Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!cogpsi!jeroen
From: jeroen@cogpsi.UUCP (Jeroen Raaymakers)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Amstrad PC1512 CONFUSION - HELP!!!
Message-ID: <336@cogpsi.UUCP>
Date: 22 Jan 88 09:01:33 GMT
References: <832@augusta.UUCP> <2562@druhi.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: jeroen@cogpsi.UUCP (Jeroen Raaymakers)
Organization: TNO Institute for Perception, Soesterberg, The Netherlands
Lines: 42
Keywords: compatable
Summary: Graphics incompatibilities?

In article <2562@druhi.ATT.COM> med@druhi.ATT.COM (DrapalME) writes:
>	Secondly, someone mentioned that there were some "graphics
>incompatabilities".  I took this with a grain of salt, since most articles,
>including the one in PC World, indicate that the Amstrad is the most compatable
>PC they've tested in a long time.  In fact, PC World tried it with some
>program (midnight pinball something-or-other) which they claimed was very
>graphics dependent, and that they were surprised that it worked perfectly.
>Though I can't claim that I've tested everything, the Amstrad PC graphics
>seem to be very compatable (I've tried a few games, and they run fine).
>
>
I have been using the PC1512 for about 10 months now and haven't had many 
problems. However, of all the programs that I tried, there were a couple that
did not work properly. Two of these were: 'Night Mission Pinball' and
'Pitstop II'. In both cases there is a distinct problem with the graphics. 
(The programs do not crash but the display is not what is should be). 
I assume that the former program is the one referred to in that article. 
Hence, I was a bit amazed to read this. There are several possibilities:
1.  I am using the Schneider PC1512 (the brand name under which the Amstrad
    computers are being sold in Germany and the Netherlands). There could 
    be a small difference between the two versions (unlikely).
2.  The program referred to in the article (midnight pinball) is not the 
    same as Night Mission Pinball. Does anyone have info on this? Has 
    anyone else tried these programs on a PC1512?
3.  There is something wrong with the hardware of my machine that causes
    the problem. Suggestions?

I would be very interested to hear of anyone that has experience with
these programs on a PC1512. Please e-mail to the address below. If the
responses shed some new light on the issue of the graphics compatibility,
I will summarize to the net.

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Jeroen G.W. Raaijmakers
TNO Institute for Perception
P.O. Box 23
3769 ZG Soesterberg
The Netherlands
e-mail: tnosoes!cogpsi!jeroen@mcvax.uucp
     or tnosoes!cogpsi!jeroen@mcvax.cwi.nl

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