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THE WOODLAND TREASURY: READ ME TEXT
We strongly urge you read this document before you use the
Woodland Treasury.
1. Wordprocessing Software
The Woodland Treasury resource files are designed to run with
the resident !Draw and !Edit software on the Acorn Computer.
If you have other software which can handle these filetypes
you will be able to read the resources with it as well.
You do not need to set up any paths or printer settings to use
the resources. On newer Acorn you will not need to carry out any
system merge however on older machines you will have to use the
Merge System Files utility before you start as with any other
software application.
2. Video Files
The Woodland Treasury contains a collection of video files. To be
able to watch the videos you need Acorn's Replay movie library.
The play modules for these are on the CDROM.
If you have not played video on your computer before you will
have to install these.
Memory
When running, the Woodland Treasury needs memory to run both the
search interface your resource reading software. Please shut down
any other applications you are running, especially if you only have
4Mb of RAM. Some of the topic files have a number of pictures in
them and may take some time to load on slower machines.
Viewing Topics
When viewing a topic you should close the file before returning to
the search interface. If you do not do this each time you open a
new topic more memory will be used up and eventually you will run
out of memory.
Topics List and Paths of Topic Files
There are two useful text files in the top-level on the CD Rom.
1. TOPICS This contains lists of all the topics under their class
headings.
2. FILES This contains a single list of all the topics and their
file paths.
Page Setup
The page set up used in the !Draw and !Edit files has been done using a
standard blank page template with a 2.0cm margin at the top and a 2.5cm
margin on both sides and at the bottom. Most printers have a print area
that prints this page out normally. If your printer has settings narrower
than this page area however some re-formatting may occur. This may lead
to a blank page being printed out on occasion or a diagram moving onto a
second page. We cannot control your printer or printer offset but we have
tried to make the page size as standard as we can.
Starting The Woodland Treasury
When you start the program you will see a title screen. Click on the lock
of the treasure chest to enter the topics section.Remember that the videos
and maps are started from separate icons in the program groups.
Displaying The Woodland Treasury
If Woodland Treasury appears not to be displaying properly on the screen,
make sure your computer is set to the correct Screen Mode. We recommend
Mode 28 as a default.
Getting Further Help
The application has no user guide. However, if you feel the need for
further help please contact us directly. Email is our preferred method.
Enjoy yourself.
We hope your children benefit from the resources we have provided.
Technical Support
Tel: 01962 - 870980
Fax: 01962 - 870699
E-mail: main@compuserve.com
Credits
Editors: Eben Wilson (Executive Producer, Main Multimedia)
David Fisher (Education Officer, Forestry Commission)
Writers: Wendy Webb (Producer, Main Multimedia)
Paul Hibberd (New Forest Ranger)
Andrew Norris (New Forest Ranger)
Program: John Brosnan and Ian Cripps
Design: Linda Yeodal, Mike Sumner
Illustrations: Cy Baker
With thanks to:
Mike Seddon, Recreation Manager, Forestry Commission, Lyndhurst.
Alison Field, Operations Manager, Forestry Commission, Lyndhurst.
Trevor Benton, The Esso Living Tree Campaign
We also express our thanks to all those who contributed to the video segments.
We are sad to report that Colin Tubbs died in 1997. His contribution to the
debate over conservation in the New Forestlives on through his work.
Copyright: Forestry Commission and Main Multimedia 1997