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- 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:
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- 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 <D>:\SETUP (replacing <D> 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.
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- 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.