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- Important Tempest 2000(tm) Demo Installation Notes
-
- IMPORTANT:
-
- Please note three important notes before "unzipping" the file that
- accompanies this READ_ME.1ST file:
-
- 1) If using Windows '95... Tempest 2000(tm) demo will run in a
- Windows '95 DOS window without sound support OR in MS-DOS mode
- with sound support. See your Windows '95 Help file or
- documentation for information regarding rebooting the computer in
- MS-DOS mode.
-
- 2) "UnZip" TEMPEST.ZIP with the following command:
-
- PKUNZIP -d TEMPEST.ZIP
-
- The "-d" switch will instruct the decompression process to create
- the necessary directories for Tempest 2000 demo to work properly.
- It is a good idea to perform this function in a new directory so
- that the new files do not mix with files you already have on your
- system. PKZIP is a required application to decompress this
- software. It is available in the libraries of major on-line
- services or through service orientated computer dealers.
-
- 3) Tempest 2000 demo will create files on your system. Proper
- installation may require changes to system files as described
- below in this document. If you are at all uncomfortable with the
- changes advised, DO NOT MAKE THEM. Please seek the assistance of
- someone knowledgeable with computers before changing system files.
- This demo is offered "as is" with no implied warranties of any
- kind.
-
- The following installation tips were designed to help you successfully
- install Tempest 2000 demo on your IBM(tm) PC or 100% compatible
- computer. Please consult this guide prior to installation.
-
- System Requirements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- To run Tempest 2000 your system must meet the following minimum
- requirements:
-
- Computer: 386DX-40 or higher IBM-PC or 100% compatible system
-
- OS: MS-DOS(tm) 5.0 or higher
-
- Memory: 2 MB RAM with 550K free conventional memory and
- 256K free EMS
-
- Hard Drive: 2 MB hard drive space
-
- Video Card: VGA
-
- CD-ROM: Required (any speed) for actual product.
- (Not required for demo)
-
- Digital Sound: SoundBlaster(tm), AdLib(tm), or 100% compatible
-
- Music: SoundBlaster(tm), AdLib(tm), or 100% compatible,
- Roland(tm) Sound Canvas, or Gravis Ultrasound
- Support(tm)
-
- Input Device: Joystick or Gravis Gamepad« (recommended)
- or Keyboard
-
- Network: Two-player Tempest Duel and Tempest Plus play requires
- a second PC with the same system requirements, one
- available serial port on each machine, a null modem
- cable (or modem cable with null modem adapter), and an
- additional copy of Tempest 2000.
- (Network functions not fully implemented in Demo)
-
- Freeing Up Enough System RAM
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Tempest 2000 demo requires 550k of conventional system memory. In
- addition, a memory manager (such as EMM386) must be present with EMS
- enabled and 256k of EMS memory free.
-
- To determine how much memory is available type:
-
- MEM <followed by the Enter key at the DOS prompt>
-
- The amount of free conventional memory is stated as "Largest
- executable program size." The number which follows "Free expanded
- (EMS)" is the amount of EMS memory available for programs. If "Free
- expanded (EMS)" does not appear, EMS memory needs to be enabled (see
- Troubleshooting : Enabling EMS Memory below) before Tempest 2000 will
- run. If not enough conventional or EMS memory is available, you must
- reconfigure your system to make enough memory available prior to
- running Tempest 2000. MS-DOS 6.0 and above users can use a utility
- called "MEMMAKER.EXE".
-
- Novice users should make a boot disk (see Troubleshooting : Making a
- Boot Disk). If you already have enough memory, you're ready to begin
- installation. Installing Tempest 2000 Tempest 2000 can be installed to
- run directly from your hard disk drive or from the CD. Installing
- Tempest 2000 to run from the hard disk requires more drive space (2
- MB) but will allow the game to load faster. To begin installation,
- follow these steps:
-
- 1. If you are currently running Windows(tm), exit Windows to return
- to the MS-DOS prompt.
-
- 2. Change to the CD drive by typing the CD drive's letter
- with a colon and hit return. For instance, if your CD is drive
- "D", type D: followed by the Enter key.
-
- 3. Type INSTALL followed by the Enter key.
-
- 4. Follow the installation program's instructions on installing the
- game. Playing Tempest 2000 To start Tempest 2000, change to the
- installation drive and directory and type TEMPEST followed by the
- Enter key. For example if you installed Tempest 2000 to
- C:\TEMPEST, start the game with the following sequence of
- commands: C: CD TEMPEST TEMPEST
-
- Troubleshooting
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Editing System Files
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Before making any changes to CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT, we strongly
- recommend making backup copies to prevent accidental alterations that
- may prevent your system from functioning properly. The following
- commands will make a backup copy of these system files:
-
- COPY CONFIG.SYS CONFIG.BAK
- COPY AUTOEXEC.BAT AUTOEXEC.BAK
-
- To review or edit a system file, you can use the DOS editor EDIT.COM.
- For example to edit the CONFIG.SYS file, change to the directory
- containing CONFIG.SYS and type the following:
-
- EDIT CONFIG.SYS
-
- If after making changes to your system files your computer stops
- behaving properly, you can restore your files by typing the following
- (answer "yes" when prompted to overwrite the other files):
-
- COPY CONFIG.BAK CONFIG.SYS
- COPY AUTOEXEC.BAK AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- Enabling EMS Memory
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Tempest 2000 requires EMS memory to be enabled and at least 256K of
- EMS memory to be free. EMS memory is typically provided by the device
- driver EMM386.EXE which comes with most DOS packages and is typically
- located in C:\DOS (or wherever your DOS files are kept). If you are
- using a third party memory manager such as QEMM you will need to
- consult their userÆs manual for instructions on enabling EMS memory.
