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   06 Jan 21 00:34, you wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:   
      
    GK>>  AT> because it's a   
    GK>>  AT> prerequisite for DOSBox.   
    GK>>   
    GK>> This Dosbox? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOSBox   
    GK>>   
    GK>> I don't see why this would require VisualC++.   
      
    AT> Good point! I see my mistake now. I'm following someone's instructions   
    AT> on how to use doorway.exe, which calls for DOSBox, but I think these   
    AT> instructions are aimed for Windows users - probably Windows users need   
    AT> Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 in order to use DosBox.   
      
   Yes, though I suspect it's even simpler than that, and that DOSBox on Windows   
   just requires the Visual C++ 2010 runtime library, eg.   
      
   https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=14632   
      
   "Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64)"   
      
   Which is a 5 MB download that installs a few DLL files into the Windows system   
   folder.   
      
    AT> I should be fine as long as I have DOSBox installed. I was   
    AT> overthinking it.   
      
   For the record, a few years ago Microsoft released "Visual Studio Code" which   
   can be used to write C++ programs (and many other languages, eg. Python) in   
   Linux. Though it's not the same product as Visual Studio. And if you're just   
   starting out in coding, you definitely don't need it, especially not in Linux,   
   and especially not to use DOSBox. :-)   
      
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