                                                                                                    
                   TALKING ABC's                                                               
                                                          
       Registering you copy of Talking ABC's:
       -------------------------------------  
         Send $20 to:

                 Karen Crowther
                 P.O. Box 892
                 Mendocino, CA 95460

         Include:
               Your address, 
               Phone number (in case of questions),
               Disk size  (5 Double Density, 5 High Density or 3)

         We will send you the latest version of Talking 
         ABC's plus the FREE program, Millions of Mazes  
         which is not available anywhere else.



       Installing Talking ABC's from BBS files:                                                                                      
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         1. Be sure you have both TALKABC1.ZIP and
            TALKABC2.ZIP.
                                                                                                                      
         2. Make an ABC directory:
               MD ABC  <enter>

         3. Change to the ABC directory:
               CD ABC <enter>
               
         4. You need the program PKUNZIP to unzip the
            files.  Type:
               PKUNZIP TALKABC1  <enter>
               PKUNZIP TALKABC2  <enter>
                                       
         5. You should have about 60 *.tsx files,
            ABC.EXE, BEACH, BEACH.ABC, RMN40.CGA and
            RMN40.GFT in your directory now.

       Installing Talking ABC's from a distribution disk:
       ------------------------------------------------- 
          1.  Put disk #1 in drive A  (or B).
              (3 disks only have 1 disk)

          2.  Type A:INSTALL  (or B:INSTALL)

          5. Answer the questions.  The program                                                                        
             will create a directory called                                                                                            
             ABC and will copy all the files                                                                                            
             to it. When it is finished you                                                                            
             will be able to run the program                                                                                            
             from your hard disk.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                      
         6. Put away your disks in a safe                                                                             
            place.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
       Starting Talking ABC's:                                                                                        
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         1.  Be sure you are on the hard disk.  If not, 
             type:  C: (or whatever drive) and press the 
             enter key.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                      
         2.  Change to the ABC directory by typing:  
                  CD ABC  
             and press the Enter key.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                      
         3.  Type:   ABC  
             and press the enter key.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                      
                                                          
                                                                                                                      
       Stopping Talking ABC's:                                                                                              
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         1. Press the <Esc> key to get the                                                                                  
            menu.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
         2. Press the <Esc> key again to                                                                                    
            Stop the program.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      

     Troubleshooting:              
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        1. Garbled sound:  Remove programs like                                                                            
           Windows enhanced mode, Deskview and others
           that multitask.                                                                          
                                                                                                                           
        2. Insufficient memory message: Remove                                                                             
           TSR's.  Reboot.                                                                                                 
                          
        3. No sound at all.  You may have forgotten the second
           distribution file called either TALKABC2.ZIP  or
           ABCZIP2.EXE.  You need one of these files and you need
           to unzip it to your hard disk.  Follow the 
           installation instructions.                                                                                                                          
                                                               

       License Agreement:                                                                                                   
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         This program is (c)Copyright Karen                                                                                 
         Crowther 1990, Mendocino. Artwork                                                                                  
         Copyright (c) Bud Pembroke 1991.                                                                                   
         Portions are (c)Copyright Genus                                                                                              
         Microcomputing Inc. 1988-1990.                                                                                     
         TurboSound by Silicon Shack Ltd. San                                                                                                  
         Jose, CA. All rights reserved.  You                                                                                
         may try this program out and distribute it
         (complete and unmodified) for a nominal cost but 
         you are expected to register your copy if you 
         continue to use it.


