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- ║ dGE 5.0 / Graphics Server SDK Demo ║
- ║ Release Notes ║
- ║ June 4, 1993 ║
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- CONTENTS
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- This document contains information on the following topics:
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- 1.0 Installing the Demo Programs
- 2.0 dGE Demo Notes
- 2.1 Running Under Windows
- 2.2 The dGE Demo and Memory
- 2.3 How the Demo is Organized
- 2.4 Source Code Availability
- 2.5 VESA support
- 3.0 Graphics Server Demo Notes
- 4.0 Technical Support
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- 1.0 Installing the Demo Programs
-
- The demo programs are in the form of self-extracting archives. Just
- copy DGE_DEMO.EXE (for the DGE demo) or GS_DEMO.EXE (for the Graphics
- Server demo) into a directory on your hard disk and run it. The
- demo will then extract itself. For dGE, the file to run is called
- DGEDEMO.EXE. For Graphics Server, the file is GSWDEMO.EXE -- which
- must be run from inside Windows since it is a Windows application.
-
-
- 2.0 dGE Demo Notes
-
-
- 2.1 Running Under Windows
-
- Windows doesn't like it when programs running in a DOS box modify
- the video environment. This may result in the screen flickering
- when you run the demo. Also keep in mind that programs run slower
- in a DOS box, so the demo will not run as quickly as it would if
- you had run it under DOS.
-
-
- 2.2 The dGE Demo and Memory
-
- This demo will run in as little as 500k of memory, but try to free
- up as much memory as you can before running it as this will improve
- speed and performance.
-
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- 2.3 How the Demo is Organized
-
- After the introductory screens, you will be taken to a main menu
- from which you can choose the modules you are interested in viewing.
- To move from screen to screen, just press a key. To abort viewing
- a particular module, press <Escape> and you will be returned to the
- main menu.
-
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- 2.4 Source Code Availability
-
- The source code for this demo is freely available to registered users
- of dGE, and to those people who don't believe that this was done in
- dGE and Clipper.
-
-
- 2.5 VESA Support
-
- dGE, and this demo, support SVGA with VESA-compliant video boards.
- Some new boards are VESA-compliant right out of the box. Most cards
- are not, however, they usually come with a TSR that patches the
- video BIOS to VESA-compliance. See your video card manual for
- information on the VESA driver for your card. Many video card
- manufacturers will send you the latest VESA drivers for their
- cards free on request. This demo will run in 640x480 16-color
- mode without VESA support, and in 256 colors if you do have
- a VESA card or drivers installed.
-
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- 3.0 Graphics Server Demo Notes
-
- There is a Windows Write file in the Graphics Server archive called
- README.WRI. Please read it for more information on the Graphics
- Server demo.
-
-
- 4.0 Technical support
-
- Please have the following information available:
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- * Your telephone/FAX number
- * Computer system including printer type
- * DOS version
- * Exact nature of the problem.
-
- Pinnacle Publishing can be reached at the following numbers from 8 am to
- 5 pm Pacific time.
-
-
- Sales: 800/788-1900
- 206/251-1900
- Tech Support: 206/251-3513
- Fax: 206/251-5057
- BBS: 206/251-6217 (N-8-1 up to 2400bps)
- 206/251-6218 (N-8-1 up to 38.4Kbps - US Robotics)
- 206/251-1570 (N-8-1 up to 38.4Kbps - Intel)
-
- CompuServe: GO PINNACLE
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