OpenEuphoria

Re: Which Platform to Start?

• Posted by kinz at peterlink.ru Feb 13, 2001
• 452 views

Hi Ray,

> kinz at peterlink.ru wrote:
> 
> > I have not good but an acceptable **programmig**
> > environment (not for clients naturally and anyway!)
> > with your euAllegro on my 386-WIN.
> 
> Is the reason poor performance
> of euAllegro on a 386 ... 
> or the hassle of to much other supporting
> software required?

I had done only very short test to see your
moving images.

I run DOS session to code any program -
with euAllegro or without euAllegro -
and this way is very fast and very comfortable
with ed.ex editor on my 386 machines.

I can run Eu without HD, from 360K floppy,
on 386-33sx 4M RAM - works very well in
all 4M RAM for DOS32 programming in SVGA mode 257
with 256 colors on VGA Hitachi under simplest DOS.

Try VB6 for education in this my simple
mode to run Hello World.

So, do you understand why I love only Eu now ?

I know well, you understand very well, Ray,
if you are in this list    :)

Well, but execution under Win-95 is too
slow due to multitasking, I think.
Win-95 run another processes.
I don't know what to do to *safely* stop
or freeze these another system processes
for see only the euAllegro pictures now.


> Why I choose to go the path I did was for a long term future.
> Euphoria DOS32 graphics based apps won't work on WinNT and Win2000?


WinNT, Win98 native hardvare is 486.
See MS site - you can buy Win95   for 386  native hardvare
                          Win98   for 486  native hardvare
                   and    Win2000 for 586+ native hardvare
No problem.

Then remember how many 386, 486, 586
there are in the World now
(at the least only with Win95,98,NT that run DOS O'k).

> This is my assumption ... is this correct?
> 
> My theory is ... a lot of people have DirectX and Windows
> now and as time goes on more and more people will.
> This way by using Allegro (DirectX) this gives me a larger and larger
> "possible" user base.
> 
> As you mention your not interested in distributing software ... so 
> our aims are different and have decided to use different tools.


With my couple of 386 + Eu, I can program or teach
the kids for that *huge heap* of hardware above.

Only my problem is the interesting story, plot,
topick, subject for a new programming, not tool.

There are a heap of the free tools in The RDS Archives.

Take ASM for Eu and try speed of your next game.  :)


Well, this CK Lester's and our (now) *subject*
is documented in Eu 2.2 docs too.

RDS's recommendation is DOS.

RDS is right, I think and I can say with Eu_Love from Russia.

O'k to finish this *subject* for robust programming ?


Regards,
Igor Kachan
kinz at peterlink.ru