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%OP%VS4.13 (28-Apr-92), Robert A Brown, R4000 8003 8145 7851 %OP%FM2 %OP%QBY %OP%QLL %OP%QS55 %OP%WC2,1386,172,1144,0,1,1,5 %OP%FR0,5 %OP%FC0,1 %CO:A,35,129%%H2%RISC-OS 3 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY LISTING%H2% Software Title 1st Word Plus (release 2) Desktop Publisher PC Emulator Aleph One PC Card Adventure Language Program System Cops Cyborg Plague Planet No Excuses Rotor MultiFS Aggressor VIDCplus Teletom: Telecommunic'ns Adventure FireBall FireBall II Jinxter Sporting Triangles ChartDraw GraphDraw Keystrip MultiPlot Arcade Games 3 Artisan 2 Artisan Gallery -discs 1 to 3 InterDictor InterDictor II Render Bender -Demo discs 1 to 4 Sound & Graphics Demo -discs 1 & 2 PipeDream 3 PipeDream 4 Wordz Compression Impression II Picture Discs 1 & 2 Twin World Chess Clip Art Pack #2 Clip Art Pack #3 Clip Art Pack #4 Clip Art Pack #6 CrossStar Desktop Applications NovaPaint Panorama Pipedream Extras SparkFS StarChart MiG-29 Fulcrum MiG-29 Super Fulcrum PacMania Trivial Pursuit Pipe Mania Apocalypse Arcade Soccer Black Angel Boogie Buggy Break 147 & Superpool Cataclysm Chocks Away (mark 2) Chocks Away Extra Missions Chopper Force Cyber Chess Drop Ship E-Type Compendium Enter The Realm Galactic Dan Grievous Bodily 'ARM Holed Out!! Holed Out!! -Designer Holed Out!! -Extra Courses (vol.1) Holed Out!! -Extra Courses (vol.2) Inertia Nevryon Pandora's Box Powerband (mark 2) Saloon Cars Deluxe The Olympics The Wimp Game U.I.M. White Magic X-Fire Quazer StarTrader Wimpy Invaders Word Up Word Down PacMania Terramex Burger Boy Coconuts Tidy Healthdata Elite QuicKey Mini Hound Word Hound Corruption Fish! The Guild Of Thieves The Pawn DrawPlus Quazer Chuck Rock Lemmings Mad Professor Mariarti Nebulus Oh No! More Lemmings Pipe Mania Revelation S.W.I.V. Terramex HotLink Presenter Presenter GTi PenDown Plus The Survivor Chaos Battle Tank Brain Drain Bug Hunter 1 & Moondash Bug Hunter 2 Caverns FlexiFile Freddy's Folly GammaPlot (version 2) GraphBox Professional Grid Lock HoverBod Ibix The Viking Jet Fighter Minotaur Missile Control Orion PC Access Red Shift Talisman Thundermonk Bonjour de France: Ma Ville Genesis II Killer F18 Hornet II Keyword Droom ArcScan III Hard Disc Companion Enthar Seven Fugitive's Quest Rise In Crime Stranded! Investigator 2 Christmas Allsorts Air Supremacy Conqueror Hostages Repton 3 Superior Golf (+ Construction Set) Zarch Keyword Avon & Murdac Giant Killer Spy Snatcher The Art Machine: pack 1 The Art Machine: pack 2 Wonderland NOTES (last updated by RAB 08-May-93): General: Most of the headings in the above table are probably self evident except for the following: Version/Yr: This refers (in most instances) to the most recent version and year of release; where it is known that specific RISC-OS 3 versions have been released, this is noted under 'Other Comments'. RISC-OS 'compatibility' was covered by Adrian Look's article in Archive 4.3 p11 which explained the main categories as: "RISC-OS Compliant - applications which run in the Desktop and closely follow the RISC-OS guidelines. RISC-OS Compatible - applications which can be loaded from the Desktop and have a quit option which returns the user to the Desktop with no change to the computer. RISC-OS Coexistant - applications which will run in a machine fitted with RISC-OS but which fit neither of the above categories." (Any un-saved work from other active applications should first be saved since, whilst a RISC-OS coexistant program can be launched from the Desktop, typically to exit such a program requires that that the <Ctrl><Break> or <Ctrl><Reset> keys be pressed.) Other Archimedes: Information has been provided by other Archive readers as to whether specific programs will or will not run under RISC-OS 3.10; where relevant, additional comments are also included. ARM3: All of these games run too fast on a computer fitted with ARM3. This can be turned off by typing: %H2% Cache Off%H2% at the command line (accessed by pressing Function key F12); before starting the game. Alternatively, the game's !Run file can be appropriately modified - for an example see the !Run file for 'Lander' contained on the RISC-OS 3 Application disc. Hard disc installation: Whilst many applications/programs can be freely installed on to a hard disc, copy protection is incorporated into a number of them. In some instances this means that they cannot be installed on to a hard disc at all. Where such installation is possible, protection may take two forms: 'Active' protection means that some action is required by the user to start the application/program. This covers such things as requiring the insertion of the original program disc as a "key disc", or reference to the original documentation to input a "colour chart" code reference or "password" consisting of a specific word or phrase. 'Passive' protection means that no such specific action is required to start the application/program. This covers such things as a hardware "dongle" (permanently fitted to the computer) or a unique "registration" number and/or name which is registered with the software publishers - this may also be "hard coded" into the program itself. Only registered owners are then entitled to support and/or upgrades from the software house concerned. A1: Whilst these adventure games created using Alpine Software's ALPS are essentially RISC-OS compatible, they do not revert to the default system font. Contained in the ALPS 'Resources' directory is a file called 'defaultchr'; this should first be copied into the game's own 'Resources' directory. The game's !Run file should then have the following line added at the end (ie. after the command to: Run <AlpsGame$Dir>.!RunImage): %H2%Print <AlpsGame$Dir>.Resources.defaultchr (NB. This hint was provided by Philip Hawthorne of Alpine Software.) A2: Whilst Alpine Software's adventure game element of 'Cyborg' is essentially RISC-OS compatible, it reverts to mode 15 rather than the default Desktop mode. To overcome this the following changes are required - in !Adventure.StartUp add a new line 65: %H2%OSCLI("SetEval WimpMode "+STR$(MODE)) and in !Adventure.!RunImage delete (or REM out) line 90 and add a new line 115: %H2% WimpMode = FNRead_OSnumericvar("WimpMode") (NB. This hint was provided by Philip Hawthorne of Alpine Software) 'Cyborg' cannot be compressed using David Pilling's 'SparkFS' since it already uses its own version of Computer Concept's 'CfsReader'. A3: Atomwide's 'VIDCplus' software is used on my Acorn A5000 to provide Desktop mode 102 (and with the Taxan 795 monitor MonitorType MUST be set to 4 and Sync to 0). Since certain applications/games will not run with 'VIDCplus' loaded, I have created two Desktop !Boot files - one of which doesn't load 'VIDCplus' - and the appropriate one is re-named to !Boot when required. F1: These older games from The Fourth Dimension re-configure the System Sprites and produce an error message of "No memory in system sprite area", when run on my Acorn A5000 using a Desktop !Boot file. Rather than attempting to modify the !Run file for each game, I have found that the easiest approach is to type: %H2% Configure NoBoot at the command line (accessed by pressing Function key F12) and then press <Ctrl><Break>; before starting the game(s). F2: The Fourth Dimension's game 'Cataclysm' provides a means of returning to the Desktop. However, depending on computer configuration, this should be avoided since it appears to delete all non-standard filing systems (eg. SCSI hard disc and 'Compression' drive icons). F3: The Fourth Dimension's game 'Grievous Bodily 'ARM' has been reported to me as requiring the Desktop mode to be set to 15 in order to get it running. F4: The Fourth Dimension's game 'Pandora's Box' appears to be incompatible with Acorn Computer's MIDI software (version 3.14). I have found that the easiest approach is to type: %H2% RMKill MIDI at the command line (accessed by pressing Function key F12); before starting the game. Alternatively the game's !Run file could be amended as appropriate. F5: The Fourth Dimension's game 'Saloon Cars Deluxe' can be made to work with the Taxan 795 monitor by using the 'SalCars13' mode module contained on the ARCHIVE monthly disc (vol.6 no.1). The MonitorType must be set to 1 and no other module modules (eg. from 'VIDCplus') should be loaded first. See also the review by Martin Thorpe in ARCHIVE vol.6 no.4. (NB. 