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- Welcome to the Creative Review CD-Rom
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- This Read Me is designed to help you to get optimum results from this CD-
- Rom. If after reading this you still have any problems installing or
- running the CD-rom, then call the Williams Technical Support number
- on +44 (0)171 250 0917.
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- The CD-Rom will run best if you close down any other applications which you
- may have open. This will automatically give you the maximum RAM available
- in your machine. The more applications which you leave open, the slower
- this CD-Rom will run.
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- OVERVIEW
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- The CD-rom comes free with Creative Review magazine for all subscribers. It
- is designed to be complementary to the written word in bringing you the latest
- creative work in moving pictures - video, audio and graphics in a multimedia
- format.
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- We hope that you enjoy this product and we are keen to hear your views. For
- problems in using the CD-Rom call the helplne number above, but with other
- comments please E-mail us (creative-review@centaur.co.uk), send a
- message to our bulletin board on +44 (0)171 439 8301 (follow the simple on-
- screen instructions when you get there), send a letter or give us a call!
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- QuickTime 3.0
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- This CD requires QuickTime 3.0 to play digital video content.
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- Previous Creative Review CDs (before CDRom 40) require QuickTime 2.1 to be installed.
- You can, and should have, both versions installed.
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- If you have QuickTime 3.0 installed and not QuickTime 2.1 you will not be able to view
- the video on any issue before number 40.
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- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0
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- The install program for this software is included on this CD in the 'Software' folder
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- Macromedia Shockwave¬
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- This product includes a copy of Shockwave¬ for Director, which enables the playback
- of high impact multimedia on the World Wide Web. For further information regarding
- Shockwave Technology section on the Macromedia World Wide Web site
- (http://www.macromedia.com).
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-
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- MINIMUM SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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- We have created this product to run on a system with the following minimum
- specification:
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- IBM or compatible Pentium 120Mhz processor
- 16Mb RAM
- 14 inch colour monitor (standard 14 inch Apple colour monitor)
- Double speed CD-Rom drive
- Windows95/Windows98/WindowsNT
- QuickTime for Windows 3.0
- Video Card (Please see below)
- Sound Blaster card (Please see below)
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- Please note: The CD-Rom will not play on Windows 3.1/Windows for Workgroups
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- This product needs all the above items to run. You need QuickTime 3.0 or
- later to run the Creative Review CD-Rom.
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- If you do not have QuickTime for Windows 3.0 already installed on your system
- then the setup programe will install it at your request. (Please refer to the
- Apple licence information included in the Legal Read Me section for usage
- limitations). The software loaded is Windows system software, and will not
- conflict with any other Windows standard software.
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- The movies on this disc will run at optimum quality if you view this product on
- a 16-bit display - a monitor running in thousands of colours. The Creative
- Review CD-Rom will run on an 8-bit monitor, but will look better with
- thousands of colours.
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- Sound Cards:
- The following sound cards are known to have produced some playback problems:
- Gallant SC-6000
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- The following sound cards are recommended:
- Sound Blaster Cards
- Diamond Multimedia Kit 4400
- Ensoniq Soundscape
- Orchid Nusound
- Orchid Soundwave
- Packard Bell Sound 144AM
- Roland RAP-10/AT
- Sigma Reel Magic
- Turtle Beach Tahiti
- Turtle Beach Tropez
- IBM ThinkPad 755C Laptop
- Prometheus Aria
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- Video Cards:
- The following video cards are recommended:
- Graphics Xpression
- Stealth64 Graphics 2001
- Stealth64 Video 2201XL
- Viper Pro Video
- MGA Millenium
- Imagine 128
- Kelvin 64
- Tarantula 64
- Tecra 700 CT Laptop
- AGi
- Graphics Pro Turbo
- QVision 1280/I
- SpeedStar Pro 1100 (was SpeedStar Pro)
- Stealth SE
- Phantom 64
- Graphite Pro
- ThinkPad 755C Laptop
- MGA Power Graphics
- 9FX Vision330
- Accelerator VL Plus
- 256 Cache
- Graphics Xpression
- Stealth64 Video 22
- 9FX Motion 771
- Fahrenheit 64
- Kelvin 64
- Compaq QVision 1280/I
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- SETUP
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- To set up, select Start/File menu and choose Run. Use the Browse to locate the
- CD-Rom and select setup.exe then click OK.
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- Now follow on screen instructions to complete the installation. The programme will
- install a programme group so that this CD-Rom and subsequent issues can be accesed
- from the main Programme Manager. This installation need only be activated when
- you view your first disc.
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- Legal Read Me
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- Important - Please read this before using the CD-Rom
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- 1. This CD-Rom is being provided only to subscribers to Creative Review
- magazine and contains source material in different media accompanied by
- commentary.
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- 2. The CD-Rom has been provided free of charge and on a ônot for resaleö
- basis; it may not be resold or distributed in any form (including electronic
- transmission in whole or in part) and may not be used to create derivative
- works of any kind.
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- 3. Copyright in any source material on the CD-Rom is owned by third parties
- and any re-use or re-publication of the source material (in whole or in part)
- requires the prior written permission of the third party owners. Centaur will
- not act as agents for the purpose of seeking such permission.
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- 4. The copyright in the commentary accompanying the source material is
- owned by Centaur Communications Limited and may not be copied or
- reproduced (or electronically transmitted) in any medium without the consent
- of Centaur.
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- 5. Centaur does not offer any warranties, express or implied, regarding the
- usability and reliability of this CD-Rom and does not accept any liability, direct
- or indirect, that may arise from the use of this CD-Rom.
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- 6. Mention on the CD-Rom (and any associated material) of third party
- companies and/or products and/or services is for informational purposes only
- and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. All third
- party trademark rights are acknowledged.
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- PLEASE READ THIS LICENCE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE
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- accompanying this Licence, whether on disk, in read only memory, or on any
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- other proprietary material. In order to protect them, and except as permitted
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