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DOSBox Notes

I wanted to finish Chip’s Challenge after 30 years. Runs on Windows 95. This is written for macOS.

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Installing DOSBox

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brew install dosbox-x\n

Note that this is DOSBox-X, a highly enhanced version of DOSBox.

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Now grab this savepoint (before Internet Explorer, with Sound Blaster 16 Drivers, Standard VGA Drivers).

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https://public.nikhil.io/Windows_95.zip

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Then grab the Windows Entertainment Pack (Best Of) via Archive.org.

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Running Windows

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From the extracted folder,

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dosbox-x -conf dosbox.conf\n

This is how you instruct DOSBox to ‘boot up’ some ‘image’ (the terms are wrong but you get the idea.)

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Mounting Folders

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In dosbox.conf, add stuff towards the bottom:

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[autoexec]\n# Lines in this section will be run at startup.\n# You can put your MOUNT lines here.\nmount x: path/to/some/folder\nmount y: Win95\n
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Installing WEP

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Once started, you will need to copy the WEP files to A: or B: and Start → Run B:\\setup.exe. You cannot use ISOs. Yay!

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Snapshots

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Play around with the menu and save your state to one of many ‘slots’.

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TODO

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  • 3dfx drivers?
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  • See also: MicroXP
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Notes from trying to run Wing Commander: Privateer

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Go here and download the zip file.

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Extract it. You will see the folder msdos_Wing_Commander_Privateer_CD-ROM_1994. Enter that directory. Extract Wing_Commander_Privateer_CD-ROM_1994.zip

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You will see Wing_Commander_Privateer_CD-ROM_1994. Enter that folder. Edit dosbox.conf and add these lines at the bottom:

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[autoexec]\nmount c: WCPriv\nimgmount d: "WCPriv/cd/Wing Commander Privateer 1 (1995).iso"\n
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Now from that folder, type:

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dosbox-x -f dosbox.conf\n
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In DOSBox, type:

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C:\nCD PRIV\nPRIV\n
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