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- WELCOME TO 1994POOL GAMES! FROM NINANO SOFTWARE
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- | 1. Requirements |
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-
- This 1994POOL game requires following:
- * VGA or better
- * 386/486 or better
- * 580kb Base Memory
- * Microsoft Compatible Mouse
- Optional: Sound Blaster Compatible/Gravis Ultrasound for digital sound
- Note: If you have a fast PC, such as 486+, you can use digital speaker,
- which uses same sounds as sound cards, but play them to speaker.
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- | 2. How to Install and Run 1994POOL |
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-
- 1. Run Install.exe (if you got it from the floppy disk)
- Or copy all the files to Hard Disk.
- 2. Change directory to where game is installed. (e.g. cd c:\1994POOL)
- 3. Run Setup.exe to setup the game (Such as Sound card, Memory, etc)
- 4. Run 1994POOL.EXE
- 5. At title screen, you will have 3 options.
- a. Begin the game.
- b. See HI-score.
- c. Exit to dos.
- Press left mouse button to activate each option.
- 6. Select number of player, Beginner/Intermediate/Master mode,
- sound option, and pool table. Then, press bottom button to begin!
- 7. Press HELP button for the game rules and more instructions!
- 8. Enjoy the game!
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- | 3. Trouble Shooting Q/A |
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-
- Q. The game doesn't run! It gives Not Enough Base Memory error!
-
- A. This 1994POOL game requires at least 580KB Base Memory in which you
- will get more memory by removing TSRs, such as those programs that
- are loaded during computer boot-up. To increase base memory, try
- boot with clean-disk (to make clean-boot disk, use FORMAT A: /S).
- Also you may want to try to remove some TSRs that are loaded from
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file in hard drive.
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- Q. When I run the game under windows, the program terminates. Why?
-
- A. I recommend you to exit windows, and run the game in standard DOS.
- If you still want to run the game under window, please change sound
- mode(sound card, digital speaker mode) to normal speaker mode in
- Setup.exe. Then, the game will run fine.
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- Q. Setup.exe doesn't detect my sound card!
-
- A. This game support 100% Sound Blaster compatibles Music card, and
- Gravis Ultrasound card. Make sure your Sound Card supports Sound
- Blaster, and load appropriate driver if necessary. However,
- SB-emulation may not work since this game does not use native mode,
- but uses DMA operation for sound and music.
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- Q. When I switch to 'Speaker Digital' mode, the speaker just makes a lot
- of noise-like sound when playing the game!
-
- A. 'Speaker Digital' option in Setup.exe was intended to be used only
- with high-speed computers, such as 386-33, 486, 586+(Pentium), etc.
- Even 386 with 16Mhz speed is not fast enough to support digitized sound
- for internal speaker. If you don't have sound card, then choose
- 'Speaker Normal' option which does not use digitized sound.
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- Q. For the SB compatible sound card, the music stops right after some
- sound...
-
- A. Probably you have wrong IRQ number. If you haven't install with
- your disk that came with sound card, I recommend to install it.
- However, you may change by running Setup.exe, and change IRQ.
- The default is set to 7(most common), but try to change to 5 which
- is pretty common as well.
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- Q. When I play music, everything slows down, even mouse!
-
- A. The generated music is a high-quality digital music which requires
- high burden of the CPUs, which 386/486+ or better is a minimum.
- Please turn Music Enable option off in Setup.exe if you experience
- problems with music.
- Also, try NOT to change 'TURBO' button during or before the game
- start. If you have changed your computer's turbo button, try to
- reboot and run the game again.
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- Q. Program hangs when I play with 'Speaker Digital' option in Setup.exe!
-
- A. Again, for slow computers such as 386-16,20, etc, computer may not
- catch up with heavily digitized sound to the speaker. Turn off this
- option, and choose 'Speaker Normal' option in Setup.exe.
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- Q. Program says VGA is not found!
-
- A. Probably your video card is CGA/EGA etc. This program requires 100%
- VGA video card, with VGA monitor.
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- Q. The ball flickers, and disappear when collided with balls, and ball
- moves very slow!
-
- A. This program was tested on slow 386 computers, and ball flickered
- when used with QEMM, EMM386, Cache OFF(in CMOS setup), other TSRs,
- etc. Try to remove some of the QEMM, EMM386, 386Max from the computer,
- (by simply booting up with clean-disk, or put 'REM' in front of
- 'Device = C:\DOS\EMM386.....' statement in CONFIG.SYS and re-boot.)
- Also turn off 'Speaker Digital' option when experiencing flickerings.
- Also, if you run this program under window, it will be a lot faster
- to run through standard DOS. (exit window, and type '1994POOL').
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- Q. The game ask whether to run this program since 386/486 is not
- found! But I am sure my computer is 386/486!
-
- A. Code for detecting 386/486 may not work for every computer. However,
- if you are sure your computer is 386/486+, then choose 'y' to run
- anyway.
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- Q. How could I contact the authors?
-
- A. See REGISTER option during the game, or see Order.Me file.
-
- our Address:
- 1205E Apache 128
- Tempe AZ 85281
- U.S.A.
- (602)731-9832 E-mail: king.sejong@asu.edu
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- Q. What is shareware? What does 'register this game' mean?
-
- A. This game is distributed freely as "shareware", which means
- "try before you buy" program. There is almost no-functional difference
- between shareware and registered(or commercial) version. However,
- you will get more options such as full 100 levels, all various shape
- pool tables, and receive future shareware games by mail free.
- You will automatically be on our mailling-list to receive first
- future shareware games. We encourage that you copy this game to
- your friend, upload to BBS, etc. as long as no files are removed
- nor modified. Please see Order.Me for how to order the registered
- version of 1994POOL.
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- Q. I like this game!
-
- A. Thank you for playing!:)
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- | THIS IS A SHAREWARE VERSION OF 1994POOL |
- +-----------------------------------------+
- Please see 'register' information inside the game to find out how you can
- order your personalized copy of 1994POOL. (see Order.Me file)
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