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                                 18 July 94



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³ 1.                             WHAT'S IN ?                                 ³
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        This file contains informations on how to run this demo, and other
 less important subjects. So if you have any problem to make 'Way To Finland'
 perfectly work on your computer (I hope this won't be the case !), refer to
 the two next paragraphs to find the solution.



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³ 2.                            REQUIREMENTS                                 ³
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        Both programming and tests of 'Way To Finland' have been made on
 two very different computers : my poor 386 DX 40 with a (very) slow Trident
 T8900C graphic card, and Scarfman's 486 DX2 66 with a local bus ET4000.

        As you can see, this demo should look good on most existing computers
 (I'm sorry for the 286's owners : their processors would not appreciate
 very much the 32 bits instructions we use).

        So, to run 'Way To Finland' you need :

 - an i386DX or i486 processor.
 - a VGA or SVGA (see next paragraph) graphic card (fast one recommended).
 - approximately 570 Ko of base memory (use MEM to check this).
 - 1 Mo of XMS; this means that you need HIMEM.SYS to be present in your
   config, but GET RID OF EMM386 or other EMS managers !!!
 - unlike in many demos we CAN'T see because we don't have a GUS (but this
   will change in a few weeks), a sound card is not necessary to run 'Way To
   Finland' (but of course, to hear the music it is !).



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³ 3.                          SETTINGS & OPTIONS                             ³
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 3.1 OPTIONS'PAGE

        If you start the demo by typing 'waytofin' + ENTER without any
 parameter, a screen appears and allows you to change the following options
 (by using the arrow-keys and ENTER) :


 - SOUND : only SB and SB Pro are supported for the time being; so if you
 don't have a compatible sound card choose 'NONE' in the cards'list.

 The values of PORT, IRQ and DMA are auto-detected thanks to the BLASTER
 variable which must be in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file; if it has been removed or
 if you want to try other settings, you can change these values (a card must
 be selected first), but we're not responsible for the troubles it could lead
 to !

 If some parts of the demo seem to be slow or if the music doesn't sound good,
 try to remove it; perhaps your computer isn't powerful enough and needs more
 processing time.


 - GFX : the first screen of the demo exists in two graphic modes : 320x400
 (VGA) or 800x600 (SVGA). Obviously, it looks better in SVGA; the VGA version
 has been added in case you encounter problems with the other one (and also
 because SVGA is forbidden in demo competitions). You just have to put the
 SVGA flag to 'OFF' to disable the 800x600 version (ON is the default value).

 Although the whole demo has been designed to adapt to the speed of the
 computer, it was impossible to obtain a fast mapped graphic part on every
 machine. The aim of the 'Level of detail' option (HIGH/LOW) is to allow the
 user to choose between two types of tunnels in the 'Tunnel part' : select LOW
 if you have a slow graphic card (like mine !) and want the part to be full
 or nearly full-screen. But don't worry if you forget this thing : the mapped
 tunnel will be displayed on your screen even so, in a window whose size is
 calculated to conserve the speed of the animation.


 - BEGINNING PART : we're fed up with all those demos where it's impossible
 to skip one part when it bores without returning to DOS or even sometimes
 re-booting the computer. As a consequence :

        - 'Way To Finland' is divided into two parts, and you can start
 watching it at the very beginning or in the middle.

        - you can press ENTER whenever you want to jump to the next part. I
 advise you not to use this possibility the first times you watch the demo;
 we spent a lot of time trying to 'link' the parts between each other (it's
 one thing that missed in demos in the past, but it's changing and that's
 great), and you wouldn't see that by going too fast.Moreover, there's no part
 looping too long in this demo, even if it lasts approximately 12 minutes.


 3.2 PARAMETERS

        You can use parameters on the command line to get the same results as
 those above with the options, and others too :

 - NOSOUND  : no music will be played.
 - NOSVGA   : first part in 320x400.
 - LOW/HIGH : level of detail for the 'tunnel'.
 - PART2    : start the demo at part two.

 - NOSCREEN : the options'page will not be displayed.
 - SOFT     : use this very special option if you want (for example) to show
 the demo to your girlfriend or sister: this will make a few changes in three
 of its parts. I let you find which ones !

 example of a 'complex' command line :

 WAYTOFIN NOSCREEN NOSVGA LOW SOFT NOSOUND

 NB: there is no particular order for the parameters.



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³ 4.                         STORY OF THE MAKING                             ³
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        I'm sure you've never heard about a french demo-group called 'Real
 Time' in the past (or was it an other 'Real Time' ?), and it's quite normal:
 we're only known by our families and friends, simply because 'Way To Finland'
 is our first demo !

