Instructions for Twistory 1.2

• Introduction to Twistory
  1. Introduction
  2. System Requirements
  3. Shareware Fee
• Time-Line and Map Windows
• Other Windows
• TTT File Format
• Historical Items in TTT Files
• The "TwistTyper" Utility
• The "PolyTool" Utility

Introduction

     "Twistory" is a history browser. It displays the lifetimes and travels of historical figures, and dates and locations of historical events. It is a tool for keeping track of when and where things happened, and their relationships to each other. A resource of over 1600 people, events and places is included. The database has an open text format, so that more historical information can be added by any user. A complete description of the file format is included.

     The two main windows are the time-line window, which shows lives and events against a variable time scale, and the map window, which shows people and events in their geographic locations during an interval of time. There is also a genealogy window which shows the ancestors and descendants of the selected person, and an info window which shows additional details about the person or event. A "This Day in History" window lists all milestones occurring on a particular day of the year. There is also a "Find" function.

     Twistory is not a substitute for proper reading about and research into a historical period. It is meant to provide a way to keep track of the multitude of different peoples, dynasties, empires and developments throughout history. It is intended to answer questions like, "What else was happening in the world at that time?" and "Did A live at the same time as B, or before?" It is intended to provide the user with the "big picture."

System Requirements

Shareware Fee

     John de Boer
     60-A Lundy's Lane
     Kingston, Ontario
     Canada, K7K 5G7

If you desire support, please send your e-mail address along, and I will write back.

     Registration of Twistory is necessary only once. Once you have paid, you are entitled to use any future release without any condition.

     The fee is for use of the application programme, not for the text resources. The resources are drawn from a wide variety of sources, both on the Internet and in print.

     If you have suggestions on how to improve Twistory, please send those comments along with your registration. Twistory is still growing and changing. If you create historical resources for use with Twistory that you feel might be of interest to others, you may send them to me as well, and I will consider including them in the next release of Twistory.

J. D. de Boer
deboer@king.igs.net