Hi,
I have got running my old turbo pascal IDE, but I don't get
compiled my code with tpcx. I have to use tpcx because of
memory problems.
Trying to activate XMS and EMS doesn't helped. Also using
CWSDPMI did not help. DOSBox always exits when I start
tpcx.
Mem shows enough memory available (aprox 48 MB extended memory)
Does someone have got running tpcx and how ?
Thanks, Lothar
Hm never tried tpcx (or is it tpx?), what tp version is that?
I have TP 6.0.
I know from my old MS DOS, I used EMM386 or the like and
set them up in config.sys and autoexec.bat.
Would that help ?
Lothar
No, wouldn't help. An EMM386 equivalent is activated automatically when you say ems=true in dosbox.conf. There isn't any config.sys in DOSBox unless you boot it from a real DOS disk image. And the autoexec.bat equivalent is also in dosbox.conf (at the end of that file), so a separate autoexec.bat file does not exist.
tearex
What dosbox version are you using, and on what OS?
Why do you want to use DOSBox to run TP? I think it should work using the NTVDM.
On the other hand, I have TP7 and it seems to work using DOSBox 0.72 too.
Intel i7 5960X
Gigabye GA-X99-Gaming 5
8 GB DDR4 (2100)
8 GB GeForce GTX 1070 G1 Gaming (Gigabyte)
I think it should work using the NTVDM.
Which is nice especially for the linux guys, right 😉
I have tried it on Mac OS X 10.3.9.
Using DOSBox 0.72.
Not sure if this is relevant, but.... From my excellent 60 seconds guide:
wrote:PPS: Seems like the Mac OSX version of DOSBox 0.72 ships with a non-standard DOSBox Preferences file with Expanded Memory Specif […]
PPS: Seems like the Mac OSX version of DOSBox 0.72 ships with a non-standard DOSBox Preferences file with Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) set to false instead of ems=true. If you are going to create your own Preferences file, you might want to set ems=true. To check the EMS setting, use the command:
Z:\>config -get dos ems
To change it temporarily (without editing the Preferences files) use:
Z:\>config -set dos ems=false
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I have switched on both as a last test.
Also I have seen on a Virtual PC installation, that tpcx
uses QUEMM/EMS or the like.
I tried to start an extra command.com, but tpcx simply exits the DOSBox (no real crash).
Ok, it was only a try. I should use fpc that comes with freeDOS and give them a try. The tpcx on FreeDOS crashes
after the memory problems gone away 😀
Thank you.
Lothar
If you are going to try VPC, be aware that you can boot DOSBox with a real MS-DOS too. Perhaps it will work better that way.
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I have found a solution with tpc and using link buffer at hard disk (/L). At least I get compiled my app 😀
Lothar
Try core=normal for tpcx, or maybe use loadfix.
wrote:Why do you want to use DOSBox to run TP? I think it should work using the NTVDM.
Don't you need the patch to fix the Runtime Error 200 problem?
No, only turbo pascal apps using the crt unit would need a fix,
yet there's even a corrected crt.tpu out there.
If it's any help I have Turbo Pascal 7.0 and it runs great. I have compiled code and everything in it
