VOGONS


First post, by KIVINCA

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Hi, everyone. 😘

Just found this site after a LONG time trying to get the DOS progs which wot I writ in the 1980s to run on bloody Vista, which refuses full screen.

In the days when computers ran on Calor gas, (I'm 74yo) I had my own accounting business, and wrote all the software. After I retired, first Windows would not print ASCII, without a bit of bother (so I put the print files to .txt and used Notepad) , now Vista ain't doing nuffin!

I was amazed (cracked up even!!) when with a couple of clicks, there was "my baby" in it's glory!

My eternal thanks to the developers. When I get to heaven (where all programers go) I'll put in a good word for you ......! 😘 😘 😘

I did try to learn VB, but I'm too old, so did not convert the progs. Nice tho' to see that, at a pinch they are still usable.

If any of you are interested, the progs, and instructions, are at :-

www.CIAccounts.com

Feel free to use them. If anyone wants the source code, let me know. You will have a good belly laugh ....... never believed in gotos & gosubs ... 😊 😊

Best wishes to the forum,

Ted

HELL, IS CARING FOR SOMEONE. HEAVEN, IS HAVING NO-ONE TO CARE FOR.

Reply 1 of 2, by MiniMax

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Welcome to VOGONS Ted. Hope the old ticker will keep working for many years to come.

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Reply 2 of 2, by KIVINCA

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To bring the topic up-to-date.

I gave spent some pleasant (some not!!) hours with DOS-Box and my PowerBasic Compiler. Used on XP and Vista.

Pleased to say that BOS-Box has excelled!

The details are here :-

http://www.powerbasic.com/support/pbforums/sh … 6561#post276561

ATB

Ted

HELL, IS CARING FOR SOMEONE. HEAVEN, IS HAVING NO-ONE TO CARE FOR.