How to run DOS program in macOS with DOSBox

You can still run your old DOS programs right from macOS without having to power off your machine and boot up from your MS-DOS diskette by following these steps;

1. Install Homebrew from the terminal.

   $ /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

2. Install DOSBox via homebrew.

   $ brew install dosbox

3. Run your program's executable from DOSBox.

   $ dosbox Downloads/Golden\ Axe/GOLD.EXE
   DOSBox version 0.74
   Copyright 2002-2010 DOSBox Team, published under GNU GPL.
   ---
   CONFIG: Generating default configuration.
   Writing it to /Users/username/Library/Preferences//DOSBox 0.74 Preferences
   CONFIG:Loading primary settings from config file /Users/username/Library/Preferences//DOSBox 0.74 Preferences
   MIDI:Opened device:coreaudio

   

   You can download old DOS programs from sites such as Abandonia