NFO/obs-vor1.nfo
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Gruppe: Obsidian - Datum: 30.01.2001 - Anwendung: Vorlem
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: Whats in obs-vor1.zip? 30th January 2001 :
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: obs-vor1.txt Guide to Vorlem (This File) :
: obs-vor1.nfo Brief Info :
: obs-vor1.bin The Dreamcast binary :
: vorlem.exe The PC executable :
: vorlem.cfg Config file :
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: Vorlem - Dreamcast VMU Save Utility. :
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: Vorlem is a program you can use to backup and load VMU saves to/from :
: your computer. Not only will you be able to backup your saves in case :
: your memory card gets corrupted, you will never have to worry about free :
: space again. You can have as many VMU saves as your hard drive permits. :
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: The only thing you need besides this program is a serial cable. If you :
: don't have one already, you can always order the Coder's Cable from :
: Lik-Sang (www.lik-sang.com). :
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: How do I use Vorlem? :
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: First, you must load the Dreamcast binary via the serial cable, or if :
: you want, you can burn it to CD and load it that way (there are plenty :
: of websites with instructions on how to burn a CD that the DC will read). :
: If you use the serial cable, I highly recommend using andrewk's dcload. :
: It will compress the binary while loading and also supports 115200 baud :
: so the send will go much faster. You can get it at: :
: http://www.cerc.utexas.edu/~andrewk/dc/ :
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: After the DC binary is loaded, run VORLEM.EXE. Everything is controlled :
: on the DC. The PC program just sits there and waits for commands from :
: the DC. :
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: The controls are (the controller can be in any port): :
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: Digital pad - Move around :
: A button - Select :
: B button - Cancel a menu or go back a screen. :
: Y button - When in the file screen, press Y to have the PC send :
: a list of saves available to load. You can then select :
: which one you want to load or cancel. :
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: Vorlem uses VMS format saves, so you can send VMS files you see on :
: websites to your VMU and you can also post your saves backed up :
: using Vorlem to those sites. When backing up a save, Vorlem will :
: also send the corresponding VMI file. If you want to load a VMS save, :
: the VMI file must also be present, since it contains required info. :
: So if you download a VMS save, make sure you also get the VMI. Usually :
: the links will point to the VMI file. In order to get the VMS file, :
: use the same link but replace the .VMI extension with .VMS. Those :
: two files almost always have the same base file name. :
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: The Config File. :
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: The PC program when started reads in a configuration file "VORLEM.CFG" :
: which must be present in the current directory. This allows you to :
: configure the program the way you want. The format is: :
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: option = value :
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: Lines beginning with a ';' are considered comments and are ignored. :
: The available options: :
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: "dir" - Specifies a directory where Vorlem should look in for :
: saves. It considers any file with an extension of '.VMS' as :
: a save file. You can have as many "dir" options as you want, :
: you must have at least one though. :
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: Example: "dir = d:\dc\saves" :
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: "savedir" - Specifies the directory where you want Vorlem to write :
: saved files to. This is optional, if the option is not :
: found, the current directory is used. :
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: Example: "savedir = d:\dc\saves" :
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: "port" - Specifies what COM port you want to use. For the value, :
: use COM# where # is the port number. This is optional, :
: if it's not found, Vorlem defaults to COM1. :
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: Example: "port = COM2" :
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: Bugs / Limitations. :
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: Since this is the first release of Vorlem, there are some limitations :
: which will be fixed in the next or future versions. Some of them :
: include: :
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: - Some minor graphical glitches :
: - File names limited to 8 characters (will be changed in next release) :
: - DCI file support not yet implemented (will be in next release) :
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: Extra Info. :
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: This is Obsidian's first DC release! Some people might know us from :
: the N64 scene, which we still support. But you can also look forward :
: to more DC programs as well. :
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: If you find any bugs or have any comments about this util, you can :
: contact me at crowtrobo@hotmail.com. :
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