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totalizator 06.06.2014, 16:06	Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL (Announce) Post reply
	John Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack: "Thanks to Flat Rock Software and @Blzut3, the early code I wrote for Softdisk is going GPL. https://github.com/FlatRockSoft/ Turbo Pascal memories."

Rugxulo

Usono,
07.06.2014, 00:12

@ totalizator

Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL

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> John Carmack @ID_AA_Carmack:
>
> "Thanks to Flat Rock Software and @Blzut3, the early code I wrote for
> Softdisk is going GPL. https://github.com/FlatRockSoft/ Turbo Pascal
> memories."

FYI, only one of these game engines was written in Turbo Pascal. The others used Borland C. Also, none of the game data is GPL, only the engines. In fact, you can't get any of them as freeware except the very first (also Pascal) Catacomb game (see Gamer's Edge Sampler download at Flat Rock Software's website).

Rugxulo Usono, 10.06.2014, 01:35 @ Rugxulo	Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL Post reply
	http://www.flatrocksoft.com/files/Gamers_Edge_Sampler.zip (224 kb, sources) I've not tried rebuilding this, but it apparently uses TASM (which?) and Turbo Pascal 5.5. (No idea which assembler would work best here: LZASM, WASM -zcm=tasm, JWasm, ??? But grab TP55 at Embarcadero's Antique Software.) Note that this is a 2D (not three-dee) game! Here's a video review (2012) from Ancient DOS Games.

RayeR

CZ,
10.06.2014, 04:14

@ Rugxulo

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> I've not tried rebuilding this, but it apparently uses TASM (which?) and
> Turbo Pascal 5.5.

I tried to rebuild with BP 7.0 (with fixed CRT) and TASM 3.2 and it compiled w/o err/warnings.

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Zyzzle 10.06.2014, 06:20 @ RayeR	Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL Post reply
	> > I've not tried rebuilding this, but it apparently uses TASM (which?) and > > Turbo Pascal 5.5. > > I tried to rebuild with BP 7.0 (with fixed CRT) and TASM 3.2 and it > compiled w/o err/warnings. Was there any advantage to be gained by rebuilding the existing code in Borland pascal 7.0 vs the old v. 5.5? More speed, or was it just a "hello world" exercise?

RayeR

CZ,
11.06.2014, 01:10

@ Zyzzle

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> Was there any advantage to be gained by rebuilding the existing code in
> Borland pascal 7.0 vs the old v. 5.5? More speed, or was it just a "hello
> world" exercise?

I doubt there would be any significant difference, I just tried this versions simply because I have them permanently installed and checket it compiles.

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Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL (Announce)

Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL

Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL

Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL

Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL

Catacomb3D, TheCatacomb, Catacomb, Hovertank3D going GPL