Re: Why is Star Trek GS crashing?

[helix@hunter.apana.org.au (Helix Energy)]

In article <19990711131526.14355.00001717@ng-bk1.aol.com>,
supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:

> "D. B. Cooper" <db7178@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >I can only play for 5 seconds when I start Star Trek GS.
> >
> >I run it, watch the ship phaser into space for a bit, select "New
> >Game," then listen to Uhura reel off some message, then I get to the
> >game and, in 5 seconds, the sound stops and the program freezes.
> >
> >I'm emulating wit' Bernie on a Power Mac. 
> >
> >Any clues? I practically downloaded the emulator just for this game! In
> >1993, when I was 15, I stayed up for thousands of nights just to play
> >this game.
> 
> I used XGS for some time, but was never satisfied with it.
> 
> XGS crashes about 60% of the stuff I try to run on it.  Mind you, I
> run mostly high powered IIGS stuff on my real IIGS (graphics and
> sound intensive).  I'm not surprised at all that Star Trek GS crashed.
> 
> Bernie and even KEGS are better IIGS emulators, but for complete
> compatibility, nothing beats the real IIGS.  So although Bernie will
> run more stuff than XGS, it won't run everything.

To dismiss the problem as emulation being the cause is a bit premature.

What version of the system software are you trying to run Star Trek from? 
Does that version of the system software have all the Tools required by
the game?  Like someone else asked, how much RAM have you allocated to
your virtual IIgs.  I remember that Star Trek used to crash a lot for me
when I tried it back in the early 90s on my real IIgs...

LaTeR!