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First post, by DosFreak

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I hope that's a word..... 😉

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox

As newer processors with 64-bit code will displace native hardware support for x86 code, DOSBox will eventually evolve to the point where it will have full-speed compatibility with Pentium-based DOS games.

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As newer processors with 64-bit code

So....the 64bit processors that have been out for years don't matter?

will displace native hardware support for x86 code

Uh...as far as I'm aware 64bit processors still use x86 code.....unless I'm in some alternate universe.

DOSBox will eventually evolve to the point where it will have full-speed compatibility with Pentium-based DOS games.

Interesting, DosBox can "evolve". Amazing......

"full-speed compatibility"?

Is there such a thing? Slow-speed compatibility? Half-Speed compatibility? WTF does compatibility have to do with speed?

It extremly unlikely DosBox is going to have any factor on "Pentium-Based DOS Games" running at full-speed. I'd say most of the development on that has probably already reached it's peak. It's up to the hardware to "evolve".

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Reply 2 of 2, by avatar_58

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I've recently become part of a seperate wiki project, and was actually contemplating making an account on Wikipedia since its so easy to edit. I thought some of this article was horseshit as well, such as it saying DOSBox is inherently flawed by being slow.....and it uses the GPX port as proof (lets not even go there).

So if I have little to do tomorrow, I'll give it some touches.

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