Install Borland Turbo C++ in Ubuntu

Normally in India majority of schools and colleges have Turbo C/C++ as the default IDE. Most students are younger than the Turbo C/C++ compiler they use at colleges. I checked our college's Turbo C++ and it was made in 1993. Back then George Bush Sr. was the president of the USA and Windows 95 was still 2 yrs away.

I tried using Turbo C in Vista but I couldn't use it in maximized state. Then I  tried Wine but it didn't work, I wondered why, but then someone suggested this amazing piece of software called DOSBOX which helps run software made for your dad when he was young and had long hair.

Go to the terminal:
sudo aptitude install dosbox

APT will now download and install DOSBOX.

You can also use Synaptic as usual.

Download Turbo C/C++ here
You have to register, but they don't nag and it is hasslefree.

Unpack the achieve

Keep the installation files inside a folder of your home directory named "setup".
Open up dosbox, its under Applications > Games

Type in :

Code:

mount c ~
c:
cd setup
install.exe

This will start the setup of Turbo C.

After setup is finished , do this:

Code:

c:
cd TC\bin
tc.exe 

Now everytime you want to run Turbo C++ start DOSBOX and then type in the following:

Code:

mount C ~
c:
cd TC\bin 
tc.exe

To maximise full screen hit 'Alt+Enter' and to go back to medium size again hit 'Alt+Enter'. DOSBOX has a habit of capturing the mouse pointer, once you click within DOSBOX you cannot move it away from the winow. To go back to Ubuntu hit 'Alt+Enter' twice.
'Alt+X' will close Turbo C.
Hope I have helped :)