SoftLab-Nsk - Car Races demo

SoftLab-Nsk - Car Races demo

This page instructs how to get and how to use the Races 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 Races 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

Pentium
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 RAM (6.5 free extended 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 the demo:
- cardemo.exe (2,392,957 bytes)
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. If you have problems downloading the demo via http, the same demo is available via ftp:
- at ftp://ftp.softlab-nsk.com/pub/cardemo.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

cardemo.exe <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 carv.ini in the subdirectory where the demo resides, and change line

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

demo1.bat <enter>

Command reference

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

"The Wheel" -: Just drag your mouse left/right.
To accelerate -: press the left mouse button.
as you hold the button, it accelerates more
To decelerate ("brakes") -: press the right mouse button.
as you hold the button, it decelerates more
To restart the demo -: press <escape> key to display the menu and hit RESTART in the menu.
To exit the demo -: press <escape> key to display the menu and hit QUIT in the menu.

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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Last modified Sep 7 1997

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