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In article <DpoIM4.5M7@matra.com.au> davidj@matra.com.au (David Jennings) writes:
> Hi there netters,
> 
> I recently got the issue of CU-Amiga with the Imagine coverdisk but I am
> having some trouble getting it to work on my Amiga 3000. I installed it
> onto the hard disk but when I launch it it returns the message:
> 
>    You have an incorrect NTSC/PAL version of Imagine
> 
> After clicking on the okay button of this message I get a Software
> Failure.
> 
> Details of my machine are:
> 
>         A3000/25
>         2Meg chip ram
>         4Meg fast ram
>         105 Meg hard-drive
>         OS 3.1
> 
> The machine was originally bought in the United States so I normally
> run it in NTSC which looks better on the 1950 monitor but I also tried
> it after setting my screen preferences to PAL with the same result.
> 
> I've tried emailing the Q+A department of CU-Amiga but with no reply.
> 
> Does anyone know how I can get this to work?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> David. (davidj@jna.com.au)
> 

The problem isn't solved by changing the prefs.  I suspect that the
version you have wants a PAL machine.  

There are two ways you can try to make your NTSC machine a PAL machine.

One: Change a jumper(I don't know the number) located near the AGNUS
     Chip.  This controls whether the machine is PAL or NTSC.  You
     could connect an external switch to this jumper so you don't have
     to take the machine apart when you want to switch between PAL and
     NTSC.  I've done this on a A500 system.

Two: Try a program called DEGRADER.  This prg is meant to get old prgs
     running on newer machines.  It has an option to make the system
     think it is a PAL machine.  This might fool Imagine into working.


Jaeson K.
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