Droid Developer Kit Release Notes Contents: 1.Free Disk Space 2.Exclusive Application 3.Popping or Choppy Sound 4.Software Conflicts 5.Hardware Compatibility 6.Hot Keys for use in Building Instructions 7.The 'P' program on the Microscout 8.Licence Agreement 1. Free Disk Space ------------------ Droid Developer Kit takes up 50 Mb of hard drive space when installed. In addition to this the product may require up to 20 Mb of free hard drive swap space for both installation and running of the application depending on the configuration of your machine. These requirement are exclusive of the hard drive space required for DirectX 6.1 and QuickTime 3.02, both of which are required to run the application. For low spec machines with out any of the required software currently installed, it is recommended that at least 100 Mb of free disk space be available before commencing installation of the product. 2.Exclusive Application ----------------------- Droid Developer Kit is designed to be run as an exclusive application. It is therefore recommended that the user shut down other applications before running Droid Developer Kit. 3.Popping or Choppy Sound ------------------------- Due to possible conflicts between DirectX, QuickTime, and some sound cards, some 'popping' or sound dropouts may be encountered when playing QuickTime movies within this product. A possible solution is to change how QuickTime plays sound. To do this, go to your Control Panel and open QuickTime. In the QuickTime Settings dialog, choose the 'Sound Out' option from the drop down menu. Change the setting in this option from 'Direct Out' to 'Wave Out' and close QuickTime. 4.Software Conflicts -------------------- Droid Developer Kit is known to have compatibility issues with the following software: Debabelizer: The presence of an installation of Debabelizer has been known to disrupt the installation of Droid Developer Kit. Microsoft Outlook: Outlook reminders and other messages cause Droid Developer kit to minimize to the Windows task bar. 5. Hardware Compatibility ------------------------- The following hardware products are not compatible with Droid Developer Kit: Viewtop Permedia 2 graphics card: This card will give poor video quality and has been known to cause a crash using the build instructions with this product. Tseng Labs 4000/W32P: This card is not DirectX compatible certified and will cause a crash when starting this application. Standard SVGA driver: If you have a standard SVGA driver for your graphics card you will receive the following error message when attempting to run Droid Developer Kit: "The application has encountered an error". The solution is to install an up to date driver for your graphics card. Up to date drivers for your graphics will be available on the manufacturers web site. 6. Hot Keys for use in Building Instructions -------------------------------------------- There are several hot keys for use within the Droid Developer Kit building instructions. They'll help you navigate quickly through any instructions to the point you wish to be. Key Action it performs --- ------------------ Delete Fast Backward Page Down Fast Forward Left Arrow Play a step backward (try holding it down through several steps) Right Arrow Play a step forward (try holding it down through several steps) Backspace This will take you back to the first step 7. The 'P' program on the Microscout ------------------------------------ The 'P' program is only for use with other future LEGO MINDSTORMS applications starting in the fall of 2000 . No additional information will be available through our hotline, so please check the LEGO Website at: www.LEGOMINDSTORMS.com for further information. 8.License agreement ------------------- LEGO MINDSTORMS DROID DEVELOPER KIT LICENSE AGREEMENT AND WARRANTY DISCLAIMER License for the Software included on the LEGO MINDSTORMS DROID DEVELOPER KIT Product (hereinafter referred to as the Software) from the LEGO Group. I. 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