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  Interplay Productions     -     Virtual Snooker     -      Celeris, Inc.
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  This file contains important information about Virtual Snooker.

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			Configuring Virtual Snooker 
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  From DOS: 
  Place the Virtual Snooker CD into your CD-ROM drive.  From 
  the command prompt, type d:INSTALL (where d: is the drive letter of your
  CD-ROM drive).  Follow the instructions to install Virtual Snooker to 
  your hard drive.
  When the game is finished installing, type SNOOKER to play.  Note: you 
  must have the Virtual Snooker CD in your CD-ROM drive to play.
  
  From Windows 3.xx:
  Place your Virtual Snooker CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.  Go to 
  the Dos command prompt by double clicking the DOS PROMPT icon in 
  your Windows environment and then follow the instructions above.

  From Win95:
  A SETUP program has been included for Win95 users.  After inserting 
  your Virtual Snooker CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, click on the
  START button and select RUN from the menu.  Type D:\SETUP (where D: is
  the letter of your CD-ROM drive).  Follow the instructions to install
  the Virtual Snooker.
  
  The first time you run the game, a configuration program will allow you 
  to set up your display and sound options.  Just follow the on-screen 
  instructions to set up your video driver, sound card, and mouse (if 
  necessary).

  To change your configuration at a later time, simply select the Configure
  Virtual Snooker item from the Main Menu.

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			  Electronic Registration
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		       Interplay's World Wide Web Site
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  Interplay's World Wide Web site is an Internet service designed to give
  you the latest information about Interplay and our products.

  The site features our demos, upgrades, product information and ordering
  information.

  From your Internet account, point your favorite browser to:
  http://www.interplay.com/

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			       Memory Managers
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  Virtual Snooker does not require a memory manager, but should
  run ok with all of them in most configurations.

  You may have problems running Virtual Snooker with QEMM.
  To disable QEMM, push ALT while the system is booting.

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				 Sound Cards
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  Virtual Snooker only uses Sound Blaster digitized sound for 
  effects during the game.  If you have a different sound card, make sure
  that its Sound Blaster emulation is turned on.  Also, make sure that
  the BLASTER environment variable contains the correct settings.  See
  your sound card's installation procedures for more information.

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				Video Drivers
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  Virtual Snooker can be run at higher resolutions with the 3DVX 
  video drivers. The drivers are graphics chip specific.  

  You should choose the driver which provides you with the highest 
  resolution possible and still maintains a rapid update rate. You
  can turn off the room background or make the window smaller to increase 
  the frame rate. Higher resolution drivers require more video memory. 
  See the Memory Requirements section below. Current revisions of drivers 
  do not check how much memory is on the card; so if it doesn't work, try 
  a lower resolution.

  If you don't know what chip is on your video card, try using 
  auto-detection in the config program.  This program is not 
  guaranteed to properly identify all chips. If you can't 
  run with the driver selected by auto-detection, try pulling
  out your video card and looking for a name and ID on the
  graphics chip. The graphics chip will usually be the largest
  chip on the board.

  If a chip specific driver does not work, try the VESA Planar Multi Page 
  driver. If that does not work, use the VESA Linear Single Page driver.
  If all else fails, use the VGA driver.

  Video memory requirements for drivers:
	 320x240 VGA driver                           256 KB
	 640x480 3DVX chip specific drivers             1 MB
	1024x768 3DVX chip specific drivers             2 MB
	 640x480 VESA Planar Multi Page                 1 MB
	1024x768 VESA Planar Multi Page                 2 MB
	 640x480 VESA Single Page                     512 KB
	1024x768 VESA Single Page                       1 MB

  New drivers will be made available on the Interplay BBS (see below).

  There are hardware bugs in some early versions of the S3801/805 chipsets.
  You may see pixels reversed in columns on the screen.  The accelerator
  may not work on some chips.  There is no fix for these bugs.

  The ET4000/W32 Accelerated chip will not work under WINDOWS.  If you 
  have a video card with this chip use the non-accelerated driver for Windows.

  Note that there is a different driver for the ET4000/W32P version of the
  chip. The ET4000/W32 driver will not work for the P version.

  If there isn't a driver for your board, let us know by posting a message
  on the Interplay BBS.  If we get a sufficient number of requests for a
  chip, we'll try to write a driver for it.  ISA graphics boards will not
  be supported because they lack the necessary performance at high 
  resolution.

  The movie player uses a VESA mode.  If you can't play movies and get a
  message that the graphics mode can't be set, try installing a VESA
  driver.

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				Modem Play
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  The Virtual Snooker Demo supports two players over a telephone line via
  modem.  Virtual Snooker Demo comes with a file that specifies how to
  initialize your modem for gameplay.  If you have problems getting your
  modem to connect, you can edit the MODEM.INI file in the Virtual Snooker
  directory.  Use your favorite text editor (NOTEPAD in Windows, or EDIT
  in DOS for instance) and change the initialization string.  Here are a few
  strings that have proved helpful:

  "AT&F &D2 &C1 S0=0"  - This works best with USRobotics Sportster 28.8
			 and Multitech modems.
  "AT&F"
  "AT&F1"

  If you continue to have problems, please feel free to call Interplay's
  Technical Support for assistance.  Phone numbers are listed below.
	   
