README.TXT

Using The Mechanisms in Hematology CD-ROM

1. How to run the disk 
	1.1 On Windows
		1.1a Windows system requirements
	1.2 On Macintosh systems (OS 9.x/classic)
		1.2a Macintosh system requirements
	1.3 On Unix systems (Note to Linux and Solaris users)
		1.3a System requirements - Linux
		1.3b System requirements - Solaris
	
2.0 Keyboard shortcuts while using the CD
2.1 Keys summary
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1. How to run the disk
1.1 On Windows:
	
To run the CD on Windows, open the CD in Windows Explorer or double click the 'My Computer' icon on the desktop, then double click the CD-ROM icon in the window that appears. Now double click the 'MecInHem.exe' application icon and the CD will launch.

1.1a System Requirements:

Windows
?    133 MHz Intel Pentium processor, Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000 Professional*, or later
?    32 MB of free available system RAM 
?    At least 16 bit color monitor capable of 800x600 resolution
?    CD-ROM drive
?    mouse



1.2 On Macintosh:

To run the CD on the Macintosh, double click the CD-ROM's icon on the desktop to open the CD-ROM's window. Now double click the icon labelled 'MecInHeme' and the CD will launch.
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1.2a System Requirements:

Macintosh
?    Power Macintosh with MacOS 8.5, 8.6, 9.x or OS X (classic mode only)
?    32 MB of free available system RAM 
?    CD-ROM drive
?    At least 16 bit color monitor capable of 800x600 resolution
?    mouse 


1.3 On Unix systems:
Note to Linux and Solaris users:
To use the CD-ROM on Linux (x86 only), or Solaris, mount the CD as you would normally and locate the file MecInHem.html at the root level of the CD-ROM. Open the MecInHem.html file with your plug-in equipped browser (requirements listed below).

The following is a list of requirements in order to view the CD on these two platforms:

1.3a Linux
?    Linux Redhat 6.0 or above (Pentium-based only)
?    Netscape Navigator 4 or later, with standard install defaults
?    The Macromedia Flash 5 plugin installed - please refer to http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/


1.3b Solaris
?    Solaris 2.5 or 2.6 (24-bit color, SPARC only)
?    Netscape Navigator 3 or later, with standard install defaults
?    The Macromedia Flash 5 plugin installed - please refer to http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/alternates/


2.0 Keyboard shortcuts while using the CD:
The space bar and the left and right arrow keys have been enabled so that you can use the space bar to skip the Introduction and the ending credits if you so choose upon repeated viewings. The space bar also acts as a toggle for the sections fly-out strip when viewing the book. The arrow keys, left and right, function like the back and forward buttons respectively. The tab key will step through the available buttons by selecting them on screen while the enter key will act like actually clicking on the button that is selected by the tab key.
On Windows, Linux and Solaris, pressing the control key while pressing the letter 'Q' will immediately quit the application. On the Macintosh platform, the command key is used instead of the control key, i.e. command-q will quit the application immediately.

2.1 Keys Summary:
Spacebar - skips the intro, toggles the section fly-out strip in the book, quits the ending credits.

Left arrow key - goes back one frame, same as pressing the "back" button.

Right arrow key - goes forward one frame, same as pressing the "forward" button.

Control-Q (Windows, Linux, Solaris) - quits the application immediately.

Tab key - sequentially selects the possible buttons or links available on screen, one at a time, pressing the enter key once an item is selected is the same as clicking a mouse pointer on that item.
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Enjoy the disk!

-- The crew at Blend Media Group Inc.