DOSBox v0.63

posted in Emulator Release by spacetiger on Nov 18th, 2004

A new version of DOSBox, the famed DOS emulator, has just hit the presses. In addition to the Windows binary, there is also a Fedora Core 2 RPM available for download. Here's what's new in v0.63:
  • Fixed crash with keymapper (ctrl-f1) and output=surface
  • Added unmounting
  • Fixed multiple issues with drive labels
  • Fixed most if not all FILES=XX problems
  • Added redirection in the shell
  • Fixed crashes with subst
  • Fixed multiple crashes with the drive images support
  • Added a missing fpu instruction
  • Fixed some cpu and fpu instructions
  • Fixed a small bug related to font loading
  • Rewrote the devices support
  • Added capslock/numlock checks on startup
  • Fixed wave writing
  • A few internal DOS fixes
  • Timer fixes for the hybrid loader
  • Some small soundblaster fixes
  • The drive cache can now be cleared by a keycombo. (CTRL-F4)
  • A few keyboard fixes
  • Compilation fixes on various platforms
  • Quite some debugger improvements
  • Fixed dir only showing files after the first run on cdrom drives
  • Added some cdrom detection checks
  • Enabled insert in the shell. (Easier editing of commands)
  • Changed order in which executables appear with tab-completion
  • Fixed some issues with raw opl recording and using a slightly different format
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