********************************************************************** Traveling Software, Inc. 18702 North Creek Parkway Bothell, Washington 98011 (206) 483-8088 ********************************************************************** The Latest About The LapLink III Device Driver Version 1.35a/3.00 ********************************************************************** * Be sure to mail in your registration card to ensure that * * you will be notified of future releases of LapLink, and to * * enter your name for our monthly drawing for free software * * and hardware products. * ********************************************************************** Welcome to LapLink III. The following notes include the latest news about this version of the LapLink Device Driver. These notes add to or expand on information in section seven of the LapLink III manual. OUTLINE OF CONTENTS ------------------- 1. Important Note 2. Device Window and Graphics Programs 3. Getting Technical Support 1. IMPORTANT NOTE ------------------ Be sure to read the Important Note included with your LapLink III package. To summarize the contents: This version of the Device Driver will not operate with DOS 4.xx, and this version of the Device Driver should not be used on computers with hard disks which have been partitioned into volumes larger than 32 megabytes unless the partitioning was done using DiskManager (version 3.2 or greater) or SpeedStor. Registered owners of LapLink III will automatically receive the new Device Driver program free of charge as soon as it is available. 2. DEVICE WINDOW AND GRAPHICS PROGRAMS --------------------------------------- While working in some desktop publishing programs and other programs that require a high-resolution EGA or VGA graphics mode you cannot call up the Device Window when you press Alt-D (or whatever other hotkey combination you chose). If you are using a high resolution graphics program, pressing Alt-D causes your computer to beep. You have to exit that program before you can call up the Device Window. 3. GETTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT ----------------------------- If you have a question or need Technical Support, the following sources are available: A. On GEnie type "LAPTOPS" to join the Laptops RoundTable. Then enter the Laptops Bulletin Board and Type "SET 7" to go to Traveling Software Technical Support. Answers to the most frequently asked questions can be found there. To sign up for GEnie call (800) 638-9636 (Voice). B. Traveling Software telephone Technical Support is available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., (Pacific Time) Monday-Friday at (206) 483-8088. Please have your LapLink III serial number ready before calling. REMEMBER: Any hard disk--regardless of which software programs it contains--should be checked on a regular basis with the DOS CHKDSK command, or a disk maintenance utility. This is especially true for portable and laptop computers; portable computers and their hard disks are much more susceptible to damage simply because they are moved more than desktop computers. The CHKDSK command checks a disk for bad sectors and lost clusters, and reports its findings. The presence of bad sectors or lost clusters on your disk is an indication of developing trouble. See your DOS manual and computer dealer or user group for more details.