Run DOS Remake
Menu and letter commands are mapped to the original DOS flow.
Commands: 1-4 menu options, C/R/S/T shape keys, numeric dimensions, RESET to restart.
P2CBF.EXE - Shapes R Us (1995)
DOS Roots Lab
Shapes R Us, Rebuilt from 1995
A menu-driven Pascal program that mixed geometry calculations with ASCII shape output. This remake preserves the original command-style structure.
Original Program Intent
P2CBF.PAS combines multiple procedures behind one numeric menu:
area calculations, perimeter/circumference calculations, and text-rendered shapes.
It demonstrates early procedural decomposition and menu-loop control flow.
Original Pascal Logic
1) Main Menu Loop
writeln ('1. Figure Areas of Shapes. ');
writeln ('2. See what shapes look like. ');
writeln ('3. Figure Circumference. ');
writeln ('4. Quit Program. ');
readln (Choice);2) Geometry Branch
if Answer='C' then
begin
Area := Radius * Radius * PI;
writeln ('The area of the circle is ',Area:2:2);
end;3) ASCII Shape Rendering
writeln (' _________ ');
writeln (' | | ');
writeln (' | | ');
writeln (' --------- ');View longer 1995 source excerpt
repeat
writeln ('1. Figure Areas of Shapes. ');
writeln ('2. See what shapes look like. ');
writeln ('3. Figure Circumference. ');
writeln ('4. Quit Program. ');
readln (Choice);
if Choice='1' then
FigureArea
else if Choice='2' then
ShowShapes
else if Choice='3' then
FigureCircumference;
until Choice='4';Developer Notes
What Stayed True
- Same menu-first interaction pattern from the Pascal version.
- Same branch families: area, shapes, and perimeter/circumference.
- ASCII output remains part of the experience.
What Changed for Web
- Browser terminal wraps the workflow in one accessible panel.
- Numeric validation gives immediate inline DOS-style error feedback.
- RESET restarts the boot and menu loop without a page reload.