a1406@mindlink.UUCP (Elise Tarrant) (03/28/90)
> LordBah@cup.portal.com writes: > > Msg-ID: <28337@cup.portal.com> > Posted: 28 Mar 90 00:42:51 GMT > > Org. : The Portal System (TM) > Person: Jeffrey J Vanepps > > Has anyone figured out how to install Risk on a hard disk? My attempts > lead to "Error during setup" and of course there is nothing helpful in > the instructions... I tried really hard to get Risk onto my harddrive, but failed. I looked at the program with CygnusEd and found that there are several text strings which I assume are used for loading the various files and they all refer to a volume name 'pix:'. I haven't tried changing that right in the program itself, but I suspect that may be the only way around booting with the Risk disk.
LordBah@cup.portal.com (Jeffrey J Vanepps) (03/28/90)
Has anyone figured out how to install Risk on a hard disk? My attempts lead to "Error during setup" and of course there is nothing helpful in the instructions...
mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amigas have keyboard garages) Meyer) (03/29/90)
In article <28337@cup.portal.com> LordBah@cup.portal.com (Jeffrey J Vanepps) writes:
Has anyone figured out how to install Risk on a hard disk? My attempts
lead to "Error during setup" and of course there is nothing helpful in
the instructions...
From someone who's done it:
The game is not copy protected, but there is no mechanism for installing the
game on a hard disk. It is not difficult to figure out. The game needs to be
booted from the game disk (or a copy) to operate without assigning fonts
to the game disk. Moving the game font to the Fonts: directory will make the
game runnable without mucking around.
<mike
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I hoped she'd be my neighbor.walrus@wam.umd.edu (Udo K Schuermann) (03/30/90)
In article <1383@mindlink.UUCP> a1406@mindlink.UUCP (Elise Tarrant) writes: >I tried really hard to get Risk onto my harddrive, but failed. I looked at the >program with CygnusEd and found that there are several text strings which I >assume are used for loading the various files and they all refer to a volume >name 'pix:'. I haven't tried changing that right in the program itself, but I >suspect that may be the only way around booting with the Risk disk. No! No! Just put an ASSIGN PIX: DH0:GAMES/RISK in your s:startup-sequence and you're in business. You'd have to change the executables only if they referred to a physical device instead of a logical volume. Remember, F/18 had a bunch of references to "df0:"; once changed to something like "f18:" along with the proper ASSIGNment, F/18 runs fine off the HD. Risk does things properly, referring to a volume like PIX: Udo Schuermann walrus@cscwam.umd.edu
LDSHANER@MTUS5.BITNET (Leon D. Shaner) (04/07/90)
Please, someone tell me is this a PD, FTP'able game or is it commercial?????