1. DOS on 64-bit Windows 10
- Posted by alrobnett Dec 12, 2018
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I believe I downloaded Euphoria 3.x (Not 4.x). My Windows 10 System is 64-bit. I need to run a Euphoria program in DOS, and understand that it must run on a 32-bit system. It appears that vDos can simulate a 32-bit system while running on a 64-bit system. Is this an appropriate solution for my problem?
The Euphoria editor, "Ed" runs on my 64-bit computer with no problem. Is this indicative of anything?
Allen
2. Re: DOS on 64-bit Windows 10
- Posted by ChrisB (moderator) Dec 13, 2018
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Hi Allen
A complete topic in itself.
It's 16 bit programs running on 64 bit systems that's the issue.
if ed runs, all I would suggest is try it, see what happens and report back. I would use DOSBox myself, and have had success with it.
Incidentally, eu 3.11 setup needs to be run under windows, does a dos only version still exist anywhare?
Cheers
Chris
3. Re: DOS on 64-bit Windows 10
- Posted by petelomax Dec 13, 2018
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Sounds like you need dos_rescue, which you can get from http://phix.x10.mx/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.HomePage&action=search&q=rescue+pringle
4. Re: DOS on 64-bit Windows 10
- Posted by irv Dec 13, 2018
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Much as I dislike Windows, it does have good support for 32-bit apps. Even old Eu 2.2 programs run fine in a cmd.exe terminal "window" on my new Windows 10, 64-bit computer.
What's not going to work are some very old programs (mostly "DOS graphics" demos or games).
In addition, if you have access to the Euphoria source code, it's usually fairly easy to update programs to run on Eu 4.1. That's what I would recommend if you have a program which you will be using regularly.
5. Re: DOS on 64-bit Windows 10
- Posted by alrobnett Dec 13, 2018
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Thanks ChrisB, Petelomax, and Irv
Allen