DOS emulator gets a major update.
DSx86, the DOS emulator for the DS and DSi, has a received a major update today. This update changes the emulated architecture from an 80186 processor to an 80286, including protected mode. This means that it's now possible to run Windows 3.00a and various 16-bit windows programs on the DS![/p]
Change Log said:
- 80286 protected mode support! This means that Windows 3.00a can run in Standard Mode, having over 800KB of RAM (in DS Lite mode) or over 8MB of RAM (in DSi mode) available. DSx86 is one of the GBATemp Homebrew Bounty entries in the DSi category, and this version is the "significant update" that in my opinion fulfills the competition requirements.
- Improved the MCGA Smooth scaling mode efficiency, based on the ideas described in the Quick Colour Averaging article by Thiadmer Riemersma.
- Implemented preliminary Smooth scaling option for 640x200 EGA mode. This mode is used by the Silpheed game, for example.