Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uwm.edu!linac!att!pacbell.com!tandem!zorch!sega0!mykes From: mykes@sega0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Omega1.50 Message-ID: Date: 28 Mar 91 07:56:00 GMT References: <271@atacama.cs.utexas.edu> Organization: Amiga makes it possible Lines: 46 This is what you get when you use the system? This kind of experience will turn off novice Amiga users. In article <271@atacama.cs.utexas.edu> jonabbey@cs.utexas.edu (Jonathan David Abbey) writes: >I downloaded this game and installed it on my system, and it is wonderful! >Omega the way it was never meant to be played, but should have! > >The problem is that it crashes rather frequently, usually with an address >error, but occasionally (once) with a line A exception. > >Here's my configuration that I am running it in: >Amiga 1000, 2.5 megs of ram, 68000 vanilla >two units of RRamDisk, omega executables and files in fast1: and saved levels >and such on fast0:. > >I've tried stack up to 60000 with no change in behavior. >Options: !pictures, !ramdisk. > >It seems that it crashes more frequently when it is about to open a window, >particularly the file requester window and the overhead view window. This >is just a perception, however. > >Software running in my system: >AutoCLI >SRT >SKsh/ArpShell >RRamDisk > >I've tried running the game from the RRamDisk immediately after booting, >before SKsh/ArpShell has loaded, and the behavior remains the same. > >Other experiences would be appreciated. > >-- >------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Jonathan David Abbey \"Take your place on the great Mandela" P,P&M >the university of texas at austin \ jonabbey@cs.utexas.edu "Love me, love >computer science/math?/psychology? \ (512) 472-2052 my Amiga" -Me -- ******************************************************** * Appendix A of the Amiga Hardware Manual tells you * * everything you need to know to take full advantage * * of the power of the Amiga. And it is only 10 pages! * ********************************************************