Have you some old MS-Dos program lying around that you for some reason wish you could run, but as you installed Windows 7 64bit this is not possible!?
Well then this is for you, DOSbox is a free dos emulator that does a REALLY good job of executing these old apps. It will even emulate a SoundBlaster Pro soundcard so you will be able to get sound and all. So if you have Monkey Island I lying around somewhere now is your chance to get all nostalgic 🙂 Oh yeah, it is as with so many other cool things FREE 😀
http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
Watch how it can even run old DOS demos;
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2010-11-14 18:58:272010-11-14 19:09:25DOSbox – the perfect dos emulator
On the subject of ISO files (previous post), if you have downloaded a bootable ISO file and want to do a quick preview of it – then try MobaLiveCD.
MobaLiveCD is a quite simple little utility that will provide an instant emulation of a system, thus you start MobaLiveCD and tell it to ‘boot’ the ISO file of your choice and BAM without any fuss you will see the menu of this CD/DVD. Really cool. Ok, one minor issue with this is that the speed of the thing is not great, for starting small menu driven cd’s/dvd’s it’s great but for starting a Linux live cd it is hopeless – so I guess it’s more a tool to quickly see what’s on a cd/dvd than a virtual pc kind of thing – but hey it is free.
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2010-11-14 18:51:482010-11-14 19:02:00MobaLiveCD – a fast way to test a bootable ISO.
Once in a while you get hold of an ISO file (an ISO file is basically just an image of a CD/DVD/BLUE-RAY disk) and need to access the content of this file, there are several ways of doing this;
1) You can burn the ISO file to a media and read it this way.
2) You can extract the ISO file to a folder using a utility (WinRar is very good at this).
3) you can mount the ISO file as a virtual CD/DVD eg. use Deamon tools lite.
https://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.png00Mikehttps://readmydamnblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/toplogo4.pngMike2010-11-14 14:43:182010-11-14 14:43:18Mounting ISO files
DOSbox – the perfect dos emulator
Fun, OS, Utility, VirtualMobaLiveCD – a fast way to test a bootable ISO.
Utility, VirtualOn the subject of ISO files (previous post), if you have downloaded a bootable ISO file and want to do a quick preview of it – then try MobaLiveCD.
MobaLiveCD is a quite simple little utility that will provide an instant emulation of a system, thus you start MobaLiveCD and tell it to ‘boot’ the ISO file of your choice and BAM without any fuss you will see the menu of this CD/DVD. Really cool. Ok, one minor issue with this is that the speed of the thing is not great, for starting small menu driven cd’s/dvd’s it’s great but for starting a Linux live cd it is hopeless – so I guess it’s more a tool to quickly see what’s on a cd/dvd than a virtual pc kind of thing – but hey it is free.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwwdv9TJah0
Available in HD
http://mobalivecd-en.mobatek.net/index.php
Mounting ISO files
Backup, Drivers, Software, Utility, Virtual1) You can burn the ISO file to a media and read it this way.
2) You can extract the ISO file to a folder using a utility (WinRar is very good at this).
3) you can mount the ISO file as a virtual CD/DVD eg. use Deamon tools lite.
I would suggest option 2 or 3.
Anyhow, David Davis has written a nice beginners guide on the subject, so be sure to check it out at;
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Mounting-ISOs-Windows-7-Free-Tools.html