Welcome to NautilusCD! NautilusCD, The Multimedia Magazine on CD ROM, provides hundreds of megabytes of new information and resources for you and your computer every month. NautilusCD Magazine presents multimedia elements to use and enjoy in every department; to take full advantage of them, your computer will need the following system configuration: System Requirements - Multimedia PC or equivalent PC* - 4 megabytes of RAM - 256 Colors - Windows 3.1 or later - Recommended: Modem, external speakers, and 8 megabytes of RAM * A standard MPC system configuration includes a 386SX (or compatible), 2 megabytes RAM, floppy and hard drive, CD ROM with CD DA outputs, audio: 8-bit ADC, DAC, music synthesizer, on-board analog mixing; video: VGA 640x480, 16-color adapter and monitor; mouse. NautilusCD Magazine is ready for you to explore. Page through articles and tutorials filled with information plus music, sounds, photos, movies, software and narratives that make each story come alive! Getting Started with NautilusCD The NautilusCD Magazine will run directly from the CD ROM; however, you must run the Setup application to install Startup and other necessary files to your hard drive. This procedure will create a NautilusCD directory on your system including the NautilusCD Startup and other applications. Note you do not have to reinstall with each monthly NautilusCD disc; we will alert you to upgrades as needed. Installing NautilusCD 1. Insert the NautilusCD disc into your CD ROM drive. 2. From Windows 3.1 (or later), install NautilusCD to your hard drive: - Using Program Manager, choose the RUN command from the File menu. - Enter :\SETUP (replacing with the letter of your CD ROM drive). 3. Then follow the instructions that appear on your screen. Running NautilusCD 1. Be sure the disc is in the CD ROM drive. 2. From Program Manager, double click NautilusCD Startup. 3. Select the NautilusCD Magazine image displayed on the left of the Startup window to open the magazine. If a magazine image is not visible, select Preferences from the Tools Palette on the right and enter the letter of your CD ROM drive. Using NautilusCD Open the NautilusCD Magazine. On the cover you'll find a video message from the NautilusCD Team. Then from the next page--the Table of Contents--you can select any of the five departments or two services of NautilusCD Magazine, or preview the feature. Help For more information about NautilusCD, see the Subscriber Guide department in the NautilusCD Magazine, select the NautilusCD Help file (NAUTCD.HLP) or contact us in any of the following ways. Staying in Touch We strongly encourage you to get in touch with us and help us make NautilusCD the product that meets your needs for multimedia information. There are a number of ways you can reach us: - LINK* your message electronically using the NautilusCD Communications Link facility (on each disc) and your modem. NOTE: We have updated the functionality of the Link beginning with the October 1993 issue. As a result, 95% of our subscribers worldwide now have local access to the NautilusCD Host, plus improved Link communication. If you find you do not have local access, check future NautilusCD discs; we will update the access phone numbers monthly. Our aim is to continually improve NautilusCD and make its features convenient for all subscribers. From the NautilusCD Tools Palette click on the "Memo" option, or select the "Memo" option from the Tools menu and type your comments. See "Help" in the Tools Palette or "Connect with NautilusCD" in the Subscriber Guide department of the magazine for complete details on how to access NautilusCD Link, create messages, and upload them to us. - CALL 614/766-3150 for NautilusCD Technical Support, or 800/637-3472 or 614/766-3165 for NautilusCD Subscriptions/Sales. - FAX info to us: 614/761-4110 - WRITE to us: NautilusCD Metatec Corporation 7001 Discovery Boulevard Dublin, OH 43017-3299 - TALK to us: Use our Voice Mail to record your comments, questions or suggestions by calling 614/761-4112. *Note: Although you can Link messages to us without an SI (and even if you are not a NautilusCD subscriber), we recommend you use your Subscriber Identification number (SI) whenever you contact us. Your SI is much like an account number password -- it is a unique identifier that ensures your confidentiality. Because the SI is confidential, we provide it only through the mail -- never over the phone. You should receive your SI through the mail just before you receive the first disc of your NautilusCD subscription. If you should lose your SI, simply contact Nautilus Customer Service, and we will be happy to mail it to you again. Copyright NautilusCD and The Multimedia Magazine are a servicemarks of Metatec Corporation. Copyright © 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993. A portion of this product was developed for Metatec by Intuitive Software Systems, Inc. ToolBook(R) is a registered trademark of Asymetrix Corporation, Microsoft (TM) and Windows (TM) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, IBM(R) is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, MPC(CM) is a certification mark of the Multimedia PC Marketing Council; all other products are copyright of their respective owners.