Arthur's (tm) Birthday version 2.0 ReadMe
Windows(R)
August 8, 1997

Welcome to the world of Living Books (R). You and your
child are about to experience a fun and fantastic
learning environment where characters and objects come
alive and bring a whole new dimension to storytelling.

This ReadMe contains technical information for Arthur's
Birthday.


To help you quickly locate any information you need, 
here is a list of what is included in this ReadMe, so 
you can scroll down to the appropriate section.

Table of Contents
1. Installation
2. Troubleshooting
3. How to Contact Techincal Support
4. Standard Hardware Requirements
5. Broderbund 90-Day Guarantee
6. Software Publishers Association (SPA) warning
7. Credits
8. Copyright Information 

1. Installation 

Windows 95
To Install 
Begin at the Windows 95 desktop. Insert the CD-ROM disc
into your CD-ROM drive. The Arthur's Birthday Startup
window will appear. Click the Install button and
follow the on-screen instructions to install the
program.

If The Arthur's Birthday Startup window does not appear
automatically on screen, you can install the program 
manually. Click the Start button on the taskbar
and choose Run. Type D:\SETUP.EXE in the line
labeled Open. (If your CD-ROM drive uses a letter other
than "D," substitute that letter for "D.") Click the OK
button and follow the on-screen instructions to install
Arthur's Birthday.

To Play
After successfully installing the program, click the Run
button at the Startup window to start the program. The
Startup window will usually appear each time the CD-ROM
disc is inserted into the CD-ROM drive. 

If the Arthur's Birthday Startup window does not
automatically appear on screen, begin at the Windows 95
desktop. Click the Start button, point to Programs, and
then Living Books. Click the Arthur's Birthday menu
item to start the program.

To Remove
If you need to remove Arthur's Birthday, begin at the
Windows 95 desktop. Click the Start button, point to
Settings, and then Control Panel. Double-click the
Add/Remove Programs icon. Click the Install/Uninstall
tab and select Arthur's Birthday from the list of
programs. Click the Add/Remove...button and then click
the Yes button to remove the program.

Windows 3.1x
To Install
Begin at the Windows Program Manager. Insert the CD-ROM
disc into your CD-ROM drive. Pull down the File menu
and choose Run. Type D:\SETUP.EXE in the line labeled
Command Line. (If your CD-ROM drive uses a letter other
than "D," substitute that letter for "D.") Click the OK
button and follow the on-screen instructions to install
the program. 

To Play
After successfully installing the program, a program
group titled Living Books will be created in the Windows
Program Manager. It will contain an icon labeled
"Arthur's Birthday." Double-click this icon to begin
playing.

Select a Mode
Read to Me
When you make the Read to Me selection, your cursor will
disappear as you see the book unfold page by page. Your
cursor will only reappear when you return to the Control
Panel Page after the book is finished. You can also use
the Enter key on your keyboard to return to the Control 
Panel Page.

Use the Right or Left arrow key on your keyboard to skip
ahead or see an earlier page in the book. You can switch
to "Let Me Play" mode by pressing "P" on your keyboard.

Let Me Play
When you click the Let Me Play button, you'll be able
to start exploring each page after its introduction. Use
the cursor to select different items you would like to
see come to life on the screen. There are many hidden
buttons on every page, so be sure to search carefully
before turning each page. You can switch to Read to Me
mode while reading the book by pressing "R" on your
keyboard.

Options Page
Clicking the Options button will take you to the
Options Page where you can go directly to any page in
the book in interactive (Let Me Play) mode. You cannot
jump directly into the story in passive (Read to Me)
mode. To go directly to a page, click the forward or
back arrow until you see the page number you want. Then
click the OK button to go to that page. 

To see the Credits for Arthur's Birthday, click the
Credits button. When the Credits are finished, you will
return to the Options Page. To return to the Control
Panel Page, click the arrow at the bottom left of the
page, or press the Enter key.

Once in the Control Panel Page, to visit the activity 
pages click the Mystery button or the Pin the Tail 
button.

Turning Pages
To turn pages, click the forward or back arrow located
in the lower-right and lower-left corners of the screen, or
press the Right or Left arrows on your keyboard. To
return to the Control Panel Page, click the page
number at the bottom of each screen, or press the
Enter key.

Printing Pages
While reading or playing interactive pages of the
product, you can print out the screen by pressing
the Ctrl+P key combination.  It will print only
in landscape mode to match the shape of the screen.

