That way dosbox doesn't emulate the full cpu core, and you can push the cycles higher. Another trick is that raising the frameskip can have a significant impact on performance, OTOH a frameskip of 1 or 2 doesn't make the game choppy yet.
I have an AthlonXP 2800+, and can run TTO in a window on 32000 cycles, and frameskip of 1.
here's my .conf file, you could try it, but you have to alter the directory mappings first (the 'capture' in [dosbox] and 'mount' row in [autoexec]
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[sdl]
fullscreen=false
fulldouble=true
fullfixed=false
fullresolution=Default
output=ddraw
hwscale=1.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt
[dosbox]
language=
machine=vga
captures=D:\_old\DOSBox-0.63\D-Fend v2\Capture
memsize=16
[render]
frameskip=1
aspect=false
scaler=none
[cpu]
core=dynamic
cycles=32000
cycleup=400
cycledown=400
[mixer]
nosound=false
rate=22050
blocksize=1024
prebuffer=10
[midi]
mpu401=true
intelligent=true
device=default
config=
[sblaster]
type=sbpro2
base=220
irq=7
dma=1
hdma=5
mixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplrate=22050
[gus]
gus=false
rate=22050
base=240
irq1=5
irq2=5
dma1=1
dma2=1
ultradir=C:\ULTRASND
[speaker]
pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandyrate=22050
disney=false
[dos]
xms=true
ems=true
[modem]
modem=false
listenport=23
comport=COM2
[directserial]
directserial=false
Comport=COM1
realport=1
defaultbps=1200
parity=N
bytesize=8
stopbit=1
[ipx]
ipx=false
[autoexec]
mount D "D:\_old" -ioctl
D:
cd\
cd \TRANS\
TYCOON.EXE
exit