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- DigitalUniverseDemo
- -------------------
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
- This is a demo version of the commercial software package
- "The Digital Universe". It has the following restrictions
- and limitations over the registered version:
-
- 1. Stars, galaxies, nebulae, and clusters are only shown
- in a square from 4 to 7 hours right ascension and -15 to
- 15 degrees declination. This roughly covers the region
- occupied by the constellation of Orion, and is visible
- from both the northern and southern hemispheres.
-
- 2. The demo version will not allow you to simulate a view of
- the night sky later than October 15, 1995.
-
- 3. Most of the hypertext encyclopedia of astronomy has been
- removed. The exceptions, which remain with this demo
- package include:
- - the online help on how to use the software
- - the description and pictures for the Sun
- - the description and pictures for M42 (The Great Orion
- Nebula), M43, M78, IC 434 (background illumination for
- the Horsehead Nebula), and Betelgeuse - objects which
- are located in the region defined by restriction # 1.
-
- For information on how to obtain a registered version of the
- software, as well as a fairly comprehensive list of the program's
- features, please see the accompanying file entitled "ProductInfo".
- In addition to removing these restriction, a 138-page user manual
- is provided, along with a version of the executable optimized
- for 68020+ CPUs without a math chip (the executables provided
- with this demo are compiled for 68000-based machines and
- 68020+ CPUs with a math chip).
-
-
- REQUIREMENTS
-
- This demo will run on any Amiga with Workbench 2.04 or greater, at
- least 3 megabytes of memory, and approximately 6 megabytes of hard
- drive space. Due to the calculation-intensive nature of this
- software, an accelerated Amiga and math chip (FPU) is strongly
- recommended, though not required.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- The software is installed with Commodore's standard "Installer"
- utility, shipped with later Amigas. If you do not have this
- package, it can be obtained via the Internet on an Aminet FTP
- site (such as ftp.wustl.edu) in the "util/misc" directory,
- as "Installer-1.25.lzh".
-
- "The Digital Universe" requires MUI (Magic User Interface) 2.3 or
- later in order to operate. It can be obtained via the Internet
- on an Aminet ftp site (such as ftp.wustl.edu) in the "dev/gui"
- directory as "mui23usr.lha" and must be installed before
- attempting to use "The Digital Universe".
-
- Then, just click on the DUDemo-Install icon and answer the
- questions. You must do this even if you extracted the archive
- where you would like to use it. In that case, just select an
- "in-place" installation.
-
-
- RUNNING THE PROGRAM
-
- To run the program, just double-click on the "DUDemo"
- icon. On some Amigas with 3rd-party graphics boards, the
- introduction sequence *may* cause your computer to crash. If this
- is the case, or if you wish to bypass the introduction, click on
- the "DUDemoNoIntro" icon instead.
-
- If you wish assistance in using the software, a context-sensitive
- help system is built in. Just place the mouse pointer over the
- gadget or window you need help with and press the HELP key. If
- your mouse pointer is over the "backdrop" window (where the stars,
- etc. are drawn), general information about using the program is
- presented.
-
-
- QUESTIONS?
-
- If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to
- contact us via Internet email at support@syz.com, or visit
- our Web site at http://www.syz.com
-
- Syzygy Research & Technology Ltd.
- Box 75
- Legal, AB
- T0G 1L0
- CANADA
-