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Release of 86Box 5.0 emulator

Release of the 86Box 5.0 project is presented. It develops an emulator of systems based on the x86 architecture, with the help of which it is possible to run old operating systems and applications, including those used in the early 1980s on IBM PC 5150 and IBM PS/2 computers. Accurate low-level emulation of systems from 8086 processors to Intel Celeron Mendocino is supported. The project code is written in C and is distributed under the GPLv2 license.

A graphical interface with customization options is provided to manage the work. virtual machinesEmulation of various peripheral devices is available, such as video adapters, sound cards, network cards, and hard drive controllers. Supported operating systems include MS-DOS, Windows 3.11/95, OS/2, various Linux distributions, BeOS, NEXTSTEP, and other older operating systems.

In the new release:

  • A preliminary implementation of a built-in virtual machine manager that provides an interface for managing emulation and running virtual environments without requiring the installation of additional configurators. virtual machines are saved in the directory "~/.local/share/86Box/Virtual Machines.
    Release of 86Box 5.0 emulator
  • Improved smoothness of mouse and screen output, especially on high refresh rate monitors.
  • The rendering component has been completely rewritten using OpenGL 3.0, allowing shader effects to be used in display emulation. Support for the glslp shader format has been added, as well as the ability to use multiple shaders at once and configure shader parameters via the GUI.
  • Added computer emulation:
    • 808x: Amstrad PC5086, Atari PC 3, Mazovia 1016, Tulip PC Compact 2, VTech Laser Turbo XT, VTech Laser XT3.
    • 286: Amstrad PC7286, PC5286, Atari PC 4, Dell System 200, GRiD GRiDcase 1520, ICL DRS M35/286, Olivetti M290/AT&T 6286 WGS, Packard Bell PB286, PC's Limited (Dell) 28608L/AT122, Sanyo MBC-17PLUS, Sharp AX286D, Tulip AT Compact.
    • 386SX: Dell System 333s/L, OKI if386AX30L, Packard Bell Legend 300SX, Silicon Valley Computer SVC386SX/P1.
    • 386DX: ASUS 386/33-64K, IBM PS/55 Model 5550-T, 5550-V.
    • 386DX/486: CAF Technology C747.
    • 486 Socket 1: AST Advantage! 40xxd, ASUS ISA-486C, DTK PKM-0031Y, Silicon Valley Computer 486WB, Tulip 486 DC/DT.
    • 486 Socket 2: Alaris Cobalt LPX, Dell 466/NP, ZEOS Martin.
    • 486 Socket 3: Acer P3, Biostar MB-84xxUUD-A, Compaq Presario 7100/7200 Series 486, ICS SB486PV
    • 586 Socket 4: Acer V12P, AT&T Globalyst 330, ECS SI5PI AIO, Micronics M5Pi, Taken PCI560-01
    • 586 Socket 5: Dell OptiPlex GXL/GXM, Siemens-Nixdorf D842
    • 586 Socket 7: Biostar M5ATA, Dell OptiPlex GN+, Gateway 2000 Tigereye, LG IBM Multinet x52, Packard Bell PB790, PC Partner VIA809DS, Siemens-Nixdorf D943, eMachines eTower 300k.
    • 686 Socket 8: Dell Dimension XPS Pro, FIC PO-6000.
    • 686 Slot 1: ABIT BX6, Acer V62X, Compaq ProSignia S316/318, Dell OptiPlex GXa.
    • 686 Socket 370: Soyo SY-7SBB.
  • Added emulation of video cards JVGA, Quadram Quadcolor, Yamaha V6355D, OKI JEGA, OKIVGA/H-2, ATI VGA Wonder 1024D XL Plus, ELSA Winner 1000, Quantum3D Raven (Voodoo Banshee).
  • Added emulation of sound cards: Gravis UltraSound MAX ISA, Creative EMU8000 PnP, Sound Blaster ViBRA 16CL, Ensoniq AudioPCI (ES1370), Mindscape Music Board, The Entertainer Commodore, Covox Voice Master Key, Covox Sound Master Plus, Rainbow Arts PC-Soundman.
  • Emulation of early CD drive models, supplied before ATAPI and using proprietary Panasonic/Matsushita interfaces, has been implemented. Support for the MDS/MDF CD format has been added.
  • The user interface now supports the dark mode in Windows, as well as displaying keyboard and screen refresh rate indicators in the status bar. It is possible to change key combinations for capturing the mouse pointer, creating a screenshot, pausing execution, and restarting.

Source: opennet.ru

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