'Saloon Cars Deluxe' is incompatible with 'SparkFS' (but OK with 'Compression') - see note P1.) (HELP! - 'Saloon Cars Deluxe' has been reported to me as not working with with an A3010/ARM250/RISC-OS 3.1/2Mb and TV - in spite of varying attempts at *Configure NoBoot, Drive 0 and mode 15 - any further suggestions would be appreciated.) G1: Although Gem Electronics' 'Desktop Games' is not RISC-OS 2 (let alone RISC-OS 3) compatible, a facility was provided with the RISC-OS 2 'Support Disc' to install the "hidden" game of 'Wimpy Invaders'. G2: Although Gem Electronics' game 'Word Up Word Down' can be run under RISC-OS 3 as noted above, it will probably also be necessary to modify the Basic program WordCode and amend spurious references to CHANNELVOICE. M1: Magnetic Scrolls adventure games 'Corruption' and 'Jinxter' will ONLY work with the supplied very old version (1.01) of the Shared C Library. The games' !Run files should be modified to first include a line: %H2%RMKill SharedCLibrary This deletes the RISC-OS 3 version, before loading the games' own versions of the Shared C Library; two further lines should be added at the end of the !Run files: %H2% RMKill SharedCLibrary %H2% RMLoad SharedCLibrary These delete the 'old' and re-instate the RISC-OS 3 versions of the Shared C Library. (NB. It may also be advisable to first close down any other active applications that may be using the RISC-OS 3 Shared C Library before running these games.) M2: Earlier versions of Magnetic Scrolls' adventure game 'Wonderland' could not be successfully installed on to a SCSI hard disc. The hard disc installation program itself uses mode 16 which provides a corrupted screen display with my Taxan 795 monitor. M3: Minerva Software's game 'Freddy's Folly' contains a !Run file (in Basic) which includes an automatic auto-configuration of the computer's memory as well as setting up a number of initial program parameters. The various auto-configuration elements should be deleted from this file. A further complication is that the disc is copy protected, but it should be possible to rename the original !Run file (to say OLD!Run) and re-save a new !Run file containing only the initial program parameters. M4: Minerva Software's game 'Orion' appears to be incompatible with Acorn Computer's MIDI software (version 3.14). I have found that the easiest approach is to type: %H2% RMKill MIDI at the command line (accessed by pressing Function key F12) as well as the other commands noted; before starting the game. Alternatively the game's !Run file could be amended as appropriate. O1: The '!Genesis' program (part of Oak Solutions 'Genesis II' application) produces varying error messages if there are more than 16 fonts in any one font directory. (NB. This hint was provided by Tony Holdstock of Oak Solutions.) P1: David Pilling's 'SparkFS' software is used on my Acorn A5000 to compress virtually all files contained on the internal IDE and external SCSI hard discs using the 'Spark dir' option (Generally I find it easier to use than 'Compression'. However, certain games (notably several of The Fourth Dimension's copy protected ones) will not run after having been compressed using 'SparkFS' an error box appears stating that "File is packed with a bad number of bits", "SparkFS memory corrupted" or even a totally blank screen. However, they nearly all appear to run after being compressed using 'Compression'! P2: David Pilling's 'SparkFS' uses, by default, the system sprite area; if certain games also make use of this a clash is inevitable. However, the !Run