Re: Mockingboard's and Ultima's

[guenter@student.uni-kl.de (Marvin)]

Jason P Cobb (jcobb@usa.net) wrote:
: I recently acquired a mockingboard and installed it into my Apple //gs
: in slot 7 with "My Card" selected in the control panel. Ultima III
: music works fine but Ultima IV & V crashes. Has anyone else
: experienced this problem? I think I have a sound 1 or sound 2 card.
: I've selected every option for the games. Please help....

For some reason, older versions of Ultima 4+5 don't play MB sound on a
gs. I have managed to obtain a patch which can be loaded before the
game and makes at least U5 compatible with the MB but I am still
looking for an U4 patch. Look on ftp.uni-kl.de for this patch.

I have also heard that there are newer versions of these games which
play MB music very well on the IIgs, but it may be hard to get an
upgrade. Call Origin and you will get the standard reply from their
plastic guys : "We-have-seen-nothing. We-have-heard-nothing. We-
say-nothing. We-don't-support-the-Apple-II-anymore".

Always the same. I hate it when this happens.

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