From 965def0bd6c02bae57a60a4e83e8f4d55b3a0662 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeff Parsons Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 22:50:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated the "Adventures in Math" README --- apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/README.md | 19 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/README.md b/apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/README.md index 7632e31eb..0de25838e 100644 --- a/apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/README.md +++ b/apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/README.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ machines: path: /disks/pcx86/dos/ibm/1.00/PCDOS100.json B: path: /apps/pcx86/1983/adventmath/ADVENTMATH100.json - autoType: $date\rb:\ra:basica castle\r + autoType: $date\rB:\rA:BASICA CASTLE\r --- Adventures in Math (1983) @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ prompt, switch to drive B: and run "A:BASICA CASTLE". {% include machine.html id="ibm5150-adventmath" %} +Adventures in Archiving +----------------------- + The files for this game were obtained from the [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/msdos_Adventures_in_Math_1983). The contents of their ZIP archive contained: @@ -40,9 +43,8 @@ The contents of their ZIP archive contained: -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 Jeff staff 13 Dec 24 1996 Sn -rwxr-xr-x@ 1 Jeff staff 369 Dec 24 1996 Topten -It was unfortunate that the archive did not contain a complete dump of the original "Adventures in Math" -diskette, and that all the files in the archive were dated "Dec 24 1996", calling into question the authenticity -of the files. +Unfortunately, that archive did not contain a complete dump of the original "Adventures in Math" diskette, and all +the files in the archive were dated "Dec 24 1996", making their authenticity questionable. After digging around a bit more on the Internet Archive, I discovered that [A Large Collection of DOS Collections](https://archive.org/details/large_dos_collection_2013_08) contained: @@ -191,13 +193,13 @@ have been tested with PC-DOS 2.00 on a 64Kb machine, but perhaps it wasn't. The machine on this page is configured with the following "autoType" sequence: - autoType: $date\rb:\ra:basica castle\r + autoType: $date\rB:\rA:BASICA CASTLE\r which translates to: [enter an arbitrary date] - b: [switch to drive B:] - a:basica castle [run BASICA on drive A: and load CASTLE.BAS on drive B:] + B: [switch to drive B:] + A:BASICA CASTLE [run BASICA on drive A: and load CASTLE.BAS on drive B:] This is one of the preferred methods of demonstrating software in PCjs: loading unmodified disk images into machines that match the software's system requirements as closely as possible, powering the machine, and then automatically @@ -213,4 +215,5 @@ For more classic PC software experiences, see the PCjs collection of [IBM PC App References ---------- -[MobyGames](http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/adventures-in-math) +* [MobyGames](http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/adventures-in-math) +* [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/msdos_Adventures_in_Math_1983)