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From: pdg@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Paul Gootherts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Galileo
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Date: 24 Oct 89 23:27:06 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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>	I am having no luck installing Galileo on my hard disk.  I have
>	asked about upgrade policies for Galileo but to no avail.  It is
>	my impression that Smithwick has had problems with his former
>	distributor and Galileo is now dead.  He apparently wants to
>	market a new program called Distant Suns and leave Galileo
>	owners under a starless sky.  Can anyone confirm that Galileo
>	does not run on HD because it has built in paths?  Has anyone
>	been able to upgrade their disks?  I am hesitant to invest in
>	Distant Suns given the problems with Galileo.

I have Galileo 2.0 running on my hard disk.  Here's what I did:

1) Copy the whole floppy to a directory (I called it "Infinity Software"
   because that's what the floppy's volume name was) on the hard disk.

2) Delete directories like "c" and "s".  They don't seem to be needed.

3) Move everything in "fonts" to the real "fonts" directory.

4) "Cd" to the directory you made and run Galileo.  It worked for me.
   Since it's keyword protected, the original disk isn't needed.

I did this with "Diskmaster".  Saves a lot of typing.

I don't actually know if the directory has to be named "Infinity
Software" to work.  I did it because I figured it would increase my
chances.  Same comment about being in the directory when running
Galileo.  Now that I have it working, I'll check these things out.

As I sit here, I'm looking at a brochure for "Distant Suns".  It does
mention an upgrade offer for Galileo owners, so I doubt Mike plans to
"leave us under starless skies".  The brochure doesn't describe the
upgrade, so I'm curious if anyone knows any more about it.

Paul Gootherts
Hewlett-Packard Co
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