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- SimLife DOS Updater READ-ME.TXT
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-
- This patch will convert all earlier versions of SimLife DOS to the
- most current version, 1.03. To find out what version you have, start the
- SimLife program and begin a scenario. Once the world has finished being
- created, hold down the Alt and Ctrl keys and simultaneously press the V key.
- This will open a window containing the installed version number for SimLife
- and some memory statistics. If the version number listed is 1.03, you do not
- need to run this patch.
-
-
- To install the patch:
-
- 1. Get into the directory where SimLife is currently installed. (Use the
- "CD" or "CHDIR" command to do this, e.g., "CD C:\SIMLIFE" if you installed
- SimLife to the default installation directory.)
-
- 2. Put the SimLife Updater disk in a floppy drive.
-
- 3. Type "COPY A:\*.*" at the DOS command-line prompt, and hit the ENTER key.
- (If the SimLife Updater disk is not in the A: drive, then substitute the
- correct floppy drive letter instead of "A".)
-
- 4. From the SimLife directory, type "UPDATE" and hit the ENTER key.
-
- 5. The update process should take several minutes. When it is completed,
- all temporary updater files will be automatically erased, except the
- UPDATE.BAT file itself, which you can delete by just typing "DEL UPDATE.BAT"
- and hitting the ENTER key.
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-
- If you have been experiencing difficulties in changing to and running in
- 640 X 480 mode, this patch should solve your problem. You can change the
- mode either by changing the SIMLIFE.BAT file switch from /800 to /640
- or re-run the install program and select the 640 X 480 option.
-