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Bugfix release.

Changes

This is the list of changes from v2.00:

  • Switched from XInput to DirectInput for joysticks.

Prerequisites

86Box requires ROM files in order to operate, which can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/rs20191022 (extract the ZIP file to the same directory as 86Box.exe)

It is also recommended to use the 86Box Manager to manage virtual machines, although it is possible to use the emulator on its own, using the -P/--vmpath command line option.

Which ZIP should I download?

  • 86Box is the standard build. Download this if you don't know which one to choose.
  • 86Box-Debug includes debug symbols. If you don't need them, you generally don't need to use this build.
  • 86Box-Optimized are optimized builds for most modern CPU architectures. See our CPU architectures table to see which build you should download. Using the wrong binary may result in crashes.
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This is not a dream. It finally happened.

86Box v2.00 screenshot

Changes

Here is a brief list of changes since the last stable release:

  • Vastly improved SCSI emulation (more controllers) with SCSI hard disk support
  • SCSI and ATAPI Iomega ZIP emulation
  • Many more emulated machines and hardware
  • New Settings dialog and overhauled UI in general
  • Vastly improved emulation of IBM PC and XT and 808x
  • Support for directly mounting CUE/BIN images and a lot of floppy formats
  • More mouse types
  • The best Cirrus Logic emulation as of October 2019 (TM)
  • PS/2 emulation including MCA
  • Vastly improved network emulation
  • Improved config file format
  • SDL renderer
  • Printer emulation
  • ISA RTC and memory expansion board emulation
  • Built-in MUNT and support for FluidSynth for MIDI
  • Stand-alone MPU-401 emulation, both ISA and MCA, with intelligent mode support
  • 8087 emulation

Prerequisites

86Box requires ROM files in order to operate, which can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/rs20191022 (extract the ZIP file to the same directory as 86Box.exe)

It is also recommended to use the 86Box Manager to manage virtual machines, although it is possible to use the emulator on its own, using the -P/--vmpath command line option.

Which ZIP should I download?

  • 86Box is the standard build. Download this if you don't know which one to choose.
  • 86Box-Debug includes debug symbols. If you don't need them, you generally don't need to use this build.
  • 86Box-Optimized are optimized builds for most modern CPU architectures. See our CPU architectures table to see which build you should download. Using the wrong binary may result in crashes.