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- 7th Level Inc., Readme Notes
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- Welcome to Monty Python's Flying Circus Desktop Pythonizer.
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- INSTALLING THE PYTHONIZER
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- To install the Pythonizer, select the File menu and choose Run
- from the Program Manager. Type D:\SETUP (if necessary, replace D:
- with the letter that represents your CD-ROM drive) in the Command
- Line and press ENTER. Follow the instructions given in the
- installation program.
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- To start the Pythonizer, double click the Pythonizer icon, which
- was created for you by the installation program.
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- PROGRAM NOTES
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- Using the Desktop Pythonizer, you can change Program Manager
- icons. However, you may not be able to change icons from within
- other Windows shell programs.
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- When Living Wallpaper, Application Commentary or Keyboard Sounds
- are turned on, the Pythonizer must be open (it can be minimized
- or hidden) for these items to be activated.
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- If you have Living Wallpaper, Application Commentary or Keyboard
- Sounds turned on, the Pythonizer's program name is added to the load=
- statement in the WIN.INI so that the Pythonizer will automatically
- start the next time you start Windows.
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- Start the Pythonizer automatically when Windows starts by minimizing the
- program, clicking the icon once, and then selecting Start When Windows
- Starts. You can deselect this option by selecting it again. If you have
- selected a Living Wallpaper or have assigned Application Commentary or
- Keyboard Sounds, the program will automatically toggle this option On
- so that your wallpaper and sounds will be activated.
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- COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
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- Problem:
- The program does not display properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have an SVGA display running with 256 colors. Also,
- make sure that you have the proper display driver installed.
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- Problem:
- The program is working, but you don't hear any sound.
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- Solution:
- Make sure your sound card is installed and working properly.
- You can check the sound from your sound board by using the
- Sound utility in the Control Panel. Choose one of the WAV files
- in the Windows directory and click Test.
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- Problem:
- The sound or video skips during the program.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have at least 4 MB of RAM. Also, make sure
- that an expanded memory manager (such as EMM386, QEMM or
- 386MAX) is not reserving memory that Windows and the Monty
- Python program will need to run correctly.
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- Problem:
- The sound and video are not synchronized properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure that you are running the Pythonizer on a 386 25 MHz
- or better IBM-compatible computer with at least 4 MB of RAM.
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- Problem:
- The sound breaks up or has a lot of static.
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- Solution:
- You may need to change the DMA setting on your sound card.
- Please check the documentation for your sound card for the
- proper settings and how to change the settings.
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- Problem:
- The program seems to run extremely slowly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure that you have a permanent swap file set up in Windows.
- Please consult your Windows documentation for instructions
- regarding your swap file settings.
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- Problem:
- OLE animations are not playing correctly in some applications.
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- Solution:
- OLE animations from the Pythonizer may not play correctly in
- some applications. This is due to variations in how OLE has been
- implemented in these applications. Please consult the
- documentation of the application in which you are placing the
- OLE animation for specific instructions or information.
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- Problem:
- Enabling system sounds, with Keyboard Sounds set in the Pythonizer,
- causes two sounds to play at once.
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- Solution:
- Disable the system sounds from the Windows control panel or from the
- Noisy Bits dialog box in the Pythonizer when you have Keyboard Sounds
- set in the Pythonizer.
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- Problem:
- The Keyboard Sounds take up a lot of memory.
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- Solution:
- The Keyboard Sounds are for entertainment purposes. It is not
- recommended that you enable Keyboard Sounds while trying to get real
- work done.
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- Problem:
- Trying to play the WAV files from the Pythonizer produces no sound on
- an 8-bit sound board.
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- Solution:
- To ensure the highest possible quality of audio the Pythonizer WAV files
- are saved as 16-bit files. To play the files on an 8-bit sound board, you
- will need to install the "Microsoft Sound Mapper V2.01," the "Microsoft
- ADPCM Codec V2.01" and "Microsoft IMA ADPCM Codec V2.01" drivers. These
- drivers can be obtained from the Microsoft SDK forum on CompuServe
- (GO WINSDK and download the acm201.zip file) or from 7th Level. For
- instructions on installing these drivers, please consult your Microsoft
- Windows documentation.
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- HELP WITH YOUR HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE QUESTIONS
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- If you have questions about your computer's hardware or other software
- applications, please contact the manufacturer before contacting
- 7th Level Technical Support. The manufacturer will be able to answer
- any questions you may have on the installation and specific settings
- for your needs. Listed below are the Technical Support and BBS phone
- numbers for several manufacturers.
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- Manufacturer Technical Support Fax Number BBS Number
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- ATI Technologies 905-882-2626 none 416-764-9404
- Creative Labs 405-742-6622 405-742-6633 405-742-6660
- NEC 1-800-388-8888 none none
- Orchid Technology 510-683-0323 none 510-683-0327
- Media Vision 1-800-638-2807 510-252-4430 510-770-0527
- Roland Corp. 213-685-5141 x770 213-722-0911 none
- Turtle Beach Systems 717-767-0279 717-767-6033 717-767-5934
- Ensoniq 610-647-3930 610-647-8908 none
- Tseng 215-968-0502 215-860-7713 215-579-7536
- Philips LMS 1-800-777-5674 719-593-4597 719-593-4081
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