Re: Fantavision GS and ROM 3

[Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com>]

"Xerxes409" <colin_tokyo@hotmail.com> wrote:

>That's bizarre -- does said patch include anything that 

    It's not a patch, it's a full new version that shipped on floppy disk.

>allows for HDD installation?

    Unfortunately not. It still runs under ProDOS-8 and uses a custom
interface, and when I tried to launch it from under System 6.0.1 I get
a "Not enough memory" error. Obviously it's just not compatible, I 
have over 8 MB RAM and even tried a shift-boot. Booting directly 
from the floppy works, but then there's that screen-redraw issue.

>Could you provide a link to this, too?

    I downloaded it from the Apple IIGS Anachronistic Application Ring:
http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/the_ring/application_pages/fantavision.html

    The about screen reports it as "Broderbunds New Fantavision GS" with
"(c)1991, Ver. 2.1". Maybe this a leaked beta version? Incidentally, I own 
the original boxed version but never sent in for the update. I think even
a decade ago (when I learned about it) it was already too late. 

Mitchell Spector