BP Launcher

BP Launcher – it is shell for launching program.  And comfortable navigation through files. It is program, written after inspiration from early versions of Norton Commander, Volkov Commander, Dos Navigator and such shells of MS DOS for old computers in a spirit of 386 SX, 486 DX2. Shell is reminds some shells for MS DOS. But this one is created for launching programs from pack Basic pascal. So, this means that its functions are limited.

Shows list of files

Can launch execution files

Enter folder and go up

Launch text files

 Program is written for point of interest. In style of Norton Commander or Volkov Commander. Maybe in style of something even more earlier. Interface is in style that things, but very simple. By idea it is file navigation. And run a text file or execution file.

 Program is made for more interesting theme. For more interest. For nostalgia moment. For, let’s say it, dive into retro theme.

 As I can say, modern gamers begin to forget computers from beginning of 90s. Such systems as 386SX, 386SX2,486DX2,486DX4. Such blue screen was very popular and easy to recognize in those years.

 Maybe, someone remember a nice little days together with such blue screen, Norton Commander or Volkov Commander. It was age of MS DOS. Systems level of 486Dx2, 386SX2. And lots of this style. It were another systems too. It were another programs too. For example, Dos Navigator. And not all the time, it was such a blue screen. Programs were different programs.

But it is such a nostalgia, you know. So much more interesting. So, we have today lots of shells, launchers. For game shells. Such as Retro Arch, for example. Or even whole service and client to them. Such as GOG application or Steam application.

 So, something like this, I write something like this. With memories about Norton Commander. And retro. Such. It is made with aim to launch games, written for Basic and Pascal in terms of Basic Pascal.  Another thing this application cannot do, and not designed for anything else.

More like such visualization more, I can say. Basic  - it is retro. Pascal – it is retro. And such a retro shell. It is also looks like a full retro.

To use or not – it is up to you, it is thing of interest. Of course, all games you can launch just as exe files, and not to use this shell.

Shell gives the ability to move along the catalogs and launch exe files. And also, to read text files. And it is so a cool way to launch all these retro development Basic Pascal.

Basic Pascal pack - whole pack of games and programes, written with basic and pascal. It is retro.

With each game and program there is a page at author`s website. There are aditional information, descriptions, pictures, arts.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/packs/basicpascal/index_eng.html