INSTALLATION Instructions for playing

The Escape From Tarabithia

This game was written for computers running MS DOS, but it can be
played with windows 95.

MS DOS playing

1. Place game diskette in either drive a: or b:.

2. Change to the drive.

3. Type planet to start the game.

You may also install the game on the C: drive by running the
install.bat file. Please if you are running
Windows 95 you will have to go to the MS DOS prompt in the start
programs menu.

Playing in Windows 95.

1. Go to the start menu.

2. Go to the start programs menu.

3. Go to the MS DOS window.

4. Place game diskette in either drive A: or B:.

5. Change to the drive.

6. Type planet to start the game.

You may also install the game from the MS DOS window.  WARNING
ONLY ATTEMPT TO
INSTALL THE GAME IN THE MS DOS WINDOW, DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL THE
GAME
ANY OTHER WAY FOR THIS COULD HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM.

If you go with installing the game on the C: drive of your
computer, and you want to make a batch file
to run the program without changing the directory do the
following.

1. Make sure that you are in the c:\ prompt of your computer,
just typing c:\ will get you there.

2. Type the following command copy con:tb.bat.  This will
open a file for you, and you can
begin typing the commands for creating the batch file.

3. Type the commands as shown here.


ECHO OFF
CLS
CD\tarabith
TARABITH TARABITH /B
CD\

4. When you have this finished press and hold down the control
key and press the letter Z key.  This
will close the file and write it to your C: drive.

5. To play the game now, all you have to do is type the name of
the batch file you just created, in this
case tb.

Also running the install.bat file will place this file into the
c:\ prompt of your c: drive.  The install.bat file will also
display all documentation you should read, including the read.me
files and any other useful information.

Note if you use the install.bat file to do everything for you, it
will start up the game as well.  However if you wish not to play
the game at this time, just typing QUIT once you are into the
game will return you to the c:\ prompt.

That is it, HAPPY PLAYING.

