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From: gt4586c@prism.gatech.EDU (WILLETT,THOMAS CARTER)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Falcon 2.2 on the IIci
Summary: Works fine on mine
Message-ID: <21145@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 3 Feb 91 22:04:12 GMT
References: <13455@lanl.gov>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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In article <13455@lanl.gov>, howie@triton.tamu.edu (MATT_K_HOWARD) writes:
> If I'd actually bought Falcon instead of renting it, I'd be pissed.
> Although the box proudly proclaims that it is compatible with the IIci,
> it isn't exactly.  Yes it launches and you can fly around and wage war,
> but you can't quit without crashing (the Mac not the aircraft).  Also,
> if you are using the onboard video then the menu bar is not blanked out
> and you can't receive messages from base.  I could live without the 
> messages but you can't save any of your missions, accumulate points and
> such since you can't quit with out "la bomba".  Very Cheesy.
> 
> Matt

Well, I have a IIci (8MB RAM) and I have no trouble with quitting Falcon.
Yes, the menu bar problem is a nuisance, but the only messages you get are
vectors to the airfield which aren't really necessary if your navigation is
working, or even if you have a general idea of where you are and a general
idea of where the landing strip is.  The problem with crashing during
quitting is probably the result of some init or perhaps insufficient RAM.
I don't know for sure, but version 2.2 does work fine for me.

I also have a tip for IIci users - reset the monitor to B&W and then use
the SLOW DOWN option under the OPTION menu.  It makes everything go really
smoothly compared to using full 8 bit color.
-- 
thomas willett 
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta  
gt4586c@prism.gatech.edu
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Salvor Hardin (Foundation)