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<question><para>
Is there a developer's email list for bochs?
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<answer><para>
Yes. For instructions on joining, go to
<ulink url="developers.html">Developers email-list.</ulink>
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<question><para>
Is there an irc channel for bochs?
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<answer><para>
Not that I am aware of.
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<question><para>
Do you know of any snapshots of Bochs running Win95?
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<answer><para>
Yes! Look for "screen shots" on the <ulink url="http://bochs.sourceforge.net">Bochs home page</ulink> or on other Bochs sites.
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<question><para>
Does bochs support a CDROM?
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<answer><para>
Yes, a CDROM is supported in Linux, Windows, and OpenBSD. The
CDROM drivers for bochs allow the guest operating system to access the
host operating system's CDROM data directly.
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<question><para>
Does bochs support a sound device?
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<answer><para>
Yes, there is Sound Blaster emulation support for Windows and Linux.
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<question><para>
Does bochs support a network card?
</para></question>
<answer><para>
Supposedly yes. There is emulation for an NE2000 NIC in the current
releases, though I have not heard whether it works or not. If you try it,
please fill out a testing form or bug report.
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<question><para>
What applications are known to run inside of bochs?
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<answer><para>
Well, lot's of different OS's run inside of bochs, so
thousands. I'm assuming your asking about Windows programs.
To give you a few, the following ones from the Winstone'98 tests
worked:
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<para>Access 97</para>
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<para>CorelDRAW! 7</para>
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<para>Excel 97</para>
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<para>Lotus 1-2-3 97</para>
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<para>Word 97</para>
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<para>PowerPoint 97</para>
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<para>Quattro Pro 7</para>
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<para>WordPerfect 7</para>
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<para>Also, I've compiled an entire OS kernel inside bochs before. Not
to mention, running DOOM, though at then-pathetic speeds.
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<chapter><title>Installation</title>
<section><title>How to get it</title>
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You can get the soruce code for Bochs from the Bochs' home page at bochs.SourceForge.net. From here you can get hold of the latest stable source along with binaries for unix and windows. You can also use CVS software to obtain the a snapshot of the development version.
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pointer to SF web site
most stable version: latest release. binaries and source available
latest version
by using CVS software
by downloading CVS snapshot
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<section><title>Installing a Binary</title>
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<section><title>Unix</title>
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All releases are gzip'd tar files. That means the whole Bochs source code directory has been consolidated into one file using the Unix command 'tar', then compressed to save space with GNU 'gzip'. To extract the source code, you'll need both 'tar' and 'gzip/gunzip'. All files are contained within one subdirectory named 'bochs-YYMMDDv'.
<screen>
<userinput>
cd /path/parent-directory
gzip -dc bochs-YYMMDDv.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
cd bochs-YYMMDDv
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</screen>
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Run configure to make the Makefiles
List of configure arguments
Option of using .conf.* scripts