Ah, the "Dos-box" is the "ms-dos" or "command" prompt" in windows xp. It's a DOS window in um, well, "Windows."
----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Dos box > what is this DOS box? > > Josh > > Most of the reason I don't like spam is because a lot of it is true. > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AOL: kutztownstudent > skype: jkenn337 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sky Taylor Mundell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 6:58 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Dos box > > >> Hey Zakary, where do I get dos box from? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Zachary Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> >> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:01 AM >> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] An appreciation for Fallthru >> >> >>> >>> cHello, >>> Unfortunately, there is no Windows version. I believe in Issue 36 >>> Michael >>> had an interview with the game's author where among other things he said >>> that he'd lost the source code for the game and so couldn't update it. >>> Nor do I have any idea why Jaws acts that way. I don't use it myself >>> and >>> so have no knowledge of how it works. I have had great success playing >>> the game with either Window-Eyes, or DosBox. But DosBox isn't for >>> everybody. The setup is complicated. >>> I'm sorry i can't give you more hopeful news. >>> Yours, >>> Zack >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: gamers@audyssey.org> Date: Mon, >>>> 16 >>>> Jul 2007 07:22:59 -0600> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] An appreciation for >>>> Fallthru> > I'd like to play this game. I remember trying it once >>>> several >>>> years back, > but ever since I updated to jaws 8 I've been having a lot >>>> of problems > getting Dos games to work properly. For some reason the >>>> command boxes start > up and immediately close back down. Is there a >>>> windows version of this game > somewhere? And if not, does anyone have >>>> any ideas as to why Dos programs > won't start on my computer? Its a >>>> jaws >>>> problem, that I know, because I've > had one of my sighted friends >>>> start >>>> a dos program without jaws running, and > it starts up fine, then I >>>> started jaws while that window was still open and > it immediately >>>> closed. Hmm... But yeah, this definitely sounds like my type > of game, >>>> almost reminds me of Fable. Sounds awesome.> ----- Original >>>> Message ----- >>>> > From: "Zachary Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To: "Gamers Discussion >>> list" <gamers@audyssey.org>> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 12:48 AM> >>> Subject: [Audyssey] An appreciation for Fallthru> > > > Hiya,> > Off and >>> on over the past year or so, I've been working at playing > > through an >>> old DOS game which Michael reviewed in Issue 1 of Audyssey. > > I've not >>> come anywhere close to beating it, and don't want to really. > > I've >>> yet >>> to really make it much of anywhere--true, I've gotten fairly rich > > >>> and >>> found a few rather amazing places, but haven't yet found any real > > >>> direction. I don't mind this in the least.> > One thing I love about >>> this >>> game, which I haven't found anywhere else, > > is a sense of a world >>> with >>> unlimited places to explore. There is this odd > > sense that if I just >>> keep going in a direction somewhere I'll find > > something interesting, >>> or run into a new town, or a new inn, or a new > > place where I can >>> appreciate the depth of detail that's offered here. > > I've never >>> before >>> encountered a sense like the following:> > When the >>> character in Fallthru travels from town to town over roads, it > > seems >>> like he's really traveling somewhere. I get this odd sense that, > > >>> wow, >>> that really did take three days! (That's game time, of course.) > > >>> Since >>> I haven't really scratched the surface of this game yet, I have to > > >>> wonder what it'll be like if I keep going.> > I know this game isn't for >>> everyone. It's tedious and hard to get > > anywhere sometimes because >>> you're constantly trying to stay alive. There > > are so many places to >>> go >>> that it is hard to choose. I find myself setting > > out long term goals >>> for spots I want to see and realizing, a few days and > > some food >>> later, >>> that I really should've reconsidered. No other game has > > quite given >>> me >>> this feeling.> > I'm just curious, therefore, if anybody on this list >>> still plays the > > game? If so, does it stay this engrossing all the >>> way >>> through? No, don't > > answer that. I want to find out for myself.> > >>> All >>> the best,> > Zack.> > >>> _______________________________________________> > Gamers mailing list >>> .. >>> Gamers@audyssey.org> > To unsubscribe send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > > visit> > >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make> > any >>> subscription changes via the web.> > > > > >>> _______________________________________________> Gamers mailing list .. >>> Gamers@audyssey.org> To unsubscribe send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit> >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make> any >>> subscription changes via the web. >>> _________________________________________________________________ >>> Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one >>> place! Find it! >>> http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Gamers mailing list .. 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