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Subject: Re: Qu-Qu-Question.....
From: ppugliese@pimacc.pima.edu
Date: 10 Apr 92 04:17:03 MST

In article <GAMES-L%92040916500735@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU>, Maureen <C09615MM@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU> writes:
> Hello....
> 
> this may sound like a dumb, computer illerate question, but the letter below
> refers to a driver.....what *is* a driver, and if anyone has ever heard
> of a packet driver, what are packet drivers?  I work in a computer lab and
> know our software pretty well, but am pretty much a novice in the
> hardware department.... This question may sound ignorant, but I ask because I
> don't wish to remain that way :)
> 
> Thanks to all who have helped me out in the past....this list is one of
> the friendliest and most responsive I've tried, and one of the only ones I've
> stayed on for any significant length of time....
> 
> Maureen, sometimes known as Mari ---*
> 
> Here's the letter I refer to:
> 
>     I have a 386, 4megs of ram, dos 5, SuperStor, Wing Commander 2, and a LARGE
>  headache. I am using SuperStor to expand my harddrive, but it's driver eats al
> ot of memory. I have played with himem, emm386.exe, and dos=high,umb for days a
> nd I can't squeeze out the memory to run WC2...I 583K and I have about 579 thou
> ..  my memory is extended.... Any ideas or solutions would be greatly appreciate
> d!!!!!!!!!!!

###############################################################################

I use SuperStor myself. It's a 'disk packer'. It compresses all the files on
a disk so that more can be squeezed onto the disk. When the OS calls for a
file the SS driver unpacks it so that it can be used. I use it with DR-DOS 
6.0 & I manage to get over 600 thousand bytes free. The trick is to get SS
to load into the upper memory blocks. There's a switch that can be used when
the driver is loaded in the config.sys file assuming that there is a large
enough chunk of memory avail. in the UMBs. Since SS must load early on in
the config.sys it should be able to "load high" but that may squeeze out
some other prg. SS should be loaded right after EMM386.EXE. Alternatively,
this user is so close to 583,000 that if he cuts the # of buffers by 8 or
9 he should be able to make it.

PHIL

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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 23:57:32 MDT
Reply-To:     con_jpc@LEWIS.UMT.EDU
From:         JASON CURNOW <con_jpc@LEWIS.UMT.EDU>
Subject:      Ultima Underworld
X-To:         games-l@brownvm.brown.edu

Yeah!  I just finished this game.  Veeeery interesting ending, but I
liked it.  If you need help with it, drop me a line privately and
I'll try to answer you the best I can.  (No 'where is rune X found', beside
Vas and Tym which are harder, but not necessary.)

- Jason
con_jpc@lewis.umt.edu

PS.  As to the question on finding the blade, it's somewhere in the NE corner
of level 3.  You need to find a secret door in the area.
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 16:12:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Cliff Clavon <jhfallow@OKSUN1.OKANAGAN.BC.CA>
From:         Cliff Clavon <jhfallow@OKSUN1.OKANAGAN.BC.CA>
Subject:      Emulators and Ultima VI
X-To:         games-l@utarlvm1.uta.edu

I know a person that once had a Commodore 64 emulator for the IBM. He doesn't
have it anymore but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get one or
if there was an FTP site that had one. I have a large number of games for my
Commodore but would like to use them on my IBM. I would also like to know if
there is an Atari emulator for the IBM.

I just read a message were someone mentioned the cheat for Ultima VI but said
he said it was a pain to get items. If you FTP from one site, I beleive it is
Ftp.ulowell.edu, they have the full cheat file with almost all the important
items listed and what everything does.
    -Jason
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 12:59:00 EST
Reply-To:     XIANGJ@WABASH.BITNET
From:         XIANGJ@WABASH.BITNET
Subject:      About ftp games.

Hi, do anyone know where can I ftp games except ftp.ulowell.edu? Any suggestion
will be appreciated.
Also, can anyone who has played police quest II tell me something about that?
Is it good? Why it said only 18 or older can play? Is this a Leisure Suit Larry
kind of game?
Thanx in advance.
                                                       Xiangj@wabash.bitnet
Please answer personally, I am not a member of this list.
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 18:18:52 CDT
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From:         KDEASON1@UA1VM.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Sound cards that hang
              13 Apr 1992 14:55:46 EDT from <burney@TURING.SCS.CARLETON.CA>

On Mon, 13 Apr 1992 14:55:46 EDT Derek Burney said:
>A little while ago, someone was having problems with his/her 386 when using
>SoundBlaster. It kept hanging in the middle of the game.
>
>I had (still have, actually) the same problem but everything works fine
>if I install it as an Adlib card. Ever since I discovered that trick, it
>works great. I still don't know why that is, though, so if anyone has a clue,
>I'd like to here from you...

