
                            ISLAND OF DR. BRAIN
                           HOW TO USE THIS PATCH


First, we'd like to apologize for any inconvenience you have experienced
with your "The Island of Dr. Brain" program.  The patches that accompany
this "README" file will fix all the situations that are known as of the
date of this README file (shown by the dir command).

The following instructions will provide a step by step procedure to update
your current version of "The Island of Dr. Brain".  If you are uncertain or
need assistance with using this patch, please contact our Technical Support
Department.  Information on how to reach Technical Support will be provided
at the end of this file.


HOW TO USE THIS PATCH

1. Use the DOS "copy" command to copy the patches to the same directory
that your "Island of Dr. Brain" game files are located.  In most cases, the
game files are in directory c:\SIERRA\BRAIN2, although this will change if
you chose a different hard drive or directory when you were installing "The
Island of Dr. Brain."  Here's an example of the copy command:

COPY B:*.* C:\SIERRA\BRAIN2

This example copy command will copy all the files from the current
directory on drive b: to the "Island of Dr. Brain" game directory on drive
c:.  This example assumes that the patch disk is in drive b: and that the
game files are in the \SIERRA\BRAIN2 directory on drive c:.

2. Once all the patches are in your game directory, then you're ready to
go!  The only cloud on the horizon now is that your previously saved games
may no longer be usable.  Try restoring from a previous saved game.
Preferably go back at least 2 saved games.

If you do experience a problem, you may need to delete all the files with
the name "BRAINSG".  The following commands will do this for you:

A)  C: 
B)  CD\
C)  DEL C:\SIERRA\BRAIN2\BRAINSG.*

3. Included are manual install instructions if you had problems trying to
install using the normal install program.

                             Island of Dr Brain
                  Manual Installation Instructions (rev A)

Sierra On-Line's Technical Support department prepared the following
instructions as an added service to our customers.  PLEASE NOTE:  Sierra
does not make any claims, guarantees, and/or promises that the following
instructions will work on any and/or all computer systems.

If you have had a problem with the Install program that came with the game,
the following steps should get Island of Dr. Brain onto the hard drive and
allow you to run the game.  In order to install Island of Dr. Brain, you
will need at least 7 Megs of free hard disk space for installation.

Note: Use these instructions only as a last resort.  You might want to try
to create the Boot Disk under the Install option and try re-installing the
game under the Boot environment.   If that fails, then the following
instructions should work for you:

1) Make a BRAIN2 subdirectory within the Sierra directory.  For more
information on how to perform this task, please consult you DOS manual.
Place the Startup / Disk 1 into the floppy drive.

2) From the BRAIN2 prompt on the hard drive, follow the instructions below
(if you are using the B: drive for installation, substitute B: for A:)

COPY  A:\*.*  <ENTER>

3) Insert the next disk in the drive and copy the contents of that disk
into the BRAIN2 subdirectory by using the same command as in step 2. Do the
same for all remaining game disks.  NOTE: It is important that you copy all
game disks in sequential order.  Failure to do so can cause the game to
lock up.

4) Once all of the disks have been copied, you will need to link the
necessary game files together.  To accomplish this, make sure you are at
the BRAIN2 prompt and follow the steps listed below.

a) COPY  /B  RESOURCE.P0?  RESOURCE.000  <ENTER>
b) DEL  RESOURCE.P0?  <ENTER>
c) COPY  /B  RESOURCE.A0?  RESOURCE.AUD  <ENTER>
d) DEL  RESOURCE.A0?  <ENTER>

5) Now that the game is installed, you must run the INSTALL program to
select the hardware options appropriate for your system.  At the BRAIN2
prompt, type INSTALL  <ENTER> and follow the menu prompts as they appear.
Once finished, you should be able to run the game by typing BRAIN2 <ENTER>.

If you continue to experience any problems, or if you have any questions
concerning any of the above steps, our Technical Support Team will be
more than happy to assist you.  Please call (206) 644-4343 between 8:15 a.m.
and 4:45 p.m., Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday,   We can be
reached by Fax at (206) 644-7697, or by mail at the following address:

Sierra On-Line
P.O. BOX 85006 
Bellevue, WA 98015-8506
Attention: Technical Support

You can also reach our Technical Support Team on one of the following
services:

Sierra BBS          (206) 644-0112 or telnet bbs.sierra.com  
Compuserve          GO SIERRA
America Online      Keyword: Sierra
Internet            support@sierra.com or http://www.sierra.com

Please outline the problems along with the specific information about your 
computer system, and we will gladly respond to your letter, fax, or BBS 
message as soon as possible.  When contacting us by fax or BBS please 
allow 24-48 hours for turnaround.  During weekends or holidays, there may 
be some delays.

To better serve our European customers with technical problems and disk 
replacements, Sierra U.K Customer Support or Coktel Customer Support can 
be reached at the following address:

Sierra On-Line Limited                  Coktel Vision
Unit 2, Theale Technology Centre,       Parc Tertiaire de Meudon
Station Road                            Immeuble "Le Newton"
Theale, Berkshire RG7 4AA               25 rue Jeanne Braconnier
United Kingdom                          92366 Meudon La Fort Cedex
Main: (44) 1-734-303171                 France
Fax : (44) 1-734-303201                 Main: (33) 1-46-01-4650
BBS : (44) 1-734-304227                 Fax : (33) 1-46-31-7172

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