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Air Corps CD-ROM?

RCB1A · 2020-05-13 12:56:22

Hey lads, I have this CD titled "IRISH AIR CORPS 1922 - 1997" but I can't seem to play it. Whenever I open it up on my laptop it's just a bunch of files that lead nowhere, save for a few clips of aircraft like the Gazelle or Marchetti. Anyone have any ideas how to run it? it's supposedly a "fully interactive CD-ROM with…

13-05-2020 1:56pm

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RCB1A

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Hey lads, I have this CD titled "IRISH AIR CORPS 1922 - 1997" but I can't seem to play it. Whenever I open it up on my laptop it's just a bunch of files that lead nowhere, save for a few clips of aircraft like the Gazelle or Marchetti.

Anyone have any ideas how to run it? it's supposedly a "fully interactive CD-ROM with photographs, sound and video."

If it's of any use it was made with "Macromedia".

Update: It says this "app can't run on your pc" when I run it

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#2 14-05-2020 9:19pm

Psychlops

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Have it too, you wont get it to play it was released with windows 95!!!

Only way to play the videos is open them with VLC Media:

https://www.videolan.org/index.html

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#3 15-05-2020 1:19pm

RCB1A

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Really?! Damn shame, I was looking forward to seeing the full thing. Thanks for letting me know!

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#4 21-05-2020 2:53pm

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If you know a nerd the CD can be dumpted and mounted in a 95 VM.

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