From 1017f9becde35302c211171f825cca42ddf72e75 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Parsons Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:56:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Software README updates --- apps/README.md | 8 +++---- apps/pcx86/1982/esuite/README.md | 2 +- apps/pcx86/README.md | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------- disks/pcx86/README.md | 18 +++++++------- 4 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/apps/README.md b/apps/README.md index 0fbed89ca..118123d58 100644 --- a/apps/README.md +++ b/apps/README.md @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ --- layout: page -title: Software Archives +title: Application Archives menu_title: Apps menu_order: 2 permalink: /apps/ --- -Application Demos ------------------ +Application Archives +-------------------- -PCjs provides selected demos of archived software: +PCjs provides a variety of archived software: * [IBM PC Applications](pcx86/) * [Challenger 1P Applications](c1p/) diff --git a/apps/pcx86/1982/esuite/README.md b/apps/pcx86/1982/esuite/README.md index c5e7e01f4..4d6207b11 100644 --- a/apps/pcx86/1982/esuite/README.md +++ b/apps/pcx86/1982/esuite/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ machines: --- Executive Suite (1982) ---- +---------------------- {% include machine.html id="ibm5160" %} diff --git a/apps/pcx86/README.md b/apps/pcx86/README.md index dded9929d..34594ee49 100644 --- a/apps/pcx86/README.md +++ b/apps/pcx86/README.md @@ -7,19 +7,41 @@ permalink: /apps/pcx86/ IBM PC Application Demos ------------------------ -Below are selected [PCx86](/docs/about/pcx86/) demos of classic IBM PC applications: +Below are selected [PCx86](/docs/about/pcx86/) demos of classic IBM PC applications. In many cases, +we've had to create our own "Demo Disks", because copies of the original distribution disks are difficult +to find, and in some cases (e.g., [Executive Suite](1982/esuite/)), the original disks were copy-protected, +so we've been forced to use a "cracked" copy of the software instead. -* [DONKEY.BAS (1981)](1981/donkey/) -* [VisiCalc (1981)](1981/visicalc/) -* [Executive Suite (1982)](1982/esuite/) -* [RatBas (1982)](1982/ratbas/) -* [Adventures in Math (1983)](1983/adventmath/) -* [Rogue (1985)](1985/rogue/) -* [ThinkTank (1987)](1987/thinktank/) -* [The Dungeons of Moria (1992)](1992/moria/) +### 1981 + +* [DONKEY.BAS](1981/donkey/) +* [VisiCalc](1981/visicalc/) + +### 1982 + +* [Executive Suite](1982/esuite/) +* [RatBas (v2.13)](1982/ratbas/) + +### 1983 + +* [Adventures in Math (v1.00)](1983/adventmath/) + +### 1985 + +* [Rogue](1985/rogue/) + +### 1987 + +* [ThinkTank (v2.14)](1987/thinktank/) + +### 1992 + +* [The Dungeons of Moria (v5.5)](1992/moria/) A list of all the software available to PCx86 machines can be found in the [IBM PC Disk Library](/disks/pcx86/). +--- + ### Creating IBM PC Application Demos Demos in our [Application Archives](/apps/) combine diff --git a/disks/pcx86/README.md b/disks/pcx86/README.md index fb73e3bb7..50e3f5187 100644 --- a/disks/pcx86/README.md +++ b/disks/pcx86/README.md @@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ permalink: /disks/pcx86/ IBM PC Disk Library ------------------- -Our [IBM PC Disk Library](/disks/pcx86/library.xml) lists all the [Disk Manifests](#disk-manifests) in the -[PCjs Project](/docs/about/) and makes those disks available to any [IBM PC Machine](/devices/pcx86/machine/) -in the project that uses the library. +The [IBM PC Disk Library](/disks/pcx86/library.xml) lists all of our [Disk Manifests](#disk-manifests) +and makes those disks available to the project's [IBM PC Machines](/devices/pcx86/machine/). Whenever possible, PCjs archives copies of original distribution diskettes. Exceptions include the application -"Demo Disks" that we've created for our [IBM PC Application Demos](/apps/pcx86/). PCjs may also make minor changes -to a disk's boot sector, to ensure that all PCjs disk images can be mounted in modern operating systems. This is -documented, for example, in the description of the [PC-DOS 0.90](/disks/pcx86/dos/ibm/0.90/) disk. +"Demo Disks" that we've created for our [IBM PC Application Demos](/apps/pcx86/). PCjs may also makes minor changes +to disk boot sectors, to make it easier to mount the disk images in modern operating systems. +[macOS](http://www.apple.com/macos/) has built-in support for mounting *.IMG* disk images, and Windows can mount +them with the help of third-party software like [OSFMount](http://www.osforensics.com/tools/mount-disk-images.html). +See the description of the [PC-DOS 0.90](/disks/pcx86/dos/ibm/0.90/) disk for an example of boot sector modification. The summary below is not a complete list of everything in the library, just highlights. For some of the disks, we have provided more information about the software, and in some cases, machines that automatically run the software. @@ -39,15 +40,12 @@ more detail, along with a live demonstration of the software, but that's not yet * [Microsoft Word](apps/microsoft/word/) * [More...](apps/other/) -Selected applications for which we have created "Demo Disks": +### Application Demos * [VisiCalc (1981)](/apps/pcx86/1981/visicalc/) * [Executive Suite (1982)](/apps/pcx86/1982/esuite/) -* [RatBas (1982)](/apps/pcx86/1982/ratbas/) * [Adventures in Math (1983)](/apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/) * [Rogue (1985)](/apps/pcx86/1985/rogue/) -* [ThinkTank (1987)](/apps/pcx86/1987/thinktank/) -* [The Dungeons of Moria (1992)](/apps/pcx86/1992/moria/) * [More...](/apps/pcx86/) ### Games