
  Masochism Tango - the megademo
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v 0.666 (dec '95)   by Headless Chicken Demos Inc.

loading problems?
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General problems
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  The demo is compressed using Computer Concepts' !CFS; if you don't own
this you'll have to use the PD !CFSreader which you should find on one of the
discs. Once loaded, dismount disc on which CFS was found and load the demo
from disc 1 using the grey 'ADFS 0' icon. You may have to set up a temp
directory (see below), which is done by clicking menu on the grey icon and
dragging the icon from the 'temp dir' window to a different drive.
  Risc OS 3.0 or better is required
  Memory probs
   minimise all task manager bars (except next/free!!)
   ensure 1136+k next slot etc
  If demo is run from floppy all discs must have the same name.


Machine specific problems:
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Risc PC
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  no overscan modes (keen people can try changing their monitor definition
tables ... at their own risk!) 
  tracker module doesn't work, and it's the only one with enough SYS calls 
  we have not always added suitable speed indexing for arm 6+s
  memalloc fails
   donate your Risc PC to HCD inc and we'll see what we can do.

hard disc & 4mb RAM
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  care must be taken to ensure the computer is switched on correctly, you
have the demo, you're not suddenly struck down by the plague, nuclear war
doesn't break out, you're not blind, the processor is attached to the
motherboard (PPP demos have been known not to require this).
   If you've sorted all the above and the demo still doesn't work call in
the men in the white coats who'll give you a nice armless jacket and a padded
room to play in.

hard disc & 2mb RAM
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  memory errors eg not enough room in module area, no room for this DIM, badmode etc
   buy more memory (no, I can't afford it either)
   hard reset computer with shift held down before attempting to run demo 
   minimise module area
  'CFS temp directory full/inaccessible'
   ensure CFS temp dir is on hard disk and there's >400k free

floppy disc & 4mb RAM
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  'CFS temp directory full/inaccessible' 
   create a >400k free RAM disc and place the CFS temp dir in it
  disc swapping probs
   make sure that you put the right disc in before pressing space (yes we
could improve it, but as yet we haven't)

floppy disc, 2mb RAM & other writeable media
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  'CFS temp directory full/inaccessible' 
   place the CFS temp dir on another writeable drive
  disc swapping probs
   make sure that you put the right disc in before pressing space (think
about it, you know it makes sense ...)

floppy disc, 2mb RAM or less
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  sorry, lost cause. We are in the 90s you know; just think yourself lucky
that you don't have a PC or Mac

Arc A305 (unexpanded)
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  WHY??!!?
  how did you manage to load this then?


if you still have trouble after following the above steps we may be able to
help. write to me (simon) or tom (address in scrolltext!!)

