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Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 15:53:24 -0500
From: Christopher Burnside <chrisaaa AT expert DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Descent I
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Descent was built with watcom compilers.  They have a new link on their page
for a djgpp port.  It takes some looking around, but there is a link for it.

Chris Burnside


Arthur wrote:

> > Anyone get Descent I to compile with DJGPP? Parallex was giving away the
> > src, so I thought it might be worth a try?
>
> I think that Descent was built with Turbo C, so you'll need to make the
> adjustments needed when converting from a 16-bit to a 32-bit compiler (like
> the farpointer code).
>
> > PS(unrelated): What package/site can I get MASM from?
>
> MASM - MicroSoft ASM - is worth £60 (about $80) where I come from. A free
> assembler, such as NASM, is usually just as good. Do a web search for it.
>
> James Arthur
> jaa AT arfa DOT clara DOT net
> ICQ#15054819