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DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/27) is a compiled version of DOSBox, which emulates an Intel x86 PC, facilitating the running of old MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows and Linux. The latest update introduces a change to the Disney sound source/COVOX feature, ensuring that the last sample written to the DAC is held when idle, preventing popping artifacts, notably in the game “In Extremis.” This update is essential for maintaining …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/26) is a compiled version of the DOSBox project aimed at modernization through current development tools and practices. The repository addresses issues, enhances features for contemporary systems, and contributes patches upstream. Recent changes include updates to dependencies like lukka/get-cmake (from 4.3.2 to 4.3.3) and marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment, along with documentation improvements for the SB and GUS sections. Download links for the compiled version and source are provided. DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/26) …

The DOSBox-Staging Git update (2026/05/25) modernizes the DOSBox project with enhanced development practices and tools. Key changes include reorganized documentation for Adlib, CMS, and Sound Blaster, fixes for TypeScript declarations, and a new shutdown method for API calls. The updates also refine the integer_scaling setting description and enhance deployment workflows for the website. Continuous integration improvements include pinning dependencies and creating directories for site builds. Overall, this release aims to …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/25) has been compiled, enhancing the DOSBox emulator for running classic MS-DOS games on modern operating systems. Notable changes include improved sound handling in Direct DAC playback mode, fixes for scrambled graphics during state loading, and adjustments to the Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) for better status latching. The changelog outlines updates such as combining RTC debug lines, correcting CMOS timing issues, and enhancing debugging commands related to RTC/CMOS …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/24) is a compiled version of the DOSBox-X branch, which emulates an Intel x86 PC, enabling the play of many old MS-DOS games on modern systems, including Windows and Linux. Recent updates in the changelog include merging a pull request to fix INT13 and adding sanity checks to the Set_Geometry function in bios_disk.cpp. Additionally, it ensures that a new drive is not attached to the IDE Controller while …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/23) is a compiled version of DOSBox, an emulator that replicates an Intel x86 PC environment for running older MS-DOS games incompatible with modern systems like Windows XP, Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD. Recent updates include a merge of pull request #6303 from user maron2000, which bumps the mt32emu version to 2.8.0. For more details, users can download DOSBox-X from the provided source link. DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/23) has been …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/22) is a compilation of DOSBox, designed to emulate Intel x86 PCs, facilitating the running of classic MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows and Linux. The recent changelog highlights a fix addressing a bug that previously hindered OS/2 Warp from booting correctly, which involved correcting the emulation of 16-bit LDS/LES instructions. Additionally, a new boot option, -zeromem, allows for zeroing DOS memory before booting. Despite these …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/22) has been compiled to enhance the DOSBox project using modern development practices. Key updates include removing redundant platform-specific guidelines, cleaning up orphaned files, and streamlining platform-specific builds. Changes ensure files are built only on relevant systems, such as Windows or macOS, improving overall efficiency. Additionally, updates document the purpose of the internal program BIOSTEST.COM. The repository aims to fix issues and add features to better support contemporary …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/21) has been compiled, aiming to modernize the DOSBox project with updated development practices and tools. The changes include fixing issues, introducing new features for better compatibility with current systems, and submitting patches upstream. Notable updates in the changelog include the removal of outdated legacy README files and relocating ZMBV from src/libs to the main source tree. Download options are available for DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/21) x64 with the …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/20) is an updated version of DOSBox, a popular emulator that replicates an Intel x86 PC for running classic MS-DOS games on modern systems like Windows XP, Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD. The latest changelog includes a fix for pull request #6298 and updates to the IMGMOUNT feature, which now attaches CD-ROMs to the IDE controller by default. This allows users to better access and play older games that …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/19) is a compiled version of the DOSBox branch that emulates an Intel x86 PC, enabling the use of old MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows and Linux. Recent updates include improvements to CPU reset functionality to address OS/2 reboot issues, fixed protected mode addressing in the debugger, and enhancements to floppy disk events. Notable changes also involve read ID timing adjustments and better floppy disk …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/19) is a modernized version of the DOSBox project, enhancing compatibility with current systems through the adoption of updated development practices and tools. The latest changelog includes significant improvements, such as fixing PVS-Studio warnings across multiple files, zero-initializing member arrays, addressing null dereferences, merging code branches, and suppressing unnecessary warnings. Additional updates feature reformatting code, improving memory management, and ensuring build compatibility with Visual Studio 2022. New functionality …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/18) is a compilation of DOSBox-X, a branch of DOSBox that emulates Intel x86 PCs, enabling the play of old MS-DOS games on modern systems. The latest changelog includes fixes related to floppy controller behavior, ensuring compatibility with OS/2 1.03 and Windows 95. Notable changes involve correcting floppy command responses, initializing drive parameter tables, and addressing issues causing crashes in protected-mode games. Additionally, missing debugger commands were added, …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/18) is an updated version aimed at modernizing the DOSBox project through contemporary development practices. Key changes include enhancements for compatibility with current systems, resolution of various issues, and inclusion of new features. Notable updates involve versioning to 0.84.0-alpha, improved build configurations, suppression of warnings during library compilations, and adjustments to support C++23. Documentation updates clarify issues such as game compatibility and storage formats. Reversions of outdated workarounds …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/17) is a compiled version of DOSBox, an emulator for Intel x86 PCs that facilitates running old MS-DOS games on modern systems like Windows and Linux. The latest update includes a change in the program’s base class, allowing the constructor to accept a bitfield that prevents handling of the PSP segment, essential for compatibility with external commands without risking memory corruption. If a guest OS is active and …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/17) has been compiled to modernize the DOSBox project. The repository addresses current development practices, resolves issues, and enhances features for better system compatibility while submitting patches upstream. Key updates include improved documentation for Windows 3.1, game links, MIDI cross-references, floppy image mounting, and BIOS functions. The project also reformats code, updates the Windows runner to VS2026, and introduces guidelines for C++ style and documentation. This effort aims …

