[WarpCast] Bochs2 version 991114 - 11/22/99 |
PMView: The ultimate in image viewing Major update coming soon! Watch http://www.pmview.com/ for details ********************************************************************* Source: Craig Ballantyne (bochs@guisoft-corp.com) Moderator: Trevor Smith (trevor@haligonian.com) ------------------------------------------------------- Bochs2, the OS/2 version of Bochs, is now in sync with the Linux vesion of Bochs. What is Bochs? "The program bochs is a highly portable x86 PC emulator written in C++, and runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common IO devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486 or Pentium CPU. Bochs is capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation including Linux, Windows'95, DOS, and recently Windows NT 4. " Kevin Lawton, Bochs Software Company, http://www.bochs.com What features are available in Bochs2? - 80486 CPU instruction set and FPU instruction set - VGA color graphics emulation, using PM, DIVE, and Fullscreen - 1.44M 3&1/2" floppy disk - AT/IDE hard drive via image file or direct access - non-enhanced keyboard support - CMOS functions - PS/2 Mouse (emulation not complete) - IDE CDROM (emulation not complete) - Printer via image file or direct What Bochs2 is NOT: - a DOS emulator - a Windows 95 / NT API emulator Where can you get Bochs2? ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/bochs2.zip or ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/emulator/bochs2.zip http://www.guisoft-corp.com/download.html ------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information on WarpCast, visit: http://www.warpcast.com/ -------------------------------------------------------