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THE HISTORY OF COMPUTING
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INSTALL PROCEDURE:
Run D:\Install.bat (where D is the letter of your CDROM drive)
All files are must be installed to your C:\History1 folder
Takes approximately 145 Mb or less of disk space when installed.
HISTORY OF COMPUTING is equivalent to over 3,000 screen pages
and contains over 1,000 photos, graphics and illustrations.
(The CD contains over 1,200 .jpg and .gif files, which include some
duplicates and photos of different sizes.)
The Encyclopedia and Photo Gallery run as HTML documents.
Use your Web Browser, either Internet Explorer or Netscape.
The CD also has a directory (folder) of photos only, plus a shareware
slide show creator and photo viewer (from Polybytes). The folder is
called Photos. That folder does not automatically copy to your PC, but
all those photos are also contained in the History1 folder that the
install program creates on your PC if you run the install.bat program.
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The Install process should place a Shortcut on your Desktop.
After Installation, use the Shortcut or Point your Browser to:
C:\History1\01HistoryCD-Welcome!
Set this page as a "Favorite" or "Bookmark"
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This Encyclopedia is best viewed at High Resolution.
Set your computer screen resolution to 1024 x 768 pixels.
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To RUN from CD Only:
To run the History of Computing from the CD ROM -
use your web browser to open the file:
D:\01HistoryCD-Welcome!.htm
Where D is the letter of your CD ROM drive.
HOWEVER, for FASTER and better performance, we recommend you install
to your computer's hard drive, using INSTALL.bat as described above.
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Copyright (C) 1982-1999, 2001 Lexikon Services Publishing
Thank you for choosing Lexikon's Electronic Textbooks!
Lexikon Services
Internet Address: HistoryCD@aol.com
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