VM running too fast, how do I slow it down?

RarelyEvil · Post by **RarelyEvil** » 21. Sep 2010, 10:05

Hey everyone,

After watching some instructional video's on the web, I managed to install DOS 7 and Windows 3.1 on a Virtual Machine. Now I installed some old skool Windows games, but they run waaaay too fast to be playable.

Is there a way to slow down the machine?

Thanks for any help,
Alex.

EDIT: I tried Google to find a solution, but all I found was people complaining about their VM being too slow...

Post by **fixedwheel** » 21. Sep 2010, 10:20

they dont measure time, they are programmed for specific CPU clock

clock down the host to 4,77MHz

old Hardware that could do more like about 12-40MHz had a "turbo" switch for playing those games clocked down w/ "turbo" off

RarelyEvil · Post by **RarelyEvil** » 21. Sep 2010, 10:34

Thanks for the reply.

But, how do I "clock down" my VM?

Post by **fixedwheel** » 21. Sep 2010, 10:54

no way with VBox, its not made for that. Maybe you could have luck with a terribly slow emulator like Bochs ...

better get some real hardware (max. i486 CPU) for that

RarelyEvil · Post by **RarelyEvil** » 21. Sep 2010, 11:01

Hmm... Too bad.

I fumbled around with Bochs for a few minutes, but it's not very user friendly...

Post by **mpack** » 21. Sep 2010, 11:13

I have no personal experience with it, but I keep hearing people recommend DOSBOX for playing old games. I believe its a full CPU simulator, so it should be suitably slow...

RarelyEvil · Post by **RarelyEvil** » 21. Sep 2010, 12:12

I know, it works well.
But, you can't install Windows 3.1 on it.

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