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Questions re: 1.99p6



I just picked up 1.99p6 the other day, and decided to try and run the
Marathon 2 16-bit demo, since I couldn't seem to find the original
Marathon demo around anywhere.  I ran in to a couple of problems. 

First of all, when I open up Stuffit Expander, and try to alter the 
preferences, it crashes with

 executor: Fatal error.
 encountered unknown, unimplemented trap `ABC9'.

And gives me the "restart" button.  When I hit the restart button, it 
puts me back to the browser (as it should).

So I finally just said "screw it" and let the expander unstuff the demo 
to the default location (which turned out to be exactly where I wanted 
it), and tried to run the demo.  When I do so, I get:

  Please be sure the files "Map", "Shapes", and "Sounds" are in the 
  same folder as the "Marathon" application and try again.  ID = -35

Of course, I wouldn't be posting this error if it wasn't an error; all of 
the requested files are there.  I made sure that the FILES setting in my 
CONFIG.SYS was set sufficiently high; it's currently set to 80.  I'm also 
running with an applzone of 8M.
 
Has anyone else had any success with getting this demo to run?

P.S.  The low-memory warning in executor which suggests that you use a 
larger -applzone setting for a program doesn't reflect the new -applzone 
syntax.  For example, executor suggested that I try an -applzone of 8000 
when running the M2 demo above, because the demo requested a lot of 
memory.  Yet with the new syntax, it would be 8M rather than 8000.  Just 
a little nit-pick there.

P.P.S.  When running in 50-line-mode under DOS (using "mode ,50") the 
text mode isn't correctly restored when exiting E/D.  Instead it's 50 
lines of the upper-half of the 25-line font.  Another nit-pick.

I'd appreciate any feedback on any of the above (and keep up the good 
work, ARDI).  Thanks.


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