Thanks, but the devices all work fine. There are three USB dongles attached for various programs. I would bet if I unplugged those, DOSBox would start right up.

Found it. Any version of OS X, 10.6.8 or later (including Lion) must be allowing DOSBox to poll hardware it couldn't see before. If I unplug all of the extra USB or FireWire devices from my Mac, DOSBox snaps open instantly. Plug them back in, and it stalls as if it's trying to get info on a device. …

Whoops! Sorry, collector. I just clicked on the only heading that said "Macintosh". Despite that, can't figure out why the lag for me. Making it start without a preference file so it has to create a new one doesn't change anything. Hmm.

Just a note that the latest update to OS X causes the Intel version of DosBox .74 to hang while launching for about 5 seconds. Snapped open almost instantly under 10.6.7 or earlier. After the interface finally comes up, it does run normally. This is mostly a note to the development team if they …

Forgot to mention, although I imagine you've already figured it out. The disk must be mounted on the OS X desktop before you launch DosBox, or it won't see the disk. Try it with a CD that has audio and data tracks. That technique will fail miserably. Actually, it doesn't. One disk I was testing with …

First, you need to be using the "DOSBox Preferences" file placed in your Preferences folder. Next, you need the label name of the CD you want to use. 1) Place the CD in your drive and wait for it to mount in OS X. 2) Open the Terminal application and type: ls /Volumes The Terminal will show a list …