I've been asked to find some games to run as entertainment for kids at a school fete, and figured an easier way around the copyright morass and installation difficulties would be to run some old, now ...

FreeDOS is an operating system that can run MS-DOS programs natively and will appeal more to enthusiasts. DOSBox is an emulator that simplifies running MS-DOS programs but comes with some limitations.

The major benefit I see in DOSBox Pure over DOSBox Classic is a sort of built-in containerization for games. DOSBox Pure creates a separate environment for each game automatically when it's "opened" ...