dos box

Hi,

I just installed a copy of dos box and i can't seem to get it to work on my macbook. It opens and it gives me
Z:\>
I type mount c\games and it says
Z:\> MOUNT c\games
usage MOUNT Drive-letter LOcal Directory
So a mount c c:\windows mounts windows directories as the c: drive in DOSBox
and then shows the z.

what do i do?

what windows are you using to run the dos box on your mac?

i don't understand. I'm using mac. I downloaded dosbox for mac

...what do i do?

What do you want to do?

i want to play my old dos games. could you show me how?

I have a floder on my mac desktop called PrincePersia

Maybe he is using:
DOSBox for Mac OS X
Which is an emulator.

try using boxer to get your DOS game to play on your mac... I believe boxer is only for mac so probably easier to use.

see the two following links for help

link 1
link 2

sorry about that. I got dos box to work but i do have questions!
-Do i have to mount C; every time i open the Dos box
-How do i get out of a folder to enter a new one with out exiting it and reopening.
-can i play present games on in.
-if not is there a program that i can play pc games on my mac?

If you have regular PC games (non dos ones) that you want to try to run on your mac without having to install windows via bootcamp or some program allowing you virtual windows environment,

you can try CrossOver Games software

It's also worth creating a folder for e.g oldgames saved on the c:\ drive. This will make it easier to find all your dos games.
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ok but i have to buy that.  To play regular games non-dos on my mac i tried to install win 98 on dos box. I put the files from cd in the C:\ and typed C: programs\win98\setup.exe then it told me please wait setup is configuaring your system and i froze. Is there a reason it won't load or is my mac to strong for win 98
I have a:

2.2 GHz proccessor
115 Gb hdd
1 GB RAM
DVD burner

DOSbox is for DOS programs, not windows.

it's possible to get windows 3.1 to work with it, but it barely works at all. Windows 95 or above are definitely not going to work!

to answer your questions:

-Do i have to mount C; every time i open the Dos box

well, it will need to be mounted, but you could use a startup batch to mount it; I can't recall the file DOSbox uses for this, but it's probably documented in the help.

-How do i get out of a folder to enter a new one with out exiting it and reopening.

As you are likely aware, "cd" or "chdir" changes the directory. However, there are also two "psuedo" directories in every sundirectory, single dot, and double dot. the single-dot is the same as the current directory; the double dot refers to the parent directory. also, remember that the slash \ refers to the root folder of the drive. Example:

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C:\>cd games

C:\games>cd arkanoid

C:\games\arkanoid>cd ..

C:\games>cd ..

C:\>cd games\arkanoid

C:\games\arkanoid>cd \

C:\>



-can i play present games on in.
-if not is there a program that i can play pc games on my mac?

DOSBox is for older, DOS games. Not windows games. you will need to either have a Intel based mac and bootcamp and a windows installation or PC emulation software (such as VMware) and a windows installation to play PC games. Not that not all emulation software will work as not all of them allow for such things as 3d acceleration, which most newer PC games require.

Thanks! Just to ask would i be able to instal win xp on it or no>

Thanks! Just to ask would i be able to instal win xp on it or no>

Windows 95 or above are definitely not going to work!

best bet --> install the win xp natively on your computer (via mac's bootcamp) and that's probably best way to get your windows things working.