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- Return to Zork CD-ROM version 1.2 READ.ME file
-
- 9/29/94
-
- This file contains additional information which may not be in the
- printed Return to Zork CD-ROM documentation.
-
- To print this file on your printer, type:
-
- COPY READ.ME PRN
-
- All company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks
- or service marks of their respective owners.
-
-
- 1. ACTIVISION/INFOCOM PRODUCT DEMOS
-
- The Return to Zork CD-ROM includes a demo of one of our
- products: MechWarrior 2: The Clans.
-
- After you have installed Return to Zork CD-ROM, you will be able
- to start the demo from the Return to Zork CD-ROM game
- directory.
-
- To see the MechWarrior 2: The Clans demo, type MECH2 at the
- prompt. MechWarrior 2 will be available on both floppy disk and
- CD-ROM formats for the IBM in 1995.
-
- For additional information on this and other Activision
- titles, please contact your local retailer, or in the U.S. call
- 1 (800) 477-3650.
-
-
- 2. INSTALLING UNDER 386MAX
-
- If the 386MAX memory manager is active, the installer may run
- very slowly. You might want to disable 386MAX before running
- INSTALL.
-
-
- 3. RUNNING UNDER QEMM 7.0
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- Do not use the "UMB" option in the "DOS=" line in CONFIG.SYS.
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- Change "LOADHIGH" to "LOADHI" wherever it occurs in RTZ.BAT.
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- Adding the "RH:N" option to the "QEMM386.SYS" line in CONFIG.SYS
- may prevent memory problems while playing the game.
-
-
- 4. RUNNING UNDER DR DOS
-
- Change "LOADHIGH" to "HILOAD" wherever it occurs in RTZ.BAT.
-
-
- 5. ADDITIONAL MADECD.EXE COMMAND-LINE SWITCHES
-
- -L Move video buffers into XMS or EMS memory. Using this is
- highly recommended, as it reduces the amount of conventional
- memory required by about 64K bytes. Using this switch may
- result in slightly decreased performance.
-
-
- 6. CD SPEED TEST
-
- For Return to Zork CD-ROM to operate properly, your CD-ROM drive
- must be able to maintain a minimum level of data throughput. To
- verify CD-ROM drive performance, a utility called TESTCD has been
- provided.
-
- To invoke the utility, insert the Return to Zork CD-ROM disc and
- type:
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- TESTCD x:
-
- where "x" is the letter of the CD-ROM drive. TESTCD will
- determine the speed of the drive and report it to you.
-
- If the reported speed is below 150 kilobytes per second, the
- quality of the walk through movies in the game may be affected.
- In this case, you may prefer to disable these movies. See your
- Return to Zork CD-ROM user's manual for instructions.
-
- If the reported speed is below 100 kilobytes per second, the
- quality of the character conversations in the game may be
- affected.
-
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- 7. OPENING MOVIE SOUNDTRACK SELECTION
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- On certain systems, such as those with poor CD-ROM throughput,
- low processor speed, or slow VGA adapters, you may detect jumps
- in the soundtrack during the opening and final movies.
-
- To eliminate this problem, run the Return to Zork CD-ROM
- installer and answer "NO" to the question, "Do you want to play a
- digital soundtrack during the opening movie?" This will cause a
- MIDI soundtrack to be played instead.
-
-
- 8. ADLIB USERS
-
- Return to Zork CD-ROM requires a sound card that supports digital
- audio as well as music. As the AdLib card only supports music,
- you will need to add a digital audio card or device to your
- computer system. We offer the low-cost LifeSize Sound Enhancer,
- which attaches to your printer port for digital audio. Please
- contact the customer service number found in your manual for more
- information.
-
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- 9. ADLIB GOLD USERS
-
- You may experience clicking or popping sounds while playing
- Return to Zork CD-ROM with this audio card. Return to Zork
- CD-ROM supports the DigPak sound system which is supported by
- AdLib products. Please contact the manufacturer of your card to
- determine the availability of updated DigPak drivers. When you
- receive a new DigPak driver, copy it into the DRIVERS
- subdirectory.
-
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- 10. ADVANCED GRAVIS ULTRASOUND USERS
-
- Do not use the Sound Blaster emulation driver (SBOS). The
- drivers supplied with Return to Zork CD-ROM will use your
- equipment directly.
-
- If you are experiencing divide errors, look for the file
- VOICEOOH.PAT in the ULTRASND\MIDI subdirectory. If this file is
- not available, please contact Gravis for a patch update.
-
-
- 11. DISK COMPRESSION UTILITIES
-
- You may experience difficulty installing or running Return to
- Zork CD-ROM if you use any disk compression utilities such as
- DoubleDisk, Stacker, DoubleSpace, etc. If you experience such
- a problem, try deleting all the files in the new Return to Zork
- CD-ROM subdirectory (often called \RTZ-CD). Then run a
- defragmentation program and try installing again.
-
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- 12. CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMATION.
