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- PATRICK MOORE'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE
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- This CD-ROM was created in INTIMATE STUDIO development system and is designed
- for Microsoft« Windows« 95. The CD-ROM supports the autoplay system and the
- application will start itself automatically after placing the CD into the
- CD-ROM drive. No installation is necessary.
-
- We recommend that you have the following for optimal program performance:
- IBM PC compatible, Intel Pentium« processor, 16 MB RAM, 64-bit graphics
- accelerator for Microsoft« Windows« 95 (recommended resolution 800x600 True
- Color, or High Color), 4X speed CD-ROM drive, Sound BlasterÖ AWE 32, Microsoft«
- Windows« 95, CinepakÖ Codec, Microsoft« ADPCM Codec.
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- Minimal requirements:
- IBM compatible, 486 DX2 processor, 8 MB RAM, 1 MB graphics accelerator
- (resolution 800x600 256 color, 4X speed CD-ROM drive, 16-bit sound card,
- Microsoft« Windows« 95, CinepakÖ Codec, Microsoft« ADPCM Codec.
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- (CinepakÖ Codec and Microsoft« ADPCM Codec are delivered with the Microsoft«
- Windows« 95 installation and it is possible to add them by installing them with
- the help of the Control Panel/ Add/Remove Programs/ Windows Setup/ Multimedia/
- Details/ Video Compression and Audio Compression).
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- The average relative volume of the MIDI and wave sounds, which the application
- uses, depends on the configuration of your computer and it is necessary to
- individually configure them individually with the help of a software audio-
- mixer (usually Volume Control).
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- Problem:
- The program does not start after being placed in the CD-ROM drive.
- Solution:
- Check whether you have support for autoplay for your CD-ROM configured (Control
- Panel/ System/ Device Manager/ CD-ROM/ choose the drive from which you will run
- "PATRICK MOORE'S GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE" / Properties/ Settings/ Auto insert notification).
-
- Problem:
- The sound breaks up and the animation is jerky.
- Solution:
- Adjust the size of the cache of the CD-ROM (Control Panel/ System/ Performance/
- File System/ CD-ROM). Configure Access Pattern according to the speed of your
- CD-ROM drive.
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- Problem:
- MIDI or wave device displays an error message.
- Solution:
- Close all applications that use a MIDI or wave device, and if necessary,
- restart the system.
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- Problem:
- The music does not play.
- Solution:
- Check whether a MIDI or wave driver has been installed (Control Panel/
- Multimedia/ Midi or Audio).
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- Problem:
- The picture zoom is very slow.
- Solution:
- Switch over to a different graphical setting, if necessary, to an 800x600
- resolution (Control Panel/ Display/ Settings/ Color Palette, Desktop Area).
- If the problem continues, ask for a new Windows« 95 driver for your graphic
- card from the dealer that supplied it.
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- Warning:
- To run in 256 colors, this application requires 4 to 6 MB RAM, for richer
- colors, 6 to 12 MB RAM.
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- If you have any further questions, you can contact us by the following methods
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- Contact Global Software Publishing Ltd. at:
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- Global Software Publishing Ltd., Unit A, Meadow Lane, St. Ives,
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4LG.
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- Fax: (01480) 460 206
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- Our hours of business are 9am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday.
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- Or E-mail:
- General enquiries: cserv@gsp.cc
- Support enquiries: support@gsp.cc
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- Or vist the Web Site at
- www.gsp.cc
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