[amsat-bb] FW: InstantTrack on Win10?

[KERRY LA*DUKE]

From: kladuke1144 at msn.com
To: apbiddle at mailaps.org
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack on Win10?
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:14:08 -0600




Ed,

      VMware player allows you to install an older version on a windows 10 machine.  I use it with windows xp to run programs that are no longer compatible with newer versions of windows.

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73
WC7V
Kerry

> From: wa4sca at gmail.com
> To: e.krome at comcast.net; amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:01:40 -0500
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack on Win10?
> 
> Ed,
> 
> Take a look at DosBox, a program to allow old DOS programs to run on newer version of Windows:
> 
> http://www.dosbox.com/
> 
> I have used it on WIN7 and WIN8 to run ITrack in full screen mode, not WIN10 which I don't have yet,
> but it would be worth a try.  If you do, let us know.  Like you, I enjoy getting ITrack out, mostly
> for nostalgia.
> 
> 73s,
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> <-----Original Message-----
> <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ed K9EK
> <Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 8:36 AM
> <To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> <Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack on Win10?
> <
> <Here is the odd question of the month: Has anyone found a way to run the ancient tracking program
> <InstantTrack on a Win10 machine? Win10 gives a bunch of run compatibility and screen options all the
> <way back to Win95; none work. The Troubleshooter says it should run on XP. Same old "can't run on
> <this PC" response. Before I am advised to get out of the stoneage, I do run SatPc32, HRD and
> Orbitron.
> <Just that IT has some stuff that I like. And, on XP, it is fast.
> <
> <Thanks!
> <
> <Ed K9EK
> <EM69xd
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