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KF6SNJ

I recently downloaded and tried to compile TI4Linux. So far, nothing. On Puppy I get a complaint about not finding the command "make". On PCLinuxOS, I get complaints about code not compliant for C but for Ada95, yet even with Ada95 support it won't compile. Looking at the Makefile I find this line:

KF6SNJ · Posted: Mon 15 Mar 2010, 16:22 Post subject:

There are a total of 21 files. 20 if I don't count the "diskrom.bin" file (which I can't seem to open anyway). I suppose that if asked, I could post the code from each the files and we can try to work through it together and those with more knowledge than I can tell me how the code is supposed to work and why. I hope to learn something from this.

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 4841 Location: Blue Springs, MO

KF6SNJ

KF6SNJ · Posted: Mon 15 Mar 2010, 19:59 Post subject:

Ok. I tried mounting DEVX_400.sfs. Here is the result when I tried "make" this time:

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 4841 Location: Blue Springs, MO

I am assuming you mean macpup dingo?

you need to use the boot manager to load the sfs - you can't just mount it

KF6SNJ · Posted: Tue 16 Mar 2010, 01:11 Post subject:

Alright, got the Boot Manager setup to load DEVX_400.sfs, then rebooted. Then went directly to rxvt, went to the appropriate directory and ran "make". Results? Exactly the same as before. Wonder what I'm doing wrong. I don't know. Maybe I am too stuck in the past to understand this..... :cry:

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 4841 Location: Blue Springs, MO

Can post a link to the source you are using?

KF6SNJ · Posted: Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:49 Post subject:

It can be found at:

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/emulators/ti4linux-0.2.tar.gz

KF6SNJ · Posted: Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:50 Post subject:

It can be found at:

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/emulators/ti4linux-0.2.tar.gz

KF6SNJ · Posted: Wed 17 Mar 2010, 10:52 Post subject:

I am tempted to copy the source by hand with a pencil into a notebook and, using a book on C++ programming, see if I can't figure out how the program is supposed to work and see if I can find why it doesn't work (at least for me).

ttuuxxx · Posted: Wed 17 Mar 2010, 11:47 Post subject:

there's another one here http://www.mrousseau.org/programs/ti99sim/archives/ti99sim-0.0.9.src.tar.gz
you need sdl+Dev to compile it plus I edited rules.mak file first and removed the extra O's.
not sure if it will compile, I don't have sdl installed, but from the looks of output, looks like it would work.
ttuuxxx

homepage
http://www.mrousseau.org/programs/ti99sim/

technosaurus · Joined: 18 May 2008 Posts: 4841 Location: Blue Springs, MO

It would have been nice if you had shared the info from the README file

This is the source for a TI-99/4A emulator. By no means should this

set of source files be considered complete. I hope some gifted C-Programmers

will examine them thoroughly and make something beautiful out of it.

Already this code emulates a TI computer almost at its real speed on a

486-DX2-66MHz. Some speed sacrifices will have to be made in order to

emulate any graphics. But I trust the result will be satisfying enough

to make my efforts worth wile.

It is out of my hands now...

Ton Brouwer, February 18th 1994.

e-mail: ersentb@er.ele.tue.nl

or ton2@zld.rws.nl

KF6SNJ · Posted: Thu 18 Mar 2010, 03:42 Post subject:

@technosaurus, I'm sorry about that. I did not give much thought to the read me as it did not contain any instructions with regards to compiling.

@ttuuxxx, I did not know of that TI emulator. I have now downloaded it. I will attempt to compile it. However, before I do, I will look at the rules.mak file and see if I can figure out what you suggest editting out.

Truthfully, there is a purpose to why I am trying to get this to work and its two-fold. Here it is:

1) My employer has asked me to write two articles for the company news letter. One on sports. The other on nostralgic computing. As it happens, I own a working TI 99/4A home computer. I think it would be a terrific picture if I could have both the 99/4A and the emulator (from my laptop) running side by side.

2) I am seriously thinking of trying to create a new puplet that has a fully emulated TI 99/4A work enviroment. I have not decided yet if I want to cripple it at that or if I want the emulator to run from within an otherwise fully functional modern desktop enviroment.

That is why I have an interest in getting a TI 99/4A up running. Yes, I know, its a bit personal. Still, thank you to both of you for the help and suggestions at this point. It has given me some points to ponder. I will see what I can do after work on Thursday.

ttuuxxx · Posted: Thu 18 Mar 2010, 06:24 Post subject:

Do you own a commodore 64? I had one as a kid and a TI99/4a but the Ti99/4a on linux look like they all are work in progress, I haven't came across one that works on the other hand I found a commodore emulator that emulates lots of different Commodore machines, I then converted my printer menu in 2.14X to a Commodore selector Smile

via the games menu
ttuuxxx

Ps a windows TI99/4a emulator with wine might be a better way to go, that would like having a emulated emulator emulator version. lol say that 10 times