Ah, I thought so. Well, I'll hold out hope that someday someone more savvy than I can find a way to make it work. Just so we're clear, running MSDos or FreeDOS under DOSBox do NOT solve the ctrl-break issue. Thanks again! MH

Ha ha! So just for kicks I installed both MSDOS6.22 and FreeDos (images under DOSBox), but STILL no Ctrl-Break. So is DOS-Box blocking the interrupt call somehow? Just curious. By the way, I realize DOSBox is made for gaming, and I use it for that and LOVE IT! But I have also had great success using …

Qbix, PLEASE consider making this a priority at some point! I know it's an interrupt hassle, but Ctrl-break is the only way to interrupt debugging with a lot of old programming languages. It's also used in a few games. Actually, it is the ONLY thing about DOSbox that keeps me chained to Windows. ( …