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E-CATALOG/NEWSLETTER - REALITY SOFTWARE 10/10/95
*** REALITY SOFTWARE NOW HAS A SECOND SITE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB!!***
(See Internet section below)
***TRAINS 3 RELEASED*** UPGRADES TO TRAINS1 AND TRAINS 2 RELEASED***
***VINTAGE TROLLEYS 1 AND 2 RELEASED!***
***ELECTRIC TRAINS RELEASED!***
***NEW VERSION OF IMAGES OF CREATION AND SACRED ANIMALS!***
INTRODUCTION
Reality Software is a small company whose husband and wife
team is devoted to the publication of two product lines.
We publish quality E-Books for DOS and Windows in
ancient/medieval history and the history of religion. These books
represent original, scholarly research and are designed for
thinking adults. They are an attempt at original synthesis from the
literature and some of the writing is at journal level. They are
definitely not school-oriented software nor New Age fluff.
Reality Software also publishes a large series of Windows
image collections/media albums and screen savers that feature a)
historical transportation photography and b) original
computer art whose themes are mythic and visionary. Each image
is royalty free in the registered versions of this software.
All Windows E-Books come with Replica, an application
independent viewing system that bypasses the need for a word
processor. Replica is easily installed into WIN 3.1 or WFW 3.11
and can then be used to view and print the electronic books. Full
instructions are included and the software is very user friendly.
For those of you who may be interested in our products and
do not have a high-end Windows system, notice that several
E-Books are available with a superb document viewing interface
for DOS (BigText) that in the latest version (1.3) incorporates
graphics to produce illustrated electronic books. We offer a
money back guarantee: if you do not find a book captivating and
interesting, return your disk(s) for a full-no questions-asked,
refund. Assume all disks are high density.
Nine publications in our series of Windows media
albums and screen savers featuring archival transportation
photography have been released. Three volumes feature images scanned
from our private collection of 19th century steam locomotives. The
other publications feature images of electric locomotives, tall
ships, classic sail boats, early bicycles and early trolleys. All
images are scanned from our personal collection of rare
photographs. The photos are quite rare and in most cases are single
prints made by early photographers and collectors. With a handful
of exceptions, none have ever been published before in any medium
and then only many decades ago at very low resolution. Each photo has
been meticulously restored to repair negative and print damages
while maintaining the historical integrity of the image. Each graphics
files in v1.0 of these publications is 8 bit, 256 grey scale,
TIFF or PCX and royalty free. Each graphic image in v1.2 of these
publications is 24 bit and royalty free to registered users. Whatever
historical data we can reliably ascertain about each photo is included
as a text file.
Four volumes in our Windows screen saver series of original
visionary art have been released. 1) Fifteen original computer
paintings explore the theme of Mythic Bears. 2) Fifteen original
computer paintings explore the Epiphanies of the Neolithic
Goddess. 3) Fifteen original computer paintings developed with
fractals express images of Cosmic Creation. 4) Fifteen original
computer paintings explore relationships with Sacred Animals.
The shareware versions of each screen saver contain three
images, the registered versions fifteen. There is no duplication
among the collections and each graphics file in version 1.0 of
these publications is 8 bit, 256 color and PCX and royalty free.
Each graphics file in v1.2 of these publications is 24 bit, 16
million color, and royalty free to registered users. At a cost of
$1 or less per image, such a license is a bargain. Stock photography
agencies typically charge $100 or more per image for commercial licenses.
Interactive Week for Feb.13, 1995 (Vol.2(3): 29) has a report
about a relatively unknown venture of Bill Gates. Of immediate concern
to the graphics design and multimedia industries, is a major expansion
of his little known company called Now Corbis. Now Corbis holds an
enormous library of stock photos with plans to triple its inventory in
the near future. Corbis intends to sell one time licenses for each image
and employs five intellectual property lawyers to write contracts with
clients. I quote Mark Daniel, manager of sales. "We have not been
selling an image for less than $100, and we also have sold an image
up to $5,000. Normally, they [one-time reproduction licenses]
are $200 to $400 an image."
Realize, that if you are a graphics designer or multimedia
developer, this is the playing field now and for the foreseeable
future. While Reality Software can only develop image collections
built around specialized themes, if you can use our products, we
offer the most inexpensive license in the industry: $1 per image for
a lifetime royalty free license. And you will not have to talk to a
lawyer. We wish to share our knowledge and creativity with you at
the lowest cost possible.
Reality Software also offers image restoration services:
contact us at one of our many addresses listed below. We can
often produce a nearly invisible repair of the problems caused by
such damages as water or ink stains, and rips or tears in prints or
negatives. We can also restore an appropriate contrast level and
resolution to seriously faded images. If the image does not exist
as computer media, we will scan it for you before beginning
restoration. An example of our restoration work can be seen at
our Web site on the Historic Transportation and Visionary Art
Page.
E-BOOK PUBLICATIONS: PC DOS AND WINDOWS 3.1+
1) Explore the Origins of Mythology with hunter-gatherers
in the Upper Paleolithic and Indians in the Amazon. Available in an
illustrated Windows version that utilizes Replica (v1.5) or as v1.3
for DOS (BigText) which is also illustrated. Have you ever
wondered how it all began? Major references include the work of
Alexander Marshak and shamanic practices among peoples of
the Amazon.
2) The White Goddess in Neolithic Old Europe is an in-depth
study of the archeology, artifacts, iconography and ritual of the
Goddess religion of Neolithic Europe. The material is based
extensively on the breakthrough work of Marija Gimbutas. Several
hypotheses are presented about iconography and metaphor which
are drawn from realms as diverse as evolutionary biology and the
marine zoology of megafauna in the dark abyss of the deep
ocean. Version 1.1 available for DOS only.
3) Early Myth and The Goddess in Ancient China is a
discussion of the feminine in Shang and Chou Dynasty myth and
the central role played by the Myth of the Sacred Mulberry Tree
(Fu Sang). Extensive use is made of the various latest archeology
research and analysis of early texts. There are extensive
discussions of early Chinese and Manchu shamanism and their
possible commonalities with Western metaphor. Available for both
DOS (v1.3) and Replica for Windows (v1.5).
4) Early Myth and Amaterasu in Neolithic and Medieval
Japan is a deep exploration of the earliest Japanese mythology
and ritual with an emphasis upon the origins and life of the
Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. Extensive use is made of the two eighth
century mythological histories: the Kojiki and Nihongi. Shinto,
kami and shamanism are discussed in depth. Biographies are
included for several important female rulers of Japan who may
well be manifestations of Amaterasu. The mythology and bear
ritual of the Ainu are examined for insights that might reveal
the sacred feminine. Available for both