#New Cardboard Mailer
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Margo,
You guys think of everything! What a relief it was, to find my
Nautilus disc in a heavy cardboard mailer today–since it was jammed into
my mailbox alongside a heavy, inch-and-a-half-thick directory. For some
reason, the new discs always arrive when I'm particularly busy, but I guess
there's nothing you can do about that.:-)
Believe it or not, I still can't get the Macmillan Dictionary to run,
though it goes one screen farther than before. I sent a message describing
the problem via the Link. The WinSpiration clip was entertaining–for some
reason, the Gold Coast animation always plays quite well on my 386SX 16Mhz
machine. Are they using technology that is particularly kind to CPU usage?
Lynne
This would be funny if weren't so frustrating. I can't believe the Macmillan
demo isn't working properly… again! I'll have to check with Kate Rowland
(Nautilus Tech Support) and/or Steve Luper (Nautilus Editor), but there may be a
simple fix (like copying a DLL or something like that to your hard drive).
I'll let you know what I found out.
Margo Riedel
Nautilus
Margo,
While you're at it (give her an inch . . .):
I've tried three times to install the "Peter and the Wolf" demo, and
still haven't succeeded in getting it open. Each time I get a general
protection fault caused by a "pageflip error." This may not be a Nautilus
problem, because I also had error messages and problems using "E book" from
a little CDROM sampler disc ($8 from Software, Etc.).
It's no big deal–in a few weeks, I should have my second CDROM
available, and then I can test stuff on two different systems before crying
for help. An afterthought: the hard drive I'm working with has only about
10 of 80 megs free–could this be contributing to the problem?
Lynne
Me, too Lynn! Aha! It's not just me!
Pageflip is exactly what it complains about. I don't know what the heck
is going on!
Jack,
Oh good, you too. I looked at my Viewer directory, installed for
Microsoft Bookshelf, and concluded that Peter & the Wolf added only the
"Pageflip.exe" file. In fact, my existing Viewer launched P&W, but stalled
at "Pageflip," exactly the same as when: (1) I installed all of the P&W
files (including P&W's Viewer) in a separate directory, and (2) I tried
adding P&W's "Pageflip.exe" to my existing Viewer file.
Lynne
Lynne,
I also encountered the page flip error dialog box, but after clicking ok
the screen cleared and the application did not crash. So the Play button
doesn't do much. I then manually flipped through the pages using the button
with a > on it. I got to the first page of the demo. Clicking on the
picture ran Jack Lemmon's voice over. Next page the same. At the end was a
flute demonstration. At least I got the demo to work somewhat.
BTW, I read something about "the catch", so I now know what you were
talking about. I guess that marked the beginning of the 49er's dynasty back
in 1982. I must root for the Dallas Cowboys 'cause da Bears new coach will
be on the sidelines. In an interview with the future coach's wife, she said
she always recommends more blitzes. This sounds like a Bears fan dream come
true.
Paul
For the record, I couldn't get the McMillain dictionary demo to run,
either. I think there's a bug in there somewhere and I've reported it. I
was curious as to whether others would have the same problem, and, if so,
if anybody who did have a problem did not already have a VIEWER app
installed. My initial suspicion was that the SETUP routine was overwriting
existing VIEWER files, but now I don't think so. I think there's a glitch
someplace.
Lynne,
You've caught us. The correction of the Macmillan demo seems not to be
correct <ahem>. I'm working with Macmillan and we're all hoping that the
third time _REALLY_IS_ the charm.
– Lupes
Steve,
We're not out to "catch" anybody–we only aim to please, and we
provide trouble reports free of charge . . . 😎 Meanwhile, the dictionary
freak eagerly awaits first contact with Zak.
Lynne
Lynne
Re: Zak
He works in this disc
-Ed