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Fun things to do w/ DOS other than games?
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Harry Potter
2017-12-16 22:24:12 UTC
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Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Sjouke Burry
2017-12-17 01:03:09 UTC
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Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Put the watcom compiler on it(assembler, c, c++, and fortran)
on it.Watcom is in the public domain .
Then start producing useful, funny or nice software.
I do serial/parr port/ethernet/fractal/math/sound and
a lot more.
I find it much better entertainment then games.
Back in time, when scientific american had "computer recreations",
I dropped that magazine to the floor ,
to rush to the computer to put it in
one or more programs. That was fun.
Harry Potter
2017-12-17 10:56:34 UTC
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You're right. Do it yourself. I have some fun projects in the works. :)
JJ
2017-12-17 12:01:03 UTC
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Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Put the watcom compiler on it(assembler, c, c++, and fortran)
on it.Watcom is in the public domain .
Then start producing useful, funny or nice software.
I do serial/parr port/ethernet/fractal/math/sound and
a lot more.
I find it much better entertainment then games.
Back in time, when scientific american had "computer recreations",
I dropped that magazine to the floor ,
to rush to the computer to put it in
one or more programs. That was fun.
Does DosBox support ModeX video modes? Just wondering...
Harry Potter
2017-12-17 12:08:32 UTC
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Post by JJ
Does DosBox support ModeX video modes? Just wondering...
It does. :)
JJ
2017-12-18 13:52:06 UTC
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Post by Harry Potter
Post by JJ
Does DosBox support ModeX video modes? Just wondering...
It does. :)
Any references or screenshots to support that?
Sjouke Burry
2017-12-17 16:33:28 UTC
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Post by JJ
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Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Put the watcom compiler on it(assembler, c, c++, and fortran)
on it.Watcom is in the public domain .
Then start producing useful, funny or nice software.
I do serial/parr port/ethernet/fractal/math/sound and
a lot more.
I find it much better entertainment then games.
Back in time, when scientific american had "computer recreations",
I dropped that magazine to the floor ,
to rush to the computer to put it in
one or more programs. That was fun.
Does DosBox support ModeX video modes? Just wondering...
I think it depends on your graphics card.
On xp pro and gforce 4 only 640X480 8 bit graphics.
On a HP comp with radion 300 card, all my dos graphics
modes work.
JJ
2017-12-18 13:52:06 UTC
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Post by Sjouke Burry
Post by JJ
Post by Sjouke Burry
Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Put the watcom compiler on it(assembler, c, c++, and fortran)
on it.Watcom is in the public domain .
Then start producing useful, funny or nice software.
I do serial/parr port/ethernet/fractal/math/sound and
a lot more.
I find it much better entertainment then games.
Back in time, when scientific american had "computer recreations",
I dropped that magazine to the floor ,
to rush to the computer to put it in
one or more programs. That was fun.
Does DosBox support ModeX video modes? Just wondering...
I think it depends on your graphics card.
On xp pro and gforce 4 only 640X480 8 bit graphics.
On a HP comp with radion 300 card, all my dos graphics
modes work.
Strange... that shouldn't happen.

Although the maximum resolution and colors may have been limited to the host
graphics card, everything else should be emulated by DosBox.
Post by Sjouke Burry
On xp pro and gforce 4 only 640X480 8 bit graphics.
What makes you conclude that?
Post by Sjouke Burry
On a HP comp with radion 300 card, all my dos graphics
modes work.
What did you use to test it?
Sjouke Burry
2017-12-18 15:40:41 UTC
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Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Put the watcom compiler on it(assembler, c, c++, and fortran)
on it.Watcom is in the public domain .
Then start producing useful, funny or nice software.
I do serial/parr port/ethernet/fractal/math/sound and
a lot more.
I find it much better entertainment then games.
Back in time, when scientific american had "computer recreations",
I dropped that magazine to the floor ,
to rush to the computer to put it in
one or more programs. That was fun.
Does DosBox support ModeX video modes? Just wondering...
I think it depends on your graphics card.
On xp pro and gforce 4 only 640X480 8 bit graphics.
On a HP comp with radion 300 card, all my dos graphics
modes work.
Strange... that shouldn't happen.
Although the maximum resolution and colors may have been limited to the host
graphics card, everything else should be emulated by DosBox.
Post by Sjouke Burry
On xp pro and gforce 4 only 640X480 8 bit graphics.
What makes you conclude that?
Post by Sjouke Burry
On a HP comp with radion 300 card, all my dos graphics
modes work.
What did you use to test it?
My graphics programs.
Library's used:svgacc.lib and zvesa.lib.
compilers:MS c, MS fortran and Watcom C.
Programs produced on 2 dos 6.22 computers.

