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NOTES FOR CDTV/CD32 USERS
(Updated 2/27/94)
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 currently 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).
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 will 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.