Re: Getting SUNDOG to work

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Charles W Brewer writes ...
> 
> I downloaded the Sun Dog disk images from Asimov and am trying to run
> it on my PC through an Apple emulator. I am able to get the utility
> disk to boot and run and I can do all the stuff there, making
> characters and whatnot, but then it tells me to flip the disk and put
> in the playside, well, I switch the images to Sundog2 and it won't
> take it, it just keeps insisting I put in the play side. Are the two
> SunDog Images on Asimov the correct ones ....


     The Asimov images-- at least those in the Version 2 folder in 
games/rpg-- appear to be the correct ones. A few minutes ago, I 
downloaded and un-zipped the two Version 2 files to get Sundog1.dsk and 
Sundog2.dsk. Using the AppleWin emmulator, there was no problem when the 
second DSK was inserted; and, play started fine.

     If you were trying the Version 1 files; try Version 2 instead.

     Otherwise, a possible problem for PC users is that Asimov's 
filenames are, sometimes, long enough that the resulting truncated PC 
filenames for different image files are the same. The result is that the 
second image file in a set overwrites the first (or vice-versa if the 
first image file is downloaded after the second).

     Normally, you would notice that you have ended up with just one 
image file; but, if downloads of a different version of the game are in 
your download folder, you could end up with a Disk1.DSK for one version 
and a Disk2.DSK for another.

     Another possibility is that you forgot to un-zip the Disk2.DSK 
image!


Rubywand