Ian_Upright@mindlink.UUCP (Ian Upright) (03/09/91)
Is there a patch out there for Solarian 1.04 to run on an LC with a 12' monitor. When I try to run it, is says it needs a 640 X 480 screen, but all the 12' is 512 X 384. Is there an INIT out there that allows you to change the number of pixels on a monitor, or at least trick Solarian to thinking that there are 640 X 480 number of pixels. Thanks. Ian Upright.
beecher@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ben Beecher) (03/13/91)
In article <5065@mindlink.UUCP> Ian_Upright@mindlink.UUCP (Ian Upright) writes: >Is there a patch out there for Solarian 1.04 to run on an LC with a 12' >monitor? Gosh, I sure wish I had a twelve foot monitor for my Mac! But how could I get it through the front door?!? ;-) Ben Beecher beecher@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu Network Planning 212-854-7439 Columbia University
hasses@prism.cs.orst.edu (Stephen Haase) (03/15/91)
I have no idea if this would work, but it seems that it would. There is a program out there called Stepping Out II or something similiar that allows you to have a virtual screen of any size(within RAM limits I think). If you set it to 640x480, you might be able to play, although you still wouldn't see the whole screen at once...if someone tries this and it works, let me know. I have a friend who was considering purchasing a LC but was worried about conflicts as this one. Steve
deadman@garnet.berkeley.edu (Ben Haller) (03/15/91)
In article <1991Mar15.022010.23291@lynx.CS.ORST.EDU> hasses@prism.CS.ORST.EDU (Stephen Haase) writes: >I have no idea if this would work, but it seems that it would. There is a >program out there called Stepping Out II or something similiar that allows >you to have a virtual screen of any size(within RAM limits I think). If >you set it to 640x480, you might be able to play, although you still wouldn't >see the whole screen at once... No, this won't work. Stepping Out requires certain cues that a program is doing graphics - either the program has to call QuickDraw, or it has to call a routine called ShieldCursor. Solarian II does neither, for very good reasons. Therefore Stepping Out II will not work correctly with it. It would probably show some graphics some of the time, but certainly not all of them all the time, and certainly not enough to make the game playable. -Ben Haller (deadman@garnet.berkeley.edu)