RE: Running the x18 simulator from Xwindows Colorforth?

Hi Ray,

One of key differences between native and Windows ColorForth memory models
is in the fact that it's impossible (or I just do not know how?) to allocate
memory below 64K limit under Windows (using VirtualAlloc). So if there's
code that's using absolute addresses, it won't work properly. Usually here
are variables where you can just set base address, but I did not play with
x18, so I cannot tell you any details.

BR,
Roman

P.S. I'm glad to see some activity inthis list :)

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray St. Marie [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 6:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [colorforth] Running the x18 simulator from Xwindows
Colorforth?

Hi John
Ray here:

I've never been able to run the x18 in windows cF.
it just crashes for me. I believe that it was intended
to run native. I've often wondered if Roman got it
working.

You might consider moving the blocks to one of the
natives that work for you, then testing again.
I'd love to try this, I just don't have any time till maybe
August.

Best of luck
Ray

On 6/7/06, John Drake <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I was just wondering if anyone has been able to do
> this.  I usually use Windows ColorForth, but with
> the coming release of exciting products from
> Intellasys I'm rather bummed by the fact that it
> can't run the X18 simulator.  (Or if it can, I've
> been unable to make it work.)  I once had a laptop
> that could run "native" colorforth, but alas it's
> on it's last legs.  (It won't even read the floppy
> drive.)  I've played with the "Qemu" distribution
> some, but it doesn't have the X18 simulator built
> in.  Anyway, if anyone has gotten the X18 sim
> working on a non "native" setup (XWindows,
> ColorForthWin, QEMU, Bochs) please let me know.
>
> Regards,
>
> John M. Drake
>
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