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- @BEGIN
- Conventional Memory
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- R.A.M. or Random Access Memory is located on your computer's motherboard.
- Base RAM is recognized as the first 640k or 655,360 bytes (a K=1024 bytes).
- If you have insufficent Base RAM, your computer may be loading extraneous
- programs that occupy this memory.
-
- During each and every startup, your computer searches for 'startup' files
- (i.e. the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files). These files, programmed by
- the user at an earlier time, contain the instructions to load programs and
- configure the computer. The solution to free more Base RAM is to either
- modify those startup files or create alternative startup files
- specifically configured for your game.
- This can be accomplished by creating a 'boot disk' with new startup files.
- Those startup files will be called CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- There are two ways you can create a 'boot' disk:
-
- 1) You can automatically create a boot disk by selecting the
- 'Create Boot Disk' icon in the install menu. You will need a blank disk
- of the appropriate size for your A: drive.
-
- 2) You can manually create a boot disk by following the instructions below:
- A. Place a floppy disk in drive A.
- B. From the C: prompt type FORMAT A: /S <Enter>
- C. After the format is complete and the system has been transferred,
- type A: <Enter>
- D. Type EDIT CONFIG.SYS <Enter>. When the blue screen appears type
- in the lines just as they appear in the sample CONFIG.SYS in your
- users guide. Once this is done, choose Save from under the File
- menu, and then exit.
- E. Type EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT <Enter>. When the blue screen appears type
- in the lines just as they appear in the sample AUTOEXEC.BAT in your
- data card. Once this is done, choose Save from under the File menu,
- and then exit.
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- Extended Memory (XMS)
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- Your total extended memory is equal to all the memory above one Megabyte.
- If you know your computer has the required total, yet the Install detects
- it as being insufficient, your computer may not have the amount *free* or
- available.
-
- There are programs or drivers (such as SMARTDRV.EXE and EMM386.EXE) that
- use your extended memory. If you have the required total memory, but have
- insufficent *free* memory, you will have to disable any extraneous drivers
- that are occupying your extended memory. A simple solution is a
- 'boot disk.'
-
- See CONVENTIONAL memory help for creating a 'boot disk'.
- @END
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-
- @BEGIN
- Expanded Memory (EMS)
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- Some programs require EMS memory to functions properly. EMS or expanded
- memory exists only if a certain program or driver is activated. This
- driver, under DOS, is called EMM386.EXE. It must be included in one of
- your startup files called CONFIG.SYS.
- The EMM386 driver converts a specified amount of extended memory into
- expanded memory. If you do not have the required amount of FREE EMS, your
- EMM386 driver may not have specified the minimum amount in your CONFIG.SYS
- file. To verify that this is the problem, follow these instructions:
-
- 1) Access your C: drive by typing C: <Enter>
-
- 2) Type EDIT CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
-
- 3) A window will appear, and you will be editing a file called
- CONFIG.SYS.
-
- 4) Look for the EMM386.EXE command. There should be a number following
- the command.
- For example: DEVICE = C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE 1024
- The 1024 represents the amount of extended memory which is being
- requested to be converted to expanded memory. The amount is measured
- in K, so in our example above, the amount requested is exactly
- 1 Megabyte. If the amount is not set to the minimum required, or if
- the EMM386.EXE command does not exist in your CONFIG.SYS file, the
- problem can be solved using one of the options below:
-
- A) Adjust the amount to satisfy the minimum required by our game
- and be sure that the word RAM appears after the amount. This
- allows your system to load programs such as your mouse driver
- 'high' and is essential for most systems.
-
- B) Create a boot disk using our boot disk creator. The boot disk
- program will create a CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- appropriate for the game. To run the boot disk creator program,
- click on 'Continue' from the main detection screen. When the
- INSTALL appears, click on 'Create Book Disk'.
-
- C) Users of MS-DOS 6.0 and above can try running Microsoft's
- MEMMAKER program to give DOS a chance to make the corrections
- automatically. Choose 'Y' when MEMMAKER asks whether you have any
- programs that use Expanded Memory.
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- Hard Drive Space
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- If you do not have the required hard drive space to install the game, you
- will need to delete enough programs from your hard drive to free the
- required amount of space. This can be done with the 'DEL' command. Please
- see your DOS manual if you are not familiar on how to use this command.
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-
-
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- Video Adapter
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- This program will detect the model, type, and capabilities of your video
- card. It will also determine whether it supports the mode required by the
- game. If your card does not support the mode necessary for the game to
- run, you will need to correct this before proceeding.
-
- This may be as simple as installing a VESA driver, or you may need to
- upgrade your video card.
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-
-
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- VESA
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- A VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) driver is a standard to
- which all video card manufacturers comply to produce a variety of video
- modes. Video cards can have VESA drivers built into the card, or available
- separately on a disk included with the card. If after the game installation
- our install program does not detect a VESA driver present, a program called
- VINSTALL will be run. It will suggest a VESA driver for your particular
- video card, and allow you to install it. If the suggested VESA driver does
- not work, or none of the drivers listed are compatible with your video
- card, check the software that accompanied your video card for a VESA driver
- and refer to the video card manual for further instructions.
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- Mouse
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-
- Some of our games require a mouse; the game may not run if the mouse
- isn't activated. If you have problems, and know you have the mouse
- properly connected, verify that the mouse driver is loaded by typing
- MEM /C | MORE <Enter> at the C: prompt.
-
- If you do not see the mouse driver listed, you'll need to find the
- directory that holds the mouse driver. (This is usually the MOUSE
- directory; you may need to refer to your mouse manual for help finding it
- if the name is different.) Once located, type the appropriate command to
- enable your mouse (usually MOUSE) and press <Enter>. Please be aware that
- Microsoft Windows has its own built-in mouse drivers that *do not*
- function outside of Windows. You must have the mouse driver loaded in DOS
- to play our games.
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-
-
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- Joystick
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-
- Possible causes for disabled joystick(s):
- - The joystick is not properly connected. Double-check the connections
- and reboot your machine.
- - The joystick port on the sound card or game card is disabled. Refer to
- your sound card or game card manual for instructions on how to enable
- the port.
- - You may have two joystick ports enabled. This can cause a conflict
- between the two ports, and in most cases neither will operate properly.
- The solution would be to disable one of them.
- - If you are having problems using two joysticks using a 'Y' (or splitter)
- cable, you may have an older version of the 'Y' cable that is
- incompatible with the new joystick ports on many newer sound cards. Try
- using a new splitter cable. Please be aware that when using a 'Y' (or
- splitter) cable, only two buttons on each joystick function.
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- @BEGIN
- DOS Version
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- If you do not have the required operating system version, (the operating
- system usually referred to as DOS) you will need to upgrade for the game to
- run properly.
-
- Unless specified otherwise, we do not recommend running the game through
- the Windows environment.
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