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    Unhappy 64-bit DOS

    I got a new machine recently and tried to play ADOM on it. Alas, this is a 64 bit machine and ADOM apparently isn't compiled for that. Anyone know any workarounds?

    Thanks...

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    Quote Originally Posted by sturgeonslawyer View Post
    I got a new machine recently and tried to play ADOM on it. Alas, this is a 64 bit machine and ADOM apparently isn't compiled for that. Anyone know any workarounds?

    Thanks...
    You could try using the Linux version of ADOM (note that SAGE always uses the Linux version internally, so will work even on Windows).

    Have you tried the "Windows Beta"?

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    I have never before used a 64 bit PC, so take this
    with a grain of salt.

    Dos emulators or virtual machines should work if
    there is no 'run in compatability mode' option. If
    you go with virtual machines, I can say that I have
    used, VirtualBox-1.6.0-Win_x86.msi and it worked
    OK for me, but too slowly considering all the other
    tasks I wanted to run at the same time. Actually,
    I only had a Win98 installation disk handy. If I
    had a Win95 disk handy, I might still be using that
    today, as it wasn't much too slow : )
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    Any 32-bit OS that supports DOS programs will continue to
    support them when running on a 64-bit computer.

    My understanding of the issue is that Microsoft dropped
    support for DOS emulation in the 64-bit versions of Windows.

    You have a couple choices:

    - Run a 32-bit version of Windows (if you have less than
    4GB of memory, there's little point in using a 64-bit
    OS anyway)

    - Install a 3rd party DOS or PC emulator, such as the one
    gut linked.

    - Install a 3rd party Linux emulator, such as ADOM SAGE,
    and then use that version of ADOM.

    - Use the 'winbeta' release of ADOM (exactly how many years
    has Windows ADOM been considered a beta for? It's
    pretty much finished)

    - Run a different OS which is compatible with DOS or 32-bit
    Linux programs. This includes Windows 3.x, DOS itself,
    Linux itself, and most of the BSDs.

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    Another choice: play in the server via SSH
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    Quote Originally Posted by sorear View Post
    My understanding of the issue is that Microsoft dropped
    support for DOS emulation in the 64-bit versions of Windows.
    Correct. I'm using 64-bit Vista. DOSBox 0.73 runs ADOM very quickly and stably. It's preferable to the Winbeta versons in my experience.
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    On 64-bit XP I find that Sage works swimmingly. Server is also an option with Putty.
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