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- This program disk will help AGA machine users get some added
- compatibility out of their older software. I can't guarantee that ALL programs
- will work on the machines, but a good few can be revived.
-
- Don't forget many supposedly incompatible programs will work on the
- AGA machines by suitable adjustment of the boot options. (Hold down both mouse
- buttons when booting).
-
- Contents of the disk:
-
- ***** 1: ReloKick 1.3 (also known as Kick 1.3) *****
-
- This is a shadow ROM of the KickStart 1.3 files. It is intended for
- users of KickStart 2.0 and KickStart 3.0. It may work on the CD32 when drives
- become available. (I have heard that users of ECS Amigas can use the program
- to get some programs (like SWIV) which demand the original chipset to work. I
- can't confirm this though).
-
- Please note;
-
- ReloKick is NOT pirate software, it was produced in cooperation with
- Commodore and was distributed by CU Amiga Magazine.
-
- How do I use it?
-
- The files you need are in the drawer ReloKick, compressed using DMS.
- To extract the files use the WRITE option of dms as follows:
-
- dms WRITE DEVICE_NAME:kick13.dms to df0:
-
- All the files will now be installed on a bootable disk.
-
- When you want to use the program, reset your machine and insert the
- ReloKick disk in df0: The program will boot and load a grey screen. When you
- get the message
-
- Everything OK Booting Up
-
- The screen will blank and turn white. Now remove the ReloKick disk,
- the screen will now flash grey and the old-fashioned KickStart 1.3 logo will
- appear.
-
- (If you don't remove the disk before the machine completes a reset
- you will get an error message. Don't worry, a further soft-reset will clear
- up the error).
-
- ReloKick remains resident until the machine undergoes a cold-reset.
-
- ***** 2: AGA software patches. *****
-
- These programs were supplied with Amiga Format recently. They seem to
- be intended for the A1200, but I have got the Heimdall and Powermonger patches
- to work on the A4000. I haven't got the R-Type patch to work.
-
- Patches are included for:
-
- Powermonger
-
- Powermonger World War I data disk
-
- Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker
-
- R-Type
-
- Shadowlands (but it could be Shadowworlds - I don't have the program)
-
- Heimdall
-
- Last Ninja 3
-
- Speedball 2
-
- Naturally these patches will only work on ORIGINAL versions of the games
- - so tough luck pirates.
-
- How do I use them?
-
- Place these files onto a disk, or your harddisk. To launch them click
- on the icon. The screen will fill with horizontal coloured bars. On the A1200
- they should stop moving, on the A4000 wait until the disk drive light goes out.
-
- When the program has loaded, insert the boot disk of the game in
- question and click on the mouse button. It should load as normal.
-
- A final note. I didn't create these programs so don't blame me if they
- don't work.
-
- Mike. (mhr@uk.ac.aber)
-