- To enable EMS memory on a typical system using EMM386, the following
- line should appear in your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE
- RAM AUTO
-
- In particular, the keyword "NOEMS" must not appear after EMM386.EXE.
-
- Making a Boot Disk
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you are unable to free up enough memory to run Tempest 2000 or you
- run into other problems, try creating a boot disk using the following steps:
-
- 1. Insert a blank floppy disk into drive æA:Æ (all data on this disk
- will be lost).
-
- 2. Type the following to format a new system disk (hit return when
- asked for a volume label):
-
- FORMAT A: /S
-
- 3. Change to drive A: by typing the following:
-
- A:
-
- 4. Create a CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT file as shown below.
-
- CONFIG.SYS
- To create and edit a new CONFIG.SYS file type the following
- command:
-
- EDIT CONFIG.SYS
-
- Use the editor to create CONFIG.SYS with the following entries:
-
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM AUTO
- DOS=HIGH,UMB
- FILES=30
- BUFFERS=30
- DEVICEHIGH=[your CD-ROM driver(s)]
- DEVICEHIGH=[your sound-card driver (if required)]
-
- Please note that the section in italics should not be typed
- literally but replaced with the appropriate drivers for your
- CD-ROM drive and sound card (as required). You can usually copy
- the appropriate lines from your existing CONFIG.SYS. If your
- CD-ROM drive is connected to a SCSI host adapter, you may also
- need to include a device driver for this adapter. Refer to your
- host adapterÆs manual for details. When your CONFIG.SYS file is
- complete, choose "Save" from the "File" menu to save it to drive
- "A:". AUTOEXEC.BAT To create and edit a new AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- type the following command:
-
- EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT
-
- Use the editor to create AUTOEXEC.BAT with the following entries:
-
- PROMPT $P$G
- PATH=C:\DOS;C:\
- [Any sound card initialization programs]
- LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /V /M:20
- C:
- CD \TEMPEST
-
- Please note that the parameter "MSCD001" which follows the switch
- "/D:" must exactly match the one specified by the CD-ROM driver in
- your original CONFIG.SYS. If any sound card initialization
- programs are required they can probably be copied from your
- original AUTOEXEC.BAT. The last two lines shown above change the
- current drive and directory to "C:\TEMPEST". If you installed
- Tempest 2000 to a different drive or directory, change those two
- lines to reflect the appropriate location. When your CONFIG.SYS
- file is complete, choose "Save" from the "File" menu to save it
- to drive "A:". Sample Configuration The following is a sample
- configuration for a SoundBlaster(tm) 16 configured for Port 220,
- IRQ 5, DMA 1:
-
- CONFIG.SYS
- ==========
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE
- RAM AUTO
- DOS=HIGH,UMB
- FILES=30
- BUFFERS=30
- DEVICEHIGH=C:\SB16\DRV\SBCD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
-
- AUTOEXEC.BAT
- ============
- PROMPT $P$G
- PATH=C:\DOS;C:\
- SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T3
- C:\SBCONFIG.EXE /S
- LH C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD001 /V /M:20
-
- Using the Boot Disk
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- After successfully creating a boot disk using the steps above, reboot
- your computer with the disk inserted. After your system has fully
- started and you are in the appropriate directory, type TEMPEST and
- press Enter to start the game.
-
- Sound Difficulties
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you are having problems with digitized sound or music, ensure that
- you have compatible hardware, all proper drivers are installed, and
- that the install program has matching values for IRQ, Port, and DMA
- Channel. The following sound cards are known not to work correctly
- with Tempest 2000:
-
- Media Magic(tm) 16
- Viva Maestro(tm)
- Diamond Sonic Sound(tm) II
- Oak Mozart(tm) 16
- Microsoft Sound System(tm)
-
- If you own one of these sound cards or are having trouble with
- another, check with the manufacturer to ensure that you are running
- with the latest drivers. Usage with Microsoft Windows(tm) 95 Tempest
- 2000 was designed prior to the release of Windows 95. For this reason,
- some game functions may not work properly while running on a system
- with Windows 95.
-
- We recommend exiting to Windows 95 DOS mode prior to starting Tempest
- 2000 under Windows 95. If your CD-ROM and/or sound card drivers are
- not loaded by your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files at boot time, but
- instead are provided by Windows 95, you will need to configure the
- program properties of TEMPEST.EXE to load the appropriate drivers.
- Consult your Windows 95 manual and online help for further
- instructions.
-
- When All Else Fails
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Most game installation problems are caused by improper configuration
- or out-of-date drivers. Before giving up, be sure that you have read
- all of the information on this card and consulted your hardware
- manuals thoroughly. If you have frequent problems with other software
- as well, it is likely that these problems are related to the hardware
- and/or device drivers provided by third-party manufacturers. You
- should contact the hardware manufacturer in this instance.
-
- If, after making all reasonable attempts to run this software as a
- demo it does not boot properly, solicit the assistance of a
- knowledgeable user.
-
-
- Tempest 2000(tm) demo (c)1996 Atari Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- Published by Atari Interactive. Tempest(tm) (c)1981 Atari Corporation.
- All Rights Reserved. Atari, the Atari logo and Atari Interactive are
- protected trademarks of Atari Corporation. Developed by Llamasoft. IBM
- is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
- Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of
- Microsoft. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the
- property of their respective owners.