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DESCRIPTION

Boxer is a DOS game emulator for OS X, built around the powerful DOSBox.

Boxer makes it easy to play DOS games on your Mac, taking away the configuration guesswork and leaving the fun. It lets you run DOS programs from Finder, or bundle your games into tidy packages that you can play with a click. You can install games from CD into new game packages, and even bundle disc-images with your games so that you don't need the CD in your drive to play.

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 0.71:
  • Default to a larger window size on hi-res screens (1440×900 and above.)
  • After creating a new package, show the containing folder in Finder.
  • Fixed error in OS X 10.4 when installing to a new package.
  • Fixed error in OS X 10.4 when reporting an error (oh, the irony), and use fallback for error reporting if Mail.app is not available.
  • Improved documentation.
Version 0.7:
  • Install games straight from a CD (or folder of install files) into a new game package
  • Better CD-ROM copy-protection support
  • Built-in Gravis Ultrasound drivers
  • Auto-configuration for a dozen more games
  • Support for games that need to be installed into specific subfolders
  • More sensible and robust drive-mounting
    • behaviour
  • Better fullscreen appearance
  • Detection of Windows-only programs
  • Fixes for errors under OS X 10.4 and better error handling overall
  • Support for Disk Utility's .CDR disc images
  • Clearer and more helpful documentation
  • Prettier icons!
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, with G4, G5 or Intel processor.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Alun Bestor
Downloads:2,914
  - Version d/l:706
Business:Applications
License:Free
Date:03 Jun 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
*****
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Boxer User Reviews (4 posts)Write A Review
Jul 18 2008

SICHAN  I really like the way this GUI works but it seems to have a problem running games that require the CD to run. If you drag the game CD to the boxer icon it opens DOSBox with the CD set as the D drive and your chosen folder as the C drive. However, if you then try and run anything it seems to forget that the CD is the D drive and you get a message saying the CD is not there. It even renamed a folder that I already had on the desktop to "D" which I'm pretty sure it shouldn't be able to.

I'd like to add these games all loaded fine when using Petit DOSBox GUI which is far older and not even a Universal binary.  (Version 0.71)

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Jun 17 2008

AVV3LENATO  Fast and easy to use.

Bye-bye Dapplegrey  (Version 0.71)

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Jun 6 2008
*****

AANHORN  This is the best version of DOSbox for OS X, hands down.  (Version 0.71)

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