file for 'SparkFS' provides an alternative means for running such games which should be un-commented and the default command commented out. The modified !Run file extract should thus reflect the following: %H2%| SetEval SparkFSMemory -1%H2% %H2%SetEval SparkFSMemory &40000%H2% (NB. This hint was provided by David Pilling.) P3: Ian Palmer's 'Word Hound' initially produced a "disc full" error message, when attempting installation within a 'SparkFS' directory; this appears to be because one of the dictionary files is 1.9Mb and is apparently spread over 3 discs (and the whole application requires 3.5Mb of hard disc space). Thanks to hints from David Pilling, I found the following worked: 1) Ensure that there is sufficient hard disc space (between 7 and 10Mb are probably required since, just before the files are compressed, there will be the original file, a temporary copy and the compressed version). 2) Ensure that as much RAM as possible is made available (eg. *Configure NoBoot - to save installing unnecessary applications - and set the Task Manager's "Next" slot to the maximum - with the "Free" slot set to nil). 3) It may be necessary to increase the 'SparkFS' Memory allocation from the "Choices" menu; I left it at 2048K. 4) Install 'Word Hound' on the hard disc - as a normal (non-compressed) application. 5) If not using an existing one, create a new 'SparkFS' archive directory. 6) Copy the non-compressed 'Word Hound' application into the relevant archive directory. 7) Check that the compressed version of 'Word Hound' appears to function properly and delete the non-compressed version. It may be possible to merge stages 6 and 7 by moving (instead of copying) the 'Word Hound' application; my approach was more cautious but would save time in re-installing 'Word Hound' if something were to go wrong! Q1: Both versions of 'Quazer' insist that the Screen memory is set to exactly 160K. The Fourth Dimension/Impact Software version uses the 'MemAlloc' module to achieve this, but this doesn't work if the Screen memory is already above 160K. I have found that the easiest solution is to first change the Desktop mode to 15 from the 'Palette' Desktop icon. R1: The 'Droom' adventure game from Resource can cause problems if run from a SCSI hard disc and/or using a Desktop !Boot file. Its !Run file should be modified as follows. Firstly, to avoid deleting the SCSI filing modules, the "RMClear" command should be deleted. Secondly the 'memspace' module should not be used as this attempts to re-allocate SystemSize to 8K, RMASize to 80K, SpriteSize to 400K, and ScreenSize, FontSize & RAMSize all to 0K. Memory permitting, all that is required is to include appropriate lines in the !Run file to utilise either the original 'MemAlloc' module or the 'ChangeDynamicArea' command. If using a Desktop !Boot file, the setting of System sprites should be some 400K greater than that revealed by the Task display. (eg. The Desktop !Boot file on my A5000 starts with System sprites set to 32K, but an examination of the Task display shows 160K used; I then calculated that 'Droom' probably required System sprites to be set to (400 + 160 - 32) - this has to be rounded to the nearest 32k - ie. 544K.) R2: As supplied, the 'Rise In Crime' adventure game from Robico Software will only work from a floppy disc in Drive 0. However, it is possible to install the program on a hard disc by making extensive changes to both the !boot and PROGRAMS.run files to remove the specific references to Drive 0 and replace these with an appropriate Drive 4 directory pathname or (better still) the <Obey$Dir> prefix. In any event the !boot file (in Basic) includes an automatic auto-configuration of the computer's memory as well as setting up a number of initial program parameters. These various auto-configuration elements should be deleted from this file. (NB. The hints/line numbers were provided some time ago by Chris Barrington-Brown of Cunning Running Software, this contact being recommended by Mike O'Leary of Robico Software.) (NNB. 