About Your Sony
Notebook Computer
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About Your Sony
Notebook Computer
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
NOTICE
This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of license agreements enclosed with this product. Some of the software may not be transported or used outside the United States. Software specifications are subject to change without notice and may not necessarily be identical to current retail versions.
Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge. Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information. Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions.
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About
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Contents of Your Notebook Computer
About the Contents of Your
Notebook Computer
Your Sony notebook computer includes the following items:
Computer and Supplied Accessories
Headphones
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About Your Sony Notebook Computer
Manuals
???About Your Sony Notebook Computer provides descriptions of your preinstalled software titles and the specifications for your Sony notebook computer.
???The Sony Notebook Computer User Guide describes how to set up your notebook computer, use and customize the Communication Center, find help, upgrade your computer, and accomplish basic computer tasks.
???Introducing Windows?? 95 explains how to use the basic features of the Windows 95 operating system.
Recovery Jewel Case
???System Recovery CD
???Application Recovery CD
Other
???Setting up your Sony notebook computer (poster)
???Packet containing special product offers
???Warranty information and the owner registration card are located with the Sony user manuals.
CD Album
The CD album contains the Microsoft software license agreement, Sony
???CD EXTRA (Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)
???Microsoft?? AutoMap?? Streets Plus
???Microsoft?? Golf
???Microsoft Windows?? 95 Companion
???Quicken?? Special Edition
???Sony Video
???SWIV3D???
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About
the
Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
About the Software
on Your Sony Notebook Computer
Your Sony notebook computer is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of the activities you can perform with your software titles.
For general information, call Sony Electronics at
Adobe?? Acrobat?? Reader 3.0
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the fidelity of documents created on all major computer platforms. Once Acrobat Reader is installed, you can open and view PDF files from within your Web browser by clicking on a PDF file embedded in an HTML file. You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being downloaded. Use the Acrobat Reader to read the Sony Notebook Computer User Guide online (located in the Reference Library in the Sony Folder). For questions and technical assistance, go online at http://www.adobe.com/,
Application Recovery CD
Sony Electronics
The Application Recovery CD allows you to reinstall individual applications and device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased. Reinstalling an individual device driver or software title may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer, and you may not need to recover the entire contents of your hard drive. See your Sony Notebook Computer User Guide for details. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at 888-
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America Online??
America Online
America Online is an online service with an intuitive interface. Use America Online to stay on top of the news and track your personal finances. Find support for computer products and download software and files. Read issues of your favorite magazines, take online accredited courses, connect with homework tutors, and chat with thousands of members. You also receive your own
CD EXTRA
Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
CD EXTRA is the latest breakthrough in multimedia technology. Put this disk in a CD player and it will play like a regular compact disc. Put this disc in your CD- ROM drive and it becomes interactive with graphics, lyrics, discographies, and video. CD EXTRA includes audio and video samples from recent Sony Music releases. These samples include tracks from a wide variety of music styles, including rock, jazz, and easy listening. Bob Dylan, Keb??? Mo???, and Wynton Marsalis are featured with their biographies, interviews, video and music clips, interviews, discographies with title samples, and photos. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at
Communication Center???
The Communication Center is a complete, powerful, flexible, yet
Community Place???
Sony Electronics
Community Place is the first
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About
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Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
CompuServe Interactive (CSi)
CompuServe, Inc.
CSi is the most comprehensive source of organized business and educational information online today. CSi is the perfect choice for those who want access to the vastness of the Internet, but don???t want to waste time wading through it. Let CSi maximize your time online. For technical support, call CompuServe at
Dr. Solomon???s FindVirus
Dr. Solomon???s Software Inc.
Dr. Solomon???s FindVirus for Win95 is the world???s leading scanner for the detection and removal of viruses. When installed, FindVirus will run once a day when you start Microsoft Windows 95. It will scan executables, documents, and even inside compressed files for viruses using Dr. Solomon???s sophisticated heuristic analysis. You can also run FindVirus any time you download data from the Internet that you suspect might contain a virus. FindVirus is one piece of a complete line of
EasyPhoto???
Storm Technology, Inc.
EasyPhoto software provides a
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First Aid?? 97 (Sony SOS Edition)
CyberMedia??
First Aid helps to intercept crashes caused by Windows?? 3.1x and Windows?? 95 applications, finds and fixes startup problems for Sony
Howdy!???
Alta Vista Technology, Inc.
