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Features

Command-line program Plain text Front ends Long filenames 8.3 name.extension pattern

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Usage

Wine Compatibility layer Internet Archive Emscripten JavaScript

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Development

Windows XP Windows NT Could emulate DOS Real mode Protected mode

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Reception

Rock, Paper, Shotgun Save states

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Available in: English (but allows for alternative keyboard layouts)
Developer: The DOSBox Team
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Operating system: BeOS, FreeBSD, Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo), macOS, RISC OS, Solaris, Windows
Original authors: Peter "Qbix" Veenstra, Sjoerd "Harekiet" van der Berg
Release: January 31, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-01-31)

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Overview

Free and open-source Free and open-source software
MS-DOS
Emulator
Programs Computer program
Video games Video game
Hardware Computer hardware
Disk operating system

Development

Features

Command-line program
Plain text
Front ends Front end and back end
Long filenames Long filename
8.3 name.extension pattern 8.3 filename
Extension Filename extension
Ctrl-Break
APM Advanced Power Management
Codec
OPL Yamaha OPL
MIDI
WAV
BIOS interrupts BIOS interrupt call
Shell Shell (computing)
COMMAND.COM
Operating system
Windows 1.0
3.11 Windows 3.1
Windows 9x
Mounts Mount (computing)
AUTOEXEC AUTOEXEC.BAT
CPU Central processing unit
Protected mode
ARM ARM architecture
RISC Reduced instruction set computer
Instruction sets Instruction set
Dynamic instruction translation Binary translation
Simple DirectMedia Layer
DirectDraw
OpenGL

Reception

Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Save states Save state

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Avg. degree1.98

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DOSBox

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related to Commercial · 29

DOSBox → Activision Blizzard, Arena, Bethesda Softworks, Commander Keen, Daggerfall, Dark Forces, DOS, Electronic Arts, Electronic Arts' Origin, Games, GNU GPL, GOG, In, It, Jason Bergman, LucasArts, Sierra Entertainment's DOS, SimCity, Software, Star Wars

related to Hardware emulation · 27

DOSBox → AdLib, ARM, CGA, CPU, DirectDraw, Disney Sound Source, DOS, EGA, Graphical, Graphically, Gravis Ultrasound, Hercules, However, MPU-401, On, OpenGL APIs, PC, RISC, S3 Trio, Simple DirectMedia Layer

related to Development · 19

DOSBox → Although Windows XP, Before Windows XP, Berg, Conversely, DOS, DOS-based Windows, Dutch, July, MS-DOS, October, Peter Veenstra, Sjoerd, SourceForge, The, These, Windows, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows XP's

related to Forks · 16

DOSBox → DOS, DOSBox Pure, DOSBox Staging, DOSBox-X, DSL, Em-DOSBox, Emscripten, In, It, Java, JavaScript, Linux, ReactOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows XP

related to Reception · 16

DOSBox → DOS, Freelance, January, July, May, Michael Reed, Month, October, On, Paper, PC, Project, Rock, Shotgun, SourceForge, SourceForge's Project

related to OS emulation · 15

DOSBox → AUTOEXEC, Besides, BIOS, CD-ROM, COM, COMMAND, DOS, DOS-like, In, Most, MS-DOS, The, This, When, Windows

related to Usage · 8

DOSBox → As, DOS, Internet Archive, October, Since January, The, Wine, Wine Virtual DOS

related to Features · 6

DOSBox → DOS, For, Otherwise, PC, The, While

Available in · 1

DOSBox → English (but allows for alternative keyboard layouts)

Developer · 1

DOSBox → The DOSBox Team

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dos games windows also emulator operating system versions running ms-dos programs support used use website run two text hardware features

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
DOSBox	Available in	English (but allows for alternative keyboard layouts)	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Developer	The DOSBox Team	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	License	GPL-2.0-or-later	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Operating system	BeOS, FreeBSD, Linux (Debian, Fedora, Gentoo), macOS, RISC OS, Solaris, Windows	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Original authors	Peter "Qbix" Veenstra, Sjoerd "Harekiet" van der Berg	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Release	January 31, 2002; 24 years ago (2002-01-31)	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Repository	sf.net/p/dosbox/code-0/	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Stable release	0.74-3 / 26 June 2019; 7 years ago (26 June 2019)	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Type	Virtual machine, emulator	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Website	www.dosbox.com	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	Written in	C++	1.00	infobox
DOSBox	is a	free and open-source MS-DOS emulator	0.90	text

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