First post, by szuko
I suggest some fixes and new features in DOSBox (against v0.65):
- when I copy a file under DOSBOX (using the built-in shell) its date is replaced with current date. this behavior differs from standard DOS behavior
e.g. i have command.com dated 10-10-94
I execute: COPY COMMAND.COM COMMAND.2
the resulting file COMMAND.2 has current date (it should be dated 10-10-94 instead).
the above problem does not only applies to system COPY command, also to some utilities (ie Setup Programs) which set current date on newly copied files instead of the original date
- why can't I easily mount floppy image under DOSBox (without booting it)? i'd look forward imgmount command could mount not only cdroms and harddisk images but also floppy images (1.2M and 1.44M at least, but 160/180/320/360K would also be nice)
- wildcards are not fully supported in built-in shell, eg.
REN file.exe *.com
does not work (which breaks some of my old scripts)
- BUG: when I create file "A" and then type "COPY ?" it says "A - 1 file(s) copied" instead of "not enough parameters" (or sth)
- internal shell hangs when I type "type nul"
- FOR command is not supported at all. it might be :}
- REBOOT.COM command would be of some help
- can I actually UNMOUNT some mounted drives? if not, UNMOUNT.COM command would be nice
- there are actually problems using COMMAND.COM in windowed mode under Win 3.1 (386 enhanced mode). i know dosbox is meant for games but I think it will evolve towards utility & Windows 3.xx emulator as well (people want it). and please don't make me use bochs, vmware, etc. - it's much better to have everything in one package (ie dosbox)
- it could be nice if i could use DOS 6.22's COMMAND.COM instead of the built-in shell (i know I can boot DOS 6.22 in dosbox, but I mean using COMMAND.COM without booting OS in it) but i don't know if it's a lot of developer work to be done or not
- if I copy a file from DOSBox internal filesystem into imgmount-ed FAT filesystem, there is no datestamp on copied file on FAT
- when I start Windows 3.1 in 386 mode often mouse does not work (never with normal core, sometimes works and sometimes doesn't with full core)
apart from that, DOSBox is an excellent work! I can't wait till 1.00 :}
please tell me if you are going to fix some of the above :}
greetings
szuko from Poland
hardcore dosbox user ;}