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| This VENDINFO Product Information File contains both readable text |
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VENDINFO standard v1.04, produced by VendEdit v1.30, 30-Jul-1996
===== Product Information ==============================
Product: Coeli Electric Planisphere
Version: 3.76
Version Date: 29-Jul-1996
Product Type: Software
Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details):
Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions
Product Description: COELI v3.76 <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.
Reason for version: Major update with cosmetic enhancements and
full ASP compliance
Category: Home & hobby; Astronomy
Keywords: astronomy planetarium planisphere ephemeris
starmap star chart star database
Required Packages: COELI376
This Package: COELI376
Registration Fee: 6.00-12.00 (GB pounds sterling)
Required Configuration
Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 80386)
Clock Speed: 16 MHz
Minimum OS: MS-DOS 5.0
Standard RAM: 640K
Hard Drive Space: 1300K
Required:
Hard drive
Color monitor
Keyboard
Won't Work With:
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)
Video Graphics Array (VGA)
Req'd Software: A Separate VESA driver must be pre-installed.
UniVBE Version 5+ recommended.
Other Require: SVGA graphics card must be VESA compatible,
and have at least 512 kb of video RAM (1 Mb
recommended).
Orders:
Address: Swimming Elk Software
Manskiventie 1031
16790 Manskivi
Finland
FAX: (918) 7885805
CompuServe: 106217,2556
Internet: Swimming.Elk@sci.fi
Support:
Address: Swimming Elk Software
Manskiventie 1031
16790 Manskivi
Finland
FAX: (918)-7885805
CompuServe: 106217,2556
Internet: Swimming.Elk@sci.fi
===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================
I M P O R T A N T !
---------------------
Thank you for your interest in Coeli - Electric Planisphere.
Coeli utilizes Super VGA graphics via the VESA standard interface to
generate highly realistic views of the heavens anywhere in the world.
However, due to the vagaries of 'standards' in the swiftly changing
world of advanced graphics ( which the IBM PC was never originally
designed to handle ), your system as it is currently set up may not allow
Coeli to function optimally.
You should be prepared for possible initial disappointment.
But have no fear: with some perseverence you will be able to configure
your system's video so that Coeli's skies display faultlessly.
You will need a VESA DRIVER in order to do this.
The best universal VESA driver is undoubtedly UniVBE from SciTech
Software.
You may already have a copy of UniVBE - if you're a gamer, you'll
probably have received one bundled with an Electronic Arts title.
If you don't, it can be obtained easily from the following sources:
The Public Domain and Shareware Library (PDSL)
Winscombe House
Beacon Road
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 1UL
United Kingdom
Just ask for disk number 003813, where it will be found among
several other graphics utilities. PDSL's catalogue describes
it as the Universal Vesa VBE v.4.3, 'a small TSR providing the
latest VESA BIOS extensions for most SVGA cards on the market'
Here are some numbers for PDSL:
Tel. 01892 663298
Fax. 01892 667473
BBS (8,N,1) 01892 661149 / 667090 / 667091
Or, if you have a modem, try one of these:
World Wide Web : http://www.scitechsoft.com
Internet/FTP : ftp.scitechsoft.com
Compuserve : GO VESA (file library 12)
America Online : Keyword VESA
Finally, SciTech Software's own direct mailing address is:
SciTech Software
5 Governors Lane,
Suite D
Chico, CA 95926
USA
Tel. (orders only) : 800-4UNIVBE
: 800-486-4823
Main & Technical Support: 916-894-8400
Fax 510-208-8026
We would urge you, in any case, to try and obtain the very latest
version of UniVBE, as Coeli will then be more likely to run problem-free
with your setup, especially if you own a recent Pentium system.
If odd events occur on your screen within the first few minutes of
starting Coeli, don't panic:
simply wait until things appear to settle, and then press [ESC]. If this
achieves nothing and the screen data is completely unintelligible, you
may have to reset your computer by either switching off and on again, or
by pressing [CTRL]+[ALT]+[DEL].
You should then consult the following guides included with your Coeli
package:
COELI.TXT and HELP-ME!.DOC
It will also be a good idea to read through any documentation provided
with your VESA driver. Good Luck!
If all else fails, please do not hesitate to contact me (Roger Hughes) at
Swimming Elk Software
Manskiventie 1031
16790 Manskivi
Finland
E-mail: Swimming.Elk@sci.fi
ooOOoo
The program COELI (TM) and its documentation Copyright (C) R.Hughes,
Swimming Elk Software, 1995, 1996. All rights reserved.
UniVBE is Copyright (C) 1993-1994 SciTech Software.
All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
===== 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 30-Jul-1996 12:37a F9D97F00
INSTALL.BAT 4524 30-Jul-1996 12:37a DC0B22CA
FILE_ID.DIZ 446 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 5E9D420A
INSTALL.DOC 4195 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 0E5AFB86
LICENSE.DOC 6278 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 52D200AA
REGISTER.DOC 5548 30-Jul-1996 12:37a B3579FC2
SHR-WARE.DOC 28551 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 334009D2
SYSOP.DOC 3875 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 05149DB4
VENDOR.DOC 7288 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 32FD6C9E
WARRANTY.DOC 2133 30-Jul-1996 12:37a 89D92979
COELI376.EXE 472775 30-Jul-1996 12:37a E17E286B
COELI.ICO 766 30-Jul-1996 12:37a E5AD502F
PACKING.LST 4168 30-