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                         COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
       
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             PROBLEMS USING COLOR SOFTWARE ON MONOCHROME COMPUTERS
       
       Some shareware programs (usually games and a few others) require 
       a color circuit within the computer called CGA, EGA or VGA 
       color graphics. If you start the program on a monochrome (no 
       color) computer you may see nothing on the screen! 
       
       Solutions: 1) Use an inexpensive software program (e.g., SIMCGA) 
       which helps monochrome machine pretend (emulate) color 2) Buy a 
       CGA, VGA or EGA circuit card 3) check the documents which come 
       with the shareware package to see if it can be switched from color 
       mode to monochrome. 

       Turn off your computer and restart it if you use a program such
       as SIMCGA or other software patch to help a monochrome computer
       emulate a color machine. You don't want the emulation program
       interfering with other software you may wish to run later.

       Problem: Computer responds with "bad command or filename."

       Solution: Make sure that what you typed at the DOS command line 
       is EXACTLY the filename you intended to run. This is probably a
       simple typing mistake.

       Problem: Program asks for a file which is not on the disk.

       Solution: Do you have ALL of the disks required. Have you 
       unpacked all archives? Have you run the configuration program
       which creates the missing file?

       Problem: Screen goes blank and machine locks up.

       Solution: Sounds like this is a color program trying to run on
       a monochrome system. See the notes above.

       Problem: Incorrect DOS version message.

       Solution: Many sophisticated programs cannot use older
       DOS versions such as 2.0 or 2.11. Check the documentation.
       There might be a way around this that the author suggests 
       towards the end of the program instructions.

       Problem: Only have one disk drive. 

       Solution: Refer to DOS manual or obtain separate standalone
       RAM disk software which can create a second drive in your 
       computer's RAM memory area. This is still a severe limitation
       and you are advised to at least purchase a second floppy drive
       which is not terribly expensive, these days.

       Problem: Author did not respond to my questions or send anything
       for my registration check. 

       Solution: Authors can move and change address. Contact a 
       shareware disk vendor, obtain the latest version of the program 
       and see if the address of the author has changed. Call or write 
       again.