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- Game Requirements
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- Vinyl Goddess From Mars requires:
- --> VGA graphics card.
- --> 560K (570,680 bytes) of free conventional RAM.
- --> Hard drive.
- --> 386DX or better ( 486 for best playablity ).
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- Supports:
- --> Adlib/Sound Blaster compatible music track.
- --> Sound Blaster compatible digitized sound effects.
- --> Joystick or gamepad.
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- Setup
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- Before you can start Vinyl Goddess From Mars, you must run SETUP in order to
- configure your sound card and game control device. To start the SETUP
- program:
- Switch to the drive and directory that contains the GODDESS.EXE file.
- For example:
- C:
- CD \VINYL
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- Type SETUP.
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- ** NOTE: The SETUP program only needs to be run the first time you play, or **
- ** any time that you want to CHANGE your configuration. **
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- Starting The Game
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- Starting From MS-DOS
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- Once you have setup your sound card and chosen a game control device using
- the SETUP program, you're ready to run the game. Get into the directory
- where you have installed Vinyl Goddess From Mars ( e.g. CD \VINYL ) and type
- GODDESS.
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- Running the Game From Windows
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- We do not recommend running Vinyl Goddess From Mars from Microsoft Windows.
- Windows requires too many system resources to allow Vinyl Goddess to play
- fast and smooth. You should exit Windows and run the game from DOS
- instead. To exit Windows, use the 'File' menu in the Program Manager and
- select 'Exit Windows...'.
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- If, however, you must launch Vinyl Goddess from the Windows environment, use
- the GODDESS.PIF as opposed to GODDESS.EXE. When playing Vinyl Goddess under
- Windows, you may find that the game:
- A. You may notice the game slows down slightly.
- B. You will see a slight scrolling 'flick' from time to time.
- C. Your keyboard actions may be slightly delayed.
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- Running the Game From OS/2
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- We recommend that you run Vinyl Goddess From Mars from DOS only. However,
- if you decide to run the game from OS/2, here are a few settings to try.
- These settings allow Vinyl Goddess to run on our machines using OS/2 Warp.
- Please note that your results may be different depending on your version
- of OS/2 and your specific computer configuration.
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- AUDIO_ADAPTER_SHARING = REQUIRED
- COM_DIRECT_ACCESS = OFF
- COM_HOLD = OFF
- COM_RECEIVE_BUFFER_FLUSH = NONE
- COM_SELECT = ALL
- DOS_AUTOEXEC = *
- DOS_BACKGROUND_EXECUTION = OFF
- DOS_BREAK = OFF
- DOS_DEVICE = *
- DOS_FCBS = 16
- DOS_FCBS_KEEP = 8
- DOS_FILES = 30
- DOS_HIGH = ON
- DOS_LASTDRIVE = Z
- DOS_RMSIZE = 640
- DOS_SHELL = *
- DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE = *
- DOS_UMB = ON
- DOS_VERSION = *
- DPMI_DOS_API = DISABLED
- DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT = 0
- DPMI_NETWORK_BUFF_SIZE = 1
- EMS_FRAME_LOCATION = NONE
- EMS_HIGH_OS_MAP_REGION = 0
- EMS_LOW_OS_MAP_REGION = 0
- EMS_MEMORY_LIMIT = 0
- HW_NOSOUND = OFF
- HW_ROM_TO_RAM = OFF
- HW_TIMER = ON
- IDLE_SECONDS = 0
- IDLE_SENSITIVITY = 100
- INT_DURING_IO = ON
- KBD_ALTHOME_BYPASS = ON
- KBD_BUFFER_EXTEND = OFF
- KBD_CTRL_BYPASS = NONE
- KBD_RATE_LOCK = OFF
- MEM_EXCLUDE_REGIONS = *
- MEM_INCLUDE_REGIONS = *
- MOUSE_EXCLUSIVE_ACCESS = ON
- PRINT_SEPARATE_OUTPUT = *
- PRINT_TIMEOUT = *
- SESSION_PRIORITY = 32
- VIDEO_8514A_XGA_IOTRAP = OFF
- VIDEO_FASTPASTE = OFF
- VIDEO_MODE_RESTRICTION = NONE
- VIDEO_ONDEMAND_MEMORY = OFF
- VIDEO_RETRACE_EMULATION = OFF
- VIDEO_ROM_EMULATION = OFF
- VIDEO_SWITCH_NOTIFICATION = OFF
- VIDEO_WINDOW_REFRESH = 1
- XMS_HANDLES = 0
- XMS_MEMORY_LIMIT = 0
- XMS_MINIMUM_HMA = 0
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- Please note that an asterisk (*) denotes the default setting.
