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- ║ EDUCATIONAL ║
- ║ ATLAS ║
- ║ "EducAtlas" ║
- ║ 1993 ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Evaluation ║
- ║ German version ║
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- EducAtlas is a statistical world atlas which makes it possible to get quick
- basic information about the countries and to make maps easily from these data.
-
-
-
-
- Table of contents :
-
- I- License agreements .......................... page 2
- II- Getting Started ............................. page 3
- III- Using EducAtlas
- 1- Help functions ........................... page 4
- 2- Exploring the planet ..................... page 5
- 3- Map drawing .............................. page 6
- 4- Map drawing with crossed-sorting ......... page 8
- 5- Sorting countries ........................ page 9
- 6- Printing and saving maps ................. page 10
- IV- Technical information
- 1- The data and updating database ........... page 11
- 2- In case of trouble ....................... page 12
- V- Registration
- 1- How to register .......................... page 13
- 2- Order form ............................... page 14
-
- I - License agreements
-
-
-
- EducAtlas is NOT public domain or free software, but is being distributed as
- "shareware" or "user supported" software.
-
- EducAtlas registration entitles you to use the program on any and all computers
- available to you, with the following restriction: if other people have access
- to this program or may use it, then you must purchase a site license. All
- schools, corporate, business, government, agencies of government, must register
- a SITE LICENSE.
-
- Registered users can not distribute the complete version of EducAtlas.
-
-
- B- Disclaimer :
- This program is supplied as-is. I disclaim all warranties, expressed or
- implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and
- of fitness of this program for any purpose. I assume no liability for damages
- direct or consequential,which may result from the use of this program.
-
-
- C- Copyright :
- EducAtlas is copyrighted 1992 by Francois Jarraud. All rights reserved
- worldwide.
- EducAtlas uses the QuickWindows Advanced User Interface Library and is
- copyrighted 1990 by Software Interphase Inc.
-
- EducAtlas copyright F. Jarraud 1992. Tous droits reserves dans le monde
- entier.
-
- D- For more information :
- It is possible to write to me :
- - to my postal adress : see "Registration" chapter.
- - E-mail :
- francois.jarraud@p2.f1.n320.z2.fidonet.org (that's the best way !)
- - or join me on the parisian BBS "Modula" : (33) 140 43 01 24 & 140 45 30 12 48
- v22bis/v32/v32bis/v42/v42bis/HST
- II- Getting Started :
-
-
- A- Running on a single disk :
-
- 1- insert the DOS disk into your compter and let it run
- 2- once the DOS is loaded, then insert EducAtlas disk in your drive
- 3- type : EducAtlas and hit the Enter key. That's all !
-
-
- B- Installation on a hard disk :
-
- 1- copy all EducAtlas files in the same directory
- 2- type : EducAtlas and hit Enter key. That's all !
-
-
- C- How EducAtlas works :
-
- EducAtlas always post a menu line at the top of the screen.
-
- You can open this menu :
- - with a mouse : click the left button of the mouse on the desired menu option
- - with the keyboard : press the Alt key with the first letter of the desired
- menu option. For example : pressing Alt and U will open the "Utilities" menu.
-
- Once the menu is opened, move between options with the cursor keys and validate
- by pushing Enter or clicking with the left button of the mouse.
-
- III- Using EducAtlas :
-
-
- 1- Help functions :
-
-
- A- On line help :
-
- An on-line help corresponding with the sub-programme you're using can be
- obtained by pressing the F1 key (or clicking the mouse on the "Help" menu).
-
- A window opens in the middle of the screen with the help text. You can scroll
- the text with cursor keys, or close the window with Escape.
-
-
-
- B- Lexicon :
-
- The lexicon contains définitions of specific terms used in the programme.
-
- To use it, open the "Utilities" menu by pressing the Alt key together with the
- U key, or clicking with the mouse.
-
- Then validate the "Lexicon" option.
-
- A window opens in the middle of the screen. You can scroll the text using
- cursor keys, or close the window using Escape.
-
- 2- Exploring the planet :
-
- A- The explore sub-programme :
- With EducAtlas you can freely discover countries. Open the "Discover" menu by
- pressing the Alt and the D keys, then validate the "Explore" option.
-
- With a mouse, press the right button of the mouse on any country to make the
- country's data sheet appear. Then push space bar to close the sheet.
-
- If you have no mouse, a cursor will appear in the middle of the screen. You
- can move it with the keys : 2, 4, 6 and 8. To close the sheet, hit the space
- bar. To quit the "Explore" option, press Escape.
-
- B- The "Localize" sub-programme :
- With this option you can obtain data on any country you have specified and
- localize it in the world.
