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I am running DosBox 0.74 on Linux Mint 18 and have an issue with trying to run certain built-in commands. When using the dosbox-0.74.conf file to mount images, folder, etc., it works fine. However, I am unable to mount anything from within the DosBox prompt itself.

Install Windows 3.1 in DOSBox to run old 16-bit Windows games on 64-bit versions of Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and anywhere else DOSBox runs. This is particularly useful as only 32-bit versions of Windows can run those 16-bit applications. Windows 3.1 was actually just an application that ran on DOS, and DOSBox is an emulator designed to run DOS and DOS applications.

About DOSGames.com. This website was founded in January 1999 and since then has provided an archive of free (shareware, freeware, etc) games for the MS-DOS platform. Nowadays DOSBox provides an easy way to play these games on modern computers. If you're interested in learning about the history of this website, see the About DOSGames.com page.

DOSBox is a DOS emulator that’s so vital to running DOS-era games on modern PCs that DRM-free game retailer GOG.com (the best legal source for old games) integrates it with all the games in its.

On this page we will be covering all the basics of setting up a game in DOSBox, including installing the game, running the game and configuring controllers. Initially we will create a single configuration suitable for running SVGA DOS games. Alternative configurations may be added in the future too. There are lots of types of games DOSBox can run and the best configuration for really old, 1980.

I put a game in my OLDGAMES directory, TESTDRIV, which is Test Drive, an old racing game. Your directories should look like this: Running a game. Now, the hardest part, getting games to run. First, run dosbox.exe in your DOSBox folder. Remember that OLDGAMES directory you created in Step 1? You have to basically set that as new directory just.

Head to the DOSBox website and download the latest version (0.74 as of this post). Run the installer and go with the default install location. Download DOSBox from their website. Next I like to create a folder on the C: drive to mount as my DOSBox C: drive. I simply call it “DOSBox.” This folder will store anything that you “install” in DOSBox such as old games or other DOS programs.