Instructions on Using Authorware
4 Interactive Programs
Interactive courseware modules, games
and fun programs made with Macromedia's
Authorware 4 are now available at this site. To access these programs, please
follow the instructions
below:
The programs are available in
a zipped form.
When unzipped, you will be able to extract program files with the extension .a4r.
These can be run using one of the following programs which are also available
in zipped form:
runa4w16.exe (for Windows 3.1 etc)
runa4w32.exe (for Windows95, NT and
98)
Some features of the programs (sound,
images etc)
require some extra files which are available in separate folders for Windows 3.1
and Windows 95 and later versions. These files must be downloaded, unzipped and
saved in a folder named xtras. The xtras folder must be placed
in the same folder where all other authorware programs are saved.
A. Instructions for Windows 3.1 Users
- If you are a Windows 3.1 user, first download ziprun16.zip
and unzip this. You should be able to extract the file runa4w16.exe. Extract
this into a folder in your main (c) drive. It is advisable to save all authorware
files and datafiles in one folder. Please name this folder apw. You should now
have the following file C:\apw\runa4w16.exe
- Now download xtrazip16.zip
and unzip and extract the files A3sread.x16, Bmpview.x16, Mix16.x16, Mixview.x16
and Viewsvc.x16 into a new folder which must be named xtras. This
new folder must reside in the same folder/directory as all other files. So, you
should now have a folder c:\apw\xtras containing the five files: A3sread.x16,
Bmpview.x16, Mix16.x16, Mixview.x16 and Viewsvc.x16.
- Now select the application program you want and download
the zipped file
and unzip to extract. anyname.a4r.
This must be saved in the same directory/folder where all other files and the
xtras
folder reside. This means you must save this in c:\apw. If you find
any .txt
files when you unzip the archive, save the anyname.txt files also in
the
directory c:\apw
- To use the program double click c:\apw\runa4w16.exe
and in the dialogue
box, select c:\apw\anyname.a4r. Then follow the instructions on the screen.
- Please let me know if you experience any problem with the
programs.
B. Instructions for Windows95,
98 NT Users
- If you are a Windows95, 98 or NT user, first download ziprun32.zip
and unzip this. You should be able to extract the file runa4w32.exe. Extract
this into a folder in your main (c) drive. It is advisable to save all authorware
files and datafiles in one folder. Please name this folder apw. You should now
have the following file C:\apw\runa4w32.exe
- Now download xtrazip32.zip
and unzip and extract the files A3sread.x32, Bmpview.x32, Mix32.x32, Mixview.x32
and Viewsvc.x32 into a new folder which must be named xtras. This
new folder must reside in the same folder/directory as all other files. So, you
should now have a folder c:\apw\xtras containing the five files: A3sread.x32,
Bmpview.x32, Mix32.x326, Mixview.x32 and Viewsvc.x32.
- Now select the application program you want and download
the zipped file
and unzip to extract. anyname.a4r.
This must be saved in the same directory/folder where all
other files and the xtras
folder reside. This means you must save this in c:\apw. If you find
any .txt
files when you unzip the archive, save the anyname.txt files also in the
directory c:\apw
- To use the program double click c:\apw\runa4w32.exe
and in the dialogue
box, select c:\apw\anyname.a4r. Then follow the instructions on the screen.
- Please let me know if you experience any problem with the
programs.
C. Macintosh/Unix Users
At present the I do not have the Macintosh
runtime
files. The programs could be made to run directly on Netscape/ Explorer using
shockwave technology, but Geocities have not given me permission to keep shocked
authorware files (.aam and .aas files) at this site. I hope to be able to do
this in the future.
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