07-20-2005, 09:21 PM
O.K., enough already! I now know that I meant MS-DOS 95, version 4 (I see one version 4.00.950, and another one version 4.10.1053).
So, run my bas graphics programs in QuickBASIC, since they will not run properly on my Windows XP Home Editon system on my C: drive, I boot up in my A: drive, with my 3.5", 1.44 MB disk with the hidden files IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS, plus COMMAND.COM (called MSDOS). Once I boot up in this manner, I can run most .bas programs, graphics or non-graphics, provided they fit on the same 3.5" disk.
So, run my bas graphics programs in QuickBASIC, since they will not run properly on my Windows XP Home Editon system on my C: drive, I boot up in my A: drive, with my 3.5", 1.44 MB disk with the hidden files IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS, plus COMMAND.COM (called MSDOS). Once I boot up in this manner, I can run most .bas programs, graphics or non-graphics, provided they fit on the same 3.5" disk.
Ralph, using QuickBASIC 4.5 and Windows XP Home Edition and Service Pack 2, with HP LaserJet 4L printer.