You may download the latest packages for your platform in the DOSBox-X homepage, which is available from:
For example, if you use Windows there are now 32-bit and 64-bit installers:
32-bit installer for Windows XP and later
64-bit installer for Windows Vista and later
Linux Flatpak and RPM packages have been released as well. The Flatpak package is officially available from: DOSBox-X Flathub page
macOS and DOS
... keep reading on reddit ➡The latest version of DOSBox-X (0.83.21) is now officially released! Unlike original DOSBox which is focused for DOS games, DOSBox-X officially intends to cover different types of DOS software, as well as implementing accurate emulation of hardware behavior also to help with new DOS developments. So apart from DOS games DOSBox-X officially supports DOS applications, DOS commands, Windows 3.x and 9x/ME, DOS/V, AX, NEC PC-98 system, and more.
DOSBox-X is very feature-rich, and you can find examples of its unique features in the DOSBox‐X’s Feature Highlights page. This new version (0.83.21) also has many improvements and fixes compared with the previous version, such as support for viewing Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16) documents in the shell, support for ENET reliable UDP for modem and null-modem emulation, support for viewing or changing file extension associations, much improved DBCS support for Chinese/Japanese/Korean languages, and many more. You can find the release notes for this version (which contains the changelog) from:
https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.21.html
You may download the latest packages for your platform in the DOSBox-X homepage, which is available from:
For example, if you use Windows there are 32-bit and 64-bit installers:
32-bit installer for Windows XP and later
64-bit installer for Windows Vista and later
Linux Flatpak and RPM packages have been released as well. The Flatpak package is officially available from: DOSBox-X Flathub page
macOS and DOS packages are also officially downloadable from the DOSBox-X homepage. DOS packages include both HX-DOS and DOS LOADLING packages, and for macOS you can also use the macOS build designed for High Sierra (10.13) and later versions, available from the DOSBox-X homepage.
The DOSBox-X Wiki system where you will find its user guide is available from:
Happy New Year 2022!
The latest version of DOSBox-X (0.83.20) is now officially released! Unlike original DOSBox which is focused for DOS games, DOSBox-X officially intends to cover different types of DOS software, as well as implementing accurate emulation of hardware behavior also to help with new DOS developments. So apart from DOS games DOSBox-X officially supports DOS applications, DOS commands, Windows 3.x and 9x/ME, DOS/V, AX, NEC PC-98 system, and more.
DOSBox-X is very feature-rich, and you can find examples of its unique features in the DOSBox‐X’s Feature Highlights page. For example, for graphical mode it supports the pixel-perfect scaling (with output=openglpp) for improved image quality, and for text-mode the TrueType font (TTF) output (output=ttf) make it very suitable for DOS applications also (see this Wiki page for more information about this unique feature), including support for both SBCS and DBCS languages.
This new version (0.83.20) also has many improvements and fixes compared with the previous version, such as support for Pentium 2 emulation, DCGA and Toshiba J-3100 machine types, new DOS commands, changing serial & parallel port options at run-time, improved Chinese/Japanese/Korean support, unit testing based on Google Test framework, and many more. You can find the release notes for DOSBox-X 0.83.20 (which contains the changelog) from:
https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.20.html
You may download the latest packages for your platform in the DOSBox-X homepage, which is available from:
For example, if you use Windows there are now 32-bit and 64-bit installers:
32-bit installer for Windows XP and later
64-bit installer for Windows Vista and later
Linux Flatpak and RPM packages have been released as well. The Flatpak package is officially available from: DOSBox-X Flathub page
macOS and DOS packages are also officially dow
... keep reading on reddit ➡DOSBox Staging 0.78.0 has been now officially released!
Main improvements in this new version:
- Added universal builds for macOS, supporting x86-64 and ARM64 in the same DMG package.
- Added a workaround for vsync lag, which is useful for video outputs that enforce vsync.
- Added window size and placement customizations .
- Added full /help output text for the AUTOTYPE, BOOT, CALL, CHOICE, CLS, COPY, DIR, ECHO, EXIT, GOTO, HELP, IF, INTRO KEYB, LS, MD/MKDIR, MEM, RD/RMDIR, REN/RENAME, RESCAN, SHIFT, SUBST, and TYPE commands.
- Added MSYS2-based release builds and instructions for those on Windows using MSYS2.
- Merged PCjr composite patch.
- Merged CGA composite improvement patch.
- Added bash-shell completion.
- Added Loguru, a fast cross-platform logging subsystem. Logs are now time-stamped and warnings are now colorized.
- Merged S3 video patch.
- Added configurable FluidSynth chorus and reverb settings.
- Added auto-exit. When an executable that's passed on the command-line exits, then so too will the emulator. This is equivalent to manually adding the -exit command-line flag.
- Added layered and portable configuration file handling.
- Added ENet (reliable UDP) as an option for modem and null-modem transport, as well as SERIAL.COM for runtime serial-port configuration.
- Added support for virtual Ethernet and TCP/IP networking via slirp.
- Added support for networking in Windows for Workgroups 3.11 from the shell. Previously networking in WfW was only possible when booting a real MS-DOS installation from a bootable HDD image.
- Added IDE controller support for CDROM image-mounts, which is useful for CDROM-based games that also happen to need a real DOS environment such as Revell's car games, like European Racers.
- Numerous bugfixes
All of them are explained in detail on the release page: https://dosbox-staging.github.io/v0-78-0/
With downloads for Linux, Windows, and macOS platforms.
Merry Christmas!
The latest version of DOSBox-X (0.83.21) is now officially released! It not only wants to emulate existing DOS programs and games but also wants to encourage the developments of new DOS software, by implementing accurate emulations as possible to improve compatibility with DOS applications and also to help with new DOS developments.
With the goal of being a complete DOS emulation package, DOSBox-X has many features not found in other DOSBox builds, and you can find more examples of its unique features in the DOSBox‐X’s Feature Highlights page.
This new version (0.83.21) also has many improvements and fixes compared with the previous version, such as support for viewing Unicode (UTF-8 or UTF-16) documents in the shell, support for ENET reliable UDP for modem and null-modem emulation, support for viewing or changing file extension associations, much improved DBCS support for Chinese/Japanese/Korean languages, and many more. You can find the release notes for this version (which contains the changelog) from:
https://dosbox-x.com/release-0.83.21.html
You may download the latest packages for your platform in the DOSBox-X homepage, which is available from:
For example, if you use Windows there are 32-bit and 64-bit installers:
32-bit installer for Windows XP and later
64-bit installer for Windows Vista and later
Linux Flatpak and RPM packages have been released as well. The Flatpak package is officially available from: DOSBox-X Flathub page
macOS and DOS packages are also officially downloadable from the DOSBox-X homepage. DOS packages include both HX-DOS and DOS LOADLING packages, and for macOS you can also use the macOS build designed for High Sierra (10.13) and later versions, available from the DOSBox-X homepage.
P.S. The DOSBox-X Wiki system where you will find its user guide is available from:
The DOSBox-X issue tracker is also available from:
[https://github.
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