Activities
The Great Gift Mystery
Clicking the Mystery button on the Control Panel Page
will take you to The Great Gift Mystery activity. You 
can also play The Great Gift Mystery by clicking the 
Notebook at the bottom of each page or by finding your 
first clue.

When you first start, D.W. will explain her game.  She 
tore all the cards off Arthur's presents so Arthur can't 
tell who gave them to him.  To help Arthur match his 
presents with the givers, you can gather one clue from
each interactive page.The first click on a random
interactive item will show you the clue.

There is also a hint button, which is indicated by a 
?, on each page to help you find the clue.
The clues you find will be saved inside the Notebook.  
When you click the present button inside the 
Notebook, you will be taken to the Party Page where you
can hear and see the clues you have gathered and match 
each present with Arthur's friends.  When you have 
solved the mystery, Arthur will thank you and invite 
you to open one of his gifts.
 
Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Clicking the Pin the Tail button on the Control Panel 
Page will take you to the Pin the Tail on the Donkey 
activity. Two people can play, or you can click on 
Arthur's picture and play the activity with Arthur.  
When you pick up a tail, music will start and the
donkey will dance.  Try to pin the tail as he dances.  
When you pin the donkey, he will comment on how you do.
If you pin things in the background, they will react.  
The tape measures show which player's tail is closest
to the donkey. 

If you win a round, you get a trophy.  When you win 
three trophies, the donkey celebrates your win with a 
special dance.  Use the A, B, or C buttons on the Boom 
Box to make different musical selections. Use the Slider
to speed up or slow down the music.  For a real 
challenge, use the Light Switch to turn out the lights.


2. Troubleshooting

Shortcuts
In either mode of play, you can press the Alt key to
display or hide the menu bar, which will be hidden when
play begins. Press the Enter key anywhere in the
story to go directly to the Control Panel Page. You
can use the Ctrl key with the Up or Down arrow key
to adjust your computer's volume level. On your
keyboard, press the "R" key for Read to Me and 
the "P" key for Let Me Play  to change from one mode to
the other. Press the Ctrl+Q key combination from
anywhere in the story to quit.
 

Memory 
Living Books products are designed to use 8 MB of memory
for Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. 

Screen Savers
If your computer has a software screen saver enabled, it
might interrupt Living Books, especially during the Read
to Me mode. Be sure to disable your screen saver 
software while using Living Books to avoid interruption.

Windows Technical Notes
Please see the Troubleshooting Guide supplied with this
product for more detailed technical information.

3. How to Contact Technical Support

If you have worked through these troubleshooting 
suggestions and still need assistance, you can contact 
Broderbund Technical Support by using the options 
listed below.  It will be very helpful if you can tell 
us your computer make and model, and the brand names of 
both the video card and sound card you are using.  If 
possible, have the computer both positioned near your 
phone and turned on.  Please also be prepared to give us 
a detailed description of what happens when you try to 
run the program.

You can contact us in any of the following ways:

1. Internet - Online support is available through our
   World Wide Web site at http://www.broderbund.com
2. CompuServe - Type GO BRODERBUND at any prompt to 
   access Broderbund's area in CompuServe, or send your
   questions to support@broderbund.com
3. America Online - Use the Keyword: BRODERBUND to find
   our Product Support Boards, or address your questions
   to BBund Tec1 or BBund Tec2 using AOL's electronic
   mail.
4. Mail - Send your questions to Broderbund Technical
   Correspondence, P.O. Box 6125, Novato, CA  94948-6125
5. Phone - Call us at (415) 382-7818 from Monday
   through Friday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and
   5:00 p.m., Pacific Time.
   
4. Standard Hardware Requirements
Windows (R) CD-ROM*
Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
66MHz 486 or faster required
8MB RAM
2X CD-ROM drive or faster required
SVGA video card 640x480, 256 colors
Windows compatible sound device
Printer support: works with most popular printers 
(monochrome and color) supported by Windows

*System Configuration:  May require minor adjustments
to the configuration of your operating system and/or
updates to the hardware component drivers.

