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64 kB Intro
Released at Assembly 02, 1-4 August 2002
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: What does the intro require?
A: The intro requires Java 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition Version
1.4.0 (or later), which is referred to as JRE 1.4 later in this document.
See the links in the end of this document. The intro does NOT require
a 3D graphics card or Java 3D. A modern CPU (> 1 GHz) and some memory
(> 128 MB) would definitely help. If you have a slow computer, you
should watch the intro in windowed mode, since it's much faster.
Q: What operating systems does the intro support?
A: The intro will (hopefully) work with any operating system which has JRE 1.4
installed. Currently JRE 1.4 is available at least for Linux, Windows,
Solaris and HP-UX. Beta versions are also available for AIX and OS X.
Note: some operating systems do not support the full screen mode, so
the intro might automatically start in windowed mode.
Q: How do I start the intro?
A: Depends on your operating system. On some operating systems (like Windows
for example) the intro will start simply by double clicking the file
"intro.jar". If this does not work, you can start the intro from command
line with the following command:
java -jar intro.jar
Q: Can I start the intro with a web browser?
A: No, the intro is not an applet, it is an application and you can not start
it with a web browser. Aikarele might release a Web Start version of
the intro later.
Q: What is the soundbank.gm file?
A: The file is part of the intro and it is used for software sound synthesis.
The file is only needed with the Windows JRE.
Q: Why does the music sound so terrible with Windows JRE?
A: Do you have soundbank.gm in the same directory where the intro is? If not,
the intro might use hardware synthesis, which sounds terrible. Sometimes
this might also happen if you start the intro by double clicking it. Try to
start the intro from command line. If you are able to change the volume of
the music from the Windows mixer Wave volume, software synthesis is used
and there is nothing technically wrong with the music.
Q: The resolution and colors are weird in full screen mode, what can I do?
A: This might happen sometimes (JRE 1.4 bug). Try to restart the intro, this
normally helps.
Q: Who owns the copyrights to the photos in the intro?
A: All the photos ⌐ Copyright 1975-2002 Aikarele
Q: Does the intro use JPEG image compression? What about the recent patent
claims by Forgent Networks Inc.?
A: The intro does not use JPEG. The image compression algorithms have been
developed by Aikarele and the algorithms are (hopefully) patent free.
Q: How can I send feedback to Aikarele?
A: You can send your questions, comments and feedback to Aikarele by e-mail:
aikarele@winning.com
JRE 1.4 is available for downloading at the following sites:
Windows, Linux and Solaris:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html
HP-UX:
http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/java/java2/sdkrte14/downloads/
AIX:
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/java/
OS X: (not available for public at the time of writing)
http://www.apple.com/java/
Java is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds
Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
AIX is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation
OS X is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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