Re: Xy4 - OS options

[Paul Lagasse pglagasse@xxxxxxxx]

Linux w/ Dosemu is another viable option. There are some minor issues,
though these can be fixed with a variety of tweaks. Printing works
(using POSTGHST.PRN), both to the printer and a PDF file (in combo with
cups-pdf) and you can access the OS clipboard. OS commands can be run
from the command line, and fullscreen is possible as well (though I
don't use it). I've managed to create script that in most instances
launches Xy4 and calls the selected file.
You can run Xy4 on both Linux 32 and 64, though on the setups I've
tested there is an Xy4/Dosemu performance hit on 64 -- however, I don't
think this performance hit would be noticeable for most users (it's most
extremely and painfully present when I'm running an Xy4 program that
makes more than 100 CVA operations on some 80 MB in 170 files, but I
also have a script that now does the same thing faster).

Paul Lagasse

On 05/29/2011 05:58 PM, Lisa Kleinholz wrote:


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*From:* Carl Distefano **

What people like us really need, I think, is a DOS-in-the-Cloud that
would enable us to run XyWrite and other antiquated software from
any machine with an Internet connection.
That would be my dream come true. I am happy that I bought a netbook
with XP just before it was discontinued. It's my ace in the hole,
although DOSBox on a Mac has worked very well for me.