-
- First, select the "Localize" option into the "Discover" menu. The programme
- will show a list of countries names. You can scroll the list with cursor keys
- or the mouse, or jump to the desired country by pressing its first letter. Then
- validate.
-
- EducAtlas will show the country on the world's map. Then you can quit this
- sub-programme by pressing the Escape key. If you hit any other key, the
- programme will "zoom", enlarging the map. Basic informations about the country
- will be displayed on the right part of the screen.
-
- C- International organisations :
- If you open the "Organisations" menu (by pressing the Alt key and the O key
- together), you obtain a list of international organisations.
-
- Select one and validate. EducAtlas will draw a map showing the countries which
- belong to the organisation. A short text presents the essential facts about
- the organisation you have selected.
-
- D- Ecosystem :
- Open the "Discover" menu and select the "Ecosystem" option. This will draw a
- map of ecosystems. This map may be useful, for example, to work on developing
- countries.
-
- E- The "Evolution" option :
- In the "Discover" menu, the "Evolution" option is an annual updated option.
- For this year it is dedicated to USSR problems.
- 3- Map drawing :
-
-
- N.B.: Chapter 4 explains how to draw maps with crossed-sorting. To save or
- print maps, see chapter 6.
-
-
- A- Numerical data :
-
- The programme opens a window in the middle of the screen like this :
- _______________________
- !_______ Title________! <-- selected criterion
- ! minimum and maximum ! <-- world's minimum and maximum
- ! TAB !
- ! ENTER ! <-- actions
- ! ESCAPE !
- !---------------------!
- ! 1. category ! <-- 4 categories
- ! !
- ! from ! <-- enter the first number
- ! to ! <-- enter the second number
- ! ok Quit ! <-- validate (ok) or quit
- !_____________________!
-
- EducAtlas allows you to state precisely the range (from so to so) you want to
- show. The user defines the categories of the map. To help him, the window shows
- the minimum and the maximum world's values.
-
- You just have to enter the first value, then the second one. If you want to go
- back and modify a number, use the TAB key, or, with a mouse, click on that
- number.
-
- When a first category is validated, the programme will ask for another one and
- then until the fourth category. If you want to quit before the 4th category,
- go to the "quit" box and validate or press the Escape key.
-
- When the map is drawn, you are automatically in the "explore" mode (see chapter
- 2).
- B- Political regimes, religions, languages :
-
- The programme shows a list of possible choices. Validate the one you want. You
- can draw as far as 4 categories.
-
-
- C- To change colors :
-
- Caution ! If your computer has a CGA graphic card this option will not work !
-
- If your computer has an EGA or VGA graphic card you can :
- - change the colors used in drawing maps
- - substitute colors with hatchings.
-
- To change the colors, select in the "Utilities" menu the option : "Color Mode".
- Then enter the numbers of desired colors.
-
- To substitute hatchings to colors, select in the same menu the option :
- "Hatching Mode".
- 4- Map drawing with crossed sorting :
-
-
- With EducAtlas you can draw a map by crossing two criteria. For example, you
- can select muslim countries which aren't arab countries; or check if there are
- "rich" countries with an high infant mortality rate. The countries will be
- coloured on the screen.
-
- The criteria can be numerical data or key-words : religions, political regimes.
- In this case you can state precisely if you select only the countries
- responding to your condition (for example democratic countries only), or all
- the countries except the countries responding to your condition (for example
- all countries except démocracies). So is it possible to answer specific
- questions.
-
-
-
- For that, you must :
- 1- open the "Sort" menu by pressing together the Alt and the S keys and hitting
- Enter.
- 2- select your first criterion. If it is numerical data, you must specify the
- range (from so to so). If it is a key-word you must select it from the list and
- validate with Enter. Then select the only or except option. You can move
- between these options with the TAB key. You validate with the space bar.
- 3- When your first criterion is selected, you have to chose the second one.
- 5- Sorting Countries :
-
-
- EducAtlas enables you to situate statistically the country of your choice.
-
- You must open the "Discover" menu and select the "Sort" option. Then choose a
- country into the list. You can scroll the list with the cursor keys or the
- mouse; or jump states by pressing the country's first letter. You validate with
- Enter or with the left button of the mouse.
-
- A horizontal menu appears at the bottom of the screen. You can move into this
- menu with cursor keys or with the mouse. You validate the desired criterion
- with Enter or with the left button of the mouse.
-
- The programme will sort countries and colour them diferently according to the
- selected coutry.
