[Ham-Computers] Running a DOS program

[Loren Moline WA7SKT]

Dan and all,

I got the program to run.

I switched screen to 800 X 600 and ran it and it worked right out of the exe file. I then switched back to 1024 X 768 and it runs right there also.

Problem solved...dont need dosbox


 
Loren   WA7SKT
 
Member: ARRL and Pacific Northwest VHF Society
Member: Hearsat Satellite Monitoring Group ( www.hearsat.org )
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> From: danki6x at earthlink.net
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:56:14 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Running a DOS program
> 
> I don't use it, but remember when I set it up on his PC we could only get so
> big (640 x 480 or such).  Check the website and other internet info.  May
> limit to super VGA or whatever DOS usually limited to.  I have a secondary
> boot into Win 95 so I can run its DOS with TR-DOS with all the port control
> (parallel and serial).  Win XP just did not work and have not tried TR-WIN
> yet.  But, again I have not used that in a while since I don't seem to have
> extended contesting time these days.
> 
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Loren Moline
> WA7SKT
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 6:53 PM
> To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Running a DOS program
> 
> 
> Dan,
> 
> I have the program running with dosbox but don't know how to get it to run
> full screen..
> 
>  
> Loren   WA7SKT
>  
> Member: ARRL and Pacific Northwest VHF Society
> Member: Hearsat Satellite Monitoring Group ( www.hearsat.org )
> Location: CN86cx
> 
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> > From: danki6x at earthlink.net
> > To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> > Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:35:31 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Running a DOS program
> > 
> > DosBox: http://www.dosbox.com/
> > has worked for a person I helped get going using his very old QuickBasic
> on
> > XP.  Worked fine.  Seems to emulate old DOS very well.  XP DOS window is
> not
> > close enough to old DOS for many original programs.  Win 98 DOS was pretty
> > close.
> > 
> > Dan, KI6X 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Loren Moline
> > WA7SKT
> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 3:37 PM
> > To: ham-computers at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Ham-Computers] Running a DOS program
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am trying to run a DOS program called Puff. My operating system is XP.
> > 
> > When I run the program the introduction scren comes on and gives me a
> choice
> > of any key or esc
> > 
> > When I press any key or esc nothing happens. I am using a USB keyboard.
> > 
> > I thought it might be that I need to use a PS2 keyboard so I ran it on my
> > other computer that has a PS2 keyboard and it accepted any key and went to
> > the program but it will not respond to F keys.
> > 
> > Does anyone have any ideas what I can do to make it recognize all the keys
> > on my keyboard?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> >  
> > Loren   WA7SKT
> >  
> > Member: ARRL and Pacific Northwest VHF Society
> > Member: Hearsat Satellite Monitoring Group ( www.hearsat.org )
> > Location: CN86cx
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