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      Zering @Folly
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      @folly So then you select the .bat files in ES and the game runs?

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        Folly @Zering
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        @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

        @folly So then you select the .bat files in ES and the game runs?

        Yes.

        Above example is not the best.
        I have a better one.

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          Zering @Folly
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          @folly If anything I'd be more interested in something like System Shock, which uses a CD.

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            Folly
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            lr-dosbox:
            file structure :

            RAYMAN.BAT
            cd/RAYMAN.bin
            cd/RAYMAN.cue
            RAYMAN/<harddrive files>(no image file)

            RAYMAN.BAT:

            @echo off
            imgmount D cd/RAYMAN.cue -t iso
            C:
            cd C:\RAYMAN
            rayman.exe save=C:\RAYMAN
            
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              Zering @Folly
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              @folly Are your bin and cue in a separate directory inside the main folder in this instance?

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                Folly @Zering
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                @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                @folly Are your bin and cue in a separate directory inside the main folder in this instance?

                Yes
                And hd files are also in a seperate RAYMAN directory.

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                  Zering @Folly
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                  @folly So essentially you're putting the commands in the .bat file you'd normally input into DOS?

                  So if I created a blood.bat file it would be :

                  cd blood
                  blood.exe

                  Right?

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                    Folly @Zering
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                    @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                    @folly So essentially you're putting the commands in the .bat file you'd normally input into DOS?

                    So if I created a blood.bat file it would be :

                    cd blood
                    blood.exe

                    Right?

                    Yes that should work.
                    You can remove .exe

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                      Zering @Folly
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                      @folly said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                      lr-dosbox:
                      file structure :

                      RAYMAN.BAT
                      cd/RAYMAN.bin
                      cd/RAYMAN.cue
                      RAYMAN/<harddrive files>(no image file)

                      RAYMAN.BAT:

                      @echo off
                      imgmount D cd/RAYMAN.cue -t iso
                      C:
                      cd C:\RAYMAN
                      rayman.exe save=C:\RAYMAN
                      

                      So I'm trying to figure out what's going on here.
                      Imgmount is mounting the CD image.
                      C: is indicating to DOS where to look for RAYMAN?
                      I can't tell what echo off and save=C:\RAYMAN are meant to do.

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                        Folly @Zering
                        last edited by Folly

                        @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                        @folly said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                        lr-dosbox:
                        file structure :

                        RAYMAN.BAT
                        cd/RAYMAN.bin
                        cd/RAYMAN.cue
                        RAYMAN/<harddrive files>(no image file)

                        RAYMAN.BAT:

                        @echo off
                        imgmount D cd/RAYMAN.cue -t iso
                        C:
                        cd C:\RAYMAN
                        rayman.exe save=C:\RAYMAN
                        

                        So I'm trying to figure out what's going on here.
                        Imgmount is mounting the CD image.

                        Yep

                        C: is indicating to DOS where to look for RAYMAN?

                        Yep (EDIT: tip from adambegood -> not necessary in this example)

                        I can't tell what echo off and save=C:\RAYMAN are meant to do.

                        "echo off" -> you don't see the commands while loading (not necessary)
                        "save=" -> game specific, I think

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                          Folly
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                          @Zering

                          I also run Philips P2000 on lr-dosbox :
                          https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7271/philips-p2000/3

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                            Zering @Folly
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                            @folly I did not even know the P2000 existed.
                            You keep giving me things to tinker with! ^^

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                              Folly @Zering
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                              @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                              @folly I did not even know the P2000 existed.
                              You keep giving me things to tinker with! ^^

                              Cool, isn't it ?

                              Seems that cas support is now added in lr-mess for Philips P2000.
                              So I have to try.
                              But I think display is still monochrome.

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                                AdamBeGood @Zering
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                                @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                @folly said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                lr-dosbox:
                                file structure :

                                RAYMAN.BAT
                                cd/RAYMAN.bin
                                cd/RAYMAN.cue
                                RAYMAN/<harddrive files>(no image file)

                                RAYMAN.BAT:

                                @echo off
                                imgmount D cd/RAYMAN.cue -t iso
                                C:
                                cd C:\RAYMAN
                                rayman.exe save=C:\RAYMAN
                                

                                So I'm trying to figure out what's going on here.
                                Imgmount is mounting the CD image.
                                C: is indicating to DOS where to look for RAYMAN?
                                I can't tell what echo off and save=C:\RAYMAN are meant to do.

                                DOSBOX mounts /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc as the C:\ drive by default.

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                                  Folly
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                                  Dosbox (standalone):
                                  This is also a nice example on how to run, for example, Philips P2000 with a game :

                                  Lazy-Bugs.sh :

                                  #!/bin/bash
                                  /opt/retropie/emulators/dosbox/bin/dosbox -fullscreen -scaler normal3x -c "@echo off" -c "mount c: ~/RetroPie/roms/EmuOnDos/Philips_P2000T" -c "cls" -c "c:" -c "m2000 -verbose 0 -boot 1 -tape games/Lazy-Bug.cas" -c "exit"
                                  

                                  Batch (.bat) commands are integrated in the .sh script with [-c "etc...."].

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                                    AdamBeGood @Zering
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                                    @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                    @folly I did not even know the P2000 existed.
                                    You keep giving me things to tinker with! ^^

                                    It's so retro! Proper old school. I've never heard of it before either.

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                                      Folly @AdamBeGood
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                                      @adambegood said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                      @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                      @folly said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                      lr-dosbox:
                                      file structure :

                                      RAYMAN.BAT
                                      cd/RAYMAN.bin
                                      cd/RAYMAN.cue
                                      RAYMAN/<harddrive files>(no image file)

                                      RAYMAN.BAT:

                                      @echo off
                                      imgmount D cd/RAYMAN.cue -t iso
                                      C:
                                      cd C:\RAYMAN
                                      rayman.exe save=C:\RAYMAN
                                      

                                      So I'm trying to figure out what's going on here.
                                      Imgmount is mounting the CD image.
                                      C: is indicating to DOS where to look for RAYMAN?
                                      I can't tell what echo off and save=C:\RAYMAN are meant to do.

                                      DOSBOX mounts /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc as the C:\ drive by default.

                                      Indeed your right :

                                      C:
                                      

                                      Not necessary.

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                                        Folly
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                                        Some P2000 screenshots ;-)

                                        2020-11-24-182636_800x600_scrot-resized.png 2020-11-24-182734_800x600_scrot-resized.png

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                                          Zering @Folly
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                                          @folly So I think we all agree about covering every manner of old computers on this thread then? ^^

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                                            Folly @Zering
                                            last edited by Folly

                                            @zering said in Old Japanese Computer Appreciation Thread:

                                            @folly So I think we all agree about covering every manner of old computers on this thread then? ^^

                                            Yes, we can.

                                            Are you going to convert the thread name ?

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