About This Program This File Contains the Following Information: 1) Hints on Getting Started 2) Printing support documents 3) Is your Computer System Ready? 4) Navigation 5) Performance of 5 A Day Adventures 6) Optimal System Requirements 7) Information on Additional Support Material to Order from Dole 1) Hints on Getting Started The best way to get started is to: A) Review this document. B) Print the token summary sheet. Students will use this to track their progress with the program. We suggest that you print one copy to use as an original to make copies for your students. C) Make sure your computer system is ready before running 5 A Day Adventures. See "Is Your Computer System Ready?" in this document. 2) Printing support documents All the support documents can be printed using the Support Materials Viewer/Printer provided. Double click on its icon in the 5 A Day Adventures group in Program Manager. List of files to be printed (Along with descriptions) \ABOUT.TXT - About this Program \GETMOST.TXT - Getting the Most from this Program \PRINTING.TXT - How to print these documents \WRITING.TXT - How to write to Dole Food Company for more information on the 5 A Day Adventures and the Dole Nutrition Program \SUPPORT\COOKBOOK.TXT - Cookbook and Chart Order Form \SUPPORT\EDUOBJECT.TXT - Educational Objectives \SUPPORT\LICENSE.TXT - Software License \SUPPORT\MUSIC.TXT - Order Form for 5 A Day Top Tunes on cassette or CD \SUPPORT\SSLANDRH.TXT - Serving Size Land Rhyme \SUPPORT\GRAPHICS\*.* - Graphics files for: Token Summary, Certificate, and the 5 A Day Logo \SUPPORT\LYRICS\*.* - Lyrics for the Songs from 5 A Day Adventures \SUPPORT\LESSONS\LANGARTS\*.* - Activity Lessons: Language Arts \SUPPORT\LESSONS\MATH\*.* - Activity Lessons: Math \SUPPORT\LESSONS\SCIENCE\*.* - Activity Lessons: Science \SUPPORT\LESSONS\SOCSTUDY\*.* - Activity Lessons: Social Studies 3) Is Your Computer System Ready? For this program to work correctly, all the hardware and associated drivers must be set up correctly. There are many manufacturers for the various components of the computer system. Please check the following before running 5 A Day Adventures: - The sound card is installed correctly and the right drivers are installed. The sound card manufacturers provide the necessary instructions, drivers and sample files to aid installation. If you have any questions regarding the sound card, please contact the technical support department of the sound card manufacturer. - The sound card must be connected to an external amplifier or headphones. All the audio output controls, such as volume control, must be adjusted properly. - The drivers for the video adapter must be installed to provide the best performance. The minimum requirement is that the video card support 640x480 - 256 color mode. The drivers for this mode are usually supplied by the manufacturer of the card. - This program is designed to run under Windows 3.1. Windows 3.1 must be installed properly with all the supplied fonts. - Please run \QTW_201\README.EXE if the movies don't play correctly on your computer. This could result from the computer hardware you are using. This file provides a lot of information about the QuickTime (movie) software from Apple Corporation. - Please make sure that all the software drivers for various components of your computer system are loaded correctly. Any bugs in the sound card drivers or the video drivers will cause the program to behave abnormally or even lockup your computer. Please try to isolate the problem and get updated drivers from the manufacturer. Here are some examples of abnormal behavior you might observe: 1. Audio being distorted when the mouse is moved 2. Screens becoming distorted when a movie is playing 3. Getting "Out of Memory" message when the system has plenty of memory. 4) Navigation It's easy to discover the fun in 5 A Day Adventures. Instruct your students to use the mouse to move the cursor until the "arrow" becomes a "hand." When the "arrow" changes to a "hand", it indicates a "clickable" area. Dialog Boxes are used when the student must answer "Yes" or "No" to a question. The "Control Icons" across the top of a screen allow you to navigate through the program. They are illustrated in the Jewel Case Booklet and in the "Travel Tips" section of the program. To quickly access a section, you may want to skip an introduction. The program title screens may be skipped by clicking on the screen. Introductions to sections may be skipped with a click to the "skip intro" button that is on the status bar at the top of the screen. 5) Performance of 5 A Day Adventures The performance of this product is dependent on the equipment that you are using. Both the computer performance and the performance of the CD-ROM drive are important. If your system drops audio statements or skips in a QuickTime movie, please check the Optimal System Requirements. If your system seems too slow or gives you an "Out of Memory" message, you may need to make more memory available. Try the following: - Close other applications currently running and close windows - Reduce the number of memory resident programs (TSRs) - Reduce the amount of memory required by SMARTDRV.EXE if you are using it as your harddrive cache. Please refer to your DOS or Windows manual for more details. - Run Windows in Standard Mode by typing WIN/S at the DOS prompt. 6) Optimal System Requirements Minimum Requirements: Intel 386SX-20MHz based PC with 4MB RAM, VGA adapter capable of supporting 640x480-256 colors, CD-ROM drive with at least 150 KB/Sec transfer rate, mouse, Windows compatible audio card, MS-DOS, Windows 3.1. Optimal System Requirements: The 5 A Day Adventures program will perform better with: Intel 386 DX or better CPU, 8 MB RAM, High Speed Video Adapter, and a Multi-spin CDROM drive (with data transfer rates of 300 KB/Sec or more). 7) Information on Additional Support Material to Order From Dole The Dole Food Company, Inc. provides additional material for your students. You can order cookbooks and charts to help students keep track of their 5 a day. a) "Fun With Fruits & Vegetables Kids Cookbook" contains all the recipes provided in the program. It is a 44 page publication printed in full color. b) "How'd You Do Your 5 Today?" refrigerator chart is a great way to help your students count up their fruits and vegetables to 5 each day. The Characters from the program are provided as re-usable stickers for the chart. To order either of these products, print the order forms by using the "Support Materials Viewer/Printer" program mentioned at the start of this file. 5 A Day Adventures: About This Program End of document.