Bug#973822: ITP: dosbox-staging -- DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or protected mode.

[David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: David Heidelberg <david@ixit.cz>
X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-devel@lists.debian.org

* Package name    : dosbox-staging
  Version         : 0.76
  Upstream Author : The DOSBox Staging Team
* URL             : https://dosbox-staging.github.io/
* License         : GPL-2.0-or-later
  Programming Lang: C, C++
  Description     : DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or protected mode.


DOSBox Staging is a full x86 CPU emulator (independent of host
architecture), capable of running DOS programs that require real or
protected mode.
It features:
* A built-in DOS-like console
* Emulation of several PC variants: IBM PC, IBM PCjr, Tandy 1000),
  and CPUs (286, 386, 486, and Pentium I)
* Graphics chipsets: Hercules, CGA, EGA, VGA, and SVGA
* Audio solutions: PC Speaker, Tandy Sound System, Disney Sound Source,
  Sound Blaster series, and Gravis UltraSound
* CDROM and CD Digital Audio with audio optionally encoded as FLAC,
  Opus, OGG/Vorbis, MP3 or WAV
* Joystick emulation working with modern game controllers
* Serial port emulation including IPX over UDP and Telnet over TCP/IP
* Hardware-accelerated video output including integer (pixel-perfect)
  scaling, sharp-bilinear scaling, OpenGL shaders, and more

DOSBox Staging is highly configurable and sufficiently-optimized to run
any DOS game on a modern computer.

Q: why is this package useful/relevant?
A: Sucessor of DOSBox, which is already inside Debian

Current Debian WIP repository: https://salsa.debian.org/Feignint/dosbox-staging