Because we recognize the importance of protecting your investment, this
version of Stickybear Opposites is not copy protected. Under the copyright
law, you have a right to make a backup copy to use in the event your original
disk no longer functions. We strongly recommend that you make a backup copy
of your disk(s) before doing anything else.
This program will talk without any additional hardware on Tandy Computers
with built in speech capabilities (1000 TL,SL,TL/2,SL/2,2500 XL) or on other
systems equipped with an "ECHO" board or the Covox "Speech Thing". In order to
utilize the speech capabilities, you MUST execute the program called
"setmode.exe" which is included with this software. From your DOS prompt
(c:>,a:>), type "setmode" and press the "Enter" key. The "setmode" program
will allow you to select the method of speech generation appropriate
to your system.
The "setmode" program also lets you set the graphics mode to coincide with
the graphics adapter board in your computer. The default setting is to
"let the program decide", which works in the vast majority of cases. If
your graphics board "stumps" our program, or if you have two or more
graphics boards and wish to use one that our program hasn't "decided" to
use, you can select it with the "setmode" program.
The "setmode" program will create a file called "modes" which contains the
configuration information for your system. Make sure that the disk you run
the "setmode" program from is not "write-protected".
- If Problems Arise -
There are two error conditions that may occur while running this program.
"There is not enough free memory to run this program."
Even if your system has the required 512k of memory, you may still
receive this message. The problem may be a "TSR" conflict. A TSR (Terminate
and Stay Resident) or "Memory Resident" program is a program that usually
gets loaded into memory at system bootup by your "autoexec.bat" file and
remains in RAM to be called up at any time. These TSR programs take up
memory and if you have many of them, (or just a few large ones), it is
possible that you will not have enough free memory to run our program.
The "chkdsk" DOS command can be used to find the amount of free memory
in your system. Just type "chkdsk" and press the "Enter" key.
"File not found (file name)."
If this message appears, check that you have correctly installed the
program on your hard drive. Make sure you have created the "scenes"
directory as a subdirectory, and that all files from the floppy disk(s)
have been copied to the proper directories.
If you continue to have problems:
Our customer service representatives will do their best to help. They
can be reached between 9 and 5, Eastern time, at 1-800-327-1473. When
calling, please be prepared to explain the problem you have encountered
and have the following information available: the make and model of your
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