DOSBox provides a full DOS environment, but by default it does not have access to any of your Windows files and folders. Thus, before you can run a program in DOSBox, you must mount its folder inside ...

FreeDOS is an operating system that can run MS-DOS programs natively and will appeal more to enthusiasts. DOSBox is an ...

As advanced as today’s gaming titles are, they just don’t have the appeal that simple games of the DOS era had. After all, who can forget the good old days of Bio Menace, Dangerous Dave and SkyRoads.

If the PC games you want to play predate Windows, you may want to consider emulation. However, this solution remains a bit of a legal gray area, so I strongly recommend looking into other options ...

I learned how to create customized boot menus in DOS batch files just to avoid needing a boot floppy for that game.

If a game only played in 320x240, DOSBox won't magically make it play at 1024x748. It'll scale it to 1024x768, or whatever else you set in the .conf file, and if you hit alt-ender it will additionally ...

Linux is very good at running older software, but even the free and open-source operating system is stumped by the really ancient stuff developed for MS-DOS. Let’s go over how you can get ...