Subj : Dos Ain't Dead
To   : Nightfox
From : Ben Collver
Date : Thu Jul 18 2024 22:21:42

  Re: Dos Ain't Dead
  By: Nightfox to Ben Collver on Wed Jul 17 2024 10:43:09

NF> Is it actually meant to run on DOS?  I don't think there's a Steam client
NF> for DOS, is there?  I'm just curious if it's meant to run on actual DOS, NF> and if so, does Steam let you download files to copy over to a DOS PC?
NF> Or does it run in a pre-configured DOSBox?  I've seen some old DOS
NF> games on Steam that are delivered as a pre-packaged DOSBox setup to run
NF> on modern versions of Windows & such.

I don't use Steam, so i can't say for sure, but from what i read it uses a
preconfigured DOSBox, but is able to use the "system" DOSBox if desired.
This leads me to believe that the files could be copied out of steam and
onto real DOS hardware.

https://github.com/dreamer/boxtron

https://github.com/jazzmind/steamcsv

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