[Floppertalk] Re: MS-DOS MODE?

Joe Musleh floppertalk@oldskool.org
Mon, 23 May 2005 14:25:39 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time)


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Hello Jeff,=0D
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I'm trying to play the game Big Top on my Sony VIAO using windows XP pro.=
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I downloaded MESS like you recommended, but i got stuck right here:=0D
where do i get BIOSes?  Also how do I know which system to use in MESS?=0D
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Thank you for your help.=0D
-Joe.=0D
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From: jleyda@micron.com=0D
Date: 05/20/05 15:19:50=0D
To: floppertalk@oldskool.org=0D
Subject: Re: [Floppertalk] Re: MS-DOS MODE?=0D
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=46rom the DOS prompt you'd simply type "flopper wingames.img" (without=0D
the quotes)=0D
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You can also just run flopper without any command line arguments, and=0D
you'll get a menu.  From the menu you can select a disk image for it to=0D
load.=0D
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You may be better off trying M.E.S.S. instead of flopper.=0D
www.mess.org=0D
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It's windows based and can load disk images, and has way better PC=0D
hardware emulation than flopper does.=0D
Hate to dis my own software, but flopper development pretty much halted=0D
a few years ago.=0D
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-jeff!=0D
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How do I run flopper with the disk image as an argument?=0D
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I really appreciate your help.=0D
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-Joe=0D
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<DIV>Hello Jeff,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I'm&nbsp;trying to play the game Big Top on my Sony VIAO using windo=
ws XP&nbsp;pro.</DIV>
<DIV>I downloaded MESS like you recommended, but i got stuck right here:<=
/DIV>
<DIV>where do i get BIOSes?&nbsp; Also how do I know which system to use =
in MESS?</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Thank you for your help.</DIV>
<DIV>-Joe.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV id=3DIncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D=
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<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href=3D"m=
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<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Date:</B></I> 05/20/05 15:=
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<DIV dir=3Dltr style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: [Flop=
pertalk] Re: MS-DOS MODE?</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>From the DOS prompt you'd simply type "flopper wingames.img" (withou=
t</DIV>
<DIV>the quotes)</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>You can also just run flopper without any command line arguments, an=
d</DIV>
<DIV>you'll get a menu.&nbsp;&nbsp;From the menu you can select a disk im=
age for it to</DIV>
<DIV>load.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>You may be better off trying M.E.S.S. instead of flopper.</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.mess.org">www.mess.org</A></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>It's windows based and can load disk images, and has way better PC</=
DIV>
<DIV>hardware emulation than flopper does.</DIV>
<DIV>Hate to dis my own software, but flopper development pretty much hal=
ted</DIV>
<DIV>a few years ago.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>-jeff!</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>------</DIV>
<DIV>How do I run flopper with the disk image as an argument?</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I really appreciate your help.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>-Joe</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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