O C T O B E R 1990 P R O D U C T T R A I N I N G CD-ROM
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This TeachText note covers overall issues for this October 1990 Product Training CD-ROM. Because the new product stacks on this disc was created prior to the release date for HyperCard 2.0, some of the features mentioned in the liner notes booklet may have changed.
Be sure to read other READ ME files located elsewhere on this disc.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
There are three versions of each of the new product training stacks on this disc: COLOR, BW and MINIMUM.
The versions labled with the suffix "COLOR" may be used with any Macintosh which has at least 2.5 MB of RAM and a color monitor capable of displaying 640 x 480 pixels.
IF YOU ARE USING MULTIFINDER, YOU MUST HAVE
AT LEAST 4 MB RAM TO RUN THE COLOR STACKS PROPERLY.
If you have a Macintosh Classic, Plus, SE or SE/30, a Macintosh II with less than 2.5 MB RAM, a monochrome monitor, or a color monitor which displays less than 640 x 480 pixels, please be sure to use the stacks with the suffix "BW".
Although 2 MB is recommended to run the BW stack versions, they will operate in a Macintosh with as little as 1MB RAM but only if the System file contains the minimum font set and the System Folder contains only the standard set of Control Panel Deviced (CDEVs: ie; Mouse, Monitors, Key Caps, etc.). Animations will not function in 1MB systems.
For those persons who need access to the information contained in these stacks, but do not have direct access to a CD-ROM player, a folder named MINIMUM STACKS contains versions of the product stacks which may be copied onto floppy disks. Each stack will fit on an 800K floppy.
Please read the READ ME -- MINIMUM STACKS before copying or using the minimum stacks.
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TO USE THE MATERIALS ON THIS CD-ROM:
You first must copy several files onto your system's hard disk drive. These are located in the COPY ME folder at the top of the CD-ROM's desktop window.
COPY THE CONTENTS OF THIS FOLDER, NOT THE ACTUAL FOLDER. Open this folder and transfer the contents to your hard disk. If you place these files in a new folder on your hard disk, be sure to remember where on your disk you have placed the file ATS PREFS 10.90 file as you will be asked for its location each time you sign on to the training disc.
The ATS PREFS 10.90 file keeps track of your user name and other pertinent informarion, such as: which stacks you have completed; which stacks you have partially completed; where you left off; and your individual self-paced evaluation scores.
It also keeps track of multiple users of the disc. Each time you or anyone else sign on to this disc, you will be asked to identify yourself so the PREFS file can continue to track your progress.
Be sure to run the START ME FIRST stack before you open any of the training stacks. This stack contains information you must know in order to use this CD-ROM and help you set up your preference files.
After that, each time you use this CD-ROM, just begin by double-clicking the ATS MENU stack.
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TO MOVE FROM STACK TO STACK:
1) Click the RETURN arrow button until you return to the STACK MAP within your current stack.
2) From there, click on the MAP button (the button with the large 'M') at the bottom of the card.
3) Select the next stack you wish to use from the ATS MENU card.
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THE ARCHIVES:
An ARCHIVES folder appears on the desktop. This folder contains the HyperCard stacks for many of the Apple CPU and peripheral products released since 1988. Most of these stacks have been converted to run under HyperCard 2.0.
To access them, open the ATS MENU stack. Next, select the OTHER APPLE PRODUCTS folder icon. From there, click on your choice of archived stacks. Be sure to quit from your archive stacks by using the MAP button located at the Stack Map card of each stack. This will return you to the ATS Menu where you may make another selection, or quit.
Within the ARCHIVES folder is an additional folder named OTHER ARCHIVES. The stacks within this folder are not converted to 2.0 and should currently be run only using HyperCard 1.2.5. They are not accessible via the ATS MENU.
Please read the READ ME -- SCANNER STACKS file before using these stacks.
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PRODUCT SCANS:
This disc contains product PICT files in both 32-bit color and 8-bit grayscale. These are located in the PRODUCT SCANS folder. Also in this folder is the PICT VIEWER application. Each of the scans have been adapted so that they automatically open PICT VIEWER.
If you are using the 32-bit color scans, you must copy the file located in the folder, COPY CONTENTS TO SYSTEM FOLDER. This is the 32-BIT QUICKDRAW file necessary to view color PICTS. If you have a Macintosh with built-in 32-bit Quickdraw support (such as the Macintosh IIci and Macintosh IIfx) you do not need to copy this file.
The scans may be used as part of a demonstration, as part of your learning experience, or to gain a better understanding of the components of the October 1990 products.
Please read the READ ME -- PRODUCT SCANS file before using the product scans.
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THE EVALUATION SURVEY:
After you complete the new training stacks, please take a few minutes to fill out the EVALUATION SURVEY questionaire. Then, either:
-- print it out and send it back to us via US mail, or
-- if you have an AppleLink account, select the SAVE DISK FILE option and "Link" the disk file back to us at address PMH the next time you sign onto AppleLink.
If you print the survey out, just fold the set of printouts in half, staple at the bottom, fill in your return address and place one First Class stamp in the corner.
