Re: xy&dosbox

[Jeff Seager peregrine@xxxxxxxx]

The primary intent of DOSBox programmers was to provide an emulator for
DOS-based games. I found it rather quirky for XyWrite, but I think you may get 
what you want in the long run by experimenting and searching the web for answers. 
DOSBox appropriates some of the function keys we were conditioned to use in 
XyWrite, and those conflicts were a nuisance to me. I didn't persevere long enough 
to sort that out.

Very important settings for DOSBox are contained in the file Dosbox.conf ... This 
resource may help:

http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf

I still have a laptop running Windows 98SE. For as long as that holds up, it provides
a pretty satisfying Xy experience. I have a handful of such older computers lying 
around, still functional in the same sense that a hammer and nail are still functional 
in an age of nail guns, and a copy of DOS 6.22. Eventually I may repurpose a 
little-used 6GB hard drive in one of those, retrograding to a more perfect world for 
XyWrite. If I can play Leisure Suit Larry or some other old game on the same 
machine, I guess that'll be a bonus.

Cheers,

Jeff Seager

-----Original Message-----

From: ralph j gray 
To: xywrite 
Sent: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 3:39 pm
Subject: xy&dosbox

I've been overtaken by high tech and would appreciate any help.

I'm trying to run Xywrite III+ under win7 on desktop and vista on laptop.
Dosbox gives me Xy and full screen in both cases.

What I can't get is the vertical split screen that I use heavily. F10 and
ctrl produces a mouse arrow. F9 and ctrl kills the whole thing. Other Fs
don't do anything.

What commands need I make to get that split screen? I write articles on
one side from notes on the other. As I have been doing since 1984 when I
had a Xy 5 inch floppy and a file 5 inch floppy in the two disk drives on
my Kaypro.

thanks,

ralph
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