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APPLICATIONS AND GAMES REPORT
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What follows is the result of  testing several CDs and lots of share games
and applications from the Macworld CD Nb 3, Spanish version and other ones.
 
Eric Solitaire (From the Executor disks)
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Have you tried to resize the play window?
It crashes.
 
Prince of Persia
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I have finished both the demo and commercial version, and
disabling sound and music works perfect.
 
Just GrandMa and Me
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Its a "Living Book" CD from Bronderbund. I goes to DOS with:
General Protection Fault at eip=00045798
eax=00000000 ebx=00000080 ecx=00ffffff edx=001c2790 esi=ff000000 edi=fffffffc
ebp=001c2798 esp=001c00f4 cs=00a7 ds=00af es=00af fs=00cf gs=0000 ss=00af
Call frame traceback EIPs:
  0x00045798
  0x0007a36c
  0x0007ba5b
  0x0007bbf5
  0x0007c34c
  0x00079c11
  0x0008281c
  0x00072b49
  0x000ccf09
  0x000c8828
  0x000f3f6b
 
Pirates, by Microprose
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A very old but addictive B&W game. The startup screens are displayed ok,
you choose your name, your skills and historical period to play, but
when you are going to fight (The 1st thing you can do in the game) it hags
No ALT-MAYS-1 or ALT-MAYS-5. The mouse still moves, but i can only 
press CTRL-BRK to go to DOS.
 
 
MACTOOLS 7.0
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As well as other bugs, it only display the files on the actual folder,
it does not recognize any folder.
 
When i ask Mactools to verify the hard disk it says: 
Error in block:xx
Error number: -46
 
It says the same when doing with a MAC disk
 
I can edit and modify any file without any trouble though!
 
 
Teach Text
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Seems to have windows problems, but is operative.
 
>From Alice to Ocean CD
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Its a demo of interactive publishing, combinining narration, 
photographs, video and music.
 
Tracks 2 - 9 contain narration wich can be heard using a CD-audio player.
 
 
MAC WORLD CD NB 3
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ANTIVIRUS
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*Disinfectant 3.6
 Seems to work fine BUT when quitting it goes to DOS with:
General Protection Fault at eip=000ae880
eax=74edf3a4 ebx=00000000 ecx=a4f3ed74 edx=00000001 esi=a4f3ed74 edi=a4f30000
ebp=001c2368 esp=001c235c cs=00a7 ds=00af es=00af fs=00cf gs=0000 ss=00af
Call frame traceback EIPs:
  0x000ae880
  0x000ae9b6
  0x0006dbc4
  0x00053ed3
  0x00053f63
  0x000bc0d1
  0x000b1a7a
  0x000b067c
  0x00083c8f
  0x000864ab
  0x000ccf2b
 
*Gatekeeper
  Its an init, so i could not test it, but there was an application, called "Gatekeeper aplication" that worked fine.
 
Compressors
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*MAC LHA 2.13
	Has fonts problems, but works fast and fine!
 
*UUlite 1.7
	It does not compress well, and when the browser tries to show
	the icon of a uulited (bad) file, it goes to DOS.
 
*Zip it 1.3.1
	Crashes while seeing the About!
	The ADD ALL button seems to have problems too.
 
Communications
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*Comm-It 1.8
	Appart of the logical error when accessing to the modem,
	it works perfectly, BUT when you are playing a little
	with it, it runs out of memory, just like Cricket Graph.
	
*Telefinder BBS demo
	It goes to DOS without saying anything!
*Telefinder User demo
	It goes to DOS without saying anything!
 
Conversors
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*Data convertn", and goes back to bra program to convert non mac database files to
	a Mac readable database format!
*Drop Text 
	It says: Error, 1001 ocurred. and goes back to browser
*Easy convert 3.1
	When runned it goes back to the browser without saying anything!
	(you now you have clicked it cos the hot band disappeared a while)
*Graphic converter 1.77
	It says :" A Macintosh II, LC, Clasic or Quadra is needed" and 
	goes back to browser.
 
Text Editors
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*BBEdit 3.1 demo
	Seems to work without troubles, fast from CD!
 
*DOC Maker 4.1
	It has problems with the NEW button.
 
*DOC reader
	A strange text "reader", works without problems!
 
*Easy view 2.44e
	It says (in spanish) "your computer lacks the required hardware
	or software to run this application", and goes back to browser
*Easy view 2.60
	Just the same that 2.44e
 
Science and educational
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*Clock 2.0 
	It hanged everything (Just power down). It seemed to be an astrological
program. The icon of the executable was like Hypercard (I think).
 
*Calculator y=mx+b
	It asks you for the M value, (I answered 3) and then it enters on
an infinite look saying 
?Redo from start	
Please enter the m value: A lot of nonsenses (square nonsenses)
and then it says redo again!
	