Wine v11.9 has been released, enabling Unix-like OS systems to run x86 Windows programs. It supports porting Windows applications using Wine libraries. Key updates include a bundled SQLite library, initial support for system threads, thread suspension in emulated ARM64 code, and improvements in VBScript compatibility, along with various bug fixes. Users can download Wine v11.9 from the provided source. Wine v11.9 has been released. Wine is designed to enable PCs …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/16) is a compiled version of DOSBox, an emulator for x86 PCs that allows users to run old MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows XP, Vista, Linux, and FreeBSD. The latest changelog includes the enabling of swap disks for additional drives, particularly floppy drives. Users can download this version to enjoy classic games that are incompatible with today’s systems. DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/16) has been compiled. DOSBox-x …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/16) aims to modernize the DOSBox project by integrating current development practices, fixing issues, and adding features compatible with modern systems. Recent updates include changes to the default webserver port from 8080 to 8086, enhancements to documentation on API and rendering, improved unit testing instructions, and parallel execution of unit tests. Additionally, a script for repackaging the Windows portable ZIP has been improved. For more details, the updated …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/15) is a fork of DOSBox designed to emulate an Intel x86 PC for running vintage MS-DOS games on modern systems. The recent changelog includes enhancements for IDE ATAPI CD-ROM handling, allowing command interactions during media changes, and fixing a V-004 security vulnerability. It introduces immediate media changes for ISO drives and improves the programming logic for built-in tools to enhance guest OS stability. Additional features include new …

DOSBox-Staging Git (2026/05/15) aims to modernize the DOSBox project through updated development practices and tools. Key updates include enhancements to disk noise and speed logging, fixes in deployment documentation, removal of unnecessary prefixes, and adjustments to Windows packaging. The build process has been improved by renaming variables and ensuring the proper detection of zlib-ng. Static vcpkg libraries are now used on Windows, and the project incorporates various style and cleanup …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/14) is a new compilation of the DOSBox emulator, which replicates an Intel x86 PC to run old MS-DOS games on modern operating systems like Windows and Linux. Recent updates focus on improving the MSCDEX (Multi-Session CD-ROM Extensions), enhancing its functionality by cleaning up code and ensuring it operates better during shutdowns. Key changes include moving functions out of the MSCDEX C++ class to allow for smoother integration …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/13) has been compiled, enhancing the DOSBox branch designed for emulating Intel x86 PCs. This allows users to run classic MS-DOS games on modern systems, including Windows and Linux. Recent updates include adjustments to TTF limits, a fix for CD swap issues during IDE emulation, and changes to CD-ROM emulation requiring MSCDEX for proper functionality. The code has been refined to improve stability, such as preventing crashes during …

DOSBox-X Git (2026/05/12) is a version of DOSBox that emulates an Intel x86 PC, making it possible to run old MS-DOS games on modern systems. Recent updates include improvements to CDROM interface allocation, eliminating the need for MSCDEX emulation during DOS shutdown, and refining El Torito floppy boot processes. Bug fixes address issues with reference counting for CD-ROM interfaces and messages related to corrupt packed files. Additional changes enhance IDE …

DOSBox-Staging v0.83.0 RC1 has been released, aiming to modernize the DOSBox project through updated development practices and tools. The release addresses issues, adds features to enhance compatibility with contemporary systems, and includes upstream patches. For detailed release notes, visit the official changelog. Download options are available for DOSBox-Staging v0.83.0 RC1 x64, with source access provided. DOSBox-Staging v0.83.0 RC1 has been released. This repository aims to modernize the DOSBox project by …