First post, by narech
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DOS/32 Advanced DOS Extender v9.1.2has been released. The following mini-tutorial should help you getting started...
1. Installation
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Download DOS/32A binary distribution, dos32a-910-bin.zip, available from http://dos32a.narechk.net/index_en.html and unzip it into a directory of your choice.
2. Documentation
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Read DOS/32A on-line docs which can be found at http://dos32a.narechk.net/manual/ . In particular, see "General Information", "User's Reference" and "Utility Programs" sections, they may answer many of your questions.
3. Usage
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Copy files DOS32A.EXE and SB.EXE (located in the folder into which you unzipped files, subdirectory BINW) into the directory containing game executable. Start DOSBox, switch to that directory and type: sb -r MyGame (where MyGame is the name of the game executable). Start MyGame as usual. To see what DOS Extender (if any) MyGame is using, type at DOS prompt: sb MyGame.
For more info refer to:
[DOS/32A - User's Reference - Usage]: http://dos32a.narechk.net/manual/html/user/3.htm
[DOS/32A - Utility Programs - Bind Utility program]: http://dos32a.narechk.net/manual/html/util/1.htm
4. Performance
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Although DOS/32A should deliver optimal performance in its default configuration, there is a way to slightly improve disk throughoutput by increasing the size of the DOS Extender's "DOS Transfer Buffer". To do this start SUNSYS Setup Utility program (SS.EXE) on a copy of the DOS Extender (DOS32A.EXE) by typing at DOS prompt: ss dos32a. Once you've entered the GUI, use the following sequence of keystrikes to alter the size of DTB:
press <F2>, <End>, <Enter>, <-> (minus), <1> (one), <Enter>, <Esc>, <Esc>, <Enter> (at this point you will be back to DOS).
You can now use the altered copy of DOS32A.EXE when binding it to your games (as described in section 3 above).
For further info see:
[DOS/32A - User's Reference - Configuration]: http://dos32a.narechk.net/manual/html/user/4.htm
[DOS/32A - Utility Programs - Setup Utility program]: http://dos32a.narechk.net/manual/html/util/3.htm
5. Problems
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DOS/32A is known to be having problems running games which use older DOS sound drivers (note: this has nothing to do with your windows drivers). For example Gabriel Knight 1 and Little Big Adventure 1 are having trouble running with DOS/32A. An investigation is in progress to find out whether these issues can be addressed and resolved in the future versions of the DOS Extender.
Good luck and happy gaming!
- NK