Re: Runtime Errors


> > > > I'm replying to the original message here because it looks lik
> > > > telnet access part of your question going. Are the runtime err
> > > > talking about runtime error 200? This is pretty common with ol
> > > > programs built with Turbo Pascal. It's a timing issue that cro
> > > > running on anything higher than a 200mhz Pentium processor. Th
> > > > of ways to address it and none of them work for all games/prog
> > > > a more complete explanation and some download links from here:
> > > > http://www.pcmicro.com/elebbs/faq/rte200.html
> > > Thanks for you help I am checking into the TP problem. What was the
> > > started the TP problem do you remember? I was thinking it was Win 9
> > > ran my old bbs on a win 95 system back in the day. Well again thank
> > > help, I still have to figure out the message boards.
> > > It will give me something to look forward too....lol
> >
> > It wasn't an OS issue, though that pretty much coincides with Win98 as I
> > recall. Processors faster than 200mhz are the problem. I had the same is
> > with the last time I had the BBS running on OS/2 also when I had it on a
> > Pentium II 233. The german language patch thing worked for most of the g
> > but stuff done in TP 6 or 5 it didn't.
> >
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> I see ok well is there some kind of patch for the TP 6 or 5 and how can I tel
> which OS has the problems? I do have an old laptop that I put DOS 7.1 on but
> need to find a Type II or III netcard so that I could put it on my
> network,guess I got some looking to do huh? lol. Oh any ideas on what batch
> files to use for doorgames when running a telnet board only?

It's pretty simple to tell if the game has the runtime problem. Simply launch
it in local mode and it'll crash if it's got the bug. I know that I've had to
use the patch for TW2002 versions prior to version 3, Land of Devastation,
older versions of L.O.R.D. and other Seth Able Robinson games and a few others.
Yankee Trader kind of worked with the TSR hack mentioned at the link above but
was very very slow. A big part of the reason I moved my BBS to classic hardware
was to not have to deal with that quirkiness anymore. Mine is a games BBS so
there's a point at which you have to decide between better, newer, faster and
*working*.


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