TI-H: Speed of da G3

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TI-H: Speed of da G3

When one of you people can show me a 300MHz Pent or any Pentium for that
matter emulating a PSX game in realtime, I'll be happy.

The 233MHz iMac for $1,199 can do it.

This isn't a joke.  I downloaded it today.  Any mac users that want it?  I
even have mod chip patches.

Connectix Virtual Game Station
©1998-99, Connectix Corp.
Version 1.0 - January 5, 1999


This Read Me is divided into the following sections:

* On This CD
* Using The Installer
* About Connectix Virtual Game Station
* Troubleshooting Tips
* Compatibility Issues
* Important Updates
* How to Contact Connectix


On This CD

On the Connectix Virtual Game Station CD you will find:

* ATI Universal Installer 3.3
* ATI 3.3E Read Me

* ATI Driver Update

* Connectix VGS Installer
* Connectix VGS Read Me


Using the Installer

The installation of Connectix Virtual Game Station is a three-step process.
Please follow these guidelines carefully and your installation should be
quick and effective!

STEP 1

* Because all shipping G3-based Apple PowerMac models (PowerMac G3,
PowerBook G3, and iMac) utilize variants of the ATI Rage graphics chipset,
it is necessary to install the most recent versions of the drivers for your
hardware. Despite the fact that this hardware may vary from unit to unit,
the ATI Universal Installer will still place the appropriate driver
extensions and control panels into your system.

Please do the following:

- Insert the Connectix VGS CD into your CD drive.
- Double-click the Connectix VGS CD icon on your desktop.
- Double-click the ATI Universal Installer 3.3 Icon.
- Click on the Continue button.
- Scroll through and read the installer's information window, then simply
click on the next Continue button.
- Click on the Agree button to acknowledge ATI's End User License Agreement.
- From the drop-down menu entitled Easy Install, choose Custom Install.
This is very important.
- From the Custom Install window, select XclaimVR(Rage Pro).
- Choose the proper drive to install to via the Install Location drop-down
menu.
- Click on Install.
- Click on Yes in response to the "Do you wish to continue" query.
- Allow the ATI Universal Installer 3.3 to complete.
- The installer will display a dialog indicating that "The installer cannot
detect the corresponding ATI hardware." Do not worry. Click Continue in
response to the "Do you want to continue" question.
- Acknowledge any dialog regarding duplicate or locked items. This may or
may not appear, depending upon your current, active extensions set. The
installer is simply alerting you to the fact that it has replaced active
items in your System Folder with newer versions.
- Acknowledge the "Installation was successful" dialog by clicking on Quit.
- Close the "Xclaim Video Player Folder" window which appears.
- Go to step 2.


STEP 2

- Return to the Connectix VGS CD's window.
- Double-click the ATI Driver Update icon.
- Click on the Continue button.
- Click on the Agree button to acknowledge ATI's End User License Agreement.
- From the drop-down menu entitled Easy Install, choose Easy Install.
- Choose the proper drive to install to via the Install Location drop-down
menu.
- Click on Install.
- Click on Yes in response to the "Do you wish to continue" query.
- Acknowledge the "Installation was successful" dialog by clicking on OK.
- Go to Step 3.


STEP 3

- Return to the Connectix VGS CD's window.
- Double-click the Connectix VGS Installer icon.
- Scroll through and read the CVGS End User License Agreement, then simply
click on the next Continue button.
- From the drop-down menu entitled Easy Install, choose Easy Install.
- Choose the proper drive to install to via the Install Location drop-down
menu.
- Click on Install.
- Acknowledge the "Installation was successful" dialog by clicking on
either OK or Restart.
- In order to use Connectix Virtual Game Station, you must restart your Mac
in order for the changes made by the installers to take effect.
- Go play!


About Connectix Virtual Game Station

Connectix Virtual Game Station allows you to play many popular Sony
PlayStation® games on your Mac. The product includes one application
(Connectix Virtual Game Station) and creates one preference file (Connectix
VGS Preferences) and one memory card file. The application must be
installed from the master CD to work properly.

To view current information about Connectix Virtual Game Station, including
notification of new updates, please point your web browser to:

http://www.virtualgamestation.com/


Troubleshooting Tips

* CD is Consistently Ejected? If you put in a CD and it is consistently
ejected, there are two reasons for this.

