As I continue to clean up the old code and convert most of it to something I feel is improved....The question needs to be asked:

Other than windows and Linux, is there really any other platforms to really consider? I know there are many to choose from but which ones really make since for this hobby?

Just thought I would ask


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So to ask the question again. What if any platforms are really needed outside of windows/Linux? Also any feedback if you want GUI or just pure text based console?


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So to ask the question again. What if any platforms are really
needed outside of windows/Linux? Also any feedback if you want
GUI or just pure text based conole?

If I saw a linux console version I would open it up very quickly for a
look and try it out. My BBS runs in a linux console without any support
for the desktop. It runs in a linode.

I don't have anything against a GUI either and might just setup a GUI
version as a point on my desktop at home here for quick and easy access
to my node if there was such a thing.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Dale Barnes wrote to all <=-

So to ask the question again. What if any platforms are really
needed outside of windows/Linux?

Personally I think that covers it. All I would want is the Linux
version.

Also any feedback if you want GUI or just pure text based
console?

Not sure of the correct term, maybe "TUI"? Not strictly just
"text" but with lines/borders, etc... like what the old DOS
version looked like would suit me fine. Maybe those characters
are called "high ASCII" or "ANSI"?

Thanks!



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Hi Dale.

27 Nov 19 12:13:08, you wrote to all:

So to ask the question again. What if any platforms are really needed

outside of

windows/Linux?

OS/2 ;-)

Also any feedback if you want GUI or just pure text based console?

Text for linux. For Win guys GUI might be ok too.

'Tommi

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Also any feedback if you want GUI or just pure text based console?

Text for linux. For Win guys GUI might be ok too.

Yep, looking for a decent lib for TUI at the moment so if I go text based but I am leaning toward GUI but need to research a bit more.


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So to ask the question again. What if any platforms are r

needed outside of windows/Linux?
OS/2 ;-)

I will second this motion! :)

Ooh...Ooh...Ooh Mr. Wolfe...I 3rd that emotion.

Well, then. There you have it :)


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Text for linux. For Win guys GUI might be ok too.

Yep, looking for a decent lib for TUI at the moment so if I go

text-> based but I am leaning toward GUI but need to
research a bit more.

What language are you writing the 1.2x and the new platform
in?

Still pascal. Too old to change at this point. I do a bit of C# but everything I have written and worked in has been pascal.

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You know, if you switched to FreePascal, you could write a Linux, POS2/ Windows, DOS and MacOS port of the same code ;) that would be awesome :) And if you included native WINServer support, even more so :)


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I have FreePascal and playing with it but I can also generate

WIndows/OSX/IOS/ANDROID/LINUX from Delphi as well.

Ah, but no OS/2 EXEs though :(

That is true. I have the OS/2 Patch now and will attempt to patch
compiler and see what it does.

Sweet! Keep us posted! :)

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