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Subject: [5-1] System Requirements
Date: 12/20/95
Make sure that your computer system fulfills the hardware requirements listed below before you decide to buy the game.
However, it is always known that someone can install and run the game with little or without difficulty on a machine which is below the requirements. If you are one of these people, please share with us your experience by e-mailling me.
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Subject: [5-1-1] MPC/Windows
Date: 01/12/96
From the "Getting Started" -> "System Requirements:" section of the User's
Manual (edited):
(1) IBM/Tandy Personal Computer or 100% Compatible
(2) 386DX 33MHz processor or higher (486 recommended)
(3) 4MB RAM (8MB recommend if running Windows 95)
(4) Windows 3.1; MS-DOS/PC-DOS 5.0 or higher
(5) Super VGA Graphics Card (640 x 480, 256 Colors)
(6) MPC compliant sound card
(7) Mouse
(8) Hard Disk with 4 megabytes of free space
(9) Double speed or faster CD-ROM drive
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Subject: [5-1-2] Macintosh
Date: 01/12/96
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
(1) Double speed or faster CD-ROM drive
(2) 256 colors
(3) System 7.0.1 or higher
(4) 4MB RAM (8MB recommended if running System 7.5 or higher)
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Subject: [5-2] Troubleshooting
Date: 12/21/95
This section relates to technical questions and problems commonly asked about the game.
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Subject: [5-2-1] General Guide for MPC/Windows
Date: 01/12/96
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
(1) Make sure that you get all the latest drivers for your video board, sound card and CD-ROM drive.
(2) Disable SmartDrive by placing a "REM" (without the quotes) in front of the line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or a semi-colon (";") in front of the line in your CONFIG.SYS file, which contains "SMARTDRV.EXE" and reboot your computer.
(3) Edit the QTW.INI file in your \MYST directory to add or change the
"OPTIMIZE=" line. If there is no "[video]" line then add it to the end of the file. If there is no "OPTIMIZE=" line then add the following lines after the "[video]" section. [video]
Optimize=driver
If "driver" doesn't work, then try "BMP", "RAW", and "DIB".
(4) Make sure that you have a Virtual Memory space of at least 10,000.
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Subject: [5-2-2] General Guide for Macintosh
Date: 03/11/96
Please also refer to the section with the question, "How do I get technical support from Broderbund?".
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
(1) On an 8MB (RAM) PowerMac the only "inits" needed are the Apple CD-ROM,
QuickTime and the QuickTime PowerPlug. The Sound Manager is not needed.
On Macs other than PowerMacs, the only "inits" needed are Apple CD-ROM,
QuickTime and Sound Manager.
(2) The Modern Memory Manger in the Memory control panel should be ON if you are using System 7.5 or later, and OFF if you're using System 7.1.2.
(3) Beyond the minimum memory requirements for the game, you should leave an additional 400-800L allocated to handle the processing of sound and other system functions. You can control the memory requirements for the game by selecting "File/Get Info" after selecting the Myst icon from your Desktop.
(4) You should not be using any sort of auto-doubling or compression software with Myst.
(5) Use the latest version QuickTime, as it generally works better than earlier ones.
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Subject: [5-2-3] Will Myst run under Windows 3.11?
Date: 12/21/95
(Quite empty)
In short, it does.
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Subject: [5-2-4] What does "invalid call to dynamic link" mean?
Date: 03/11/96
This error message appears when you have more than one version of QuickTime installed in your hard disk. If you have a newer version of QuickTime already installed, you should delete the QT*.* files from your \MYST directory.
Also, look at the section with the question, "How do I get technical support from Broderbund?".
Here are some comments from other people:
(1) (Edited) Article: 73820 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
From: vivian_yap@nt.com (Vivian Yap)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with Myst 1.1 in Win 95
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:27:07 -0500
In article , aaf@unlinfo.unl.edu (Andy
Frederick) wrote:
> I can't even get that far. I run the game, the screen goes black, > then a dialog box comes up telling me "invalid call to dymnamic link" > or something like that, and that's the end of that. (And this > apparently causes some "harm" to Windows 95, for when I finally give > up and try to restart or shut down my computer, the "please wait" > screen comes up, but the "you may now turn off your computer" screen > never follows.) The same thing happens when I try to run the
> "Making of" movie, which makes me think that my computer is having > trouble playing the QuickTime movies.
Yes, you are right. This is a QuickTime problem. It happens when you have more than one version of QuickTime on your system. When you loaded in Myst, it installed some QuickTime files in the Myst directory. If you have another copy of QuickTime in your system, remove the QT files from your Myst directory and try running Myst again. It should work.