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			   Known Windows Problems
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  The ET4000/W32 Accelerated Chipset will not work under WINDOWS.  If you
  have a card with this chipset, use the non-accelerated driver if you are
  running under Windows.

  Some older Sound Blaster and Media Vision cards will not function under
  WINDOWS.  If you're having problems getting the sound to work while
  playing from WINDOWS, and are getting a "sound device in use message",
  close any application that may be using sound.  If you still get the
  message, the problem is a sound driver bug.  You can probably download an
  updated sound driver from your board manufacturer.  Creative Labs has a
  new driver for older Sound Blaster cards.

  Selecting Sound Blaster sound when configuring Virtual Snooker under
  Windows may cause the movie player to hang.  If you configure Virtual
  Snooker in Windows and select Sound Blaster, restart Windows before
  playing any movies.  You must hit ESC to bypass the movies at the start
  of Virtual Snooker.

  Some Windows users may experience difficulties switching between
  Snooker and other applications.  The Virtual Snooker Demo will often
  experience video problems or in some cases cannot be restored.

  In some cases the Autodetect may not detect the video drivers correctly
  in Windows or in Windows 95.  If this happens try using the 640 X 480
  VESA Single Page driver.

  In some cases the Configuration Program will not run from the Virtual                        
  Snooker Main Menu in Win95.  If you experience this problem, run 
  CONFIG.EXE from within the folder where Virtual Snooker was installed.
			  
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			     Technical Support
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  European Inquiries: Call Interplay Productions on +44 (0) 1628 423666
  or fax at +44 (0) 1628 423777.

  Or write to:  Customer Support
		Interplay Productions, Ltd.
		Harleyford Manor
		Harleyford
		Henley Road
		Marlow
		Buckinghamshire
		SL7 2DX
		ENGLAND

  US Inquiries: Call Interplay Technical Support at (714) 553-6678 or
  call one of the services listed below:

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				Interplay BBS
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  Interplay operates a Multi-Line BBS running WildCat!  Software for
  Customer Support, Questions, and game fixes.  The number is 714-252-2822.
  Modem settings are 300-28.8k, V.32, V.42, 8-N-1.  This is a FREE service.

  After logging onto the Interplay BBS, join the Virtual Snooker Conference,
  (conference 7).  To do this from the MAIN MENU, first type "M" to switch
  to the MESSAGE MENU, then type "J" for "JOIN," then enter "7" to join
  Conference 7.  Once you have switched to the Virtual Snooker Conference you
  can (R)ead Messages left by others, (E)nter New Messages to our resident
  Virtual Snooker Expert, and even download additional trick shots, (if you
  have the CD-ROM version of Virtual Snooker).

  To Download Files, join Conference 7 as described above, type "F" for the
  FILES MENU, and then enter "L" to LIST the available files in this area.

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			       IMPORTANT NOTE
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  Different File Areas are available depending on which Conference you are
  currently in.  If you're looking for Virtual Snooker files, be sure to
  (J)oin Conference 7 BEFORE you enter the (F)ile Area.

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			       America Online
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  From AOL you can e-mail Interplay Customer Support at IPTECH.  To reach
  our customer board in the Industry Connection, press CTRL-K for "Go to
  Keyword."  Then type INTERPLAY in the keyword window.  In addition to
  reading and leaving messages, you can download fixes and demos from the
  "Software Libraries."

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				 CompuServe
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  On CompuServe we are located in the Game Publishers B Forum.  Just type
  GO GAMEPUB at any ! prompt.  Then select section 4 for Interplay
  Productions.  You can leave technical support questions there.  You can
  also download fixes and demos from Library 4 in the GAMEPUB.  The best
  place for game play hints is in the GAMERS forum, (type GO GAMERS).
  
  If you are not already a CompuServe member, you can call CompuServe toll-
  free at 1-800-524-3388 and ask Representative #354 for a free
  introductory membership and a $15 usage credit.

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				    GEnie
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  We are located in the Games RoundTable hosted by Scorpia.  To get there,
  type M805;1 at any ? prompt.  Then select "Category 13" for Interplay
  Productions.  Demos and patches are available in the Libraries.

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		  Prodigy (r) Interactive Personal Service
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  You may send e-mail directly to us from Prodigy at ID PLAY99B.

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				  Internet
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  You can reach Interplay Technical Support over the Internet by addressing
  e-mail to:  support@interplay.com

  Many Interplay demos and patches are also available at Internet FTP
  sites.

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				Game Charter
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  -Avoid playing when tired. Play for no more than one hour at a time.
  -Sit well away from the screen.
  -Play games in well lit areas.
  -Reduce the brightness of the screen to darken the contrast.
  -Use as small a screen as possible.
  -These tips will help you enjoy your games playing more and maximise your
   performance.

  Only 1500 people in the UK are photosensitive epileptics (sensitive to
  flickering lights).  These are the only people who may develop an
  epileptic reaction to playing computer and video games.

  REMEMBER, COMPUTER AND VIDEO GAMES ARE FUN
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  pertain to computer software.  The CD-ROM is not copy-protected. This
  does not mean you can make unlimited copies.

  NOTICE: Interplay reserves the right to make modifications or improvements
  to the product as seen or described in this manual and/or CD-ROM at any
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