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- The Curse of the CATACOMBS, like most complex graphic software, requires
- almost all of 640K RAM in order to run properly. You will need at least
- 590K "free memory" to run the game. DOS 5.0 users can use the MEM
- command to see how much free memory is available. If you experience
- difficulty running any part of the game due to inadequate memory, try
- one of the following methods to free up more memory:
-
- Boot an MS-DOS system floppy instead of your hard disk. You can create a
- system floppy by inserting a blank floppy into Drive A and typing FORMAT
- A: /S at the DOS prompt.
-
- DOS 6.0 and Catacombs
- If you are having problems running Catacombs with DOS 6.0 here is some
- help.
-
- The Curse of the Catacombs is a high-end graphical game that requires
- 604160 bytes of conventional memory. There is a good possibility that
- your computer currently does not have this amount of conventional memory
- available and running the program with insufficient memory will cause
- the program to behave strangely or possibly lock up. To check how much
- memory you have available, follow the commands in the section that
- pertain to your version of DOS.
-
- ^C^IDOS 5.0 and 6 .0 USERS
-
- At the DOS prompt type:
-
- ^1"MEM <Enter>"
-
- Your computer will then display a listing about the memory available.
-
- DOS 6.0 Users: At the end of the listing, you will see a group of three
- lines as shown in the example below:
-
- ^1 Largest executable program size 609K (623296 bytes)
- ^1 Largest free upper memory block 0K (0 bytes)
- ^1 MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
-
- The first line in that group will tell you how much memory is available
- on your computer. In the example above, there are 623296 bytes of
- available memory.
-
- DOS 5.0 Users: At the beginning of the listing, you will see a group of
- three lines as shown in the example below:
-
- ^1 655360 bytes total conventional memory
- ^1 652288 bytes available to IBM DOS
- ^1 608304 largest executable program size
-
- The last line in that group will tell you how much memory is available
- on your computer. In the example above, there are 608304 bytes of
- available memory.
-
- ^C^IOTHER VERSIONS OF DOS:
-
- At the DOS prompt type:
-
- ^1 CHKDSK <Enter>
-
- Your computer will then display a listing about the memory available as
- shown in the example below:
-
- ^1 655360 total bytes memory
- ^1 608304 bytes free
-
- The last line of the listing will tell you how much memory is available
- on your computer. In the example above, there are 608304 bytes of
- available memory.
-
-
- If the amount of available memory is below 604160 bytes, then the game
- will not run correctly. If you know how to edit your CONFIG.SYS and
- AUTOEXEC.BAT files, please remove any TSRs (Terminate and Stay Resident
- programs, like DOSSHELL) or device drivers (programs that tell the
- computer how to communicate with different components of the computer,
- like ANSI.SYS) to free up memory so that you will have at least 604160
- bytes available.
-
- If you do not feel comfortable changing those files, you will need to
- create a boot disk. To begin creating this disk, insert a blank disk
- into your A drive and type the following:
-
-
- ^1 FORMAT A: /S <Enter>
-
- Please refer to the section on your version of DOS to complete creating
- your boot disk.
-
-
- ^C^IDOS 5.0 AND 6.0 USERS
-
- Make the A drive your current drive by typing
-
- ^1 A: <Enter>
-
- Once you are at the A prompt type the following lines exactly as they
- appear below.
-
- ^1 CD \ <Enter>
- ^1 COPY CON CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
-
- Note: Once you type the above line in, the cursor will move to the
- next line, but you will NOT get a prompt. That is fine. Continue
- typing the following lines.
-
- ^1 DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS <Enter>
-
- Note: Include the next line if you have a 386 computer or higher
-
- ^1 DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS <Enter>
-
- ^1 FILES=40 <Enter>
- ^1 BUFFERS=10 <Enter>
- ^1 DOS=HIGH <Enter>
-
- Note: Include the following line ONLY if you have DOS 6.0 and have
- compressed your drives with Doublespace. If you have compression
- software from any OTHER company, refer to the software's manual to find
- out what lines need to be included in this file.
-
- ^1 DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\DBLSPACE.SYS /MOVE <Enter>
-
- ^1 Hit the F6 Function Key on your keyboard.
-
- You will get a message that says One file(s) copied. You are now
- done. Restart your computer, and leave the disk in the drive. The
- computer will ask you for the date and time, then place you at the A>
- prompt. Type the following to start the game:
-
- ^1 C: <Enter>
- ^1 CD \CAT <Enter>
- ^1 START <Enter>
-
- ^C^IOTHER VERSIONS OF DOS
-
- Make the A drive your current drive by typing
-
- ^1 A: <Enter>
-
- Once you are at the A prompt type the following lines exactly as they
- appear below.
-
-
- ^1 CD \ <Enter>
- ^1 COPY CON CONFIG.SYS <Enter>
-
- Note: Once you type the above line in, the cursor will move to the
- next line, but you will NOT get a prompt. That is fine. Continue
- typing the following lines.
-
- ^1 FILES=40 <Enter>
- ^1 BUFFERS=10 <Enter>
-
- Hit the F6 Funtion Key on your keyboard.
-
-
- You will get a message that says One file(s) copied. You are now
- done. Restart your computer, and leave the disk in the drive. The
- computer will ask you for the date and time, then place you at the A>
- prompt. Type the following to start the game:
-
- ^1 C: <Enter>
- ^1 CD \CAT <Enter>
- ^1 START <Enter>
-