Archiving Software

[Jules Richardson]

Jim Leonard wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote:
>> I suspect that ImageDisk won't even run under DOSEMU though.
> 
> Don't be sure sure; I worked with Dave a few months back getting it 
> running nicely on a stock IBM PC 5150.  If it can run on that, surely it 
> can run under DOSEMU, right?

Well it's more that I don't know what restrictions DOSEMU places on programs 
trying to access the bare hardware - assuming that it allows it at all. 
ImageDisk seems very competent at doing what it says on the tin - it's just 
not clear what "the tin" is when running under an emulator ;-)

It was just a sudden random thought this morning that it *might* work - or if 
not, that maybe WINE (emulating a Win95 machine) will let it run.

Dave, assuming you're reading this, how does ImageDisk talk to the hard disk 
(for saving/loading images) and to the screen? Does it use DOS system calls, 
or BIOS routines, or talk to the bare hardware?

If it uses DOS then I suppose that side of things should Just Work (tm). If it 
uses the BIOS, there's a fair chance it'll work. If it does things by talking 
direct to the hardware (unlikely for the hard disk side of it, but not so 
unreasonable for the video I guess) then I'm less sure it'll work...

I should be picking up another scrap (as in spare) modern PC tomorrow, so I'll 
chuck Linux etc. on that and give it all a try in a setup where I'm not going 
to lose anything important if things go horribly horribly wrong :)

cheers

Jules