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Title: MS-DOS Emulator for Zaurus
Post by: dougeeebear on July 28, 2004, 11:30:51 am

I have some old MS-DOS programs (not games or graphics, just standard 80x25 text based programs) that I use all the time on my laptop. I would like to know if there is a DOS emulator that will let me run the dos programs on my sharp zaurus.
I have an SL-5500 running standard sharp 3.13 rom.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Title: MS-DOS Emulator for Zaurus
Post by: Miami_Bob on July 28, 2004, 01:28:02 pm

Search brings up these plus a LOT more. These should get you started.


https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...hl=dos+emulator (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=4220&hl=dos+emulator)

https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...c=3559&hl=bochs (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=3559&hl=bochs)

https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...c=3872&hl=bochs (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=3872&hl=bochs)

https://www.oesf.org/forums/inde...c=1894&hl=bochs (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1894&hl=bochs)

Title: MS-DOS Emulator for Zaurus
Post by: dougeeebear on July 29, 2004, 02:38:23 pm

Thanks for your offer of help, but it doesn't look like the dos emulator deal will work for me. It's all to complicated sounding to me. I just want to install a dos emulator program and be able use it without a lot of monkeying around. I'm an old DOS man, and I don't know a thing about linux. My zaurus would be complete to me if I could get this working. Oh, well, better luck with my next project (whatever that is).

Title: MS-DOS Emulator for Zaurus
Post by: jscriv on July 29, 2004, 10:37:31 pm

Have you tried BOCHS? May be too slow on the Z to run your games tho...

"Bochs x86 emulator. Compiled to use the console, but there's an X option which I didn't use because i'm not running X on my zaurus at the moment. I tested it with freedos, and input was extremely slow. Also, I had to reduce the amount of memory in the bochs settings to keep it from running out of memory and crashing. Still, I think it's really cool that it works at all. There are some demo packages for it here."

http://www.ece.uah.edu/~wes/software.html (http://www.ece.uah.edu/~wes/software.html)

Title: MS-DOS Emulator for Zaurus
Post by: dougeeebear on July 30, 2004, 08:58:06 am

Yes, I downloaded the ipk and installed it. I also downloaded the Freedos package, but I don't have a clue how to set it up, and there don't seem to be any instructions that tell you exactly how to set it up.

Title: MS-DOS Emulator for Zaurus
Post by: Miami_Bob on July 30, 2004, 09:22:26 am

<Quote>Thanks for your offer of help, but it doesn't look like the dos emulator deal will work for me. It's all to complicated sounding to me.</Quote>

It only appears daunting at first. Give it some time.


<Quote>I just want to install a dos emulator program and be able use it without a lot of monkeying around.</Quote>

(G) As would we all, friend. But the Z packages for DOS emulation are not quite up to that level of "no brainer" yet. Look at it as a challange!


<Quote>I'm an old DOS man, and I don't know a thing about linux. </Quote>

Was the same myself. If you *want* to learn, you can. If not, perhaps the Zaurus machines are not for you.


<Quote>My zaurus would be complete to me if I could get this working. Oh, well, better luck with my next project (whatever that is).</Quote>

There is a LOT more to a Zaurus than just DOS Semulation, man! I am still trying to get my old HP200LX applications to work on my C860, but if I never *do*, it won't make my Z any less fun to play with (G).


If you just give up, you will never master any new learning. Dig in & hit the learning curve running (G)!!