Playing old DOS games on the Raspberry Pi

Conclusions

Dosbian left me with a consistently good impression in everyday use. The system is ready for use out of the box, and no stability or speed problems turned up in our lab with several games. Thanks to the integrated configuration tool and LaunchBox, Dosbian is also a great choice for those with little knowledge of Linux and DOS because you can bypass the prompt in many cases and do not need any knowledge of command parameters. If you want to use software originally developed for DOS, Dosbian on the Raspberry Pi is an excellent alternative to legacy hardware, which is not very efficient and prone to breaking down.

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