[WarpCast] Bochs2 version 991114 - 11/22/99




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Source: Craig Ballantyne (bochs@guisoft-corp.com)
Moderator: Trevor Smith (trevor@haligonian.com)
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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 
 
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