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- Introduction
-
- Thank you for taking the time to examine WordWise -- the most flexible and
- expandable Daily Scripture program available. With nearly 30 Bible versions
- to choose from, support for most major operating systems, and a registra-
- tion price of just $20, we believe that WordWise is an outstanding program.
-
- A lot of work and thoughtful design has gone into making it an entertaining,
- flexible, and valuable part of your software collection. Once installed on
- your computer, it remains like a faithful friend, bringing you a message
- from God's Word as each day begins. WordWise is a perpetual daily calendar,
- and contains enough Scriptures to display a new one each day for an entire
- year without repeating. Though the Scriptures will begin to repeat after
- one year, each verse will be displayed only once per year, and the calendar
- date will always be correct. In addition to giving you daily Scriptures,
- WordWise can remind you of your daily Bible readings as you read through on
- a one-year plan.
-
- As a further benefit, WordWise was designed with expandability in mind. Add-
- itional topics may be purchased and added at any time. Interested in in-
- creasing your Bible knowledge? Simply add the Bible Quiz package and you'll
- have 366 questions to answer covering Bible personalities and events. How's
- your vocabulary? The WordWise vocabulary package will arm you with 366 out-
- standing words to "aggrandize your articulation". From quotable quotes, to
- foreign languages, to historical events, the WordWise library offers you
- many current and upcoming additions from which to choose.
-
- Following are some of the features of the registered version of WordWise.
- They are common to all platforms.
- * Bible verses displayed automatically each time you start your computer.
- One for every day of the year.
- * Includes nearly thirty Bible versions from which to choose. Any or all
- may be viewed at the same time, and all are included in the basic
- package.
- * Monthly perpetual calendar.
- * Daily reminders of Through-the-Bible readings.
- * Automatic saving of daily Scripture to a file for use with word or
- speech processors.
- * Three modes of operation from which to choose.
- * Future expandability through the addition of extra modules.
- * Printed user's manual.
- * Access to additional Bible versions as they are released. New Bible
- translations are distributed through BBSs and are free to registered
- users. An up-to-date collection of all additional translations is also
- available from Creative Systems for a nominal charge.
- * Advance notification of upgrades and new products.
-
- Additional Windows features:
-
- * Ability to assign different fonts to each Bible version.
- * Pop-up references designed to aid in your Bible study.
- * Support for the Windows 3.1 screen saver.
- * Topmost feature which allows WordWise to remain on top of all other
- applications. (Windows 3.1 only)
-
- Additional Macintosh features:
-
- * Ability to assign different fonts to each Bible version.
- * Pop-up references designed to aid in your Bible study.
- * Balloon help.
-
- Additional OS/2 features:
-
- * Ability to assign different fonts to each Bible version.
- * Pop-up references designed to aid in your Bible study.
-
- Additional DOS features:
-
- * DOS text or full windowed mode can be selected.
- * Pop-up references designed to aid in your Bible study.
- * Support for 43 or 50 line mode.
-
- Amiga features:
-
- The current release of the Amiga version includes all the common features
- with the exception of the pop-up references and the Greek package.
-
- These packages are included with your purchase:
-
- * American Standard Version * New King James Version
- * The Amplified Bible * New Life Version
- * Contemporary English Version * New Revised Standard Version
- (New Testament, Psalms, Proverbs) * Reina-Valera Actualizada
- * Greek New Testament (pseudoscript) * Revised Standard Version
- * King James Version * Simple English Bible (NT)
- * Literal English with Strong's keys * Through-the-Bible reading plan
- * The Living Bible * Today's English Version
- * The Message (New Testament) * Transliterated Bible
- * New American Standard * Transliterated Pronounceable Bible
- * New Century Version * Updated Authorized Version
- * New International Version * Young's Literal Translation
-
- Additional packages available as of the time of this release:
-
- * Authorized Version (1611 Edition) * Elberfelder (German)
- * Byzantine Textform (Greek) * Louis Segiond (French)
- * Darby Bible * N26/UBS3 Textform (Greek)
-
- These may be obtained free-of-charge from the SoftWorks BBS (907-522-2900)
- by checking the WordWise directory, or by looking in CompuServe's Religion
- forum in the Christianity library. All new Bible packages are free to regis-
- tered WordWise users.
