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From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Falcon problems?
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Date: 24 Apr 89 12:24:19 GMT
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    A letter was posted in which a user was having bombs with Falcon and
was upset at the 'quality' of that Spectrum product.
    I have Falcon and am using it on my Mega.  I have had no problem with
getting to use it on my machine.  I did have a problem in that part of
my manual was slashed.  I wrote Spectrum, mailing my old manual in.  Within
two weeks after my mailing, a letter of apology was written to me and a
new manual was in the envelope.
    Regarding the bombs that the user mentioned, I've had none.  However,
assuming that the Falcon disk of his is not corrupted as a result of the
disk duplication service that Spectrum contracts, it could be a problem of
his machine.
    My Mega2 had a problem of erratic crashes on especially involved programs.
My dealer analyzed the machine and said that I had two 'weak' ram drivers,
whatever those are.  He replaced the two chips and I haven't had any problem
since.
    Regarding not being able to load Falcon onto a hard drive, I'll
agree with any complaints in that regard.  I hate it.  Captain Blood
and Dungeon Master are also equally guilty.  I detest waiting minutes
for a game to load when I have a hard drive with the space available
to use.
    Don't know if this feedback is of any help or not...

Larry Rymal <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>