1.  You have inserted a CD that isn't a PlayStation CD.
2.  You have inserted a European or Japanese PlayStation Game.

* Can't Run a European or Japanese PlayStation Game? Connectix Virtual Game
Station is currently limited to North America. This means it will not run
on system software written for countries outside of the US, Canada or
Mexico. It also does not allow users to run PlayStation games written for
Japan or Europe.

* USB Controller Not Responding When Connected to a USB hub? Devices hooked
up to USB hubs might drop off the USB bus and not respond to button
presses. You should restart your Mac to reset the USB bus.  We are
currently investigating this issue.

* Can't Return to a Game After Ejecting the CD? Ejecting some games which
regularly read from CD while Connectix Virtual Game Station is paused and
then re-inserting may not always allow the game to be returned to. This
behavior is game-dependent and occurs on actual PlayStation hardware and
not only through VGS.

* Is Returning to a Game After Pausing Through Game's Interface or Through
VGS Using the "Escape" Key Slow? If a game is paused for more than a short
period of time, the CD may spin down in the interim. You may see a pause
immediately after resuming while the CD spins back up.

* Waking From Sleep While VGS is Running Takes A While? Putting your Mac to
sleep while Connectix Virtual Game Station is running can result in delayed
wakeup times. Simple workarounds for this is to pause VGS by way of
pressing the Escape or Command-P keys before sleeping your Mac, or simply
quitting VGS before sleeping.

* Can't Use Two Identical ADB-Based Controllers? Use of two identical
ADB-based controllers will only allow one to function fully - the other
will only act a pointing device. One workaround, hardware permitting, is to
use two different ADB-based controllers as Controllers 1 and 2
appropriately. Another solution is to use the keyboard as one of the two
controllers.

* Input Sprockets Compliant ADB Controller Users Need Not Configure
Controllers Through Manufacturer's Software. Input Sprockets provides
direct functionality on a per-application basis so that users with an
ADB-based controller (CH GamePad Pro, for example) don't need to configure
the CH GamePad Pro Control Panel by way of mapping keyboard equivalents.
The CH GamePad Pro Control Panel simply needs to be present in your active
extensions set. Connectix Virtual Game Station users can directly configure
their controllers through the application's Edit menu --> Preferences...
--> Setup Controller.

* Music and Sound Effects Sound Distorted? Users whose hardware features
the "SRS" 3D surround sound system (e.g. iMacs) should turn off the
functionality in their Monitors & Sound control panel. This feature often
distorts the music and sound effects produced through Connectix VGS.

* Game Play Choppy on PowerBooks?  PowerBooks have a feature called Power
Cycling that lets you slow down your processor speed in order to save
battery life. If your PowerBook has Power Cycling, be sure to turn it off
before using Connectix Virtual Game Station.

* What About the Energy Saver Control Panel? You should set this control
panel so that the unit's hard disk will not spin down separately.


Compatibility Issues

* Connectix Virtual Game Station is currently limited to functioning in
North America. This means it will not run on system software written for
countries outside of the U.S., Canada or Mexico. It also does not allow
users to run PlayStation games written for Japan or Europe.

* Connectix VGS minimum requirements: Apple-produced G3-based (or newer
CPU) Macintosh with appropriate ATI hardware and drivers. Because Connectix
VGS makes extensive use of system bus bandwidth, computers that contain G3
upgrade cards do not generally have fast enough buses for VGS to function
adequately.

* Apple branded CD ROM Drives and Drivers are required for compatibility
with Connectix VGS. Please use the Apple CD-ROM and drivers which shipped
with your Mac.

* Not all PlayStation games play well with CVGS and some may not play at all.
For a list of games that are currently recommended for use with CVGS please
go to http://www.virtualgamestation.com/


How To Contact Connectix

Connectix Corporation
2955 Campus Drive
San Mateo, CA   94403
Telephone: (650) 571-5100
FAX: (650) 571-5195


World Wide Web

http://www.connectix.com/
	  or
http://www.virtualgamestation.com/


FTP

ftp://ftp.connectix.com/


Technical Support Internet email

mail to:vgsmsupp@connectix.com


Customer Service and Sales Internet email

mail to:info@connectix.com
Follow-Ups: