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[[DOSBox]] is a program which [[Emulation|emulates]] a Pentium-class PC running MS-DOS. Development is focused on compatibility with games, but the vast majority of DOS software works just fine under DOSBox.
The project was born out of frustration with DOS incompatibility with the various versions of Windows available around 2000. Microsoft later dropped support for 16-bit software completely in 64-bit versions of Windows. DOSBox provides a means of continuing to enjoy older Windows games that cannot be run under current versions of Windows by running Windows 3.1 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsGUZqCnI2A or even Windows 95] inside DOSBox (yes, the compatibility is that good).
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Apogee's games available through their online store also come with DOSBox if the game doesn't run natively under Windows.
When Bethesda re-released ''[[The Elder Scrolls: Arena]]'' and ''[[The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall]]'' for free on their website, the updated installation instructions for the games explicitly stated you would need
Also, whenever ''Good Old Games'' re-releases PC-DOS-classic games of past times, you can expect it to be possible thanks to
You can download DOSBox from http://www.dosbox.com/
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