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#A500 on the blink (cont)

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#111817From: Stephen MaranoMar 2, 1988 6:10 AM
I've been experiencing another problem with my Amiga 500: there are several public domain games (Hearts, Blackjack) which won't run on it. The games will load, the screen will turn blank, the "Power" light will start flashing, and I'll receive the "Guru Meditation" message. I've assumed that the problem was in the software, but now I wonder if it's actually the computer itself. I've got a 512K machine. Is this problem symptomatic of not having enough memory, or of a bad memory chip?
#111821From: c.j.prud'hommeMar 2, 1988 10:07 AM
It could be that the PD games were written for Dos 1.1. It's hard to know what might be causing a problem like this without more info. Do commercial programs do the same thing? Do you have any other tasks running at the same time? Did you boot into the programs or run them from an existing WB? You see, with such a powerful machine, everything is tightly interconnected. If you have a friend with a 500, see if his machine does the same thing. Or, if you know someone with a 1000 see if the programs run OK under 1.1 Good luck!
#111847From: Stephen MaranoMar 2, 1988 5:23 PM
I'll take your advice and bring the topic up at the next meeting of our local users group. But I wasn't running any other program at the time, nor had any files in the ram disk. The Hearts program I ran is, I believe, the same that resides here on the GAMES library (2/88 upload date).
#111847From: Stephen MaranoMar 2, 1988 5:23 PM
I'll take your advice and bring the topic up at the next meeting of our local users group. But I wasn't running any other program at the time, nor had any files in the ram disk. The Hearts program I ran is, I believe, the same that resides here on the GAMES library (2/88 upload date).
#111821From: c.j.prud'hommeMar 2, 1988 10:07 AM
It could be that the PD games were written for Dos 1.1. It's hard to know what might be causing a problem like this without more info. Do commercial programs do the same thing? Do you have any other tasks running at the same time? Did you boot into the programs or run them from an existing WB? You see, with such a powerful machine, everything is tightly interconnected. If you have a friend with a 500, see if his machine does the same thing. Or, if you know someone with a 1000 see if the programs run OK under 1.1 Good luck!