1984 Accounting Package And Okidata Microline Printer

[seehad]

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Help! My parents still run their company with a DOS accounting package from the 80's and their computer is over 20 years old. I'm trying to move the software to a virtual machine. The host computer is a new System 76 linux box. I've tried to get the software to run on both FreeDOS running on VirtualBox as well as on DosBox-x. The software runs on FreeDos but I can not get printing to work. Printing works on DosBox-x (DIR > LPT1: prints on the printer) but I can't get the software to run. It boots to the splash screen and then hangs there.

Can anybody point me in a direction on how to troubleshoot a program not running on DosBox?

The printer is an Okidata Microline 320.

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[Torinde]

What's the name of the "1984 Accounting Package"? Screenshot? Archive.org or another link, so that others can test/debug?

I'm not sure, but maybe you can just upload it to this issue.

Any errors in the DOSbox-X Log when it hangs?

[seehad]

I guess I need to figure out how to make it start logging. In the configuration file, do I put a path from the host or a path on the guest?

[joncampbell123]

add to your dosbox.conf:

[log] logfile=log.txt

Then run DOSBox-X with the --debug switch.

[seehad]

The software is called BPI and was written by BPI Systems, Inc. version C.13 dated 11/08/84

This link is to the program, but it might be a slightly newer version.

https://winworldpc.com/product/bpi-inventory-control/C13

[seehad]

log.txt

[seehad]

Given that log file, can anybody point me in a trouble shooting direction?

[maron2000]

I haven't setup a printer but it boots to the menu, at least.

https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/assets/68574602/4839abf0-a2a4-4f6b-9b11-e73ff29ab928

[seehad]

That's a step farther than me. You downloaded the version from the web? I'm using the version I copied off their old computer.

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I haven't setup a printer but it boots to the menu, at least.

https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/assets/68574602/4839abf0-a2a4-4f6b-9b11-e73ff29ab928

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[maron2000]

As you can see from the screen, it's the one you mentioned. version C13.

[seehad]

What is your host? I'm running on Linux.

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As you can see from the screen, it's the one you mentioned. version C13.

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[maron2000]

Well, I showed it in the video, but its on Windows.

[seehad]

Hmmm. That makes me wonder if it is a permissions issue.

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Well, I showed it in the video, but its on Windows.

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