Re: [B2-devel] Basilisk 2 and The Journeyman Project

[Frank T. <fra...@gm...>]

Providing specifics about the error might be helpful. Also, for what your
time is worth, you probably come out ahead by purchasing the Windows or DOS
version of the game and running it in wine or dosbox. Which version of
Journeyman Project are you attempting to run?

I would check that the computer is in fact running in 32-bit mode. That is
rather uncommon for computers shipping with Windows 7. Basilisk 2 and
SheepShaver are okay so long as they are running on 32-bit operating systems
since pointers are 32 bits in length .

There is a rather pervasive problem in the code base of casting pointers to
32-bit integers, which causes a number of problems on 64-bit architectures,
like refusal to compile in most cases and total failure at run-time when one
gets that far.

There are two possible long-term solutions that seemed plausible a few years
ago. One is to preallocate memory for the emulated machine at a full 64-bit
address and then to keep 32-bit pointers as internal off-sets in the
allocated range. The other is to construct some method for translating
between the virtual 32-bit pointers of the guest operating system and the
64-bit pointers of the host, possibly through a look-up table . Both options
are extremely costly in terms of time investment. I started working on the
first option but became too busy.

At some point after that, one of the maintainers made some magical
modification that allowed SheepShaver to compile and to run on 64-bit Linux
and Mac OS. I have not had an opportunity to review the code, but I assumed
that it patched the problem for Windows as well.

On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM, emddd <em...@ch...> wrote:

> Hi****
>
> ** **
>
>                 I know this is a desperate action, being how old Basilisk 2
> is. I have found one of the greatest games and was shot down instantly for
> one reason. It was a Mac version of the game. The game is Call The
> Journeyman Project, I got it for a steel at a Goodwill store. It’s in
> excellent condition and it is still works. However being that it’s the Mac
> version, I need to find an emulator for it. That’s when I finally found one
> that works, Basilisk 2. However, after I got it running I encountered an in
> game problem. The controls don’t work and my keyboard doesn’t register any
> commands to the game. I have tried to figure out what was wrong with the
> settings but to no luck. I was running it on my mom’s 32-bit windows-7
> computer ?(being that my computer is 64-bit). ****
>
> ** **
>
>                 Am asking if you know of any fixes to Basilisk 2 that will
> solve this problem, and is there a  64-bit compatible version for my
> computer or DILL files that will make it compatible with a 64-bit computer?
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> If you can help me in any way, please send me an email at
> ale...@ch...****
>
> ** **
>
> Sincerely****
>
> ** **
>
> Bastien A. Auxer****
>
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