Short: Apex for the Amiga Author: loren_blaney@idcomm.com (Loren Blaney) Uploader: polluks sdf lonestar org (Stefan Haubenthal) Type: misc/emu Version: 1.8 Architecture: m68k-amigaos README.TXT 3-OCT-2001 This is the latest (1988) version of Apex for the Amiga. It runs on the A1000 and A2000 computers. Boot the A1000 version in place of the KickStart disk. Unfortunately no version was ever built for the A500. There are also some remnients of a version that ran on a Stride computer. You'll probably want to read these files to get started: NOTICE.TXT AMIGA.LST (describes last minute changes) TUTORIAL.DOC OTHER .DOC FILES ADJUST HEIGHT CONTROL Apex uses screen dimensions of 320x240 instead of the standard Amiga dimensions of 320x200. To see the complete Apex screen on the Amiga RGB monitor, you must turn down the vertical gain using a screwdriver to adjust the V-HEIGHT control located on the back. KEYBOARD COMMANDS In addition to CTRL-C which is used to terminate programs, there are some useful keyboard commands which are not described elsewhere. The left arrow ( <-- ), BACK SPACE and DEL keys all delete back one character. CTRL-X deletes the entire line. Pressing the forward arrow will recover a deleted line one character at a time. CTRL-Z will recover the entire deleted line. CTRL-8 toggles between 24 and 48 lines of text (240 and 480 graphic lines), and CTRL-9 toggles between 80 and 40 character columns (640 and 320 graphic columns). FLICKER There is a simple solution to flicker caused by interlace mode on the Amiga: Turn the brightness down. Besides adjusting the controls on the monitor this might require wearing sun glasses in a dimly lit room. I use a tinted screen called "Flicker Master" from T.S.R. Hutchinson. The human eye perceives flickering of a bright image up to about 50 Hz. A dimly lit image will stop flickering at about 20 Hz. Good luck, Loren loren_blaney@idcomm.com