ARIS ENTERTAINMENT SHIPS SECOND GENERATION OF MPC WIZARD

Bestselling CD-ROM For Multimedia Diagnostics Now Includes More Drivers,
MPC Level 2 Testing And Run-Time Video.

August 19, 1993 -- (MARINA DEL REY, CA) -- Aris Entertainment, a leading
multimedia CD-ROM publisher for IBM-compatible and Apple Macintosh
personal computers, has begun to ship the second generation of its
bestselling title, the MPC Wizard 2. O. The $14.95 CD-ROM title combines
100 MB of Windows 3.1 video and sound drivers, plus an extensive
collection of multimedia clips. All tests and clips will run on PC's
meeting either MPC or MPC Level 2 specifications.

MPC Wizard 1. 0 already contained the largest collection of VGA and sound
drivers for Microsoft Windows 3.1 available on a single disc (80 MB),
according to Chris Kitze, Aris Entertainment president. MPC Wizard 2. 0
adds an additional 20 MB of drivers, as well as nine Microsoft Video For
Windows run-time videos, plus 60 color photographic images and 60 audio
tracks, while keeping the list price at $14.95.

Aris, which is a licensee of the Multimedia Personal Computer (MPC)
Marketing Council, developed the disc for the millions of CD-ROM and
Windows 3.1 users, who may not necessarily have the proper or most
up-to-date VGA and sound drivers to make the most of their multimedia
systems. Kitze also added that the diagnostic utilities that are included
are ideal for "do-it-yourselfers" building their own MPC system via mail
order.

In addition to its diagnostic capabilities, which allows users to test and
fine-tune their MPC systems, the disc includes over 100 MB of drivers from
virtually every manufacturer of Windows 3.1 sound cards and video boards.
The disc is used by several of the industry's largest manufacturers to
improve the performance of their latest CD-ROM drives and is in fact
becoming somewhat of an industry standard in testing multimedia equipment,
added Kitze.

The MPC Marketing Council recently announced new MPC Level 2
specifications, which went into effect this week. MPC Level 2
specifications reflect the increased hardware performance needs and set
new standards for the basic requirements necessary to effectively utilize
multimedia systems. The Wizard's comprehensive collection of Windows Super
VGA, sound and CD-ROM drivers includes tests which meet the new MPC Level
2 standards, such as the MPC data transfer rate with 60 percent of CPU
available (the new requirement) as well as the standard 40 percent. Other
tests include CD-ROM, 1/3 stroke seek time, and maximum data transfer
rate; Super VGA chip set detection; CD audio testing, seven parameters for
Wave file playback; and more than 100 MIDI playback tests.

The disc will also test playback for Microsoft Video for Windows, using
Microsoft, Intel's Indeo, and SuperMac's CinePak compression standards.
All video tests display the actual number of frames per second played.
Tests for all hardware and software capabilities can be printed and saved
to a hard disk or floppy disk file.

The MPC Wizard 2. 0 also includes Aris' standard MediaClips interface to
view the 60 pictures, listen to the 60 sound tracks, and watch the eight
Video for Windows run-time, live-action videos. All images, videos and
sound clips may be used royalty-free in any presentation, provided credit
is given to Aris Entertainment and to the artists.

These sights and sound are selected from ten other Aris Entertainment Media
Clips CD-ROM titles: Business Backgrounds; Full Bloom; Islands Designs
(two-disc set); Jets & Props (two-disc set); Majestic Places; Money,
Money, Money!; Wild Places; Deep Voyage; Tropical Rainforest; and
WorldView. WorldView is frequently in the nation's top 10 selling CD-ROM
titles.

MPC Wizard 1. 0 is currently ranked #2 in the nation for CD-ROM utilities,
after two months at #1. "The first MPC Wizard became an immediate
bestseller because of its functionality and breakthrough price of $14.95,"
said Diane Heppting, Aris Entertainment chairman. "MPC Wizard 2. 0
continues to provide a valuable service available on no other disc, plus
sixty percent of a full Aris MediaClips product at no extra charge".

MPC Wizard 2. 0 is being housed in an environmentally friendly package of
recycled materials. Aris products are sold through Egghead Software,
Software, Etc., CompUSA, Fry's, and other major superstores, resellers and
mail order houses. Their titles are available in the U.S. through
distributors, including Compton's NewMedia, Inc., Carlsbad, CA, and
through OEM bundles. For more information, contact Aris Multimedia
Entertainment, Inc., 3 10 Washington Blvd., Suite 100, Marina Del Rey, CA
90292. Telephone: (310) 821-0234.

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