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VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 28-Aug-1995
===== Product Information ==============================
Product: Earth Words for alien dinosaurs Interactive picture dictionary
Version: 1.00
Version Date: 25-Aug-1995
Product Type: Software
Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
Product Description: EARTHWORDS for Alien Dinosaurs. V1.0 <ASP>.
This program was designed to interest young
people in learning a new language, to let
them see how different languages say the same
thing, to introduce foreign characters and to
help with spelling in their own language.
When alien dinosaurs from the Planet Dinopia
landed on Earth, they were amazed to discover
that we speak many different languages here.
Reason for version: Initial release.
Category: Education; Foreign language
Keywords: Animated Picture Dictionary Languages
Required Packages: EWORDS10
This Package: EWORDS10
Registration Fee: 25.00-35.00 (USD)
Required Configuration
Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80286 (AT))
Clock Speed: 16 MHz
Minimum OS: MS-DOS 3.3
Standard RAM: 640K
Hard Drive Space: 1000K
Required:
Hard drive
Won't Work With:
Floppy only
Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA)
Hercules Graphics Card
Tandy Display Adapter
Color Graphic Adapter (CGA)
Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA)
Multi-Color Graphics Array (MCGA)
Multi-Color Graphics Array 256 (MCGA 256)
Monochrome monitor
Orders:
Address: Right to Left Software
3332 Yonge St. P.O.Box 94034
Toronto Ontario M4N 3R1
Canada
Phone: (416) 489-7440
FAX: (416) 489-6654
CompuServe: 71542,3631
Internet: rtls@execpc.com
Other E-mail: WWW: http://www.execpc.com/~rtls
Support:
Address: Right to Left Software
3332 Yonge St. P.O.Box 94034
Toronto Ontario M4N 3R1
Canada
Phone: (416) 489-7440
FAX: (416) 489-6654
CompuServe: 71542,3631
Internet: rtls@execpc.com
Other E-mail: WWW: http://www.execpc.com/~rtls
===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
EARTHWORDS For Alien Dinosaurs -- Windows Evaluation Version
____________________________________________________________
When alien dinosaurs from the planet Dinopia landed on Earth,
they were amazed to discover that we speak many different
languages here. Taking their DinoFlex camera in hand,
they began to explore our planet, recording the way different
languages express the same common objects.
The results of their exploration are recorded in
EARTHWORDS FOR ALIEN DINOSAURS -- a version specially prepared
for Earthlings by permission of the Dinopian High Council, and
re-engineered for Earth voltage and PC computers running Windows
by Right to Left Software and Editions Renyi in Toronto.
INSTALLATION
From Windows' Program Manager click the 'File' menu then select
'Run' and type A:INSTALL.EXE.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
EARTHWORDS for Windows requires an IBM-compatible PC
running Windows 3.1 or higher with 256 color display.
Minimum: 386 CPU with 4 MB RAM.
Recommended: 486 with 8 MB RAM and a Windows compatible sound card.
THIS EVALUATION VERSION
This version is a fully functional program, including 4 language
activities with 3 difficulty levels. It contains 10 words in each
of 17 languages, each word with an animated illustration. Voice pronuncia
tion
by native speakers is included for English, French, Spanish, German,
Russian and Japanese. Other languages are in text only.
The program was designed to interest young people in learning a new langu
age,
to let them see how different languages say the same thing, to introduce
foreign characters, and to help with spelling in their own language.
EARTHWORDS is fully customizable, and can be created in almost any
choice of languages the Dinopians have explored.
THE LATEST EDITION AND ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
Can be downloaded through the Earth Word WWW Home Page at
http://www.execpc.com/~rtls/ewords
or by FTP from
ftp.magic.ca /rtls/ewords
Send inquiries, comments, bug reports or anything else to:
Right to Left Software
(416) 489-7440, (416) 489-6654
or by Email to: rtls@execpc.com
EARTHWORDS FOR ALIEN DINOSAURS(TM) is copyright
(c) 23776 Dinopian High Council
(c) 1995 Editions Renyi Inc.
(c) 1995 Right to Left Software Inc.
-- but please distribute this version freely (unmodified) --.
