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- 7th Level, Inc., Readme Notes
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- Welcome to The Universe According to Virgil Reality, featuring the
- amazing and sometimes wacky world of science.
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- INSTALLING THE UNIVERSE ACCORDING TO VIRGIL REALITY
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- The installation program lets you install The Universe
- According to Virgil Reality. You must have the CD in
- the CD-ROM drive to run the program.
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- If you are installing under Windows 95 and Autoplay is turned
- on, you do not need to manually run the installation program
- to install this program. The first time you insert the CD
- into the CD-ROM drive, Windows 95 will automatically start
- the installation program.
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- Once installed, every time you insert the CD into the CD-ROM
- drive the Autoplay feature of Windows 95 will automatically
- start The Universe According to Virgil Reality.
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- To install the program (if Autoplay is disabled):
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- 1. Insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive.
- 2. Click the Start button and choose Run.
- 3. Type X:\SETUP.EXE (replace X: with the letter that
- represents your CD-ROM drive) in the command line and
- press ENTER.
- 4. Choose Yes to install the program. The Universe According
- to Virgil Reality is automatically installed to a Kids'
- World folder on your hard disk.
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- STARTING AND CLOSING VIRGIL
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- Click the Start button, then click Programs and Kids' World.
- Click Virgil Reality to start the game. Make sure the CD is in
- the CD-ROM drive.
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- To exit Virgil:
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- Press Shift+Esc or Alt+F4, or click on Factoid's Exit icon.
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- KEYBOARD COMMANDS
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- The following keyboard combinations can be used to replace mouse
- movements for certain activities and functions.
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- Alt F4 Exit the program
- Shift ESC Exit the program
- ESC Go to Credits
- ESC during Credits Exit the program
- + Raise the master volume
- - Lower the master volume
- Shift + Raise WAV volume (speech and effects)
- Shift - Lower WAV volume (speech and effects)
- Ctrl + Raise MIDI volume (music)
- Ctrl - Lower MIDI volume (music)
- * Toggle sound on/off
- Pause Pause/Restart the animation
- Spacebar Stops current animation and skips to next
- Tab and Right Arrow Next icon (topic)
- Shift Tab and Previous icon
- Left Arrow
- Down Arrow and Next icon in that topic
- Right Mouse Click
- Up Arrow Previous icon in that topic
- Enter and Start the iconÆs scene
- Left Mouse Click
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- TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
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- If you have difficulty installing or running the program, please read
- the section below before calling our Technical Support phone line.
- By checking the few items listed below, you may be able to solve
- any difficulty you are having on your own.
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- If you are still having difficulty, call Technical Support at
- 972-498-8025. Support is available Monday - Friday from 8:00 am
- to 9:00 pm, and on Saturday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm Central Time.
- You also can reach Technical Support via America Online
- (keyword Seventh) or the Microsoft Network (Go Seventh).
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- Technical Support also is available via the World Wide Web on
- the Kids' World web page (www.kidsworld.com). By accessing this
- web page, you can download the latest technical support information
- along with demos of current and future products, register your
- products online, and participate in contests and chats with the
- celebrities and individuals involved in our products.
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- Problem:
- The program seems to run slowly.
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- Solution:
- As with any program running under Windows, the speed and the
- smoothness of the program is dependent on the speed of the hardware
- that it is running on. Hardware configurations that affect
- performance are: the amount of memory and the speed of the video
- card, the processor type, the amount of real memory and the transfer
- rate of the CD-ROM drive. You may be able to improve the performance
- of the program running on your computer by upgrading one or all of
- these elements of your computer system, depending on what you
- already have.
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- If you are running on a computer with minimum system requirements,
- make sure you have a permanent swap file of at least 5 MB set up in
- Windows.
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- Problem:
- When I try to run the program, I get a "Not enough memory" message.
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- Solution:
- On an 8 MB system, the program requires 5-10 MB of virtual memory.
- For instructions on setting virtual memory, please consult your
- Windows documentation. Make sure that there are no other
- applications open while trying to run the program. Also, check
- your CD to make sure it is clean and free of any scratches,
- smudges, or fingerprints.
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- Problem:
- The program does not display properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have a video card running in 640╫480 or 800╫600 mode
- with 256 colors. Also, make sure that you have the proper display
- driver installed. A display with more colors or running at a higher
- resolution also will work with The Universe According to Virgil
- Reality.
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- Problem:
- The program is working, but I donÆt hear any sounds.
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- Solution:
- Make sure your sound card is installed and working properly. You can
- check the sound from your sound board by using the Sound utility in
- the Control Panel. Choose one of the WAV files in the Windows
- directory and click Test.
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- Problem:
- The sound or video skips during the program.
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- Solution:
- Make sure you have at least 8 MB of RAM. Also, make sure that an
- expanded memory manager (such as EMM386, QEMM or 386MAX) is not
- reserving memory that Windows and the program will need to run
- correctly.
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- Problem:
- I canÆt get the MIDI files to play. (IÆm not getting any music.)
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- Solution:
- Most sound cards are not set up to play MIDI files unless you have a
- MIDI peripheral device attached to your computer. To set your sound
- card so that MIDI files will play without a MIDI peripheral device
- attached, follow the steps below.
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- To change your MIDI settings under Windows 95:
- 1. Select the Start Menu.
- 2. Choose Settings and open the Control Panel.
- 3. Double click the Multimedia icon and select the MIDI tab.
- 4. Select the MIDI setup file. (Check your sound card
- documentation for the correct setup file.)
- 5. Click the OK button and exit the Control Panel.
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- Problem:
- The sound and video are not synchronized properly.
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- Solution:
- Make sure that you are running the program on a 486 33 MHz or
- better IBM-compatible computer with at least 8 MB of RAM. Also,
- verify that all other programs in Windows are closed.
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- Problem:
- The sound breaks up or has a lot of static.
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- Solution:
- You may need to change the DMA setting on your sound card. Please
- check the documentation for your sound card for instructions on
- how to change the settings. We recommend setting the 16-bit DMA
- to the same channel as the 8-bit DMA.
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- Problem:
- The volume is too low or too high.
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- Solution:
- You can adjust the volume using the + and ¡ keys within the
- program.
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