Welcome to ╥Multimedia Guns.╙ This README file provides you with the basics needed to get started on Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers.
1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your Macintosh or Power Macintosh computer should have the following minimum system configuration:
256 (8-bit) color Macintosh (68040 CPU recommended)
4 MB of free memory (5 MB or more recommended)
13-inch color monitor (640x480 pixels)
QuickTime¬ 2.0 or higher (included on CD-ROM)
CD-ROM drive (double-speed recommended)
System 7 or higher recommended
2. INSTALLATION
All files related to installation are in the ╥System╙ folder on the CD. The files are:
QuickTime¬
QuickTime¬ Musical Instruments
QuickTIme¬ PowerPlug (only required for Power Macintosh computers)
Sound Manager
Sound
The steps for installation are:
(1) Drag older versions of these files to the Trash. The older versions will be in your System Folder (System 6) or your Extensions folder inside the System Folder (System 7).
(2) Drag all of the above files onto your System Folder. Under System 7, the Finder will put these into their correct locations in the Extensions folder.
For improved performance, copy the Multimedia Guns application to your hard drive and increase its preferred memory allocation by choosing ╥Get Info...╙ from the Finder╒s ╥File╙ menu. You can then run the application from your hard drive.
3. GETTING STARTED
Before using this disc, please read the "Disclaimer" and "Basic Safety Tips" files that are included on the disc. They contain important information.
To start the application, double-click on the ╥Multimedia Guns╙ icon. The Main Menu contains the controls that take you to one of the following areas of the disc:
Handguns - catalog of handguns
Rifles - catalog of rifles
Shotguns - catalog of shotguns
Optics - catalog of scopes, binoculars, and other optics gear
Accessories - catalog of accessories
Powder Keg - videos, Legends of the West, and other interactive areas
Topics - articles on a variety of gun-related topics
Credits - list of people, companies and organizations who contributes to this disc
You can return to the Main Menu at any time by pushing the ╥target╙ button, located in the lower right corner of the screen. Quit the program by pushing the ╥bullet╙ button, also located in the lower right corner of the screen.
Explore the disc by single-clicking (double-clicking isn't necessary) on objects, text, and anything else you'd like to try. You can't hurt anything, so click on everything and anything.
4. TROUBLESHOOTING
This section addresses memory-related problems. If you are having problems getting the application to run, or if video/sound are not operating properly, then try the following fixes.
(a) Turn off stuff you aren't using.
Free up as much memory (RAM) as possible by quitting all other active applications, disabling unnecessary Extensions and Control Panels, disabling Appletalk in the Chooser, and/or reducing the Disk Cache in the Memory control panel. In the extreme case, you may want to disable everything except QuickTime and your CD-ROM software. (You must restart after making changes.) If ╥About This Macintosh╔╙ (available under the Apple menu) reports over 4700K as the ╥Largest Unused Block,╙ the problem should disappear when you run the application.
(b) Turn on Virtual Memory.
Open the Memory control panel and turn on Virtual Memory. Give yourself enough virtual memory so that you will have enough free memory to run Multimedia Guns. Multimedia Guns typically requires 4096K of free memory. If you are running a Power Macintosh with Virtual Memory turned off, Multimedia Dogs 2.0 requires 4700K of free memory.
(c) Buy more RAM
All Power Macintoshes ship with at least 8MB of RAM. If you can't manage to free up enough memory using the above procedures, then it's probably time to buy some more RAM. Not only will the application run better, but you will see an improvement in your other applications as well.
