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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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