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* Games plugin for rslightRetro Guy
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 `* Re: Games plugin for rslightAnton Shepelev
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Subject: Games plugin for rslight
From: Retro Guy
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Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 13:49 UTC
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From: retroguy@novabbs.com (Retro Guy)
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Subject: Games plugin for rslight
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2025 13:49:07 +0000
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I'm currently messing with creating a games plugin for rslight.

Not so much a plugin, but an addon, or whatever you want to call it.

Anyway, I currently have two games as a test online and I will add more.
These are old DOS games, which is nice to be able to play again!

If you want to mess with it, try here:
https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/common/games.php

Note: You can NOT save games. If you close the page, the game will
restart next time you return to it. To avoid that, keep the page open in
a browser window.

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Retro Guy

Subject: Re: Games plugin for rslight
From: Retro Guy
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From: retroguy@novabbs.com (Retro Guy)
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Subject: Re: Games plugin for rslight
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:02:19 +0000
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On Tue, 7 Jan 2025 13:49:07 +0000, Retro Guy wrote:

> I'm currently messing with creating a games plugin for rslight.
>
> Not so much a plugin, but an addon, or whatever you want to call it.
>
> Anyway, I currently have two games as a test online and I will add more.
> These are old DOS games, which is nice to be able to play again!
>
> If you want to mess with it, try here:
> https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/common/games.php
>
> Note: You can NOT save games. If you close the page, the game will
> restart next time you return to it. To avoid that, keep the page open in
> a browser window.

I have changed this to a different DOS emulator and link:
https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/common/plugins/mydos/

Now it is possible to add your own programs or games to the DOS session.
You can save your disk in your browser to use next time. The very first
time you visit, it takes a bit longer to download the full disk for you,
then it is faster after that.

I've add the few games already existing on the old setup, and added
GWBASIC and Turbo Pascal (not games, yes). You should have a little bit
of familiarity with DOS to at least be able to use the file manager.

You can add, install new programs as you wish, then 'Save Drive' so you
an return to your DOS Computer on the site.

It's all for experimentation but hopefully at least someone enjoys it!

--
Retro Guy

Subject: Re: Games plugin for rslight
From: Anton Shepelev
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 12:57 UTC
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Subject: Re: Games plugin for rslight
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Retro Guy:

> I have changed this to a different DOS emulator and link:
> https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/common/plugins/mydos/

When I press /Start Computer/ while it is already starting,
the page shows the error message "Unsupported data type" .

Does the emulator support something like the pixel-perfect
patch for DOSBox ? --

<https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=49160>

See also:

<https://git.launchpad.net/ppscale>
<https://tanalin.com/en/articles/integer-scaling/>

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Subject: Re: Games plugin for rslight
From: Retro Guy
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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 13:40 UTC
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From: retroguy@novabbs.com (Retro Guy)
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Subject: Re: Games plugin for rslight
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 06:40:55 -0700
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On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 15:57:53 +0300, Anton Shepelev wrote:

> Retro Guy:
>
>> I have changed this to a different DOS emulator and link:
>> https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/common/plugins/mydos/
>
> When I press /Start Computer/ while it is already starting,
> the page shows the error message "Unsupported data type" .

Don't press /Start Computer/ while it is already starting :)
> Does the emulator support something like the pixel-perfect
> patch for DOSBox ? --
>
> <https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=49160>

I do not know, but the base project says, "It is based on the newer
DosBox-X codebase", so it may. Take a look here:
https://github.com/nbarkhina/doswasmx

and maybe it can answer some questions.

I'm much more of a text-only enthusiast, so I never thought much about
graphics in most set ups. Even in my BBS days way back, I was the guy in
the discussion groups while others played the games :)

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