DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms. DOSBox has already been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux, Mac OS X.

It's statically compiled against SDL and built upon the Cocoa, Carbon, OpenGL, QuickTime, and AudioUnit frameworks.

DOSBox also emulates CPU:286/386 realmode/protected mode, Directory FileSystem/XMS/EMS, Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/VESA graphics, a SoundBlaster/Gravis Ultra Sound card for excellent sound compatibility with older games.

This is a rather trivial port of DOSBox to MacOS X. What if you just want to play some old games? This port of DOSBox may be your answer.

It's statically compiled against SDL, is built upon the Cocoa, Carbon, OpenGL, QuickTime, and AudioUnit frameworks, and thus, is only MacOS 10.3.x (or Panther) compatible. It has partial protected mode emulation, a subset of VESA 1.2 functionality (800x600x8) via S3 Trio emulation, and 'internal modem' support via the SDL_net framework.

You can "re-live" the good old days with the help of DOSBox, it can run plenty of the old classics that don't run on your new computer.

Requirements:

· SDL

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Several small game specific fixes/hacks/support. (Offensive, Roadhog, GTA installer, Kingdom O' Magic soundcard detection, Pirate booter, Armored Fist installer)
· Add the S3-specific 640x480 256 color mode. (fixes regression in "Wooden Ships and Iron Men" and "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream")
· Fix a stack overflow that could crash DOSBox.
· Add fake microphone input. (fixes Talking Parrot)
· Modify adlib turn off code, so that it doesn't turn off in cases where the same sound is repeated over and over again.
· Several small fixes to the CDROM audio code. (HOMM2, Redneck Rampage and others)
· Several improvements to the CDROM emulation code. (fixes Alpha Storm and GT Racing 97)
· Some small CPU fixes that might fix something.
· Handle opcode 0xff subcode 7 as invalid instruction. (fixes dif-2 & others)
· Some hercules fixes. (Testdrive)
· Improve support for blanked parts that wrap around to the start of the screen. (fixes Magic Circle demo and Sid&Al)
· Remove old OPL cores as the new ones seem to ...