I have taken a short look at: (gnuchess source for showing board)
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/chess.git/tree/src/frontend/output.cc
and did not have "the feeling" it was using ANSI anymore.
But then according to:
>> there is absolutely no need to waste memory for everybody just because
>> someone might try GNUCHESS.
> Why doesn't a program, that uses ansi.sys (or an equivalent), check for
> its presence?! :-) I found INT 2Fh, AX=1A00h for this purpose.
because it uses escape sequences, not ANSI. ANSI
Hi guys,
there is absolutely no need to waste memory for everybody just because
someone might try GNUCHESS.
Why doesn't a program, that uses ansi.sys (or an equivalent), check for
its presence?! :-) I found INT 2Fh, AX=1A00h for this purpose.
Joe
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> But again, avoid all those hassles by always loading
> NANSI. That is a lot better than BANNING ALL apps
> which use ANSI "because they could confuse users"!
> ANSI even is a standard part of MS DOS. It is "base"!
as we haven't seen complains about escape sequences on the screen for
a LONG
On Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 at 8:18 PM, Jim Hall jh...@freedos.org wrote:
> ...
>
>> [..]
>>
>> Sorry but that thread about which games may or may
>>
>> not work is frustrating me given that there always
>>
>> seems to be SOME context in which some games fail.
>
> Ending up with weird graphics
>
> On Thu, 17 Jun 2021, Eric Auer wrote:
>
> > If you really worry about people getting confused by GNUCHESS, but
> > really refuse to load NANSI by default, you could simply provide a batch
> > file to first load NANSI, then GNUCHESS and bundle that batch file with
> > GNUCHESS. You can even
(This was sent to me off-list, but it belongs with the rest of the
discussion, so I am replying to the list)
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 6:39 PM Eric Auer wrote:
>
>
> Jim,
>
> >>> I know a lot of FreeDOS users
> >>> are using VirtualBox.
>
> >> Why, actually?
>
> > Probably because it's free and
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 6:03 PM Eric Auer wrote:
>
> > Not saying we don't include it, just that the palette
> > is off in VirtualBox.
>
> You do not solve bugs in VirtualBox by telling users
> that they may only play the three games where you do
> not notice that VirtualBox is broken. Just make
On Thu, 17 Jun 2021, Eric Auer wrote:
If you really worry about people getting confused by GNUCHESS, but
really refuse to load NANSI by default, you could simply provide a batch
file to first load NANSI, then GNUCHESS and bundle that batch file with
GNUCHESS. You can even make that batch file
Hi Jim,
>>> * GNU Chess (a chess game) doesn't seem to work for me. When I
>>> ran GNUCHESS.EXE I got a bunch of ANSI esc codes printed...
>>
>> Then you probably have to load NANSI. Easy solution, no? ;-)
Actually NANSI also makes your console output FASTER
in DOS in general, so we should
Hi Jim,
>> PAKU PAKU By Jason M. Knight, Paladin Systems North.
>> Version 1.6 - 9 November, 2011
>>
>> Halted: Graphics Sound Timer - Releasing Memory - Complete
>> This game is released as "Cardware". If you enjoy it please send a postcard
>> to:
It says IF you ENJOY it then PLEASE send a
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 5:10 PM Steve Nickolas wrote:
>
> Here's the problem, as I see it.
>
> A lot of people misuse the terms "open source" and "public domain". They
> say "open source" when they mean source-available (it may not be open, if
> it is not as I describe "freedom-compliant"), and
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 3:59 PM Eric Auer wrote:
> > * has issues:
> > gnu chess
> > Kraptor
> > Liquiwar
> > magnetic
> > mirror magic
To be clear, the "has issues" are not "license issues." These are
games that I had "issues" with while trying them on VirtualBox. See
below that some work fine
Here's the problem, as I see it.
A lot of people misuse the terms "open source" and "public domain". They
say "open source" when they mean source-available (it may not be open, if
it is not as I describe "freedom-compliant"), and they say "public domain"
when they mean freeware.
When I say
On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 3:27 PM Eric Auer wrote:
>
>
> Hi!
>
> I think given that Paku Paku sources are public domain,
> there is no problem with the author asking to send a
> postcard if you like it. You are free to not send a
> postcard, after all. Making a new release without the
>
Hi Jim,
> * has issues:
> gnu chess
> Kraptor
> Liquiwar
> magnetic
> mirror magic
> * remove: (license issues)> pakupaku [see suggestion]
If possible, solve the license issue (I think there
is none, see my other mail) and keep it. It is a good
example for 160x100 text graphics and thereby a
Hi!
I think given that Paku Paku sources are public domain,
there is no problem with the author asking to send a
postcard if you like it. You are free to not send a
postcard, after all. Making a new release without the
"restriction" that the author mentions being glad about
feedback seems
Hi Jim,
> * Beyond the Titanic (text adventure game) says in the startup screen:
>
>>Please note that Beyond the Titanic is a SHAREWARE game.
>>
>>This game has been placed in the public domain for your enjoyment.
>
> ..and then it has some text about if you like the game, you should
>
Hi Jim,
On 16 Jun 2021, at 21:01, Jim Hall wrote:
> Instead of PakuPaku, what about some other "PacMan"-like game instead?
> For example, there's Double PacMan, at
> https://breadbingames.itch.io/double-pacman
> (source code at https://github.com/moonorongo/doublePalman .. GNU GPL
> in the 'src'
Hi Jim,
> So I think we should drop Magenetic for the same reasons. Agree?
Agreed.
Cheers,
Robert
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On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 2:16 PM Carsten Strotmann wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> On 16 Jun 2021, at 21:01, Jim Hall wrote:
>
> > * Magnetic says in the startup that it is an interpreter for Magnetic
> > Scrolls games. but there aren't any Magnetic Scrolls games installed
> > with it, so I can't play
Hi Jim,
On 16 Jun 2021, at 21:01, Jim Hall wrote:
> * Magnetic says in the startup that it is an interpreter for Magnetic
> Scrolls games. but there aren't any Magnetic Scrolls games installed
> with it, so I can't play anything with it. GNU GPL, but the game
> doesn't seem useful without any
I tried some of the other games on FreeDOS 1.3 RC4, using VirtualBox
on Linux. Starting point was VBoxVGA unless otherwise noted.
Short version:
* runs fine:
empong
ewsnake
fmines
ivan (?)
mistral
nethack
noudar
qtetris
sudoku86
vertigo (?)
vitetris
zmiy
* has issues:
gnu chess
Kraptor
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