Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-13, 16:16

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The Tex Murphy Radio Theater series 1 and 2 are really required to understand the gap between Overseer and Tesla Effect. https://bigfinishgames.com/radio-theater/ Plus it's really good. 😀 I'm quite glad to see the Tex Murphy series in this topic!

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-04-13, 15:39

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I've not spent much time looking into VST plugins, however I believe the development platform I've chosen for this project (C#/.NET/WinForms) is not well-suited for that purpose. Actually, it is suited. There are two paths: - entry points for native callers, but your code remains compiled to …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-04-06, 12:42

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Under a Killing Moon I just got through Day 1, and so far I'm loving this game! It took a bit of time to get used to the controls, since the game forces you to move in 3D with the mouse (and mouse only), but the interface itself is quite nice. I also find the goofy sense of humor to be charming, …

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Re: Nostalgia for old Graphics Programs?

Posted on 2024-02-20, 18:13

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Deluxe Paint IV on the Amiga is legendary. Bryce 3D was a lot of fun on Windows 95.

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-02-18, 08:39

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There's hope with IKVM: https://github.com/ikvmnet/ikvm/issues/468 Basically, the .NET Standard Library doesn't include MIDI ports support. In the realm of 3rd party packages there was managed-midi, but it has been abandoned a long time ago. It's possible to code it yourself, but making it work *and …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2024-02-04, 22:30

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I begun Touhou Artificial Dream in Academia It's like a Shin Megami Tensei game (from the SNES era) and Touhou Project had a baby. Played a few minutes, and I'm already in love with the gameplay, music, and pixel art. It's a Windows game (at least on Steam), but while it doesn't work with Proton, it …

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Re: so I had the urge to get out an old Linux computer

Posted on 2024-01-24, 15:55

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I'd put HAIKU OS on it. https://www.haiku-os.org/get-haiku/installation-guide/

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Re: Customize CRT effect?

Posted on 2024-01-08, 17:26

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dgVoodoo2 and Reshade work nicely together, in my experience.

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Re: Speedy3D support in DOSBox

Posted on 2024-01-08, 12:27

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sharangad wrote on 2024-01-06, 10:36: Alternatively could you recommended a decent book on DOS protected mode coding? https://www.amazon.com/Dos-Windows-Protected- … g/dp/0201632187 Seems like a good book

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-08, 10:48

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Also, going cross-platform means ditching the x86 platform, as the vast majority of linux users only use x64 distros, without any x86 compatibility layer installed by default (this is the default on Ubuntu, for example): https://askubuntu.com/questions/454253/how-to-run-32-bit-app-in-ubuntu-64-bit …

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-08, 08:18

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No one will love your piece of software more just because it is using more modern technology or just because it uses newer language features or SOLID principles. If using more modern programming stuff offers nothing more in practice than less compatibility with older operating systems and older …

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Re: cleaning up ;)

Posted on 2024-01-07, 22:22

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The only thing I would toss out is a Windows ME install or upgrade CD. Well maybe. I kinda like that OS.

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-07, 21:56

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Oh sorry, I read it too fast. I'm used to the MS naming of .NET Framework / .NET Core (now .NET) being confusing. If Winforms stays then the current code base would not lose anything by changing to old school .NET framework. There are more controls such as the TaskDialog, available in the modern …

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-07, 21:31

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.NET Framework only works on Windows (and is shipped with Windows, and is closed source). It also does not evolve anymore. .NET Core (now called .NET since .NET 5) is cross platform, shipped with the application (by default), and open source. Right now, the usage of WinForms is what makes it a …

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-07, 20:58

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Modern cross-platform compatibility means using AvaloniaUI with .NET 8 (the latest LTS release of the runtime/SDK). The latest release of Windows Forms for .NET 8 introduces more extensive binding APIs, which could be used to introduce the MVVM pattern into the existing code base first. MVVM is a …

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-04, 14:42

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You don't need to care about an application's address space.

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-04, 14:27

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Roland User wrote on 2024-01-04, 13:52: As you can see , I run this application on Windows 7 x64 , but what for this appliacation x64 code ? Realy not need 4 GB or more RAM for work 4 GB is the maximum a 32 bit application can address. It does not use 4GB.

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-04, 13:39

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Unless there is a native x64 dependency, the code is compiled to IL, so it's neither 64 bit or 32 bit. It can run on a 32 bit version of the .NET 6 runtime just fine. Or at least, the code can be adapted to 32 bit easily. But .NET 6 itself requires a recent operating system. At least Windows 10. For …

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-03, 19:52

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https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/getting-started/

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Re: MT-32 Editor- a new timbre editor and patch librarian for 64-bit Windows

Posted on 2024-01-03, 18:46

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Again, that's a lot of work to make the code base compatible with the old .NET Framework of the Windows XP era. It also demands that the developer uses outdated and slow IDEs, such as VS 2019. I think people who value their own free time and don't want to burn out will avoid that. You are welcome to …

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