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- ~DOS Tips
-
- This month brings you another compilation of tips for improving your
- machines performance in DOS. This month brought to you by Kevin
- Gorasia.
-
-
- ~Makes your computer a little bit faster :
-
- I used to own a 4mb machine and had brought Rise of the Robots. The
- game said that it needed the full 4mb of memory.I had the 4mb patch
- on my copy also but it still wouldn't run.The following will also
- work if you don't have the 4mb memory patch here's what I did:
-
- Autoexec.bat
- ------------
- Echo Off
- SET TEMP=C:\DOS
- prompt $p$g
- LH C:\VESA-DRV.COM
- PATH=C:\DOS;D:\GAMES\RISE;C:\WINDOWS
- SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T3
- SET SOUND=C:\SB
- LH MOUSE
-
- The above configrution has got the absolute minimum to run the game.
- You need the following drivers loaded to get it to run:
- VESA driver
- Set Sound Statement
- Path Command for quick activation.
-
- The above Autoexec.bat should work with all computers. You may have
- to change the Set Sound statement,if you own a SB16.But apart from
- that it should work.
-
-
- Config.sys
- ----------
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /hmamin=1
- REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM AUTO FRAME=E000
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
- DOS=HIGH,UMB
- FILES=30
- STACKS=9,256
- BUFFERS=6,0
-
- You will notice that I have disabled the EMM386 driver.This is
- essential, because with the EMM386 driver the game won't run. This
- also makes the computer a little bit faster.(For example a nominal
- directory listing takes 5 sec but on with the EMM386 disabled it
- only took 2 sec).
-
- Just copy the above files into your boot disk and anything else you
- need. And Rise of the Robots should work with Full Sound and
- Cinamatics. The above may sound a little far fetched to you,but
- just try it and if it doesn't work just tell me and don't chuck it
- out of the window!!
-
- -Kevin Gorasia
-