Send
Internet Explorer for Windows?? 95
Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer is the Internet browser included with Microsoft Plus! The Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to the service provider of your choice. A full
The Microsoft Network???. A complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet. For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/support/, or call Sony Electronics at
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About
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Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
LapLink?? for Windows?? 95
Traveling Software
LapLink for Windows 95 provides
Microsoft?? AutoMap?? Streets Plus
Microsoft Corporation
Streets Plus can locate addresses, streets, small towns, or major cities in the United States, taking the guesswork out of getting where you need to go. You can zoom in to a desired scale and adjust the level of detail to suit your needs. The Pushpin feature allows you to import your address book from most popular spreadsheet and database programs and plots the entries on the map. Streets Plus provides links to information on 425 cities and places, and you can build your own Internet links. You can also add listings from the ABI American Yellow Pages to your maps. Streets Plus includes more than 280,000 restaurants and 12,000 hotels, and integrates with Microsoft Automap Trip Planner (available separately). For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/ automap/, or call Sony Electronics at
Microsoft?? Golf
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Golf is now better than ever with a
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Microsoft?? Money 97
Microsoft Corporation
Display the status of your checking and savings accounts or check your loan and credit card balances. The software reminds you when it???s time to pay a monthly bill and offers you the option to print your own checks or, if you make arrangements with your financial institution, pay the bills electronically. You can also prepare budgets and plan your financial future. Wizards help you set up new accounts, and online banking enables you to bank from home. For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/support/, or call Sony Electronics at
Microsoft?? Plus!
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Plus! is a companion to Windows 95. Plus! helps you access the Internet and tune your PC, performing tasks such as disk optimization and error correction. In addition, Plus! provides 12 colorful desktop themes and
the
Microsoft?? Works
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Works is a suite of productivity tools that includes a word processor, spreadsheet, database, and drawing and communications software. You can use these tools to create professional documents quickly and easily. For questions and technical assistance, go online to http://www.microsoft.com/support/, or call Sony Electronics at
Music/Movie Player
The Music/Movie Player allows you to play audio and video CDs in the CD- ROM drive or play audio or video files in various formats on your hard drive. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at
Netscape Navigator?? Personal Edition
Netscape Communications
Netscape Navigator gives you easy access to all major Internet resources. Browse
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Software on Your Sony Notebook Computer
Oil Change??? (Sony SOS Edition)
CyberMedia??
Oil Change software is a useful companion to Sony Online Support (SOS). Using the Internet, it provides the latest device drivers, software fixes and updates provided by Sony for the software titles included with your Sony notebook computer. Oil Change scans your computer to identify software applications and their versions. It then logs on to the Internet, compares your software configuration against the Sony database, and notifies you of the software fixes and updates available for your computer. For each fix and update, it provides an explanation. After selecting the software fixes and updates you require, Oil Change downloads, uncompresses, and installs the selected items. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at
Quicken?? Special Edition
Intuit, Inc.
Quicken Special Edition helps you manage your personal and small business finances. The software resembles your checkbook, so it???s easy to learn and
easy to use. You can print checks, reconcile your bank account, and complete bank transactions from home. Quicken Special Edition???s charts and graphs show you account balances and where your money goes. For questions and technical assistance, call Quicken at
Sidekick?? 97
Starfish Software
The number one personal organizer that keeps you on top of your schedule, client contacts, expenses, receipts, correspondence, telephone calls, and world time. Sidekick prints pages that fit into popular organizers from companies such as
Sony PC Help Library
Sony Electronics
Sony PC Help Library gives you access to online user guides and help files for the software on your Sony PC. For questions and technical assistance, call
Sony Electronics at
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SWIV3D???
SCi Ltd.
SWIV stands for Special Weapons Interdiction Vehicle. This is a ???shoot???em up??? action and arcade game that lets you control six unique vehicles. The vehicles of destruction include a helicopter gunship, four wheel drive armored buggy, a skidoo, a hover craft, and more. The game features unrelenting action with the ability to animate over 100 objects simultaneously. Everything on the screen can be shot with
System Recovery CD
Sony Electronics
The System Recovery CD allows you to restore the software titles that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or are erased accidentally. It can be used only to restore the hard disk of the Sony notebook computer you purchased. See your Sony Notebook Computer User Guide for details. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at
Video
Sony Pictures Entertainment
The Video CD Sampler presents trailers from recent movies now available on home videos and distributed by Columbia Tristar Home Video??. Also includes trailers from current popular television programs distributed by Columbia Tristar Television Distribution???. This software features ???Sony Tuned??? MPEG1 Digital Video. For questions and technical assistance, call Sony Electronics at
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Specifications
Specifications
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* Data on a
??? USB ports are included to provide
??? Certain restrictions apply.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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