Not sure what you're actually asking for but:

Use the latest version of the official version of DOSBox from sourceforge with an older version of DBGL that works with the version of Java that works on XP with either the last official working version of Oracle Java for XP or the last version of Oracle Java that works on XP or the latest open source version of Java that works on XP.

Be realistic with the games you expect to run. Real mode games should be fine, later protected mode games likely not. Run those games in Source Port, ScummVM, NTVDM,VPC,VMWARE or in a dual-boot with DOS (if the hardware allows it).

A CPU like that is always going to be sluggish with DOSBox, regardless of which version you use.

DosFreak wrote on 2024-08-20, 14:51:

Not sure what you're actually asking for but:

Use the latest version of the official version of DOSBox from sourceforge with an older version of DBGL that works with the version of Java that works on XP with either the last official working version of Oracle Java for XP or the last version of Oracle Java that works on XP or the latest open source version of Java that works on XP.

Be realistic with the games you expect to run. Real mode games should be fine, later protected mode games likely not. Run those games in Source Port, ScummVM, NTVDM,VPC,VMWARE or in a dual-boot with DOS (if the hardware allows it).

i am asking if there a modern frontend for dosbox like d'fend reloaded (which is good) but looking for something like that is it still maintained and able to be use on above specs

jmarsh wrote on 2024-08-20, 16:32:

A CPU like that is always going to be sluggish with DOSBox, regardless of which version you use.

ok ok, thanks for letting me know and i have tried a few games already and run fine and smoothly when compare to my 486 pc

i would use freedos on this netbook but i don't think realtek sound chip is soundblaster compatible

If it's got the ICH7 or ICH9 like my MSI Wind U100 netbook or HP t5745, I think it's supported by SBEMU.

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/U100/Specification
https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t5740/
https://github.com/crazii/SBEMU
SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

oso2k wrote on 2024-08-27, 19:29:

If it's got the ICH7 or ICH9 like my MSI Wind U100 netbook or HP t5745, I think it's supported by SBEMU. […]
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If it's got the ICH7 or ICH9 like my MSI Wind U100 netbook or HP t5745, I think it's supported by SBEMU.

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/U100/Specification
https://www.parkytowers.me.uk/thin/hp/t5740/
https://github.com/crazii/SBEMU
SBEMU: Sound Blaster emulation on AC97

Yes, the OP's netbook will run DOS baremetal! No need for any inferior, slow emulation. Make a USB DOS bootstick with Rufus, put SBEMU, JEMM and all of your favorite DOS programs on it, and run. It will be fast and genuine. Enjoy!

I have a similar netbook (Asus Aspire One) with basically the same specs (Intel Atom, GMA945 chipset and onboard graphics), and it works very well for a little portable DOS machine. Works with SBEMU, and supports MTRRLFBE and enables MTRRs for writeback cache combining for really fast speed in VESA DOS games.

thank you and i will look into this, just to bad my netbook doesn't support boot from sd card as it has an sd card slot but it does support usb booting.