(This discussion started in the thread about my DOSBox launcher for OS X, which is here: http://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=17834.) Here are some bugs/awkward issues I've found with the Mac port of DOSBox: - The MacOS DOSBox port cannot normally open DOS executable files or folders from Finder, …

Ah ok...if this isn't an appropriate forum for suggesting fixes to the Mac port, could you tell me where to send those suggestions? The Mac port by default looks for a configuration file called "DOSBox Preferences" (no extension) in the user's preferences folder. I think it would be better to change …

Currently, Boxer is an applescript wrapper for the standard DOSBox.app. When you run Boxer it inspects the file/folder you're opening with it, chooses an appropriate DOSBox configuration, sniffs the current user language, then feeds the appropriate settings to DOSBox for launch. Boxer automatically …

UPDATE: Boxer has now been updated to 0.85 ! Release notes are here . What's new in 0.85: More reliable behaviour and bugfixes galore. Doesn’t screw up your Spaces any longer. (It seemed like a good idea at the time…) Smarter game installation that’s better at figuring out how to prepare games. …

...looks like it was a BIOS setting after all. Went and disabled the "Enable Top Performance" (Award's catchall for a bunch of dubious settings) option in my BIOS, and Shock will now run properly. It crashes at random points, but from what I read in the other Shock threads that's apparently par for …

Prior to installing Mok's new CDSHOCK.EXE for 2K/XP I was able to run the System Shock intro and main menu, but starting a new game would crash with the 3007 memory error we all know and love. I could get General Midi music, and full speech in the intro via VDMSound. After installing the new CDSHOCK …