[coco] MESS

[George Ramsower]

From: "Robert Gault" <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 2:46 PM


> George,
>
> Post some specifics, not just that MESS does not work. Where did you get 
> the ROM images? Are you sure they are for MESS and not the Vavasour 
> emulator? Exactly what is your directory structure? Which version of MESS 
> are you using? What OS is in use?
>

 Robert,

 I never said MESS does not work.

>>> George Ramsower wrote:
>>>
>>>>  I just finished an attempt at MESS.
>>>>  Where is the rom image supposed to be located?
>>>>  I tried it in the mess directory and both sub-directories.
>>>>  messgui reports the file/s are missing.
>>>>
>>>> I have both the rom and disk11

Michael hit the nail on the head with..

>
> I had a similar problem.  Are your BIOS files in a .zip file?  My 
> experience
> was best when keeping the files in the original archive they came in.
> Regards,
> Michael Harwood

 That fixed the problem, but now the emulator really doesn't work. I get the 
familiar RS-DOS startup screen, but it is just frozen there. I didn't have 
time to play with the options because I tested Michael's suggestion during 
my lunch break and didn't have time.
 Now I'll play with it a little before I ask for more assistance. It's more 
fun that way.
 Of course, there's probably someone else that has had this problem also.

XP-Pro, MESS 0.97.1

George