[DECtalk] how to install more programs decTalk emulator

[Josh Kennedy]

here is the contents of pc.bat. It is quite complex...

sh -c "export PATH=.:\$PATH;if which mame > /dev/null 2>/dev/null;then
sleep .01;else while true;do if wget -O mameinst.exe
https://github.com/mamedev/mame/releases/download/mame0268/mame0268b_64bit.exe;then
break;else continue;fi;done;mameinst -o. -y;rm mameinst.exe;fi"
mame -rompath roms -nvram_directory nvram -cfg_directory cfg -samplepath
samples -skip_gameinfo -window ct486 -ramsize 64M -kbd ms_naturl
-board1:fdcsmc:fdc:0  35hd -board1:fdcsmc:fdc:1 35hd -board2:comat:serport0
wheel_mouse -board3:ide:ide:0 hdd -board3:ide:ide:1 hdd
-board4:lpt:lpt:centronics printer -isa1 gfxultra -isa2 dectalk -isa3
sblaster_16 -hard1 dos.img -hard2 data.img -sound xaudio2


On Sun, Aug 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM Aksel Christoffersen <aksel at blindsigtmail.dk>
wrote:

> I understand that, which is why you copy the installers to the disk image
> when it’s mounted to your computer, and then I think you can run the MAME
> emulation, and run the installers from the DOS prompt.
>
>
>
> For example, if you want to install WordPerfect, you first mount the disk
> image with ImDisk as I’ve described, then copy the WordPerfect to the roth
> of the image, and then unmount the image from ImDisk. Now you should be
> able to run the MAME emulation with pc.bat, and then enter the name of the
> installer, and install it like a normal DOS program.
>
>
>
> Kind regards:
>
> Aksel
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