Re: running DOS programs - failure

"POP" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> DOSbox is getting a lot of PR lately:
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> DOS Emulator - Runs some DOS games better than Windows
> Want an easy way to run some DOS games in Windows better than Windows 
> does? Try DOSBox. It works in Win95, 98, and ME, but is probably more 
> helpful for Windows XP/2000 users who don't have a "real" version of DOS 
> on their machines, DOSBox is a DOS emulator, meaning it simulates DOS on 
> your computer. (Similarly to Microsoft's "Command Prompt", but better.) It 
> includes SoundBlaster support, and is constanly being improved to work 
> with more games. If a game doesn't work in WinXP, try running it in DOSBox 
> instead! (Also try VDMSound, listed below!)
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>      Select your OS (probably "Windows") to download DOSBox (478k)
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>      Bochs x86 emulator: http://bochs.sourceforge.net/
>      FreeDOS project: http://freedos.sourceforge.net/
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This sounds as if you create a 'boot' disk (floppy or cd) which then runs 
the computer as if I had 'booted to DOS' on a win98 computer - DOS screen, 
DOS prompts, etc.

I got lost reading the 'operating instructions' as to exactly how that 
works.

Am I correct in what I think it does at bootup?

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> "Porpoise" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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>> "anon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> I tried all the 'compatibility' choices and none worked - apparently the
>>> programs require too much DOS for the compatibility to work.
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>> Too much DOS???????
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