DOS 6.22 in a VMware Virtual Machine! #DOScember

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I wanted to do something a little different for #DOScember this year - installing MS-DOS 6.22 in a VM! In this video, I go through VM creation, DOS install, setup, memory management and more! And of course, it wouldn't be a retro DOS video without seeing Doom running at least once.

Useful links:

ISO Image with PCNet32 NIC drivers, CD-ROM driver, MTCP and SB16 utilities:
https://vswitchzero-public.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/dosvm.iso

MTCP DOS Network Utilities:
https://www.brutman.com/mTCP/mTCP.html

Phil's Computer Lab DOS Benchmark Pack:
https://www.philscomputerlab.com/dos-benchmark-pack.html

Phil's MS-DOS Starter Pack
https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ms-dos-starter-pack.html

FreeDOS - a great MS-DOS alternative with many modern enhancements!
https://www.freedos.org/

VMware Workstation Pro and Player:
https://www.vmware.com/ca/products/workstation-pro.html
https://www.vmware.com/ca/products/workstation-player.html

VMware Sound Blaster 16 MIDI and Enhancements:
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VMware-Workstation-Pro-Documents/Sound-Blaster-16-on-VMware-Workstation-15-5-and-VMware-Fusion-11/ta-p/2781947


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00:00 Intro
03:14 Creating the VM
12:03 Installing MS-DOS
15:47 CD-ROM Setup
25:35 Mouse Setup
27:33 Network Setup
35:47 Memory Management
43:57 Sound Setup
46:30 Doom and Conclusion



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DOS
DOS 6.22
VMware
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VMware Player
Sound Blaster 16
memmaker
config.sys
autoexec.bat