Bill - Thanks. If that's the case then it's an issue with how the Windows driver interacts with the virtual hardware as it doesn't work on any virtual setup I tried. One driver can be set for PS/2 and it finds the mouse but it's not captured. I have a real DOS machine in the shop and I will try to do an install on real hardware to prove that out. I'd really like to get this working in a virtual machine so others can experience it. Rich Cini Sent from my iPad
On Apr 27, 2016, at 10:04 PM, william degnan via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
The model 25 collegiate kit ran 1.04 on two 720k disks with a ps/2 mouse.
Bill Degnan twitter: billdeg vintagecomputer.net On Apr 27, 2016 9:35 PM, "Richard Cini via vcf-midatlantic" < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
All —
I’m progressing well with the Windows 1.04 SDK -- I’ve gotten all of the binders and books scanned. The software is fully captured and I’m trying to create a “build environment” for this as a demo.
I’ve tried to get Windows to work properly in various combinations of virtual environments with limited success. I’ve used Parallels on the Mac, VirtualBox on the Mac and PC, Bochs on the PC and Microsoft Virtual PC on the PC. I have a complete log of my findings if anyone’s interested.
Only Parallels on the Mac worked completely. On Microsoft VirtualPC under Windows 7, it almost worked, but button clicks didn’t register. Bochs was the worst performer.
Most of the issues have to do with capturing the mouse — Windows 1 predated PS/2 mice so a mouse has to be mapped to the virtual COM port or the InPort bus interface, which the virtualizations seemingly do with limited success and not at all, respectively. Some had problems with MSDOS 3.31 diskette images or 32MB virtual hard drives (the limit for DOS 3.31). Others had issues booting Windows under DOS 5.
Has anyone successfully gotten Windows 1 to work within any virtual environment with working mouse support? If so, what was the exact software configuration so that I can replicate it here?
Thanks!
Rich
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