As a vDosxy convert, I'll offer my two cents here: before embracing an old machine, it really does pay to try vDosxy, which offers the opportunity of far more readable screen fonts (for those, in any case, who could not never get Tame to work satisfactorily), as well as the convenience of using a current OS and machine.
Printing to *any* windows-configured printer -- usb, parallel, pdf generator, fax, etc. -- is also easy with the "winprint.exe" utility program, available for free on the same sourceforge page as vDos. Unlike dosprinter.exe (which is integrated into vDos), winprint successfully handles different fonts (dosprinter is only truly happy with Courier New, in my experience). Or just load HP LJ drivers and automatically print to pdf, which in turn can be sent to an Windows printer.
From: flash
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: new computer XY-DOS
On 27/1/15 7:46 AM, Kari Eveli wrote:
> ystem with 32-bit Windows preinstalled.
Avrom,
I second Kari's suggestion. You might as well stay with XP (or even
w2k) which was/is a stabile platform for XyWriting.
If the old hardisc w/ XY running is salvageable, just have your local
computer shop remove it from the old computer tower and add it to the
new tower as a secondary.