Windows 3.1 Support

2004-12-23 Thread TP Reitzel
Stas - So, will we actually be able to fully utilize Windows 3.1 capabilites, e.g. DOS shell to run games? I meant to use virtual memory as the example per our previous discussion on Windows 3.1. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-msdos in the body of a message to

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-12-22 Thread TP Reitzel
Stas - I thank you for adding support to DosEmu so VFW runs movies in 16 bit color! I'll try to refrain from posting YAP (yet another picture) showing Gulliver's Travels in full color. :) I know that I'm not alone in saying, THANKS! P.S. I'm now using Netscape 4.0.8, too! ;) - To unsubscribe

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-12-22 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: I thank you for adding support to DosEmu so VFW runs movies in 16 bit color! Yes, Windows support is maturing and doing swell. There are already the VESA drivers (created by Japheth) that will soon be able to replace the Trident ones, so that you can use Windows in hi

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-12-22 Thread TP Reitzel
There are already the VESA drivers (created by Japheth) that will soon be able to replace the Trident ones, so that you can use Windows in hi color modes also under console. Superb! My machine looks more like an old '386 everyday which is a real good testimony about DosEmu's emulation ability..

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-28 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: BTW, 16 bit versions of Netscape 4.0x, specifically 4.06 and 4.08, crash DosEmu. Not any more. Our new (anonymous) friend from www.japheth.de worked out that problem. (on his web-site you can find the tool-set for running the console win32 apps under dos and dosemu). Now

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-22 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. Julius Schwartzenberg wrote: Does the setup program for MS Windows also work now in Dosemu? I am glad to announce that now it does. Moreover, you can now use win.com to start windows, as you did in real DOS. win /s and win /3 will work exactly as expected and will produce the the very nice

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-20 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: You mentioned that it was possible to use networking with Windows 3.1 Yes, networking must work, otherwise running windows would be useless. 1. Trumpet Winsock 2.0f or something like it which includes the I tried both 2.0 and 3.0d. 2. Running current DosEmu CVS as root

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-20 Thread TP Reitzel
Stas - Your advice in addition to Bart's helpful additions on networking with TUN/TAP in the Readme for DosEmu 1.2 enabled Windows 3.1 to run Netscape 3.04 on my system. BTW, 16 bit versions of Netscape 4.0x, specifically 4.06 and 4.08, crash DosEmu. I haven't tried any others so far. Some 16

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-19 Thread TP Reitzel
Stas - You mentioned that it was possible to use networking with Windows 3.1 so I just had to try it! ;) It works... sort of. My test configuration is a follows: 1. Trumpet Winsock 2.0f or something like it which includes the winpkt.com driver. I also tried the latest version, 3.0d, but it

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-13 Thread TP Reitzel
Hmm, was it also possible with WinOS/2 to play videos? It doesn't seem to work for me, but that might have to do with the format. My current WinOS/2 installation uses a Trident driver (TRIDENT 1024x768-256c), I suppose it would also work in in Windows 3.1. Julius Julius - I acted on your

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-13 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: I acted on your suggestion and installed version 1.4 of the TVGA8900C driver for Windows 3.1. It works in both the 800x600x8 and 1024x768x8 bit modes. Actually you can get even more than 8bpp (which I thought your original question was - misreaded it). You need to get

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-12 Thread TP Reitzel
Stas - I thought you'd like the attachment. ;) P.S. I'm looking forward to someone adding mouse support for Windows 3.1 without having to resort to the the Win-OS/2 driver. Is 8-bit color currently possible with an appropriate graphics driver for Windows 3.1? Also, I plead once again for OPL-3

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-12 Thread Julius Schwartzenberg
Hmm, was it also possible with WinOS/2 to play videos? It doesn't seem to work for me, but that might have to do with the format. My current WinOS/2 installation uses a Trident driver (TRIDENT 1024x768-256c), I suppose it would also work in in Windows 3.1. Julius TP Reitzel schreef: Stas - I

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-12 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: I thought you'd like the attachment. ;) Yes, but attachments to the public ML is probably not the good idea (that's why I always encourage people to use BTS before asking them for logs). P.S. I'm looking forward to someone adding mouse support for Windows 3.1 without

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-12 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. Julius Schwartzenberg wrote: The docs on setting it up would be pretty similar right? I think so. Does the setup program for MS Windows also work now in Dosemu? To my great surprise no it doesn't, it still has the same problem as WinOS2 had... What versions are currently tested? (Both 3.1,

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-12 Thread Julius Schwartzenberg
Stas Sergeev schreef: What versions are currently tested? (Both 3.1, 3.11 and Workgroups, non-Workgroups?) 3.11 and Windows for Workgroups is the same thing AFAIK. Both 3.1 and 3.11 are known to work. I also used to think this, till I came across disk images of Windows 3.11 and Windows for

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-11 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. Julius Schwartzenberg wrote: Hmm, what about all that stuff in the current documentation saying that this is impossible? To be removed, most is just a plain crap. Even the parts that were related to WinOS2, were a total crap, see this for instance:

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-10 Thread Julius Schwartzenberg
Stas Sergeev schreef: Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: realize this potential of DosEmu. I can hardly contain myself. My Windows 3.1 directory is ready and waiting. :) What exactly does it wait for? The code is all in CVS, people who need it, already use it:) What you really have to wait (maybe

Re: Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-08 Thread Stas Sergeev
Hello. TP Reitzel wrote: realize this potential of DosEmu. I can hardly contain myself. My Windows 3.1 directory is ready and waiting. :) What exactly does it wait for? The code is all in CVS, people who need it, already use it:) What you really have to wait (maybe indefinitely), is win95

Windows 3.1 Support

2004-11-07 Thread TP Reitzel
I just wanted to say, thanks, for adding support for unmodified Windows 3.1 in a future release of DosEmu. I appreciate the time and effort to realize this potential of DosEmu. I can hardly contain myself. My Windows 3.1 directory is ready and waiting. :)