DOCUMENT:Q147140 08-NOV-2001 [homemm] TITLE :Macintosh Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright: ReadMe Contents PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright for the Macintosh, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The following article contains a complete copy of the Readme file included on The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright compact disc. MORE INFORMATION ================ ------------------------------------------------------------ The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright Read Me: ------------------------------------------------------------ This file contains information on the following topics: 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING THE ULTIMATE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - What you need to run The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright 2. MEMORY USE - The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright memory usage - How to make it run on low-memory machines 3. PERFORMANCE - Tips on what to do if The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright is running slowly 4. SCREEN SIZE AND COLOR CONFIGURATION - What makes The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright look best 5. SOUND PROBLEMS - Common problems playing sounds and how to fix them ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR RUNNING THE ULTIMATE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT ------------------------------------------------------------------ To run The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright you need: - Any Macintosh computer that supports a 256-color, 640 x 480 (13- inch) or higher resolution monitor - System 7.0 or later - 8 MB of random-access memory (RAM) - At least 2 MB of available hard disk space - CD-ROM drive (double-speed recommended) The Installer on the CD will add any necessary files to your System Folder. It will also copy The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright applications to a folder titled "Frank Lloyd Wright" on your hard disk; this makes the programs load a little faster when they're launched. The text, sounds and images remain on the CD, so you will still need to insert the CD to run The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright. You can launch The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright applications directly from the CD. However, to play the movies and hear the sounds, QuickTime 2.0 or later must be installed in your System Folder. If The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright can't find these critical files, it will ask you to run the Installer. You can also install QuickTime manually by dragging the files from the System Files folder on the CD onto your System Folder icon and then restarting your computer. ------------- 2. MEMORY USE ------------- The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright should run on any Macintosh with at least 8 MB of RAM. However, if 2,600K of memory is not free when you select Modeling Wright from the main menu, a warning message will be displayed indicating there is insufficient memory available to launch the Modeling Wright application. Most users with 8 MB of RAM will not experience problems, but if your system takes up more than 2 MB, you may need to adjust memory usage using one of the following techniques: - Run only one application at a time. If other applications are running, close them and re-launch The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright. - Reduce the amount of memory being used by your system software. To do this, return to the Finder and select About This Macintosh... from the Apple menu at the top left corner of your screen. The Largest Unused Block needs to be greater than 6,000K to run The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright and Modeling Wright. If the only item listed in the About This Macintosh dialog is System Software, and the Largest Unused Block is less than 6,000K, you need to reduce the amount of memory consumed by your system software. Refer to your Macintosh documentation for detailed instructions on how to reduce system RAM usage, but some general suggestions follow: a. Open the Memory control panel and check the Disk Cache setting. To free up the most memory for The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright, set the cache to 32K. b. Large numbers of fonts and sounds consume excessive amounts of system memory. Removing those that you aren't using will make more memory available. c. Third party system extensions such as screen savers, fax software, desktop pictures, menu-modifying utilities and other system enhancements increase the amount of memory consumed by your system. Removing some or all of these extensions will increase the amount of memory available to applications. Be sure to save anything you remove from your System Folder and place it in a separate folder on your disk so that you can replace it later. - The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright application is pre-set to a preferred memory size of 3,400K. You can change the amount of memory the program uses by clicking on The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright icon, choosing Get Info from the File menu, and then typing a new value for Preferred Size. If you don't have enough memory to launch The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright with the default settings, you can set the application to use less memory. NOTE: Be warned that a low memory setting may cause the program to perform poorly. For example, The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright may not play sounds or display pop-up windows if it runs out of memory. If you allocate less than 3,000K, these problems are likely to result. - If you find that you do not have enough available memory to run Modeling Wright from the main menu, you can quit The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright and launch Modeling Wright as a stand-alone application. -------------- 3. PERFORMANCE -------------- If The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright seems to run slowly or its sounds are interrupted, check the following: - Are you running on a Macintosh with low memory? Check the previous section, MEMORY USE. - Are you using Virtual Memory? You may find that movies and other sounds are choppy or interrupted. For best performance, turn off Virtual Memory by opening the Memory control panel, disabling the Virtual Memory option, and then restarting your computer. - Is File Sharing enabled? Although File Sharing itself should not cause a problem, any network activity may cause The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright (as well as other applications) to run more slowly. For best performance, turn off File Sharing in the Sharing Setup control panel. - The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright is designed to work properly on single-speed CD-ROM drives with 150K/sec or faster transfer rates. Double-speed CD-ROM drives (or ones with even faster transfer rates) will provide much better performance in some sections of the product. If your CD-ROM drive has a sustained transfer rate of less than 150K/sec, it may be not be able to supply audio and video information to the Macintosh at the speed required for smooth playback. Contact your CD-ROM vendor for details on your CD-ROM drive's transfer rate and information on improving the performance of your CD-ROM drive. -------------------------------------- 4. SCREEN SIZE AND COLOR CONFIGURATION -------------------------------------- On startup, The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright checks your monitor configuration. If your monitor settings can be adjusted to display 256 colors, the program will ask you for permission to switch the settings. Your previous configuration will be automatically restored when you quit the application. The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright is not designed to run in color modes other than 256 colors or on monitors displaying less than 640 x 480 pixels (e.g., Color Classics or 12" monitors). ----------------- 5. SOUND PROBLEMS ----------------- Sounds may be inaudible if the sound level is turned down. To set the sound level, open the Sound control panel and experiment with the speaker volume setting until you find a comfortable sound level. If you set the sound level to maximum, you may get some sound distortion. Ensure external speakers are connected properly and turned on; you will generally be able to adjust sound level with the external speaker volume knob as well as with the Sound control panel. If your Macintosh is running with Virtual Memory turned on, you may find that sounds will break up. For best performance, turn off Virtual Memory by opening the Memory control panel, disabling the Virtual Memory option, and then restarting your computer. If sounds do not play at all and you are running The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright on a PowerPC, check to see if you are running RAM Doubler version 1.5.1. If you are, disable RAM Doubler, remove it from the Extensions Folder in your System Folder, and restart your computer. Contact the manufacturer of RAM Doubler for information on updated versions. 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