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ORIC DEMO - VIP4 Final version
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Release date: July 11 2002
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About this version:
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This is the Oric demo that won (well we were the only ones in the OldSkool
compo) the OldSkool compo at the VIP 4 in July 2002.
How to run it:
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This is really easy if you are running one of Windows versions since a PC
emulator is included. If you use linux, beos or whatever else, you will
have to find an emulator for you operating system.
For windows users:
1) First, you need to be sure that the files are in one single folder called
"ORICVIP4" that is located at the root of the "C:" drive. If it's not the
case, it will not run. This version of the emulator is stripped down to a
minimum, if you want to install it somewhere else, you'll have to change the
path references in the "euphoric.ini" and "r.bat" files.
2) Run the "C:\ORICVIP3\R.BAT" file.
This will run the emulator, press any key after the detection of devices,
and look at the emulator boot on the DSK file.
3) Just look and appreciate. At the end, the demo is turning in infinite loop,
so just press F10 to quit the emulator.
Special note for Windows NT/2000 Users !
Since Euphoric is a DOS emulator, it has some troubles with Windows NT kernel
because the sound card detection is not working very well. Anyway, there are
two solutions in your case:
1) Instead of running "R.BAT" use "NOSOUND.BAT". It would be dommageable
because this is the _first_ oric demo with sound, and actually it's a very
good sound, with sound chip music and sampled sound. I advice you to choose
the second solution:
2) Install VDMS. It's a kind of "sound blaster emulator" specially made to
solve this kind of trouble. Simply download and install the last version of
VDMS (here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/).
After the installation, you will have a new option in the right click
contextual menu. So, click on "R.BAT", and choose "RUN WITH VDMS". And it's
magic, this will create a virtual sound blaster, euphoric will be happy,
and so you will be able to watch this demo with music :) Pump up the volume !
Credits:
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Jede (loader, website, data integration)
Twilighte (music composition and play routines)
Dbug (effect code)
Exocet (pictures)
Mooz (pictures)
Romu (logos and pictures)
TheSpider (fonts)
To contact us:
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Jede
- jede@oric.org
- http://www.oric.org
Twilighte
- arc@twilighte.freeserve.co.uk
- http://twilighte.oric.org
Dbug
- dbug@defence-force.org
- http://www.defence-force.org
- http://www.defence-force.org/computing/oric/index.htm
irc:
#oric on irc.oric.org
Other Defence Force Oric productions:
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Oric Giga Demo - Released at the VIP3 (FRANCE) demo party in 2002:
- http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3102
STNICCC C64 Revisited - Released at the STNICCC 2000 (HOLLAND) demo party in 2000:
- http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3105
Just Oric - Released at the Volcanic 4 (FRANCE) in 1997
- http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=3131