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Re: Destination Mars running from a RAM disk

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<613de576-4d8c-4140-ad67-99848d0f1d91@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
 magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've had problems getting Destination Mars to run on my GS using two
> 3.5 disks. I can get into the game and start playing it but when it
> needs to access the second 3.5 to continue running it says it can't
> find the file. I've printed out the documentation from Asimov and the
> disk are set up according to that documentation.
> 
> So I decided to try setting up a RAM disk on my GS, since I've got a
> 4MB memory card installed, and use Flashboot to make it easier to save
> the game and reload it to the RAM disk the next time I want to play. I
> have the folder for Destination Mars set up exactly like the folder on
> the HD image that I use with the Sweet 16 emulator. On the emulator
> the game runs fine but from the RAM disk it will stay say it can't
> find the files it needs.
> 
> Any one have any idea what I may be doing wrong? I'd really like to
> play this game on the real Apple harware versus and emulator on my
> Mac.

Do you need to set the system prefix to the RAM disk when you start the 
game? Also, I think you can rename /RAM if need be.

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John B. Matthews
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