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EmuCR: DOSBoxDOSBox SVN r3932 is released. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC, complete with sound, graphics, mouse, joystick, modem, etc., necessary for running many old MS-DOS games that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux and FreeBSD. However, it is not restricted to running only games. In theory, any MS-DOS or PC-DOS (referred to commonly as "DOS") application should run in DOSBox, but the emphasis has been on getting DOS games to run smoothly, which means that communication, networking and printer support are still in early development.

DOSBox also comes with its own DOS-like command prompt. It is still quite rudimentary and lacks many of the features found in MS-DOS, but it is sufficient for installing and running most DOS games.

DOSBox SVN Changelog:
r3932
Add alternate font tables and associated loading logic in video BIOS, allowing correct gaps between "wide" characters (e.g. m,w,M,W,T,Z,0) in all VGA machine types.
Update all related BIOS memory values and CRTC registers when loading fonts, fixing quirks in some textmode programs like Inertia Player. Based in part on a patch by h-a-l-9000.
Improve support for MDA emulation in the vgaonly machine type, as it is the only way the video BIOS can make use of the 14-line alternate symbols.
Be compatible by setting the INT 43h vector to the first half of the 8-line font table for standard text modes. Fixes a few obscure games and demos that rely on this BIOS behavior.
Move VESA mode table and OEM string before font tables in the video ROM, which is a more compatible ordering and gives the data low address offsets that work around a bug in some programs such as the Abuse game and Molejo demo.

Download: DOSBox SVN r3932
Source: Here



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