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#3686028 - 11/21/12 01:08 PM lower than 1280/1024 res  
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Hello,
I wish to run the Sam simulator on my laptop with 1366/768 res. I know that it isn't supported! however, I thought that maybe I can use some kind of software in order to manipulate the program in order to load the Sam sim on some kind of virtual screen and pan around using my mouse.

do you think that it is possible to load the sim on lower res screens and use the mouse (key bindings) in order to pan around.

Thanks
RF

Last edited by RifleFighter; 11/21/12 01:10 PM.
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#3686535 - 11/22/12 07:07 AM Re: lower than 1280/1024 res [Re: RifleFighter]  
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Some virtual machines allow you to resize and scale the display. Could be worth looking into.

#3687314 - 11/23/12 06:37 PM Re: lower than 1280/1024 res [Re: RifleFighter]  
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does anyone recommend a specific software?

thanks,
Rami

#3687532 - 11/24/12 04:07 AM Re: lower than 1280/1024 res [Re: RifleFighter]  
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I've not used Windows for years. I run SAM Simulator under Linux using a compatibility layer. Since Linux is free I install as many as I want without a second thought. When I suggested trying a virtual machine, I didn't really think of it from a Microsoft Windows point of view.

I think I've heard Windows has mechanisms to prevent it being installed to multiple machines at once, and some people don't even have a windows install disk. So, my Virtual Machine idea probably isn't very practical.

In case you don't know what a Virtual Machine is, basically it's a programme that pretends to be a computer, so you can install an operating system and software on it. It lets you run multiple operating systems at once, without effecting your real computer.

If your CPU and motherboard has features which support Virtualisation, then performance will be pretty good, but if not then the Virtual computer will be a bit slower than your real one.

This is all getting a little complicated now. If you still want to give it a try, then VirtualBox is the easiest software I know. But it's still probably a little complicated for the novice computer user.

There probably is a much simpler way to resize a MS Windows display without going through all this trouble, but I'm sorry, I just don't know it.

#3687573 - 11/24/12 08:33 AM Re: lower than 1280/1024 res [Re: RifleFighter]  
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SAMSIM is also developed using Virtual Machine.
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https://www.virtualbox.org/


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