Running Akabak

Bob Brines · 12th May 2013, 01:46 PM

Just for grins, I downloaded Akabak. Won't run. Compatibility problems. I have W7/64-bit. Akabak is 16-bit. I tried compatibility all the way back to W95. No joy. Any hints?

Bob

xrk971 · 12th May 2013, 03:09 PM

If you have Win 7 prof or enterprise, install Win XP virtual machine then install Akabak inside that. Otherwise get an old 32 bit vista or xp machine and play with it there. Very powerful program but could use a port to a modern os.

blakkshepeaudio · 12th May 2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by xrk971

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Otherwise get an old 32 bit vista or xp machine and play with it there.

I have an old flea powered XP32 netbook which has no trouble at all running Akabak. It dates from the days before bloatware so is pretty easy on system resources.

feedblakk

Don Hills · 12th May 2013, 11:52 PM

I second x's suggestion of "Windows XP Mode". It's a free download from Microsoft. It's the easiest way of running old software that doesn't like 64-bit mode.
The "XP mode" is actually a copy of 32-bit Windows XP, all set up in its own VM. There's one gotcha when using it with AkAbak: In a VM, the host computer's hard disk appears as a network share, and AkAbak is not network aware. So you need to install AkAbak within the VM image, and manually copy any required input / output files in/out of the VM.

xrk971 · 13th May 2013, 12:58 AM

Within XP Virtual machine you can copy the plot bitmap a to the copy and paste buffer that transcends both the VM and the real machine to enable input of text files and output of bitmap files quickly and easily without using network drives. I opened up the web browser inside the VM and downloaded AkAbak straight into the VM in order to install it. There is another catch: VM is only available with Pro or Enterprise versions and not home or home premium versions of Win 7.

cogitech · 13th May 2013, 09:28 PM

It won't run in Windows 7, but it will run in Linux (WINE).

Oh, the irony.

xrk971 · 13th May 2013, 10:28 PM

It runs in W7 with XP virtual machine installed. Kind of like Wine. Does Wine require a real Windows license or is it really free?

rjbond3rd · 14th May 2013, 02:44 AM

Wine is free. It's not a full OS, more like a translation layer (Win32 system calls to Linux equivalents). It's commonly called an emulator, but Wine is a recursive acronym specifically denying that ("Wine Is Not an Emulator").

xrk971 · 16th May 2013, 12:33 AM

Has someone actually gotten Akabak to run in Wine?

cogitech · 16th May 2013, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by xrk971

Has someone actually gotten Akabak to run in Wine?

Yes. No problem.

I don't know how to use it at all, but it installs and runs perfectly as far as I can tell.

12th May 2013, 01:46 PM	#1
Bob Brines diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hot Spring Village AR	Running Akabak Just for grins, I downloaded Akabak. Won't run. Compatibility problems. I have W7/64-bit. Akabak is 16-bit. I tried compatibility all the way back to W95. No joy. Any hints? Bob

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12th May 2013, 03:09 PM	#2
xrk971 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Virginia	If you have Win 7 prof or enterprise, install Win XP virtual machine then install Akabak inside that. Otherwise get an old 32 bit vista or xp machine and play with it there. Very powerful program but could use a port to a modern os.

12th May 2013, 11:52 PM	#4
Don Hills diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wellington	I second x's suggestion of "Windows XP Mode". It's a free download from Microsoft. It's the easiest way of running old software that doesn't like 64-bit mode. The "XP mode" is actually a copy of 32-bit Windows XP, all set up in its own VM. There's one gotcha when using it with AkAbak: In a VM, the host computer's hard disk appears as a network share, and AkAbak is not network aware. So you need to install AkAbak within the VM image, and manually copy any required input / output files in/out of the VM.

13th May 2013, 12:58 AM	#5
xrk971 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Virginia	Within XP Virtual machine you can copy the plot bitmap a to the copy and paste buffer that transcends both the VM and the real machine to enable input of text files and output of bitmap files quickly and easily without using network drives. I opened up the web browser inside the VM and downloaded AkAbak straight into the VM in order to install it. There is another catch: VM is only available with Pro or Enterprise versions and not home or home premium versions of Win 7.

13th May 2013, 09:28 PM	#6
cogitech diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kamloops, BC	It won't run in Windows 7, but it will run in Linux (WINE). Oh, the irony.

13th May 2013, 10:28 PM	#7
xrk971 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Virginia	It runs in W7 with XP virtual machine installed. Kind of like Wine. Does Wine require a real Windows license or is it really free?

14th May 2013, 02:44 AM	#8
rjbond3rd diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2007	Wine is free. It's not a full OS, more like a translation layer (Win32 system calls to Linux equivalents). It's commonly called an emulator, but Wine is a recursive acronym specifically denying that ("Wine Is Not an Emulator").

16th May 2013, 12:33 AM	#9
xrk971 diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Virginia	Has someone actually gotten Akabak to run in Wine?