I think this variable may just be specific my 1640, but variables are a very real thing in DOS. At the dos prompt type "set" without the quotes. This will display all your variables. I had one in my configuration that set the display variable to a value depending on the value of an error l...

Yes, I find the same thing, that virtualbox runs things better in some ways, but also throws up problems of its own. I think in VM environments, you do need more than one emulator to get all your old software working. I spent ages trying to get old DOS games running under VBox, but realised DOSBOX d...

Just playing around with the Amstrad 1640 on PCem and found very similar screens trying to run GEM. This is turning out to be the video display mode the machine sets it self to using error levels to set the "display" variable in autoexec.bat. I would have a look down this route if I were y...

634k eh. The best I ever managed was 639 with qemm!
I suppose 634 is ok? I know some games like Falcon 3 needed more.
Age huh? well I just had my 60th on the 17 jan

I would start by taking out all that qemm stuff & stick with dos memmaker.
It could be a video driver problem, I get a very similar screen when I start win 10 in virtualbox ( host win7 ), but not with any other versions of windows!
How much base memory do you have?
What is nc.exe?

Sweet. So simple when you know how. Thank you very very much.

There is the problem that my dell xps15z does not have a numeric keypad ( have had this problem with other software), but I have tried both the Amstrad & MS mouse driver, but they do not work

Sound of slapping forehead !!!!!!
Thank you once again

Has anyone know how to get the mouse working in DR DosPlus GEM for the 1512? I can move the pointer with the up/down left/right keys, but no key will select an option.

Thank you for doing that. I have just looked at that page, but could not see the new item

I have found a bunch of ROMs at 86Box, they seem to be working. Will try your links next. Many many thanks for your help, I could not have sorted this out without you.

I am having trouble locating these files. cant find them in the PCem directory & the only ROM files I have I got from [Moderator : please do not link to copyrighted material]

I have no options to select in that box, see attached

All I have under hard disk settings is Custom & types 1 to 46!

can only find hardware referring to this device, if I do find the ROM for it how is that "installed" into the PCem?

ok thanks. I will have a look now to see if I can find them.

I can see configure, but not settings! There is no option to select this device.

Thanks for the quick reply

Is this a software emulator, if so where can it be obtained?

"MFM fixed adapter" sounds like hardware device though.

Hello all, I have searched this forum, & the internet and cannot find a solution to my problem, so I apologise if this is a common question, if so feel free to flame me. I am trying to get a hard disk set up in this emulator for an Amstrad 1512. As I see it, I can create a hard disk in the emula...