[access-uk] Re: Running old DOS programs
- From: Jim McAuslan <jim.mcauslan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:48:33 +0000
Hi Edward,
I know that on W7 and XP you can use the command prompt which can be
found in the accessories folder and gives you a dos command line.
I think I tried to play an old text game on an XP machine in this
fashion but I found it quite cumbersome.
Think it was "colossal cave adventure".
Let me know how you get on.
Jim Mc
On 29/10/2013 20:38, Edward Green wrote:
Hi all,
I quite fancy playing some of the old text-based games that I used to play
under MS DOS 6.2 and wonder what is required to do this or whether it’s still
possible.
I don’t have any machines running MS Dos, but I do have Windows machines
running Windows XP, 7 and 8. I also have a Mac but I imagine it would be
easier to do this under Windows.
If this is possible, do I need one of the old DOS screen readers or can the
games be made to run under Windows perhaps from a command line?I realise that
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