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echo: os2
to: Steven Thompson
from: Rob Basler
date: 1999-09-08 10:38:01
subject: DOS Games in OS/2

ST>GREAT!  SC2000 works now...  Now if I could only get Heroes
ST>II to work.  When I start it with the CD in the drive, it
ST>freezes before a screen is displayed, but if I start it w/o
ST>the CD, it complains, and if you put the CD in the drive,
ST>it will take you to the beginning screen, but the mouse is
ST>stuck.  Any ideas on optimizations?

I'd play with the mouse settings.  And I'd try OS/2's Truedos trapdoor
if you have Warp 4 installed on a FAT partition.  That was how I'd play
Command & Conquer Red Alert: The Aftermath until I figured out my little
software patch that makes it run in a standard OS/2 DOS window.  My
patch is at http://www.djtech.com/raos2.html-ssi  You might also try
loading a specific DOS version (like DOS 5.0) using the VMDISK
command.  All you need to do is make an image file of a bootable DOS
diskette and OS/2 will be able to start it afterwards through some
magic - have a look at the help.  There is also DOS from Drive A to
experiment with, have a look at the online help for that.

Rob.
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