SpaceWare Driver 8.1.007
June 23, 1998
Windows NT 4.0, 3.51 and 95

Installation:
  
Go to the main directory and run the Setup program.

RELEASE NOTES

The following program files will be installed on your system 
after installation is completed:

Start SpaceWare Driver (spwsrv.exe)
Starts the SpaceWare driver

Stop SpaceWare Driver (Shutdown.exe)
Stops the SpaceWare driver

Test Program (spwtest.exe)
A utlility which displays numeric output of the force being applied 
upon the Spaceball device.  This utility can assist in determining 
if the Spaceball device is functioning correctly. 

Jet, Cityfly, Puzzle (jet.exe, cityfly.exe, puzzle.exe)  SpaceWare 
Demos which should be used to practice using the Spaceball device.  

Configuration Program (config.exe)
The Config Program allows for on-the-fly COM port and Spacetec device 
changes.  On-the-fly means that the system will not have to be rebooted! 


ADDITIONAL NOTES

Single Device Support
The Spaceware 8.1 driver supports the use of only one Spaceball 
device at a time.

HARDWARE AND INSTALLATION ISSUES

SpaceWare Configuration - Invalid Device(s) Detected
If, when using the SpaceWare configuration utility, the "Invalid 
Device(s) Detected" message is displayed, perform the following 
troubleshooting steps before calling technical support:

1.  If this message is displayed, verify that the device is plugged 
    securely into the COM port.  
2.  Make sure the device type displayed is the correct name for your 
    device.
3.  Verify that "none" displays in the "DEVICE TYPE" field of the 
    non-utilized COM port.

UPDATED/FIXED IN THIS RELEASE
1.  This readme.txt file was updated to reflect current version and 
    known issues.
2.  On-line Help was updated to include configuration troubleshooting 
    tips.
3.  Support for Mechanical Desktop has been added.


CONTACTING SPACETEC IMC CORPORATION

Customer input is highly valued so please send your suggestions and 
comments to:

support@spacetec.com

or write to: 

Spacetec IMC Corporation, Customer Service 
The Boott Mills
100 Foot of John Street
Lowell, MA 01852-1126, USA
TEL (978) 970-0440  
FAX (978) 275-6200

For up to the minute information visit our Web site:
http://www.spacetec.com















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generated with MSVC 2.0, 4.0, and 4.2B.

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