X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=SBrcZ6U9sC+/23H9DzDBBCRhrJm1kTZialhlozBuNjfZR61ZZTsYxoinzdUUQSEvBUwtUmJs7cUp2rsV6mk8dedJCic2EWSspIIDo/rWGb4/sY1vG5hcBw81AXXB6qV6mFy21Wa6CJBxpYNusMCirMiMIyifcazJTbx4YAfWNuQ= Message-ID: <2497d9a20511251310h1c1ccb19j4cedbaa63fbbdca2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:10:26 -0500 From: Matthew Petricone To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Help, new user(DJGPP) In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_1949_14158078.1132953026149" References: <274 DOT 5ce0a7 DOT 30b5fd86 AT aol DOT com> Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: djgpp AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk ------=_Part_1949_14158078.1132953026149 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline for a command line interface start->run-> then type "cmd" and click run this is the same as the one under accessories. you get a command line window. the commands are more or less the same but not all old dos programms will run right. On 11/23/05, Rod Pemberton wrote: > > > wrote in message news:274 DOT 5ce0a7 DOT 30b5fd86 AT aol DOT com... > > >In einer eMail vom 23.11.2005 15:56:40 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit > schreibt > >gerritvn AT gpvno DOT co DOT za: > > > >Of course you can run DOS programs on Windows XP: > >Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command Prompt > > > >or > > > >Start>Run>cmd > > > >--------------- > > > >it's not very compatible, though. I can't run my old programs using > graphics > >with cmd. There are other problems too, which I don't remember ATM > > If you need a more compatible "dos" than Windows' dos-box, try DOS-BOX: > http://dosbox.sourceforge.net > > It's specifically designed to play old games. > > Rod Pemberton > > > ------=_Part_1949_14158078.1132953026149 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline for a command line interface start->run->
then type "cmd"
and click run

this is the same as the one under accessories.

you get a command line window. the commands are more or less the same but n= ot all old dos programms will run right.

On 11/23/05, Rod Pemberton < dont_have AT bitbucket DOT cmm> wrote:

<Ster= ten AT aol DOT com > wrote in message news:274 DOT 5ce0a7 DOT 30b5fd86 AT aol DOT com...

>In= einer eMail vom 23.11.2005 15:56:40 Westeurop=E4ische Normalzeit schreibt<= br>>gerritvn AT gpvno DOT co DOT za: >
>Of  course you can run DOS programs on Windows XP:>Start>All  Programs>Accessories>Command  = Prompt
>
>or
>
>Start>Run>cmd
>
>= ---------------
>
>it's not very compatible, though. I can't run my old programs using
= graphics
>with cmd. There are other problems too, which I don't remem= ber  ATM

If you need a more compatible "dos" tha= n Windows' dos-box, try DOS-BOX:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net=

It's specifically designed to play old games.

Rod Pember= ton



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