ADG Filler #4 - DOSBox Command Prompt

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Published on August 14, 2013 6:25:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxdXZGNhzfU

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Video Originally Released: January 1st, 2011

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Using the DOSBox emulator typically requires more effort than just installing it and pushing a few buttons. Setting up its configuration files for the games you want to play is only half the battle... actually, more like 90% of the battle. The remaining 10% is working the DOS command prompt just like you would with a real DOS system, so this filler video quickly goes over the basics so you can get your old DOS games working in DOSBox as fast as possible. ;)

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Additional Information and Corrections:

* Yeah, XARGON.BAT actually showed up in the original listing before I started narrowing it down, but be honest, would you really have spotted it if you weren't a pro with DOSBox? ;)

* "IPXNET" didn't do anything because I didn't have IPX network support enabled in the configuration file. Once you've enabled IPX networking support, typing in "IPXNET" WILL have an effect, I guarantee it. :B

* There's a few other commands I didn't cover because they're very rarely used. "CLS" clears the screen. "CALL" lets you run a batch file without interrupting the execution of another batch file. "ECHO" lets you make stuff show up on the screen or can change the enabled/disabled state of keyboard output showing up. You normally only use ECHO when making your own batch files. "TYPE" lets you type the contents of a text file onto the screen.

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