Re: Fantavision Information

[herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung)]

Previously spector@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:
 
>In article herbertf@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Herbert Fung) writes...
>>
>>Speaking of Fantavision, does anyone know if it works on a ROM 3 GS? I
>>bought an instructors package that came with two copies of the program.
>>At the time I didn't have the time to use it. Now that I wanted to look
>>at it again recently I couldn't get it to run my my ROM 3 GS.
>
>        The original version 1.0 of Fantanvision GS is not ROM 3
>compatible, although there was an update produced that was hardrive
>installable and I presume ROM 3 compatible as well (this update was
>written around 1992-93). If someone knows how to get a free update
>from Broderbund, I'd like to know about it.
 
Hmm, the version I have is quite likely to be the original version.
Great.
 
>        In the meantime you can _partly_ run the original version 1.0
>on your ROM 3. Launch it with the latest version of ProDOS 8 (v2.03)
>and it will no longer lockup at the title-screen. However, mouse
>movement within the program erase the screen, so it's more or less
>useless other than for viewing movies.
 
Well it's not like I have alot of movies to view. Still I'd like to get
some use out of this software.
 
>FYI: Updating the version of ProDOS 8 on Broderbund's Print Shop GS also
>allows it to run on a ROM 3.
 
I've never had a problem with PS or PSC for my GS.

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Edmonton Remote Systems   Serving Edmonton/Northern Alberta since 1982