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Old 07-04-2009, 11:10 AM   #1
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It can be hard for many people who didn't work with DOS to use DOSBox. Why then not to use graphical interface for DOSBOX? I suggest to add link for D-Fend Reloaded (http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net/) in services/programs. You can find link on DOSBox website, but I think it should be also mentioned here because D-Fend is must-have for any DOS games fan.

PS: Installation of D-Fend contains DOSBox!
                       
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Old 07-04-2009, 11:32 AM   #2
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Indeed, why not
Actually we are planning to re-do the program page from the beginning, it is really ugly
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Old 08-04-2009, 08:04 AM   #3
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i don't like front ends=P it's one of those things that dumb people down. just like calculators (for simple calculus)

you hate it when you see someone taking a calculator when he has to count 363*0.5 or some other crap
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Old 08-04-2009, 10:06 AM   #4
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I personally like using DOSBox Game Launcher. Basically the main reason I like using it is just for cataloguing the games for easy reference. I still occasionally have to use my DOSBox know-how to solve game related problems.
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Old 08-04-2009, 10:14 AM   #5
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i don't like front ends=P it's one of those things that dumb people down.
Fact is it can help some absolute beginners.
Even if it can create extra problems sometimes.
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Old 08-04-2009, 01:23 PM   #6
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Fact is it can help some absolute beginners.
Even if it can create extra problems sometimes.
That's exactly what I had in mind!
                       
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Old 08-04-2009, 05:44 PM   #7
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I'm just using BAT and CMD files to control my DOS games on plain DOSBox and it's completly not hard to lern the DOS script. Just like making a BAT file in the folder with DOS games with specifications of a certain game and launching it from DB, or if I want or have to I make a CMD file to launch the game with specifications for DB.
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Old 09-04-2009, 12:37 PM   #8
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I'm actually doing it with tailored shortcuts and config files. With some practice, it takes less than 5 minutes to get a clickable shortcut that runs a specific game in DOSBox and closes the emulator on exit.
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Old 09-04-2009, 11:49 PM   #9
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I takes you more than a minute? :tongue:
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Old 10-04-2009, 10:54 AM   #10
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Well, I make custom icon for each shortcut... so yes.
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