-
- To purchase this and other Activision/Infocom titles,
- please contact your local retailer, or in the U.S. call
- 1 (800) 477-3650.
-
- If you have any comments, questions or suggestions about Return to
- Zork or any other Activision product, you can contact us at
- (310) 479-5644 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
- Pacific Time, Monday through Friday, (except closed on holidays)
- or you can contact a customer service representative through the
- following on-line services:
-
- Activision BBS: (310) 479-1335
- * Available 24 hours a day
- * Up to 14,400 Baud
- * Settings: 8 Bits, No Parity, 1 Stop bit (8,N,1)
-
- CompuServe: 76004,2122 or [GO GAMEPUB] in the Game Publishers
- Forum B
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- Prodigy: ACTI10B
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- GEnie: ACTIVISION
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- America OnLine: MEDIAJAKE or use keyword "ACTIVISION" to locate the
- Activision Forum
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- Internet: support@activision.com
-
-
- 13. LIST OF FILES
-
- Following is a description of all files distributed with or
- created by Return to Zork CD-ROM. Some of the files may not
- appear in your copy of the game.
-
- If your disk is low on space, you might want to delete some of
- the files that are not required for game operation. However, in
- many cases, the only way to restore a deleted file is to run
- INSTALL from the distribution media again. Your saved games will
- not be lost.
-
- CDPLAY.EXE
- CD audio player. Optional.
-
- DISK.ID
- Distribution disk identification file. Not copied to the
- hard disk.
-
- GAME.001
- GAME.002
- GAME.003
- etc.
- Saved games. GAME.001 contains saved game #1, GAME.002
- contains saved game #2, etc.
-
- INSTALL.DAT
- Installer instruction file. Required when reconfiguring
- Return to Zork CD-ROM.
-
- INSTALL.EXE
- Installer program. Required when reconfiguring Return to
- Zork CD-ROM.
-
- MADECD.EXE
- Program required to play Return to Zork CD-ROM. Required.
-
- RTZ.BAT
- Batch file for starting up Return to Zork CD-ROM. Recreated
- each time you run INSTALL. Required.
-
- RTZ.CFG
- Configuration file. Recreated each time you run INSTALL.
- Optional.
-
- RTZ.GRP
- Windows group file. Initially required for launching Return
- to Zork CD-ROM from Windows. If you move Return to Zork
- CD-ROM into a different program group, you can delete this
- file.
-
- RTZ.ICO
- Windows icon file. Optional.
-
- RTZ.PIF
- Windows Program Information File. Required when launching
- Return to Zork CD-ROM from Windows.
-
- RTZCD.DAT
- Data file for Return to Zork CD-ROM. Required.
-
- RTZCD.PRJ
- Project file containing Return to Zork CD-ROM art, sounds,
- and music. Optionally copied to the hard disk.
-
- RTZCD.RED
- Game distribution library. Not copied to the hard disk.
-
- RTZCDDRV.RED
- Driver distribution library. Not copied to the hard disk.
-
- SAMPLE.AD
- SAMPLE.OPL
- Files for several music drivers. Required.
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- TESTCD.EXE
- CD throughput test program. Optional.
-
- The following files are installed into a subdirectory called
- DRIVERS. Only those files that are needed to support your system
- hardware are required.
-
- ADLIB.ADV
- Music driver for the AdLib, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro,
- Sound Blaster 16, Pro AudioSpectrum, Logitech SoundMan, and
- compatible cards.
-
- ADLIBG.ADV
- Music driver for the AdLib Gold card.
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- ADLIBG.COM
- Sound driver for the AdLib Gold card.
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- GF166.COM
- Sound driver for the Advanced Gravis UltraSound card.
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- GF1MIDI.ADV
- Music driver for the Advanced Gravis UltraSound card.
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- LSIZE.COM
- Sound driver for the LifeSize Sound Enhancer digital audio
- device.
-
- MT32.INI
- Initialization file for the Advanced Gravis UltraSound card.
-
- MT32MPU.ADV
- Music driver for the Roland LAPC-I, MPU-401 MIDI, and MT-32
- synthesizers.
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- PAS16.COM
- Sound driver for the Pro AudioSpectrum 16 card.
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- PAUDIO.COM
- Sound driver for the Pro AudioSpectrum card.
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- PCSPKR.ADV
- Music driver for the PC internal speaker.
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- SB16.COM
- Sound driver for the Sound Blaster 16 card.
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- SBCLONE.COM
- Sound driver for Sound Blaster-compatible cards.
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- SBLASTER.COM
- Sound driver for the Sound Blaster card.
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- SBPRO.COM
- Sound driver for the Sound Blaster Pro and Logitech SoundMan
- cards.
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- SNDSYS.COM
- Sound driver for the Windows Sound System card.
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- SOURCE.COM
- Sound driver for the Disney Sound Source.
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- TANSLTL.COM
- Sound driver for the Tandy SL/TL & Sensation.
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- ULTRAMID.EXE
- Driver for the Advanced Gravis UltraSound card.
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