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- VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 25-May-1997
-
- ===== Product Information ==============================
- Product: EarthWatch Astronomical program
- Version: 3.5
- Version Date: 20-Mar-1997
- Product Type: Software
- Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
- Shareware, freely distributable by all channels
-
- Product Description: EarthWatch v3.5 <ASP> Displays in real time a
- striking dynamic map of the world showing day
- & night areas, sunrise & sunset times for any
- selectable world location, present time in
- any of the world time zones, date on either
- side of the International Date Line, Lat/Long
- of major cities (mouse selectable), position,
- age, & phase of the moon, position of sun on
- the analemma, and more. Three map styles
- (elevation, natural, & national).
- Reason for version: Refreshed dates
-
- Category: Home & hobby; Astronomy
- Keywords: Astronomy Earth Geography Map Sun Clock
- Required Packages: EARTHW35
- This Package: EARTHW35
- Registration Fee: 25.00 (U.S.A.)
-
- Required Configuration
- Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 8086/8088)
- Clock Speed: 16 MHz
- Minimum OS: MS-DOS 1.0
- Required:
- Keyboard
-
- Orders:
- Address: ElanWare, Inc
- 134 Normandy Drive
- Brunswick, OH 44212
- Internet: lnagy@stratos.net
-
- Support:
- Address: ElanWare, Inc
- 134 Normandy Drive
- Brunswick, OH 44212
- Internet: lnagy@stratos.net
-
-
- ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
-
- W E L C O M E T O E A R T H W A T C H !
-
- The EARTHWATCH 3.5 program graphically displays a map of the world in
- color showing the 24 hour night/day cycle due to the earth's rotation,
- the monthly phases of the moon, and the earth's annual trip around the
- sun, showing the passing of the four seasons.
-
- Two separate programs are included: EWC (CGA graphics), and EWV (VGA
- graphics).
-
- A Mercator projection map of the world will slowly scroll eastward
- across the screen in real time as the continents move from pre-dawn
- darkness through sunrise, daylight, sunset, and back to night. You may
- choose from three map types: elevation, natural, or national boundaries.
-
- The shape of the daylight zone changes almost imperceptably from
- day to day as the seasons progress, showing shorter days in winter and
- longer in summer (for the Northern Hemisphere -- vice-versa in the
- Southern Hemisphere).
-
- Sunrise/sunset times and percentage of daylight for your designated city
- and date are calculated and displayed. The phase and position of the
- moon are also displayed numerically and graphically.
-
- The VGA version displays the Lat/Long coordinates and major city names
- as you move a mouse-driven cursor over the map.
-
- The Almanac screen displays additional ephemeral information including a
- comparison of sunrise/sunset times with the previous day's, the number
- of days remaining until the start of the next season (solstices &
- equinoxes), and more.
-
- Follow the sun's progress along its annual trek around the Analemma,
- the figure 8 pattern found frequently on globes that shows the sun's
- declination (apparent north-south excursions in the sky) and the
- "equation of time."
-
- The earth's 24 time zones are shown graphically, indicating the local
- time worldwide and whether that location is experiencing night, day,
- dawn, dusk, or anywhere between.
-
- You may highlight up to ten locations around the world to monitor the
- status of various cities, etc.
-
- All of this may be done accurately in real time or for a past or future
- date and time.
-
- The EARTHWATCH program will run on any IBM compatible PC equipped with
- CGA or VGA graphics support. A Microsoft compatible mouse is required
- to use the latitude/longitude tracking & display option. Also, EWV
- builds temporary bit-map image files requiring 310K bytes of free disk
- space.
-
- EARTHWATCH consists of a total of 34 files, 28 of which are required for
- the VGA version and 9 for the CGA (3 are shared by both). They may all
- be installed onto one directory on your fixed disk, from which either
- program may be run, or split into two separate directories.
