README file for SimCity CD-ROM, Copyright (C) 1993-1994 Interplay Productions

Updated:  September 21, 1994

System Requirements:
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*  VESA-compatible Super-VGA card, capable of 640x480 256-color display
*  4mb total system RAM
*  2mb available EMS RAM
*  Approximately 560K free conventional RAM (RAM below 640K)

VESA Requirement:
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SimCity CD-ROM requires a VESA standard driver to be installed.  If your video
card has VESA built into ROM, and it is a fully-implemented VESA, SimCity
should function perfectly.  If you do not have a fully conformant VESA BIOS,
you may run the program UNIVESA.EXE (in your SimCity directory) before running
SimCity, and this will take care of any incompatibilities.  UNIVESA.EXE is a
TSR that loads itself into memory and allows most systems to support the VESA
BIOS extension.  To run it, from the Dos prompt within the SimCity directory,
type UNIVESA and press <Enter>.

Note To Cirrus Logic Video Chipset Users:
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Certain versions of video cards manufactured using the Cirrus Logic
chipsets do not fully implement the VESA specification, although they
erroneously report to SimCity that they are 100% compliant.

If you encounter a problem (the contents of the movie smeared across
the screen) while playing videos in "windowed" (non-full-screen) mode,
it is recommended that you first run the UNIVESA program before
running SimCity.  Please refer to the above paragraph for notes on
loading and running UNIVESA.

If this does not solve the problem, then select Full Screen Videos
and the problem will go away.

Troubleshooting:
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*  If you have any difficulty with SimCity CD-ROM, or receive some type of
   error while running the program, please write down any information that
   the program displays, such that we may be of greater assistance to you.
*  See the VESA requirement above for information on the VESA standard.
*  If the scrolling in the main (Edit) window is too slow, try downsizing the
   window (using the Resize Icon in the lower right corner of the window).
   A smaller window is able to scroll faster than a large window.

Online Manual:
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The entire SimCity manual is available on the disc.  You may view this manual
at during most parts of the game by pressing F1.

Additional Credits:
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Additional Quality Assurance personnel who gave their all for SimCity CD-ROM:

	Jason Taylor (Lead Tester)
	Scott McKelvey
	Jim Boone
	Nina Levitin
	Todd Loenhorst
	Ryan Rucinski
