[TowerTalk] DOS?

[David Gilbert]

I think the point is that the general ham marketplace isn't going to buy 
Steve's app if they have to fiddle with a DOS emulator to use it.

Dave   AB7E


On 10/11/2016 12:13 PM, Kirk Kleinschmidt via TowerTalk wrote:
> Steve and the gang,
> Have you simply tried to run the program in one of several "DOS environments" that run in any modern operating system?
> See: DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS
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> There are others, and they offer the ability to run older DOS software pretty much anywhere.
> If DOSBOX will support the mast calculator program it's a lot less work than porting the code.
> regards,
> --Kirk, NT0Z
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> My book, "Stealth Amateur Radio," is now available from www.stealthamateur.com and on the Amazon Kindle (soon)
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> On Tuesday, October 11, 2016 2:04 PM, Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g at windstream.net> wrote:
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>   Steve, I have a BS degree in computer science, a masters degree in
> software engineering, and am retired with time to do some projects.  I
> might be interested in porting your app to the 21st century. I assume
> you have the source code.  Is it in BASIC or what?
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> Contact me off list,  nj5g at arrl.net
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> Day after tomorrow I am flying to the SF bay area to participate in a
> yacht delivery to San Diego area, a 43 ft ultra light displacement
> racing trimaran.  I have a return flight for the 25th so if in the
> interim I am conspicuous by my absence it is due to being incommunicado
> data wise while at sea.  I am taking a couple radios but nothing to
> connect to my ISP.
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> Patrick        NJ5G
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> On 10/11/2016 11:57 AM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk wrote:
>> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
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>>        I sell a little app for mast calculations called  MARC (Mast, Antenna
>> and Rotator Calculator) and it was written in ye olde days  of DOS. It has an
>> early version for Windows as well but doesn't work on any  current
>> operating systems. Is there someone out that could update it for me? I  don't know
>> what's involved but will be willing to pay for your efforts.  Tnx.
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>> Cheers,
>> Steve    K7LXC
>> _www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com)
>> Cell: 206-890-4188
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