Space Station Mir Module Interior demo

SoftLab-Nsk - Space Station Mir Module Interior demo

This page instructs how to get and how to use the Mir Module Interior demo, and contains other important information. Please read the instructions carefully.

Here you can find the overall description of the project and of the demo. All proposals regarding development of virtual reality applications are welcome.

Disclaimer

The Interior Demo, referred to in this document as "demo" is provided as is, without a warranty of any kind, express or implied. You are free to re-distribute the demo, provided that the contents of the package is left unchanged.

By downloading the demo you agree to use it solely for evaluation, demonstration or educational purposes.

Requirements

IBM PC 486DX or compatible with a math co-processor (Pentium highly recommended)
vesa-compatible VGA card with at least 512K videoRAM. Vast majority of modern videocards meet this criteria, so most likely does yours. Some older cards require some program started before the application, to provide vesa-compatible interface. (Do not mix with vesa local bus - this is a different thing.)
8 Megabytes of memory
Mouse
DOS 5.0 or higher or Windows95. When Windows95 is used, DOS mode is strongly recommended
DOS driver for the mouse. (Also needed in DOS mode of Win95, but not in Win95 dos window.)
SoundBlaster-compatible sound card (optional, for sound effects)

To get the demo running:

Download (777,760 bytes) the demo. When asked about how to handle the file, choose "Save To Disk", and select the location where you want the demo to reside; it should be some empty directory. Now you can click here to download the demo. If you have problems downloading the demo via http, the same demo is available via ftp, at ftp://ftp.softlab-nsk.com/pub/interior.exe
For hints on dealing with poor connections click here.
The file is a self-extracting archive. When the file is downloaded, either click on it to start if you are in Windows, or go to DOS and in the directory where you saved the file enter

interior <enter>

several files will be created as a result of the extraction.
To have sound effects, you should have your SB-compatible card properly set up. This means that the board should be configured, the drivers (if the board needs them) should be in config.sys and the BLASTER environment variable should be set properly.
The setup software that comes with the card usually arranges all this for you.
Also, to have sound effects, edit file named inter.ini and change line

sound=off
to
sound=on
To start the demo:

inter.bat <enter>

Command reference

Once you started the demo, use the following keys and actions to control it:

To move Forward/Backward - press and hold the left/right mouse button.
To stop forward/backward movement - release the button.
To move Up/Down - press and hold <UpArrow>/<DownArrow> key.
To stop Up/Down movement - release the key.
To look Up/Down - drag the mouse up/down.
To look Left/Right - drag the mouse left/right.
To move Left/Right - press and hold <LeftArrow>/<RightArrow> key.
To stop Left/Right movement - release the key.
To exit the program and return to DOS press <Esc> to display the menu and click "exit" in the menu. or just press <q> key.
To press a key on a "virtual" control panel of the module you need to do the following:
1. get to the panel as close as possible (so that all titles are clearly visible) and press <M> key to display the 3d red-blue pointer
2. place the pointer over the button on the control panel by dragging the mouse.
3. press and hold left mouse button until the red-blue pointer hits the button.
4. release the mouse button and press <M> to continue navigating through the module.
To get to any of the predefined positions press <0>, <1>, <2>, ... or <9> key
To return to <DOS> press <q>.
If you have any comments or questions regarding this demo, send e-mail to
vr@softlab-nsk.com

Other contact information can be found here.

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