On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 at 19:57, Deposite Pirate <dpir...@metalpunks.info> wrote: > > That definitely should be the default. Perhaps some comments > in the batch file with the file names of some of the other drivers > just in case someone wants to run it on older hardware.
TBH I'd point them at upstream OpenGEM for now. > It would > also be nice if the GEM folder location was configurable by editing the > batch file. I think it's buried inside GEM config files somewhere. Can't readily change that from a batch file. > I don't like it when the root folder in DOS is a dumping > ground for software. I agree. The Verity Stob Cruft Index applies: https://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~susan/475/cruft.html > I don't know what language GEM is written in. I'm guessing C. If it's > C, it should be easy to modify it, if need be. The only challenge is > setting up the build environment. Nor do I. All this stuff is in Shane's batch files, though. That's all I propose to touch. > My 1512 still works. I am not sure GEM > 2 will run on it I suspect it will. > and I > don't think the source code for the drivers for the special Amstrad CGA > 16 color mode were ever released. Yes they are: https://www.seasip.info/AmstradXT/gem.html > And not sure that GEM 2 programs > (such as paint and locomotive basic) work on GEM > 2. I think that they do now, yes. > Furthermore, I > think GEM 2 as shipped on the Amstrad does not run in MS-DOS. It needs > DOS Plus. AFAIK it runs on both. > There's also Desqview/X but I couldn't get it to work with FreeDOS. > Works fine in PC-DOS however. Yes, I have a DV/X VM somewhere. However that is a 386 protect-mode (semi-)OS and needs QEMM386. I can't get QEMM386 to run on any modern hardware. This makes me very sad. Also, I tried 386Max as that is now GPL, as discussed on this list. Like QEMM, it runs fine in a VM -- but for me, 386Max locks the machine hard (hold-down-power-switch level) on the bare metal on the 3 machines I've tried. I have yet to try GeoWorks/Breadbox Ensemble on modern kit. That is GPL now, too. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
