Sim Earth Manual

THUVIMPlJUiT MXCINISSII vnsiON SYSTEM INFORMUnON AND QUICK-SDUrTGUIDE SYSnM HARDWARE REQUIRED Macintosh Portable, Classic, Plus, SE, SE/30, LC, II, IIx, Ilex, IIsl, IIcl, Ilfx INFORMATION 1 Mb RAM required for the black and white version 2 Mb RAM recommended for the color version (If you are running the color version of SimEarth with only one Mb RAM, some sounds will be disabled. Under System 7, you will need 2Mb for black and white and 2.5 Mb for color.) 800K Floppy disk drive required Hard disk recommended SOFTWARE REQUIRED Apple System 6.0.2 or higher. System 7 compatible. ABOUT G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N TWO VERSIONS—There are two versions of SimEarth included in this package, SIMEARTH ON one for Macs with black and white screens, and one for Macs with color screens. THE MACINTOSH The planets made with one version will load into the other. PRINTING—Only the black and white version has a printing function, so don't lose it even if you have a color computer. The print function does not work under MuItiFinder with all printers. If you have printing problems, turn MuItiFinder off. To do this, quit SimEarth, select Set Startup... in the Special menu, click on Finder, click OK, select Restart in the Special menu, then start SimEarth again. To print, select the PRINT option in the FILE MENU. You will get a 2-page report on your planet, containing: The whole planet in Compressed View. (Whatever data layers or climate layers you have on at the time will be printed.) The REPORT WINDOW The BIOME RATIO GRAPH The ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION GRAPH The LIFE CLASS RATIO GRAPH The planet or scenario name and level of play LARGE MONITORS—If you have a monitor with a screen larger than 13", and are running the color version of SimEarth in MuItiFinder, you may have to set your partition higher than the default setting of 850K. To do this, click once on the SimEarth icon, then choose GET INFO from the FINDER FILE MENU. Change the number in the Application Memory Size box, then close the INFO WINDOW. For Page 2 Macintosh Version QUICK-START GUIDE a full-page monitor a setting of 1000 should be enough; for a 2-page monitor you will have to set it higher. HARD DISK INSTALLATION—To install SimEarth on your hard disk, m…