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- LinguaPro/SPANISH(TM) Version 2.30a
- Copyright (c) 1993, Schulenberg and Associates, Inc
- All Rights Reserved.
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- DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
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- Anyone distributing LinguaPro/SPANISH for any kind of remuneration must first
- contact Schulenberg and Associates, Inc. at the address below for authorization.
- This authorization IS AUTOMATICALLY granted to distributors recognized by the
- ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) as adhering to its guidelines for
- shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering LinguaPro/
- SPANISH immediately (However Schulenberg and Associates must still be advised
- so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of the
- program).
-
- Assuming that the vendor is an ASP-approved vendor or BBS in good standing, or
- alternatively, that written permission has been obtained, permission is hereby
- granted to package the SHAREWARE version of LinguaPro/SPANISH in download
- format, in CD-ROM format, or in packaged sets, or any other ASP-approved
- distribution medium, as long as the packaging gives adequate notice to the
- purchaser that the software is SHAREWARE and that registration fees are
- required to be paid to the various program developers if the software is used
- past an initial trial period.
-
-
- Schulenberg and Associates, Inc. may be reached at:
-
- Schulenberg & Associates, Inc.
- P.O. Box 1005
- Houston, Texas 77251
- (713) 440-4444 (Voice)
- Compuserve ID: 72650,3160
-
- The latest Shareware version of LinguaPro/SPANISH will be always available
- on Compuserve (the Spanish libraries of the FLEFO and EURFOR forums), as well
- as on the ASP Hub Network (AHN).
-
- LinguaPro/SPANISH v2.30 is distributed using PKZIP and utilizes the following
- naming convention:
-
- BBS's LPROSP23.ZIP (PKZIP v. 2.04)
- Vendors LPROSP23.EXE (PKZIP v. 2.04)
-
- NOTE!!! - PKZIP v. 1.10 WILL NOT WORK!!!
- The official release date on these files is 10/11/93.
-
- HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
- =====================
- LinguaPro/SPANISH requires a PC with a hard disk, floppy drive, and a color
- (or gray-scale) monitor. CGA will work, but EGA or VGA is recommended so that
- accent marks on Spanish words are more discernible. The Shareware version of
- the program requires 500K of available RAM and 850K available disk space. The
- registered version requires 2 meg. available disk space. LinguaPro/SPANISH has
- been tested with DOS 3.3, 4.01, 5.0, and 6.0, and should work with earlier
- versions as well.
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
- ====================
- (SHORT)
- A multi-faceted program for serious students of Spanish. Offers an 18,000
- word user-modifiable online DICTIONARY, a sophisticated FLASHCARD system
- for the mastery of the GRADED 18,000 word supplied vocabulary, a UNIQUE
- VERB flashcard system that teaches Spanish verbs in all tenses and persons
- using millions of COMPLETE SENTENCES, and in addition, 15 Lessons adapted from
- the Basic Spanish Course developed by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute. This
- lesson material is taught by a special mode of the Flashcard System that drills
- both the complete sentences and their individual parts of speech. LinguaPro
- may also be used for the flashcarding of ENGLISH vocabulary and general
- QUESTION/ANSWER information.
-
- (MEDIUM)
- A multi-faceted program for the more serious students of Spanish. LinguaPro
- is a PROFESSIONAL quality program at a Shareware-level price. It provides an
- extremely fast 18,000 word online DICTIONARY system for word and definition
- lookup. The program supplies a GRADED (5 level) vocabulary set and easy-to-
- use machinery that lets the user add more words, or create entirely new
- vocabulary sets. LinguaPro utilizes a sophisticated FLASHCARD system that
- will teach the user THOUSANDS (some or all of the 18,000 word starter
- dictionary) of Spanish words with a paced introduction of new words, and
- continual review of words that are giving trouble.
- LinguaPro teaches Spanish VERB CONJUGATIONS using a UNIQUE approach. Users
- may select verbs, desired tenses, moods, and persons. LinguaPro utilizes its
- standard flashcard approach, but verb forms are presented to the user in
- MILLIONS of complete, and different, SENTENCES. These sentences are
- synthesized by LinguaPro "on-the-fly" and provide an unparalleled depth of
- coverage of Spanish verb forms.
- In addition to VOCABULARY and VERB-class files, LinguaPro/SPANISH offers
- SENTENCE-class files that implement the first 15 lessons (units) originally .
- developed by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute for their Basic Spanish Course.
- The remaining 40 lessons (units 16 thru 55) will be made available to registered
- users of LinguaPro/SPANISH as an Expansion Set. The Flashcard Facility provides
- full support to help students master this lesson material, including drilling
- individual parts of speech from either English to Spanish, or Spanish to
- English. In addition, users may create their own SENTENCE-class files that
- can be used in conjunction with various textbooks.
- A Verb Reference System provides an authoritative reference for Spanish
- verbs including complete definitions and conjugation patterns for almost
- 6000 verbs.
