[COLUG] Dosemu, qbasic, Linux

[Mark L. Wise]

Charlie,

I may be interested in re-writing your qbasic program to work under 
Linux AND take the risk that if it doesn't work, you don't have to pay 
me anything.

E-mail me and we can discuss what the qbasic program does so I can 
determine just how much work it will take.

Mark


charles morrison wrote:
>
>>> OK Charlie, it's your turn to describe the functional requirements.
>>> Charlie wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>> I have a few programs which I wish to run under Linux which are 
>>>> written in Quick Basic.       
>>> 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.
>>>     
>>
>> Now how did I get on the Quick Basic support list?   How do I 
>> unsubscribe?
>>
>> Pat
>>   
>
> 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.
> .
> .
> .
> /> > ... my qbasic program ...
>
> Does that legacy program display graphics or only text?
>
> /It displays only text.
> .
> .
> .
>
> 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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