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DOSBox is a free and open-source emulator which runs software for MS-DOS compatible disk operating systems—primarily video games. [5] It was first released in 2002, when DOS technology was becoming obsolete.
Lutris showing a selection of open-source video games Lutris began as a piece of software called Oblivion Launcher, [ citation needed ] which was created in 2009 by Mathieu Comandon. He wanted an easier way to manage his games running on Linux, especially the ones that ran using Wine .
FreeDOS 1.1, released on 2 January 2012, [12] is available for download as a CD-ROM image: a limited install disc that only contains the kernel and basic applications, and a full disc that contains many more applications (games, networking, development, etc.), not available as of November 2011 but with a newer, fuller 1.2. [13]
It uses a combination of hardware-assisted virtualization features and high-level emulation.It can thus achieve nearly native speed for 8086-compatible DOS operating systems and applications on x86 compatible processors, and for DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) applications on x86 compatible processors as well as on x86-64 processors.
The original DOS API in 86-DOS and MS-DOS 1.0 was designed to be functionally compatible with CP/M.Files were accessed using file control blocks (FCBs). The DOS API was greatly extended in MS-DOS 2.0 with several Unix concepts, including file access using file handles, hierarchical directories and device I/O control. [1]
In December 2014, the Internet Archive launched a DOSBox emulator compiled in Emscripten to provide browser-based access to thousands of archived MS-DOS and PC programs. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] See also
Each "device" skin consist of XML-files, that stores definitions of window size, keys layout and assignations (according scancodes), text rendering options, etc. Optionally, skin could include image textures for "device" background and keys animation on key click and key relax.
EM-DOSBox: an Emscripten port of DOSBox [35] Start9.io : a web emulation platform targeting multiple gaming architectures JSMESS: a port of the MESS emulator for many game consoles and computer systems [ 36 ]