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From: ullevig@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Ullevig Zachary A)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Solarian II on the LC
Message-ID: <1991May4.002546.27702@colorado.edu>
Date: 4 May 91 00:25:46 GMT
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In article <1991Apr29.144024.9922@cbnews.cb.att.com> mlg@cbnews.cb.att.com (mike.goodrich) writes:
>In article <1991Apr29.172642.331@otago.ac.nz> stanger@otago.ac.nz (Nigel Stanger) writes:
>>Does Solarian II work OK on an LC with a 12" RGB monitor? What
>>I am really asking is: does it adjust for different screen sizes?
>>Or does it assume that you have a 13" monitor, like a couple of
>>other games I've seen? I want to find this out before getting a
>>copy of it. THanks in advance.
>>
>
>No Solarian II doesn't work on a Mac LC.  When you try to launch it the program
>will start to load them it says something like Solarian cannot find a monitor
>of at least 640X400 (Mac 13" Color monitor).
>
>I would be nice if there was a way to trick games and other programs like 
>Solarian into running on an LC with a 12" monitor.
>
>
>			Mike
>			mlg@cblph.att.com

I have an (expensive) idea that might make it work on an LC.  I believe the
program looks for a 13" 640x400 256 color monitor.  The LC can use the 13"
monitor but it only shows 16 colors.  To show 256, you need to add a graphics
card of some kind.

*Disclaimer--I haven't ever used an LC.  This info is just what I remember
reading about the LC in a MacWorld a while back and I don't have a copy of
the issue to refer to.  So, if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I won't argue. 
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