86Box

Low-level emulator of IBM PC compatible machines from 1981 to the PCI era.

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86Box is an open-source, low-level emulator of IBM PC compatible machines from the original 5150 through PCI-era systems. It lets users build detailed virtual machines with period video, sound, network and storage hardware, and run MS-DOS, early Windows, OS/2, Linux or systems such as BeOS and NEXTSTEP. It is aimed at retro computing enthusiasts and people preserving vintage PC software.

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