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_DiscHelp
This website contains an archive of files for the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore 16 and Commodore 64 computers, which Dominic Ford has rescued from his private collection of floppy disks and cassettes.
Some of these files were originally commercial releases in the 1980s and 1990s, but they are now widely available online. I assume that copyright over them is no longer being asserted. If you own the copyright and would like files to be removed, please contact me.
| Tape/disk: | Home » Recent acquisitions » Acorn ADFS disks » adfs_AcornComputing_199310.adf » 93_10s |
| Filename: | _DiscHelp |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 098B bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
The programs on this disk ========================= All the programs on this disk have been compressed into an archive so that we can fit more on. Some of the programs will run successfully by just double-clicking them from the ACmenu window -- the more memory you have the less you will need to de-archive before running. With 4Mb or more you should have no problem running any program directly from the archive. As long as no other large programs are loaded. All the programs will run on 1Mb machines unless otherwise stated -- but you may have to de-archive the larger ones (particularly games) first. How to de-archive a program --------------------------- 1. Format a new disk and then click the drive icon to bring up the new disk's window. 2. Run ACmenu from this disk and drag the program you want from the ACmenu window into the new disk's window. 3. You will be asked to exchange disks a few times. 4. The program will end up on the new disk. 5. Switch your computer off and on. 6. Insert the new disk and double-click the program. Problem Solved ============== Occassionally you may get an error message here's what they (usually) mean and the solution: Application needs xxxK to run ----------------------------- No room for this DIM -------------------- No writeable memory at this address ----------------------------------- There's not enough room in the machine to run the program if you're trying to run it directly from the archive it means your computer hasn't enough memory to run the program with ACmenu and !ArcFS also loaded. You need to de-archive the program before running. System resources not found -------------------------- Your computer needs to 'see' the !System directory because it wants to load some general purpose modules that are located within !System. Double-click !System within the ACmenu, or locate your version of !System on your hard disk, Apps1 disk or your own System disk. Then try again. Need version X.XX of module XXXXXX ---------------------------------- (Usually refers to version 3.75 of the Shared C Library) One of the general purpose modules within the !System directory is not the most recent version that the program needs, so it must be updated. The !System directory on the Acorn Computing MegaDisk contains the most recent versions of the Shared C Library, ColourTrans and the Floating Point emulator. Use !SysMerge to update your version of !System.
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Then try| 000007a0 20 61 67 61 69 6e 2e 0a 0a 4e 65 65 64 20 76 65 | again...Need ve| 000007b0 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 58 2e 58 58 20 6f 66 20 6d 6f |rsion X.XX of mo| 000007c0 64 75 6c 65 20 58 58 58 58 58 58 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d |dule XXXXXX.----| 000007d0 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d |----------------| 000007e0 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 28 |--------------.(| 000007f0 55 73 75 61 6c 6c 79 20 72 65 66 65 72 73 20 74 |Usually refers t| 00000800 6f 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 33 2e 37 35 20 6f |o version 3.75 o| 00000810 66 20 74 68 65 20 53 68 61 72 65 64 20 43 20 4c |f the Shared C L| 00000820 69 62 72 61 72 79 29 0a 4f 6e 65 20 6f 66 20 74 |ibrary).One of t| 00000830 68 65 20 67 65 6e 65 72 61 6c 20 70 75 72 70 6f |he general purpo| 00000840 73 65 20 6d 6f 64 75 6c 65 73 20 77 69 74 68 69 |se modules withi| 00000850 6e 20 74 68 65 20 21 53 79 73 74 65 6d 0a 64 69 |n the !System.di| 00000860 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 69 73 20 6e 6f 74 20 74 |rectory is not t| 00000870 68 65 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 72 65 63 65 6e 74 20 76 |he most recent v| 00000880 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 |ersion that the | 00000890 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d 0a 6e 65 65 64 73 2c 20 73 |program.needs, s| 000008a0 6f 20 69 74 20 6d 75 73 74 20 62 65 20 75 70 64 |o it must be upd| 000008b0 61 74 65 64 2e 0a 0a 54 68 65 20 21 53 79 73 74 |ated...The !Syst| 000008c0 65 6d 20 64 69 72 65 63 74 6f 72 79 20 6f 6e 20 |em directory on | 000008d0 74 68 65 20 41 63 6f 72 6e 20 43 6f 6d 70 75 74 |the Acorn Comput| 000008e0 69 6e 67 20 4d 65 67 61 44 69 73 6b 0a 63 6f 6e |ing MegaDisk.con| 000008f0 74 61 69 6e 73 20 74 68 65 20 6d 6f 73 74 20 72 |tains the most r| 00000900 65 63 65 6e 74 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 73 20 6f |ecent versions o| 00000910 66 20 74 68 65 20 53 68 61 72 65 64 20 43 20 4c |f the Shared C L| 00000920 69 62 72 61 72 79 2c 0a 43 6f 6c 6f 75 72 54 72 |ibrary,.ColourTr| 00000930 61 6e 73 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 46 6c 6f 61 |ans and the Floa| 00000940 74 69 6e 67 20 50 6f 69 6e 74 20 65 6d 75 6c 61 |ting Point emula| 00000950 74 6f 72 2e 0a 0a 55 73 65 20 21 53 79 73 4d 65 |tor...Use !SysMe| 00000960 72 67 65 20 74 6f 20 75 70 64 61 74 65 20 79 6f |rge to update yo| 00000970 75 72 20 76 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 21 53 |ur version of !S| 00000980 79 73 74 65 6d 2e 0a 0a 0a 0a 0a |ystem......| 0000098b
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