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Q95539: Orchid Fahrenheit VA Version 4.1 and Windows 3.1

Article: Q95539
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 
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SUMMARY
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The Orchid Fahrenheit VA version 4.1 is a graphic accelerator card designed for
use with Windows and other graphical environments. This article discusses what
changes it makes to the Windows installation.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Orchid Fahrenheit VA version 4.1 contains an on-board processor that enables
the majority of screen painting functions to be processed locally; this is
designed to free up the main CPU so that it can carry out other system
functions.

This board also enables you to use voice annotations for all Windows-based
applications that support OLE, such as Windows Write, Microsoft Word, Microsoft
Excel, and so on. A voice annotation icon is created upon installation and
placed in a new group. This enables you to record a sound using the supplied
microphone and then attach it to a specific document, file, spreadsheet, and so
on.

The REG.DAT file is updated with the following entries:

  A new File Type called "Voice Note"
  identifier = OrchNote
  Action = Open
  Command = C:\Windows\System\Orchnote.exe %1
  DDE Messages = [FileOpen("%1")]
  Application = Orchnote
  Topic = System
  (optional) left blank

These files are added to the Windows directory:

  VOICENTE.GRP
  PROGMAN.INI
  ORCHID.INI
  OVN.INI

These files are added to the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory:

  ORCHIDF.INF
  ORCHIDF.386
  ORCHIDF.3GR
  ORCHIDF.2GR
  ORCHIDF.CPL
  SNDSETUP.CPL
  ORCHIDF.HLP
  SNDSETUP.HLP
  OVN.HLP
  ORHCIDF.HLP
  ORCHIDF.DRV
  ORCHID1.DRV
  ORCSND.DRV
  ORCHNOTE.EXE

Other information about the card:

- The Fahrenheit VA has a RAM address range A000-BFFF.

- Its ROM address is C000-C5FF,C680-C7FF.

- Its video I/O range is 3B0-3DF (the IBM standard range for general VGA
  usage.) Because this card has another feature (voice annotation) that it also
  has to communicate to the processor, it can use either 354 or 344. This
  setting for voice annotations is configurable.

- It comes with 1 MB of RAM.

- It is supplied with a small mono microphone. A cable connects the board to
  the PC speaker plug on the motherboard and the PC speaker into the Fahrenheit
  VA. A stereo output to connect external speakers is available on the back of
  the card.

For more information about the Fahrenheit VA, call Orchid Technology Technical
Support at (510) 683-0300.

The Fahrenheit VA is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make
no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.

REFERENCES
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Orchid Fahrenheit VA user's manual

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 3rdparty farenheit

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1,3.11

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