- LinguaPro may additionally be used for the construction of ENGLISH vocabulary
- sets, or data files containing general QUESTION/ANSWER-type information (e.g.,
- historical dates, legal terminology, states and capitols, etc.). All such files
- can be drilled using the LinguaPro flashcard system.
-
- (long)
- A multi-faceted program for the more serious students of Spanish. LinguaPro
- is a professional quality program at a Shareware-level price. It is really a
- language learning system that is evolving to satisfy two separate classes of
- users. On the one hand, it is ideal for beginners because its flashcard system
- permits the rapid mastery of a large amount of vocabulary (via VOCABULARY-class
- files), as well as sentence structure (via SENTENCE-class files), while the verb
- conjugation system (via VERB-class files) cuts through the complexity of Spanish
- verbs by drilling selected verbs, tenses, and persons utilizing a limitless
- number of complete, and interesting, sentences. At the other extreme, the on-
- line dictionary and verb reference system will be greatly useful to Spanish
- scholars and translators that require rapid access to the definitions of Spanish
- words, the ability to add their own words (especially words that are, e.g.,
- obsolete, poetic, provincial, vulgar, regional, etc.), and accurate conjugation
- information for Spanish verbs. The registered version of LinguaPro/SPANISH
- provides an initial set of dictionary files presenting 18,000 high-frequency
- Spanish words in 5 graded levels. The Verb Reference database file contains
- the definitions and complete conjugation patterns for almost 6,000 Spanish
- verbs.
-
- The LinguaPro/SPANISH "system" provides 5 major capabilities: a Flashcard
- facility for VOCABULARY items, a Flashcard facility for SENTENCES, a Flashcard
- facility for VERBS (utilizing complete, synthesized sentences), an online
- Dictionary that can be used for reference or for the construction of vocabulary
- sets to be "flashcarded", and a Verb Reference System that provides complete
- definitions and conjugation patterns for almost 6,000 Spanish verbs.
-
- The Flashcard system for VOCABULARY provides a "clustering" feature that
- guarantees that the user is always given an optimal mix of new words and
- previously-missed words. Users may drill from Spanish to English or English
- to Spanish. Words that have been mastered may be "killed" (removed from the
- active file and moved into a special archival file). This flashcarding
- approach is ideal for rapidly learning thousands of words. The INTENSE modes
- provided by the Flashcard system allows users to test themselves for total
- mastery by requiring the user to actually type the correct vocabulary item
- (including gender and applicable accent marks) while providing only the
- minimum information needed to suggest to the user which specific word is
- meant. Users may add (or modify) vocabulary items to the supplied vocabulary
- files, or may create altogether new vocabulary files.
-
- The Flashcard system for SENTENCES works in a similar manner. However,
- the user may select some, or all, parts of speech to be drilled. The
- INTENSE modes provided for SENTENCES permit the user to type the
- suggested Spanish (or English) word or phrase in an underlined area within
- a displayed sentence. Users may add (or modify) sentences to the supplied
- sentence file, or may create new sentence files. The SENTENCE capability
- has been utilized in version 2.30 to implement an adaptation of the Basic
- Spanish Course originally developed by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute
- (the "diplomatic" course). The first 15 lessons (units) of this course
- are provided with the registered version and the remaining 40 lessons will
- be available in the near future as an Expansion Set. Registered users will
- be notified when this set becomes available.
-
- The Flashcard system for VERBS also functions in a similar manner. The
- user selects the tenses and moods (15 in all), a desired set of verbs, the
- persons (I, you, we, they, etc.), and may even specify that the user is a
- female, or that optional subject pronouns should be suppressed. The
- "flashcarding" process SYNTHESIZES an unlimited number of complete,
- grammatical, sentences utilizing the verbs, tenses, etc., specified by the
- user. An optional autoconjugation feature will continually show the complete
- conjugation for the verb in the selected tense at the completion of the
- entry.
-
- The Online Dictionary supports up to 6 loaded vocabulary files and provides
- a total capacity of up to 10,500 words (depending on the amount of memory
- available) in "working" files, and an unlimited number in up to 10 assignable
- External Files (including the KILLED file which contains words already
- mastered). Words may be looked-up from Spanish to English, or from English to
- Spanish. Users may move words from one vocabulary file to another, modify
- words and/or definitions, or add new words. All vocabulary (or Sentence)
- files constructed via the Online Dictionary are available to the Flashcard
- system. The Dictionary is especially adaptable to the needs of translators
- or avid readers of Spanish literature. The same Dictionary system is used
- to reference, add, or modify SENTENCE files
-
- The Verb Reference Facility is integrated both with the Flashcard system
- and the Online Dictionary. It provides almost instantaneous access to the
- complete definition and conjugation patterns of almost 6,000 verbs (in the
- registered version). This is being expanded to include over 10,000 verb
- conjugations and definitions in a future release.
-