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Subject:	Re: Sticker background color (request to Standards Committee)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.fun
Date:	Wed, 2 Feb 2011 15:36:12 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Manfred Moolhuysen wrote: > In lugnet.cad, Philippe Hurbain wrote: > > > ps: I managed to get ldraw.exe working on my 64bit vista box using 'DOSBox', > > > some retro fun right there :) > > > > That's impressive retro computing :D > > That is why we should stick to the 8.3 length parts file name convention :-) Even I have given that issue up now. :) I'd say we make a utility program that converts long names and references to them to 8.3 names, for the few special occations that will be necessary. > I'm able to run ldraw fully native, on a still operational PC with MS-DOS > operating system. Wow! That's so utterly cool. I'm able to run SimLego on some Win7 systems but not on the majority I've tried it. I think it's screen resolution that causes most problems, and aspect ratio. I've never gotten it to work on dual or triple monitor PC's. /Tore

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		Re: Sticker background color (request to Standards Committee)
(...) Snip Do you have an idea how that should work? The only thing I can imagine is that the whole library has to be made for that case as there are maybe references that has more than 8.3 filenames. And the result could not be shown on other (...) (14 years ago, 4-Feb-11, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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		Re: Sticker background color (request to Standards Committee)
(...) That is why we should stick to the 8.3 length parts file name convention :-) I'm able to run ldraw fully native, on a still operational PC with MS-DOS operating system. (14 years ago, 2-Feb-11, to lugnet.cad)

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