-
-
- Purchasing WordWise
-
- To receive your registered copy, please send $20.00 + $1.00 P&H by check or
- money order to:
-
- Creative Systems
- P.O. Box 241111
- Anchorage, AK 99524-1111
-
- The most convenient way of ordering is to print out the file REGISTER,
- fill it out, and mail it to us with your payment. This insures that we will
- be provided with all the information necessary to get the appropriate ver-
- sion of the program to you as quickly as possible. If, for some reason, you
- do not wish to use the printed form, don't forget to specify your prefer-
- ence of Windows, DOS, Mac, or OS/2, and the disk size you need.
-
- For other inquiries, please write or give us a call. Phone/FAX (907) 344-
- 3480. Alternatively, you may send mail to CompuServe ID 74127,2657 or Inter-
- net address bbarnes@softwork.com.
-
-
- Installation
-
- In short, the distributed LZH file includes all the files in the necessary
- drawers for WordWise to run. Simply extract it to your main hard drive (the
- sys: volume) and a "WordWise" drawer will be created for you. Inside you
- will find the main program, a few Bible packages, two text files, and a
- drawer entitled "Off". Inside the Off drawer, you will find the remaining
- Bible version files. Additionally, a file entitled "Start WordWise" will
- be placed in your WBStartup drawer; this is what causes WordWise to run
- automatically each time your Amiga is started.
-
-
- Running WordWise the First Time
-
- After WordWise is installed, it's a good idea to restart your Amiga. This
- way you can verify that installation was successful and that WordWise will
- run automatically. The next step is to customize it.
-
- The first time it is run, WordWise will appear on the screen in the default
- location, but you may then resize it and locate it anywhere on the screen
- you desire. Each time the WordWise window is closed, its screen size and
- position are saved so that it will always appear the next time exactly
- where you left it. The size and location are up to you, but will depend
- upon the number of packages you want to view each day. Just remember to
- make your window a little taller than necessary because the length of each
- Scripture will vary from day to day.
-
- Next, you will probably want to change the Bible versions displayed in the
- WordWise window. By opening the "Off" drawer, you'll find many additional
- versions from which to choose. Dragging the appropriate icons to the Word-
- Wise drawer is all that is necessary to enable them. Likewise, unwanted
- translations should be droppped in the Off drawer while they are not in use.
-
- At this point, you should take the time to find your way around and become
- familiar with the program. Enable all the packages you want to see, but
- just remember: there's a limited amount of room on the screen. There is no
- limit, however, to the number of packages it is possible to display, so if
- sufficient support is received for this program, later versions may include
- scrollbars and support to use different fonts.
-
- Quote Method:
-
- WordWise can select the day's Scripture by one of three different methods,
- and gives you the ability to choose the one which best suits your needs.
-
- * Date: In this mode, WordWise checks your computer's clock for the date
- and displays the correct verse for the day. Unless your computer does
- not have a clock, this is probably the best choice for you.
-
- * Incremental: By selecting Incremental Mode, a new verse will be displayed
- each time the program is run. Unlike Date Mode, Incremental Mode will
- give you a different verse each time WordWise is run throughout the day.
- The advantage is that you can see more verses in a day's time; the disad-
- vantage is that you will more quickly run through the 366 selections and
- begin seeing repeats before the year is up. This should be the mode of
- choice, though, if you are unable to use Date Mode.
-
- * Random: This mode simply chooses one of the 366 possible verses at random
- each time the program is run. Since no record is kept of which have been
- displayed, repeats will be more frequent. Thus, it is the least desirable
- mode, but is available should you decide to use it.
-
- + Note: The first time it is run, WordWise checks for the presence of a
- system clock. If it finds one, then Date Mode is used, otherwise Incre-
- mental Mode is used.)
-
-
- A Final Note
-
- While you are able to experiment freely with this program, please do not
- forget its purpose: giving you the opportunity to thoroughly test a commer-
- cial program before purchase. It is not "freeware", and may not be used
- past a reasonable amount of time in which you make a purchase decision.
- Please register WordWise so that we may continue producing high-quality,
- low-priced Christian software. And PLEASE help us by passing it on to
- others! God bless.
-
- P.S. Registration for WordWise grants permission to use the program on
- whatever platform you prefer. If, at a later date, you decide to begin
- using OS/2, a Mac, or Windows, you may feel free to download the approp-
- riate version without additional registration charges. What a deal!
-
- Acknowledgments
-
- American Standard Version (ASV): Scripture and/or reference text taken from
- The New Bible Library(tm) CD-ROM. (c) Copyright 1993 Ellis Enterprises
- Incorporated. Used by permission of Ellis Enterprises Incorporated.
