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Thank you for purchasing MECC software. In this section of the CD,
you will find demos of MECC's award-winning Trail adventures,
The Oregon Trail and The Amazon Trail. You will also find sneak
previews of MECC's newest adventures, The Yukon Trail and
Oregon Trail II -- a multimedia CD adventure that brings animation, actual
video footage, and 3D graphics to the classic trip across the American
frontier.
Also included on this interactive CD are demos of our hottest new
releases. We've included Troggle Trouble Math and Museum Madness.
Plus, you'll find many other exciting products from MECC.
For more than 20 years, MECC has set the standard for fun learning
software in homes and schools across the country. At MECC, we know
kids, we know learning, and we know fun. MECC products are trusted by
parents, requested by teachers, and loved by kids.
Please review the products on this CD. We are confident that you
will join millions of people across the country in recognizing MECC
software as an exceptional value for homes or schools. For more
information about how to purchase these and other MECC products, call
MECC Customer Services at 800/685-6322, ext. 251, or 612/569-1500,
ext. 251.
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This CD works on Windows, Macintosh and DOS computers. Not all
demos are available on all three platforms. An individual description of
each of the demos on this CD, instructions on how to launch them, the
platforms on which the full product is available, and how the demos differ
from the full product can be found in the text files on the CD.
As a special feature for our Windows and DOS users, MECC has
provided a menu to make it easier for you to view the text files and run the
demos. To access this menu, follow the instructions below.
For Windows users:
-Quit Windows (hold down the Alt and F4 keys at the same time)
-At the DOS prompt, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive
followed by DEMOMENU. (e.g. D:DEMOMENU)
-You will be able to run both Windows and DOS demos from this
menu
For DOS users:
-Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive
-At the DOS prompt, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive followed
by the word DEMOMENU. (e.g. D:DEMOMENU)
-If you select a Windows demo from the menu and do not have
Windows on your computer, you will be given an error message
and returned to the menu.
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SPECIAL BONUS!!!
We are often asked if the music from our products can be played
outside the programs. The answer is Yes. Songs from The Amazon
Trail have been included on this CD. To listen to them, just take
this CD and insert it in your music CD player and hit the play button.
The index below tells which songs are on the CD.
Warning: Don't play track 1. It's data and on some older CD players
it might be real noisy.
2 Dream Sequence / Amazon Trail Intro
3 The River
4 Xingu River
5 Santarem
6 Trombetas
7 Manaus
8 Ica
9 Iquitos
10 Apurimac
11 Vilcabamba
12 Celebration
Enjoy!
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HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
You will need a minimum of the following hardware to use this CD:
DOS:
DOS 5.0 or later
4MB RAM
Color VGA monitor
Microsoft compatible mouse
CD-ROM drive (double-speed recommended)
Ad Lib, Sound Blaster or compatible sound card recommended
Windows:
Same as DOS requirements plus Windows 3.1 or later
Macintosh:
System 7.0 or later
4MB RAM
13" color monitor
CD-ROM drive (double-speed recommended)
(C) Copyright 1994, MECC. All rights reserved. MECC, The Oregon Trail
and Storybook Weaver are registered trademarks of MECC. The Amazon
Trail, Museum Madness, Troggle Trouble Math, and The Yukon Trail are
trademarks of MECC. All other company and product names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.