FreeDOS is an operating system that can run MS-DOS programs natively and will appeal more to enthusiasts. DOSBox is an emulator that simplifies running MS-DOS programs but comes with some limitations.

1.2 Were to get and how to install: 1.2.1. Download DosBox and the dosbox config from the first post in this tread: http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?p=57641 ...

DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms. DOSBox has already been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux ...