How do you launch Trivial Pursuit (on disc)?

[JonB]

Hi

I recently acquired a copy of Trivial Pursuit on disc but I can't see how to launch it.

From my experience of other commercial discs, it is unreadable to Basic but if you give it the right command it loads and runs. I only have the disc itself, not the instructions, so can anyone tell me the load / run command I need please?

[arnoldemu]

type CAT to list the files in the directory.
Then you can choose one to RUN"
Or you may need to run it with |CPM (shift + @ on a UK keyboard)

[Bryce]

I have it on disc and it says (in rather large text) on the disc: To run the program type RUN "DISC"

You should have 2 discs though. Unless mine was an extended version?

Bryce.

[JonB]

Thanks Bryce.

My disc says nothing about how to run it - it just has a TP logo on it with a yellow background.
CAT has no effect, it acts like a corrupt disc. But then, so does the Tetris disc, until you type RUN "TETRIS", then it works.

I'll try it out and report back.

[arnoldemu]

From my experience of other commercial discs, it is unreadable to Basic...

In my experience most will give you a list of files with CAT, or even just one, or a nice graphical display.
Only few give a read error when using CAT and those are launched with |CPM.
It sounds like you have a lot of corrupt discs, or a dodgy disc drive.

OR are you running PCW discs on a CPC???

[JonB]

|CPM kicked it off, but it dies half way through loading. Corrupted I think.... Pity.. But never mind, I bought it for the disc, not the stupid game!

[TFM]

Oh, you just need an empty disc for format?

[Ace]

...would you mind to give info about what version exactly of TP do you own? I found that there's several editions out there, such as Genus, Genus II, Baby Boomer, A New Beginning and Young Players edition...

[JonB]

Label just has the TP logo on it, no specific edition. Plus Horn Abbot (copyright holders) and Domark (developer) logos. It must be an early basic edition.