-
- The VGA files are:
-
- BRUN45.EXE EWV35.EXE MAP1.INT MAP3.GRN
- COLKEY.EXE GAZ35.DAT MAP1.RED MAP3.INT
- COPYM1.BAT HELPSC.EXE MAP2.BLU MAP3.RED
- COPYM2.BAT HELPV35.DAT MAP2.GRN MSLOOKUP.DAT
- COPYM3.BAT HLITEV35.DAT MAP2.INT README.DOC
- EWV.BAT MAP1.BLU MAP2.RED V35TZDET.DAT
- EWV35.DAT MAP1.GRN MAP3.BLU V35TZDR.DAT
-
- The CGA files are:
-
- BRUN45.EXE EWC35.EXE HELPC35.DAT MAPC35.DAT
- EWC.BAT GAZ35.DAT HLITEC35.DAT README.DOC
- EWC35.DAT
-
-
- Copyright ELANWARE, INC. Not to be used for commercial purposes
- without permission. You are granted permission and are encouraged to
- copy and share this program free of charge with others. If you enjoy
- using EARTHWATCH, please send a payment of $25 to:
-
- ELANWARE, INC.
- 134 NORMANDY DR.
- BRUNSWICK, OHIO 44212
-
- In return you will be registered for future upgrades and sent a detailed
- userguide for EARTHWATCH.
-
- Enjoy EARTHWATCH!
-
- Thank you.
- Larry Nagy
-
-
-
- * * * ASP Ombudsman Statement * * *
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association
- of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure
- that the shareware principle works for you. If you are
- unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
- member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able
- to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute
- or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to
- the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
- 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a Compuserve
- message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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- ===== 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
- READ_ME.1ST 171 20-Mar-1997 03:50a F9D97F00
- READ_ME.BAT 412 20-Mar-1997 03:50a 9192DB7B
- FILE_ID.DIZ 451 20-Mar-1997 03:50a B2B8AF42
- VENDOR.DOC 216 20-Mar-1997 03:50a 13796CEE
- VENDOR.TXT 216 20-Mar-1997 03:50a 13796CEE
-
-
- ===== Installation =====================================
-
- Welcome to EARTHWATCH 3.5!
-
- EWATCH35.ZIP contains two self-extracting files, one for a VGA version
- and one for CGA. You can install either or both in separate directories
- or the same directory on your hard drive. After installation, the VGA
- program has twenty-eight files associated with it, while the CGA has
- nine. Of these, three are shared (BRUN45.EXE, GAZ35.DAT, and
- README.DOC).
-
- The installation process requires that you designate target directory(s)
- on your hard drive. If you already have an older version of Earthwatch
- in a directory on your hard drive and wish to designate that same
- directory, that's fine, but I recommend that you first delete all of the
- old files to get rid of unnecessary clutter.
-
- If you have EWATCH35.ZIP on a diskette, insert it in your floppy drive
- (usually A or B). How you now enter the installation command depends
- on whether you are operating from DOS, Windows, or Windows 95/97.
- From DOS, first enter A: or B: designating the floppy drive that
- holds the diskette. From Windows, click on FILE - RUN, and designate
- the drive (A: or B:). From Windows 95/97 click on START - RUN and
- designate the drive (A: or B:). Now you are ready to enter the
- installation command described below.
-
- If you have EWATCH35.ZIP in a directory on your hard drive, the procedure
- is similar, again depending on whether you operate from DOS, Windows,
- or Windows 95/97. From DOS, go to the directory containing EWATCH35.ZIP.
- From Windows, click on FILE - RUN and designate the directory containing
- EWATCH35.ZIP. From Windows 95/97 click on START - RUN and designate the
- directory containing EWATCH35.ZIP.
-
- Now for the installation command. For the VGA version, enter
- INSTALLV C:\DIRNAME, where DIRNAME is the directory you wish to
- designate to contain the VGA version program files. It is not necessary
- to create this directory in advance: If it does not exist, the install
- program will create it.
-
- To install the CGA version, enter INSTALLC C:\DIRNAME. Again, DIRNAME
- may be the same or different from the one chosen for the VGA
- installation.
-
- Once installed, you can run the VGA or CGA program from DOS by entering
- EWV or EWC respectively from its directory. From Windows or Windows 95/,
- 97, run by double clicking on EWV.BAT or EWC.BAT from the File Manager
- (Windows) or the Explorer (Windows 95/97). Better yet - from Windows
- or Windows 95/97, create an icon from which to launch EarthWatch.
-
-
- Larry Nagy
-
-
- ===== License for Use and Distribution =================
-
- Earthwatch is not to be used for commercial purposes without written
- permission from ElanWare, Inc. You are granted permission to copy and
- share the Earthwatch program with others. If you continue to use
- Earthwatch, please register by sending a payment of $25 to:
-
- ElanWare, Inc.
- 134 Normandy Drive
- Brunswick, OH 44212
-
-
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- expressed in the data record is hereby authorized.
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