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04-26-2018, 05:58 PM | #1 |
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Windows 98 and old Sartin prgms
I have Entropy and Synthesis but they won't run on newer computers but I think they'll run on a win98 computer. Who knows for sure? Anybody?
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04-26-2018, 11:42 PM | #2 |
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Lefty,
The older Sartin programs like Energy,Synthesis,Entropy and the Validator Manual will run on Dosbox...Val4 and Spec 160 will run on Windows XP or the XP Mode on Windows 7 Pro and Windows 7 Ultimate and it's an easy install...Val4 and Spec 160 will not run on Dosbox.I tried with different configurations but no bueno.. I hope this helps. Ray |
04-27-2018, 06:34 PM | #3 |
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FWIW, I'm about 100% positive Val4 and Spec160 will run on Dosbox (even under Windows 10 64 bit) - you just have to position the TRKMAST data folder in the right place per several discussions elsewhere in this Forum (or maybe the Spec160 sub-forum).
They're not even copy-protected, so Dosbox doesn't have that to worry about. (Which accounts for why people have 'lent' them around even though they are NOT free ...) Ted
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04-27-2018, 08:17 PM | #4 |
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Thanks Again
Thanks again. I just dl'd the dosbox and will see if I can figure it out.
I use a external 3.5 drive on my 8.1 windows machine and it keeps telling me the disks need to be formatted. Maybe with DOSBOX it will read them. |
04-28-2018, 06:50 AM | #5 | |
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04-28-2018, 08:12 AM | #6 |
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Agreed re Virtual Box or VMWare. However, we've dealt with how the c:\val4\trkmast folder (or c:\spec160\trkmast) folder needs to look when Val4 is MOUNTed in Dosbox as a Drive Volume (e.g. Drive C).
I don't want to research it, but it's all been discussed in this forum before. Ted
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04-28-2018, 08:39 AM | #7 | |
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Caveat emptor: virtually all modern web browsers no longer support XP, so most websites are DOA with XP's default Internet Explorer. The advantage of virtualization is that you can set up a folder that works between the native system (Windows 10) and the virtual environment (XP), and if lucky, might be able to find a 3rd party browser compatible with XP that will load sites that Internet Explorer would normally regurgitate. |
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04-28-2018, 04:07 PM | #8 |
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from another thread by moi: i have it loaded through dos box made the trackmaster file in the program files but val4 does not read it for some reason.
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