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ls7550

08/15/16 10:46 AM

#41138 RE: Firebird400 #41136

In Debian KDE I've set it up so when I mouse into the top left corner it brings up desktop switcher - a 3D 'model' of your desktops that you can drag around and then mouse back into the top left corner to focus in on the desktop in view.

Placing Newport window off a single screen edge and then switching to desktop view mode ... sees the Newport windows 'bent around' both desktop edges



Once you've installed DOSbox which many systems support (Mac, etc.) then the download runs inside that ... i.e. is a form of virtual dos box. No need for other emulators such as XP virtual machine or whatever.

In Linux (Debian) as easy as a "apt-get install dosbox" command. And with a bit of tweaking you can have it as a desktop/menu icon/entry, so no different to opening up any other program. The only odd thing is that it locks the mouse to the window once you've clicked inside the newport window and have to press Ctrl-F10 to release the mouse. There are ways I believe however to add/configure mouse integration (I can't however outline the details here, as I don't know how to do that myself).

JDerb

08/15/16 11:02 AM

#41139 RE: Firebird400 #41136

Hi Ken..

Count me in. Couple months ago I pulled out an old desktop and the only icon on the screen was Newport. With Tom's help and shaking up some of the gray cells that are left, it's working. Reminds me of T.S. Eliot's quote:

"We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." Back in the saddle again.

Take care.

Jon

Toofuzzy

08/15/16 12:20 PM

#41141 RE: Firebird400 #41136

Would it run on an Apple / could it run on a new Apple?

Toofuzzy