Άκης Γεωργιάδης
2017-12-17 12:14:00 UTC
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Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
DOS or DOSBox? :-)
While DOSBox is a lifesaver, I highly doubt you can do something other than gaming, with it (since it intended for gaming).

With DOS? Maybe porting your own (or open source) software, from Linux (or Windows) to DOS.
You'll probably need a real DOS installation though. (Maybe FreeDOS)?
Or you can always try a generic emulator (DOSEmu, VB etc).
A.
Harry Potter
2017-12-17 12:51:37 UTC
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Post by Άκης Γεωργιάδης
DOS or DOSBox? :-)
Both. :)
Post by Άκης Γεωργιάδης
While DOSBox is a lifesaver, I highly doubt you can do something other than gaming, with it (since it intended for gaming).
It *is* mostly for games, but I've been able to use it for other purposes.
Post by Άκης Γεωργιάδης
With DOS? Maybe porting your own (or open source) software, from Linux (or Windows) to DOS.
Well...I *do* have Template Creator for DOS if you're interested.
Post by Άκης Γεωργιάδης
You'll probably need a real DOS installation though. (Maybe FreeDOS)?
Or you can always try a generic emulator (DOSEmu, VB etc).
I actually have a *real* DOS laptop, but some programs no longer work on it, including Template Creator for DOS, Win3.1, MSWord for DOS and VBDOS. :'(
Wally W.
2017-12-17 17:50:00 UTC
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Post by Άκης Γεωργιάδης
Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
DOS or DOSBox? :-)
While DOSBox is a lifesaver, I highly doubt you can do something other than gaming, with it (since it intended for gaming).
If not, try VDOS. It supports clipboard operations with text.

Unhappily, it doesn't support a real Ctrl-Break (instead of being
mapped to Ctrl-C). Though this is a large drawback for my preferred
BASIC language, I use VDOS anyway:
http://www.vdosplus.org/

During development of a program, this means I need to include some
escape counters in loops I am not sure will terminate as desired.
Otherwise, the only way to stop the program is via Windows' Task
manager, which will lose any unsaved changes.

Access to the clipboard usually is enough of a trade for the
Ctrl-Break functionality. I rarely use DOSBox anymore.
Post by Άκης Γεωργιάδης
With DOS? Maybe porting your own (or open source) software, from Linux (or Windows) to DOS.
You'll probably need a real DOS installation though. (Maybe FreeDOS)?
Or you can always try a generic emulator (DOSEmu, VB etc).
A.
Rob Chambers
2017-12-17 22:39:44 UTC
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Post by Harry Potter
Does anybody out there have any ideas? I want to make a DOS laptop and the DOSBox emulator usable. ;)
Distraction-free writing? Word 5.5 for DOS is freely available:

<http://download.microsoft.com/download/word97win/Wd55_be/97/WIN98/EN-US/Wd55_ben.exe>

Rob
Harry Potter
2017-12-18 11:35:13 UTC
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Post by Rob Chambers
<http://download.microsoft.com/download/word97win/Wd55_be/97/WIN98/EN-US/Wd55_ben.exe>
I tried Word on the laptop. QEMM reported an error *after* all the work of installing the program. :(
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