

                    OS/2 Warp Demonstration CD


Introduction:

    The 'OS/2 Warp Demo CD' has been designed to explain some of the 
main advantages of OS/2 Warp in an exciting multimedia presentation,
which incorporates high quality text, graphics, audio and video.  

    The presentation does not require user-interaction and is not 
technical.  It is designed for people with low to intermediate computer 
knowledge.  

    Once the demo has completed, it restarts automatically and is 
therefore ideal for use in shop windows, presentation booths or computer 
fairs.  The demo prevents the user from using the keyboard and mouse and 
so protects the system from unwanted interference.  


Hardware and software requirements:

    The demo runs under OS/2 with the multimedia option (MMPM/2).  This 
option is installed by default during the installation of OS/2.

    The minimum machine specification to run the demo is a 486 DX 33 
with 8 MB of memory (at least 12 MB is recommended).  

    An additional 45 MB of free disk space is required, (each additional 
language version requires 1.5 MB).  The OS/2 boot drive should have at 
least 15 MB of free 'swapper' space.  

    The minimum (and recommended) screen resolution is 640x480x256 
colours, this gives optimum performance and the demo completely fill the 
screen.  To change the resolution of your system:  from the desktop, 
double-click on 'OS/2 System', double-click on 'System Setup', 
double-click on 'System', change the resolution as required, shutdown 
and reboot to activate any changes.  


Installation:

    For full details of how to install the demo refer to the translated 
readme files:  

      READMEDK.TXT - Danish
      READMEFR.TXT - French
      READMEGR.TXT - German
      READMEIT.TXT - Italian
      READMENL.TXT - Dutch
      READMENO.TXT - Norwegian
      READMEPO.TXT - Portuguese
      READMESP.TXT - Spanish
      READMESU.TXT - Finnish
      READMESV.TXT - Swedish 
      READMEUK.TXT - UK English
      READMEUS.TXT - US English

    This readme file includes the very latest information, and overrides 
any information in the translated readme files.  The two main 
corrections are that the demo no longer runs directly from the CD and 
that the soundcard is now optional.  

    It is strongly recommended that the appropriate file be printed 
before installation begins, particularly since the password is required 
to unlock the keyboard once the system is rebooted.  


General:

    Please be aware that the demo will run slightly slower during its 
first 'loop' after startup.  This is due to the extra system activity in 
loading various elements of the demonstration into memory.  The 
demonstration will achieve and maintain normal running speed on the 
second 'loop'.  

    While the demo is running the keyboard is disabled.  To exit from 
the demonstration, press F9 and follow the instructions displayed on the 
screen, selecting the desired option from the 'options panel'.  The 
password requested is 'OS/2*WARP'.  

    Once installed, the demo will start automatically on system boot up.  
To stop this happening, edit the 'startup.cmd' file in the OS/2 boot 
drive root directory, (follow the instructions on uninstalling - only 
point 3. below).  Afterwards, double-clicking on the 'warpdemo' desktop 
object will execute the demo when desired.  

    The demo was created using IBM's Ultimedia Builder/2 (version 1.01) 
multimedia authoring tool.  To increase demo performance, please refer 
to the Ultimedia Builder/2 User's Guide, Appendix A - modifications to 
your config.sys file should only be undertaken by a Certified OS/2 
Engineer or similarly competent person.  


Uninstalling:

    To completely remove the demo and free the used disk space:
         1. delete the 'warpdemo' desktop object.
         2. delete the appropriate demo folder and subfolders, the
            default at installation is c:\warpdemo (although this may
            have been changed)
         3. remove the 5 lines added to startup.cmd for execution of the
            demo. By default the lines are:
            > c:
            > cd c:\warpdemo
            > top
            > c:
            > cd \


Known problem:

    If you experience any problems with an Thinkpad computer (eg 
displayed text is surrounded by a black area) change the display driver 
to 'IBM VGA 256c'.  (For instructions on how to change display drivers
refer to:  'display adapter support' in the OS/2 Master Help Index).  
                                                                         

