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DosBox on Chromebook (Miscellaneous)

posted by Oso2k, 15.09.2022, 18:40

> Hello!
>
> Does anybody have success story with %subj%?
>
> Now, for me it looks like a hell - import/export drive c (due to filesystem
> access restrictions). So i am looking for a more successful usage
> scenario.
>
> PS: Refurbished chromebook is pretty cheap, have no coolers (which require
> care, time to time), light weight, OS have no problem with hardware drivers
> - looks like a good candidate for dos laptop. Chromeos - to access to
> internet (gmail, www etc), dosbox - for applications. Imho. So i am try
> check this usage model.

Seems plausible

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dosbox-f...hrome/jhceknlmaggijlkkcemdaghpniimajhd?hl=en-US

https://chromeunboxed.com/revisit-childhood-games-with-dosbox-on-your-chromebook/

https://platypusplatypus.com/chromebooks/play-dos-games/

Google can help here
https://www.google.com/search?q=DosBox+on+Chromebook


Also, I did something like this 8 years ago or so to boot into BIOS requiring OS.
https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/docs/+/HEAD/developer_mode.md#alt-firmware

It wasn't clean but I did get Ubuntu to install though it didn't work well at the time.

Complete thread:

• DosBox on Chromebook - DosWorld, 15.09.2022, 17:52 (Miscellaneous)
  • DosBox on Chromebook - Oso2k, 15.09.2022, 18:40
  • DosBox on Chromebook - DosWorld, 16.09.2022, 00:49
    • DosBox on Chromebook - RayeR, 16.09.2022, 15:48