going to the latest version of dosbox is what fixed the cdrom problem...
rebooting the computer a couple of times seems to have solved the keyboard problem...
Now, I just wish I could connect my computer to a sound system... ah, well. That'll have to wait untill I head back home with my computer. Such is life.
edit:
Now it isn't working -- instead of showing a blackscreen for the intro, it just freezes up at the intro (unless its playing sound, which I can't hear...)
There are 10 types of people in the world:
Those that understand binary, and those that don't.