*MAC repairs 2.1a
	A executable hypertext doc, that shows how you can upgrade and repair
the most common problems of mac. It has some problems (Draws out of their
windows) etc, but its operative.
 
*Math Stars 3.0
	It covers with nonsense the upper bar (File and so on), and then
claims for errors on accesing their files (ERROR Nb -41)
 
Graphics
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*Gif converter 2.3.7
	it says: "Your computer lacks the required ..."
	and goes back to browser
 
 
*Games
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*Alex v1.16
	It says: "You dont have enough memory to run this game"
	(I am using -applzone 8000)
 
*Apeiron 1.01
	The installer says "I cant create a temporary file on your
	startup disk. It must be locked or too full"
 
	I have created a 5 Mbytes system volume, but i get the same
	error. I have started with -nobrowser and the same happens!
 
	The installer is made using "Smaller installer" by Bill Goodman
*Bloodsuckers
	It goes to DOS without saying anything!
	The browser does not recognize its icon.
*Bombz1.2
	It seems to work, but slowly. Not a very good game
	The browser dont recognize its icon
*Chiral 1.0.0
	It uses "Smaller installer", by Bill Goodman
	(See Apeiron 1.01)
*Dirt Bike 2.0
	Has graphics problems. It is supposed to be an amazing digitalized
	bike (like the icons one) for playing on a ground circuit, but i 
	only see three lines.
	(refresh does not do anything!)
 
*FRAC 1.0
	It says "Your computer lacks the required ..."
	In the docs dont say anything about system 7 or coprocesor.
*GNU Chess Mac v4.04b
	It works fine, but takes too much time loading, it makes
	lots of disks access!
*Haunted U
	It goes to DOS with:
General Protection Fault at eip=0009a1cc
eax=015d2d00 ebx=002d5c01 ecx=002d3f00 edx=ffffffff esi=00000000 edi=00000001
ebp=001c2744 esp=001c2714 cs=00a7 ds=00af es=00af fs=00cf gs=0000 ss=00af
Call frame traceback EIPs:
  0x0009a1cc
  0x0009acf9
  0x000175ed
  0x00017c09
  0x00016ec7
  0x00028aa9
  0x00028af9
  0x0002b70b
  0x0002c362
  0x000cc042
  0x000c88f7
 
*Ingemar's skiing game
	It need refresh, but works perfect! Very adictive.
*Maelstrom 1.4.1
	It uses "Smaller installer", by Bill Goodman
	(See Apeiron 1.01)
*Mancala 2.0d5
	Works perfect, a strange board game!
	The browser does not recognize the icon!
*Ninja boy World
	Detects some problem with sound even using pretend, and run itself
	in silent mode
	seems to have trouble reading from keyboard the movements.
	very slow!
*S'ydnar Squares 2.0
	A colorful amazing like tetris game!!! It is incredible adictive...
	but very sensible:
 
	If you move the mouse while loading it hangs!
	some times you get the upper bar (File, Tiles,...) corrupted,
	and if you press it hangs...
 
	If someone can play (I could, and i like it) the keys are a,s,l.
 
*Sthout saying anything!
*Graph 2.2.1
	An amazing stadistic and data program.
	When started it says: ERROR: Not such volume (several times)
	but you can go on! (I have tried from a clean solution
	(you cant in 1.99l), but goes very slow...
	In 320x200 you can play very well (i feel strange, not slow,not fast)
	In other resolutions it goes tooooo slow
	(Mat, we need your faster blitter here  8-)   )
	Amazing!
 
Utilities
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*ADB Prober 
	Its a program that check what is connected to the Apple Desktop
	bus. It works, but does not recognize anything!
	Maybe this little piece of code helps Ardi guys!
 
*AT 1.0.0
	Seems to be a clock! but goes to DOS without saying anything
*Clipstation
	It goes to DOS without saying anything!
*EZDB 2.0 
	It goes to DOS without saying anything!
*Graph 2.2.1
	An amazing stadistic and data program.
	When started it says: ERROR: Not such volume (several times)
	but you can go on! (I have tried from a clean Executor)
 
	When starting it double clicking from a doc, it runs OK, so
	i investigated, and this error happens when trying to open
	a PICT file! (Background.PICT)
*Font view 1.5
	It allows you to test all the fonts installed on the MAC!
 
Other stuff
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Foxbase + v 1.10
	It has trouble opening the samples.
	I dont know how to use it, but seems to work fine 
MAC Populous
	I have not played a full game, but works without troubles 
	(Well, at least during 5 minutes doing everything imaginable)
SimLife
	Has drawing problems. I cant see the buttons and text in lots
	of windows, and it is not a refresh problem
Startwars v1.0
	It hangs everything, only CTRL-BRK at the startup screen!
Aldus Superpaint 3.0
	After the startup screen it hangs!

			Hope it works
				Emilio