Old Computer Appreciation Thread

Zering

@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?

Folly

@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

Zering

@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.

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

Folly

@Zering

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

Zering

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

Folly

@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.

AdamBeGood

@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.

Folly

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...."].

AdamBeGood

@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.

Folly

@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.

Folly

Some P2000 screenshots ;-)

Zering

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

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 ?

Zering

@folly Yes, and more than that. I've got some ideas, I just need time to do it ^^

Folly

@AdamBeGood @Zering

Just made a post :
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/7271/philips-p2000/4
Got the P2000T working in lr-mess:
Too bad, still no cas file support.

@dmmarti
You've made some valerino scripts too, I read.
Do you have an idea for this problem?

dmmarti

@folly Hmm...looks like that system still isn't setup for cassettes yet.

Reading about it over on the progetto mess systems page, it's still not listed as having a -cass option.

I launched my PC stand alone MAME (pretty recent version) and when I launch the P2000 system, pressing TAB to bring up the MAME GUI, I don't see any tape related devices to load a cassette into like I would expect to see.

Not really sure how to load a cassette in it then.

Zering

Guys, I've began editing my first post to record all the info we've discussed in this thread. It's going to take me a while so bear with me. I might also write up a list of recommended games on each system based on everybody's input.

Folly

@dmmarti said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:

@folly Hmm...looks like that system still isn't setup for cassettes yet.

Reading about it over on the progetto mess systems page, it's still not listed as having a -cass option.

I launched my PC stand alone MAME (pretty recent version) and when I launch the P2000 system, pressing TAB to bring up the MAME GUI, I don't see any tape related devices to load a cassette into like I would expect to see.

Not really sure how to load a cassette in it then.

Thank you for trying.
Will look into into it later on.
One day the solution will come for sure, I think ;-)

Folly

@zering said in Old Computer Appreciation Thread:

Guys, I've began editing my first post to record all the info we've discussed in this thread. It's going to take me a while so bear with me. I might also write up a list of recommended games on each system based on everybody's input.

Good idea to summarize everything in the first post.
Look quite good altready :-)