The OS/2 version of Billy is no longer beta!

December the 18th 1997

Based on the reports from the beta testers we are now confident that Billy works on most OS/2 systems. So here it is!

Upgrade your DOS CD-ROM to the full OS/2 version

1. Download the OS/2 CD-ROM Upgrade and unzip it in the directory where you installed Billy.
2. Make sure the EMX run-time library version 0.9 (or later) is installed. If you can run the command EMXREV then EMX is installed. If not, download it.
3. For more info, read readme.os2 and install.txt (also included in the zipped package)

Order Billy

You can buy the DOS Billy-CD that you can now upgrade to a native OS/2 version. Simply order Billy via BMT Micro and remember to ask for a notification of the OS/2 version. In this way we can get a measurement of the interest in the OS/2 version. If the sales are high enough we will produce a dedicated OS/2 CD, but right now it seems there is no commercial basis for this. If however we do, BMT customers will recieve a copy at a very favorable price.

OS/2 specific features

• DIVE, VIO and PM graphics support using the EMX-VESA library from Johannes Martin.
  (A current limitation to DIVE is that you have to choose 256-colour in your system settings for your desktop)
• DART sound support.
• Joystick support using the Advanced OS/2 Joystick Driver.
• CD-audio support.

Bug fixed in version 1.27 (present version)

• VESA_DIV.DLL is now "desktop-aware": when you change to another application monsters no longer dig corridors in your desktop.
• Mouse pointer is invisible in VESA_ALL.DLL
• The game no longer mess up fonts and desktop graphics.
• Keyboard no longer jams
• More informative error messages.
• All resolutions 640x480 and up now supported (using -g option)
• Display centered when using higher resolutions than 800x600 (if you use -g option)
• VESA_PM.DLL no longer runs upside down.

Try the OS/2 demo version of Billy.

1. Download and unzip the OS/2 Billy Demo diskettes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
2. Make sure the EMX run-time library version 0.9 (or later) is installed. If you can run the command EMXREV then EMX is installed. If not, download it.
3. For more info, read readme.os2 and install.txt (also included in the zipped package)

Mininum system requirements

• 486 DX 66 Mhz
• 16 MB Ram
• 5 MB Harddrive
• OS/2 Warp 3 or 4 with Multimedia installed
• DART fixpak (if using Warp 3)

Remember: Be happy, and always look for secrets.

The OS/2 Team,
Nordfalk Software.