Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Owner: David Heidelberg <da...@ixit.cz> X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
* Package name : dosbox-staging Version : 0.76 Upstream Author : The DOSBox Staging Team * URL : https://dosbox-staging.github.io/ * License : GPL-2.0-or-later Programming Lang: C, C++ Description : DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or protected mode. DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or protected mode. It features: * A built-in DOS-like console * Emulation of several PC variants: IBM PC, IBM PCjr, Tandy 1000), and CPUs (286, 386, 486, and Pentium I) * Graphics chipsets: Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, and SVGA * Audio solutions: PC Speaker, Tandy Sound System, Disney Sound Source, Sound Blaster series, and Gravis UltraSound * CDROM and CD Digital Audio with audio optionally encoded as FLAC, Opus, OGG/Vorbis, MP3 or WAV * Joystick emulation working with modern game controllers * Serial port emulation including IPX over UDP and Telnet over TCP/IP * Hardware-accelerated video output including integer (pixel-perfect) scaling, sharp-bilinear scaling, OpenGL shaders, and more DOSBox Staging is highly configurable and sufficiently-optimized to run any DOS game on a modern computer. Q: why is this package useful/relevant? A: Sucessor of DOSBox, which is already inside Debian Current Debian WIP repository: https://salsa.debian.org/Feignint/dosbox-staging
