README.DOC

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                      XATAX Version 1.00s - Information

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OVERVIEW

This file contains information on trouble-shooting and system requirements.
If you experience any problems with the software, please refer to this file
first.

I. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Xatax requires the following minimum configuration to function properly:

        Required:

                * MS-DOS version 4.0 or higher
                * 80486, or higher
                * 4 Meg RAM, or more
                * Color VGA

        Optional:

                * Adlib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro or Compatible
                * Joystick or GamePad

II. COMMAND LINE SWITCHES

Xatax has the following command line switches for your convenience:

      /NOSOUND          - Totally disables all sound
      /ADLIB            - Forces XATAX to AdLib compatibility
      /SB               - Forces XATAX to Sound Blaster compatibility
      /SBPRO            - Forces XATAX to Sound Blaster Pro compatibility

WARNING - Forcing XATAX into one of the sound card compatible modes can lock
up your system if your card is not compatible. Xatax will autodetect the
sound card, and these should not be used unless absolutely neccessary.  You
may note that the /ADLIB mode is the safest of all to use and will work with
almost all sound cards.  If Xatax does not autodetect your sound card, this
may be an indication that your sound card is not compatible, or is improperly
configured.

III. ERRORS AND PROBLEMS

Should you experience any problems with Xatax, please contact us immediately.
You may refer to the ORDER.DOC file on information on contacting Pixel
Painters directly.

IV. COMMON PROBLEMS

Problem:
        I have enough RAM to run XATAX (at least 4 megs), but I get an out
        of memory error.

Question:
        How much _available_ RAM do you have?

Solution:
        Often a user has many programs loaded onto their system which eats
        up RAM. For instance, if you have 4 megabytes of RAM and load
        smart drive, smart drive will take an entire megabyte for disk
        caching! If you are using DOS 6.0 or higher, try booting the system
        "clean." You do this by rebooting your system and pressing the F5 key
        when you see the "Starting MS-DOS..." prompt.  Then try running XATAX.
        If you are using an earlier version of MS-DOS, try commenting out any
        unneccessary programs (i.e. smart drive) in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
        CONFIG.SYS files in your root directory.  You should refer to your
        MS-DOS manuals for more information.

Problem:
        My joystick doesn't work right.

Question:
        Was it calibrated?

Solution:
        The joystick needs to be configured (actually, calibrated) in order
        for	the game to use it.  To do this, use the keyboard to select
        SETUP from the main menu. Then, select JOYSTICK from the SETUP
        menu. Then follow the on screen instructions.

Question:
        Was it plugged or unplugged while XATAX was running?

Solution:
        Unplugging the joystick after the game has begun can cause the game
	    to respond irratically.  If this happens accidentily, you should use
	    the keyboard to exit the game and then restart the game. In some
	    cases it may be neccessary to reboot the system in order to get the
	    joystick to respond correctly.

V. WINDOWS

In short, do not run this program from Windows or any other multi-tasking
environment. If you use Windows, you must exit completely out of Windows
before running Xatax (note: You can not run this program from the DOS shell,
this does not count as exiting from Windows).