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                         Screamin'3D README 
                            October 1996            
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              (c) Copyright Sierra On-Line, Inc., 1996




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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view Readme.txt on screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.

To print Readme.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and
then use the Print command on the File menu.




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THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING SCREAMIN'3D
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We think you’ve made an excellent choice.   Your Screamin’3D delivers 
better 2D and 3D graphics performance than graphics adapters made less
than a year ago costing ten times as much, and better 3D game play 
performance than any other Windows95 graphics accelerator. 




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OPERATING SYSTEMS AND SCREAMIN'3D
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Screamin’3D is designed for personal computer systems using the Windows95
operating system.  Screamin’3D can be used with some other operating 
systems, but Sierra may not support such use.

Included with your Screamin'3D are drivers for Windows95, Windows 3.1, 
and Speedy3D, and support for Direct Draw, Direct 3D, and Active Movie. 
We expect to offer drivers for WindowsNT 3.51, WindowsNT 4.0, OpenGL,
and Heidi.

Look for these new drivers, as well as upgrades to your existing drivers
and Screamin'3D BIOS and Vérité Microcode, on the Sierra BBS and Web site.




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Online Manual
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Screamin'3D comes with an Online Manual to assist you when working in 
Windows95, and to explain the Screamin'3D Graphics Toolkit utilities.  
You can access the Online Manual once you have run the Screamin'3D Setup 
Program in three ways:

1)	From the Windows95 Start button Programs menu under Screamin'3D,

2)	From the Windows95 Taskbar Screamin'3D Control Menu, or

3)	From the Screamin'3D Information tab in the Display Properties
	Control Panel.




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TROUBLESHOOTING
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Information on Troubleshooting is available in your Screamin'3D Users 
Guide and in the Online Help Manual.  


If you are experiencing trouble with a non 'Plug and Play' networking
card:

A few non-Plug and Play networking cards claim the same PCI resources as
Screamin'3D.  To resolve this conflict, try removing the networking card
from the Device Manager (in the System Properties Control Panel), then 
restarting Windows95.  Windows95 will reinstall the card on restart, and 
may reassign different PCI resources, clearing the conflict.  If this 
does not work, launch the Windows95 Hardware Conflict Troubleshooter from
Windows Help, and follow the directions to clear the conflict.


If you are able to run your games successfully within Windows, but cannot
use your mouse, joystick, soundcard, or other hardware in DOS:

Many computer systems are sold with only Windows configured.  Mice and
other pointing devices such as joysticks, soundcards, and other peripheral 
hardware can often be run by Windows without being fully installed and 
configured.  To operate in DOS, however, they must be fully installed and 
configured.  Refer to your product manual for installation and 
configuration instructions should you experience a hardware peripheral 
that functions in Windows mode but not in DOS mode. 




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CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Please see the text file readme2.txt for the updated contact information.