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           Release Notes for MIM for Microsoft Windows (tm)
                         April 1997 CD-ROM
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OMIM Text Files
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The directory \source\ on the CD-ROM contains the original
omim.txt and genemap.txt text files as downloaded from the 
NCBI Web server. The gene map is also provided as a 
spreadsheet compatible with Microsoft Excel version 5.0 
or later.


MIM System Requirements
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Microsoft MS-DOS version 3.1 or later, with CD-ROM extensions
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later, or Windows-95
80386, 80486, or Pentium-based IBM-compatible PC
8 MB of RAM 
VGA or Super-VGA video display (256 colors required for OMIM images)
Disk space requirements: configuration dependent
  Hard disk + CD-ROM: 2 MB hard disk space
  Hard disk only: 200 MB hard disk space
CD-ROM drive (double-speed or better recommended)


Automatic Installation, Windows 3.1
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1. Microsoft Windows version 3.1 must be running.
2. Insert the MIM CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM player.
3. Click on the Program Manager window to make it active.
4. Select File-Run on the menu bar, type in "X:\SETUP.EXE"
   (where "X" is the letter of your CD-ROM drive), then 
   click the "OK" button.
5. Answer the questions and follow the instructions
   displayed by the SETUP program.
6. When SETUP is complete, you will have a new "program
   group" in the Program Manager that contains icons for
   MIM and for the on-line manual.
7. See the on-line manual for more information about MIM,
   a tutorial, and detailed explanations of the individual
   viewer commands.


Automatic Installation, Windows-95
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1. Microsoft Windows-95 must be running.
2. Insert the MIM CD-ROM disk into the CD-ROM player.
3. Click the START button on the Task Bar and select "Run."
4. Type in "X:\SETUP.EXE" (where "X" is the letter of 
   your CD-ROM drive), then click the "OK" button.
5. Answer the questions and follow the instructions
   displayed by the SETUP program.
6. When SETUP is complete, you will have a new "program
   group" on the START menu that contains icons for
   MIM and for the on-line manual.
7. See the on-line manual for more information about MIM,
   a tutorial, and detailed explanations of the individual
   viewer commands.


Date Refresh Dates for April '97 CD-ROM
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MIM text: May 2, 1997
Documentation: May 2, 1997


MIM License and Warranty
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The CD-ROM version of MIM for Microsoft Windows (tm) is published by  
Ray Duncan, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California,
and distributed by The Johns Hopkins University Press. MIM for Windows 
is licensed for use on a single computer at a time.

The text of Mendelian Inheritance in Man is Copyright (C) 1997
by The Johns Hopkins University and may not be used in a commercial
product without written permission from the University. Contact MIM
staff for citation guidelines and other information regarding non-
commercial use. Images and video clips in MIM are the property of the
donors and may not be reused without written permission from the 
donor(s). All permissions and consents for images and video clips
reside with and are the responsibility of the donors.

MIM for Windows is distributed "as is" and without warranty of any
kind. In particular, no warranty is expressed or implied concerning
completeness or accuracy of content. Lay users, and users viewing
data outside their area of expertise, are advised to seek the
assistance of an expert in the interpretation of MIM data.
JHU Press, CSMC, and UCLA are under NO circumstances liable for
consequential damages or related expenses, even if we have been
advised in advance of the possibility of such damages.

Support for the MIM for Windows CD-ROM is provided by EMAIL only. 
Please send any questions to:

   duncan@csmc.edu