I had a similar problem.  I was attempting to setup King's Quest I (the new
version) to run on my Soundblaster and it would hang up when I loaded the game.
When I re-setup the game setting the config for Adlib instead of SB, it worked
fine.
I talked with my software dealer, and he had no idea why that worked, or why
I had the problem to begin with.  Strangely enough, this is the only game I've
had this problem with, and that was over a year ago.
----------
We don't know who discovered water, but we are certain it wasn't a fish.
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Grant Deason - KDEASON1@UA1VM.BITNET
               University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa
               DJ virtuoso, WVUA-FM Tuscaloosa
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 10:20:00 EST
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From:         CRICCI@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU
Subject:      Help-Review for Civ/Sim City..
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    Even though the idea of pretending I'm Odin is very inviting,
and I've heard that games such as Sim City/Earth/Ant, Civilization etc..
are very good, I have the feeling that they may get very boring very soon.
   So before I shell out the cash, I knew I'd better ask the experts,
so could someone please send me a review of those types of games.
    Thankx                                    _
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| |           / /__\ \  \ \  / /  / /__\ \   | | | | |  ___|  | ____/
|  \______   / /    \ \  \ \/ /  / /    \ \  | | | | | |____  | | \ \
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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1992 18:15:38 CDT
Reply-To:     Buryl Woodard <BWOODAR1@UA1VM.BITNET>
From:         Buryl Woodard <BWOODAR1@UA1VM.BITNET>
Subject:      Maniac Mansion

I recently purchased Maniac Mansion for IBM and it's been giving me fits...

Does anyone out there know where I can get hints or solutions via e-mail?
If not:

1) Does it matter which characters you use to rescue the cheerleader??

2) How do you get past the kitchen w/o getting captured by the nurse??

3) Is there anyway to get out of the dungeon once you are put there??

Any tips would be greatly appreciated via personal e-mail....

                                                Thanx in advance,

                                                B. Woodard

"No one I think is in my tree..." --- John Lennon
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 23:53:35 HMT
Reply-To:     CLEM@FRURBB51.BITNET
From:         CLEM@FRURBB51.BITNET
Subject:      RailRoad Tycoon Problem
X-To:         GA&MES-L@GREARN.BITNET

I bought RailRoad Tycoon for Mac. By the way, It a great game.
I use a Mac Classic with system 6.07. And sometimes, I have some big problem
when using the command "Save Game".
Sometimes I got bugs and the game stops; and even if I have saved the game
several times before it stops, I lost all these saved games. Did you already hav

Carole.
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From: hellfire@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Brian Young)
Subject: Re: UW questions
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 23:16:09 GMT

I am a long time Ultima fan (started with Ultima III on a 64 and have solved
all but VI) and have always loved the nice documentation, maps, gimmicks, etc.
that they package with their games.  How are they for Ultima: Underworld?  I
don't guess there is a map, but are there any trinkets?  Is the manual real
nice looking, with the great illustrations that previous Ultimas (III excepted)
have exhibited?  THANKS A LOT!
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 RUSH, Amiga, and Dr. Who --> The finer things in Life. - Go NCSU WOLFPACK!
      _Beauty and the Beast_ for best picture!  Have you seen it yet?
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 17:01:26 -0400
Reply-To:     wahern%rcnvms.dnet@DECGW.RCN.MASS.EDU
From:         wahern%rcnvms.dnet@DECGW.RCN.MASS.EDU
Subject:      Re: defragmenters
X-To:         games-l@brownvm.brown.edu%DECGW.dnet@decgw.rcn.mass.edu

I have seen a defragmenter screw up but only once.  And it was my fault.
When you do the defragmenting make sure you don't have fastopen installed.
That and making a backup just before I do it are the only precautions I
know of that are necessary. (Better to have a fragmented backup than one
missing half you files.)

					BlAh
WAHERN@rcnvms.rcn.mass.edu
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Date:         Fri, 17 Apr 1992 12:35:00 PST
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From:         BCHUA@SCU.BITNET
Subject:      688 Attack Sub

subject : 688 Attack Sub
Does anyone know how to setup 688 Attack Sub to play on the modem?
I tried to work this out w/ Electronic Arts tech support and upgrading
to the 'latest' version they have. But all the tech support can tell me
is try to get two identical machine to play the game, which is not a
big help at all.
I am using IBM Compatible 386DX-33 w/ 8MB
My friend's system is also IBM comp 386DX-33 but w/ 4MB, differ maker from
mine.
THANK YOU for anyone that can help me on this.
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:34:05 CST
Reply-To:     Mari <C09615MM@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
From:         Mari <C09615MM@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      GIF files

Howdy;

I know this is a list for games, but I have seen this posted before--
can anyone instruct me as to how to load GIF files from my schools mainframe?

