
                        README for Reference Desk
  
              PC/TCP OnNet 1.2 and PC/TCP Network Software 3.1
                               (January 1995)

Contents
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Network Installation
Hardware Requirements
Software Requirements
System Fonts
Search Feature



This file describes ancillary information, bug fixes, and enhancements that
do not appear in other FTP Software documentation.

Network Installation

Network installations that support server configurations of Reference Desk are
documented in Getting Started. You can 
  - create a server from which users can install Reference Desk
  - allow users to store books on the server
The size of the Reference Desk installation has been reduced by approximately
50% since the previous release because of new compression techniques.


Hardware Requirements
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	- An 80386SX 16MHz processor
	- 7 MB hard-disk space if you install all titles on your PC 
	- At least 2MB RAM
        - Microsoft compatible mouse
	- 4-bit VGA graphics adapter with color VGA monitor
        - Optional. MPC-compatible CD ROM

Software Requirements
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	- Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later (enhanced mode)
	- MS DOS version 3.30 or later


System Fonts
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Reference Desk online books use three standard Windows True Type fonts:

	- Arial (Normal, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)
	- Courier New (Normal, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)
	- Times New Roman (Normal, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic)

By default, these fonts reside in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory with the 
file extension .FOT.

If one or more of these fonts are missing from your system, install them 
from the Microsoft Windows 3.1 distribution media using the Fonts dialog 
in the Control Panel. Consult the Microsoft Windows documentation and/or 
the Control Panel's online helpfor specific instructions.

If you choose not to install the necessary fonts, Windows substitutes
available fonts. While Reference Desk does run without the correct fonts, 
the appearance of the online books may be unsatisfactory.

Search Feature
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The MicroSoft Multimedia Viewer search capability operates on one book at
a time. It does not search across multiple titles.  Similarly, the 
Index feature lists words from the index of the current book only.
Select and open a book before you use Search or Index.