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- Not Enough Memory
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- Vinyl Goddess From Mars requires at least 560K of free DOS memory. When you
- run the program, it will check how much memory is available and exit if there
- is insufficient memory to play the game. The message will look something
- like this:
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- This program requires at least xxxxxx bytes of memory to run.
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- 1. If you are using a DOS Shell, exit from this shell and run the game
- from DOS only.
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- 2. If you are launching Vinyl Goddess from Windows and get a memory error,
- you must exit Windows and run the game from DOS only.
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- 3. If you are completely in DOS and still do not have enough free memory
- to run the game, you must either boot your computer clean or unload some
- of your TSR's and/or device drivers. We'll tackle booting your computer
- clean.
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- Booting clean using DOS 6.00 or better
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- MS DOS 6.00 has a special built in function that makes it very easy to boot
- your computer clean. When first booting your computer, MS DOS will
- display the message "Starting MS-DOS...". When you see this message, hit
- your F5 key. This will bypass your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS thereby
- allowing your computer to boot without memory managers and TSRs.
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- Booting clean using a boot disk
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- If you have a version of MS DOS below MS DOS 6.00, then you must create a
- special boot disk. This boot disk will allow your computer to boot without
- any memory managers, drivers, or TSRs. Here is how you create your boot
- disk:
- I. Find a blank disk and place it in your floppy dirve A:
- II. Type the command:
- FORMAT A: /S
- III. Once the format is complete, you will have a bootable floppy.
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- Now, to boot clean from a bootable floppy:
- I. Place the disk in drive A: and reset your computer.
- II. Patiently wait while your computer boots from the floppy disk.
- Once it is finished, you must change to your hard disk drive by
- typing the drive letter. For example, C:
- III. Enter the directory where you installed Vinyl Goddess From Mars
- ( e.g. CD \VINYL ) and type GODDESS to start the game.
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- Common Problems and Solutions
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- PROB: The game slows downs in some areas
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- Vinyl Goddess From Mars runs at a very high frame rate in order to maintain
- the smoothest scrolling possible on an IBM PC. As a result, the game may
- slow down slightly on a 386 or very slow 486.
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- If you are playing the game under Windows or OS/2, you should run the program
- only from MS DOS. This will give Vinyl Goddess maximum computer power.
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- PROB: Sometimes, the game locks up
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- This is a sound card related problem. There are several causes for this:
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- I. You are running QEMM with your sound card. In most cases this will not
- be a problem, however, if the game is locking up because of sound, it
- may be caused by QEMM. Try playing the game without QEMM.
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- II. One of your TSRs or device drivers is in conflict with Vinyl Goddess
- From Mars. For best results, try booting your computer clean. Please
- refer to the section on booting clean.
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- III. Some sound cards are not 100% sound blaster compatible. Vinyl Goddess
- From Mars is written for a 100% sound blaster compatible sound card.
- Try disabling your sound effects card in the SETUP program and running
- the game without sound effects. You should still be able to hear
- music, but the sound effects will not play.
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- How To Contact The Union Logic Technical Support Department
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- If you have any problems that you cannot resolve using this document, our
- technical support department is ready to give you as much help as we
- possibly can. Here are 4 ways to contact technical support:
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- 1. You can fax our technical support department 24 hours per day at this
- number:
- (613)599-7245.
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- 2. If you are an Internet user, contact our technical support department
- by emailing to this address:
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- unlogic@globalx.net
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- Please address your question or comment to 'technical support'.
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- 3. Our technical support people are available to answer your call Monday
- through Friday between the hours of 9:00AM and 5:00PM Eastern Standard
- Time.
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- 4. And, of coarse, you can reach us by mail at:
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- Technical Support
- Union Logic Software Publishing, Inc.
- P.O. Box 31039
- 100 Bayshore Drive
- Nepean, Ontario, Canada
- K2B 8S8
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