[COLUG] Dosemu, qbasic, Linux

[charles morrison]

>> OK Charlie, it's your turn to describe the functional requirements. 
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>> Charlie wrote:
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>>> I have a few programs which I wish to run under Linux which are 
>>> written in Quick Basic. 
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>> This was discussed more at lunch, where it was revealed that the 
>> Quick Basic program was written in-house, and the source code is 
>> available (on-line no less!). The author was also at lunch. 
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> Now how did I get on the Quick Basic support list?   How do I unsubscribe?
>
> Pat
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My question was how to get the USB serial port stuff to be recognized by 
Linux and passed through to Dosemu, so that legacy programs can be used 
to actually work and used to make a living, not just play games.

Since my legacy program runs under qbasic, then how do I make it work 
under Linux so I can get my whole company off Windows?

Obviously, I can rewrite it as Jim Prior has suggested. I have had this 
done twice and do not use either program because they are too difficult 
to use. So unless someone wants to volunteer to do it or not get paid if 
it doesn't work, all I want to do is run what I already have under 
Linux. It is qbasic program. Since it is supposed to work, why doesn't 
it? This IS a Linux question. This is a Linux users group.
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/> > ... my qbasic program ...

Does that legacy program display graphics or only text?

/It displays only text.
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Any one want to give me a quote on doing the code for a rewrite, I will 
send a simplified description. Fixed price quote and no pay if no work 
like my qbasic program. Not that I don't trust programmers, but I just 
don't trust programmers sense of business. Must be compilable on both 
Windows or Linux and run on either. I expect it to install on Windows 
just like my current program, which is just click on a .exe file and it 
starts the install. Same type deal on Linux. No manual configuration of 
anything: just install and then run. Of course, the original problem 
with my program not working under Linux must be solved, which is 
operation using pluggable USB serial ports (RS 232/485).

Charlie Morrison

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