        We (that is to say Mythos - Fr‚d‚ric MY in the 'normal' life - and
 Scarfman - Alexis VAGINAY ) planned to make it after Christmas'93, because we
 thought it was time to begin together a bigger project than those we could do
 each one for his part (and it's so difficult to manage to work every day on
 the same thing when you're alone !).

        A few weeks later, we decided it would be great to go to the Assembly
 in Finland (FC's country) at least once in our life, and meet those people
 who spend a lot of time in front of their screens as we do; there aren't many
 characters here in our school to understand this terrific attraction !

        Of course we need to choose a name for our (small) group; why 'Real
 Time' ? Obviously it sounds good, but the first reason is that we're both
 studying at the 'School of Mines' in AlŠs (30 000 inhabitants city in the
 south of France) a subject called 'Real Time Systems' (in fact a mixture of
 informatics and electronics). And why 'Way To Finland' ? I believe it's clear
 enough if you've read the previous lines...



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³ 5.                             THE FUTURE                                  ³
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        At the time I'm typing this information-file (see the date at the very
 beginning), we still have to wait two weeks before going to Helsinki through
 Germany, Denmark and Sweden (really a very long trip ! But we'll stay a
 fortnight in Finland, so... a car will be useful).

        We don't know yet if we're going to make another demo after those
 holidays in Northern Europe; all I can say is that Scarfman is already
 working on a new routine, and so I hope we'll be at the Party for Christmas
 to visit Denmark this time !



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³ 6.                          PERSONAL GREETINGS                             ³
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  * I (Mythos) say 'coucou' to:

 - Scarfman, who will correct this text before you can read it; so, if you
   find any mistake (or any bug in the demo) contact him rather than me !
 - my sister V‚ro, who helped us by getting some FC's files from Internet
 - my friend 'le PŠre Denis' who's going to finish his national service, and
   his nice girlfriend V‚ro (another one !)
 - Seb, Karine, le PŠre Moulun, Samy, Marie-Lau.
 - Rachel & Morgan, the two prettiest girls of the school.


        Scarfman says 'bravo' to Infiny for the 'pre-calculated' (or did he
   say: 'pure animation' ?) part at the beginning of their 'Cardiac' demo.


  * I (the other one) would like to say to (or simply greet) :

 - Mythos : QUEZAKO ?#?!? That's YOU who is "B-certificated" of the Cambridge
   first certificate exam. So, dear reader, if you find ANY mistake, bug or
   anything else, even of no great significance, contact Mythos and only him,
   at the address you can find at the end of this paper and that I give you
   again :
                        MY Fr‚d‚ric
                        Bd du Gravier A
                        03300 CUSSET - FRANCE

   Be sure he will reply with a real pleasure. :-))
 - Reb :(that Mythos forgot in the group of the prettiest girls of the school:
   shame on him !!!!!) Sure, Basket-Ball is nice, but Volley-Ball is much
   more interesting, and there's no risk you sprain one's ankle because I'll
   personally look after you. So, come and play with m... us !
 - le PŠre Moulun you could see soon on television for his first Roland-Garros
   tournament, so true is it that his game is in a constant improvement :
   today 30-4 but tomorrow 15-2 !
 - P.A. : When will you introduce your japanese girlfriend to us ??? I hope
   you'll marry in Japon and you'll invite (<=> YOU pay for the trip) us for
   the ceremony.
 - Bob : a too long exposure to T-2 is dangerous for health...
 - The Bat J : happy now ? You'll never hear anymore my so pleasant shoes, in
   the evening, after midnight.
 - Samy : Is the Scottish girls "t'aiment toutes bien" ? If that's not,
   try Chopin instead of Bach (with me it doesn't work, but with you, we
   never know).
 - My lovely computer which is the best one we ever saw on Earth, even if he
   crashed my HD a few days ago. In fact, it wasn't him but this ?@#'!? of
   protected mode I'm studying and which didn't appreciate my 'very' personal
   viewing of selectors.



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        I don't know why you'd like to contact us; but in case you'd want to
 give us some money :-) or some support :-( , the only way to do it is to
 write to:              MY Fr‚d‚ric / VAGINAY Alexis
                        572 chemin du Viget
                        30100 ALES - FRANCE

 but this address may change in october ! So if you're not in a hurry, better
 use the following one: MY Fr‚d‚ric
                        Bd du Gravier A
                        03300 CUSSET - FRANCE

                                                                     Mythos