- The Amplified Bible (AMP): Old Testament (c) Copyright 1962, 1964 by Zonder-
- van Publishing House. New Testament (c) Copyright 1958 by The Lockman
- Foundation.
- Bible Reading Plan (PLAN1) : Included as a part of WordWise(tm) but is not
- separately copyrighted.
- Contemporary English Version (CEV_NTPP): New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs:
- Copyright (c) American Bible Society, 1991. All Rights Reserved.
- Greek Text (GREEKDOS): Text prepared by Creative Systems and is part of
- WordWise(tm), (c) Copyright 1993 Creative Systems. All rights reserved.
- King James Version (KJV): Public Domain.
- Literal English Version (LIT): Scripture and/or reference text taken from
- The New Bible Library(tm) CD-ROM. (c) Copyright 1993 Ellis Enterprises
- Incorporated. Used by permission of Ellis Enterprises Incorporated.
- The Message (MESSAGE): (c) Copyright 1993 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights
- reserved. Used by permission.
- New American Standard Bible (NASB): Scripture taken from the New American
- Standard Bible (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977,
- by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
- New Century Version (NCV): Scriptures quoted from The Holy Bible, New Cen-
- tury Version, copyright (c) 1987, 1988, 1991 by Word Publishing, Dallas,
- Texas 75039. Used by permission.
- New International Version (NIV): Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New
- International Version. (c) Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible
- Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
- New King James Version (NKJV): New King James Version, (c) Copyright (c)
- 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- New Life Version (NLV): Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, New Life Ver-
- sion, Copyright (c) 1993, Victor Books / SP Publications, Inc., 1825
- College Ave., Wheaton, Illinois 60187. Used by permission.
- New Revised Standard Version (NRSV): The New Revised Standard Version of the
- Bible (c) Copyright 1989 by Division of Christian Education of the Nation-
- al Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
- Reina-Valera Actualizada (RVA): Spanish Bible: Version Reina-Valera Actual-
- izada (RVA) Copyright 1989 Editorial Mundo Hispano, El Paso, Texas.
- Revised Standard Version (RSV): The Revised Standard Version of the Bible
- (c) Copyright 1946, 1952, 1971 by Division of Christian Education of the
- National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA, and used by permission.
- Simple English Bible (SEB_NT): Simple English Bible New Testament, (c) Copy-
- right 1978, 1980, (International Edition), by International Bible Trans-
- lators, Inc.. (c) Copyright 1981 (American Edition) by International Bible
- Translators, Inc. All rights reserved.
- The Living Bible (TLB): The Living Bible, copyright (c) 1971 by Tyndale
- House Publishers, Wheaton, IL, used by permission.
- Today's English Version (TEV): Copyright (c) American Bible Society, 1966,
- 1971, 1976. All Rights Reserved.
- Transliterated Bible (TB_NT): Scripture and/or reference text taken from
- The New Bible Library(tm) CD-ROM. (c) Copyright 1993 Ellis Enterprises
- Incorporated. Used by permission of Ellis Enterprises Incorporated.
- Transliterated Pronounceable Bible (TPB): Scripture and/or reference text
- taken from The New Bible Library(tm) CD-ROM. (c) Copyright 1993 Ellis
- Enterprises Incorporated. Used by permission of Ellis Enterprises Incor-
- porated.
- Updated Authorized Version (UAV): (c) Copyright 1993 by Creative Systems.
- All rights reserved.
- Young's Literal Translation (YOUNGS): Public Domain.
- All reference graphics included with WordWise(tm) (BOOKS, GREEK, TIMELINE):
- (c) Copyright 1993 by Creative Systems. All rights reserved.
-
- WordWise contributors : Kevin Asche, Elizabeth Barnes, James Clementson, Jim
- Durand, Dr. John Garvin, Sandie Hill, Russell Mjolsnes, and Mike Nichols.
- The author of this work would like to give special thanks to Dr. Stanley
- Morris of International Bible Translators, Inc. and Dr. John Ellis of Ellis
- Enterprises Incorporated for their cooperation during the development of
- WordWise.
-
- Please write for information about versions of WordWise for Windows, OS/2,
- DOS, and the Mac, and request a list of all packages available, including
- new releases.
-
- Copyright Notice
-
- This manual, and the software described within, are copyrighted. All rights
- are reserved. No part of this manual or the described software may be cop-
- ied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-
- readable form without the prior written consent of Creative Systems P.O.
- Box 241111, Anchorage, AK 99524-1111.
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- Creative Systems
- P. O. Box 241111
- Anchorage, AK 99524-1111
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