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From: buchho@studsys.mu.edu (buchho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Ultima V installation
Message-ID: <632@studsys.mu.edu>
Date: 5 Oct 89 10:10:42 GMT
References: <8910040838.AA09698@trout.nosc.mil>
Reply-To: buchho@studsys.UUCP (buchho)
Organization: Marquette University - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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In article <8910040838.AA09698@trout.nosc.mil> dougs@pro-tcc.UUCP (Doug Stevenson) writes:
>Network Comment: to #700 by motcid!leed@uunet.uu.net
>
>I worked with Ultima V on a 3.5 and basically - it won't go.  You would have
>to be REAL serios about doign this as the whole WORLD is NOT a file in itself.
>The world is mapped out on the disk, so specific parts of the disk are not
>addressed by prodos, but are used by the game.  I also was able to run Ultima
>V off ProDOS.  That is, I launched the game while in prodos.  I would just
>drop the whole thing, as it probably wouln't even fit on a 3.5 anyway.
>>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<
>                The Dougger says...
>
>Always expect the least and you will never be disappointed.

I've done it.  Basically, what comes of it is that you get two disks.  One that
you boot from the 5.25, and the rest on the 3.5" disk.

First, format a 3.5" disk, name it /UV or something short, and then create 
seven directories corresponding to the seven disks (non-bootup disk), again
keeping the names short.  Then, copy each side to its corresponding directory.
Get out your handy-dandy sector editor (I like ProByter) and search for the
pathnames of the original 5.25" disks and change them to /UV/xxxx (you might
want to check this first to see how big you can make your directory pathnames).

It's been awhile since I've done this, but this is the basic strategy I used.
I won't be held responsible *if* something goes wrong, and I assume you'd be
smart enough to be working with backups in the first place.  Have fun!
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