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Search for The King Techno-Yammering
- OUT OF MEMORY ERRORS
'Search for The King' checks the amount of free RAM your system has, and
will not execute the game if there is not enough RAM. The DOS command
'CHKDSK' will tell you how much free RAM the system has; the program
requires about 541k free RAM to run (plus 5k for CMS music and plus 32k
for VGA/MCGA enhanced 16 color mode).
If you don't have enough memory, here are some ways to solve the problem:
-Remove any non-essential TSR (terminate and stay resident) programs.
-If you were trying to run VGA/MCGA enhanced 16 color mode, switch to any
other mode using the setup program.
-Switch off the mouse (mouse drivers usually use at least 10k of
RAM), then run 'SETUP' and request keyboard mode.
-If you are using the CMS music driver, switch to PC sounds (this
will save 5K) using the setup program.
-Try reducing the number of BUFFERS in your CONFIG.SYS. Each buffer uses
512 bytes. (Consult your DOS manual for more information).
Some of these changes involve changing your CONFIG.SYS and/or
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Consult your DOS user's manual.
-MUSIC SYSTEMS
The INSTR.DAT file contains data for AdLib and MIDI systems. It must
be on disk #1 (or the hard drive directory) to run these modes.
If you have a synthesizer that is not listed by the setup program, select
'GENERIC MIDI'. (This selection changes all instruments to piano (pro-
gram change 0)).
If you have a non-supported synthesizer, please fill out and return
your warranty registration card, listing your synthesizer. An INSTR.DAT
file that will support more synthesizers is planned for the future. (You
will only need to replace the INSTR.DAT file).
-END OF GAME
To view your score (and number of moves) at the end of the game,
type SCORE.
-USING 1.2 & 1.44 FLOPPIES (FOR THE ADVANCED USER)
'Search for The King' will also run on 1.2 meg (5 1/4" hi-density) and
1.44 meg (3 1/2") floppies. In order to set the program up:
1. Copy files to formatted floppies.
-DISK #1 should contain all files on the current DISK #1.
-FOR 1.2 meg floppies:
DISK #2 should have:
DATAA.DAT
DATAB.DAT
DATAC.DAT
DATAD.DAT
DATAE.DAT
-FOR 1.44 meg floppies:
DISK #2 should have:
DATAA.DAT
DATAB.DAT
DATAC.DAT
DATAD.DAT
DATAE.DAT
2. Modify 'KING.BAT'
-KING.BAT (produced by SETUP) needs to modified to reflect the type
of disk. After runnng SETUP (and selecting graphics, input device,
disk type, and sound mode), your KING.BAT will look something like
this:
EXE VGA Mouse 720 AdLib
Using an editor, modify the disk type to be 1.2 or 1.44 floppies.
It will be similiar one of these:
EXE VGA Mouse 1.2 AdLib
EXE VGA Mouse 1.44 AdLib
-You must re-edit KING.BAT if you run SETUP again (since it makes a
new KING.BAT).