Not really but thanks fill. I don't have problems with stuff running out of ram to run. I have xp and they don't use config.sys, they use config.nt, but I will try putting that in there. At 03:27 AM 7/26/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Shaun, >One problem with JFW and DOS games could be memory allocation. >I think DOS games can only be run in the lower 64 k of memory. >If another program like JFW takes over that memory first there may not be >enough space for the DOS game to play. >We use to add lines to the config.sys file back in the windows 98 days to >take care of this but I do not know if it still works. >Here is the info we used to have on our PCS site when a lot of people were >still playing DOS games. >Jaws has a dos window that allows Dos commands and other dos functions to be >read. Here are the steps to open this DOS window. > > 1. Press Control plus Escape. > >2. Press R for run. > > 3. Type C:\COMMAND and press enter > > 4. Press Insert Plus S till it says all. > > 5. If DOS commands still do not read, press Alt Plus Enter. This should >open the Dos Window. > > 6. When finishing a MS Dos session, type EXIT. > > 7. Press the Alt Plus S command til you hear Highlighted. > > Extra Info > > You must also input a line into your config.sys file. That says as follows > >Switches= /c > >Use a editor such as notepad to do this and make sure it is saved as >config.sys , ascii format and in the root dir such as c:\ if c is your >primary drive. > >If you do not have a config.sys file you must create one. Use notepad again >input switches=/c and save it as, config.sys, save as ascii and in the root >dir. Then you must reboot after you are done. > > These instructions may not now work but they did back in 1998. Hope this >helps. >Phil > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "shaun everiss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:25 PM >Subject: [Audyssey] old games > > > > Hi all. > > For some reason all those old games just seem to want to not like > > jaws even in all mode, agt and other stuff. > > Reallly chopps the reader untill it locks. > > The only way to fix it is quit the game and then exit jaws. > > And the stupid thing is I am not getting any error when playing agt > > games on this system, no error from the compilers no need to use tpatch. > > Now if only I can get jaws working right with djgpp tads, frotz 2.5, > > and other standalone games as well as advint. > > And alan. > > Now I have the speech I can made the dos games run, I can even make > > them work on my fast as system. > > But jaws will not like them, will not stand for them. > > And I can't play them although I know I am close. > > Has anyone got some scripts or changes I could make? > > I don't know how to do scripting else I would hack together something > > for the command prompt but I can't find much although I know > > somewhere there are scripts for this. > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > > visit > > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > > any subscription changes via the web. > > >_______________________________________________ >Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >any subscription changes via the web. > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/396 - Release Date: 7/24/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.4/399 - Release Date: 7/25/2006 _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