I have a cms account and am logged on via an ibm-pc.  I'm not using Unix, if
that helps.  any help is appreciated. thanks


Maureen
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Date:         Wed, 8 Apr 1992 07:26:00 LCL
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From:         BULLOCK@FLMAIL.CCSCNET.AF.MIL
Subject:      RE: node addresses
X-To:         games-l@brownvm.brown.edu, jbsteww01@ulkyvm.ct.lousiville.edu

>    General question for one and all. Is there list anywhere of every net
>addresses available on internet and bitnet. I'm not talking about the
>anonymous ftp list, I have that, but what I need is a list of every address
>on the nets. Yes, there is a real reason. One of the computer centers on our
>campus is trying to set up a series of English classes in which the students
>could talk live, via the net, with the actual authors of materials they are
>reading. So what we need is a list of EVERY address (especially university
>addresses) so we can start getting in touch with some of these authors (who,
>for the most part are academia). If any of this made sense, and you can help
>any with the addresses, please get in touch with me at the addresses listed
>above or also to tdclar01 at the same nodes.  Thanks in advance.


if you telnet to nic.ddn.mil, you can use the whois function to search for a
given user.  after the connection message, you get a '@' as a prompt.  enter
'whois'.  at the 'whois' prompt enter the id of the person you are looking
for.  you can also enter 'help' or '?' for online help.

-mdb
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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 00:18:56 EDT
Reply-To:     Steve Wilcoxon <CWP01002@PACEVM.BITNET>
From:         Steve Wilcoxon <CWP01002@PACEVM.BITNET>
Subject:      EOB I (yes, I)...

I'm now getting really annoyed with, well, myself and/or the game...
I've explored as far as possible on levels 1-10...  I've located the two
portals that seem to lead to levels 11 and 12 (activated by stone holy symbol
and stone gem)...  My major problem: I can't seem to find either of the two
stone objects I need!   Where are they (or at least where's the first one)???

Thanks in advance...


                                                    Twilight


The Crystal Wind is the Storm, and the Storm is Data, and the Data is Life.
  --  The Player's Litany
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 19:07:16 -0400
Reply-To:     "Mike Hatz" <hatzm%oscar.dnet@GTE.COM>
From:         "Mike Hatz" <hatzm%oscar.dnet@GTE.COM>
Subject:      Gunship 2000 Help
X-To:         GAMES-L@IBM1.CC.Lehigh.EDU%5173.dnet@gte.com

Well, I finally managed to get my dumb butt promoted to 2LT in GS2000.  The
 problem
now is getting myself promoted past that and getting some medals.  My WOs are
 getting
their promotions pretty regular.  Even on missions where we toast the primary
 and
secondary targets not much seems to come of it in a positive way.  I am flying
 with
almost all the weenie switches on and against the dirtball enemy level of
 difficulty.

Can someone give some tips on kicking some ass?

How long do campaigns usually last?

There have been some seriously weird configurations suggested by the armorer for
recon missions and such.  Why?  Stuff like Blackhawks for doing recon with.
 Should
you fly the lightest aircraft you can?

Is there a penalty for blowing the crap out of everything when you are on a
 recon
mission?

What is a realistic rank to retire at 50 missions at?  Right now I'll be lucky
 to
make Captain.

Thanks for all the help.  Please RSVP to the list or send private mail/hint
 files to:


==============================
	 Mike Hatz
   GTE Government Systems
 Colorado Springs, Colorado
  hatzm%venus.dnet@GTE.COM
==============================
"Incoming front, Incoming left, we're hit, we're hit, we're going in!"

Not the roster recovery again!
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 15:50:48 MDT
Reply-To:     DANIEL <pedroza_d@MERLIN.NMHU.EDU>
From:         DANIEL <pedroza_d@MERLIN.NMHU.EDU>
Subject:      EMULATOR
X-To:         GAMES-L@UTARLVM1.UTA.EDU

I DONT KNOW OF ANY emulators for IBM since I use Apple products but I know that
Apple mades Emulators for the Apple IIGS and MACS that will reads and runs ms
dos based material.  I would assume that IBM or a competior would do the same
for IBM machines if us Apple users have been able to run IBM material for  at
least 3 years.

