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- CyberSky for Windows 95
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- Shareware Version 2.0b
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- Copyright ⌐ 1997 Stephen Michael Schimpf
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- This README.TXT file contains a description of CyberSky, system
- requirements, installation and uninstallation instructions, registration
- information, and product support information.
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- Description
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- CyberSky is a colorful, easy-to-use, and very educational program that
- transforms your computer screen into a planetarium, allowing you to
- learn about astronomy by exploring the sky in the past, present, and
- future!
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- CyberSky can truly be thought of as a desktop planetarium, because it
- duplicates the features of a traditional planetarium on your computer
- screen. CyberSky provides an excellent way for you to learn the names
- and locations of the constellations, the names of the stars, and to
- become familiar with the motions of the sun, moon, and planets across
- the sky. CyberSky provides a superb, innovative, and motivating learning
- environment. It places the sky under your control.
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- If you've already learned these basics, CyberSky is a great way to
- conveniently check out "what's up" tonight without leaving your desk.
- Or, use it to find out what you'll be able to see next weekend, or next
- month. Some people use CyberSky to learn to identify the stars and
- constellations they'll be able to see for the first time when they take
- a vacation to another hemisphere. And, don't forget the past! What did
- the sky look like on the day you were born?
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- One of CyberSky's most powerful and educational features is its ability
- to animate the display, allowing you to see "movies" of the changing
- appearance of the sky over time. Many of the most basic and interesting
- astronomical phenomena can only be observed over days or months of time,
- or by observing the sky in the distant past or future. CyberSky
- compresses these time spans into minutes, thereby allowing you to learn
- things about astronomy that previously would have required days or weeks
- of stargazing or a trip to a planetarium to learn.
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- If you have an interest in astronomy, CyberSky will provide hours of fun
- and education for you and your family.
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- System Requirements
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- Personal computer running Windows 95, a 486 or faster processor, 8 MB of
- memory, about 2 MB of disk space, a video card capable of displaying 256
- or more colors, and a Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device.
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- Installing CyberSky
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- Run the SETUP.EXE program provided with the CyberSky package you
- received. Follow the instructions to install CyberSky on your computer.
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- If you already have an older version of CyberSky installed on your
- computer, I strongly recommend that you uninstall that version before
- you install the newer version. This will remove unnecessary files from
- your computer and unnecessary icons from the Start menu.
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- Uninstalling CyberSky
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- Run the "Uninstall CyberSky" program found on the Start menu under
- "CyberSky". Follow the instructions to completely remove CyberSky from
- your computer.
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- Registration Information
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- A single copy of the registered version of CyberSky costs US$ 25 plus
- US$ 3 for shipping & handling. Site licenses are available for educational
- institutions at very reasonable prices! Complete information about
- purchasing the registered version of CyberSky is available on the Start
- menu under "CyberSky" as well as in its Help file.
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- Product Support Information
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- If you'd like to report a problem you've experienced with CyberSky or
- make a suggestion please don't hesitate to contact me. Please provide as
- much information as possible about the hardware and software you are
- using. The more information I have about your system the easier it will
- be for me to help you.
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- E-mail. If you'd like to contact me as quickly as possible, please send
- e-mail to the following address.
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- CyberSky@compuserve.com
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- Postal mail. If the problem you are reporting involves printing a sky
- chart, it may be useful to send a copy of the output from your printer
- to the following address via postal mail.
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- Stephen Michael Schimpf
- 2444 West 230th Street
- Torrance, CA 90501-5242
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- Telephone. If you feel it is necessary to speak with me, please call the
- following number between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM Pacific time Monday
- through Friday only.
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- 310-530-6766
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- World Wide Web. If you'd like to find out about the latest versions of
- CyberSky, use the following address to visit the CyberSky Home Page on
- the World Wide Web.
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- http://cybersky.simplenet.com/
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