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- THE WORLD
- Version 2.0
- Instructions
-
- A file named "CUSTOM.LOC" is automaticaly read when the program |
- loads. If "CUSTOM.LOC" does not exist in the current directory |
- an error will occur. You can add any locations you want on your |
- world map. Use your favorite ASCII editor to add NAME,LAT,LONG |
- for any place in the world. A sample is included and the file |
- must be named "CUSTOM.LOC" to become a full part of WORLD V2.0 |
-
- The main menu displays as follows:
-
- 1 - Select by LAT and LONG
- 2 - Select by large area NAME
- 3 - Select by area of EUROPE
- 4 - Find using CITY or COUNTRY name |
- 5 - Capitals of the USA
- 6 - Other CITIES of note
- 7 - NATIONAL CAPITALS
- 8 - Eneter new info on Hurricanes
- 9 - The GLOBAL view |
- 10- Point at a location
- 11- Approximate distance between two Cities |
- 99- Exit
- ?
- 1.
- Lat & Long:
- If you have the latitude and longitude you want to look
- at, choose option 1. You will be asked for latitude first
- then longitude. Do not enter minutes and seconds.
- However, you are permitted to enter decimal parts of
- a degree.
-
- The program then asks for a scaling factor (a number from
- one to five). A default scale of 3 is selected by pressing
- the enter key. The largest area is 1 and the most detailed
- is 5.
-
- You will then be asked if you want hurricane tracks (tracks of |
- sample hurricanes are included as file "TRACKS" and "TRAKSXX). |
- XX is the year of the file. "TRACKS" is the current file. |
- TRAKS85 is the history or storms in 1985. No is the default. |
- Hitting "y" will read TRAKS. |
-
- The bottom center will show a horizontal line which indicates 100 |
- miles at the center latitude or the map shown. |
-
- The upper right corner of the screen will show the number of
- miles in one degree at the latitude of the center of the map
- being viewed.
-
- For scales of less than 3, the names of all national capitals |
- within the area displayed and a small circle identifying each |
- capital will appear at the appropriate coordinates. |
-
- 2.& 3.
- Area :
- Selected areas of the world, especially the USA, are
- presented in a list. Choose by typing the capitalized
- letters for your desired area (don't use the lowercase
- letters ie. S.AM for S.AMerica). Scaling is handled by the
- program and the upper right corner of the screen displays
- the number of miles per degree at the center lat.
-
- 4.
- City finder: |
- Type in the name of any city or a combination of letters and |
- WORLD V2.0 will search its Data Base (and CUSTOM.LOC ) for the |
- combination of letters you have entered. It will then tell you |
- what it found and ask: |
- "[W]orld, Area map, Select again or Look some more" |
- W is the default and centers a global view on the city |
- A centers an small area map on the city chosen |
- S sends you back to reenter a name |
- L continues the search for another match |
-
- When no more matches are found WORLD V2.0 will say |
- "I can't identify that !" and send you back to the main menu. |
-
- 5.
- State capitals:
- State capitals are presented alphabetically and selected by |
- number. You are then asked for a scaling factor as in item |
- #1 and whether you want hurricane tracks. |
- Again the lower center presents the 100 mile scale, the upper |
- right the miles per degree at the lat of the capital you |
- have selected. (on the map any state or national capitals within |
- the area you have chosen will be displayed.) |
-
- The lower left of the screen shows the name of the capital
- that the map is centered upon. The capital is marked with a
- small circle. Its lat is shown at the right side center and
- long at the bottom center.
-
- 6.
-
- Other cities:
- Selected (at my whim) cities are displayed alphabetically and
- allow selection by number. Scaling factors and hurricane
- track questions are as in #1. 100 mile indicator, miles per
- degree and national caps are as above. the name of the city
- and its lat and long. are also displayed.
-
- 7.
