============================= README.TXT ================================== Welcome to the Walnut Creek CDROM Sentimental Wings, May 1994 edition! =========================================================================== Known Bugs: This disc does not work when Netware drivers have been loaded. If you are currently running Netware drivers, please edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to "rem" out the lines invoking the drivers. =========================================================================== Notes on running the Sentimental Wings program "PLANES.EXE" IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO RUN SETUP.EXE TO USE Sentimental Wings. PLANES.EXE can be run directly from the CDROM without any installation steps whatsoever. Just open the file manager and click on PLANES.EXE to run the program. If you do run SETUP.EXE, it will slightly improve the performance by copying a few support files to your hard disk. Roughly 2 megabytes of hard disk space will be used if you choose to run SETUP.EXE. When SETUP.EXE is run, a new program group called "PLANES" is created and the Sentimental Wings program is placed inside it. Sentimental Wings does not use WINDOWS.INI or any other *.INI files. The files which SETUP.EXE copies to your hard disk are: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\THREED.VBX \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSAES110.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSAJT110.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VBDB200.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\VBRUN300.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDEML.DLL \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SETUPKIT.DLL \PLANES\PLANES.EXE \PLANES\WINGS.MDB If you do not run SETUP.EXE, none of these files are copied to your hard disk. When the PLANES.EXE program is run from the Program Manager in Windows, be sure that you indicate which drive the CDROM disc is loaded in. For example, if your CDROM is drive D: then the program should be run with "PLANES.EXE D:" in the File->Properties->Command Line parameter under the Program Manager. ERRORS: If the program reports "Could not find some of the CDROM files." when it is launched from an icon then make sure that the Command Line parameter (see above) indicates which drive the CD is loaded in. =============================================================================== Important Files and Directories: VIEW.EXE The menu interface for this disc for MSDOS Just invoke "VIEW" at your CDROM drive prompt to execute. PLANES.EXE Windows interface to access the disc SETUP.EXE Setup program for PLANES.EXE GIF\ Images in GIF format BMP2\ Images in BMP2 format BMP8\ Images in BMP8 format BMP24\ Images in BMP24 format JPG\ Images in JPG format (No viewer for DOS - copy only) TIF\ Images in TIF format (No viewer for DOS - copy only) =============================================================================== This disk conforms to the level 1, ISO-9660 format. All the filenames are limited to eight single-case characters, with an extension of up to three characters. Most directories have an index file named 00_index.txt that contains a description of each file in the directory. =========================================================================== USING THE VIEW PROGRAM To use this disc, merely change your drive to your CD-ROM drive (usually accomplished by entering "D:" at the MS-DOS prompt and pressing enter), then type "VIEW" in the root directory of the CD-ROM drive, then press enter. The VIEW program will then display a listing of the subdirectories and their description on the disc. Use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar up and down the screen, then press ENTER to change into any of the subdirectories. The VIEW program will then display a list of files within that particular subdirectory. (To return back to the subdirectory listing, press the ESCAPE key.) While in the list of files, the VIEW program can let you read a text file, uncompress a zipped file, or copy a file onto another drive. To read a text file, merely position the highlight bar onto the line with the filename you wish to read, then press ENTER. While reading the document, if you wish to search for a string, press either the "S" key, CONTROL-S (type "S" while holding down the Control key), or F9 then enter the string for which you wish to search. For further occurrences of the string, merely press the S key, CONTROL-S, or F9 key. You may do reverse searches by pressing R, CONTROL-R, or F10 in the same manner. To uncompress a file, position the highlight bar onto the line with the filename you wish to uncompress, then press ENTER. The screen will change to ask you to where you wish to uncompress the file, the default being a directory on your C: drive. If you wish, you may edit the destination. Press ENTER to begin uncompressing the file, or press ESCAPE to abort. After uncompressing, you will have the option to either exit out to the directory to which the VIEW program uncompressed the file, or to return to the menu; if you decide to return the menu, be sure to remember to where the file was uncompressed! To copy a file, position the highlight bar onto the line with the wish to copy, then press ENTER. The screen will change to ask you to where you wish to copy the file, the default being a directory on your C: drive. If you wish, you may edit the destination. Press ENTER to copy the file, or press ESCAPE to abort. =========================================================================== Although you may own this disc, you do not own the programs recorded on it. Many of the programs on this disc are shareware. You are free to try each program for a limited amount of time. If you are satisfied, and want to continue to use the program, you are required to register the program by sending a specified amount of money directly to the author of the program. In many cases the author will send you the most up to date version of the program and a printed manual. Please check the individual files for specific information. Please help support shareware by contributing to these authors. They make discs like this possible. =========================================================================== Walnut Creek CDROM is an approved vendor and associate member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. =========================================================================== Walnut Creek CDROM makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM, including any written by Walnut Creek. You, not Walnut Creek CDROM, assume all risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve the right to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with any file on this CDROM. 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