Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom.reviews Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!decwrl!tribune.usask.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!newsflash.concordia.ca!utcsri!utnut!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!milo.mcs.anl.gov!WORLTON@ANPNS6.PNS.ANL.GOV From: worlton@ANPNS6.PNS.ANL.GOV Subject: Re: CD ROM games Message-ID: Sender: usenet@mcs.anl.gov Reply-To: worlton@ANPNS6.PNS.ANL.GOV Organization: IPNS Division, Argonne National Laboratory References: <1994Apr27.164643.24455@chemabs.uucp> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 22:12:26 GMT Lines: 22 In article <1994Apr27.164643.24455@chemabs.uucp>, rxr00@cas.org () writes: >Probably a stupid question, but can games like MYST, etc. be >played of the CD or do any or several files have to be copied onto >the hard drive? > >I am thinking of buying MYST and would appreciate any info > >Thanks. > >Ram > MYST is played off the CD, however very few people have gotten it to work on the PC. The Macintosh version is fine, but many people have reported problems with the PC version. It hangs my computer right after the book comes down and I click on the book. I have a Pentium with 8 MB, a Phillips CDROM, and a Gateway sound card. It was a waste of $50 for me. Tom Worlton *************************************************************************** Tom Worlton << tgworlton@anl.gov >> Argonne National Laboratory ***************************************************************************