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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 inside 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 inside a point/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 guarantee both versatility and
compatibility across the 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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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 a thousand 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
Author/Publisher Information:
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Swimming Elk Software is a small software company owned and operated by
Roger Hughes.
At Swimming Elk Software we believe that the PRIMARY purpose of shareware
is service, not profit. This concept 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 is also committed to producing top quality computer
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
mere commercial demos.
Please feel free to contact me (Roger Hughes) at any time if you have any
questions, comments or suggestions. I can be reached by mail at the
following address:
Roger Hughes
Swimming Elk Software
Manskiventie 1031
16790 Manskivi
Finland
I can also be reached electronically as follows:
CompuServe: 106217,2576
Internet : Swimming.Elk@sci.fi ( preferred method )