[Blindapple] Updated MESS emulator package

[Rachel Keyte]

OK it's saying to me "mess is not recognized as an internal or 
external command, operable file or batch program."
I tried your first example where you wrote mess apple2ee etc, then 
the below one where you said i needed to type "mess\mess apple2ee" etc.
It's not recognizing the "mess" thi
Thanksng for some reason
At 03:34 PM 31/08/2013, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>You probably want to change to the directory where mess.exe is located if
>you're doing this from the command line. If you're not doing it from the
>command line, then yes, you need to give the full drive and path to
>mess.exe, but shouldn't have to give the full path to the disk image,
>just the relative path, like so, for example:
>s:\mystuff\programs\mess\mess apple2ee -flop1 disks\twriter.dsk
>
>If that doesn't work, please give me any error message you're getting.
>Thanks.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Rachel Keyte <racheldk at tpg.com.au>
>To: Blind Apple Discussions <blindapple at bluegrasspals.com>
>Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 15:23:07 +1000
>Subject: Re: [Blindapple] Updated MESS emulator package
>
> > Hi Jason,
> >
> > I'm having trouble getting this to work.  As I unzipped the folder on
> > to my F drive in a folder called "programs\shared"in the command
> > prompt, should I type:
> > f:\shared\pgorams\mess apple2ee -flop1\disks\games7.dsk?
> > Note that I did try just putting in their exactly what you had below
> > but it didn't work. Should there be more backslashes in your example?
> > Also note that even though the folder is called 'shared", I'm not
> > sharing anything with anyone; it was from the days i use to have an
> > FPT site but they're gone.
> > So could you just put again what I'd type in my example?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > At 10:23 PM 30/08/2013, you wrote:
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >This update fixes the Echo pitch issue so it sounds more like the
> > >real thing. A few other fixes are included, as well as a readme,
> > >pasted below. URL is the same:
> > >http://www.bluegrasspals.com/messapple.zip
> > >Enjoy!
> > >Jayson
> > >
> > >Apple Emulation with Echo II Plus Emulation for Windows
> > >
> > >This package contains an emulator called MESS which I have set up to
> > >emulate an Enhanced Apple IIe with an Echo II Plus speech
> > >synthesizer. If you're reading this, you've already downloaded and
> > >extracted this archive. In the disks subfolder are several talking
> > >disk images supplied so you can have fun with your virtual Apple. I
> > >have quite a few more, but these are just some to get you started.
> > >You'll also see a folder called roms, which you don't need to do
> > >anything with. If you go poking around in there anyway, you'll see
> > >several zip files. Do NOT unzip them, they are designed to stay zipped.
> > >
> > >Before you start, you'll probably need a full desktop keyboard, for
> > >reasons which will become apparent later on. If you're using Jaws,
> > >you'll also want to set up a script to put it to sleep when mess.exe
> > >is running. Otherwise, it will try to grab some Apple keystrokes,
> > >and in general not do very nice things.
> > >
> > >To start the emulator with a disk in drive 1, type the following at
> > >a command prompt, for example:
> > >mess apple2ee -flop1 disks\egames.dsk
> > >
> > >Yes, you do need to type apple2ee with two e's since that's the
> > >designator for an Enhanced IIe.
> > >
> > >Once the Apple has started, things pretty much work like you'd think
> > >they would. The four arrow keys really do act as the Apple's arrow
> > >keys, left and right alt are open and closed apple, F12 is reset. In
> > >most cases, even if your real caps lock is turned off, the Apple's
> > >caps lock will be turned on, simply because so many Apple games and
> > >programs require all upper case input. If you want to change this,
> > >just hit your caps lock.
> > >
> > >The program records a wav file of your Apple session in a file
> > >called session.wav. If you don't want this file, just delete it. It
> > >is overwritten with each new emulator session, so if you do anything
> > >you want to preserve, you need to take steps to do so before you run
> > >Mess again.
> > >
> > >I currently don't know how to switch disks, so you don't want to use
> > >this to play Eamon or for any other purpose where disk switching is
> > >required. Working on this.
> > >
> > >Please be aware that this program doesn't significantly speed up
> > >disk access, so there may be long pauses while Apple programs load.
> > >
> > >To exit the emulator, hold down the scroll lock and press the insert
> > >key on the six-pack, that is, the set of keys with insert, del,
> > >home, end, page-up, and page-down. Release both keys, then hit
> > >escape. This will flip the power switch on the virtual Apple, so
> > >anything you were doing will be lost forever.
> > >
> > >Have fun!
> > >
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