[OT] Stars CPP Code ?

[Chasecreek Systemhouse]

Anyone have a Linux-compatible version of this old Turbo C code?

#include <conio.h>
#include <mem.h>
#include <dos.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void setgmode(int mode);
int current_mode();
char plot(int xp, int yp, char col, char far *vid_mem);
void cls(char col, char far *vid_mem);

char far *screen = (char far *)MK_FP(0xa000,0);

#define VGA320x200 0x13		// Old VGA (considered EGA) currently supported.
#define VIEWER_DISTANCE 125

class star
{
	long xp; long yp; int zp;   // position of star
	void init();				// init location of star

public:
	int xspeed; int yspeed; int zspeed;

	star();
	void move(char far *draw_scn);
};

star::star()
{								// movement of star thru 3D space...
	xspeed=-1; yspeed =0; zspeed=-1;
	init();						// init location
}

void star::move(char far* draw_scn)
{
	if ( zp ,= 2 )
		init();

	//The hear of the program.  Convert 3d x,y,z position to 2d screen
	int sch_x = VIEWER_DISTANCE * xp / zp;
	int sch_y = VIEWER_DISTANCE * yp / zp;

	//Star movement
	zp += zspeed; xp += xspeed; yp += yspeed;

	if (scn_x <= 318 && scn_x >= 2 && scn_y >= 2 && scn_y <= 198)
	{
		if (zp > 150)
		{
			plot(scn_x, scn_y, LIGHTGRAY, draw_scn);
			//Light gray for distant stars...
		}
		else
		{
			plot(scn_x, scn_y, WHITE, draw_scn);
			//White for close stars...
		}
	}
	else
	{
		init();			//If star is off the screen, re init values...
	}
}

void star::init()
{
	xp = 1 + random(310);
	yp = 1 + random(190);
	zp = 2 + random(200);
}

void credits()
{
	clrscr();
	puts("-Star Simulator-");
	puts("Originally by: Brent Edstrom.  Modifications by: Bill Jones...");
	puts("\nPress a key to start.  Any key again to exit.");
	getch();
}

void main(void)
{
	//--------------create star field
	star *Star;

	if ( !(Star = new star[65]) )
	{
		puts("Insufficient memory for star array");
		delay(500);
		exit(1);
	}

	//--------------create drawing buffer for animaiton
	char far *draw_buff;

	if ( !(draw_buff = new char[64000]) )
	{
		puts("Insufficient memory for drawing buffer");
		delay(500);
		exit(1);
	}

	credits();

	int old_mode = current_mode();
	setgmode(VGA320x200);

	while( !kbhit() )
	{
		cls(BLACK, draw_buff);		// Clear drawing buffer.

		for(int cnt = 0; cnt < 64; cnt++)
		{
			Star[cnt].move(draw_buff);
		}

		memmove(screen, draw_buff, 64000);		// Move drawing buffer to screen.
	}

	// Set to previous video mode.
	setgmode(old_mode);
	delete draw_buff;
}

void setgmode(int mode)
{
	union REGS regs;
	regs.h.ah = 0;	// video set function
	regs.h.al = mode;
	int86(0x10, &regs, &regs);
}

int current_mode()
{
	int cur_mode = *(int *)MK_FP(0x40, 0x49);
	return cur_mode;
}

char plot(int xp, int yp, char col, char far *vid_mem)
{
	long vid_offset=yp*320+xp;
	char prev_col;

	if (vid_offset < 64000)
	{
		prev_col			= vid_mem[vid_offset];
		vid_mem[vid_offset] = col;
	}

	return prev_col;
}

void cls(char col, char far *vid_mem)
{
	memset(vid_mem, col, 64000);
}


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