-
- National capitals:
- Over 150 randomly selected national capitals are displayed in |
- alphabetical order on several pages. Select by number. 999 for
- additional pages. As in previous options scale and hurricane
- requests are asked for. The 100 mile line, miles per degree,
- center location and other visible capitals are displayed as above.
-
- 8.
-
- Hurricane data:
- Allows you to keep track of future Atlantic or Pacific |
- hurricanes. It asks the storm's name first, then date in mmdd
- form, then type of storm (Hurricane tropical Storm tropical
- Depresion), then lat and long. It will then ask if you have
- data on other storms (default is no). Next the program asks if
- you want the display of hurricane data. If you respond "y"
- then a display will be generated centered upon your last
- storm data with a 100 mile radius circle around it.
- all appropriate data will be displayed as above.
-
- This is an ASCII file and can be maintained by an editor. |
- If you are tracking more than one storm at a time the track |
- plot of the storm will be discontinuous. Use your editor or a |
- sort program to keep each storm together. |
-
- 9.
-
- Global view: |
- Asks for a lat and long of the point you want at the center |
- of the screen. If you default Lat and Long WORLD V2.0 does |
- its best to center the world on whatever you had selected |
- last in any of the available views. If in doubt just hit |
- ENTER whenever these two questions showup -- the worst that |
- will happen is that the center of the screen will be at |
- 0 degrees north 0 degrees west. |
-
- WORLD V2.0 now asks for a Magnification factor. 1 will show |
- the entire hemisphere and will include lines of Lat and Long |
- at 10 degree intervals. Numbers larger than 5 will work but |
- there will be long periods when nothing seems to be happening. |
- Actually each point on the globe and the line between them |
- is being calculated. There is no guarantee that any line will |
- show up on your screen. Even 3 is starting to stretch things |
- so have fun. The cursor will appear --- eventually. ENTER is |
- a bail out at any time in the draw sequence. |
-
- DO YOU WANT HURRICANES? Default =N. |
- Y brings a list of track files on the default directory |
- <TRAKS> or TRAKSXX. |
- Default is TRAKS (current year storms). Type TRAKS85 for 1985 |
- storms. This will do the plotting in 320 mode instead of 640 mode. |
- The lines will be blocky but in color to indicate whether the track |
- is a DEPRESSION, STORM, or HURRICANE. |
-
- Want State boundaries? Default is n. If y is selected, WORLD V2.0 |
- will include state borders with a slight slowdown in completing |
- the world. |
- Take the Default to save time when looking at the far east. |
-
-
- 10.
-
- Pointer:
- A mercator type projection of the world is displayed
- with a pointer located in the Atlantic Ocean. Use your
- cursor or number keys to position the cursor at the location
- you desire to examine. As the cursor moves its lat and long
- will be indicated. When it is near where you want it, hit the
- enter key and the cursor will become the center of an
- expanded view. You can now reposition the cursor and expand
- again by hitting enter. Including the full world map you
- have five expansions. Expansion beyond the fifth level
- returns the world map. Hitting the "e" key at any level
- returns you to the menu.
-
- After a few expansions the Names and locations of visible cities |
- will be plotted. |
-
- 11.
-
- Distance calculator:
- Enter cities as above and approximate great circle distance will |
- be displayed. |
-
- 99.
-
- EXIT:
- provides a graceful exit to dos from the main menu.
-
- General
-
- Most inputs have a default. If not specified on the screen the
- program will use your last response to a specific request.
- You can generally default from one display to another without
- changing lat & long. You will note the absence of Country boundaries
- in all except north & cent America and western Europe. Adding
- them will slow down processing
-
- Don't worry about upper or lower case for your input WORLD V2.0 |
- changes the keyboard case to meet its needs. Occasionally you |
- will note a change between upper and lower case. Keep your fingers |
- off the CAPS LOCK key and WORLD V2.0 will be happy. |
-
- Major changes between WORLD and WORLD V2.0 are indicated by | in |
- the right hand margin of this document. |