Hi, On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 3:27 AM, David Griffith <dgri...@cs.csubak.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 7 Dec 2011, Rugxulo wrote: > >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 1:30 AM, David Griffith <dgri...@cs.csubak.edu> >> wrote: >>> >>> Recently I've dusted off Frotz and am actively working on it now. One of >>> the things I'd like to do is incorporate the changes I've made to the >>> core >>> back to DOS Frotz. I want to make sure the result is usable on the IBM PC >>> 5150. I have a copy of Turbo C 2.01, which should be good enough. Does >>> anyone here have any other suggestions? >> >> Do you actually have an IBM 5150? Or is that just your generic target >> (aka, 8086)? > > I do have a 5150, but it'll take some time and room to get it into working > order.
I mean, I've got no problem targeting 8086, I've done my own share (barely), but indeed 99% of people can't get their hands on a 5150 (including me), at least not easily, and not in good working order. It's much easier to use modern machines (as crappy as they may be for legacy stuff, sadly). > I think if I target the 8086 it should be fine. By the way, does > anyone here use FreeDOS on a 5150 with any regularity? There are some retro enthusiasts who use it, but they are a rare (genius) breed. And I'm not in frequent contact with any of them (Just FYI, I can't really forward or discuss anything with them, they don't need my help, heh. And I'm not sure any of them actively use FreeDOS, most seem to prefer IBM PC-DOS though M.C. uses DR-DOS, last I heard. Tsk tsk!) * Jason Knight (Paku Paku), TP7 + BASM http://www.deathshadow.com/ (EDIT: Oy, new version! Yakta!) * Mike Brutman (mTCP), OW19 http://www.brutman.com/mTCP/ (he's on this mailing list and already replied, no surprise) * Jim Leonard (Monotone), TP7 + BASM http://www.oldskool.org/pc * Mike Chambers (leetIRC), QB45 http://www.rubbermallet.org/ >> And keep in mind that I've only very rarely used Frotz, mostly for >> zedfunge / zbefunge, and I've not really used it for playing games, >> esp. not gfx ones. The one I ended up preferring was from circa 2000 >> (Jim Dunleavy? 2.40?), a port to DJGPP. So I would personally start >> there (esp. since older 16-bit version was only 2.32, IIRC). > > Jim Dunleavy actually hasn't been involved in the Frotz project since 2.40 > came out. It was mostly me since then. There were a lot of changes to the > Frotz core between 2.32 and 2.40. I think you were noticing those changes. I was actually kinda disappointed that the 16-bit compile was only 2.32. At least the DJGPP build seemed fairly robust. Though I forget if one or both had some issues with GZIP'd .z5 files or such. >> P.S. IIRC, usosutki (sp?), aka Steve Nickolas, was involved in a port >> at some point. He was active on this mailing list a few months ago, so >> perhaps he'll respond with better info. > > I can't seem to find any reference to him doing anything with Frotz. He must've ported or updated something like jZIP or DZIP, I dunno, I forget. Well, if he pops his head up (again) one day soon, we can ask him. Or email him directly if desperate. ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cloud Services Checklist: Pricing and Packaging Optimization This white paper is intended to serve as a reference, checklist and point of discussion for anyone considering optimizing the pricing and packaging model of a cloud services business. Read Now! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51491232/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
