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NOTES FOR CDTV/CD32 USERS
(Updated 10/21/94)
The first two FreshFish CD-ROM's (October 1993 and December 1993) were
produced using Commodore's mastering software and were bootable on the CDTV
and CD32. Because of the relatively expensive license fees required to be
paid to Commodore for each such bootable CD-ROM sold (more than the actual
cost of pressing the CD-ROM), and the relatively small numbers of users that
were able to make use of this feature, I decided to switch to different
mastering software with the March/April 1994 FreshFish CD-ROM.
This does not necessarily mean that you cannot use the FreshFish CD-ROM's on
a CDTV or CD32, it just means you may need to acquire additional hardware in
order to do so. In the case of the CDTV, you will need a floppy disk drive
in order to boot the CDTV, and a suitable WorkBench disk. In the case of
the CD32, you will also need an expansion box that adds a floppy disk port
to the CD32. Such expansions are under development by several companies and
there is at least one (the Paravision SX-1) which is shipping as of this
date.
If you wish to run ParNet or some similar software on the CDTV or CD32, it
will need to be set up on the WorkBench disk you boot from. When I get
time, I may put together a suitable WorkBench disk with additional support
pieces like ParNet, SerNet, ParNFS, etc, and offer it for direct
distribution (but not redistribution) under my current WorkBench licenses.
It is possible that future CD-ROM's will be offered in two different forms,
one which is CDTV/CD32 bootable and one which is not. It is expected that
the CDTV/CD32 bootable disks will be more expensive ($5-$10), reflecting the
cost of the Commodore license fees and the smaller production runs for those
CD-ROM's.
Most of the programs in this compilation where designed for use on the Amiga
computer and not necessarily on the CDTV or CD32. The programs may require
more memory than is currently available in the CDTV/CD32. These programs
may not run properly on the CDTV/CD32. They may also require hardware that
is not available on the stock CDTV/CD32 system.
To fully utilize the programs on the disc, using the CDTV/CD32 system, you
may need to add the optional keyboard, mouse, floppy drive, and RGB monitor.
Some of the files in this collection may be stored in compressed formats and
need to be decompressed to a floppy or hard disk to run.