game-head-march-96 software cdromsoftware Pacific HiTech, Inc. 1996-03 <div>From the readme.txt<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>GAME HEAD</div><div>        </div><div><br /></div><div>Seventh Edition</div><div>March 1996</div><div>Copyright 1996 Pacific HiTech, Inc.</div><div>All Rights Reserved</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Welcome to the seventh edition of Pacific HiTech's Game Head CD-ROM, a</div><div>monthly collection from our games archive, the busiest games site on</div><div>the World Wide Web.  This disc contains over 50 of the most popular</div><div>games on our site including: shareware, public domain programs and</div><div>commercial demos.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Installation of the Interface Program</div><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>You first need to install the interface program that will allow you to</div><div>browse, install and run the games on this CD-ROM.  </div><div><br /></div><div>From the DOS prompt (C:\>) switch to your CD-ROM drive by typing in</div><div>its letter followed by a colon.  For example, if your CD-ROM drive is</div><div>labelled "D" then type: </div><div><br /></div><div>  D:</div><div><br /></div><div>Now that the DOS prompt reflects the letter of your CD drive ( D:\> ), </div><div>type:</div><div><br /></div><div>  INSTALL</div><div><br /></div><div>You will be prompted with a question asking you whether to install the SVGA,</div><div>(high resolution) or VGA (lower resolution) interface.  Only people with the</div><div>very old computers should choose VGA (do these people have CD-ROM drives?).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Running the Interface Program</div><div><br /></div><div>Now that the interface program has been installed onto your hard</div><div>drive, (assuming that you have installed the interface on your hard</div><div>drive C:) you can run it by typing: </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>  C:</div><div>  CD GH</div><div>  GH7</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Main Menu Screen</div><div>----------------</div><div><br /></div><div>This will start up the interface program.  Clicking the mouse will</div><div>bring up the "Main Menu" screen, which allows  you to choose the category of</div><div>the games you wish to browse.  There are eight categories of programs:</div><div><br /></div><div>  3D/Flight</div><div>  Fighting/Shoot-em up</div><div>  Cards/Puzzles</div><div>  Strategy/Conquest</div><div>  Top Ten</div><div>  Golden Ten    (New this month)</div><div>  Windows</div><div>  Editors & Add-ons</div><div><br /></div><div>The programs in the categories "Top Ten" and "Windows" have a dual</div><div>identity: they can be found in other categories as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Browse Screen</div><div>-------------</div><div><br /></div><div>Selecting a category  on the Menu screen by using the mouse</div><div>or the tab key will bring up the "Browse" screen.  The Browse screen</div><div>contains buttons of the various programs available in that category.</div><div>Selecting one of the games buttons will bring up the "Read Me and Run"</div><div>screen.  Choosing the "Search" button on this screen will let you look</div><div>for key words in the text fields that describe the games.  Choosing</div><div>the "Home" button will take you back to the Main Menu screen.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Read Me and Run Screen</div><div>----------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>The Read Me and Run screen contains specific information about the</div><div>program that you have selected.  Choosing the "Run" button from here</div><div>will invoke an installation program if necessary, and will then run</div><div>the program.  The "Search" button works the same on this screen as it</div><div>does on the Browse screen.  The three "Hand" buttons on this screen</div><div>will allow you to navigate backward and forward through the programs</div><div>in the current category as well as back up to the Browse screen.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Games with Special Installation</div><div>-------------------------------</div><div><br /></div><div>In order to run the programs in the Windows category, you will need to</div><div>be running either Windows 95 or have Windows 3.1 on your machine but be</div><div>running the Game Head interface from DOS. The Game Head Interface will</div><div>allow you to launch Windows with the game running.  If you choose this</div><div>option, you will need to exit Windows to DOS (by closing the Program</div><div>Manager) in order to return to the Game Head Interface.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tips and Caveats</div><div>----------------</div><div><br /></div><div>The interface and many of the games on this CD-ROM were designed to</div><div>run under a DOS environment.  It is possible that some of the games</div><div>will not run under certain hardware and software configurations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many of these games may have minimum memory requirements.  For optimum</div><div>results, do not run the interface or any of the DOS games while</div><div>Windows is running.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>For Users of MSDOS 6.0 and above, you may also wish to configure your</div><div>memory using DOS's MEMMAKER.EXE program.  Please refer to your DOS</div><div>manual for details on MEMMAKER's use.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In order to be able to use your mouse with the Game Head interface and</div><div>with many of the games included on the CD, you must first have your</div><div>DOS mouse driver loaded.  Please refer to the instructions that came</div><div>with your mouse for details on how to do this.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Shareware</div><div>---------</div><div><br /></div><div>Many of these games are shareware, which means that if you </div><div>continue using them (most games come with a free trial period for </div><div>you to test it out) you are required to pay a fee to the author. See the </div><div>individual game listings for details. Purchasing this CD-ROM does not </div><div>release you from this obligation.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Credits</div><div>-------</div><div><br /></div><div>We would like to give special thanks to all the game authors who made</div><div>this CD-ROM possible.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Pacific HiTech Game Heads Are:</div><div><br /></div><div>  Interface Programming: Peter Hammond</div><div>  Game Head WWW Site:  Peter Hammond</div><div>  Descriptions: Michelle (Mishka - "The Scribbler") Foster</div><div>  Graphic Design: Richard Hammond, Annie Schroeder</div><div>  Liaison Work: Susan McMillan</div><div>  Textual Engineer: Peter Hammond</div><div><br /></div><div>The Game Head Interface was created with NeoBook by NeoSoft Corp.</div> Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 MSDOS Windows 95 90s shareware CD-Rom archive@matthew.veryspeedy.net 2020-05-28 06:50:00 2020-05-28 06:50:00 [curator]validator@archive.org[/curator][date]20200528065205[/date][comment]checked for malware[/comment] cd-roms vintagesoftware