going to the classical age DOS

[a967Bytes]

Hello
I want to make another boot-able windows in my computer without deleting my current windows, if I have to delete it I will do it in another computer

I want to install DOS and use Turbo Compiler C++ in DOS to have the old classical age of programming :)

any one done it before ?

[a967Bytes]

;( how pretty
I still remember when I was very young and my dad gives me 10 Yemeni riyals to buy candy (around 0.05$) in that time it was too much :D
and I got to my friends house and bring him and go play with 10 riyals for 5 hours the both of us and play video games similar as these

http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/category/strategy/

[andywestken]

I've not tried Turbo C++ but I have tried Turbo Pascal. It was the first proper language (after BBC Basic...) that I learnt, so when Borland released it as freeware I acquired a copy.

But rather than go to the trouble of installing DOS, I used DOSBox to run it. The graphics appear to be fine, but I haven't gotten the sound to work so far (though I haven't tried very hard...)

Andy

PS For some reason, the licensing for the old Turbo C++ is different to Turbo Pascal:

For Turbo C++

free of charge to registered users of C++Builder 2007, ...

Antique Software: Turbo C++ version 1.01
http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/21751

But no such restriction for Turbo Pascal

Antique Software: Turbo Pascal v5.5
http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/20803

DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS
http://www.dosbox.com/

DOSBox DOS Emulator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dosbox/

[a k n]

Just in case you really want to use turbo compiler you can use dosbox (links in above posts) , but why would you bother to do that , you should use a modern compiler instead and if you were forced to use it by your school/college/university try to convince them to choose to some other compiler , on windows theres msvc++ (free to use for non-commercial and educational purpose) and the g++(used with minimalistic gcc for windows or mingw) as well the intel compiler (only for educational purpose.).

[a967Bytes]

Thank you for your kind post,
I am using now DOSbox x86 too and I used to to play the old great games of 90s , but none of Turbo compiler worked on my win7 home x64 bit

I will try the "Antique Software: Turbo C++ version 1.01 && Antique Software: Turbo Pascal v5.5 " , I still did not try it

[Catfish4]

@ Yemeni: I think FreeDOS is for you. Be sure to download the full CD ISO. I don't even remember if it has a C/C++ compiler, but it should.

http://www.freedos.org/

[andywestken]

Thanks to your post, I remembered I actually bought Turbo Pascal all those years ago. And I've even managed to find install disks that were buried at the bottom on a box of random, old diskettes!

But, as they're 5 and 1/4 inch, I don't have any way of reading them at the moment. :-(

Andy

[a967Bytes]

amhndu
I am still beginner, first year college, and the longest program I wrote is less than 200 lines
so its better to do it with classic compiler before its too late, before I start making programs that need 2000 lines instead of 200 ^_^

ok Catfish4

I think its better to bring one of my friends 90s computer to install it on, don't want to lose the legal copy of windows in my current PC, and if there is a back up don't want to lose time :D
great its open source ^_^

[a967Bytes]

Andy if I have the floppy disk, I can read it here, I just go to my friends house that has hundreds of old computers and pull a floppy disk drive and use it ^_^

so see if there is an electronics junks place in your area

[a k n]

Yemeni Cpluspluser wrote:

I am still beginner, first year college, and the longest program I wrote is less than 200 lines
so its better to do it with classic compiler before its too late, before I start making programs that need 2000 lines instead of 200 ^_^

That has nothing to do with using ancient , obsolete 16-bit compiler , you should still still be using a modern compiler , If i remember correctly when i last used it i had to include <iostream.h> instead of <iostream> , also many of those older implementations are not now standard.If you use better tools (compilers,debuggers etc.) and proper coding (atleast use current standards) it would be better for you in the future as well as present.

Yemeni Cpluspluser wrote:

I want to make another boot-able windows in my computer without deleting my current windows

Oh , you can also use oracle's virtualbox to install ms-dos on it and run it from windows xp/vista7/8 .

I still suggest to use a modern compiler.

[N36fSL3A]

It doesn't make sense to use an older compiler. C++ is C++ either way, so you'll essentially have to write the same code. (Except the GUI).

Also no one is going to use your old 16 bit software.

[a967Bytes]

I get it now, old compiler = bad
old compiler = old libraries

going to stick to the modern compilers from now on

[a967Bytes]

but still I love DOS ^_^, I am now playing a game using dos box

mount c c:\dosgames
c:
cd command-conquer 
start.bat

^_^

[N36fSL3A]

Suit yourself I guess. I wish you good luck with your programming.

[a967Bytes]

Thanks Fred, I started programming with Game Maker Language 7 when I was at secondary school, I created several games and programs, now I am first year college IT student :) , I used to spend a lot of time playing video games, now I spend a lot of time reading c++ books and making programs ^_^, so I guess I wont be beginner for long time
Good luck to you too