Fix to Install Lotus Freelance Graphics Under OS/2 2.0

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Author Timothy F. Sipples
Date 1992-05-20
OS Version N/A
Companion File N/A
Source ACLINF.ZIP
>From eguerrino@email.bony.com Wed May 20 04:10:47 1992
>Subject: Re: installing Freelance/OS2
>
>I called Lotus support and they informed me to check IBM's OS2PROD disk.
>My SE was able to download a text file with instructions on how to "patch"
>the FLG install.exe file. 
>I thought you might like a copy. Since the original file was quite lengthy,
>I condensed it. Basic instructions are to create a backup (diskcopy) of the
>original FLG install disk; create a patch file with the contents noted below;
>run the patch program.
>I put the following into a file called flgpatch.txt:
>FILE a:\install.exe
>VER 0409 C9DB2C020106000420007D1000030000
>CHA 0409 B5
>VER 0E0D 1473181E68B6011E68EC019A74025908
>CHA 0E0D 00
>
>---
>and then executed, patch flgpatch /a
>which runs patch in auto mode.
>The install program executed correctly afterwards.
>Thanks for the info.
>eric
>----
>eguerrino@email.bony.com
>-------

Note that there is also a patch available to correct the color palettes for Freelance running under OS/2 2.0. That patch should be available from the same site providing this file.

This patch evidently applies only to the OS/2 1.x version of Lotus Freelance Graphics.

Timothy F. Sipples - Internet: sip1@ellis.uchicago.edu