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==========
PC DIRECT
CD-ROM
MARCH 1995
==========
(C)1995 Ziff-Davis UK Limited. All rights reserved.
Welcome
=======
This CD-ROM contains the following programs...
Simply 3D for 30 days (usable demo software)
AnyTime for Windows (usable demo software)
Cyberwar (DOS game)
Trans-Linc Pro (usable demo software)
Will's Travel Kit (shareware/freeware selection)
Creative Images (picture library sampler)
A menu program is provided which will introduce the programs and
help you install them by running each program's setup or install
software. To run this, choose Run from the File menu in the
Windows Program Manager and enter:
d:\PCMAG
where d: is the letter of your CD-ROM drive. To use the menu
program, your PC should have Windows 3.1, 4Mb or more RAM and a
VGA or higher resolution screen.
Using the CD directly
=====================
You can also access the CD directly using the Windows File Manager,
Program Manager and other software if you do not want to use the
menu program. For example, you can start one of the programs on the
CD by choosing Run from the Program Manager File menu, clicking the
Browse button and then finding the relevant program file. For
example, selecting INSTALL.EXE from the ANYTIME directory will
run the AntTime for Windows installation program.
The programs can be installed by running the following programs...
Simply 3D d:\SIMPLY3D\DISK1\SETUP.EXE
AnyTime d:\ANYTIME\INSTALL.EXE
Cyberwar d:\CYBINST.BAT
(log onto your CD first with d:
then enter CYBINST)
Creative Images d:\CIDEMO\SETUP.EXE
The programs in the Will's Travel Kit shareware selection are
stored in their own sub-directories in the directory d:\WTRAVKIT.
Some have their own setup programs. Others need to copied across
to a new directory manually if you are not using the CD-ROM Menu.
Some of the programs and files on the CD can be viewed or run
directly from it: NoteBook, GNU Chess, Alice and PopCal in the
shareware selection and the Simply 3D demonstration program.
Notes about the CD-ROM menu program
===================================
Memory limitations
------------------
If your PC has limited memory, you should avoid running other
programs while you use the CD-ROM Menu program. If necessary,
start programs directly using the filenames given above. Note
that it is a good idea in any case to close other applications
before running install and setup programs on your system.
Display setup
-------------
The menu program looks best if your PC is setup to display
256 or more colours. Most PCs can do this provided the
relevant driver is selected in the Windows SETUP program. See
the welcome message in the CD-ROM menu program for more
information.
TOOLHELP.DLL
------------
The CD-ROM Menu program uses a library file called TOOLHELP.DLL
that is supplied with Windows 3.1. If this file has been deleted
from your main WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, the CD-ROM program will
not run. A copy of the file is provided in a directory called
RUN on the CD. You can restore this to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory with the Windows File Manager or from DOS with
a command such as:
COPY C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM D:\RUN\TOOLHELP.DLL
where 'C:' is the drive where WINDOWS is installed and D: is
your CD drive. TOOLHELP.DLL is used by many Windows programs
and should really be present in your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.