Posted By
JamesC
on 2003-11-04
|  BAL Emulator and Windows +4
I promised SVS that this would be posted at the beginning of Tuesday - I hope that I am not too late. 
SVS's latest creation, Business Accounting Language emulator, is now in wide beta testing. Anyone who knows what a BAL machine is, please check SVS's page at cbm264.com for a .d64 image, documentation, and a whats-new page. SVS hopes to expand on this language to include user port support for such items as a light-timer controller (here in the States they're X10 controllers, that can be programmed to turn on lights and control basic appliances and electronics).
Also, SVS has found a programmer who wishes to be known as "DreamTronic", that is coding a Windows-type of graphical interface for the Plus/4. Photos of his icons and basic desktop can also be viewed on SVS's page.
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Posted By
abcug
on 2003-11-04
 | Re: BAL Emulator and Windows +4
Hey! It Seems to be a Workbench+4 rather than windows, but who cares ! It is a gooooood thing ! I hope he finish it and don't give up ! Respect !
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Posted By
MC
on 2003-11-04
 | Re: BAL Emulator and Windows +4
I don't get it. What's this BAL thing? I've downloaded the .d64 image but there's an 1 block USR file on it and there's nothing i can do with that
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Posted By
SVS
on 2003-11-04
 | ---> MC: Re: BAL Emulator and Windows +4
Hello MC,
we'll fix the problem in the .d64 image ASAP.
In the meanwhile you can DL the manual. Feel free to ask me for any info you wish
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Posted By
JamesC
on 2003-11-04
| Re: BAL Emulator and Windows +4
The MC-CARDS.USR file was moved from the first position to the second, so that the disk image could be booted with Shift-Run/Stop.
MC-CARDS.USR is the magnetic card datafile, and is not directly run by the user. It is the emulator's saved data or programming.
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Posted By
JamesC
on 2003-11-04
| Re: BAL Emulator and Windows +4
Arrgh! MC, the file was accidentally SCRATCHed by my .d64 software. It's on the disk if you wish to modify the directory entry with a disk editor, or you can download a new copy. I have reuploaded the exact disk image as received from SVS. However the original disk image does not self-boot with Shift-Run/Stop.
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