OpenEuphoria

Re: sound & big text for Win 3.1

• Posted by Dan Moyer <DanMoyer at PRODIGY.NET> Dec 12, 1999
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Irv & Bernie,

Thanks, I checked & my dad's Win 3.1 computer seems to already have Win32's
on it, so I'll install Euphoria & Win32Lib on it & see if they work, & then
go from there.

Dan Moyer

-----Original Message-----
Dan asked:
>>
>> What do I need to write a program for an old 386 with Win 3.1 on it, in
>> order to play wave files in series one after another, & display text in
>> large fonts?
>> <snip>

and Irv responded:
>
>Until recently, I had Win 3.1 on a computer (with win32s) and it would run
>many of Dave's Win32Lib demos.  I didn't try to play wav files, but I see
no
>reason that that wouldn't work.  If your Dad normally prefers to work in
>Windows,  give it a try.
>
>Irv

and then Bernie responded:
>
>Dan:
>   Win31 was a 16 bit operating system and win32 is a 32 bit operating
>   system.
>
>   Because win31 has 16 bit dlls you may find not all the win32 software
>   will work and may crash your system.
>
>   There is another option that you have and that is to upgrade win31
>   to win32. The software to do this and instructions are at :
>   http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q122/2/35.asp
>
>   WARNING *** Be sure you have a complete backup of your system before
>           you try any upgrades because win31 is very unforgiving.
>           If you don't understand the instructions fully or understand
>           how to do a backup then get help from someone who is an expert
>           that lives near your home in doing the upgrade.
>
>Bernie