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From: marmoset@mondo.engin.umich.edu (Dave Walker)
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Subject: Re: Solarian II on the LC
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Date: 10 May 91 23:25:36 GMT
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In article <1991May4.002546.27702@colorado.edu> ullevig@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Ullevig Zachary A) writes:
>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.
>

Actually, if you already have the 13" monitor (buy it if you can afford it;
it's an order of magnitude cooler than the 12") it's fairly cheap: you just
need a VRAM SIMM ($90 when my girlfriend bought hers a couple of weeks ago).

>*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. 
>______________________________________________________________________________
>|        Zach Ullevig        |          "I like maxims that don't            |
>|   University of Colorado   |       encourage behavior modification."       |
>| ullevig@tramp.colorado.edu |                                --Calvin       |
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