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*           Aces Over Europe Patch A             *
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:                
       
1)  Insert  the  patch  disk  into  the appropriate floppy disk drive.

2)  Select  the  floppy drive containing the Patch Disk.  For example,
if the disk is in drive A, type: A: <ENTER>.

3)  Type:  INSTALL  followed  by  the drive on which you installed the
original  Aces  Over  Europe  program.   For  example,  type:

INSTALL C:\DYNAMIX\AOE <ENTER> 
       
If  you  previously  installed Aces Over Europe to your C:\DYNAMIX\AOE 
drive.

NOTE:   If  you  have  moved  your AOE files to a directory other than
\DYNAMIX\AOE,  type  the  new  full  directory  path  after  the drive 
letter  when  you  run  install.   For  example, if you have moved AOE
to  the  directory  \GAMES\AOE  on  your  D:  drive,  then  you  would 
type: INSTALL D:\GAMES\AOE <ENTER> for proper installation.

We  also  suggest  that, if  you  are  NOT  using  a Colorado Spectrum
Notebook  Game Port, you  run  the  batch  file  FIXJOY.BAT,  included 
in this patch.   To  run  this simply type: FIXJOY  This will disable 
the initialization  process  for  the  Game  Port, which has been shown 
to cause  problems  on machines not equipped with the Notebook Game Port. 
Should   you   subsequently   purchase   a  Notebook  Game  Port,  the
initialization can be enabled by typing: FIXJOY U
	     
PATCH ENHANCEMENTS

Owners of newer Packard Bell computers were experiencing problems when 
attempting  to  fly missions.   The  problem was after the mission was 
selected  the  "Please Wait"  screen  would  appear and the game would 
freeze up.  This has been corrected.

There  also  appeared  to  be  a  conflict  between the initialization 
routine   for   the   Notebook   Game  Port  adaptor  and  the  memory 
configuration  of  a  few  machines,  most  notably  ACERs.  Using the 
FIXJOY.bat eliminates these problems.

Some  customers  have  still  reported  erratic  behavior  with certain 
joystick/gamecard/computer combinations.  We have incorporated several 
fixes  to  our joystick code which we believe completely addresses all 
of these complaints.  

We  would  like  to  thank Bob Church for providing us with his source 
code  for his joystick patches, which are justifiably famous among the 
Compuserve  community.   We would also like to thank Bob for the great 
help he gave us in testing this patch. 


If you continue to experience any problems, or if you have any questions
concerning any of the above steps, our Technical Support Team will be
more than happy to assist you.  Please call (206) 644-4343 between 8:15 a.m.
and 4:45 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday.  We can be
reached by Fax at (206) 644-7697, or by mail at the following address:

Sierra On-Line
P.O. BOX 85006 
Bellevue, WA 98015-8506
Attention: Technical Support

You can also reach our Technical Support Team on one of the following
services:

Sierra BBS          (206) 644-0112 or telnet bbs.sierra.com  
Compuserve          GO SIERRA
America Online      Keyword: Sierra
Internet            support@sierra.com or http://www.sierra.com

Please outline the problems along with the specific information about your 
computer system, and we will gladly respond to your letter, fax, or BBS 
message as soon as possible.  When contacting us by fax or BBS please 
allow 24-48 hours for turnaround.  During weekends or holidays, there may 
be some delays.

To better serve our European customers with technical problems and disk 
replacements, Sierra U.K Customer Support or Coktel Customer Support can 
be reached at the following address:

Sierra On-Line Limited                  Coktel Vision
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Station Road                            Immeuble "Le Newton"
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