Subj : Re: Virtual machine
To   : Nightfox
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sun May 04 2025 12:25:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to neoshock <=-

 ne> would suggest trying PCemu of 86Box, as it would actually emulate the
 ne> older hardware. The downloads from theirs sites do not include the bios's
 ne> but they are simple enough to find.

 Ni> I've used PCEmu a bit but not 86box..  I should probably give it a try.
 Ni>  I have some old DOS games I like to play sometimes, and DOSBox or
 Ni> DOSBox-X usually works okay for those though.  Not too long ago, I also
 Ni> found the Amiga version of Lemmings packaged up with an Amiga emulator
 Ni> with a batch file all set up to make it easy to run, and I thought that
 Ni> was pretty cool..

 Ni> I like being able to run retro games & other software.  At the same
 Ni> time, I was thinking about it recently, and when I was originally using
 Ni> all that software in the 90s, one reason I was into it was because it
 Ni> was new and cutting-edge, which was exciting.  Now I like running that
 Ni> stuff for nostalgia, and because I still like it.  I still like playing
 Ni> with new cutting-edge stuff, and although that excitement is still
 Ni> there sometimes, it also feels a bit different these days.

We used to play Microsoft Outlaws on LAN... that would be cool to
do again. :-)

And I do have just playing with it on my list of things to do when
I have some down time. :-) 


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