Subj : Re: Cobol/gnucobol
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri May 30 2025 09:39:19

  Re: Re: Cobol/gnucobol
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Jcurtis on Fri May 30 2025 07:51 am

 PF> That just reminded me of a guy who did graphics work in the 2000s. He
 PF> wanted a cheap way to demonstrate proofs to clients and to do some basic
 PF> manipulation for them.

 PF> He settled on an Android tablet, installed DOSBOX, got Windows 3.11
 PF> running in it and installed Photoshop 4, which ran under Windows 3.x.

 PF> You could shock people at the coffee shop with an android tablet with a
 PF> keyboard and Windows 3.11.    :)

:)  A while ago, I realized you could plug a USB mouse and keyboard into a smartphone and they'll work.  I imagine a tablet could double as a laptop that way.

Several years ago, I set up DOSBOX on my PC to run old DOS games & such.  I also installed Windows 3.11 in it, and it actually runs fairly well.  I've also used DOSBOX to run a couple terminal programs (Telemate and Telix) to call into Telnet BBSes..  Takes me back to the 90s.

Nightfox

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