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- PlayIt v2.03
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- Copyright (c) 1993 - 1995 Shamrock Systems and Technology
- All Rights Reserved
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- Installation Instructions
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- 1. System Requirements:
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- - 386SX or higher
- - 2MB of RAM (4 MB or higher recommended)
- - Windows 3.1 or higher installed
- - Microsoft Video for Windows installed (optional)
- - Apple Quicktime for Windows installed (optional)
- - Xing Technologies MCI MPEG driver installed (optional)
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- 2. Installing PlayIt
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- Run the SETUP.EXE program that came with PlayIt v2.03. If you have ever
- installed a Windows program before, you will know what to expect. If you
- haven't, it is really simple.
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- 3. Installing Microsoft Video for Windows
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- PlayIt will run best if Video for Windows 1.1e is installed. If you
- received a set of distribution disks from Shamrock Systems & Technology,
- you will find the Video for Windows 1.1e runtime on disk 3. Simply run
- the SETUP.EXE program on that disk to install.
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- If you don't have the Video for Windows runtime already, you can find it
- in the following locations:
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- + CompuServe: GO WINMM, Library 2, file VFW11E.ZIP
- + Internet : ftp.microsoft.com in /developer/drg/multimedia/vfw11e.zip
- + Possibly on the same BBS you obtained PlayIt from.
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- If you have other Windows software that works with AVI, you may already
- have the required drivers installed. An easy way to check is to click
- on the Drivers icon in the Windows Control Panel. If the MCI device
- Video for Windows is listed, you have the AVI drivers installed. For
- best results, make sure you have version 1.1e of Video for Windows. One
- way to tell is to see if you have the Microsoft ACM driver installed.
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- PlayIt will run without VfW, but you will not be able to work with AVI
- files nor compressed BMP images. You will get an error message when you
- attempt to load an AVI file if you do not have the drivers correctly
- installed. If you know you have the Video for Windows runtime installed
- correctly and PlayIt still refuses to load the file, try playing it with
- Media Player, which is in the Windows Accessories group. If Media Player
- works with the file, please send us the offending AVI and we'll see what
- we can do to fix the problem.
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- 4. Installing QuickTime for Windows
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- PlayIt will run best if QuickTime for Windows 2.0 is also installed.
- If you received the registered version of PlayIt from Shamrock Systems
- and Technology, QuickTime for Windows can be installed along with PlayIt
- by clicking the appropriate option when you begin the install.
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- If you don't have the Apple Quicktime for Windows 2.0 runtime already,
- you can find it in the following location:
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- + CompuServe: GO QTIME ($9.95 charge to download, no connect charges)
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- 5. Obtaining drivers from Shamrock Systems and Technology
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- If you cannot find the Video for Windows or Quicktime drivers, you can
- obtain a shareware distribution kit from Shamrock Systems and Technology
- which includes an unregistered copy of PlayIt v2.03 and all required AVI
- and Quicktime drivers by mailing your request along with $7.95 USD, or
- $9.95 Cdn to:
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- Shamrock Systems and Technology
- #428, 10636 - 120 Street
- Edmonton, Ab, T5H 4L5
- Canada
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- All requests will be processed within 48 hours of our receiving your
- order. Please include your name and mailing address. For simplicity,
- print out the file ORDER.TXT and fill in the appropriate fields.
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- Due to licensing restrictions, we are presently unable to distribute any
- MCI MPEG drivers. Refer to the help file for information on obtaining
- these drivers.
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- 6. Technical support
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- If you experience any problems using PlayIt v2.03, or you find a file or
- video that it simply doesn't like, you can contact Shamrock Systems at:
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- Fax : 403-426-5040
- CompuServe : 70274,24
- Internet : patrick@shamrck.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
- Snail Mail : listed above.
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- If you contact us by regular post, please include your name, address,
- and a copy of the file that gave you grief. We will happily send you an
- updated version after the problem has been corrected. For the quickest
- response, please use the Internet address.
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- 7. Additional information
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- Select Contents from the HELP menu in PlayIt, or press F1, to find out
- how to use the program.
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- Please note that PlayIt is licensed to use LZW compression and is also
- licensed to distribute QuickTime for Windows 2.0 by disk only.
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- 8. Benefits of Registration
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- You may be asking yourself why you should bother registering this
- product. There are a number of reasons.
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- First, shareware only works if the end users register the products they
- continue to use. Not doing so is just as bad as stealing the software.
- Shareware authors spend a great deal of time developing their products,
- and it gives them a great feeling to know they are appreciated.
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- Second, registered users of PlayIt will receive the latest version of
- the software, Video for Windows, QuickTime for Windows, technical support
- and be kept up to date on future enhancements to the software. Since
- PlayIt is constantly undergoing additions and improvements, this is the
- easiest way to stay on top. Our policy regarding upgrades goes as
- follows: the first upgrade is free and will be sent automatically. After
- that, you will receive a notice every other release with an offer to
- upgrade for $5.00 USD.
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- Finally, it would really make me very happy and it really is not a lot
- of money. See the file ORDER.TXT for a form which can be printed and
- popped in the mail.
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- Thank you for giving PlayIt a try.
-
- Patrick Arial
- Shamrock Systems and Technology
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