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                                 Analogue 1995


     SPECIAL S3 640x480 STRANGE TWEAK VERSION WITH TRUE 32K COLORS
                                 

requirements    |
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        This is the development version of Circuit in 640x480 32k color mode!
        Watch out for other Circuit thingies, S64 has already been released,
        but soon to come: Circuit's XM player!

        You will need a 486 or better with about 6Mb of base memory and an
        S3 compatible SVGA card which supports VESA 640x480 32k mode to run
        this demo. But we recommend:

                - Pentium 90, 8Mb
                - Gravis Ultrasound (Max) with 1Mb
                - Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM ( :) )

        It runs under any modern DOS server except Windows x.xx ('95), OS/2
        x.xx (Warp), DPMIRES, QDPMI or any other DPMI server. Just run it under
        DOS 3.2 or better with optional XMS or EMS driver.

        Note: THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT VERSION. It is too big, too lazy and too
        buggy. We will maybe release a better version somewhere in the future.


troubles        |
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        There are all strange weird red lines on the screen:

                You need an S3-compatible video board. It is tested on a
                Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM/VRAM and on various on-board S3
                processors of IBM PS/2's.


        The demo doesn't run at all:

                This was yet only witnessed on a 486SLC-33. Try it on another
                computer or with a different memory mode (EMS, XMS, etc.)


        The music hicks, sounds strange or doesn't sound at all:

                Either you have a certain revision GUS MAX or no GUS at all.


        The demo stops when I press SHIFT:

                The demo stops when you press ANY key!


        The beginning scroller is motionblurred:

                Right.


        I have an Amiga 1200 and I can't get this demo to work:

                Do you really want an answer?

                
        System 64 messages:

        .S64: 80386 or better required

                go buy a better computer or watch another demo.


        .S64: system is running in V86 mode

                Remove OS/2, Windows or any other DPMI server that can switch
                off windows/DPMI detection.


        .S64: system is running under a DPMI server

                remove OS/2, Windows, DPMIRES, QDPMI or any other DPMI server.


        .S64: cannot enable A20 gate

                It seems you have a special computer... Contact Simm and give
                him a list with your exact hardware and software configuration.


        .S64: not enough base memory

                Remove DOS basemem TSR's and drivers.


        .S64: system is running under Microsoft Windows

                REMOVE WINDOWS !!!


        .S64: error loading ROM data file

                MASTER.DAT is corrupted or not in the startup directory.


        .S64: THIS CODE SUCKS !!!!!

                Due to some strange mistake, the computer rejects this
                demo.


        .S64: error allocating XMS memory

                There seems to be some trouble with HIMEM.SYS. Consult your
                DOS manual or run a diagnostics utility. The demo needs about
                6MB XMS. Also, you can try to run the demo under EMM386 or
                another VCPI driver, or totally blank (using a clean boot).


        .S64: [xx] xxxxxxxxx

                These are processor faults. You can get the following ones:

                        divide fault: Mainly this is caused by the crappy 3D
                                      engine running on a slow computer.

                        invalid opcode fault: The code went haywire... Try to
                                              run it again or run it on a
                                              faster computer.

                        stack fault: The code runs on a slow computer and piles
                                     up IRQ calls. Run it on a faster computer.

                        general protection fault: see invalid opcode fault.

                        page fault: Occurs only in VCPI (EMS) mode. Sometimes
                                    due to some strange unknown factor the demo
                                    won't run and give this error.

                        TDJ's fault: Contact Intel immediately because there is
                                     something wrong with your processor.

                        Keyboard break fault: DON'T PRESS A KEY DURING THE
                                              DEMO !!

                                              
        .S64: heap overflow

                You don't have enough extended or expanded memory. It needs
                about 6Mb. Also, it might be possible that you used a different
                CIRCS3.EXE with a different MASTER.DAT.


legal shit      |
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        This material is not freeware. You are allowed to copy it without
        restrictions for non-commercial use. No payment of any kind may be
        charged for this product or any combination of products or services
        including this product without our authorization and official written
        license. Commercial use, especially the industrial manufacturing on any
        data storage media and their distribution without the expressed
        permission of the producer, is strictly prohibited. This program or the
        data files contained therein may not be altered or modified without the
        permission of the author. You take full responsibility for the
        operation of this software and any consequences thereof. We the
        creators cannot accept liability for damages or failures arising from
        the use of this software.

        In other words: If you are lame enough to make money with this demo,
        you are hurting not only yourself and us but with it bring our society
        a step backwards in it's development (and it vill hef konzekwenses for
        your femily if wee find aut!)


credits         |
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        Music:              Metal
        Code:               Simm
        Art:                Spoetnik and Hein
        Objects:            Spoetnik
        Design, ideas:      Spoetnik, Simm and Morris
        Moral support:      TDJ, Morris and Mirage
        Party support:      pyREX
        Final editing:      Simm
        Last minute heroes: pyREX and Simm


technical stuff |
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        This demo introduces hicolor high-performance fullscreen active
        crossfading, multispline 3D objects, self-antialiasing proportional
        font driving, photometric overflow flare simulation with recalculated
        lens aberations, realtime translucency projection mapping, hicolor to
        256-color realtime quantisation, 256-step flickerfree metamorphing and
        many more fascinating new insights.

        We didn't take too much time for this demo, so it contains loads of raw
        stored hicolor 256x256 environment maps and huge backgrounds (and maybe
        even some unused things as well)... We almost exceeded the 4Mb limit :)


dedications     |
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        Due to their really great support, caring and love we would like to
        dedicate this demo to the following people:

                Virpi Komulainen
                Merete Hansen
                Kit Y. Chung
                Tuija Timonen
        

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