A1.RJS@isumvs.iastate.edu (Ricardo Salvador) (04/15/91)
Folks, I need some comments or suggestions regarding my difficulties in downloading Wizard128 from GEnie. I'm an experienced telecommunicator, and have never had the difficulties I've had trying to get this program and using it. GEnie now has it as a part of their StarShip menu that you can download Wizard. I have read the help files and followed instructions and still bomb out. Here's what I do. I format two disks on a 1571 (JiffyDOS 5 ROMs), I log on to GEnie, I download the .SFX file to one of the floppies. I disconnect. I cold boot my machine (a C128 with JiffyDOS 5 and 64 Kb video RAM), DLOAD the .SFX file, RUN it, watch the dissolve take place. Cold boot again, DLOAD and RUN Wizard and watch it bomb. The error usually occurs in one of two places: 1) either it aborts when dissolving one of the last two files (MAKEMENU and FKEYS, I believe) and reports a missing file, or 2) everything seems to dissolve fine, but on RUNning it simply locks up the machine. Listing the loader program (WIZARD, 4 CMB blocks) puts of gibberish. In the same sessions I download other stuff (I use XMODEM CRC) and the other stuff always works fine the first time, for instance yesterday I got Starfighter 128, what a dud!). I've successfully downloaded the C64 version of Wizard, but that does me no good. Seeing how it works I want the same functionality in 80 columns. Anybody know what I'm doing wrong? I should mention I also have a 1581, and have tried the above operations on it with the same results. -Ricardo Salvador
72560.3467@CompuServe.COM (Howard Herman) (04/21/91)
To: >INTERNET comp-sys-cbm@ucbvax.berkeley.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm In article, A1.RJS@isumvs.iastate.edu (Ricardo Salvador) writes: >I need some comments or suggestions regarding my difficulties in >downloading Wizard128 from GEnie. I got the following from GEnie's CBM FlagShip Sysop: ---------------------------------------------------- We have found that a few people have trouble using Jiffy in either a terminal program or de-SFXing Wizard. We have not found the reason for this. Ricardo should toggle Jiffy off, use Wizard 64 to download the 128 version, then un-SFX it again, without Jiffy. Results should be near perfect. One sure way of doing this is if Ricardo sends GEmail to the FlagShip$ mail address through the FlagShip 625 Menu, we will mail him a Wizard 128 disk at no charge. He should include a current mailing address and allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. ------------- Howard Herman INET: 72560.3467@CompuServe.COM
A1.RJS@isumvs.iastate.edu (Ricardo Salvador) (04/23/91)
In article <"910421080016.72560.3467.EHE20-1"@CompuServe.COM>, 72560.3467@CompuServe.COM (Howard Herman) writes: >I got the following from GEnie's CBM FlagShip Sysop: >---------------------------------------------------- (Stuff about how to get Wizard128 from GEnie deleted) >Howard Herman >INET: 72560.3467@CompuServe.COM Thanks Howard! Will do what FlagShip Sysop recommended. I appreciate your help. -Ricardo