DOSBox Pure vs riapyx
DOSBox Pure
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| Figure | DOSBox Pure | riapyx |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 0 |
| Spec score · MS-DOS Emulators | 8.8 (#3) | 6.6 (#25) |
| License | DOSBox Pure is released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later. | The emulator code and test program are provided under the MIT license. |
| Operating systems | It can create a hard disk image between 8 and 1024 MB to install and run an operating system from a bootable CD-ROM or floppy image. | It can run MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.0 in real mode; the README says it cannot boot ELKS or FreeDOS. |
| Purpose | DOSBox Pure is a DOS game emulator fork of DOSBox designed for simplicity and ease of use. | riapyx is an early PC (8086) emulator written in Rust, targeting Windows 3.0 in real mode. |
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DOSBox Pure
DOSBox Pure is a DOS game emulator fork that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, either as a standalone desktop download or as a RetroArch core. It opens ZIP and DOSZ files, DOS programs, configuration files, folders, and CD, floppy, or hard disk images. For gamepads, it can detect games and apply controller mappings, or let users map controls to emulated keyboard, mouse, and joystick inputs. Each content item has 10 save-state slots, though complex late-era DOS games may have problems and states depend on using the same game and video or CPU settings. Users can create an 8 to 1024 MB hard disk image and install an operating system from a bootable CD-ROM or floppy image. The emulated NE2000 network card cannot connect to the real internet. Graphics include 3dfx Voodoo PCI emulation, with OpenGL hardware rendering by default and a software option that uses more CPU. MIDI music can use SoundFont files or ROM files for MT-32 emulation. It is free to download; donations are welcome.