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AZTECH CD-ROM MANAGER HELP FILE
SEE THE END OF THIS FILE FOR OTHER GREAT CD-ROM TITLES FROM AZTECH.
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Main Window
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The main window has three basic selections; the main menu, the main
categories box and the category list.
. The Main Menu
This provides standard Help and Exit functions. The Help function
displays this file.
. The Main Categories Box
All the applications on this CD-ROM have been arranged into main
categories. Clicking on any one of the buttons (eg. Education)
will select all the relevant files for this category and display
a summary description of each application in the category list.
. The Category List
The list in the left hand corner contains all the files for the
selected category. With this box you can scroll through the various
selections by pressing the Up and Down arrows to the right of the
items. To select and learn more about an item just doubleclick on
the description in the list and the individual selection box will
appear with a variety of options.
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Individual File Selection Box
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This box provides several options for using any of the items on the
CDROM. Some applications may not include certain options such as Help
or the application may require that it be installed on your hard disk
before it can be used. Unavailable options are shown with the usual
grayed "disable" text colour.
The available options under the individual file selection box are
launch, read help, read text, read docs., view/listen, install to hard
disk, and (still) more information.
. Launch: If black, this button will execute the application directly
from the CDROM without copying it to any other drive. If the launch
button is grayed out it means the item must be Installed to your
hard drive or floppy diskette
Note: Some applications will modify your WIN.INI file and not indicate
to you that it has done so. This is common, for example, when you
change the default setup or options for some applications. Deleting
the application at a later date does not necessarily remove the
entries from your WIN.INI file. If you are concerned about such
modifications, back up WIN.INI before installing any applications
(whether from this CD-ROM or any other source, for that matter).
. Read Help: If black, this button will display whatever help file was
was provided with the application by the shareware author. Some
applications may not have a help file.
. Read Text: If black, this button will display a text file that is
associated with the application or item. Such a file is usually a
READ.ME, README.TXT or some other derivative filename.
. Read Document: If black, this button will show you a file in the
Windows Write format (filename.wri). This button is also used for
text files that the Windows Notepad cannot load due to certain file
size restrictions.
. View/Listen: This button will only be black for Wave, Midi, Flic
(animation), and bitmaps (graphics). Clicking this button will allow
you to preview a selection before installing it onto your hard drive
or diskette. Aztech's CD-ROM menu program will look into your
Windows configuration to see if you have any applications that will
play or display the particular filetype you requested.
For example, the BMP Files category might use Paint that comes with
Windows. The Wave Files category may call up Windows' Media Player.
. Install to Hard Disk: This button is always black and when selected,
will open a dialog box. The box will display all the drives and
directories that you have available. It will also allow you to create
new directories by pressing the New Directory button.
Note: Aztech's CD-ROM Menu install option will check to see if you
have enough space on the drive and directory you requested before it
tries to copy any files. Also, it will not allow you to install an
application into the "root" directory of any drive. This is done for
your protection (please read your MS-DOS manual for more details).
You must create a new a directory for installing the application or
use an existing directory.
. More Information: This button is always black. It provides a variety
of additional useful information about each application including:
. cost of registration,
. time you are permitted to try it out before registering
. amount of disk space (in kilobytes) required
. in what directory the application resides on the CD-ROM
. and more.
For more information on Directories and Disks, please refer to your
MS-DOS Manual or Windows Operating Guide.
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Features and Statistics of this CD
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. This CD-ROM contains the following numbers of files per category:
. 76 Games
. 21 Education
. 9 Multimedia
. 6 General
. 56 Flic (animation)
. 447 Wave (Windows' sound files)
. 519 MIDI (a standard: Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
. 843 BMP (bit-mapped images)
. Approximately 75% of the applications run directly from this CD-ROM.
The balance are easily installable from Aztech's CD-ROM Menu.
. All of the applications have been reviewed. They all work. They are
all decompressed and each application resides in its own directory.
You do not need to know the "executable" file. You do not need to
know how to use various decompression programs.
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Other Great CD-ROM Titles Available From Aztech New Media Corp.
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"The Case of The Cautious Condor"
Requires: Soundblaster, SoundBlaster Pro, ThunderBoard
460 KB conventional memory
VGA with 256 KB RAM
Audio output (speakers connected to sound card, stereo system, etc.)
CD-ROM drive properly installed for MS-DOS
Format: MS-DOS only Suggested Retail Price: $39.95 No Printer Required.
Meglomaniacal millionaire Bronson Barnard has invited a select group
from international society to celebrate the maiden flight of his
extravagant flying boat, the Condor. But Barnard knows someone on this
transatlantic soiree is a murderer(ess)! As private eye Ned Peters,
you must find motive, method and opportunity to solve the mystery of
The Case of the Cautious Condor.
This multimedia 1930's-style detective adventure features comic book
quality illustrations and a complex cast of audio-based characters.
There are hundreds of ways to reach the one and only solution.
There are also more than a few ways to perish along the way.
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"Murder Makes Strange Deadfellows"
Requires: Soundblaster, SoundBlaster Pro, ThunderBoard
530 KB conventional memory
VGA with 256 KB RAM
Audio output (speakers connected to sound card, stereo system, etc.)
CD-ROM drive properly installed for MS-DOS
Format: MS-DOS only Suggested Retail Price: $39.95 No Printer Required
Death is no laughing matter when Randolph Steere, powerful patriarch
of the Steere fortune dies in a stairwell fall. As Randolph's young
nephew Nick, explore the forboding Steere Manor where this world and
the after-world collide with terrifying results. Was Randolph's death
an accident? Is his Last Will his last word? Piece together the
testaments of a variety of ghostly and not-so-lively characters to
find out why Murder Makes Str