DOSBox
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DOSBox is an open source multi-platform emulator designed to allow DOS programs to be used on modern operating systems. Doom engine games for DOS, such as Doom, Heretic, and Hexen can be run under DOSBox.
After MS-DOS and Windows 9x became outdated and before DOSBox became fully capable of running Doom engines themselves, many players on systems without full DOS support were able to run Doom engine games properly only by using a commercial port, or one of the various source ports released by the community.
DOSBox is currently being bundled with several Doom engine games Valve's content delivery system, Steam and through GOG. Bethesda.net releases also bundled DOSBox with Doom engine games, however Bethesda.net retired their launcher and thus these versions were removed from sale and are no longer available. There were initial licensing issues with Steam, however, as id Software and Valve surprisingly neglected to comply with the license of DOSBox, which requires a notice that recipients must receive a copy of the GPL license and receive or be able to obtain the source code.[1]
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- ↑ Kuchera, Ben (7 August 2007). "The id Super Pack now includes the full DOSBox license." Ars Technica. Retrieved 18 November 2024.