-
- For example, if the country of your choice has a GNP per capita of $ 10000,
- the programme will show :
- - the countries whose GNP is inferior to 50% of the GNP of the refered country
- (so inferior to $ 5000)
- - the countries whose GNP is inferior between 33 to 50% (from $ 5000 to $ 6667)
- - the countries whose GNP is near : GNP inferior to less than 33% and the
- countries whose GNP is superior to less than 33% ($ 6668 to $ 13333)
- - the countries whose GNP is superior from 33% to 50% (from $ 13334 to $ 15000)
- - the countries whose GNP is superior to more than 50% (over $ 15000).
-
- The same calculation is made for over numerical data.
-
- For religions, political regimes, the programme shows the other countries of
- the same type (same religion, same regime).
-
- To print or save the map, you first must quit the horizontal menu by validating
- the "end" option of this menu. This will make the general menu work.
- 6- Printing and saving maps :
-
-
- A- Printing :
-
- To print the screen, open the "utilities" menu and select "print" option.,
- using the Alt U and Alt P keys.
-
- EducAtlas lets you choose between two types of printer :
- - dot matrix printer : Epson FX emulation
- - laser printer : Laser Jet II emulation.
- You can move between the options with the cursor keys or the mouse.
-
- Caution ! The printer must be on the first parallel port (LPT 1).
-
-
- B- Saving :
-
- EducAtlas lets you save the map you have made into a file.
-
- If your computer has an EGA or VGA graphic card, the map will be saved in a
- PCX formated file. This format can be read by the most popular publishing or
- drawing softwares. It will be easy for you to integrate the map you have
- realized into your publication for example.
-
- If your computer has a CGA graphic card, the map wil be saved in the basic
- bsave/bload format.
-
- To save screen, open the "Utilities" menu and select the "save screen" option.
- IV- Technical Information
-
- 1- the data and updating database :
-
- A- Updating database :
- The file "States.atl" countains the statistical data available at the end of
- 1992 : the data of the year 1991.
-
- EducAtlas lets you update this database. For that , use the UP2DATE programme
- delivered with EducAtlas (complete version). Up2date enables you to update only
- one country or all the countries, as you prefer.
-
- (Up2date is not delivered in evaluation version)
-
- B- Sources :
-
- To obtain credible statistical data for more than 140 countries is a real
- problem !
-
- Many countries have no statistics office : for example many developing
- countries. Some states give wrong information.
-
- We used data issued from :
- - The World Bank : World Bank Atlas, World Bank Report.
- - United Nations series.
- - FMI series.
- - OECD reports.
-
- The lexicon gives more information on each datum.
-
- In some cases, we found no good materials, but had to choose between different
- data ... and found none credible ! It is a problem for the GNP of "socialist"
- countries such as Russia.
-
- The programme doesn't know all the countries of the world. Some are too small
- for a computer screen, and have a very small part in the world's economic life :
- Monaco for example. However we retained small countries which have a great
- importance : Hong Kong, Singapoure for example, and we enlarged them on screen.
-
- Please inform us for errors. Thank you also for any suggestions !
- 2- In case of trouble :
-
-
- A- The EducAtlas files (evaluation version) :
-
- - Educatla.exe : the programme
- - Welttst.pcx : world EGA map
- - Welttst.atl : world CGA map
- - Evolgerd.pcx : evolution EGA file
- - Evolgerd.atl : evolution CGA file
- - Umwelt.pcx : ecosystem EGA file
- - Umwelt.atl : ecosystem CGA file
- - Staademo.atl : database
- - Mondata.atl : cartographical file
- - Wortscha.atl : lexicon file
- - Organigd.atl : organisations file
- - Hilfe01.atl : help file
- - Hilfe02.atl : " "
- - Hilfe04.atl : " "
- - Hilfe07.atl : " "
- - Educatla.doc : this documentation file.
-
-
- B- To improve utilisation :
-
- - To work in CGA mode : type Educatla -c then hit Enter.
- - To work without using the mouse : type Educatla -n then hit Enter.
- - To work in hatching mode (for example with monochrome monitor) : type
- Educatla -m then hit Enter.
- - To work without using the EGA or VGA video RAM : usually EducAtlas uses 256 Ko
- of the video ram. You can make EducAtlas using only 128 Ko by typing Educatla
- -p. That means that EducAtlas will only use the page 0 of the video ram.
-
- V- REGISTRATION
-
- 1- How to order :
-
- A- you live in France :
- Please send a check on a french bank. You must add to the price the local tax :
- 18,6 % and convert US $ in french francs.
- A french version is also available.
-
- B- you live outside France :
- There are two ways to order :
- - send with this order form an American Express Traveler's Check
- - send an International Money Order of the Post Office.
-
- Don't send a check on a foreign bank !
-
- To register please fill out the order form below, then mail it to :
-
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- Thanks for your support!
-
- Important ! French and english versions are now available !
- Danish and spanish versions will issue in 1993. Ask for them !
-
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