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First post, by argos

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Is it possible to use ConEmu as a terminal for the DOSBox console? If so, how?

I followed the instructions from the ConEmu project site:

  • I installed DOSBox to "C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu\DosBox"
  • I mounted my C drive (with matching drive letter) in DosBox.conf
  • The "DosBox" integration checkbox in the ConEmu settings is checked

However, there is still no DOSBox console/task available. When I start DOSBox and attach it to ConEmu, the status window gets attached instead of the DOS console. I would like to use the DOSBox console from within ConEmu. Is that possible? I don't understand exactly what's going on here, so apart from practical answers (which I'm primarily interested in) any background explanation is also welcome.

Reply 1 of 1, by ripsaw8080

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The main window is rendered as graphics, even text modes, which is necessary in order to emulate the capabilities of DOS-era PC display hardware. However, as you noticed, the status window is console-style output.

You might try looking at vDosPlus, an application-centric fork of DOSBox, for what you're trying to do -- it uses console-style ouput rather than rendering as graphics, but I don't know if it's compatible with ConEmu.

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