dos-tpdemos

Retro programming in Borland Turbo Pascal 7

Prerequisites

To build and run the Borland Turbo Pascal demos, you must first install the following tools:

• DOSBox
• Borland Turbo Pascal

Install DOSBox

openSUSE

$ sudo zypper install dosbox mtools p7zip-full

Ubuntu

$ sudo apt install dosbox mtools p7zip-full

Configuration

When starting dosbox the first time, the configuration file ~/.dosbox/dosbox-0.74-2.conf will be generated

Install Borland Turbo Pascal

1. Download Borland Turbo Pascal 7.1 (3.5).7z

2. Create a directory which will contain the DOS C: drive

   $ mkdir ~/DOSBox
   

3. Extract the downloaded Turbo Pascal archive

   $ 7z x "Borland Turbo Pascal 7.1 (3.5).7z"
   

4. Extract the Borland Turbo Pascal disk images

   $ cd "Borland Turbo Pascal 7.1 (3.5)"/
   $ mkdir tpsetup
   $ for i in *.img; do echo $i; mcopy -m -i $i :: tpsetup; done
   

5. Move the extracted files to the DOS C: drive

   $ mv tpsetup ~/DOSBox/
   

6. Configure DOSBox

   Edit ~/.dosbox/dosbox-0.74-2.conf and add the following autoexec options

   [autoexec]
   mount c ~/DOSBox
   path %PATH%;C:\TP\BIN
   c:
   

7. Start dosboxand execute the Borland Turbo Pascal installation program

   $ dosbox
   C:\> cd tpsetup
   C:\TPSETUP> install.exe
   

   In the installation program, select the following options

   Enter the SOURCE drive to use: C
   Enter the SOURCE Path: \TPSETUP
   Install Turbo Pascal on a Hard Drive
   Start Installation
   

Build demos

Link the dos-tpdemos git repository to the DOS C: drive

$ ln -s ~/git/github/dos-tpdemos ~/DOSBox/tpdemos

Build demos from DOS terminal

1. Execute build script

   C:\TPDEMOS> buildall.bat
   

   The demos will be located in the C:\TPDEMOS\BUILD directory

2. Run demo

   C:\TPDEMOS> build\demo01.exe
   

Build demos from Borland Turbo Pascal IDE

1. Start Borland Turbo Pascal IDE

   C:\TPDEMOS> turbo
   

2. Configure Borland Turbo Pascal

   Press ALT+O for options

   Select Directories and type in the following directories

   EXE & TPU directory: C:\TPDEMOS\BUILD
   Include directories: C:\TPDEMOS\ASSETS
   Unit directories: C:\TP\UNITS;C:\TPDEMOS\SRC\LIB
   

   Select Compiler and the following options

   [X] 286 instructions
   

   Select Environment, Preferences and the following options

   [ ] Auto save
   [ ] Change dir on open
   

   Select Environment, Editor and the following options

   [ ] Create backup files
   

   Select Save

3. Open demo source file

   Press F3 to open file

4. Build demo source file

   Press F9 to build file

5. Run demo

   Press ALT+R and R to run demo

License

Licensed under MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.

Authors

• Johan Gardhage

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