Has anyone looked into using x86Box as an alternative to vmware and
virtualbox to run FreeDOS and other old operating systems?


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> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:11:32 +0200
> From: Javier <l...@javispedro.com>
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> El lun, 25-04-2022 a las 17:32 -0700, jkendzi escribi?:
> > I am trying to setup a shared folder between my VirtualBox/FreeDOS
> > and my /home/documents folder.
> >
> > I am having difficulty with this setup, is there another way to
> > access a folder on the host or another attached drive to the host?
>
> Hello,
>
> I have recently been working on making a VirtualBox shared folders
> client/redirector. I tested it on FreeDOS 1.2 and it seems to work.
>
> See https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/about/
> Or https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=105823
>
> It also includes a int33 mouse driver with VBox integration.
> (Note however that attempting to use it with FreeDOS' EDIT
> results in freezing the VirtualBox UI, since EDIT seems to be spamming
> the int33 hide/show cursor calls at very high frequency and the driver
> just forwards them directly to the VirtualBox UI. May need some rate
> limiting there. However it works with most other programs including
> MS's EDIT).
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