mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) (04/29/91)
In article <1991Apr29.172642.331@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) writes: >Does Solarian II work OK on an LC with a 12" RGB monitor? What >I am really asking is: does it adjust for different screen sizes? >Or does it assume that you have a 13" monitor, like a couple of >other games I've seen? I want to find this out before getting a >copy of it. THanks in advance. > No Solarian II doesn't work on a Mac LC. When you try to launch it the program will start to load them it says something like Solarian cannot find a monitor of at least 640X400 (Mac 13" Color monitor). I would be nice if there was a way to trick games and other programs like Solarian into running on an LC with a 12" monitor. Mike mlg@cblph.att.com
stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) (04/30/91)
Does Solarian II work OK on an LC with a 12" RGB monitor? What
I am really asking is: does it adjust for different screen sizes?
Or does it assume that you have a 13" monitor, like a couple of
other games I've seen? I want to find this out before getting a
copy of it. THanks in advance.
--
See ya
Nigel.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------surfin@kitty.ksu.ksu.edu (William M Harris) (04/30/91)
mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes: >In article <1991Apr29.172642.331@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) writes: >>Does Solarian II work OK on an LC with a 12" RGB monitor? What >>I am really asking is: does it adjust for different screen sizes? >>Or does it assume that you have a 13" monitor, like a couple of >>other games I've seen? I want to find this out before getting a >>copy of it. THanks in advance. >> >No Solarian II doesn't work on a Mac LC. When you try to launch it the program >will start to load them it says something like Solarian cannot find a monitor >of at least 640X400 (Mac 13" Color monitor). >I would be nice if there was a way to trick games and other programs like >Solarian into running on an LC with a 12" monitor. > Mike > mlg@cblph.att.com I have played Solarian II on a mac LC. This machine had a 13" high-res monitor and 512k VRAM simm installed. I have a Mac SE and I would love to see a B/W version of this game!!!!! -- SURFIN@KSUVM.BITNET | That which does not Kill us makes us stronger. surfin@ksuvm.ksu.edu | -Friedrich Nietzsche wmh@phobos.cis.ksu.edu | And on the eigth day, surfin@matt.ksu.ksu.edu ! GOD created NORTH Clamp-on booms.
ullevig@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Ullevig Zachary A) (05/04/91)
In article <1991Apr29.144024.9922@cbnews.cb.att.com> mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes: >In article <1991Apr29.172642.331@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) writes: >>Does Solarian II work OK on an LC with a 12" RGB monitor? What >>I am really asking is: does it adjust for different screen sizes? >>Or does it assume that you have a 13" monitor, like a couple of >>other games I've seen? I want to find this out before getting a >>copy of it. THanks in advance. >> > >No Solarian II doesn't work on a Mac LC. When you try to launch it the program >will start to load them it says something like Solarian cannot find a monitor >of at least 640X400 (Mac 13" Color monitor). > >I would be nice if there was a way to trick games and other programs like >Solarian into running on an LC with a 12" monitor. > > > Mike > mlg@cblph.att.com I have an (expensive) idea that might make it work on an LC. I believe the program looks for a 13" 640x400 256 color monitor. The LC can use the 13" monitor but it only shows 16 colors. To show 256, you need to add a graphics card of some kind. *Disclaimer--I haven't ever used an LC. This info is just what I remember reading about the LC in a MacWorld a while back and I don't have a copy of the issue to refer to. So, if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I won't argue. ______________________________________________________________________________ | Zach Ullevig | "I like maxims that don't | | University of Colorado | encourage behavior modification." | | ullevig@tramp.colorado.edu | --Calvin | |____________________________|_______________________________________________|
jfe@vax5.cit.cornell.edu (05/04/91)
In article <1991May4.002546.27702@colorado.edu>, ullevig@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Ullevig Zachary A) writes: > > I have an (expensive) idea that might make it work on an LC. I believe the > program looks for a 13" 640x400 256 color monitor. The LC can use the 13" > monitor but it only shows 16 colors. To show 256, you need to add a graphics > card of some kind. > > *Disclaimer--I haven't ever used an LC. This info is just what I remember > reading about the LC in a MacWorld a while back and I don't have a copy of > the issue to refer to. So, if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I won't argue. It all depends on how much you are willing to spend, actually. I have an LC with a 12" monitor instead of 13" because I didn't have enough money to buy 13" AND 512K VRAM to display 256 colours. It would have cost me about $350 more than what I have now. -- =============================================================================== | T. H. Brian Chung | | | Tens of math credits | "So in my small way, | | Hundreds of physics credits | I'm a big man on Mulberry | | And an attitude... | Street." | | | | | jfe@cornella (bitnet) | Billy Joel | | in%"jfe@vax5.cit.cornell.edu" | | | (internet) | "Let's see what's out there." | | | | | | Jean-Luc Picard | ===============================================================================
marmoset@mondo.engin.umich.edu (Dave Walker) (05/11/91)
In article <1991May4.002546.27702@colorado.edu> ullevig@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Ullevig Zachary A) writes: >In article <1991Apr29.144024.9922@cbnews.cb.att.com> mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes: >>In article <1991Apr29.172642.331@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) writes: >>>Does Solarian II work OK on an LC with a 12" RGB monitor? What >>>I am really asking is: does it adjust for different screen sizes? >>>Or does it assume that you have a 13" monitor, like a couple of >>>other games I've seen? I want to find this out before getting a >>>copy of it. THanks in advance. >>> >> >>No Solarian II doesn't work on a Mac LC. When you try to launch it the program >>will start to load them it says something like Solarian cannot find a monitor >>of at least 640X400 (Mac 13" Color monitor). >> >>I would be nice if there was a way to trick games and other programs like >>Solarian into running on an LC with a 12" monitor. >> >> >> Mike >> mlg@cblph.att.com > >I have an (expensive) idea that might make it work on an LC. I believe the >program looks for a 13" 640x400 256 color monitor. The LC can use the 13" >monitor but it only shows 16 colors. To show 256, you need to add a graphics >card of some kind. > Actually, if you already have the 13" monitor (buy it if you can afford it; it's an order of magnitude cooler than the 12") it's fairly cheap: you just need a VRAM SIMM ($90 when my girlfriend bought hers a couple of weeks ago). >*Disclaimer--I haven't ever used an LC. This info is just what I remember >reading about the LC in a MacWorld a while back and I don't have a copy of >the issue to refer to. So, if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I won't argue. >______________________________________________________________________________ >| Zach Ullevig | "I like maxims that don't | >| University of Colorado | encourage behavior modification." | >| ullevig@tramp.colorado.edu | --Calvin | >|____________________________|_______________________________________________| | Dave Walker, Detroit Art Services (DAS) | | marmoset@ub.cc.umich.edu "I don't read, I just guess" | | marmoset@mondo.engin.umich.edu -Happy Mondays, "Wrote For Luck" |