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Short:Amiga port of DOSBox
Author:NovaCoder
Uploader:novacoder yahoo co uk
Type:misc/emu
Version:0.74-3.10
Architecture:m68k-amigaos
Date:2025-06-24
Distribution:Aminet
Download:misc/emu/DOSBox_RTG.lha - View contents
Readme:misc/emu/DOSBox_RTG.readme
Downloads:6688

Overview:

Amiga 68k port of DosBox v0.74-3.

DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very
easy to port to different platforms. 
DOSBox has already been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows,
BeOS, Linux, MacOS and AmigaOS.
Unfortunately this special 68k port is very slow on real classic hardware
but should be playable on a Storm.


Requirements:

1) An RTG Amiga
2) 68060 processor or better (PiStorm CM4 recommended)
3) 64 MB of RAM
4) AHI installed and configured (see links section below)
5) CAMD library for native MIDI playback (see links section below)
6) Some old PC games or demos


Features:

 * SDL based port
 * Native MIDI support (CAMD)
 * AHI Sound support
 * Fullscreen and window mode support
 * 32 bit scaler support

 
Configuration Options:

When running from the shell you must specify a stack of at least 300,000.
The AHI device used will be the one configured in your AHI Prefs (Unit 0).
You will need to install the CAMD library if you want to use an external MIDI
device.  The DOSBox log file will tell you which core it is actually using.
Read the DOSBox readme to figure out how to use it.


Performance Considerations:

1) The number of cycles you set for the CPU emulation is critical.
2) The fastest core to use is 'simple' but it's also the least compatible.
3) Fast File System isn't, use PFS3 instead.
4) Use v4.18 of AHI as the later versions are too slow on real hardware.
5) Stick with the 'FAST' 8 bit Mono/Stereo++ AHI modes.
6) Full screen 8 bit mode (no scaler) will be the fastest option.


Limitations:

1) No network support.
2) No physical CDROM support but ISO images can be mounted.


Version History:

0.74-3.09 - New version based on the offical 0.74-3 release.
0.74-3.10 - Updated config to disable closewb by default.


Links:

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=96151 (DOSBox thread on EAB)
https://www.dosbox.com (DOSBox page)
http://aminet.net/package/driver/audio/ahiusr_4.18 (AHI Audio system)
http://aminet.net/package/mus/edit/camd (Commodore Amiga Midi Driver)


Thanks and acknowledgements:

The DOSBox team and Moe Wilder for the 68k testing.


Contents of misc/emu/DOSBox_RTG.lha
 PERMSSN    UID  GID    PACKED    SIZE  RATIO METHOD CRC     STAMP          NAME
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
[Amiga]                   4365   11810  37.0% -lh5- ce2f Jun 24 20:27 DOSBox/dosbox-0.74.conf
[Amiga]                    671    1085  61.8% -lh5- f8b7 Aug 26  2023 DOSBox/dosbox-0.74.conf.info
[Amiga]                  10883   15708  69.3% -lh5- db51 Oct  4  2022 DOSBox/DOSBox.info
[Amiga]                   1301    2394  54.3% -lh5- dd45 Jun 24 21:02 DOSBox/DOSBox.readme
[Amiga]                   1862    2808  66.3% -lh5- a417 Mar  4  2019 DOSBox/DOSBox.readme.info
[Amiga]                    730    2528  28.9% -lh5- 8845 Jan 14  1980 DOSBox/mapper-0.74.map
[Amiga]                  11819   32130  36.8% -lh5- f56b May 10  2010 DOSBox/news
[Amiga]                  22765   63204  36.0% -lh5- fced May 10  2010 DOSBox/readme
[Amiga]                   1843    2781  66.3% -lh5- 8dc0 Jun 23 20:15 DOSBox/readme.info
[Amiga]                    542    1001  54.1% -lh5- 9d42 May 10  2010 DOSBox/thanks
[Amiga]                    208     276  75.4% -lh5- d97e May 10  2010 DOSBox/authors
[Amiga]                   7118   18332  38.8% -lh5- d1a6 May 10  2010 DOSBox/copying
[Amiga]                1040277 30680500   3.4% -lh5- b348 Jun 24 21:21 DOSBox/DOSBox
[Amiga]                  23185   64230  36.1% -lh5- f63a Jun 27  2019 DOSBox/DOSBox 0.74-3 Manual.txt
[Amiga]                    669    1085  61.7% -lh5- 97e1 Jun 23 20:15 DOSBox/DOSBox 0.74-3 Manual.txt.info
---------- ----------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------ -------------
 Total        15 files 1128238 30899872   3.7%            Jun 24 22:39
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