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- Welcome to CompuServeCD.
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- CompuServeCD is a multimedia companion to the CompuServe Information Service.
- It combines CD ROM-based information, applications, sound, graphics and video
- with CompuServe's online services in an interplay that capitalizes on each
- medium's strengths. CompuServeCD is the first step toward delivery of
- multimedia information on the "Information Superhighway." CompuServe CD taps
- CD ROM's full visual and auditory capabilities, and delivers to CompuServe
- members more efficiency and ease in locating, understanding and using
- information. CompuServeCD viewers can expect demo versions of commercial
- software, complete versions and updates to popular shareware, updates to
- CompuServe Information Manager, audio-visually enhanced tutorial and shopping
- services, selected files from forum libraries, and much more. There is an
- on-disc File Finder for locating program, text files and graphics and
- downloading them from CompuServe.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND INSTALLATION
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- CompuServeCD System Requirements:
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- MPC Standard PC
- Windows 3.1 or Higher
- 4 meg RAM
- 256 colors
- 640x480 monitor resolution
- 8-bit Sound Blaster or equivalent
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- Highly Recommended:
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- MPC 2
- Double speed CD ROM drive
- 16-bit sound card with MIDI support
- External speakers
- 8 meg RAM
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- CompuServeCD requires 5 meg of disk space, plus 2.6 meg for WinCIM and
- .4 meg for Viewer for Windows if these programs are not already resident on
- the system.
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- Installation:
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- The following is a step-by-step process to install CompuServe CD and create a
- Program Manager group on your hard disk. CompuServeCD does not have to be
- reinstalled for each new issue. CompuServe alerts users to upgrades as needed.
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- >Insert CompuServeCD disc into CD ROM drive
- >From Windows 3.x, install CompuServeCD to hard disk, as follows:
- >Using Program Manager, choose the RUN command from the File menu
- >Enter D:\SETUP (replace D: with the letter of your CD ROM drive)
- >Follow the instructions that appear on your screen; CompuServeCD icons
- will appear in your CompuServe program group.
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- Running CompuServeCD:
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- >Be sure the disc is in the CD ROM drive
- >From Program Manager, double click CompuServeCD Startup
- >Select the CompuServeCD magazine displayed on the left of the Startup
- window to open the magazine. If a magazine image is not visible, select
- Preferences from the File menu and enter the letter of your CD ROM drive.
- When you open the magazine, you'll see the cover, and find an overview
- movie called "Scan This Issue" containing the current month's content
- highlights.
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS
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- > If you are experiencing problems with the CompuServe CD connection to
- to the online information service, you may need to install a later version
- of WinCIM. Follow these steps:
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- 1) Run CompuServe CD's Startup program
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- 2) Click on [Connections]
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- 3) Click on [Install WinCIM]
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- > If you are experiencing problems with article text that does not fit
- properly on your screen or WinCIM seems to run slowly and time-out often,
- then you may have an out-of-date video driver. Try resetting your Windows
- video option to a standard 256 VGA mode by running the Windows Setup
- program.
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- IF YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS OR HAVE QUESTIONS
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- There are several avenues for getting help:
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- > The CompuServeCD Forum (GO CDSUPPORT), is available to all CompuServe
- members, and is free of connect time charges. Technical support staff and
- CompuServeCD editors monitor the Forum to answer users' questions and take
- suggestions.
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- > CompuServeCD also has a toll-free telephone support service at
- 1-800-CDROM-89 (in the USA). Telephone support is also available in the
- United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia, and in several other European
- and Pacific nations. Please see page 2 of the article, "A Guide To Help,"
- located in the Member Services Department of this disc and click on the "For
- worldwide assistance" text extension icon for a complete listing of all
- numbers.
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- > Feedback: Select "Create Feedback Memo" on the Connections menu from any
- page of the magazine to create and send messages directly to us.
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- > Also, refer to the HELP file on this disc.
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- (c) 1994 CompuServe Incorporated. CompuServeCD (tm) is a trademark of
- CompuServe(r) Incorporated, an H&R Block Company. Asymetrix (r) is a
- registered trademark and ToolBook (tm) is a trademark of Asymetrix Corp-
- oration. Microsoft (r) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
- and Windows (tm) is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Sound Blaster
- is a trademark of Creative Labs, Inc. WinCIM (tm) is a registered trademark
- of CompuServe Incorporated. MPC (tm) is a trademark of the Multimedia PC
- Marketing Council. Portions of CompuServeCD were developed for CompuServe by
- Metatec (r) Corporation and incorporates technology used under license from
- Fulcrum Technologies, Inc.
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