Enjoy!!
===== Packing List =====================================
As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the
following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ:
Filename Size Date Time CRC32
THISDISK. 205 23-Aug-1995 05:40p 11674E87
READ_ME.1ST 171 26-Aug-1995 05:38p F9D97F00
ENGLISH.AR 105406 8-Aug-1995 11:11p 03D8BC1A
EWW.AR 196503 22-Aug-1995 04:34p 9383F6B2
PICTURES.AR 135365 7-Jul-1994 11:52p D252CFD4
SYSPCX.AR 270848 30-Jun-1995 03:24p 5739D0A7
SYSTEM.AR 143850 9-Aug-1995 07:06a 22E0454A
SYSWAV.AR 49464 22-Jun-1995 02:05p C5F902EC
READ_ME.BAT 444 26-Aug-1995 05:38p 5C307D70
GROUPS.CFG 122 25-Jul-1995 04:20p 6388ACFA
INSTALL.CFG 323 30-Jun-1995 03:30p 4AF46DCD
FILE_ID.DIZ 415 26-Aug-1995 05:37p 1B0B6331
VENDOR.DOC 216 27-Aug-1995 02:05p 13796CEE
INSTALL.EXE 87872 31-Jul-1995 03:30p 1617CD82
REGISTER.FRM 1997 23-Aug-1995 06:39p 2D596435
VERSION.H 35 21-Aug-1995 12:47p DD8B58BC
EWORDS.INI 111 17-Jul-1995 10:24a C754BFEF
DESC.SDI 44 27-Aug-1995 02:05p 530C574D
README.TXT 2385 9-Aug-1995 07:09a 93A26B08
README2.TXT 2295 28-Aug-1995 08:32a 7D8641A4
SHAREWR.TXT 765 23-Aug-1995 06:38p 680D29D5
VENDOR.TXT 216 27-Aug-1995 02:05p 13796CEE
===== Installation =====================================
Installation of Main Program:
=============================
Run INSTALL.EXE from Windows' Program Manager.
Installation of Language Modules:
=================================
Each language module comes in its .ZIP files and contains files in
subdirectories.
The subdirectory structure MUST be reconstructed by using the "-d" flag
of pkunzip (or the "Use Directory Names" option in WinZip).
Example:
cd c:\ewords
pkunzip -d french.zip
Where to Find Earth Words Language Modules
==========================================
The Earth Words language modules can be downloaded from the following
sources:
1. From Earth Words home page on the World Wide Web at
http://www.execpc.com/~rtls/ewords.
2. By ftp from ftp.magic.ca /rtls/ewords/languages.
3. From CompuServe foreign language forum (FLEFO).
4. From your nearest BBS or the same source you acquired this package.
The file names of the language modules are of the form "EW<lang>.ZIP"
where <lang> is a four letter abbreviation of the language.
For example, EWFREN.ZIP is the French module, EWSPAN.ZIP is the Spanish
module and EWRUSS.ZIP is the Russian module.
===== License for Use and Distribution =================
TRIAL USE LICENSE
"Earth Words for alian dinosaurs" is NOT a public domain program.
It is copyrighted by Right to Left Software, Inc. and Editions Renyi Inc.
This software and accompanying documentation are
protected by United States and Canada copyright law and also by
international treaty provisions.
Right to Left Software (RTLS), grants you a limited license to use this
software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed thirty days.
If you continue using this software after the thirty-day evaluation
period, you MUST make a registration payment to RTLS.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile,
disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed
program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized
use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to RTLS.
LIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
The following may distribute "Earth Words", completely unaltered, without
further permission...; for other cases or to distribute in modified
form, you must consult the attached data record, which is hereby
incorporated by reference. Any distribution satisfying all the
distribution requirements expressed in that data record is hereby
authorized.
Permission to distribute the "Earth Words" package is not transferable,
assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to
distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this
limited distribution license.
U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the
U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in this
package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable to
commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of
the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is
Right to Left Software, 3332 Yonge Street P.O.Box 94034, Toronto
Ontario, Canada.
RTLS may revoke any permissions granted here, by
notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are
reserved to RTLS.
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