[Oberon] Windows 8.1

[John R. Strohm]

Chris Burrows said:
>> 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

I took another look at it just now.

It appears that dragging the executable to the desktop to create a shortcut 
doesn't work on (my instance of) Windows 8.1.  It was necessary to do the 
full New | Shortcut procedure.

I still have some things to play with to get it the way I want it, but it is 
at least bringing up the Oberon desktop and I can do minimal mouse stuff, 
enough to CTRL-Left -> Middle click on items.

This is progress.

--John R. Strohm