Re: Destination Mars running from a RAM disk

[magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>]

On Oct 21, 10:16 am, magnusfalkirk <dean.pha...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've had problems getting Destination Mars to run on my GS using two
> 3.5 disks. I can get into the game and start playing it but when it
> needs to access the second 3.5 to continue running it says it can't
> find the file. I've printed out the documentation from Asimov and the
> disk are set up according to that documentation.
>
> So I decided to try setting up a RAM disk on my GS, since I've got a
> 4MB memory card installed, and use Flashboot to make it easier to save
> the game and reload it to the RAM disk the next time I want to play. I
> have the folder for Destination Mars set up exactly like the folder on
> the HD image that I use with the Sweet 16 emulator. On the emulator
> the game runs fine but from the RAM disk it will stay say it can't
> find the files it needs.
>
> Any one have any idea what I may be doing wrong? I'd really like to
> play this game on the real Apple harware versus and emulator on my
> Mac.
>
> Thanks,
> Dean
> Apple II Forever! (Really)

Something I should have added about the 3.5 disks, they are the disk
images available from Asimov, since it seems there are no copies of
the original 5.25 disks available anywhere.

Dean