Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Thank you! lol I'll have to give that all a look over. :) On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 6:07 PM, Rugxulo wrote: > Hi, > > This might be longer than necessary, but I figured I may as well dump > it all on ya, just to be complete! > > On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Mercury Thirteen > wrote: > > > > Th

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, This might be longer than necessary, but I figured I may as well dump it all on ya, just to be complete! On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 4:09 PM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > Thanks for the links, I appreciate that but I know... pretty much nothing of > Pascal lol My only experience has been with the

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Thanks for the links, I appreciate that but I know... pretty much nothing of Pascal lol I think I just need to clean up my code and things should be fine. Actually, I can't even say "my code". The directory traversal routine (which is the root of the problem) was part of an old public domain progr

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 1:56 PM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > Yeah, the lack of a 16-bit target made me pretty much write it off for this > project. The project is having string space corruption issues right now > anyway, so a C rewrite (or just forgetting the project altogether lol) may > be m

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

I know, right? The IDE is Windows-based but yes, it surprisingly defaulted to QB compatibility rather than FB. Yeah, the lack of a 16-bit target made me pretty much write it off for this project. The project is having string space corruption issues right now anyway, so a C rewrite (or just forgett

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

> Nevermind... figured it out. The IDE set the default language to QB > compatibility. Duh. Duh! Didn't know that FreeBASIC would have a DOS IDE, even less one defaulting to "lang QB". BTW, FreeBASIC 1.01.0 is out, it still mostly works, and supports DOS. > I don't see yet how your 'simple shel

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 1:41 AM, Rugxulo wrote: > "Fast" is subjective (unless you mean compile-time speed, which I'm > assuming here). There are too many diverse x86 machines (with > different speeds) to call anything universally fast anymore. > I was referring to both compile time (PowerBASIC

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > No problem! Yeah, PowerBASIC was a great product which produced some of the > fastest apps around. "Fast" is subjective (unless you mean compile-time speed, which I'm assuming here). There are too many diverse x86 machines (with di

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

tions for FreeDOS developers. > Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] New software! > > > On Dec 23, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > >> (btw, I'm a huge powerbasic fan, do you have your old code available > > somewhere? I'd love to have a look at it. > &

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> > Thanks for that, grabbed it. > As far as I know, powerbasic is the only company that still actively sells > and supports a dos compiler. Their version 3.5 is still available for > purchase. I have their windows version too, though I'm 1 version back > (running pbcc 5.0, and pbwin 8.0), but st

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

On Dec 23, 2014, at 1:57 PM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: >> (btw, I'm a huge powerbasic fan, do you have your old code available > somewhere? I'd love to have a look at it. > > I hear you there, PowerBASIC was awesome in its day and in fact it was the > using of this language that let me get my GUI

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, Travis, and thanks for the feedback! > Are you kidding? There's been many many times I wanted a feature that would allow me to do a dos function in the background while I kept doing whatever it was I was already doing in the foreground. A way to switch to a second shell, do something, and swi

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Are you kidding? There's been many many times I wanted a feature that would allow me to do a dos function in the background while I kept doing whatever it was I was already doing in the foreground. A way to switch to a second shell, do something, and switch back would be fantastic. (btw, I'm a

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Tom Ehlert wrote: > in a new implemented, most likely buggy way (FreeCOM also had bazillion of bugs which were removed over much time and effort) Hopefully not! :) > can it run batches? As of right now, no, but in its final form, yes. It supports all the env

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

> It will provide all the typical features of the base shell, in a new implemented, most likely buggy way (FreeCOM also had bazillion of bugs which were removed over much time and effort) can it run batches? whats the resident footprint? > including the following new features: > -The new "drive

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

It will provide all the typical features of the base shell, including the following new features: -The new "drives" command displays what drive letters are available in the environment and details on each. -A selection of four separate shells running concurrently which can be switched between usi

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> but for a simple shell it would just be too time consuming, > especially since I want to get a useable product out fairly > quickly. I don't see yet how your 'simple shell' would enhance FreeDOS. what parts does it better then FreeCOM in what specific way? Tom -

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Nice timing! lol Seriously, though, I'm starting to see what you point out. I got all of my code running in FB and it did great - quite impressive, really. However anything which depends on real mode assembly or interrupt calling will just take too long to get running properly so I think I'll have

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 2:07 AM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > Nevermind... figured it out. The IDE set the default language to QB > compatibility. Duh. Great, just after replying, now I see this new message. ;-) But seriously, this isn't for the faint of heart. You're probably not going to

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 1:27 AM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > > Can anyone can shed some light on why I'm getting these build errors? My > syntax is exactly as it should be from the demos and examples I've seen, > I've even tried a half dozen different ways to express the routine. I have > no id

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Nevermind... figured it out. The IDE set the default language to QB compatibility. Duh. On Sun, Dec 21, 2014 at 2:27 AM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > Can anyone can shed some light on why I'm getting these build errors > ? My syntax is exactly as it should > be

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Can anyone can shed some light on why I'm getting these build errors ? My syntax is exactly as it should be from the demos and examples I've seen, I've even tried a half dozen different ways to express the routine. I have no idea why the compiler is choking her

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

I'm wondering why I never thought of that lol Downloading FreeBASIC now :) Thanks for the tip! -- Download BIRT iHub F-Type - The Free Enterprise-Grade BIRT Server from Actuate! Instantly Supercharge Your Business Reports

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi, quick hint: > original source is PowerBASIC code, so I'm recoding it in QBASIC for > accessibility to a wider audience and to avoid the huge delay associated > with porting it to a completely different language such as C... Use freebasic. It is a free open source compiler so it is much easie

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi Jim! I've quite literally *just* begun work on this so it's nowhere near ready for prime time. As soon as I fix the 'cd' command it'll be much more useful, so I'll probably release the first version then even though the advanced features won't be quite ready for another release or two. The prob

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Mercury Thirteen wrote: > Hi Eric! > > Yes, this shell (as well as my GUI from which I'm porting it) is > completely open source. > > I guess it could fit under either category? When the port is finished, it > will be an exact clone of the MS-DOS command.com, only

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi Eric! Yes, this shell (as well as my GUI from which I'm porting it) is completely open source. I guess it could fit under either category? When the port is finished, it will be an exact clone of the MS-DOS command.com, only with added features. Users need not concern themselves with said added

Re: [Freedos-devel] New software!

Hi Mercury, nice to hear that you are a long time (Free)DOS fan :-) If you want to offer software for FreeDOS, it has to be free open source software in the first place. The next question is whether it is okay for widespread use, or only for users with very special interests. Depending on that,

[Freedos-devel] New software!

Hello, all! Despite this being my first post, I've been following (and using) FreeDOS for quite a while. I have to commend you all on an excellent implementation of the classic DOS environment! I have always loved the muscle of DOS - there's no fluff; just raw power to get the job done. My passio