Re: [Freedos-user] ot: perhaps, processor emulators?

2022-08-16 Thread dmccunney
On Tue, Aug 16, 2022 at 9:43 PM Karen Lewellen wrote: > > On the dectalk discussion, someone shared some sources for the dec > version 4.2 or so that requires actual digital equipment corporation > processor alpha architecture. > apparently dec in 1996, was already working on 64 bit processors fo

Re: [Freedos-user] ot: perhaps, processor emulators?

2022-08-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Jim, My question was about emulator options for the alpha..at all. And it seems you may have an answer for those working on this project. thanks, Karen. On Tue, 16 Aug 2022, Jim Hall wrote: I think you're referring to the DEC Alpha processor from the 1990s. And if I'm reading your email

Re: [Freedos-user] ot: perhaps, processor emulators?

2022-08-16 Thread Jim Hall
I think you're referring to the DEC Alpha processor from the 1990s. And if I'm reading your email correctly, you are asking if there's an Alpha emulator (or virtual machine that emulates a DEC Alpha) for FreeDOS? Not that I know of. That is trying to emulate a 64-bit CPU architecture on a 16-bit o

[Freedos-user] ot: perhaps, processor emulators?

2022-08-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, On the dectalk discussion, someone shared some sources for the dec version 4.2 or so that requires actual digital equipment corporation processor alpha architecture. apparently dec in 1996, was already working on 64 bit processors for their own machines. those who want to see if the

Re: [Freedos-user] dosbox-x update available

2022-08-16 Thread Wengier W via Freedos-user
Hello, > I am puzzled: I mean, XP can run DOS programs directly, without assistance, can't it? The apparent problems are the compatibility and quality. There are huge differences between Windows 9x's MS-DOS prompt and (32-bit) Windows XP's NTVDM. Even OS/2's MVDM did a much better job than XP's

Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement

2022-08-16 Thread Travis Siegel
That certainly is functionally equivalent to the mmenu401 I was referring to, perhaps it's an earlier version of that program, though it sounds a bit more advanced than that one, but what the heck, if it serves your purposes, then it's all worth it. Unfortunately, I lost all my dos stuff a cou

Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement

2022-08-16 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Liam, > I am looking for a fairly simple, ideally text-only, app menu system. [...] > Is there anything dead simple that isn't broken and is totally free? "free" as in "free beer"? Or do you mean FLOSS? Maybe you want to try Chris Long's DOS Menu Creator: https://www.ssesetup.com/oldapps.ht

Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement

2022-08-16 Thread Liam Proven
[Top posting because IIRC Travis is using a screenreader] I don't know if it is the same app, but I think this is the one I found: https://www.pcorner.com/list/NETWORK/MMENU.ZIP/MENU.DOC/ - Liam P. On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 22:34, Travis Siegel wrote: > > Not the program I was referring to in m

Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement

2022-08-16 Thread Travis Siegel
Not the program I was referring to  in my initial post, but that is certainly an excellent program with a ton of features, and if I still ran a dos machine, I'd certainly use that one.  The filename of the one I had I think was mm401.zip.  I can't however find that particular archive anywhere.

Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement

2022-08-16 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Robert, > If there is a link to Mark's Menu, I'd love to see it! I think, it's called MarxMenu, not Mark's Menu. https://www.ctyme.com/marx.htm https://www.ctyme.com/download/real/ https://eideard.com/2018/08/27/remembering-marc-perkel/ Cheers, Robert -- BTTR Software https://www.bttr-sof

Re: [Freedos-user] dosbox-x update available

2022-08-16 Thread Deposite Pirate
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:15:32 +0200 Aitor Santamaría wrote: > Yes, on 32-bit versions of Windows (and I think this applies to > Windws > Vista/7 at least), there used to be the NTVDM that can run DOS > programs fairly well. > I used to test FD-KEYB there quite a lot, as in case it locks the > cons

Re: [Freedos-user] dosbox-x update available

2022-08-16 Thread Aitor Santamaría
Hello. On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 11:05, Liam Proven wrote: > I am puzzled: I mean, XP can run DOS programs directly, without > assistance, can't it? > > Yes, on 32-bit versions of Windows (and I think this applies to Windws Vista/7 at least), there used to be the NTVDM that can run DOS programs fa

Re: [Freedos-user] dosbox-x update available

2022-08-16 Thread Liam Proven
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 at 07:13, Wengier W via Freedos-user wrote: > > DOSBox-X's Windows XP support has been there for a long time, which will > benefit those who use it (original DOSBox also supports it). I think the > pixel-perfect mode patch which you implemented still works too, so that those