Hawking Manual

Life in the Universe Manual Contents • Introduction • System Requirements • Installation • Starting “Life in the Universe” • Intro Screen • Stephen Hawking’s Lecture • The Terrains • Phage-User History File • Web Teleporter (www.lifeintheuniverse.com) • Games • Timelines • Scientific American Articles • Technical Support Introduction Welcome to “Life in the Universe,” with Stephen Hawking. Before you is an exploratory CD-ROM/World-Wide-Web envi- ronment, where the acquisition of knowledge is the driving force behind your investigation. Accompanied by the “Phage,” an animated intelligent agent who records your findings, you’ll navigate through 3D virtual world terrains, discovering “infobits” that contain information on sub- jects such as the Big Bang, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Black Holes and the Origin of Life. These complex physics and cosmological concepts are explained with gorgeous animations, detailed graphics and plain language. During your journey, you can link to the Web (Microsoft Internet Explorer included free) to access the proprietary “Life in the Universe” website. View up-to-date information, engage in Web discussions and access links to related science websites. Also included are two challenging games, Syste m Re qu i r e me nt s Macintosh 68040-based Macintosh with FPU, System 7.5 or greater, 8-bit video, 12 MB RAM, 17 MB free hard drive space, CD-ROM drive. Recommended: Power Macintosh, 16 MB RAM, 16- bit video, 27 MB free hard drive space, 4xCD-ROM drive. Windows 486DX or greater processor, Windows 95/NT, 8-bit video, 8 MB RAM, 9 MB free hard drive space, CD-ROM drive. Recommended: Pentium, 16 MB RAM, 16-bit video, 20 MB free hard drive space, 4xCD-ROM drive. Installation Macintosh 1) Double click on the “Life in the Universe Installer” icon located on the “Life in the Universe” CD-ROM. 2) Read the “ReadMe” file and click on the Continue button. 3) At the main installer window choose your installation type. The Full installation option will provide faster performance. 4) Click the Install button. 5) The installer will create a “Life in the Universe” folder on your hard drive. ** The “Life in the Universe” Installer automatically installs QuickTime 2.5. Windows 1) From the Windows 95 START menu select “RUN”. In Windows NT Program Manager select “FILE” and choose “RUN”. 2) Type D:\Setup.exe where “D” is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive. 3) Select the Installation type. (20MB installation for faster performance). Click “Install”. 4) The installer will create a “Life in the Universe” folder on your hard drive. ** The “Life in the Universe” Installer automatically installs QuickTime 2.1.2. Starting “Life i…