BACKLASH
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24NOV95 - MJT - Full/Shareware Release 1.20

What's New In Version 1.20
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o Altered difficulty levels.  Added ROGUE ( Hard ) difficulty level.  The
  ROOKIE and REBEL levels are now easier.

o Improved sound card support.  Support for interrupts 10, 11, 12.  Improved
  default configuration of the sound card.

o Added BACKLASH.BAT to start the game.

o Improved conventional memory check.  Added /OM command line option to
  override memory errors.

o Added BACKLASH.ICO, icon file for Windows 95 users.

o Added to the online instructions and added a hint section.

o Added help screen in the game.

o Improved Abort Mission code to notify user that an abort is in progress.

Problems?
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If you encounter program termination with an error code ( i.e. Exception
0001 ), you have one of the following problems:

0001 : Memory Allocation Error : There is not enough available memory to
   run BACKLASH.  BACKLASH requires 500k free conventional memory and
   750k available extended or expanded memory.  Refer to the MS-DOS manual
   for information on making more memory available.

0002 : Missing Resource File : A file required by the program is missing.
   Re-install the software to fix the problem.  If that does not fix the
   problem, get a new copy of the release.

0010 : Corrupted Resource File : The contents of one of the files has
   been corrupted.  Re-install the software to fix the problem.  If that
   does not fix the problem, get a new copy of the release.

Other error numbers indicate an internal problem that can only be fixed
by updating the software.

Configuring a Sound Card
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BACKLASH only supports 100% SoundBlaster compatible sound cards.  Some cards
require special configuration in order to set up "SoundBlaster Compatibility
Mode".  Refer to the sound card documentation for more details.

An improperly configured sound card can cause a variety of problems.

Problem  : No sound, no music.
Fix      : Make sure that the software is set up to use a sound card.

Problem  : No sound, music works.
Fix      : Make sure that the software is set up to use the sound card as
           a sound effects device.  Verify that the base address configured
           for the sound card is correct.

Problem  : Sound plays then stops, music works
Fix      : The interrupt channel for the sound card is not correct.
           Determine the proper interrupt channel for the sound card
           configuration and reconfigure the sound card using the set up
           program.

Problem  : No sound, no music, program "locks"
Fix      : The DMA channel for the sound card is not correct.  Determine
           the proper DMA channel for the sound card configuration and
           reconfigure the sound card using the set up program.

Other Problems
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The file BL.OUT is generated when BACKLASH is run.  The contents of the file
may be useful in determining the conflicts with the machine configuration.

