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2 Getting Started
This section describes how to install the RomMaker demonstration program
on your Apple Macintosh computer. It also describes the system require-
ments necessary when you purchase the RomMaker system.
2.1 The Hardware Software Package
RomMaker comes with the following items, when you purchase the product.
* Depending on your system, you will receive one of three hard-
ware drive configurations:
1) A WCD-ROM tower subsystem containing a hard disk and
the JVC WCD-ROM drive model XR-W1001 with its power
cord. The unit connects to the SCSI port on you
Macintosh using the SCSI connector cable.
2) An external Digital Audio Tape (DAT) drive model
XM-S5442EV which connects to the SCSI port with its
power cord.
3) A WCD-ROM tower subsystem containing a hard disk,
the JVC WCD-ROM drive model XR-W1001 and an internal
half height JVC DATA-DAT drive model XM-5442EV with
its power cord. The unit connects to the SCSI port
of your Macintosh using the SCSI connector cable.
* A SCSI cable and SCSI terminator which connects the DAT drive
or WCD-ROM tower subsystem to the SCSI port. The terminator
will depend on the type of Macintosh you use. If you have a
Macintosh FX, you must use the special black terminator
provided with your FX system.
* One blank WCD-ROM cartridge if you purchased the WCD-ROM sys-
tem or one blank DAT tape cartridge and one cleaning cartridge
if you purchased the DAT drive system.
* In a sealed envelope, one 3.5" disk containing the appropriate
RomMaker software for your hardware configuration. Please read
the License Agreement before opening this envelope.
* This Reference Guide, plus the Owner's Manual for the hard-
ware.
2.2 System Requirements
RomMaker requires the following hardware and software:
* A Macintosh II or higher computer.
* System 7 operating system with Hypercard Version 2.1 or
higher. Please note that the Personal RomMaker does not work
on System 6. Please also note that this demonstration software
also requires System 7.0 and Hypercard Version 2.1 or higher
to operate.
* At least 4MB of memory on your system. RomMaker will use the
hard disk if it runs out of memory and will continue process-
ing. However, the speed of processing can be significantly
improved if you have more memory.
* Approximately 2MB of additional hard disk space available for
software and temporary files created during processing. This
demonstration software requires an additional 5MB of hard disk
space. See software installation section for details.
* Network or local hard disk access to all files you want to put
on the CD-ROM.
2.3 Software Installation Overview
Using the RomMaker demonstration software is a four step step process:
1. Copy the RomMaker Demo folder to your hard disk using the
Finder.
2. Install the demonstration software. The demonstration install
is a special application that locates upto 5MB contiguous
space on any of your hard disks for use by the demonstration
software to simulate the WCD-ROM hard disk and WCD-ROM drive.
This RomMaker demonstration is a fully functional RomMaker
allowing you to make a small CD-ROM premastered image. Since
you obviously do not have the JVC WCD-ROM tower system con-
taining the hard disk and Write Once CD-ROM drive, the demon-
stration software uses upto 5MB of your hard disk to mimic the
hardware that would typically come with the RomMaker.
To install the demonstration software, invoke the application
called 'RomMaker Install' in your RomMaker Demo folder. The
install process scans all your mounted volumes and locates the
necessary contigous space required for the RomMaker demonstra-
tion to operate. It also copies the necessary files from your
floppy to the RomMaker Demo folder on the desktop of your
system disk.
The install will fail if it cannot locate between 2 to 5MB of
contiguous space on any volume. Contigous space is space which
is not fragmented when it is stored on the hard disk. If the
install fails, you must run a defragmentation utility such as
the Norton Utilities to optimize your disk so that such conti-
gous space is available to the RomMaker demonstration soft-
ware. Simply defragment your hard disk and then repeat the
install process.
The install program will successfully run of it finds contigu-
ous space between 2MB to 5MB. At the end of the install, it
will inform you of the maximum size of CD-ROM image you will
be able to make, determined by the contigous space found on
your volume.
3. Run the RomMaker demo software as many times as you prefer. To
run the demonstration software, simply double click on the
RomMaker tower Icon and the system will put you into the
demonstration. Follow the guidelines suggested in Chapter 3 to
make your CD-ROM using this demonstration software.
4. De-install the demonstration software. When you finally fin-
ish evaluating the RomMaker, you need to free up the space
which the demonstration system uses. To do this, you must run
the application 'RomMaker De-Install' located in your RomMaker
Demo folder. This application will free up the contiguous
space used by the demonstration software. Once de-install
frees up this space, simply drag the RomDemo folder to the
Trash to delete these files. Please note that you should
de-install just once when you have completed all your evalu-
ation.