Open Windows Write (.WRI) files on modern versions of Windows with CWordPad
I have an old software that frequently generates reports in Windows Write (.WRI) format, which cannot be opened using modern
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Year: 2021
Office Reader 2.0, the best Word/Excel/Powerpoint/RTF/PDF viewer with superb backwards compatibility
Microsoft used to give free viewers for Office files (.DOC/,DOCX/.XLS/.XLSX/.PPT/.PPTX) as well as for Visio files (.VSD), These viewers work
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Fun with orthodox file managers: Norton Commander, DOS Controller and Volkov Commander
Most of us are familiar with the Norton Commander, one of the most popular orthodox file managers for DOS. The
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Open 16-bit Windows applications natively on 64-bit Windows using OTVDM/winevdm
In my previous post I described how to run 16-bit DOS applications on 64-bit Windows using NTVDMx64. This post will
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Open 16-bit DOS applications natively on 64-bit Windows using NTVDMx64
Running 16-bit DOS applications natively on 64-bit versions of Windows without the use of an emulator such as DOSBox is
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Emulating dual Hercules+CGA monitors setup with DOSBox
There is an interesting option called “Dual monitor support” located in the Options > Environment > Startup dialog of Turbo
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Revisiting Borland Turbo C/C++, a great IDE back in the 90s
I have to admit, I was never a heavy user of Turbo C back in the day. My journey as
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Vintage oscilloscopes to the test: Hitachi VC-6025, GW-INSTEK GOS-6103 and Kenwood CS-5275
After having fun with the VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator on my Rigol and Hantek oscilloscopes, I decided to do
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VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator based on ATMEGA 8A and ADF4351
To replace my aging and bulky National Panasonic VP-8177A function generator, I bought the VFO4351A 140MHz~4.4GHz RF signal generator module from
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Software Real Time Clock (RTC) for the dsPIC33EP512MC502
Although the dsPIC33EP512MC502 does not have an integrated Real Time Clock (RTC) for time keeping, this can easily be overcome by configuring
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16-bit stereo audio DAC on dsPIC33FJ128GP802
The dsPIC33FJ128GP802 is among the few devices in the dsPIC33F family that have an integrated 16-bit stereo DAC module. The DAC can be
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Measuring temperature using the dsPIC Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU)
In an attempt to save an I/O pin originally used for the DHT11 to measure ambient temperature in one of my
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