5. Broderbund 90-Day Guarantee
Guarantee and Limitations on Warranty
Broderbund 90 Day Satisfaction Guarantee
If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, 
return the product to Broderbund Software within 90 days
of the date of purchase, along with the original sales
receipt and the reason for return.  Please state whether
you would prefer another Broderbund product of equal or
lesser value, or a full refund. Dealers, distributors
and their employees are not eligible.  Please call
Broderbund Customer Support at (415) 382-4745, or return
the merchandise to Broderbund Software, P.O. Box 6125,
Novato, CA  94948-6125. If you wish to return the
product via U.P.S., please send it to Broderbund
Software, Attention Customer Support, 755 Southpoint
Boulevard, Petaluma, CA 94954.

The Broderbund 90 Day Satisfaction Guarantee also 
warrants for a period of 90 days that this copy of this
product is free from substantial errors or defects that
will materially interfere with the operation of the
program as described in the enclosed user documentation.
This policy applies to the initial purchaser only.

If you believe you have found any such error or defect
in the program during the 90 day period, call the
Broderbund Technical Support Department at (415)
382-7818 from Monday through Friday between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time.  Broderbund
Technical Support personnel will attempt to help you
correct or avoid the problem. If any such error or
defect cannot be corrected or reasonably avoided you may
inform Broderbund that you would prefer another
Broderbund product of equal or lesser value, or a full
refund.

Restrictions
The Software contains copyrighted material, trade
secrets and other proprietary material. In order to
protect them, and except as permitted by applicable
legislation, you may not decompile, reverse engineer,
disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a
human-perceivable form. You may not modify, network,
rent, lease, loan, distribute or create derivative works
based upon the Software in whole or in part. You may not
electronically transmit the Software from one computer
to another or over a network.

Export Law Assurances
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other technical data received from Broderbund, nor the
direct product thereof, will be exported outside the
United States except as authorized and as permitted by
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the Software nor any other technical data received from
Broderbund, nor the direct product thereof, except as
permitted by the laws and regulations of the United
States and the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction
in which you obtained the Software.

Government End Users
If you are acquiring the Software on behalf of any unit
or agency of the United States Government, the following
provisions apply. The Government agrees:
(i) if the Software are supplied to the Department
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    is acquiring only "restricted rights" in the
    Software, and its documentation as that term is
    defined in Clause 252.227-7013(c)(1) of the DFARS;
    and
(ii) if the Software are supplied to any unit or agency
     of the United States Government other than DoD,
     the Government's rights in the Software, and its
     documentation will be as defined in Clause
     52.227-19(c)(2) of the FAR or, in the case of NASA,
     in Clause 18-52.227-86(d) of the NASA Supplement to
     the FAR.

Disclaimer Of Warranty
You expressly acknowledge and agree that use of the
Software is at your sole risk. The Software, and related
documentation are provided "AS IS" and without warranty
of any kind. If for any reason you are dissatisfied with
the software, return the product with your original
sales receipt to Broderbund within 90 days of the date
of purchase for a full refund or a replacement product
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and fitness for a particular purpose. Broderbund does
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will meet your requirements, or that the operation of
the software will be uninterrupted or error-free, or
that defects in the software and the fonts will be
corrected. Furthermore, Broderbund does not warrant or
make representations regarding the use or the results of
the use of the software or related documentation in
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representative shall create a warranty or in any way
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prove defective, you (and not Broderbund or a Broderbund
authorized representative) assume the entire cost of all
necessary servicing, repair or correction. Some
jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Limitations On Warranty
Unauthorized representations: Broderbund warrants only
that the program will perform as described in the user
documentation. No other advertising, description or
representation, whether made by a Broderbund dealer,
distributor, agent or employee, shall be binding upon
Broderbund or shall change the terms of this warranty.

No consequential damages
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consequential or other damages, even if Broderbund is
advised of or aware of the possibility of such damages.
This means that Broderbund shall not be responsible or
liable for lost profits or revenues, or for damages or
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of the software, or from any other cause except the
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In no event shall Broderbund's liability exceed the
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the exclusion or limitation of incidental or
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exclusion may not apply to you.

You are entitled to use this product for your own use,
but may not sell or transfer reproductions of the
software or manual to other parties in any way, nor
rent or lease the product to others without the prior
written permission of Broderbund. You may use one copy
of the product on a single terminal connected to a
single computer. You may not network the product or
otherwise use it on more than one computer or computer
terminal at the same time.

6. Software Publishers Association (SPA) warning
PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ILLEGAL COPIES OF THIS SOFTWARE
The software you are using was produced through the 
efforts of many people: designers, artists, producers,
programmers, distributors, retailers and other 
professionals.

