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== Preference file ==
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* You can automatically mount the C: and D: drives by adding these lines at the bottom of "/Users/craig/Library/Preferences/DOSBox 0.74-3-3 Preferences":
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  mount C /Users/craig/score-dosbox/c_drive
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  mount D /Users/craig/score-dosbox/d_drive
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(This should be in the "[autoexec]" options region.). After adding this, the mounting commands will be done automatically when opening DosBox:
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== Continue ==
 
== Continue ==

Revision as of 06:28, 13 February 2024

Windows installation

Installation should be nearly identical to installing in MacOS, so tell me if there are any significant differences.

MacOS installation

Download and install DosBox

  • Install DosBox for Mac OS X version 0.74-3-3 dmg (Universal) from the download page of DosBox: [1]
DosBox download page.
  • The Mac OS X link takes you to sorceforge [2] to download the application:
DosBox download page on sourceforge.
  • Open the downloaded dmg file:
Downloaded DoxBox dmg file.
  • The following files will be displayed. Copy the DOSBox.app program to "/Applications" or "~/Applications".
Downloaded files for DosBox.

Download SCORE files

  • Unzip the SCORE zip file and store where you want it to be stored. It should be able to go anywhere such as in your home directory, the Desktop, or a class-related folder. I would avoid having the full path contain any spaces, which could potentially cause problems. I place it at "/Users/craig/score-dosbox". (i.e., in the home directory).
Unzipped SCORE folder for DosBox.
  • Run score by typing without quotes: "c:\scor4\scor4.bat". You should then see the SCORE splash page:
SCORE splash page after starting SCORE.

Run DosBox

  • Note that there may be access permissons required the first time DosBox is run (so accept any security permission requests).
  • Open the DosBox app (double click on "/Applications/DOSBox.app" or put in your Dock). You should see this view after a brief splash page:
Starting window for DosBox.
  • Make note of where you installed the score-dosbox directory/folder. There are two directories that need to be connected to DosBox as the C: and D: drives. For me the C: drive is /Users/craig/score-dosbox/c_drive, and the D: drive is /Users/craig/score-dosbox/d_drive.
  • You need to type these two commands in DosBox:
  mount C /Users/craig/score-dosbox/c_drive

and

  mount D /Users/craig/score-dosbox/d_drive
Mounting C: and D: drives in DosBox.
  • Now you can start score with the command:
   c:\scor4\scor4.bat

and you should see the SCORE splash page:

Score splash page

Press the space bar (or any key) to skip the splash page faster.

  • You will end up in the SCORE editor after the splash page is closed:
Main SCORE editor.
  • You can type "exit" (then the return key) to close score and go back to the initial DosBox window:
Exiting SCORE.


Preference file

  • You can automatically mount the C: and D: drives by adding these lines at the bottom of "/Users/craig/Library/Preferences/DOSBox 0.74-3-3 Preferences":
  mount C /Users/craig/score-dosbox/c_drive
  mount D /Users/craig/score-dosbox/d_drive

(This should be in the "[autoexec]" options region.). After adding this, the mounting commands will be done automatically when opening DosBox:


Continue

  • When you save files, they will be placed in the /Users/craig/scores-dosbox/d_drive directory (at least for me). You can view the files in the Finder at the same location:
SCORE files in Finder.

The files "#MUSDIR#.TMP" and "SCORE.SAV" are temporary files that SCORE uses. The file "EX1.MUS" is a binary file that stores the music notation prepared in SCORE.

  • You can create readable ASCII versions of MUS files in SCORE by using the PMX command. Also you can use a command-line tool to convert binary MUS files into ASCII PMX (parameter maxtrix files), both show the internal format of the musical data which contain rows of numbers, each row representing a particular musical object on the page.

https://github.com/craigsapp/mus2pmx