On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 at 14:55, Deposite Pirate <dpir...@metalpunks.info> wrote: > > That would be really nice. I am guessing all these batch scripts are > just there to avoid having to write an installer that will pick the > right drivers.
Well yes. But FDIMPLES doesn't run the installer scripts anyway. OpenGEM comes configured for VGA and expects to be installed in C:\ whereas it is actually in C:\OPENGEM -- so it fails to start correctly. The scripts also have provision for a lot of other stuff: updates, app installation etc. I think all that can go. It's 2022. The folder has to be right, we can assume VGA as everything else Gem supports needs a 30-35 year old computer, I need to find a fix for the path somehow, and remove all the prompts about quitting and restarting and so on. Shane's own site on Github has had OpenGEM marked as a "release candidate" for 6-7 years now, so I don't think it is going to happen. :-( > I used GEM on Amstrad PC1512SD and I am quite sure that > there is just one batch script to start it whether you are starting it > from two 5,25" floppy disks or from a hard drive. Yes, it was, that's right. But kit like Amstrad 1000-series is what I mean: that machine came out 36 years ago. The late-1980s Amstrad 2000 series were VGA as were all later models. VGA came out in 1987, 35 years ago, and since then, basically all new computers had at least VGA. > Same for ViewMax that came bundled with DR-DOS. Yep. I have a test install of that on DR-DOS 7.01-08 here. ViewMax can use the TaskMax multitasking that is built into DR-DOS. FreeDOS has nothing like that yet, AFAIK, and also AFAIK TaskMax won't work on any other OS. I suppose I could use ViewMax instead of full GEM, though, if it's just a launcher. ViewMax is GPL. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
