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First post, by user222

Posted on 2005-01-21, 15:46

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Is it possible to run Windows 9x/ME in DOSBox?

Reply 1 of 3, by Qbix

Posted on 2005-01-21, 16:13

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no.

what use would it have ?
dosbox is for dosgames.

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Reply 2 of 3, by user222

Posted on 2005-01-21, 16:55

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Qbix wrote:
no.

what use would it have ?
dosbox is for dosgames.

I thought Windows 9x/ME was DOS-based. So it's not?

Reply 3 of 3, by DosFreak

Posted on 2005-01-21, 17:00

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No. It loaded on top of DOS but it's not "Dos-based". 9x once booted, to put it simply basically becomes an OS, perhaps not fully but enough to make it extremly complicated when emulating...something beyond the scope of this project.

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