                  TOPSPEED 300

   Copyright (C) 1997-2000 by Andreas Pollak

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Contents:
 1. Controls
 2. System Requirements
 3. Problems
 4. Finally...

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1. Controls

     The controls may be defined freely in the
    options/controls menu. This is the standard
    configuration:

                   keyboard      joystick
     accelerate  Cursor up     Joystick up
     brake       Cursor down   Joystick down
     left        Cursor left   Joystick left
     right       Cursor right  Joystick right
     shift up    Space         Joystick B1
     shift down  Alt           Joystick B2

     Additionally the following functions can be
    controlled with the keyboard:

     pause                       P or Pause
     quit                        Esc
     driver's view               F1
     helicopter view 1           F2
     helicopter view 2           F3
     street textures on/off      1
     environment textures on/off 2
     objekt textures on/off      3
     bitmaps on/off              4
     sky texture on/off          5
     increase window size        page up
      (helicopter view only)
     reduce window size          page down
      (helicopter view only)

2. System Requirements

    Minimum Requirements
     386SX or compatible processor
     560 kByte of conventional memory
     1.75 MByte of extended memory
     SVGA card (at least 512 kByte)

    Recommended Equipment
     Pentium 100 or better
     560 kByte of conventional memory
     1.75 MByte of extended memory
     SVGA card (at least 512 kByte)
     Soundblaster, SB Pro, SB 16 or
      compatible sound card
     joystick

     You always need at least 560 kByte of
    conventional memory. Additionally, 1.75
    MByte of extended memory are required.
    When running the game in a protected-mode
    environment (like Windows), you must have
    an EMS-driver installed.
     All Soundblaster, SB Pro, and SB 16
    compatible sound cards are supported. You
    can use an analogue PC-joystick.

3. Problems

     If TS300 crashes while starting, it may be
    due to wrong a sound configuration. Use the
    ResetSnd program to solve this problem.
     If the joystick control cannot be
    activated, these are possible causes:
     -the joystick is not calibrated
     -the way between the extents of movement is
      too short
    I cannot guarantee that the joystick works
    on extremely slow or fast computers.

4. Finally...

     If you want to comment on the game, contact
    me at mail@thebe.de.

    Version history:
     12.05.97 version 1.00
     30.05.99 version 1.01: EMS-bug removed
     20.06.00 version 1.02: new readme-file,
                            English version
