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- Coeli, Version 3.77 - DESCRIBE.DOC -
C O E L I
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Version 3.77
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D E S C R I P T I O N A N D
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A U T H O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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Last updated: October, 1996
This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
the Coeli package.
Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
file.
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Program Information:
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File Name(s) for BBSs:
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The Coeli v3.77 program package and documentation must reside within
a single archive file. Please use the following name:
COELI377.ZIP Coeli - Electric Planisphere, version 3.77
If the program is compressed using some other file compression
method, then please use the name COELI377 with the appropriate
extension (PAK, ARC, LZH, ZOO, etc.).
Keywords:
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astronomy, planisphere, planetarium, star chart, star map, ephemeris
Category:
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Educational / Home & Hobby / Recreational / Science / Astronomy
Program Name, Category, Keywords:
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COELI / Coeli - Electric Planisphere //
Educational/Recreational/Home & Hobby //
astronomy / planisphere / planetarium / star chart / star map / ephemeris
Short Description:
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COELI v3.77 <ASP> - Electric planisphere.
Super VGA model of the skies as seen from
Earth. Coeli combines practical ephemeris and
planetarium with real-time star chart. View
the heavens from any place or time with
advanced star & constellation search in a
point/click interface. Readouts include rise,
set, & transit times, apparent & absolute
magnitudes, astronomical twilight, distance,
co-ordinates, phase, and much more. Coeli will
run under DOS and Windows.
Long Description:
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Coeli - electric planisphere version 3.77 <ASP>
Coeli offers a real-time prospect of Earth's skies with
unrestricted zoom (even resolving close doubles like Castor)
plus advanced star & constellation search in a point-and-click interface.
Viewpoints are adjustable from zenith to horizon with 360 degree
traverse from any position on Earth or point in time.
Features world map 'location browser', Bayer nomenclature with
Greek letter & genitive, plus full expansion & common names.
Extensive readouts include rise, set, transit times for sun, moon,
planets, & stars, astronomical twilight, apparent & absolute magnitudes
& co-ordinates, distance, phase, hours of darkness and more. Coeli
combines practical planetarium with ephemeris and real-time star chart.
5 SVGA modes & 4 projection models ensure both versatility and
compatibility across a range of PC hardware from 386 to Pentium.
Coeli will run under Windows and DOS.
Special requirements: a separate VESA driver must be pre-installed
(UniVBE V5+ recommended). SVGA graphics hardware should have at least
512 kb of video RAM (1 Mb recommended), and must be VESA compatible.
Registration Information:
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Our newest registration service is online ordering via our WWW site
(all major credit cards accepted). Simply navigate to one of the
following:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/homepage.htm
or
http://www.sci.fi/~elk
and follow the links.
A convenient registration facility is available from within Coeli
itself. The file REGISTER.FRM (registration form) is also included
amongst Coeli's files. If you decide to make an electronic transfer
of funds to our Finnish bank account, you may also e-mail us your
completed registration form. (attached, for example, using MIME)
Registration brings lifetime support by mail, the integral Sky Quiz,
automatic eligibility for for future upgrades, the capacity to
load up to 7000 more stars, and complete removal of registration
reminder screens. Registered copies can also be customised to load
the user's preferred settings and home location at startup.
For complete user registration information please refer to the
manual (COELI.TXT) and the file REGISTER.DOC, or point your browser
at one of the Coeli Web sites.
WHO PRODUCED COELI?
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Swimming Elk Software - a company managed by Roger Hughes.
The company is based in Finland.
At Swimming Elk Software service and support always come before profit.
This pledge is fundamental to our approach to product development, production,
and marketing. Although we are proud to be a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals, unlike the current consensus in the ASP, we DO NOT
COUNTENANCE CRIPPLING. We intend to go on offering fully -- and continuously --
functioning programs for our potential customers to evaluate at their leisure.
Swimming Elk Software swims against the current in another sense, since we are
also committed to producing top quality software at REASONABLE PRICES.
These tenets, we believe, are and always have been fundamental to the shareware
ideal, indeed the ONLY things setting true shareware apart from the mere commercial
demo.
Please feel free to get in touch whenever you have a question, a comment or a complaint.
We can be reached by mail at the following address:
Roger Hughes
Swimming Elk Software
Manskiventie 1031
16790 Manskivi
Finland
We can also be reached electronically as follows:
CompuServe: 106217,2576
Internet : Swimming.Elk@sci.fi ( preferred method )
For last-minute information, feedback, and support, just point your Web browser at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/homepage.htm
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