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install windows in dosbox
  1. INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX HOW TO
  2. INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX MAC OS X
  3. INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX MAC OS
  4. INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX INSTALL

  • Install and play Tomb Raider 1 from original CD.
  • INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX HOW TO

    In this guide we'll explain how to get the game running in DOSBox, when you use the original installation CD. As the initial resolution of Tomb Raider is very low (320x240), we also have several options to upgrade the resolution of the game. If I have time this week I'll elaborate further in a separate post, keep an eye on the dosonmac tag.The first game of the Tomb Raider series is a DOS game from 1996 and therefore can only be played well with DOSBox on systems with Windows 11 or Windows 10, especially when those OS's are 64 bit. The VOGONS (Very Old Games On New Systems) forum has a thread dedicated to this. DOSBox emulates a generic SoundBlaster card and a custom S3 Trio graphics card. It is possible to drivers to get better performance, graphics, sound etc. Now you have a basic Windows 3.x installation running on your Mac! It's somewhat of a surreal sight:

  • If you intend to use DOSBox just to run Windows 3.x, add these lines right after your mount line so Windows starts when you start DOSBox, and DOSBox quits when Windows does:.
  • Under this, enter the following line to help Windows and DOSBox locate files:.
  • Enter the exact line you entered above to map your disk image or folder to drive c. At the very end of the file is where your custom AUTOEXEC.BAT code can be written.
  • Quit DOSBox then open the file you just created in your favourite text editor.
  • Within DOSBox, enter the following (in one line):Ĭonfig -writeconf "/Users//Library/Preferences/DOSBox Preferences".
  • To save yourself the trouble of writing out that nasty mount line each time you start DOSBox, and to allow yourself to tweak some performance options it's best to create a preferences file. Windows in the day needed a printer, any printer, to display some fonts properly.
  • When you get to the printer installation step, click the "Generic / Text Only" option and hit.
  • Choose "Let you make the modifications later", because DOSBox won't use any boot files Windows creates anyway.

    install windows in dosbox

  • You'll be asked if you want to make any changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.
  • Because we're dealing essentially with a folder not a real file system, "Permanent" virtual memory won't work.
  • When you're asked about virtual memory, leave it with the default "Temporary" option.
  • When you're asked, don't worry about using the option to search your drive for existing applications, there aren't any! Leave the option to install printers checked though.
  • install windows in dosbox

  • Choose "Custom Installation" with your arrow keys during the DOS-based part of the installation.
  • The Windows 3.x installation process is fairly self explanatory, but just a few helpful pointers:
  • Now you can navigate to your Windows installation files and start the setup process:.
  • Obviously if you created a folder, reference that instead:

    INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX MAC OS

  • If you created a disk image, mount it in Mac OS X, then fire up DOSBox and map your image to c.
  • install windows in dosbox

  • Create another folder within your dosbox folder or your disk image called setup for example, then copy the contents of each Windows 3.x floppy disk into it.
  • Alternatively if you want to keep things neat and tidy, you can create a dedicated disk image using Disk Utility.
  • Create a folder in your home directory that will serve as you C: drive in DOSBox.
  • Grab yourself a copy of DOSBox and install it.
  • For people interested in running Windows 3.x, DOSBox provides generic emulated hardware that you can easily install software for. You don't need to worry about setting up your own copy of DOS from scratch, saving you the trouble of configuring AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, and all the graphics and audio for a huge slew of devices is already set up. While it is akin to comparing minnows to sharks in features, the latest Mac build of DOSBox (0.72) weighs in at 10MiB, compared to VirtualBox 2.0.4's 34.6MiB or VMware Fusion's 247.6MiB.ĭOSBox also has some distinct advantages other than filesize if you just want to run DOS.

    INSTALL WINDOWS IN DOSBOX MAC OS X

    As I mentioned in the previous post in this mini-series, one of the options for running Windows 3.x on Mac OS X is using the excellent little DOSBox DOS emulator.















    Install windows in dosbox