The costs of developing this and other software programs
are recovered through software sales.  The unauthorized
duplication of personal computer software raises the 
cost to all legitimate users.

This software is protected by federal copyright law.  
Copying software for any reason other than to make a 
backup is a violation of law.  Individuals who make
unauthorized copies of software may be subject to civil
and criminal penalties.

7. Credits
Project Director:   Kris Moser
Creative Director:  Mark Schlichting
Art Director: Bridget Erdmann
Activities Concept Prototyper: Andy Purviance

Artists and Animators: 	
Temah Nelson, Don Albrecht, Bridget Erdmann, Gene Hamm,
Barbara L. Webster, Jim Freed, Susan Adams, Michael Dashow,
Andy Purviance
Additional art: Wax Tadpole Productions and Anna Blomfeld

Music and Sound Designer: Bob Marshall
				
Technical Designer: Donna Bonifeld

Computer Graphic Technicians: 
Rob Bell, Tom Borromeo, Warren Scott, Barbara Beaumont,
Jennifer Ching, Robert Hoffman

Programmers:		
Glenn Axworthy, Matt Siegel, David Lucas, Mark Webster

Activity Programming:
Andy Purviance, David Lucas

Additional Sound Editing:
Jane Scolieri, Robert Johnson II, Elizabeth Stuart,
Patsy Rahn, Jason Moen

Voice Talent:
Narrator: Sheila Gordon
Arthur: Duncan Wold
(in activities): Ben Ellis
Mother: Jennifer Hewitt
Grandma Thora: Barbara Lawrence Webster
D.W.: Kelley Greenley
(in activities): Elizabeth Telefus
Dad: Tony Fardella
Buster: Rob Bell
Brain: Joey Edelman
Binkey Branes: Tim Keanini
Francine: Marcella Evans
Muffy: Kelly Greenley
(in activities): Toni Dano
Sue Ellen: Marianna Evans
Fern: Sandee Ball
Prunella: Michelle Graham
Party Store Lady: Jane Scolieri
Aunt Bonnie: Bridget Erdmann
Cousin George: Bob Marshall
Baby: Brenton Dano
Extra Kid Parts: Toni Dano
Donkey (in activity): Gene Hamm

Extra Character Parts:
Gene Hamm, Mark Schlichting, Jane Scolieri,
Michelle Graham, Bob Marshall, Jonelle Adkisson,
Don Albrecht, Sandee Ball,Nancy Nilsen, Marci Evans, 
Rob Bell

Product Manager:
Todd Power

Production Coordinators:
Anne Seward, Nancy Nilsen


Quality Assurance Testing:
Lead Technician: Tanya Hoole
Documentation Specialist: Anne Sete
Testers: Heidi Williams, Pat Granados, Mike Prendergast

Marketing:
Senior Marketing Manager: Les Lifter
Marketing Communications & Publicity: Shannon Jamieson
Assistant Marketing Manager: Kristin Cooper

Special Thanks:			
Donna Bonifield, Matthew Siegel, Scott Aronian,
Christa Beeson, Dorothy Cribbs, Tony Fardella, 
Sue Hansen, Matthew Leeds, Mandy Thomas, Jeff Schon,
David Samuelson, Laurie Strand, Susan Lee-Merrow, 
Jeff Charvat, Heath Ames, Daniela Jerve, Robyn Berry, 
Edgar Dejan, Kim Dempster, Kelly Free, Marianne Gargour, 
Chris Jones, Reenie Katz, Cynthia Leonard, John 
McLennann, Grace Pascual, Randal Spencer, Robert 
Thomure, Jeffrey Pooley, Evan Deerfield, Leslie Iorillo, 
Terri Driscoll, Marilyn Beck, Brenda Goti, Lynn 
Christensen, Precilla Williams and Kinderhaven

All the folks at Broderbund who make our work possible.

8. Copyright Information
Copyright © 1997 Broderbund Software. All rights
reserved.  Living Books is a registered trademark of
Broderbund, Inc. Arthur is a registered trademark of
Marc Brown.  Arthur's Birthday Copyright © 1989 
Marc Brown.

For more information about Living Books, write to us at
P.O. Box 6121, Novato, CA 94948-6121 or call 
(415)382-7818. Visit our Web site at www.livingbooks.com.

We really hope that you enjoy our product.

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