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"Images of Scotland" CD-ROM Readme.txt
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Thank you for purchasing "Images of Scotland" on CD-ROM.
Please register your product by sending in your Registration Card.
This CD-ROM is compatible with Windows« 3.1, 3.11 and
Windows«95 platforms.
By using this CD-ROM disk you agree to abide by the following
limits of use rights:
None of the images on this CD-ROM, "Images of Scotland" may
be reproduced in print, digital publications or any clip art
collections without prior written permission of the copyright holders.
Copyright ⌐ Highland Heritage Multimedia Concepts. 1996
Copyright ⌐ Donald Ford Images. 1996
Windows« and Windows«95 are Registered Trademarks of the
Microsoft Corporation. Copyright ⌐ 1981 - 1996.
CONTENTS
1. Getting Started
2. System Requirements
3. Windows & Windows95 display settings
4. Navigation
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1. Getting Started
From the File menu in Windows Program Manager select "run" and type:
"X:\setup" (where X is the root directory of your CD-ROM drive) and follow
the onscreen instructions.
Setup will install files to your Hard Disk Drive and create a
Windows Program Group.
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2. System Requirements
CPU. Fast 386 (486 or Pentium recommended)
RAM. 4mb (8mb recommended)
CD-ROM Drive. Double speed (300Kbs/second)
(Quad speed (600 Kbs/second) or higher recommended)
Graphics. 640 x 480, 256 colours (8-Bit) or 16.7m colours (24Bit)
System software. Windows« 3.1, 3.11 or Windows95«
Navigation. MS compatible Mouse or other pointing device
NOTE. 3mb of free hard disk space required for runtime files
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3. Windows & Windows95 display settings
This section provides information on the optimum display settings
in Windows and Windows95 for running "Images of Scotland".
There are two versions of "Images of Scotland" on this CD: one for
systems with 256 colour (8-Bit) graphics devices and one for systems with
16.7m colours (24-Bit)graphics devices.
Ensure you run the correct "Images of scotland" program for your
available graphics. For systems with 8-Bit graphics run "IOS256.EXE".
For systems with 24-Bit graphics or higher run "IOS16M.EXE".
NOTE: IOS16M.EXE will display reasonably well at 16-Bit (64,000
colours) although there may be slight dithering as some of the images
contain more than 64,000 unique colours.
Screen resolution should be set at 640 x 480 for both programs.
For best results ensure that your windows desktop colour scheme is
set on standard windows colours (windows default) with standard
sized fonts otherwise part of the "Images of Scotland" window may
be pushed off the bottom of the screen. For help with windows settings
refer to your Windows or Windows95 help.
For systems with 8-Bit display devices running IOS256.EXE will experience
unsightly colour changes when navigating from page to page within the
program. This is known as "Palette Shift" and is a normal occurrance.
An 8-Bit device can show any colour from more than 16 million colours,
but it can display only 256 of those colours at any one time.
It maintains the 256 colours it is currently showing in a colour table
called a "System" or "Hardware Palette". An 8-Bit image (bitmap) has
its own unique table of colours called a "Colour Palette" which contains
the 256 colours the image uses. When an 8-Bit image is displayed on
an 8-Bit device, the current system palette and the image's colour
palette have to reconcile their colours. If the colours are different
the system palette discards its current table of colours and replaces
it with the image's colour palette. Hence, palette shift.
24-Bit devices or higher do not experience palette shift because they
can display so many colours.
NOTE: A 14-inch monitor displaying 640 pixels x 480 pixels may display
sharper images than a 17-inch or 20-inch monitor displaying 640 pixels x
480 pixels because it displays more pixels per inch. If you have a large
monitor and the images do not appear sharp try changing your screen
resolution to 800 x 600 pixels or 1024 x 768 pixels.
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4. Navigation
Navigation within "Images of Scotland" has been specifically designed
for ease of use and follows standard windows conventions.
To navigate within "Images of Scotland" click the button of your choice
at the bottom left of the screen eg, "First", "Next" "Previous" etc. or
press the "Tab" key until the button of your choice is highlighted then
press the "Spacebar".
Alternatively, hold down the "Alt" key and press the underlined letter
from the button of your choice eg, "Alt + F" takes you to the first page.
To navigate from the Index:
In the list box click the textline of your choice(a preview of the image
will be displayed in the preview window), double-click the highlighted
textline to go to that page.
Alternatively, use the Up and Down (arrow) keys to scroll through the
list box and press a key.
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End of Readme.txt