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Re: Bmp2DHR - The MS-DOS Version - dedicated to Brian Piltz

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On Wed, 22 Oct 2014, Bill Buckels wrote:

> <bpiltz@gmail.com> wrote:
>> ... and this old DOS guy thanks you kindly for your dedication and support!
>
> I think it is hilarious that the best DHGR graphics converter in history was
> written by an old MS-DOS Microsoft C guy in a couple of months and some
> other old DOS guy insisted on having an MS-DOS version that compiled in
> Turbo C. Almost insisted, all I needed was someone to ask for it...
>
> Turbo C always produced good code.

That's why I *still* use the Borland compiler for apps I intend 
specifically for DOS.  (Well, that and I don't think Watcom's conio comes 
anywhere near the functionality of Borland's, given it has windowing 
capabilities comparable to the Apple ][ ROMs.)

>> Keeping DOS alive in 2014... when I can boot to a fully useable OS in three
>> seconds flat intead of three minutes (discounting the fact that ProDOS
>> loads in about *one* second, of course!)
>
> My 8MHZ ZIP Chip in my Apple IIe is instantaneous too.

I used to think ProDOS's load times were excessive, though that was mainly 
ProDOS 16 which is a lot bigger than ProDOS 8.

-uso.

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Bmp2DHR - The MS-DOS Version - dedicated to Brian Piltz "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2014-10-22 07:02 -0500
  Re: Bmp2DHR - The MS-DOS Version - dedicated to Brian Piltz bpiltz@gmail.com - 2014-10-22 15:47 -0700
    Re: Bmp2DHR - The MS-DOS Version - dedicated to Brian Piltz "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2014-10-22 19:52 -0500
      Re: Bmp2DHR - The MS-DOS Version - dedicated to Brian Piltz Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> - 2014-10-23 01:36 +0000

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