Vivian
(2) Article: 73937 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
From: dmcanady@aol.com (DMCanady)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
Subject: Re: Problems with Myst 1.1 in Win 95
Date: 20 Dec 1995 22:46:44 -0500
Yes, the version of Myst you have is using an older version of QuickTime for Windows than you have installed in your system. Look at the QT*.* files in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and compare them to the files in your \MYST directory. Back up any duplicates from your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, then nuke the duplicates. Myst should then run. After finishing the game, remember to restore the files to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
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Subject: [5-2-5] Where can I get a newer version of QuickTime?
Date: 02/22/96
I have QuickTime for Windows version 2.0.1 installed for Myst and it runs smoothly without crashing in one of my computers. The files date is
11-30-1994.
Apple does provide QuickTime from a web site, and the latest version is 2.1.1 beta. Here are the URLs:
(1) Ordering QuickTime 2.0
There is a ftp site which contains QuickTime:
(1) Apple's Update and Information Server (WWW pointer)
(2) Apple's Update and Information Server (actual ftp site)
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
The current version of QuickTime for Windows is 2.0.3 and the current version for QuickTime for the Mac is 2.1.
Both of these versions can be downloaded from Apple for free. You can do one of the following:
(1) Apple QuickTime Web Site
(2) Apple FTP
(3) Download from Compuserve, eWorld and soon from AOL
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Subject: [5-2-6] What are the savegame filenames?
Date: 12/21/95
They are in your \MYST directory, filenames are: *.MYS .
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Subject: [5-2-7] Why do voices of people in the game stutter?
Date: 01/08/96
(Quite empty)
This problem can occur when you play the game, or when you watch the "Making of Myst" video. The voices you hear are stuttering, sometimes the voices can be so bad that you cannot comprehend what they are saying. This can affect the music when you watch the "Making of Myst" video too.
If you are running Myst under Windows, there are several causes:
(1) Your CD-ROM drive is connected to the proprietary interface on the sound card. As opposed to having a IDE or SCSI connection, your CD-ROM interface is causing a bottleneck in performance. Data transfer is affected by this interface, thus causes the voices to be affected as well.
If you change the interface to IDE or SCSI, the video or animation quality should improve.
(2) Your CD-ROM drive is slow, or its buffer size is small. If your drive is a single or double speed one, then this is a possible cause. Change your
CD-ROM drive if you have tried all other suggested solutions.
(3) You are running Windows programs other than Program Manager and Myst.
Close all other applications while you play Myst, so that more processing power can be used for the game.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-8] How do I get technical support from Broderbund?
Date: 03/11/96
Try this web site at Broderbund's homepage:
(1) Myst Technical FAQ and Troubleshooint Guide
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
Date: 12/20/95
Make sure that your computer system fulfills the hardware requirements listed below before you decide to buy the game.
However, it is always known that someone can install and run the game with little or without difficulty on a machine which is below the requirements. If you are one of these people, please share with us your experience by e-mailling me.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-1-1] MPC/Windows
Date: 01/12/96
From the "Getting Started" -> "System Requirements:" section of the User's
Manual (edited):
(1) IBM/Tandy Personal Computer or 100% Compatible
(2) 386DX 33MHz processor or higher (486 recommended)
(3) 4MB RAM (8MB recommend if running Windows 95)
(4) Windows 3.1; MS-DOS/PC-DOS 5.0 or higher
(5) Super VGA Graphics Card (640 x 480, 256 Colors)
(6) MPC compliant sound card
(7) Mouse
(8) Hard Disk with 4 megabytes of free space
(9) Double speed or faster CD-ROM drive
------------------------------
Subject: [5-1-2] Macintosh
Date: 01/12/96
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
(1) Double speed or faster CD-ROM drive
(2) 256 colors
(3) System 7.0.1 or higher
(4) 4MB RAM (8MB recommended if running System 7.5 or higher)
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2] Troubleshooting
Date: 12/21/95
This section relates to technical questions and problems commonly asked about the game.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-1] General Guide for MPC/Windows
Date: 01/12/96
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
(1) Make sure that you get all the latest drivers for your video board, sound card and CD-ROM drive.
(2) Disable SmartDrive by placing a "REM" (without the quotes) in front of the line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file or a semi-colon (";") in front of the line in your CONFIG.SYS file, which contains "SMARTDRV.EXE" and reboot your computer.
(3) Edit the QTW.INI file in your \MYST directory to add or change the
"OPTIMIZE=" line. If there is no "[video]" line then add it to the end of the file. If there is no "OPTIMIZE=" line then add the following lines after the "[video]" section. [video]
Optimize=driver
If "driver" doesn't work, then try "BMP", "RAW", and "DIB".
(4) Make sure that you have a Virtual Memory space of at least 10,000.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-2] General Guide for Macintosh
Date: 03/11/96
Please also refer to the section with the question, "How do I get technical support from Broderbund?".
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
(1) On an 8MB (RAM) PowerMac the only "inits" needed are the Apple CD-ROM,
QuickTime and the QuickTime PowerPlug. The Sound Manager is not needed.
On Macs other than PowerMacs, the only "inits" needed are Apple CD-ROM,
QuickTime and Sound Manager.
(2) The Modern Memory Manger in the Memory control panel should be ON if you are using System 7.5 or later, and OFF if you're using System 7.1.2.
(3) Beyond the minimum memory requirements for the game, you should leave an additional 400-800L allocated to handle the processing of sound and other system functions. You can control the memory requirements for the game by selecting "File/Get Info" after selecting the Myst icon from your Desktop.
(4) You should not be using any sort of auto-doubling or compression software with Myst.
(5) Use the latest version QuickTime, as it generally works better than earlier ones.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-3] Will Myst run under Windows 3.11?
Date: 12/21/95
(Quite empty)
In short, it does.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-4] What does "invalid call to dynamic link" mean?
Date: 03/11/96
This error message appears when you have more than one version of QuickTime installed in your hard disk. If you have a newer version of QuickTime already installed, you should delete the QT*.* files from your \MYST directory.
Also, look at the section with the question, "How do I get technical support from Broderbund?".
Here are some comments from other people:
(1) (Edited) Article: 73820 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
From: vivian_yap@nt.com (Vivian Yap)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc
Subject: Re: Problems with Myst 1.1 in Win 95
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1995 14:27:07 -0500
In article , aaf@unlinfo.unl.edu (Andy
Frederick) wrote:
> I can't even get that far. I run the game, the screen goes black, > then a dialog box comes up telling me "invalid call to dymnamic link" > or something like that, and that's the end of that. (And this > apparently causes some "harm" to Windows 95, for when I finally give > up and try to restart or shut down my computer, the "please wait" > screen comes up, but the "you may now turn off your computer" screen > never follows.) The same thing happens when I try to run the
> "Making of" movie, which makes me think that my computer is having > trouble playing the QuickTime movies.
Yes, you are right. This is a QuickTime problem. It happens when you have more than one version of QuickTime on your system. When you loaded in Myst, it installed some QuickTime files in the Myst directory. If you have another copy of QuickTime in your system, remove the QT files from your Myst directory and try running Myst again. It should work.
Vivian
(2) Article: 73937 of comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
From: dmcanady@aol.com (DMCanady)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure
Subject: Re: Problems with Myst 1.1 in Win 95
Date: 20 Dec 1995 22:46:44 -0500
Yes, the version of Myst you have is using an older version of QuickTime for Windows than you have installed in your system. Look at the QT*.* files in your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory and compare them to the files in your \MYST directory. Back up any duplicates from your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, then nuke the duplicates. Myst should then run. After finishing the game, remember to restore the files to your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-5] Where can I get a newer version of QuickTime?
Date: 02/22/96
I have QuickTime for Windows version 2.0.1 installed for Myst and it runs smoothly without crashing in one of my computers. The files date is
11-30-1994.
Apple does provide QuickTime from a web site, and the latest version is 2.1.1 beta. Here are the URLs:
(1) Ordering QuickTime 2.0
There is a ftp site which contains QuickTime:
(1) Apple's Update and Information Server (WWW pointer)
(2) Apple's Update and Information Server (actual ftp site)
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
The current version of QuickTime for Windows is 2.0.3 and the current version for QuickTime for the Mac is 2.1.
Both of these versions can be downloaded from Apple for free. You can do one of the following:
(1) Apple QuickTime Web Site
(2) Apple FTP
(3) Download from Compuserve, eWorld and soon from AOL
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-6] What are the savegame filenames?
Date: 12/21/95
They are in your \MYST directory, filenames are: *.MYS .
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-7] Why do voices of people in the game stutter?
Date: 01/08/96
(Quite empty)
This problem can occur when you play the game, or when you watch the "Making of Myst" video. The voices you hear are stuttering, sometimes the voices can be so bad that you cannot comprehend what they are saying. This can affect the music when you watch the "Making of Myst" video too.
If you are running Myst under Windows, there are several causes:
(1) Your CD-ROM drive is connected to the proprietary interface on the sound card. As opposed to having a IDE or SCSI connection, your CD-ROM interface is causing a bottleneck in performance. Data transfer is affected by this interface, thus causes the voices to be affected as well.
If you change the interface to IDE or SCSI, the video or animation quality should improve.
(2) Your CD-ROM drive is slow, or its buffer size is small. If your drive is a single or double speed one, then this is a possible cause. Change your
CD-ROM drive if you have tried all other suggested solutions.
(3) You are running Windows programs other than Program Manager and Myst.
Close all other applications while you play Myst, so that more processing power can be used for the game.
------------------------------
Subject: [5-2-8] How do I get technical support from Broderbund?
Date: 03/11/96
Try this web site at Broderbund's homepage:
(1) Myst Technical FAQ and Troubleshooint Guide
From Mark H. DeForest (edited):
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