DOSBox ported to BlackBerry PlayBook, brings MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 to QNX (video)

So, BBM and a local email client for the BlackBerry PlayBook can be nice, but what now we have today is a step in a totally different direction. DOSBox , everyone’s favorite open-source x86 emulator, have been successfully ported to RIM’s QNX-based tablet, bringing with it MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 support. A command-line-based OS can certainly be tiring after spending such a lot of years with a GUI, but those ancient games of yesteryear are timeless — Wolfenstein 3D, anyone? In the event you live north of the border, where the Playbook just got a massive price cut , a repurposed DOS tablet can be for your future for an insignificant $200 — plus just a few extra bucks for a Bluetooth keyboard, which naturally you will need to navigate DOS. Jump past the break for a tease of the action.

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