[Floppertalk] Re: MS-DOS MODE?
Joe Musleh
floppertalk@oldskool.org
Thu, 26 May 2005 07:43:57 -0400 (Eastern Standard Time)
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Below are answers to your questions:=0D
=0D
Did MESS do anything?=0D
When I double click on the MESS icon (messgui.exe), the application opens
just fine.=0D
When I double click on BigTop that's under the system IBM PC (I tried all
three of them), I receive this error message: "MESS ENCOUNTERED A FATAL
ERROR: INITIALIZATION ERROR".=0D
=0D
I mean, did you get a screen that looks like an old computer booting up?=0D
No old computer booting up.=0D
=0D
Did it try to load your disk image?=0D
Does the question mean: Did MESS try to read bigtop.img? Yes!=0D
All you have to do is double click on the file.=0D
What did you mean by load? Does it mean "try to read"?=0D
=0D
Did you make your own disk image from your floppy disk that you=0D
purchased? It may be copy protected or corrupt.=0D
I didn't purchase a floppy disk. I just downloaded the file bigtop.zip f=
rom
the website.=0D
What do you mean by disk image? Is it a 3.5 floppy disk that contains
bigtop.img?=0D
=0D
You can find an image that is known to work with flopper (and should=0D
therefor work with MESS) here:=0D
=0D
http://retrograde.trustno1.org/index.html=0D
=0D
I only have XP at work, and I probably shouldn't be playing games here!=0D
;)=0D
I'll try MESS with the image from the above link on my win2k machine at=0D
home when I get a chance in the next couple days.=0D
I use "MESS GUI", not the "command line"=0D
=0D
=0D
Please reply at your convenience.=0D
Thanks again Jeff.=0D
=0D
-Joe. =0D
=0D
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Morning Jeff,=0D
=0D
It still did not work. I wish it did.=0D
I bought BigTop on the 14th and still can not play the game.=0D
I read and followed commands and read and downloaded stuff and read and=0D
=2E... uh with no luck!=0D
=0D
Jeff, do you have win xp? Will you be willing to try the game for me on=0D
your PC?=0D
May be there's something I'm missing that an expert can only find.=0D
=0D
Or if not, do you know somebody who has win XP who will be willing to=0D
load the game on their PC.=0D
Warning! The game is highly addictive! Jeff, I can't thank you enough=0D
for your time.=0D
=0D
-Joe.=0D
=0D
=0D
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<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Below are answers to your questions:</FONT></D=
IV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Did MESS do anything?</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>When I double click on the MESS icon=
(messgui.exe), the application opens just fine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>When I double click on BigTop that's=
under the system IBM PC (I tried all three of them), I receive this erro=
r message: "MESS ENCOUNTERED A FATAL ERROR: INITIALIZATION ERROR".</FONT>=
</DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I mean, did you get a screen that looks like an old computer booting=
up?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>No old computer booting up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Did it try to load your disk image?</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Does the question mean: Did MESS try to read b=
igtop.img? Yes!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>All you have to do is double click on the file=
=2E</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>What did you mean by load? Does it mean =
"try to read"?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Did you make your own disk image from your floppy disk that you</DIV=
>
<DIV>purchased? It may be copy protected or corrupt.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>I didn't purchase a floppy disk. I just =
downloaded the file bigtop.zip from the website.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>What do you mean by disk image? Is it a =
3.5 floppy disk that contains bigtop.img?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You can find an image that is known to work with flopper (and should=
</DIV>
<DIV>therefor work with MESS) here:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://retrograde.trustno1.org/index.html">http://retrogr=
ade.trustno1.org/index.html</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I only have XP at work, and I probably shouldn't be playing games he=
re!</DIV>
<DIV>;)</DIV>
<DIV>I'll try MESS with the image from the above link on my win2k machine=
at</DIV>
<DIV>home when I get a chance in the next couple days.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>I use "MESS GUI", not the "command line"</FONT=
></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Please reply at your convenience.</FONT><=
/DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>Thanks again Jeff.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DFixedsys>-Joe.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>---------</DIV>
<DIV>Morning Jeff,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It still did not work. I wish it did.</DIV>
<DIV>I bought BigTop on the 14th and still can not play the game.</DIV>
<DIV>I read and followed commands and read and downloaded stuff and read =
and</DIV>
<DIV>.... uh with no luck!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jeff, do you have win xp? Will you be willing to try the =
game for me on</DIV>
<DIV>your PC?</DIV>
<DIV>May be there's something I'm missing that an expert can only find.</=
DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Or if not, do you know somebody who has win XP who will be willing t=
o</DIV>
<DIV>load the game on their PC.</DIV>
<DIV>Warning! The game is highly addictive! Jeff, I=
can't thank you enough</DIV>
<DIV>for your time.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>-Joe.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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