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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: SnowDog on April 04, 2003, 05:14:46 PM

Title: Old Time Amiga Fan - Returning (with a question)
Post by: SnowDog on April 04, 2003, 05:14:46 PM

Ok... So I bought my first Amiga in 1985 and was  a HUGE fan until about 1994 when Commodore left me holding the bag with a brand new 3000 that was a lemon... :(

Anyway... In the past few months my love for the Amiga is back and I have  a few systems set up and I'm having a blast!  

I'm surprised how much stuff I remember but one this is bugging me cause I can't figure out how I use to do it....

When you have games that are meant to be ran from the floppy... How do you copy them to your harddrive?  I dug out a bunch of old games that I know I had installed on my HD but can't remember exactly how to do it... I seem to rememeber editing the startup-sequence but not sure what I did...

2nd question... what is the best prog to use to edit stuff like that... I use to always just use EDIT and I got in... remembered how to list out tht script and EXIT but that's about it... hahaha

Thanks for your help!

Title: Re: Old Time Amiga Fan - Returning (with a question)
Post by: QuikSanz on April 04, 2003, 05:28:51 PM

Yes your memory serves you well. on many programs they won't run unless assigned via user startup. old versions of installer won't do this for you.

Chris

Title: Re: Old Time Amiga Fan - Returning (with a question)
Post by: xeron on April 04, 2003, 05:40:00 PM

The best method is to download WHDLoad, and then a specific hard disk installer for each game from here: whdload.de (http://www.whdload.de). There are over 1,000 game installers there, and most also fix bugs in games as well as allowing them to run from the HD.

If you copy a disk to your hard disk, and the program says "Please insert volume BLAH: in any drive", you have to add the following line to your S:user-startup file:

assign BLAH: hard-disk:path/to/blah

Although, I use "AssignZ" to manage my assigns. When such a requester appears, AssignZ gives you the ability to select where on the hard disk to assign and save it there and then without editing any files. AssignZ is on Aminet (http://ftp.plig.org/aminetbin/find?AssignZ).

Title: Re: Old Time Amiga Fan - Returning (with a question)
Post by: SnowDog on April 04, 2003, 05:42:35 PM

Wow!  That's awesome!  How things have changed ;)

I'll give that progy a try!

Title: Re: Old Time Amiga Fan - Returning (with a question)
Post by: xeron on April 04, 2003, 05:56:16 PM

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I have a few systems set up

What systems do you have, out of interest?

Title: Re: Old Time Amiga Fan - Returning (with a question)
Post by: SnowDog on April 04, 2003, 06:00:50 PM

Well as of right now I have a 600HD and a 4000.... I just recently boxed up a 3000 that I bought and it's on ebay (trying to help finance a Mediator for the 4000)

The only system that I never owned was a 1200... maybe I should remedy that.. ;)