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- README file for "Racquel Released"
- Version 1.0
- Copyright 1993 Vivid Interactive, Inc.
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- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- // //
- // Welcome to Racquel Released //
- // //
- // Racquel Released uses Apple's QuickTime for Windows to bring high //
- // quality graphics and sound to your PC. The setup program copies all //
- // the files needed to run Racquel Released to your PC. //
- // //
- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- ================
- INSTALLATION
- ================
-
- To install Racquel Released, use File Manager to run the setup.exe program
- in the root directory on the CD-ROM. The setup program will copy the QuickTime
- for Windows files to your hard drive and update the PATH in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file.
-
- =======================
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- =======================
-
- To use Racquel Released, you should have a 386 or better CPU with
- 8-bit (256 color), 16-bit (64,000 color), or 24-bit (Truecolor) graphics,
- a sound card, Microsoft Windows 3.1 and DOS 5.0 or 6.0, and a mouse.
-
- Some high-resolution video cards require updated driver software for
- operation of QuickTime for Windows. If you experience color display problems,
- Please contact your video board manufacturer to see if newer driver software
- is available.
-
- Make sure you are using the most recent versions of HIMEM.SYS, EMM386.EXE,
- and SMARTDRV.EXE. The copies that came with DOS 6.0 are the most recent, and
- Windows 3.1 files are better than DOS 5.0 files. Your config.sys should
- have something like the following:
-
- DOS=HIGH,UMB
- DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
- DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM NOEMS
-
- Your autoexec.bat should have something like:
-
- C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 1024 (if you have 8 MB or more memory)
- C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512 (if you have less memory)
-
-
- ===================
- MEMORY PROBLEMS
- ===================
-
- QuickTime for Windows and Windows 3.1 is very memory hungry. The best way to
- speed-up video quality and display is to have at least 8 MB RAM. if you have
- less, make sure you do not have EMM386 allocating any expanded memory. Also,
- you should have SMARTDRV using as little memory as possible (512K cache). The
- biggest performance improvement other than upgrading to a 486 is to have more
- memory.
-
- You can also use the 386 enhanced Virtual Memory settings to create a permanent
- swap file. This seems to improve performance slightly, but more RAM is better.
-
-
- ==================
- VIDEO PROBLEMS
- ==================
-
- Some high-resolution video cards require updated driver software for
- operation of QuickTime for Windows. If you experience color display problems,
- Please contact your video board manufacturer to see if newer driver software
- is available.
-
- If the video display is slow, you may not have enough memory. You can also try
- adjusting the colors to 64K colors rather than truecolor (16.7 million). This
- results in faster video display and doesn't affect picture quality.
-
-
- ==========================
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- ==========================
-
- As with any product, you may need to tweak your system to get optimal performance.
- The most important considerations are improper configuration of EMM386 giving
- too much Expanded memory (Windows doesn't need any, but DOS apps do), and simply
- not enough memory. If you are running Windows with 4 MB RAM, you will see a REAL
- performance boost by upgrading.
-
- Vivid Interactive
- 15127 Califa Street
- Van Nuys, CA 91411
-
- Tel: 818-908-9619
-
-
- //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- CREDITS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES:
-
- Video Digitization and programming by FTL, Inc.
- "Racquel Released" is copyrighted by Vivid Interactive, Inc.
- QuickTime and QuickTime for Windows is copyrighted by Apple Computer, Inc.
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