Eighty One and Windows 8
Eighty One and Windows 8
If no one has tested it yet, I just did and EightyOne runs just fine under Windows 8. I was even able to pin it to the Metro interface, though it will kick over to the desktop to run. I had to run 1st time as an administrator and go through all of the "do you trust this software" prompts the first time but not afterwards.
Bill H
Bill H
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
Cool! That's good to know
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
Learned that Jeff Vavasour's ts1000-c will not run under windows 7 (it is 16 bit) but will run under windows 8 (they brought back 16 bit support) - but it will not run all the way cause you can not do full screen in the windows 8 desktop
I always liked this emulator, always seemed to be the closest one to the real thing
I always liked this emulator, always seemed to be the closest one to the real thing
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
Another way to run DOS programs (ts1000 & Xtender) is to use DOS-BOX. I'm doing with under Windows XP and under Linux. Should work the same under other versions of Windows.
Tim Swenson
Tim Swenson
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
I just verified that DosBox will runder Windows 8 on the dexktop so TS1000-c.exe also runs there!swensont wrote:Another way to run DOS programs (ts1000 & Xtender) is to use DOS-BOX. I'm doing with under Windows XP and under Linux. Should work the same under other versions of Windows.
Tim Swenson
Bill H
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
Figured out a simple solution to remembering how TS1000-c.exe maps the keyboard and what keys do what:
I took an old bad membrane, used a hair dryer to seperate the printed layer, trimed the keys and krazy glued them to the keyboard.
Bill H
I took an old bad membrane, used a hair dryer to seperate the printed layer, trimed the keys and krazy glued them to the keyboard.
Bill H
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
It wasn't till afterwards that I thought I should have done it to a USB keyboard
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Crazy stuff!
At last, a real use for those worn-out or broken membranes
Mark
At last, a real use for those worn-out or broken membranes
Mark
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ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer being good this year.
Re: Eighty One and Windows 8
OMG! That picture just put a big smile on my face!!!! The fact that you used a "real" membrane keyboard and didn't just photocopy a picture just proves how "hard core" you are!Bill H wrote:Figured out a simple solution to remembering how TS1000-c.exe maps the keyboard and what keys do what:
I took an old bad membrane, used a hair dryer to seperate the printed layer, trimed the keys and krazy glued them to the keyboard.
Bill H