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DOSbox v0.73 is out!
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/
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27 May 2009, 22:27 | #2 |
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27 May 2009, 22:30 | #3 |
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/me is off grabbing it... |
27 May 2009, 22:49 | #4 |
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BTW: just noticed a few configuration options had been totally changed and some have been added, so it is advised to delete or rename your old config file, restart without one and add the necessary changes based on your old one and the new available options.
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27 May 2009, 23:00 | #5 |
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Nice one Shoonay
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28 May 2009, 01:29 | #6 |
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BOO-YAH!
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28 May 2009, 02:14 | #7 |
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Now if only they added support for maintaining original datestamps on the files during creation, rather than stamping today's bloody date on everything.... I'd be setup with this for life!
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28 May 2009, 08:45 | #8 |
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@MethodGit
Huh? Erm, not sure I get the point... If you would use a game on a real hardware it would also get the current timestamp of your system. Well, maybe this is useful for you then : http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/run_as_date.html |
28 May 2009, 10:29 | #9 |
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28 May 2009, 10:32 | #10 |
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28 May 2009, 11:39 | #11 |
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Thanks Shoonay! I am still going to try this out even if i do already have 2 old Dos/Win 95 machines now
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28 May 2009, 21:17 | #12 |
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Certain installation programs will retain original datestamps on the files it creates. Try, say, installing Doom Shareware, both natively and under DOSBox and check the dates on the files it creates each time. You'll soon see what I mean.
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28 May 2009, 21:26 | #13 |
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You mean Doom Shareware will check how long you use it and shut off if the time limit is over? Dunno, never checked it...
Why don't you dl the full version then which is available, like, EVERYWHERE. I have not a single idea why those datestamps should be so important... |
29 May 2009, 15:20 | #14 |
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I still wait:
* a x64 version * save states feature |
29 May 2009, 15:33 | #15 |
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shoonay very good relase mate
i am waiting that a long while . thanks |
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29 May 2009, 15:49 | #17 | |
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I gave Doom only as an example of file generation through DOS. Start with these files.... The installation setup files that come in doom19s.zip. The game is installed by means of running this program. Doom's installation program is one of those good examples of programs that run natively well under XP. Doing it the native way will produce these files... Notice the 1995 dates on the right. A real DOS system/box is capable of doing this. This is what I mean by maintaining datestamps. Now, install the program again but this time under DOSBox. And this is the result you'll get... As you can see, the original dates have not been transferred over, and instead they're all dated from the moment the files were created! This was tested last night under v0.73. While there is a CVS build of DOSBox that can keep original dates, it is not as up to date (most recent version was released last week but is still based on v0.72 somewhat, and it has a lot of features removed from the last proper release, which was back in 2007), and I wish to keep DOSBox as up-to-date as possible, but in turn this means I have to sacrifice datestamp retrieval in the process. =[ I have inquired one of the DOSBox build maintainers for help and information as to how one can find the datestamp code amongst ykhwong's source and subsequently merge it into the latest CVS (which will be very difficult as I have zero experience in CVS building as it is), but so far he has only got back to me once, and that in turn took him many days (practically a week even) to reply. Now do you see what I mean? For the record, sure it may be easier to just install DOS programs natively, but there are many cases where installers for certain games will not work properly that way (if at all), and therefore have to be run under DOSBox. I don't like seeing all the dates get messed up, particularly as it would make it more difficult to pick out newer files in the directory when necessary. |
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29 May 2009, 16:15 | #18 |
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Great news. All I need now is DOSBox for teh iPhone.
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29 May 2009, 16:25 | #19 |
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@MethodGit: sure, I know what you mean by maintaining the date stamps, but I don't find it a problem... most my games come in preinstalled state so even if they would check for the date for something, the files are still in the original time.
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29 May 2009, 16:51 | #20 |
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I wonder when DOSBoX will start to emulate the first AMD and INTEL architectures? It's only a matter of time, before it's both necessary and possible, yes?
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