• mystic and windows update 1903

    From dream master@21:1/163 to PalKat on Mon Sep 30 02:16:42 2019
    On 28 Sep 2019, PalKat said the following...
    I have been able to make 16bit programs like frotz, jzip and infocom .exe/.com programs work under Windows 10 32-bit just fine after update 1903. You do need to make some system adjustments that are easy.

    but the issue is with 16b doors.

    Next I opened a Command Prompt (Console) and clicked the top left of the command prompt window to get the menu, go to PROPERTIES. In the
    properties box that opens, at the bottom of this window put a check mark on "Use legacy console (requires relaunch, affects all consoles)". After you select that click OK, then close your command prompt window.
    This all worked for my doors, doorway, netfoss, games, etc...

    it is selected and doors dont work. only win32 doors do.

    |08 .|05ú|13ù|15Dr|07e|08am Ma|07st|15er|13ù|05ú|08.
    |08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
    |11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
    |08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: |08--[|15!|07dreamland BBS bbs.dreamlandbbs.org (21:1/163)
  • From PalKat@21:4/137 to dream master on Mon Sep 30 11:19:14 2019
    On 30 Sep 2019, dream master said the following...

    but the issue is with 16b doors.

    I just tested a couple 16-bit apps on mine again, they are running and showing up utilizing ntvdm.exe running as a 16-bit task under ntvdm.exe

    it is selected and doors dont work. only win32 doors do.

    Hmmmm....That is interesting, can you give an example/name of a door that is not working?

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
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  • From ryan@21:1/168 to dream master on Mon Sep 30 12:14:10 2019
    it is selected and doors dont work. only win32 doors do.

    Yeah, windows 10 64 bit killed ntvdm, so there's no 16 bit support. You may
    be able to hack something together but I wouldn't personally trust it...I'm
    not sure what the hacks are actually doing.

    Another option would be to run everything in, say, an XP virtual machine. Otherwise you may be able to blow away Windows 64 bit and reinstall 32 bit
    from scratch. I'm not sure how long that'll be maintained, though...

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  • From ryan@21:1/168 to PalKat on Mon Sep 30 12:14:56 2019
    but the issue is with 16b doors.

    I just tested a couple 16-bit apps on mine again, they are running and showing up utilizing ntvdm.exe running as a 16-bit task under ntvdm.exe

    If he's using 64 bit Windows 10, ntvdm has been killed and won't work to run
    16 bit doors any more.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: monterey bbs (21:1/168)
  • From PalKat@21:4/137 to ryan on Mon Sep 30 14:41:26 2019
    On 30 Sep 2019, ryan said the following...

    If he's using 64 bit Windows 10, ntvdm has been killed and won't work to run 16 bit doors any more.

    True, I assumed he was under Win 10 32-bit based on his tag line:

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: --[!dreamland BBS bbs.dreamlandbbs.org (21:1/163)

    Other option then is DOSBOX for Windows 64-bit. I got tired of
    dealing with it so went back to Win-32.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
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  • From dream master@21:1/163 to PalKat on Mon Sep 30 22:04:06 2019
    On 30 Sep 2019, PalKat said the following...
    Hmmmm....That is interesting, can you give an example/name of a door
    that is not working?
    lord, lord ][ clans, teos, ny 2008, i can go on. they worked until 1903 update.

    |08 .|05ú|13ù|15Dr|07e|08am Ma|07st|15er|13ù|05ú|08.
    |08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
    |11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
    |08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: |08--[|15!|07dreamland BBS bbs.dreamlandbbs.org (21:1/163)
  • From dream master@21:1/163 to ryan on Mon Sep 30 22:04:44 2019
    On 30 Sep 2019, ryan said the following...
    it is selected and doors dont work. only win32 doors do.
    Yeah, windows 10 64 bit killed ntvdm, so there's no 16 bit support. You may be able to hack something together but I wouldn't personally trust it...I'm not sure what the hacks are actually doing.

    i'm not using 64b only 32b win10

    |08 .|05ú|13ù|15Dr|07e|08am Ma|07st|15er|13ù|05ú|08.
    |08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
    |11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
    |08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: |08--[|15!|07dreamland BBS bbs.dreamlandbbs.org (21:1/163)
  • From Zazz@21:1/134 to PalKat on Tue Oct 1 10:19:02 2019
    |10On 30 Sep 2019, PalKat said the following...|10

    On 30 Sep 2019, dream master said the following...

    but the issue is with 16b doors.

    I just tested a couple 16-bit apps on mine again, they are running and showing up utilizing ntvdm.exe running as a 16-bit task under ntvdm.exe

    it is selected and doors dont work. only win32 doors do.

    Hmmmm....That is interesting, can you give an example/name of a door
    that is not working?


    I have an issue with one door not working. It is called Classic Solitaire,
    the funny thing is I have other 16bit doors that do work with no issues.
    There is one more door that does not work and it also is a card game and both of these you have to use tp7p5fix.com to reside in memory to work or you get
    a RTE 200.

    Ruben Figueroa aka Zazz
    Mystic Prison Board Sysop
    telnet://pbmystic.rdfig.net:24
    Web: www.rdfig.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Mystic Prison Board BBS*Mesquite Tx (21:1/134)
  • From PalKat@21:4/137 to dream master on Tue Oct 1 12:55:52 2019
    On 30 Sep 2019, dream master said the following...

