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:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/
>> 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 j
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 tim
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 o
>
> 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
(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 has
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 s
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 prob
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 po
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 t
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 o
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
> "restriction
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 g
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 unnece
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
> contribut
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 anyth
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 Mag
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