
Notes on problems you may encounter with this product.
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TANDY (see also KEYBOARDS)
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If you have a Tandy computer you MAY need to use these options. Try it without
the options first but if you can't seem to run the program try these...

-w16384 : Some early Tandy computers take their screen memory from DOS
	  without really telling DOS what's going on. Typical symptoms
	  are `filth' on the screen as the program attempts to start up
	  and then a complete system crash. To fix this we've added " -w16384"
	  to the line in COLLECT1.BAT, the command works by telling DOS
	  to reserve 16384 bytes of main memory for the screen.
	  If you know that this will not cause problems on your Tandy PC,
	  you may like to edit the command line in COLLECT1.BAT *not*
	  to include this option.

	  Alternatively, you can run the game from the original disks
	  by using the command

	  	game -dis t -w16384	

-[d]737280
	: Some early DOS computers with 3.5" disk drives (as A: or B:) do
	  not report these drives to DOS as clearly as they might. If your
	  copy of this game ever asks you to insert a 5.25" disk into a 3.5"
	  drive you need this option. To use it just add -[drive]737280 to your
	  command line for each 3.5" drive that you want the program to use.
	  For example the Tandy TX 1000 has a 3.5" drive as A: - to run the
	  game you need to type...

	  	game -dis t -A737280

	  If your 3.5" drive is B: then use

	  	game -dis t -B737280

	  If both A: and B: are 3.5" drives then ...

		game -dis t -A737280 -B737280

	********************************************************************
	*
	* In the above examples note these two important facts.
	* 1) "-dis t" is to convince your Tandy to act like a Tandy and
	*    not like a CGA (this way you get graphics)
	* 2) You CANNOT use the batch file "COLLECT1.BAT" from the original
	*    disks here. You must use the command "game" or the options
	*    will be ignored!
	*
	********************************************************************

GRAPHICS
========

If you have installed The Collection onto a hard disk with decompressed
graphics but then find yourself running short of disk space at a later
date you can simply remove USER.* from the installed directory. This will
save you about 2.1 megabytes (2100K) of disk space at the expense of MUCH
slower graphics. We strongly recommend that you hang on to the decompressed
files if at all possible.

If you are using an SVGA (800x600) graphics mode some of the pictures may not
load due to the lack of 'spare' memory on the video board. Changing to the
normal VGA mode (game -dis v) will solve this. Exactly which picture will not
load depends on the exact configuration of your machine. In extreme cases
this can happen with the normal VGA mode, in this case EGA gives the game a
better chance (game -dis e). See below about how to change graphics mode
after installation.


DIFFERING HARDWARE
==================

If you have installed The Collection onto floppy disks you will not always
be able to take them to a new machine and have them "just work". The
installation procedure HAS to know a lot about your hardware to choose a
sensible configuration. If you switch to a different hardware set-up then
it's wise to install from scratch.

If you upgrade (or downgrade) your display adapter you can run The Collection
without re-installing from scratch. The Collection supports 8 different display
types and several are often accesible from the same machine. To get at these
added features try the following

	game -dis c	;For CGA display (no graphics) 640*200 resolution
	game -dis h	;For hercules display (mono graphics) 

If you took our advice and decompressed the graphics for your original display
adapter you wont be able to use the old decompressed graphics with a new card
unless you are switching from VGA to Super VGA (or vice versa). If you want to
have access to decompressed graphics you will have to re-install from scratch.

FILE DESCRIPTORS
================

If the game terminates early with the message

	"More file descriptors required"

then you will have to edit (or create) a version of config.sys which
includes the line 

	FILES=20

KEYBOARDS
=========

If you find that occasionally your keyboard stops working whilst you're playing the game, this can be temporarily rectified by unplugging the keyboard and
plugging it back in. However, a longer term solution is to edit your 
COLLECT1.BAT file adding " -keyhang" to the command. For example:

	game -keyhang		; stops the game from freezing the keyboard

Unfortunately, the new Tandy 1000 SL/2 has an improved keyboard interface
which means that you must NOT have this option set (sorry about this).
Try it one way and if it doesn't work try the other!


The Magnetic Scrolls Collection was written by Magnetic Scrolls Ltd. If you
have any comments, criticisms or suggestions, please write to us at:

	Magnetic Scrolls Ltd.,
	1 Chapel Court,
	London SE1 1HH,
	ENGLAND.
