Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!coplex!dean
From: dean@coplex.UUCP (Dean Brooks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DPaint III help!?
Message-ID: <203@coplex.UUCP>
Date: 25 Oct 90 14:35:25 GMT
References: <9010241244.AA21377@astrod>
Organization: Copper Electronics Inc.; Louisville, Ky
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antunes@ASTRO.PSU.EDU (Sandy Antunes) writes:

>Hi!  This is a posting for a friend (who has no net access-- all responses
>  can be sent to me.)

[ Regarding DPaint III Animation not working ]
 
>  The trick is, they should have memory to burn.  After boot-up, they
>can't get the animation menu even with 750,00K free, nothing unusual
>running, in a new A2000 with 1 meg internal (all of it chip ram because
>of the fatter agnus).  So... is there a problem with their machine (i.e.
>it's warrenty time) or is DPIII not fat agnus compatible or what?

   Ah yes, this one has bitten a lot of people, including myself.
 
   This is a rather famous bug in the early versions of Deluxe Paint
III. The program is not responding well to the 1-Meg chip ram as the
program was first developed right at the release of the new chip; (the
author apparantely didnt check for it).  Deluxe Paint III thinks there
is not enough free memory (which of course there IS enough), so it
ghosts out several of the menus.  

   The solution is to contact your dealer and ask him to get you the newest
version (should be absolutely free).  If they wont do it, Electronic Arts
will send you the upgrade for free by calling the 1-800 number listed in
the manual.  The new version works perfectly.

--
dean@coplex.UUCP   Dean A. Brooks
                   Copper Electronics, Inc.
                   Louisville, Ky
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