DOSBox Portable 0.73 Released

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Submitted by John T. Haller on July 3, 2009 - 4:08pm

DOSBox logoDOSBox Portable 0.73 has been released. DOSBox is a full-featured Intel x86 PC emulator that allows you to play many classic DOS games on modern PCs. This release updates DOSBox to the latest version, adds Windows 7 support, adds command line parameters and has an improved installer. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

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Features

DOSBox Portable ScreenshotDOSBox emulates an Intel x86 PC with sound, graphics, mouse and more. DOSBox emulates a 286/386 CPU, supports realmode amd protected mode, has a full virtual file system, support for XMS and EMS, graphics support including Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/VESA and sound support including SoundBlaster and Gravis Ultra Sound cards. It has excellent compatibility with many classic games. Learn more about DOSBox...

New in this Release

In this release, DOSBox has been updated to 0.73 (release notes), Windows 7 support has been added, the ability to use parameters like -noconsole has been added (either via command line or via the DOSBoxPortable.ini) and an improved installer has been added.

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

DOSBox Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

DOSBox Portable 0.73 is available for immediate download from the DOSBox Portable homepage. Get it today!

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