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The screenshots are very confusing to me... it appears to be a Windows (95?) application, with variable width fonts, graphs, mouse support [0], but then certain

The screenshots are very confusing to me... it appears to be a Windows (95?) application, with variable width fonts, graphs, mouse support [0], but then certain elements, like the menu [1], look like a class DOS apps, with fixed width fonts and ANSI line drawing characters. Some screens, like data tables [2], look like they're completely DOS-based, while others have a weird combination of DOS and Windows elements [3] [4] [5]. Quite strange! I suppose perhaps it started life as a DOS application and then moved to Windows, with old pages keeping the same fonts/layouts to save time. Makes for an odd look... 0: http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/stpage.gif http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/stpage.gif 1: http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/stmenu.gif http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/stmenu.gif 2: http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/twork.gif http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/twork.gif 3: http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/preempt.gif http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/preempt.gif 4: http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/ageone.gif http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/ageone.gif 5: http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/mseefran3.gif http://www.nukefix.org/pixx/mseefran3.gif

GrumpyNl 2y ago
Looks a lot like a old pascal program.
- pimlottc 2y ago
  That could be. The font is quite familiar
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almostnormal 2y ago
Screenshot 1 looks interesting. A mixture of a text- and graphical mode. Was that possible natively? Is what looks like text mode also graphical?
skissane 2y ago
From the article: > Nukefix runs on IBM compatible computers. It cannot be run on a Macintosh (sorry). In Windows 3.1 or earlier (but not in Windows95/98), after downloading, always exit to DOS before running Nukefix. The setup program will run either under DOS or Windows95/98/2000. Nukefix is designed to run under Windows95/98/2000 or DOS. So yes, an old DOS/Windows program. The article also says: > There is no charge for Nukefix, if you download it. If you wish to purchase the identical version on a floppy disk for $10 (shipping included), you may do so. and > With a 56k modem downloading, Nukefix, version 2.3, typically takes about four minutes, but may, depending upon Internet speeds, take longer (1,274 k bytes). and finally: > Updated: October 14, 2001 This software is really old. I suppose nuclear weapons haven’t changed much in 20-30 years. OTOH, it probably won’t run natively on recent platforms

GrumpyNl 2y ago

Looks a lot like a old pascal program.

pimlottc 2y ago
That could be. The font is quite familiar

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almostnormal 2y ago

Screenshot 1 looks interesting. A mixture of a text- and graphical mode. Was that possible natively? Is what looks like text mode also graphical?

skissane 2y ago

From the article: > Nukefix runs on IBM compatible computers. It cannot be run on a Macintosh (sorry). In Windows 3.1 or earlier (but not in Windows95/98), after downloading, always exit to DOS before running Nukefix. The setup program will run either under DOS or Windows95/98/2000. Nukefix is designed to run under Windows95/98/2000 or DOS. So yes, an old DOS/Windows program. The article also says: > There is no charge for Nukefix, if you download it. If you wish to purchase the identical version on a floppy disk for $10 (shipping included), you may do so. and > With a 56k modem downloading, Nukefix, version 2.3, typically takes about four minutes, but may, depending upon Internet speeds, take longer (1,274 k bytes). and finally: > Updated: October 14, 2001 This software is really old. I suppose nuclear weapons haven’t changed much in 20-30 years. OTOH, it probably won’t run natively on recent platforms