 Daniel


	       		     Daniel	"Dee"
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	Daniel Louis Pedroza	VAX Username:	PEDROZA_D
	N.M.H.U. Box 123	 Voice Phone: 	(505) 425-4324
	Las Vegas, New Mexico	    INTERNET:	pedroza_d@merlin.nmhu.edu
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 22:23:53 EDT
Reply-To:     Armando Heredia <QXN102@URIACC.BITNET>
From:         Armando Heredia <QXN102@URIACC.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Falcon 3.0c question

              Greetings! I asked that question myself when
              I saw someone write a note on this list that
              the bug patch (version a) had come out. I was
              recently in touch with SH, and they tell me
              that you can get it from Clawmarks BBS, Prodigy
              and other commercial online BBS. They also
              encourage people to put up the latest versions
              of the bugpatches on Internet FTP sites. The
              first upgrade notices, apparently, are due out
              via surface mail to registered users sometime
              this month. Have a BANDIT day, and Check Six!

Armando J. Heredia         |  "Fly Navy -- It's the most fun you
Academic Computer Center   |   can have with your clothes on."
University of Rhode Island |  "Think strategic, act tactical."
Kingston R.I. 02881 U.S.A. |  "No, no. It's pillage, THEN burn."
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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 11:43:00 EDT
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From:         SCHANG@DREW.BITNET
Subject:      Re: EOB I (yes, I)...

In article <tfilt205893@drew.edu>, Steve Wilcoxon <CWP01002@PACEVM.BITNET> write
   s:
> I'm now getting really annoyed with, well, myself and/or the game...
> I've explored as far as possible on levels 1-10...  I've located the two
> portals that seem to lead to levels 11 and 12 (activated by stone holy symbol
> and stone gem)...  My major problem: I can't seem to find either of the two
> stone objects I need!   Where are they (or at least where's the first one)???
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
>
>                                                     Twilight
>
>
> The Crystal Wind is the Storm, and the Storm is Data, and the Data is Life.
>   --  The Player's Litany
>

Dear Twilight,
        The stone orb is on level 11, and the stone gem will not exist
until EoB II.

PS: The stone gem is a cheat:  You can hex edit it into your inventory
and mess with the portals.

-Shadowmage
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 16:09:02 EDT
Reply-To:     SGARBAS@GRPATVX1.BITNET
From:         SGARBAS@GRPATVX1.BITNET
Subject:      Multiuser NOVELL games

First of all, thanks very much all those people who replied in my question
for any multiuser NOVELL games.  Since many of them asked for a follow-up,
I send to the list the names of the (only two) games that I've learned.
So, we have:   1. FALCON 3.0   and
               2. SUPER TETRIS
         both by Spectrum Holobyte.  These games allow multiuser interaction
         through NOVELL.
If I come across any new ones, I'll keep you informed.

Bye bye,

- Kyriakos -

PS.  I wish EOB-III would run in NOVELL..... Don't you?
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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1992 13:52:00 EDT
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From:         GU091CDO@ITHACA.BITNET
Subject:      World War II simulations

        Subscribers:

                I have recently gotten hooked on playing a great board game
called Axis and Allies, where you recreate WWII from its inceptions.  My questio
   n is whether there has been any good WWII simluations made for IBM computers.
I have seen the Perfect General, but am not impressed with it enough to buy
it.  Any suggestion on how to make Germany recreate history?

                                                Take it slow!
                                                Merlin - GU091CDO@ITHACA
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Date:         Mon, 6 Apr 1992 11:22:00 GMT
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From:         ELELARKIN@ORBSEN.UCG.IE
Subject:      ELITE+ and Spirit of Excalibur

Exactly how many missions are there in ELITE+ ?
Are there any good cheats available for the PC version,
and what exactly will the changes be in ELITE II ?

In Spirit of Exacalibur, what does one do with Derek at Exeter
- its pretty simple to complete overall, except for Exeter.

                                Yours Thankfully,
                                Tom.
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 13:05:22 LCL
Reply-To:     Alex Haristakis <CADZ01WM@GRTHEUN1.BITNET>
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From:         Alex Haristakis <CADZ01WM@GRTHEUN1.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Space Quest II

>
>
> Anybody knows what is the code in the end of this game?
> Or, how can I read Vohaul's hand, if it's not in my sight right now?
>
>
>
>
>                                       Rodrigo Duarte Silva
>                                      90132386@BRUFSC.BITNET
 The code is SHSR if i remember it right (havent played it for a long time)
and i believe you read vohaul's hand entering "examine body"

Ozzy
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 10:49:21 CST
Reply-To:     Mari <C09615MM@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
From:         Mari <C09615MM@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
Subject:      Lemmings

Howdy folks!

can anybody give me advice as to how to get past level 11 of lemmings? I
don't have a mouse, unfortunately.

This level is the one with the big square-like tower that has the arrows
pointing to the right on it....I've been stuck here for a while..

Thanks!


Maureen