Silvern Castle for Emulators Users

This bootable 1.5MB hard drive disk image contains a shrinkit file of the latest Silvern Castle release. 

The cookbook instructions below are more geared for PC's running the AppleWin emulator (v1.12.6.0 or later required), but users of KEGS and other emulators should be able to follow along.  Personally, I prefer KEGS over AppleWin.

Please see the appropriate section depending if you are upgrading a previously installed copy of Silvern Castle, or if this is a new installation.

 

NEW INSTALLATION

All you need to do to install Silvern Castle is to extract the entire contents of the shrinkit file into a folder on any hard drive image.  I recommend naming the folder SILVERN.CASTLE, but this is not necessary unless you are following the cookbook method below to create an auto-boot Silvern disk.  Run the SILVERN.SYSTEM file to start.

Here's the cookbook method to install on the included hard drive image:

  1. Mount this hard drive image as drive 1 in slot 7 of your emulator so it's the boot hard drive.
  2. Boot this hard drive image in your emulator.
  3. At the standard AppleSoft prompt, type BYE<return> to get to the ProDOS quit selector and choose the SHRINKIT program and press <return>.
  4. Choose the open archive option and select the shrinkit file (the one with the SHK suffix) and press <return>.
  5. Press open-apple-A (left ALT+A for most PC emulators) to select all the files and press <return>.
  6. Highlight the SILVERN.CASTLE folder and press <return>, then press <return> at the select current prompt to unpack the files into this folder.
  7. After all the files have been unpacked, exit the Shrinkit program.
  8. At the ProDOS quit menu, select BASIC.SYSTEM and press <return>.
  9. If you want Silvern Castle to auto-boot, type the following:    RENAME BASIC.SYSTEM,BASIC.SYS<return>.  Then reboot your emulator to start Silvern Castle.
  10. To start Silvern Castle manually, type -SILVERN.SYSTEM<return> (don't forgot the dash) from the AppleSoft prompt, or select it from the ProDOS quit menu, or from your program launcher.
  11. After starting Silvern Castle, you will need to run the Update Datafiles option in the Extra's Menu.
  12. After updating, I recommend you change the following default preferences in the Extra's Menu: 
  1. See the Library Tome in the Extra's Menu for the full user's guide.
  2. The shrinkit file may now be deleted if you wish.

 

UPDATING AN OLDER VERSION OF SILVERN CASTLE

Simply extract the entire contents of the new shrinkit file into the same folder where your old Silvern Castle folder is located, overwriting all duplicates.  Start Silvern Castle as normally.  You may need to run the Update Datafile option in the Extra's Menu. 

It's probably a good idea to make a backup of your existing Silvern Castle folder in case of any problems before you begin the update process.

Here's the cookbook method extract the new shrinkit file to your old Silvern Castle folder:

  1. Make sure the hard drive image that contains your old copy of Silvern Castle is the boot hard drive.  You will be updating this old copy of Silvern Castle.
  2. Mount this newer hard drive image as drive 2 in slot 7 of your emulator.  You will be extracting the new shrinkit file to your old copy of Silvern Castle.
  3. Boot your old copy of Silvern Castle.
  4. If Silvern Castle is setup to auto-boot, press <esc> at Silvern's title page to exit, and then from the ProDOS quit menu choose BASIC.SYS<return>.
  5. Type BYE<return> to return to the ProDOS quit menu.
  6. Select SHRINKIT<return>.
  7. Choose the open archive option, press <tab> to change to the new hard drive mounted in drive 2, then select the new shrinkit file and press <return>.
  8. Press open-apple-A (left ALT+A for most PC emulators) to select all the files and press <return>.
  9. Highlight the SILVERN.CASTLE folder on your old hard drive mounted in drive 1 and press <return>, then at the select current prompt press <return> to unpack the files into this folder.  Overwrite all duplicates.
  10. After all the files have been unpacked, exit the Shrinkit program.
  11. You can now unmount and remove the hard drive image in drive 2, and boot the updated hard drive image in drive 1.
  12. You may need to run the Update Datafiles option in the Extra's Menu.
  13. See the Read.Me.First file in the Tome Library located in the Extra's Menu to review what's new.