We've tested this disc on our test platforms, and it works here. That doesn't mean every demo is going to work on your system--sometimes there are incompatibilities that we run into after we release the disc. For the most recent answers to common questions, go to our Web site at http://www.thenet-usa.com.
System Requirements
66MHz 486 or 66MHz PowerPC (or faster)
16MB or RAM (or more)
Video card capable of displaying millions of colors at 640 x 480 (best viewed at 1024 x 768)
Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 3.0 for Windows 95, 2.1 for Windows 3.1 and Macintosh) -- you'll find copies in the top directory of the CD under the Msie folder
QuickTime (Windows users will find it in the top directory of the CD under the Qtime folder, Mac users have it already if you're running System 7 or later)
Last but not least: A CD-ROM drive
FAQ
*Why won't the demos run?
We have tested every application on this disc to make sure it runs on our demo platforms. We can't guarantee that the apps will run on all platforms. This CD is designed to be used with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 (in the Net Tools folder under Clients). IE enables us to call a program just as though it were an HTML file and run it. If you're viewing the disc through Netscape Navigator, you'll find that it doesn't work. We don't know when or if Netscape is going to add this feature to Navigator. In the mean time, try installing IE and viewing the disc again.
*I'm running Internet Explorer and the demos still won't run. What's up?
Check a couple of things. 1) Are you running the latest version of IE (3.0)? If not, upgrade--you'll find a copy in Net Tools under Clients. 2) If it still won't work, check some other applications--is it just the one, or is it all of them. If it's just one, the file may be corrupted, or your system may not be able to run it for some other reason. 3) Check (and this may sound silly, but it happens) to make sure that you're not trying to run a Mac application from Windows or vice versa.
*They still won't run. This is really bugging me.
Go to our Web site and see if the CD-ROM section has more recent answers to your questions.
*I click to Run/Install a demo, and it prompts me to save it to my hard disk. What's up?
It could be two things. First, you're not running version 3 of Microsoft Internet Explorer (this is particularly a problem on the Macintosh). In some cases, however, the demo may need to be installed on your hard drive in order to run.
*I don't want to run Internet Explorer, but I still want to get to your demos and tools. What do I do?
Just go into our disc through the Windows File Manager (Windows 3.1), the Explorer (Windows 95), or the Macintosh Finder. You'll find a directory structure that our HTML files echo. You can browse the files and run the apps from in there. You may even find some hidden goodies. :-)
*The frames on your disc are giving me problems--what do I do?
Because of the amount of content on the disc, we decided to design it with frames. There is no non-frames version available. However, you can view navbar.htm with your browser (select File/Open File and open navbar.htm) and it will pop you through the sections. Don't click on the Home icon, however, because it will reload the frameset.
*I play a video and my screen colors get all messed up. Why?
Probably your system can't show enough colors. Try setting it to display millions of colors.
*At the end of a video, the video player crashes. Why?
Probably a bug in the video player. It doesn't seem to do much damage to our systems when it happens here, so we don't worry too much about it.
