Running GWBASIC programs created in DOS

[Anonymous]

The emulator pops up and works fine on my mac with OSX. Is there a way to copy old PC DOS-based GWBASIC programs into the active directory on my mac?

[Rob Hagemans]

Hi, thanks for your interest in PC-BASIC!

I'm assuming that you're running the app from the dmg image, aand that by 'active directory' you mean the one that PC-BASIC loads and saves its programs in. By default, that is your user home directory - if you enter the FILES command you should be able to see its files and subdirectories. You can use the Finder to copy the BASIC programs thereand use them with PC-BASIC.

If you prefer to have the programs somewhere else, have a look at the configuration file ~/Library/Application Support/pcbasic/PCBASIC.INI. You can use this file to define DOS-style drive letters. For example, adding the lines

mount=C:/Users/me/Documents
current-device=C:

at the bottom of the file will define /Users/me/Documents as the C: drive and make it the default drive (replace me with your username for this to work on your Mac). This way you can create a dedicated directory for your BASIC programs and assign it a DOS drive letter.

Hope this helps,
Rob