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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... writes: Yep, all the software for DOS and an EGA display, not to mention the Apple II stuff is still running, assuming you can find hardware that still runs outside a museum. Well-behaved MS-DOS applications do indeed still run today. And of course MS-DOS itself still runs. Yeah, I wouldn't be surprise if your tight ass wasn't still running it. Why don't you get a real job and upgrade? |
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writes: Yep, all the software for DOS and an EGA display, not to mention the Apple II stuff is still running, assuming you can find hardware that still runs outside a museum. Well-behaved MS-DOS applications do indeed still run today. And of course MS-DOS itself still runs. So you are admitting that not ALL DOS applications will run today, only "Well-behaved MS-DOS applications"? -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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wrote in message ... Mxsmanic wrote: writes: Yep, all the software for DOS and an EGA display, not to mention the Apple II stuff is still running, assuming you can find hardware that still runs outside a museum. Well-behaved MS-DOS applications do indeed still run today. And of course MS-DOS itself still runs. So you are admitting that not ALL DOS applications will run today, only "Well-behaved MS-DOS applications"? They are medicated with Ritalin to keep them in-line. |
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"Wolfgang Schwanke" wrote in message
... Umm, I don't know about Apples, but Intel machines ought to be fully backward compatible. All Intel compatible CPUs including the latest 64 Bit DualCore and its clones can emulate 8086/8088, and all modern graphics boards can emulate ancient graphics modes such as EGA, Hercules or plain text mode. So you can run old versions of DOS and ancient softwares. I doubt an old DOS version will recognise a USB joystick, and I don't think you'll find a game port that will plug into your 64 Bit DualCore motherboard. At work I've been fighting with some old software running on 386/486 hardware. I don't know why, but the text software havs an eight second delay between screens. There's a hardware security device on the parallel port that I suspect is part of the problem. I've tried every bios setting I could find, but it won't go away. Also, I don't theing the video boards do hercules. I recall needing some kind of software emulator to do that at one time. Unless I'm thinking of the CGA emulator that ran on a Hercules adapter. |
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Steve Foley writes:
I doubt an old DOS version will recognise a USB joystick, and I don't think you'll find a game port that will plug into your 64 Bit DualCore motherboard. Since DOS didn't support USB, there's no need to recognize a USB joystick in DOS applications. |
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"Mxsmanic" wrote in message ... Steve Foley writes: I doubt an old DOS version will recognise a USB joystick, and I don't think you'll find a game port that will plug into your 64 Bit DualCore motherboard. Since DOS didn't support USB, there's no need to recognize a USB joystick in DOS applications. You can't even understand what others mean in their posts. No wonder your a shut in, social interaction with you has to be tedious at best. |
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The local AATD I use for IFR currency is run by XPlane
not MSFS B "John Godwin" wrote in message ... It seems as if Microsoft is pulling the plug on MS Flight Simulator. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7902468.stm -- |
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On Feb 22, 11:59*am, John Godwin wrote:
It seems as if Microsoft is pulling the plug on MS Flight Simulator. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7902468.stm -- To be honest its a bit sad. I certainly don't have time to do all the real flying I need to do (I have a waiting list of students) much less time to play with the computer. However, I remember as a youth getting version 2.0 of MSFS and playing with that. Back then the graphics were just little white lines and you reallyl didn't know you were at an airport until you overran it. However, the simulation was ok and the gauges looked cool to me. The funny thing with flight simulators is that they work so hard to make them realistic in look, visuals etc. In truth that is about the least important aspect of a real simulator. -Robert |
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