JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Freelance Traveller (21 Apr 2014 18:01 UTC)
Re: [TML] JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Freelance Traveller (21 Apr 2014 22:44 UTC)
Re: [TML] JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Peter Berghold (21 Apr 2014 22:49 UTC)
Re: [TML] JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Freelance Traveller (21 Apr 2014 23:53 UTC)
Re: [TML] JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Charles McKnight (22 Apr 2014 02:04 UTC)
Re: [TML] JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Charles McKnight (22 Apr 2014 03:14 UTC)
Re: [TML] JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Jim Vassilakos (22 Apr 2014 03:43 UTC)

JimV's GALACTIC on Android Tablets Freelance Traveller 21 Apr 2014 18:01 UTC

What? A (compiled) QuickBASIC program, distributed as MS-DOS EXEs,
running on an Android tablet?

Yep! I've done it!

HYStudio has ported DOSBox to Android (in the Play Store as aDosBox),
and GALACTIC works just fine, graphics and all, under it.

If you aren't planning on adding or changing information, just viewing
it, you'll be perfectly fine with the DOSBox 'ghost softkeys' that
appear overlaying the full-screen display; I'd configure one of the
softkeys for ENTER, one for Q, and I'm not sure what the best use for
the other two would be. The 'ghost' keys also include a directional
diamond for moving or scrolling.

If you want to edit or add info to the program, you can use the system
soft keyboard, at the cost of having the screen partly obscured (I also
recommend installing and using the Hacker's Keyboard by Klaus Weidner as
your default IME), or using a Bluetooth keyboard (I have one from Targus
that works with both iOS and Android).

DOSBox is also available for other platforms, so there's no need to
write off Jim's excellent Traveller aid.

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