    On 30 Sep 2019, PalKat said the following...
    Hmmmm....That is interesting, can you give an example/name of a door that is not working?
    lord, lord ][ clans, teos, ny 2008, i can go on. they worked until 1903 update.


    Okay so I already had LORD installed so I just tested it and both
    LORDCFG.exe and LORD.exe (using the batch file to execute like normal)
    worked. While the games was running and I was playing with it I checked task manager which showed its process as Windows Command Processor and when you expand it there is cmd.exe, Console Window Host and NTVDM.exe listed.

    I did not have LORD2 on this Win 10 Mystic VM so I copied it over, configured it for my test mystic and it too worked. Both the L2.exe (game) and L2CFG.exe (configuration tool). When I got into the game through mystic and was playing it I again checked task manager which showed this process also as Windows Command Processor and in it's tree was: cmd.exe, console windows host and NTVDM.exe.

    So I can verify on my end that both lord and lord2 under windows 10 32bit
    build 1903 fully updated works with mystic. Now this is a vanilla Windows 10 32bit build for my Mystic doors development and the only antivirus I am using is the windows 10 built in Defender Antivirus.

    When I have some more spare time I will try the other doors you listed: clans, teos, ny 2008.

    A few more things for you to try if you have not:
    * Use the Compatibility Troubleshooter on those games?
    * Do they run at all bypassing Mystic?
    * Have you tried setting the .exe or .bat properties compatibility to Windows
    7 or even XP?

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  • From PalKat@21:4/137 to Zazz on Tue Oct 1 13:05:36 2019
    On 01 Oct 2019, Zazz said the following...

    I have an issue with one door not working. It is called Classic Solitaire, the funny thing is I have other 16bit doors that do work with no issues. There is one more door that does not work and it also is a
    card game and both of these you have to use tp7p5fix.com to reside in memory to work or you get a RTE 200.

    Ahhh the classic pascal compiler error (RTE 200), is there a download for
    your Classic Solitaire? I would like to take a look at that.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: 8-Bit Boyz BBS! -=[ bbs.8bitboyz.com port:6502 ]=- (21:4/137)
  • From dream master@21:1/163 to PalKat on Tue Oct 1 15:58:42 2019
    On 01 Oct 2019, PalKat said the following...
    I did not have LORD2 on this Win 10 Mystic VM so I copied it over, configured it for my test mystic and it too worked. Both the L2.exe
    (game) and L2CFG.exe (configuration tool). When I got into the game through mystic and was playing it I again checked task manager which

    your using a VM this is a normal install. Again everythig works when you run
    it locally but with mystic latest A43 is not working for me and Mike from PCM was able to duplicate the same thing. Were you testing it via telnet not locally? This is making me coo coo i even reinstalled win10 keeping my
    settings and files.

    |08 .|05ú|13ù|15Dr|07e|08am Ma|07st|15er|13ù|05ú|08.
    |08 øù|05ú|13ùø |13øù|05ú|08ùø
    |11 DoRE|03!|11ACiDiC|03!|11Demonic
    |08[|15bbs|09.|15dreamlandbbs|09.|15org|08]

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: |08--[|15!|07dreamland BBS bbs.dreamlandbbs.org (21:1/163)
  • From Zazz@21:1/134 to PalKat on Wed Oct 2 08:38:04 2019
    |10On 01 Oct 2019, PalKat said the following...|10

    On 01 Oct 2019, Zazz said the following...

    I have an issue with one door not working. It is called Classic Solitaire, the funny thing is I have other 16bit doors that do work w no issues. There is one more door that does not work and it also is a card game and both of these you have to use tp7p5fix.com to reside in memory to work or you get a RTE 200.

    Ahhh the classic pascal compiler error (RTE 200), is there a download for your Classic Solitaire? I would like to take a look at that.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: 8-Bit Boyz BBS! -=[ bbs.8bitboyz.com port:6502 ]=- (21:4/137)


    I'll zip mine up and let you have at it.

    Ruben Figueroa aka Zazz
    Mystic Prison Board Sysop
    telnet://pbmystic.rdfig.net:24
    Web: www.rdfig.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/03 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Mystic Prison Board BBS*Mesquite Tx (21:1/134)
  • From PalKat@21:4/137 to dream master on Wed Oct 2 14:22:56 2019
    On 01 Oct 2019, dream master said the following...

    from PCM was able to duplicate the same thing. Were you testing it via telnet not locally? This is making me coo coo i even reinstalled win10 keeping my settings and files.

    I was doing it locally, so I did try with telnet and this is almost exactly what the issue was with my infocom games. Locally screen writes are happening but not remotely. As remotely when you execute the game (ex. lord)
    you can see it start up Netfoss then it hangs on the remote end. On
    the local side it is displaying and working just fine in the local user window but on my remote end nothing is happening until you exit the game from the local user window on the mystic server.

    Based on this it does not look at all like a 16-bit issue otherwise the game would not even start locally then when activated remotely by user. This
    really looks more like a screen write issue to me.

    For me the only way I could fix this for infocom games was to use Doorway.
    Have you given doorway a try?

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    * Origin: 8-Bit Boyz BBS! -=[ bbs.8bitboyz.com port:6502 ]=- (21:4/137)