Retrieving and Installing SimCity --------------------------------- Retrieve the following files: SimCity.README SimCity.tar.Z HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z Read the README file and make sure you have the appropriate configuration to run SimCity and HyperLook. You will need 2,600 Kbytes of disk space for SimCity and 1,500 Kbytes for HyperLook, for a total of 4,100 Kbytes. You must also have 3,200 Kbytes of disk space on /tmp (or some other local file system) on the machine that runs SimCity, for shared memory. % df % more SimCity.README Uncompress and untar the two .tar.Z files, and you'll have the directories "SimCity" and "HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z". % uncompress SimCity.tar.Z % uncompress HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z % tar xfv SimCity.tar % tar xfv HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar Go into the SimCity directory, and run the "InstallSimCity" shell script. A typical installation is shown, where means pressing the "Return" key to accept the default. If the default is not acceptable, then enter the full path name of the appropriate directory (or the host name of the license server). % cd SimCity % InstallSimCity SimCity Installation: Please enter the name of the top level SimCity directory, or press return to accept the default of: /g/demo/SimCity Directory: Please enter the name of the top level HyperLook directory, or press return to accept the default of: /g/demo/HyperLook1.5-runtime Directory: Please enter the name of the SimCity license key directory, or press return to accept the default of: /g/demo/SimCity/Resources/Keys Directory: Please enter the name of a local directory that SimCity can use to store its shared memory images. It must have plenty of space. Press return to accept the default of: /tmp Local Directory: Please enter the host name of the SimCity license server, or press return to accept the default of: delta9 Host Name: Configuring shell scripts: GetKey SimCity SimCity.GenerateCity SimCity.NewCity Scenario.Bern Scenario.Boston Scenario.Rio_de_Janeiro Scenario.Detroit Scenario.San_Francisco Scenario.Dullsville Scenario.Tokyo Scenario.Hamburg All done. Now you can play SimCity! If you don't have a key, SimCity will run in demo mode. Run the 'GetKey' script or select 'Get Key...' from SimCity's 'File' menu to get a key. Now that you have installed SimCity, you can run the "GetKey" shell script to get a license key from DUX software, or run "SimCity" in demo mode without getting a key. In demo mode, your city will melt after 5 minutes, or when you try to save it to disk, so buy a license, it's cheap! When you buy a license, DUX will ship you the latest version of the software, a nice 100 page manual with lots of nifty illustrations, and a handy reference card. And when you're ordering, don't forget to ask how to embezzle funds! % GetKey To get a key for SimCity, contact DUX Software at: DUX Software 4906 El Camino Real Suite 1 Los Altos, CA 94022 Phone #: 1-800-543-4999 or 1-415-967-1500 FAX #: 1-415-967-5528 and give them your server code. Your server code is: 1234 5678 9012 3456 Please enter your key: 9876 5432 1098 7654 Feature name: 16 [16] Number of licenses: 1 Key successfully installed. % SimCity Got a license! Now you're playing SimCity! An introduction window will pop up while the rest of the system loads. Then the startup screen will appear. Point the cursor at the controls and pictures and press the "Help" key (usually at the lower left corner of the keyboard) to learn how to use the user interface! To get the most out of the game: 1. Get a license key! It's cheap, and you'll get a manual with lots more tips! 2. Save your city often. You have to have a key to do that, though! 3. Print out your city periodically. But don't kill too many trees. You can even edit the city map images in the HyperLook drawing editor, annotate them, print them out, and save them as drawing or EPS files. 4. Don't forget to eat. Keep in mind the closing times of local restaurants, or keep lots of munchies on hand. 5. Have fun! If things are going bad, remember not to take it too seriously, it's only a simulation!