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| subject: | Re: Destination Mars running from a RAM disk |
On Oct 21, 11:07=A0am, "John B. Matthews" wrote: > In article > , > > > > =A0magnusfalkirk wrote: > > I've had problems getting Destination Mars to run on my GS using two > > 3.5 disks. I can get into the game and start playing it but when it > > needs to access the second 3.5 to continue running it says it can't > > find the file. I've printed out the documentation from Asimov and the > > disk are set up according to that documentation. > > > So I decided to try setting up a RAM disk on my GS, since I've got a > > 4MB memory card installed, and use Flashboot to make it easier to save > > the game and reload it to the RAM disk the next time I want to play. I > > have the folder for Destination Mars set up exactly like the folder on > > the HD image that I use with the Sweet 16 emulator. On the emulator > > the game runs fine but from the RAM disk it will stay say it can't > > find the files it needs. > > > Any one have any idea what I may be doing wrong? I'd really like to > > play this game on the real Apple harware versus and emulator on my > > Mac. > > Do you need to set the system prefix to the RAM disk when you start the > game? Also, I think you can rename /RAM if need be. > > -- > John B. Matthews > trashgod at gmail dot comhttp://home.roadrunner.com/~jbmatthews/ Flashboot allows you to boot the RAM disk once you've got the program you saved with it loaded back in there. I might try renaming the RAM disk something else and see if that works. Thanks, Dean --- SBBSecho 2.12-Win32* Origin: Derby City Gateway (1:2320/0) SEEN-BY: 10/1 3 34/999 120/228 123/500 140/1 222/2 226/0 236/150 249/303 SEEN-BY: 250/306 261/20 38 100 1404 1406 1410 1418 266/1413 280/1027 320/119 SEEN-BY: 393/11 396/45 633/260 267 712/848 800/432 801/161 189 2222/700 SEEN-BY: 2320/100 105 200 2905/0 @PATH: 2320/0 100 261/38 633/260 267 |
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