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Kids Zoo - 3-D Dinosaur Adventure (Knowledge Adventure)(Packard Bell)(170158).ISO
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===LATE-BREAKING NEWS======================================================
This "README" file has some additional information and late-breaking news that
could not make the manual as well as some important pieces of technical
information.
MEMORY REQUIREMENTS. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE requires approximately 520KB of
RAM in order to run. Even when there is adequate total RAM to run the
program, there may be conflicts with other programs occupying memory. If you
experience difficulty in running 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE under these
circumstances, please remove other memory resident programs from memory. In
MS-DOS versions 5.0 and above type "MEM /C | MORE" to see what programs and
drivers are loaded in memory. To verify the RAM available, check the next
screen for "Largest executable program size" parameter in K. In MS-DOS
version 6.0 and above try running the MEMMAKER program to free more
conventional RAM. For more information about conventional memory and memory
management please consult your DOS manual.
RUNNING FROM WINDOWS. To avoid possible complications under the Windows
environment, clicking on the 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE icon will actually shut
down Windows, run 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE, then re-start Windows on exit from
3-D DINOSUAR ADVENTURE. You may get a message saying, "Application still
active. Quit the application before quitting Windows." Switch to any other
running DOS applications and exit them normally, then click on the 3-D
DINOSAUR ADVENTURE icon again. If you have Windows applications already
running, they will be shut down and you will be asked to save any unsaved
data.
UPGRADING YOUR SOUND DEVICE. The "Set Sound Volume" selection in the
Knowledge Adventure Menu System is specifically designed for your
Packard Bell system. This feature may not function with other sound
devices. But, you may use the software that comes with your new sound
device to control volume levels.
ALT-S/ALT-M. These keys will toggle sound and music (respectively) off and on,
this function may not be functional in all areas of the program.
LAPTOP/NOTEBOOK COMPUTER DISPLAYS. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE requires a color VGA
monitor to display its high-resolution images. It will not work on the
internal plasma or LCD monitors on laptop PCs. Most laptops, however, have a
connector for an external monitor, and 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE will work fine
with your laptop hooked to an external VGA monitor. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE
will run fine on certain laptop screens, such as the Toshiba 4400SXC, COMPAQ
LTE's and the PC BRAND NB 486slc which have 256 shades of grey or color
screens. The only problem will be that the right edge of the screen will be
slightly cut off. This is due to the fact that 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE runs in
the extra high resolution VGA video mode of 360 x 480 pixels with 256 colors
and most of the internal laptop screens can only display 320 pixels in width.
MONO, CGA, and EGA DISPLAYS. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE requires a VGA color
monitor and therefore will not run on these monitors.
MOUSE SUPPORT. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE takes great advantage of your mouse if
you have one, but it does not require one. There are keyboard equivalents
which will allow you to enjoy the product without a mouse. Refer to "Using
3-D DINOSAUR Adventure" for more information.
DIGITIZING TABLETS. Digitizing tablets are not supported by 3-D BODY
ADVENTURE. If you are using a digitizing tablet and it is not functioning
properly, unplug the tablet, plug in a mouse, and restart 3-D BODY ADVENTURE.
Your tablet manufacturer may be able to provide a software solution to any
problems experienced.
LOW VOLUME SOUND OR MUSIC. Sound cards that allow software volume control
may have different volume levels for sound and music. If you hear a
noticable difference, you should run the volume control program that came
with you sound card to equal out the settings.
WINMATE USERS. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE install program will not generate a
Knowledge Adventure program group and icon if you run under Winmate - even
if you said YES to the Windows question during install. Manually add the
3-D Dinosaur Icon to Winmate after installation is complete.
COMPAQ PROLINEA. During INSTALL, press ENTER if you get a message stating
that you do not have a VGA system. If you receive a similar message while
executing DINO3D, please contact Compaq Technical Support for a patch program
that will correct this problem with some early model Prolineas.
GRAVIS ULTRASOUND. The Gravis Ultrasound requires a large driver to load its
more realistic "wavetable" instruments to the sound card (about 20-25kb more
than other sound cards requiring a total of 580 kb). Consequently, you may
have to free up additional memory in order to perform properly. If you plan
to run 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE from Windows please do NOT run your ULTRAMID or
ULTRASND TSR program before entering Windows. 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE will
load and unload this program itself.
ROLAND SOUND CARDS. Roland sound cards have high quality music but no digital
speech capability. You will not get digitized speech and sound effects
without an additional sound board. If you have a second sound card, you will
have to manually edit the SoundDriver and SoundDevParams section of the KA.CNF
file. An example setup for a Sound Blaster card with a hardware configuration
of base address 220, interrupt 5, and DMA channel 1 would be:
soundDevParams : a220 i5 d1
soundDriver : D:\DINO3D\drivers\SBDIG.DRV
(where D: is your CDROM drive)
Other sound cards can be configured in a similar way, choose the correct
Driver from the following list:
ALGDIG.DRV - Ad Lib Gold
ARIADIG.DRV - Aria
GRAVISDG.DRV - Gravis Ultra Sound
LANTSND.DRV - LANtastic Voice
PASDIG.DRV - Pro AudioSpectrum/Studio 8/16
(DMA's 0 - 3, otherwise configure for Sound Blaster)
SBPDIG.DRV - Sound Blaster Pro
For further information on sound cards and editing the KA.CNF file, please see
"About sound and sound devices."
DIGISPEECH PORTABLE. If you are using the Digispeech PortAble Sound Plus,
check the date of your BMASTER.* driver files. If the files are dated earlier
than August, 1993, contact Digispeech or our BBS for an update.
REVEAL SOUND FX MODEL SC600. If problems occur in Windows after returning
from a DOS application, you may need to update your sound drivers for Windows.
To obtain these drivers, please contact Reveal at (800) 4-REVEAL, fax
(818) 340-2379, or BBS (818) 704-6321.
PC SPEAKER. The PC Speaker is not supported in 3-D DINOSAUR ADVENTURE CD-ROM.
PC Speaker driver Copyright, 1988-1993 RealSound, Inc.