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~DOS Tips
This month brings you another compilation of tips for improving your
machines performance in DOS. This month brought to you by Kevin
Gorasia.
~Makes your computer a little bit faster :
I used to own a 4mb machine and had brought Rise of the Robots. The
game said that it needed the full 4mb of memory.I had the 4mb patch
on my copy also but it still wouldn't run.The following will also
work if you don't have the 4mb memory patch here's what I did:
Autoexec.bat
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Echo Off
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
prompt $p$g
LH C:\VESA-DRV.COM
PATH=C:\DOS;D:\GAMES\RISE;C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T3
SET SOUND=C:\SB
LH MOUSE
The above configrution has got the absolute minimum to run the game.
You need the following drivers loaded to get it to run:
VESA driver
Set Sound Statement
Path Command for quick activation.
The above Autoexec.bat should work with all computers. You may have
to change the Set Sound statement,if you own a SB16.But apart from
that it should work.
Config.sys
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DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /hmamin=1
REM DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM AUTO FRAME=E000
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
STACKS=9,256
BUFFERS=6,0
You will notice that I have disabled the EMM386 driver.This is
essential, because with the EMM386 driver the game won't run. This
also makes the computer a little bit faster.(For example a nominal
directory listing takes 5 sec but on with the EMM386 disabled it
only took 2 sec).
Just copy the above files into your boot disk and anything else you
need. And Rise of the Robots should work with Full Sound and
Cinamatics. The above may sound a little far fetched to you,but
just try it and if it doesn't work just tell me and don't chuck it
out of the window!!
-Kevin Gorasia