I only got it to work on a Pentium at least just for a few CGA and text games (with VERY HIGH frameskip). A 486 is pretty much murder.

I remember playing with Dosbox on a P2-266 w/ Win2k a few years ago. It could just barely handle Keen4. You'd see Keen slowly count his fingers down as it loaded a level, and the music would sometimes glitch out. It did manage a full 30fps though! Still, I'm pretty sure my old 286-16 ran that game faster. 😀

Just want to ask why would you even try this when actual DOS on that system runs a lot faster?

sliderider wrote:

Just want to ask why would you even try this when actual DOS on that system runs a lot faster?

Why not?

smeezekitty wrote:

sliderider wrote:

Just want to ask why would you even try this when actual DOS on that system runs a lot faster?

Why not?

I don't know...maybe because it's useless?

A lot of people call vintage machines themselves useless. Does that mean they aren't worth trying?

On a P2 400MHz, I was just barely able to run Street Rod 1 & 2 smoothly.

Technically DOSBox could work on a 386 too

doesn't mean you should try it

leileilol wrote:

Technically DOSBox could work on a 386 too

doesn't mean you should try it

I would if I had one

Already done long ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZIOZVLY0Q

elianda wrote:

Already done long ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZIOZVLY0Q

That is really cool. Really slow though

Has anybody compared this to an underclocked 486 system running MSDOS natively?

I'd be just slightly more interested in how quickly it runs (or doesn't) with HX DOS Extender instead of Windows 95.

sliderider wrote:

smeezekitty wrote:

sliderider wrote:

Just want to ask why would you even try this when actual DOS on that system runs a lot faster?

Why not?

I don't know...maybe because it's useless?

Yes, and it's pointless too. Especially when the 486 IS a Dos specialized machine after all. Just because something can be done doesn't mean it's productive, practical or useful. Unless one really has nothing else to do. In the end, the question will be, "yeah, so?".

My video was just a test if it runs at all on a 386. It was never thought to be used.

elianda wrote:

My video was just a test if it runs at all on a 386. It was never thought to be used.

Oh, no I was not referring to your test, elianda. 😀

Jorpho wrote:

I'd be just slightly more interested in how quickly it runs (or doesn't) with HX DOS Extender instead of Windows 95.

I could never get it to work.

On the 486? Or in general?

Well on a 486 because the only machines I run DOS on are 486s
Never had much luck with HX and windows programs. Only a few text mode programs would work