'Rise In Crime' is incompatible with 'SparkFS' (but OK with 'Compression') - see note P1.) T1: The two 'The Art Machine' packs from Topologika consist of a total of 10 different programs. Several of these utilise the original 'MemAlloc' module to re-allocate varying memory allocations for: FontSize, RAMFSSize, RMAFree, RMASize, ScreenSize, SpriteSize & SystemSize. Memory permitting, these commands may either be omitted from the !Run file(s) and/or the newer 'ChangeDynamicArea' command included instead. Some of these programs are RISC-OS compatible, but of these 'Patterned Tiles' reverts to mode 15 rather than the default Desktop mode. Z1. All of these games were originally produced for the original pre RISC-OS 2 operating system and include !Boot and/or other files which provide an automatic auto-configuration of the computer's memory. Wherever possible, with RISC-OS 3, such files should be by-passed and the !Run file modified (or even created) to include either the original 'MemAlloc' module or the 'ChangeDynamicArea' command to re-allocate memory as appropriate. Z2. All of these games assume that the default disc drive is 0. For users with a Hard Disc this can easily be set by typing: %H2% Drive 0%H2% at the command line (accessed by pressing Function key F12); before starting the game. Alternatively, the game's !Run file can be appropriately amended (or even created) by including the <Obey$Dir> command. Z3. All of these games produce corrupted and/or blank screen displays when used with my Acorn A5000/Taxan 795 combination. An easy solution I have found is to change the Desktop mode to one of the standard/'TV' modes (eg. mode 15) - accessed from the 'Palette' Desktop icon; attempting to change the mode from within the game's !Run file does not appear to work. If you have any comments or suggestions for amendments or any other queries on any of the above information, I shall try to help. 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Software Ltd Superior Software Ltd Superior Software Ltd Superior Software Ltd Swift Software Topologika Topologika Topologika Topologika Topologika Virgin Mastertronic Ltd %CO:E,30,42% Author GST Holdings Plc GST Holdings Ltd Philip Hawthorne Philip Hawthorne Philip Hawthorne Philip Hawthorne H Flavell, D Squires & A Edis Simon Heather Simon Heather Magnetic Scrolls Ltd Mike Williams Simis Ltd Simis Ltd A B Designs C Granville Jason Williams Nick Smith Simis Ltd Krisalis Software Gordon Key Peter Gillett Gordon Key Coin-Age Gordon Key D Postlethwaite Andrew Hutchings Andrew Hutchings Andrew Norris William Tunstall-Pedoe Andrew Catling Gordon Key Graeme Richardson Ian Holmes & James Davidson Simon Hallam & Sophie Neal Gordon Key Gordon Key Gordon Key Gordon Key D Postlethwaite Graeme Richardson Stuart Fludger Gordon Key Andy Swain John Whigham Thomas Nunns Matthew Atkinson John Whigham The Soft Lads Julian Rockey Jason Forrester Keith McAlpine Teque Software Development Dr Chris Dobbing Magnetic Scrolls Ltd Magnetic Scrolls Ltd Magnetic Scrolls Ltd Magnetic Scrolls Ltd Psygnosis Ltd S Hollingworth & M Furniss Psygnosis Ltd D Lawrence & R Miller Nigel Little S Hollingworth & P Harrap Software Solutions Walther Schoonenberg Peter Hunter Geoff Lynas David Snell Computer Tutorial Services M Kline & B J Stearn M Kline, M Webster & D Snell S Kett & D Postlethwaite M Dixon Robin Green Richard Hayton Lucas Fowler Hampshire Education Steve Turnbull Derek Allen Lee Calcraft Graham Jones Robert O'Leary Jonathan Evans Howard Roberts & Tony Heap Tony Heap (& Howard Roberts) J Griffiths & D Braben John Wallace John Bell David Braben Steve Turnbull Jonathan Partington Peter Kilworth J Partington & J Thackray Leapfrogs GSN Software Ltd Magnetic Scrolls Ltd %CO:F,12,96% RISC-OS 3 (Compliant) € € € € Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible € € Coexistant No Compatible Compatible Coexistant € € € € Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible No € € € € € € € € € € € € € Compatible € € € € Compatible Compatible Coexistant Coexistant Compatible Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant € Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Compatible Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant € Coexistant Coexistant Compatible Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant € € € Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible € Coexistant Compatible Compatible Compatible Coexistant Compatible Compatible € € € Compatible € Coexistant Compatible € Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant € € € € Compatible € Coexistant € € Coexistant Coexistant Coexistant Compatible Compatible € Coexistant Coexistant Compatible Coexistant € Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Coexistant Compatible %CO:G,12,0% Other Archimedes RISC-OS 3.1 € No € No € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € - F3 € € € HELP! - F5 € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € No € € € No No € € € No € € € € € %CO:H,12,76%<------------- Compatibility problems identified (if any) -------------> A305 (4Mb) ST506 HD +Taxan 770 € € Not tested Not tested € € € € Not tested Not tested € No -A305 € € € € € € € € € € € € € No -A305 € € € € Not tested € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € Not tested € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € %CO:I,12,0% A5000 (4Mb) IDE+SCSI HD +Taxan 795 € € € € € € € € € € € No -A5000 € € € € € € € € € € € € € No -A5000 € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € No -both € € € € € € € € € € No -Txn795 € € € € € € € € ? -Txn795 € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € No -A5000 € € € € € € € € € € € € %CO:J,36,0% Comments Use RISC-OS 3 '!Patch' Doesn't revert to system font Doesn't revert to system font Reverts to mode 15 Doesn't revert to system font Superceded by RISC-OS 3 Filer "Abort on data transfer" Needs SharedCLibrary v1.01 *Drive 0 & run RUN Start from 'TV' mode (eg. 15) Incompatible with VIDCplus "Disc not understood" Designed for RISC-OS 2 Re-programs Function Keys Designed for PipeDream 3 Incompatible with A5000/Taxan 795 Start from 'TV' mode (eg. 15) *Configure NoBoot *Configure NoBoot *Configure NoBoot Incompatible with Taxan 795 *Drive 0 Start from 'TV' mode (eg. 15) *RMKill MIDI Use 'SalCars13' with Taxan 795 *Con.NoBoot/*Drive 0/*Exec !Boot *Drive 0 & run LOADER Incompatible with VIDCplus Screen memory MUST be 160Kb *Drive 0 & run *StarTrader *Drive 0 *Drive 0 & run LIBRARY.WORDUPDOWN *Drive 0 & run TERRACODE Needs SharedCLibrary v1.01 Screen memory MUST be 160Kb Incompatible with VIDCplus Doesn't revert to system font 'Report' clashes with VIDCplus *Drive 0 & modify/run !Run *Drive 0 & run BJS1 *Drive 0 & run jetfighter *Drive 0 & run BANNER *Drive 0 & run TITLE *RMKill MIDI/*Drive 0/run Orion_BAS Superceded 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No € € € No No € € No -€ early versions No No -€ early versions No -€ early versions No No No € € No € No No No € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € No € € No No No No No € € € € € € € -?SCSI € € No € R2 € € € No € No ? -see Archive 2.8 p12 € € € € € € € -?SCSI %CO:N,14,13% Protection - - - - Registration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Colour chart - Colour chart Colour chart - Registration Registration Registration Registration Dongle - - - - - - - - - - - - - Password - Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc Key disc - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Key disc - - - - Registration Registration - Key disc Key disc - Registration - - Expiry date - - - - - - - - Key disc - Key disc - Key disc - Key disc - - Password %CO:O,4,20% Compression CFS € € € € € € A2 € € € € Not tested € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € No € € € € € € € € € € € € No € € € € € € € € € € Not tested € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € € No 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