The Affordable Life/Image.iso/DATA1.CAB/Program_Files/readme.txt

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               Welcome to AAL's 'The Affordable Life'
               -------------------------------------
                The  ABC's  of  Financial  success

Dear Member:

   Welcome to the AAL Affordable Life CD-ROM!  We hope this product  will help you in
   your personal financial planning. We have tested this application on many different
   hardware configurations, but it is possible that you may run into difficulties with
   your particular hardware configuration. Realizing this, we have compiled a list of
   common questions and their solutions. For your convenience, we have also furnished
   you with a list of support numbers for popular audio and video card manufacturers.
   We hope that this information will get you started using AAL 'Affordable Life' in
   the easiest and fastest way possible. Enjoy!


ò FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Q: What is in AAL's 'The Affordable life'?

A: An informative, interactive, upbeat æfinanceÆ teaching tool designed to help AAL
   members in their 20s and 30s manage their personal finances. AAL Affordable Life
   has four major sections: - Your Financial Attitude, Managing Your Money, Credit
   and Debt and Planning Your Future. We encourage you to visit each section, as they
   cover various topics relating to successful financial planning and management.
   Furthermore, there is an on-screen-expert consultant who is accessible at any time
   to offer feed back, advice and additional knowledge on the topics covered in this
   product.


Q: In some places in the program, the color of my text/graphics/video is bad. How
   can I fix this?

A: This software is designed to run on a 256-color setting. However the videos may
   run better on a higher color setting. Some of the colors used in AAL Affordable
   Life are selected from your system's colors. If you find the colors to be
   unacceptable in the AAL Affordable Life, change to the Windows default colors.
   To see the settings, right click on desktop, go to properties and select settings.


Q: Why can't I hear any sound?

A: AAL Affordable Life can produce sound only if you have a sound card capable of
   playing 8-bit audio and if you have the appropriate Windows drivers installed. If
   you have a sound card installed and still can't hear any audio, you should check
   whether your sound drivers have been installed properly (as well as checking the
   speakers and volume control).


Q: Why canÆt I see any videos in the program?

A: AAL Affordable Life uses Intel Indeo 3.2 to display videos. You need to verify
   that you have these drivers installed. If you are using Windows95 look in the
   Control Panel under Multimedia->Advanced->Video Compression Codecs. For Windows98
   users, look under Contro Panel under Multimedia->Devices->Video Compression Codecs.
   Also on this same screen, there should be a listing for "Media Control Devices".
   In here you should see an entry for  "Active Movie MCI Driver". If either of these
   entries are missing, run the AAL Affordable Life install again. Furthermore, it
   is also possible that your CD-ROM drive might be momentarily unable to read the
   video. If so, eject and reinsert your CD. Wait a moment for the drive to read and
   then try to play the video.


Q: I can see videos, but why are they "choppy"?

A: Video playback is very demanding on the CD-ROM drive, the CPU, and the video
   card. The speed and smoothness of video playback is dictated by the speed and
   quality of all three. As a consequence, videos could appear choppy on slower
   systems or older CD-ROM drives.


Q: Why does my screen look distorted?

A: Be sure you are using the 256-color, 640 x 480 or higher resolution. 640 x  480
   resolution gives a full screen display while resolutions higher than 640 x 480
   gives a standard window type display. If you use a driver that provides less than
   256 colors, the screen will appear distorted.


Q: What if I enter a number in the program and the results are obviously incorrect?

A: We have tested this program quite exhaustively, and  have tried to cover all the
   bases. If you find that a particular conclusion to be incorrect, double-check
   your assumptions. If you still feel there is an error, please contact us! We'd
   love to hear about it so we can help correct the situation!


Q: I canÆt go to the AALÆs web site. Why?

A: For this you need a modem, and an Internet connection. Before clicking on this
   section of the program, make sure that you are connected to the Internet.


Q: Why does my computer seem to be running very slowly and the program acting
   erratically?

A: It is possible that you don't have enough memory or resources available for the
   program to run properly. The minimum requirement to install/run this application
   is 24 MB of RAM and 15 MB of free hard disk space. However, we recommend  higher
   resources for better  performance.



ò Technical support numbers for video card manufacturers:
  Please consult your video card User's Manual for the most current information.


    Video Card Manufacturer            Telephone Number
    ----------------------------        ----------------
    Actix Systems                [phone]
    Advanced Integration Research        [phone]
    Advanced Micro Technology        [phone]
    Alpha Systems Lab            [phone]
    Altech International            [phone]
    Artist Graphics Company            [phone]
    ATI Technologies            [phone]
    Atlaz Intl, Limited            [phone]
    Boca                    [phone]
    Cache Computer, Inc.            [phone]
    Cardinal                [phone]
    Celerite Graphics, Inc.            [phone]
    Cirrus Logic                [phone]
    Colorgraphic Communication        [phone]
    Cornerstone Technology            [phone] x 306
    CSS Laboratories, Inc.            [phone]
    Diamond Computer Systems, Inc.        [phone]
    Edge Technology, Inc.            [phone]
    ELSA America, Inc.            [phone]
    Focus Information Systems, Inc.        [phone]
    Genoa                    [phone]
    Headland (Video Seven)            [phone]
    Hercules Computer Technology Inc.    [phone]
    Identity Systems Technology        [phone]
    IOcomm International, Corp.        [phone]
    Liberty Electronics USA            [phone]
    Matrox Electronics Systems Limited    [phone]
    Metheus Corporation            [phone]
    MicroStep, Inc.                [phone]
    Mirage Computer Systems            [phone]
    National Design, Inc.            [phone]
    Number Nine Computer Corp.        [phone]
    Nth Graphics                [phone]
    Oak Technology                [phone]
    Orchid Technology, Inc.            [phone]
    Paradise                [phone]
    Sigma Designs                [phone]
    SixGraph Computing, Limited        [phone]
    STB Systems                [phone]
    SuperMac Technology, Inc.        [phone]
    Swan Technologies, Inc.            [phone]
    Trident Microsystems Inc.        [phone]
    Tseng Labs                [phone]
    Video Logic, Inc.            [phone]
    Video Seven                [phone]
    VidTech Microsystems, Inc.        [phone]
    Willow                    [phone]



ò Technical support numbers for audio card manufacturers:
  Please consult your audio card User's Manual for the most current information.

    Audio Card Manufacturer            Telephone Number
    -----------------------             ----------------
    Advanced Gravis                [phone]
    ATI Technologies, Inc.            [phone]
    Aztech                    [phone]
    Boca Research Inc.            [phone]
    Cardinal                [phone]
    Creative Labs                [phone]
    Diamond                    [phone]
    Logitech                [phone]
    Media Vision                [phone]
    Microsoft                [phone]
    Reveal                    [phone]
    Roland US                [phone] x 770
    Turtle Beach                [phone]