Marc Reinig wrote:
I tried [Fractint] with my command window on XP and only the menu would run. I suppose the disk mode would work, but I want to see it ;=)
I have had similar problems on some machines running XP. I have noticed that if I am just running a previously saved .PAR file, then the image is either 'garbled' or shows nothing at all. But when saved after the rendering has completed, the .GIF image is perfectly viewable as if there was no problem at all. You might try running the MAKEFCFG.EXE program after booting to Safe Mode when starting up your XP machine. This should generate a current and useable FRACTINT.CFG file that FractInt will use to determine the values needed for various adapter/mode choices.
I'm configuring a new multi-boot system and want to make sure I can run on it. What Windows OS can I use, or do I need to install DOS?
If you wanted to have a more flexible environment for using other applications (especially some older ones), then I would suggest using one of the Win-9x versions (preferably Windows-98 SE). This will allow you to occassionally run a few of those items that were once useful, but have never been upgraded for the newer systems.
Also, do I have to un-mothball my 16-bit compiler, or can I use Visual Studio 6?
You will probably get several error messages using MS-VC++ and need to do some major tweaking of references and compenents, but eventually it will complile and work. All of the various sources, and the executables are available from the Developers website: http://www/fractint.org/ftp/ Sincerely, P.N.L. ------------------------------------------------- http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/PNL_Fractals.html http://www.Nahee.com/Fractals/