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First post, by BattleZealot

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Hello!

I´m not sure if this is the right forum but ...

I want to play the old DOS game WarCraft 1 from 1994.
I downloaded the application DosBot to Andriod (which is DosBox).

I stuck with the config file to DosBot.
First, I can´t enter anything because I dont have a keyboard on my HTC Desire.
Second I just whant to start the app. BosBot and WarCraft 1 starts automaticly but I can´t find config file to enter the "autorun" commands.

I have put the game on the SD card.

Thanks in advance!

Reply 2 of 4, by Xelasarg

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I can't even find a DOSBox port called 'dosbot' anywhere. Don't bother with it and look at this thread instead:
Dosbox for Android OS

I'm using the anddev build because it supports landscape mode. Warcraft 1 should work just fine, even with sound turned on.
Droiddos development seems to be a bit more active though, so you might want to check it out, too.

Check the comments at the devs' sites, you can find everything you need there. As DosFreak said: you won't get help here, as these are inofficial builds that aren't supported.

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Reply 3 of 4, by Xelasarg

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Well, I've found it - at the Android Market, where it's being sold for 0,99 $.

https://market.android.com/details?id=org.hys … e=search_result

I wonder if this guy's allowed to do that - isn't this a GPL violation?

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Reply 4 of 4, by leileilol

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If he's offering the source and not misrepresenting where it came from or its author it's fine, but in this case it is VERY MISLEADING (it is called "PLAY PC GAMES ON YOUR ANDROID" for a title) and uses material from copyrighted games to market itself which may or may not have proper authorisation for commercial exploitation (i'm leaning on the 'may not')...... and the dosbox site link is cleverly hidden under that 'more' divider so it's not there on first glance (and it links to some weird google referral URL - googleanalytics exploitation?

man, the mobile scene is a ghetto.

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