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Alexander Leidinger 2232eddad7 Update to 2.1.1, changes since 2.1 are:
- fix bug in int15h function 0xe820 (Christian Neubert)
	- fix vmware3 disk support on big-endian platforms (Christophe Bothamy)
	- fix conditions for NM exception on FWAIT instruction (Christophe)
	- fix symbol conflict in rfb and x display libraries (Volker Ruppert)
	- allow 16 bit writes to ne2k page 0 (Volker)
	- notify display libraries on change of bpp (Volker)
	- fix bug in int13h function 0x10 (Volker)
	- fix floppy dialog error on win2k (Volker)
	- fix adress check in TSS IO permission bitmap (Christophe)
	- fix buffer overflow vulnerability pointed out by SeSoX (Christophe)
	- updates for MacOS compile (Daniel Gimpelevich)
- Fix the path arguments of the 'vgaromimage' options (i.e. don't prepend
  "file=") in the installed bochsrc-sample.txt. This was already wrong for
  at least 2.1.
- Respect DATADIR/DOCSDIR, use DATADIR in pkg-plist.
- Update pkg-descr (emulated CPUs etc.) based on the info on the homepage.
- Reword pkg-message a bit so the line containing DOCSDIR does (normally) fit
  in 80 chars when expanded.

Submitted by:	Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de>
2004-03-27 13:25:40 +00:00

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Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in
C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the
Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, bochs can
be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro or AMD64 CPU,
including optional MMX, SSE, SSE2 and 3DNow instructions.
Bochs is capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation
including Linux, Windows 95, DOS, and Windows NT 4.
Bochs was written by Kevin Lawton and is currently maintained by the Bochs
project.
Bochs can be compiled and used in a variety of modes, some which are still
in development. The 'typical' use of bochs is to provide complete x86 PC
emulation, including the x86 processor, hardware devices, and memory. This
allows you to run OS's and software within the emulator on your workstation,
much like you have a machine inside of a machine. For instance, let's say
your workstation is a Unix/X11 workstation, but you want to run Win'95
applications. Bochs will allow you to run Win 95 and associated software
on your Unix/X11 workstation, displaying a window on your workstation,
simulating a monitor on a PC.
WWW: http://bochs.sourceforge.net/