[Oberon] Windows 8.1

[Chris Burrows]

> 
> From: John R. Strohm [mailto:strohm at airmail.net]
> Sent: Monday, 27 July 2015 4:44 AM
> To: Oberon at lists.inf.ethz.ch
> Subject: [Oberon] Windows 8.1
> 
> Does anyone have the appropriate set of magickal incantations
> necessary to get Oberon running under Microsoft Windows 8.1?
> 
> I have the old Windows Plugin version running under Windows 7 Home,
> by running it in NT 4 compatibility mode.  (Without compatibility
> mode, it would start, opening the desktop, but the directories
> weren't mapped properly, so most files couldn't be found.)  It won't
> even open the desktop on 8.1, at all.  Windows 8.1 Home (presumably)
> never heard of NT compatibility mode.
> 

I have had the Windows PlugIn version running for some years on my Windows 7 Pro system without requiring compatibility mode and without any problems.

I just tried installing it on Windows 8.1 without any special compatibility settings. I tested listing directories, editing a file and compiling a file without problems. 

All that I can think of is that you have an older version of the software. The version I have displays as "ETH PlugIn Oberon for WindowsTM / Win32 2.5 (7.2.2009)"

I just checked the ETH download site and there is a later version that displays "ETH PlugIn Oberon for WindowsTM / Win32 2.5 (18.12.2010)":

ftp://ftp.ethoberon.ethz.ch/Oberon/ETHOberon/Win95NT/PlugIn/

If are using an older version then I recommend that you try with this one - the ftp date shows as 05/12/2011. 

Good Luck!

Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.astrobe.com