Re: DOSBOX status for linux in 2023?

Posted on 2023-09-03, 08:39

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DOSBox 0.74 was released in 2010. It's horribly outdated and doesn't run well as it still uses SDL1, for which modern Linux distros only provide a compatibility layer. It's a 13 years old emulator. Let that sink in. I much prefer DOSBox Staging. It uses SDL2 (which itself fixes a ton of display …

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Re: Do 64-bit Linux builds support the dynamic core yet or no?

Posted on 2023-08-25, 21:06

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About the FPU thing; when did DosBox start running FPU code directly on the host? I could swear there used to be an issue with 64-bit builds running with only 64-bit FPU precision, causing weird vertical bars in Carmageddon. Every other core besides dynamic_x86 has to emulate the x87 FPU. So, if …

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Re: Do 64-bit Linux builds support the dynamic core yet or no?

Posted on 2023-08-25, 06:03

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I think I'm going to look into DosBox staging, or keep using 0.74-3 in Wine then. It would be nice if it were easier to install a native 32-bit version of 0.74-3 on my distro (EndeavourOS) but I guess that's not in the cards. About the FPU thing; when did DosBox start running FPU code directly on …

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Re: Do 64-bit Linux builds support the dynamic core yet or no?

Posted on 2023-08-25, 02:17

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jmarsh wrote on 2023-08-24, 10:35: DOSBox has had a 64-bit dynamic_x86 core in SVN for about five years now. I see. Did that ever make its way into the 0.74-3 release? I recall there was also an issue regarding 80-bit FPU precision in 64-bit builds. Did that get resolved too?

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Do 64-bit Linux builds support the dynamic core yet or no?

Posted on 2023-08-24, 08:02

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I was looking through some old posts of mine recently, and I stumbled across one where I asked about building a 32-bit version of DosBox on 64-bit Arch Linux, since I was having performance issues with the dynamic core. Turns out, at the time at least, DosBox didn't even have a dynamic core in its …

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Re: Avengers Endgame - what say you?

Posted on 2019-05-12, 01:51

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Pfff, Marvel Comics use their own made up Thor legends based on other legends. So no glove needed. If you want to insist about talking how this is wrong, let's make a new topic for that, right? Aint saying Marvel is wrong. Only explaining how the old norse gods really are. You know. Putting things …

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Re: No sound in Dungeon Keeper on DOS emulation

Posted on 2019-05-12, 01:17

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Try it in DosBox. Virtualbox isn't really suited for gaming.

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Re: Windows 98 Very Unstable on Pentium 4 2.53

Posted on 2019-05-11, 23:13

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What motherboard are you using? That's a big factor when it comes to stability.

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Re: Remember those early-mid 2000s gaming cases? Here's an Ultra Wizard Sleeper Build

Posted on 2019-05-09, 05:05

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I wanna do a sleeper build with an early 2000s Pentium 4 Dell case. My current desktop may just fit inside one, aside from the bigass GTX 1050ti I'm currently rocking. That'll likely take some mods to fit.

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Re: Avengers Endgame - what say you?

Posted on 2019-05-09, 04:42

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I watched part of a pirated stream of it when I was visiting a friend the other day. It was alright, but I feel like I would've liked it a lot better if I had seen the other 20 or so MCU films. I don't get how Captain America got to use Thor's hammer. Isn't Thor supposed to be the only person ( …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-05-06, 10:06

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I'm drinking some Nabob organic coffee with sugar and whitener, while vaping International Delights Strawberry Mess UK Style e-liquid.

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-05-03, 06:54

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Since the weather is decidedly fickle here, which is typical for April, I've been having soup. "Mexican" chicken soup 1 whole chicken 2-3 onions 4-5 carrots 2-3 tomatos 3/4 to 1 cup of basmati rice 1 whole chipotle pepper in adobo sauce 1 bunch of cilantro sour cream For the broth: Put the chicken …

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Re: What are you eating/drinking? (the vogons food thread)

Posted on 2019-03-20, 10:26

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Diet Coke with Lime + 4x 100mg caffeine pills Trying to stay awake here. 🤣

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Re: I am a father

Posted on 2019-03-20, 10:16

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I'm really late, but congrats on your new family! 😁

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Re: Found a vintage Intel 845WV P4 with some unusual parts on it

Posted on 2019-03-20, 08:32

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Aha ... well it just so happens one of the other PCs I picked up at the weekend from the flea market is a HP Compaq D530 Tower PC, also 10 euros and I was getting a good look at that one today. It is a socket 478 and boots to Win XP from the 40Gb IDE but there is a password on the OS so I can not …

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Re: Setting cycles to specific xt/at/386/486/586 speeds

Posted on 2019-03-20, 08:02

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DOSBox doesn't really work that way. The cycle count in DOSBox doesn't really correlate to the speed of any real CPU; all instructions in DOSBox take only one cycle, whereas on a real CPU instructions may take multiple cycles.

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Re: [SOLVED] Recommendable Linux distros for weak retro PCs (ideally with Live CDs)

Posted on 2019-03-20, 07:57

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retardware wrote: As we all know, MS-DOS and Windows are unsuitable for any serious system maintenance. Windows I agree with, but DOS? DOS still has some use for low level system utilities like flashing BIOSes and running hard drive diagnostics, especially on low-end hardware.

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Re: Is there a way to get zombie mode in the GOG version of Carmageddon?

Posted on 2018-10-14, 03:03

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leileilol wrote: Maybe the Midtown Madness games could be a better idea. The free drive option can be a stress reliever and there's 0 darkedgelordiness I thought about those too. I'm not a terribly huge fan of them though.

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Re: Is there a way to get zombie mode in the GOG version of Carmageddon?

Posted on 2018-10-14, 01:58

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I don't know about zombies, but -german forces robots. I might have to resort to that. Seems kinda lame though. Why not track down "Destruction Derby" or something instead? I was thinking that I could show him the Burnout games on a PS2 emulator, but they don't offer the type of freedom Carmageddon …

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Is there a way to get zombie mode in the GOG version of Carmageddon?

Posted on 2018-10-13, 23:21

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I want to introduce my little brother to some of my favorite PC games, and I think he'd really enjoy Carmageddon since it's about smashing up cars, but I don't think my stepmom would be cool with him playing the uncensored version. Is there a way to get zombies and green blood in the GOG release, or …

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