This does not answer the focused question, but may answer the bigger one in the context of Basic.
"JustBasic" has a free version as well as a paid version, it has an IDE, and I have run it on almost all platforms. Worth looking at. I have had problems on Windows 7 on a number of packages, whereas Vista does well. Good luck Mac Simon Simon Wheaton-Smith www.illustratingshadows.com Silver City, New Mexico W108.2 N32.75 and Phoenix, Arizona, W112.1 N33.5 --- On Thu, 4/14/11, Barbara & Carl Sabanski <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Barbara & Carl Sabanski <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: OBASIC on a 64 bit Windows 7 PC? > To: "'Mac Oglesby'" <[email protected]> > Cc: "'Sundial Mailing List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, April 14, 2011, 7:45 PM > Sunny Day Mac! > > You can try the following but you will need to get DOSBox > for this to work. > When it loaded place a shortcut on the desktop. > > The next step is make a batch file, called "qbasic" for > example, as follows: > > mount x c:\sundials\qbasic > x: > qbasic.exe > > The first line points to the directory where "qbasic.exe" > is located. > > This file is then placed on the desktop. Do this by > holding down the "Ctrl" > key and then left click and drag the file on to the > desktop. Creating the > normal shortcut will not work. Now drag "qbasic" > batch file icon over the > DOSBox icon and it will open. You will need to read > about the "mount" > command to get to the files you want to run. From the > above batch file it > shows that "mount" creates a drive, in this case "x", and > gives it a path to > where the files are located. The drive name can be > any letter. > > The default window for DOSBox is quite small. To > change this select: > > Start - All Programs - DOSBox-0.74 - Options - DOSBox0.74 > Options > > This will open the DOSBox "config" file in Notepad. > At the start of the > file you will find the following section. > > # fullscreen: Start dosbox > directly in fullscreen. (Press ALT-Enter to > go back) > # fulldouble: Use double > buffering in fullscreen. It can reduce screen > flickering, but it can also result in a slow DOSBox. > # fullresolution: What resolution to use > for fullscreen: original or fixed > size (e.g. 1024x768). > # > Using your monitor's native > resolution with > aspect=true might give the best results. > # > If you end up with small window on > a large screen, try > an output different from surface. > # windowresolution: Scale the window to this size IF the > output device > supports hardware scaling. > # > (output=surface does not!) > # output: What > video system to use for output. > # > Possible values: surface, overlay, opengl, > openglnb, > ddraw. > # autolock: Mouse > will automatically lock, if you click on the > screen. (Press CTRL-F10 to unlock) > # sensitivity: Mouse sensitivity. > # waitonerror: Wait before closing the > console if dosbox has an error. > # priority: Priority > levels for dosbox. Second entry behind the > comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized. > # > pause is only valid for the second > entry. > # > Possible values: lowest, lower, normal, > higher, highest, > pause. > # mapperfile: File used to > load/save the key/event mappings from. > Resetmapper only works with the defaul value. > # usescancodes: Avoid usage of > symkeys, might not work on all operating > systems. > > fullscreen=false > fulldouble=false > #fullresolution=original > fullresolution=1920x1080 > #windowresolution=original > windowresolution=1024x768 > #output=surface > output=overlay > > Check the last 6 lines above. The lines marked # are > the originals and the > ones below are the changes I made. This makes the > DOSBox window larger but > I have not tried to run a program to see what it looks > like. You can try > different values to see what affect it has. > > Once QBasic is running in DOSBox you can got to full screen > by selecting > "Alt" and "Enter". To return from full screen select > "Alt" and "Enter" > again. > > I hope this works for your programs and you can save your > $100. > > Happy Dialling! > > Carl > www.mysundial.ca > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Mac Oglesby > Sent: April-14-11 6:06 PM > To: Sundial Mailing List > Subject: OBASIC on a 64 bit Windows 7 PC? > > > Hello Friends, > > I've just bought a PC which runs Windows 7 (Home Premium) > 64-bit. > Despite what the sales Tech said, it doesn't seem to deal > with QBASIC at > all. > > There were some postings a while ago about using sundial > software with > Windows 7, but looking through the archives I didn't find > anything about > QBASIC and Windows 7. > > If anyone knows of a reasonably simple way to use QBASIC on > a 64-bit Windows > 7 PC, please let me in on the secrets as soon as possible, > for the PC is > still returnable for full refund. > > Thanks, > > Mac > > P.S. It would also be very useful to hear from anyone who > knows (or is > pretty sure) that there is no hope of running QBASIC on my > new PC. > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
