INSTALLING ECON'S ARENA (SHAREWARE EDITION)

Econ's Arena is designed to run in Windows 3.1 and may not work properly in Windows 3.0.

To run Econ's Arena, select File Run from the Program Manager. Then type:

   x:ECON

where x is the letter of the drive and path indicating where Econ's Arena is stored.

Online instructions will explain how the game is played.  Select Help Contents for more information.

WHEN MIDI FILES WON'T PLAY

Windows is peculiar about playing MIDI files.  If you receive a message that says it cannot play the MIDI files (and you have a sound card which can play MIDI files), then you need to alter your Windows configuration slightly.  (I am VERY reluctant to have the program change the settings for you.)

From the Control Panel, select the MIDI Mapper.  Edit or make a new setup. Then change the Port Name to Adlib.  (We have found this to work with Sound Blaster cards and Pro Audio Spectrum cards.)

If you find a combination that works with your particular setup, please let us know so we can inform other users of your discoveries.  (I don't have a degree in Windows sound, so I really appreciate any help you can give.)

If you can't get it to work, run Econ's Arena.  Select Game Options.  Check the box marked "Do not play MIDI sounds" (this is the default).  This will prevent Windows from issuing the error message every time the sound would play. (Obviously, this is also the best configuration for computers without sound cards.)

COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

We look forward to your comments and suggestions on how this product could be improved.

Glen DeBiasa
Econ's Arena
356 Gemini Drive, Apt. 4
Somerville, NJ 08876

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