Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!dev!alxfac!generous
From: generous@alxfac.UUCP (Curtis Generous)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: SimCity on FX
Message-ID: <1039@alxfac.UUCP>
Date: 6 Aug 90 12:12:28 GMT
References: <8ah_hci00UjHM1E_xK@andrew.cmu.edu> <43487@apple.Apple.COM> <623@tron.UUCP>
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Question: Is SimCity incompatible with FX ??

In article <43487@apple.Apple.COM> austing@Apple.COM (Glenn L. Austin) writes:
>The problem is that SimCity is not compatible with 32-bit QuickDraw.  Guess
>what's in the ROMs of the IIci and IIfx.  You're right.  32-bit QuickDraw.
>So until they (and Broderbund) fix their software to work with 32-bit QD, 
>you won't be able to play it on your IIfx.

carson@tron.UUCP (Dana Carson) writes:
>They have.  Call and get the exact details but I believe $13 will get
>you the 32-bit QD fix.

I called MAXIS directly complaining about the problem (I have a ci), and
they sent me a _free_ update.  It's nice to run accross companies like
this once in a while.  Note: you can only run in 16 color mode, and there
is a known problem with 6.0.5 which can be gotten around by first setting the
monitor to 4 colors, and once the game has started, change back to 16 colors.

--curtis
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