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January 8, 2026 - 5:30pm
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Dosbox staging instead of Dosbox?

DOSBOX seems to be dead and there are no further updates since years.
Dosbox staging instead is updated frequently

dosbox-staging.org

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January 8, 2026 - 6:28pm
ANTICHRISTUS REX
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Lovely Old School Stuff

https://portableapps.com/node/69999
https://alternativeto.net/software/dosbox/?license=free&platform=windows

PS. (at least) one of them deserves to be its successor!

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January 8, 2026 - 6:34pm
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Differences?

I think I'm gonna release one of the forks as a new app. Keep old school DOSBox as well. DOSBox-X seems to still have compatibility with older Windows systems and 32-bit. DOSBox Staging is Windows 8 64-bit and later only. Any folks have experience with either/both?

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January 8, 2026 - 6:40pm
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Brief test & review

DOSBox Staging:

  • Intel/AMD & ARM architectures supported.
  • 64 bit only.
  • Win 8 and above (legacy versions available).
  • ¿Full OSes emulation?
  • Focuses on old software and hardware compatibility with modern computers.

DOSBox-X (untested, accoding to its documentation):

  • Intel/AMD & ARM architectures supported.
  • 32 & 64 bit versions available.
  • Runs on old OSes like XP.
  • Emulates old (DOS based) 16/32 bit OSes Like: MS-Dos, Win 3.x, NT 4.0, 9.x & Me.
  • Lowend computers supported.
  • Updating once a month.
  • And more.

TLDR; DOSBox-X is the best choice!

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