Re: http://sourceforge.net/p/tvision/mailman/message/32739771/

[Salvador E. T. <sal...@in...>]

Hi Steve:

The "setedit" project, hosted by SourceForge, supports DOS and uses TV. 
You can get some ideas from its code. The main DOS target is DJGPP.

Regards, SET

El 31/08/14 07:50, steve dyson escribió:
> Thanks for all the feedback.
>
> The reason for the question is that I developed an order processing 
> package in C++ using TV under DOS that has been in use for the past 16 
> years. The companies that use it do not want to move away from it as 
> it has proved to be highly stable and reliable (with over 2 million 
> orders put through it so far). And because these companies use 
> application 24/7 I do not want the inconvenience of calls for support 
> in the middle of the night (or any other times)!
>
> It is my belief that a Linux platform is probably the most stable & 
> reliable for future-proofing the product. I think the fewer 
> intermediary steps (like a DOS emulator or a Linux virtual machine 
> nrunning under Windows-xxxx) the more reliable the platform will be 
> and the more likely the product will work in systems produced in 5 
> years time (I just cannot risk Windows-2020 being so 'clever' that it 
> will not allow the program to work).
>
> I am concerned that porting the application to a Linux environment is 
> going to be non-trivial and I realize that what I end up will still be 
> a 20 year old application. But it must work reliably!!!
>
> I was worried that the TV activity had fallen off for several years 
> but am very grateful for all who have chipped in with advice and opinions.
>
> I hope these ramblings make sense and give some background to the 
> question.
>
> Regards
> Steve
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