Subj : Is anyone getting these messages?
To   : Mike Luther
From : Mvan Le
Date : Thu Aug 23 2007 02:33 pm

ML> Is there a difference between DOSEMU in LINUX and the,
ML> in theory,utility called DOSBOX which is supposed to be
ML> a 'standardized' way to work with DOS on everything
ML> from OS/2 to LINUX to UNIX to WINwhatever to BEA and so
ML> on?

DOSBox is supposedly the latest and greatest DOS emulator under active
development, and has been ported to various OSs including Windows and MacOSX.

Nobody works on DOSEMU anymore, and frankly it's a pain in the ass.

ML> If DOSBOX is a different took than DOSEMU and DOSEMU
ML> isn't directly being worked on for WINwhatever and so
ML> on, then some of the expected issues relative to comm
ML> port use, old-time IRQ management, printing needs and
ML> file name/directory coordination might get solved
ML> faster and better, whatever that means, on an
ML> application development group effort than spans
ML> multiple O/S needs.

I imagine DOSBox works out-of-the-box with respect to IRQ etc. Anything is
better than DOSEMU. DOSEMU sucks.

ML> Thoughts and help here, anyone?

Andrew Clarke apparently got serial comport stuff working on it.

A couple of months ago Ryan de Laplante was considering migrating his Maximus
BBS to DOSBox.

I use VMware, which doesn't have very workable graphics and/or sound emulation
you want for any quality gaming experience.

--- Maximus/2 3.01
* Origin: Top Hat 2 BBS (1:343/41)

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