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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : mmb4l on ChromeBook?
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| gadgetjack Senior Member  Joined: 15/07/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 169 |
I am asking thwill if this is even possible. I got a chromebook for Christmas and I carry it a lot. Would be nice to play some mmbasic code while I travel. |
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| Volhout Guru  Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 5089 |
Hi gadgetjack, In case mmb4l has problems on your chromebook, when it is a x86 type chromebook (not arm) you could try Wine and mmb4w. To get Wine to run, here is a guide how to do it. https://internetbankroll.com/wine-on-chromebook/ I run mmb4w under ubuntu 20.04 wine. And it works fine. Actually, I modded my chromebook to run GalliumOS which is a ubuntu derivative, so it could be used for other than web apps. But I never tried mmb4l on the chromebook. So in that perspective I cannot help you. Volhout Edited 2022-08-06 13:39 by Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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thwill Guru Joined: 16/09/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4311 |
Hi @gadgetjack, It is in theory possible - though you may have to build it for yourself from source; it depends on the architecture of your Chromebook, x86_64, aarch64, ... ? You would also need to enable Linux on your Chromebook https://chromeos.dev/en/linux. . Please note that MMB4L does not have all the graphical goodness of MMB4W, it is still strictly a console affair. In case anyone was wondering, MMB4L isn't dead, it's just simmering and I haven't been talking about it because nobody seems to have anything other than academic interest. Best wishes, Tom Edited 2022-08-06 18:43 by thwill MMBasic for Linux, Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
Typo (trailing .) the URL is this I've been following MMB4L but figured you're busy and I'm in no hurry. John |
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| thwill Guru Joined: 16/09/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4311 |
Thanks John, and yes, there is a good deal of truth in that. Best wishes, Tom MMBasic for Linux, Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
I've used MMB4L with armcfgenV143.bas John |
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| gadgetjack Senior Member Joined: 15/07/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 169 |
Big thanks to Volhout !!! I tried wine and mmbb4w runs ok. Still trying to figure out how to edit , my book has no function keys...but I can get around that I think with a text editor. You got me started so , again , big thanks from Gadgetjack. |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 10310 |
see EDIT chapter in CMM2 manual for ctrl codes that can be used instead of function keys Edited 2022-08-07 05:43 by matherp |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 5089 |
Hi gadgetjack, Try holding the search key wit one of the keys in the top row. Volhout Edited 2022-08-07 14:32 by Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| gadgetjack Senior Member Joined: 15/07/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 169 |
Ok , the search key was the trick. Thanks Volhout. And thanks to Matherp or I would not be playing with this in the first place. I love this site. |
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