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86Box
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**86Box** is an IBM PC system emulator that specializes in running old
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operating systems and software designed for IBM PC systems and compatibles
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from 1981 through fairly recent system designs based on the PCI bus.
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2020-06-23 20:11:53 +02:00
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86Box is released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
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For more information, see the `COPYING` file.
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2016-06-27 23:04:15 +02:00
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2018-05-21 19:04:05 +02:00
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The project maintainer is OBattler.
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2018-10-13 22:47:28 +02:00
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If you need a configuration manager for 86Box, use the [86Box Manager](https://github.com/86Box/86BoxManager), our
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officially endorsed 86Box configuration manager, developed by Overdoze (daviunic).
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Community
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We operate an IRC channel and a Discord server for discussing anything related
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to retro computing and, of course, 86Box. We look forward to hearing from you!
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2018-08-29 15:39:48 +02:00
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[](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.ringoflightning.net/?nick=86box|?#softhistory)
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2019-12-30 10:33:47 +01:00
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[](https://discord.gg/QXK9XTv)
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Getting started
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---------------
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See [this](https://86box.github.io/gettingstarted) page on our website for a quick guide that should help you get started with the emulator.
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Building
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See the [build guide](doc/build.md).
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Automatic builds
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For your convenience, we compile a number of 86Box builds per revision on our
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Jenkins instance.
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2019-10-22 21:00:02 +02:00
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|[](http://ci.86box.net/job/86Box)|[](http://ci.86box.net/job/86Box-Debug)|[](http://ci.86box.net/job/86Box-Optimized)|[](http://ci.86box.net/job/86Box-Dev)
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### Legend
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* **Regular** builds are compiled using the settings in the building guide
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above. Use these if you don't know which build to use.
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* **Debug** builds are same as regular builds but include debug symbols.
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If you don't need them, you don't need to use this build.
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* **Optimized** builds have the same feature set as regular builds, but are
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optimized for every modern Intel and AMD processor architecture, which might
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improve the emulator's performance in certain scenarios.
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* **Experimental (Dev)** builds are similar to regular builds but are compiled
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with certain unfinished features enabled. These builds are not optimized for maximum performance.
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Donations
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---------
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We do not charge you for the emulator but donations are still welcome:
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https://paypal.me/86Box.
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2020-07-08 10:06:26 +03:00
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You can now also support the project on Patreon:
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https://www.patreon.com/86box.
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