Re: running DOS programs - failure

"indigo" <[email protected]> Tue, 2 May 2006 07:50:47 -0400
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anon wrote:
> Couldn't it have been modified for Basic (there seems to be little
> difference [I/O, maybe nested loops]) easier than essentially
> rewriting in C++?

Dunno, the software guy was given his choice on what language to port it too
and that's what he picked. I do have another program written in basic,
haven't tried to run it on XP so I don't know if it'll work or not.

>
> XP's lack of DOS is sc****ing up some of my legacy programs - they
> won't run in XPs emulation mode.

Welcome to my world!