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SimCity for OS/2 Demo Release v2.4d 11/1/94
Copyright (c) 1994,95 DUX Software
This demo may be freely copied as long as all files
are left unchanged from their original release by DUX
software.
Thank you for your interest in SimCity for OS/2. Please
feel free to contact us with any comments, suggestions,
criticisms, or kudos. The only way we can make better
products is with your input! We hope you enjoy your
experience with SimCity for OS/2.
INSTALLATION
Follow the steps below to install SimCity for OS/2:
1. Insert the SimCity for OS/2 disk in drive A:.
2. Open an OS/2 windowed session and switch to the
A: drive.
3. Run siminst.exe and follow the instructions.
KNOWN PROBLEMS
This version has a smaller memory footprint than v2.1d. However,
on machines with 8Mb or less, a considerable amount of swapper
activity still occurs. This problem is more visible on version
2.11 of OS/2, but still occurs on Warp.
SimCity has been further optimized and now runs in 2.5Mb of
memory. OS/2 2.11 has a working set of approx. 10Mb. OS/2
Warp has a working set of approx. 6Mb. Sound support adds
another 2Mb to the working set. This comes out to be a total
of 14.5Mb for OS/2 2.11 running SimCity, and 10.5Mb for Warp
running SimCity. This translates directly to a large amount
of swapper activity. In short, SimCity and OS/2 are thrashing.
This is more of a problem for a game like SimCity because SimCity
updates 75-80% of its memory resources (mostly bitmaps) constantly.
This leads to OS/2 swapping out some bitmap memory resources so it
can load in the operating system code that needs to operate on the
bitmap memory resources that were just swapped out to disk! Thus
performance suffers severely.
We are currently working with IBM to minimize the impact of this
problem.
PURCHASING SimCity for OS/2
To order the full version of SimCity for OS/2 (list price $49.00),
contact DUX software sales at:
Phone: (415) 473-1800
Email: simcity@dux.com
Or, call our support BBS at US(407) 276-3585, go to the Order
Forms menu and select SimCity for OS/2.
SUPPORT
Support is provided through DUX software. Bug fixes and new help files
will be posted on the BBS as they become available. Report any bugs,
suggestions, or comments to the addresses below.
Thanks you for purchasing our products.
DUX Software
Internet - simcity@dux.com
SimCity for OS/2 Support
BBS - US (407) 276-3585 Mon-Fri 12am-2pm EST
Compuserve - 70642,3611
Internet - simcity@dux.com