[GEM Development] some updates

[Thomas Clayton]

David,

I was thinking I'd get a short reply like OpenGEM 4.2. Obviously YOU "mix and match" to your own liking - a LOT!! As an ALMOST entirely lesser programmer (Do I even DESERVE the term at ALL?), I GREATLY appreciate insights as to who does (/ did) what with the various pieces that make up our multi-faceted GEM (pun intendED)! :-D

Sincerely,

Thomas Clayton
I couldn't help myself. It ... just came out .. that way!


--- On Tue, 8/18/09, david johnson <zaojashin at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: david johnson <zaojashin at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [GEM Development] some updates
> To: "GEM Development" <gem-dev at simpits.org>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 8:24 PM
> Hi
> Thomas,
> 
> Thanks for the comments.  
> 
> 
> Here is quick description of
> the system.
>  I used the following version of the Pacific-C
> compiler:
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/c/pacific/pacific.exe
> (I have better luck with this
> “older”
> version)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I used John Elliott's
> version of the
> desktop (version 3.2.4-pacc11).  The only modification I
> made when
> recompiling was to modify the internal file viewer to use
> the 
> up/down arrow keys from the keyboard. (the handle_key()
> function in
> deskapps3.c)
> 
> 
> 
> I also used John's
> FreeGEM AES 3.00
> alpha.  Here I only changed for value of NM-FILES in
> gemlib.h so that
> the file selection window would show the complete content
> of my
> directories. (Sometimes I like to use John's AES 3.00
> stable version
> as the window zooming is different).
> 
> 
> 
> The appearance and such I
> changed to my linking using settings.app and these are
> saved in the
> gem.cfg file.
> 
> 
> 
> I also used the FreeGEM 3.00
> VDI/GDOS
> (Eathan Clark's modification of ViewMax/3 code). 
> However, I stripped
> out the bezier routines (just couldn't get the
> communication working
> with my limited skills) and the use of the use of a
> gemsys.cfg file. 
> Thus it's back to the GEM3 code but compiles fine with
> jwasmd.exe or
> the like and is smaller.
> 
> 
> 
> I used Heinz Rath's SVG
> screen driver but
> recompiled to VGA resolution using jwasmd.exe (I like the
> VGA screen
> for GEM which I think is easy on the eyes).
> 
> 
> 
> Lastly, the OUTPUT.APP was
> something a
> mindless experiment (please note I'm not a programmer
> and hobbies can
> be illogical) as I disassembled the obj and lib files to
> recompile
> with jwasmd.  
> 
> 
> 
> Sorry for the long
> reply.  I will say, in the end, the package does what I
> like and provides me with some fun.
> 
> 
> 
> --David
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 8/18/09, Thomas Clayton
> <topcatdrc at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Thomas Clayton <topcatdrc at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [GEM Development] some updates
> To: "GEM Development"
> <gem-dev at simpits.org>
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 12:45 AM
> 
> David,
> 
> What version(s) of FreeGEM was (were) used in those
> projects?
> 
> I'm trying to determine it from window parts but I
> don't recognize any "landmarks". Neat
> "stuff", BTW.
> 
> Merci beaucoup!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Thomas Clayton
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/17/09, david johnson <zaojashin at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: david johnson <zaojashin at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [GEM Development] some updates
> > To: gem-dev at simpits.org
> > Date: Monday, August 17, 2009, 12:28 AM
> > Greetings:
> > 
> > I made some update to my FreeGEM hobby project.
> > A mostly personal project but some on the list my find
> it
> > amusing.  The files are at 
> > 
> >    
> > http://www.geocities.com/zaojashin/freegem.html
> > 
> > if you care to look (there are some screenshots).
> > 
> > Notes these will be up until 10/26/09 at which time
> > geocites will close.
> > 
> > Thanks for the help (posted here and on the
> individual
> > websites)
> > by the folks on this mailing list.
> > 
> > Take care,
> > 
> >
>  David Johnson
> 
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