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#Macmillan Dictionary

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#41789From: Paul KoerberMar 3, 1993 12:48 PM
I just got the January '93 issue of Nautilus through their introductory offer. Eveything on it runs fine, except for the "corrected" version of the Macmillan's Dictionary for Children. It plays the opening speech, says something about the letter A, then I get a dialogue box. The title of the box is "Waveform Error" and the text is "The specified device is not open or is not recognized by MCI" and the only choice is OK. If I press OK, the Demo seems to stop and all I can do is press the Exit button. What device is causing the problem? I have a ProAudio Spectrum 16 sound card, with the latest windows drivers (1.45). Paul
#41874From: Jack L. ChalkerMar 4, 1993 5:14 AM
You're not having a real problem. The "fixed" version of the demo is still buggy!
#41885From: Margo RiedelMar 4, 1993 8:03 AM
Hi Paul Jack is correct. However, as the saying goes "Third times a charm". You can find a completely workable copy of the Macmillan Dictionary demo on the Feb. issue. Vol, 3-2 of Nautilus. SOrry for the inconvenience. Kate Rowland Nautilus Tech Support
#41981From: Paul KoerberMar 5, 1993 1:22 AM
>Jack is correct. However, as the saying goes "Third times a charm". You can >find a completely workable copy of the Macmillan Dictionary demo on the Feb. >issue. Vol, 3-2 of Nautilus. SOrry for the inconvenience. Well I guess it's time to subscribe to Nautilus! Actually I've enjoyed the January Issue very much. Can my subscription start with the February issue? Paul
#42040From: Margo RiedelMar 5, 1993 1:44 PM
Hi Paul. I'm glad to hear you are ready to subscribe. I'm sure you'll find it worth it. However, I will have to check with Customer Service on the policies of backstarting a subscription. I will let you know. Kate Rowland Nautilus Technical Support
#41983From: Lynne EllinwoodMar 5, 1993 1:31 AM
Paul, Kate is right: the February issue has a completely corrected MacMillan dictionary, and it is very, very nice. I got waveform errors in the first two attempts, just like you. But apparently even the original version ran okay on some people's equipment. Lynne