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README file for "Treasures of Spice"
Version 1.0
Copyright 1994 Spice Interactive
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// Welcome to Treasures of Spice //
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INSTALLATION
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To install, use File Manager to run the setup.exe program in the
root directory on the CD-ROM. The setup program will copy the QuickTime
for Windows files to your hard drive (approx 2mb of files).
Or from program manager type:
ALT-F (for File)
ALT-R (for Run)
D:\SETUP (Assuming your CD-ROM drive is D:)
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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You should have a 386 or better CPU with 8-bit (256 colors),
16-bit (64,000 colors), or 24-bit (millions) graphics, a sound card,
Microsoft Windows 3.1 and DOS 5.0 or 6.x, and a mouse.
Some high-resolution video cards require updated driver software for
operation of QuickTime for Windows. If you experience color display problems,
Please contact your video board manufacturer to see if newer driver software
is available.
Make sure you are using the most recent versions of HIMEM.SYS, EMM386.EXE,
and SMARTDRV.EXE. The copies that came with DOS 6.x are the most recent, and
Windows 3.1 files are better than DOS 5.0 files. Your config.sys should
have something like the following:
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM NOEMS
Your autoexec.bat should have something like:
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 1024 (if you have 8 MB or more memory)
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512 (if you have less memory)
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DISK CACHE SOFTWARE
=======================
Some disk cache software will cache the CD-ROM drive. For optimal playback
of video, we suggest that you turn this feature off. If you are using
SMARTDRV, add a /U to the command line in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. For example:
C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024 512 /U
Optionally you can keep the cache active. On some machines this will cause
the video to pause, then play great, then pause. The pause happens while the
cache software loads the next series of frames from the CD-ROM. Some people
like this effect.
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MEMORY PROBLEMS
===================
QuickTime for Windows and Windows 3.1 is very memory hungry. The best way to
speed-up video quality and display is to have at least 8 MB RAM. if you have
less, make sure you do not have EMM386 allocating any expanded memory. Also,
you should have SMARTDRV using as little memory as possible (512K cache). The
biggest performance improvement other than upgrading to a 486 is to have more
memory.
You can also use the 386 enhanced Virtual Memory settings to create a permanent
swap file. This seems to improve performance slightly, but more RAM is better.
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VIDEO PROBLEMS
==================
Some high-resolution video cards require updated driver software for
operation of QuickTime for Windows. If you experience color display problems,
Please contact your video board manufacturer to see if newer driver software
is available.
If the video display is slow, you may not have enough memory. You can also try
adjusting the colors to 64K colors rather than truecolor (16.7 million). This
results in faster video display and doesn't affect picture quality.
Ahead Systems Inc. Main- (510) 623-0961
Appian T.S.- (408) 730-5400
ATI Technologies Inc. T.S.- (905) 882-2626
Boca Research Inc. T.S.- (407) 241-8088
Cardinal T.S.- (717) 293-3124
Creative Labs T.S.- (408) 742-6622
Diamond Computer Systems Inc. Main- (408) 736-2000
IBM T.S.- (800) 517-0001
Media Vision T.S.- (800) 638-2807
Microsoft T.S.- (800) 772-2227
Orchid Technology Inc. T.S.- (510) 683-0327
Roland Main- (213) 685-5141
Sigma T.S.- (510) 770-0100
Trident Microsystems inc. Main- (415) 691-9211
Tseng Labs Main- (215) 968-0502
Turtle Beach Systems Main- (717) 767-0200
Western Digital T.S.- (717) 932-4900
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
==========================
As with any product, you may need to tweak your system to get optimal performance.
The most important considerations are improper configuration of EMM386 giving
too much Expanded memory (Windows doesn't need any, but DOS apps do), and simply
not enough memory. If you are running Windows with 4 MB RAM, you will see a REAL
performance boost by upgrading.
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CREDITS and COPYRIGHT NOTICES:
Video Digitization and Interface by FTL, Inc.
"Treasures of Spice" is copyrighted by Spice Interactive.
QuickTime and QuickTime for Windows is copyrighted by Apple Computer, Inc.