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- C O E L I
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- Version 3.79
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- D E S C R I P T I O N A N D
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- A U T H O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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- Last updated: January, 1997
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- This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
- the Coeli package.
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- Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
- file.
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- Program Information:
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- File Name(s) for BBSs:
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- The Coeli v3.79 program package and documentation must reside within
- a single archive file. Please use the following name:
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- COELI379.ZIP Coeli - Electric Planisphere, version 3.79
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- If the program is compressed using some other file compression
- method, then please use the name COELI379 with the appropriate
- extension (PAK, ARC, LZH, ZOO, etc.).
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- Keywords:
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- astronomy, planisphere, planetarium, star chart, star map, ephemeris
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- Category:
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- Educational / Home & Hobby / Recreational / Science / Astronomy
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- Program Name, Category, Keywords:
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- COELI / Coeli - Electric Planisphere //
- Educational/Recreational/Home & Hobby //
- astronomy / planisphere / planetarium / star chart / star map / ephemeris
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- Short Description:
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- COELI v3.79 <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 in a
- point/click interface. Readouts include rise,
- set, & transit times, apparent & absolute
- magnitudes, astronomical twilight, distance,
- co-ordinates, phase, and much more. Coeli will
- run under DOS and Windows.
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- Long Description:
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- Coeli - electric planisphere version 3.79 <ASP>
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- Coeli offers a real-time prospect of Earth's skies with
- unrestricted zoom (even resolving close doubles like Castor)
- plus advanced star & constellation search in a point-and-click interface.
- Viewpoints are adjustable from zenith to horizon with 360 degree
- traverse from any position on Earth or point in time.
- Features world map 'location browser', Bayer nomenclature with
- Greek letter & genitive, plus full expansion & common names.
- Extensive readouts include rise, set, transit times for sun, moon,
- planets, & stars, astronomical twilight, apparent & absolute magnitudes
- & co-ordinates, distance, phase, hours of darkness and more. Coeli
- combines practical planetarium with ephemeris and real-time star chart.
- 5 SVGA modes & 4 projection models ensure both versatility and
- compatibility across a range of PC hardware from 386 to Pentium.
- Coeli will run under Windows and DOS.
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- Special requirements: a separate VESA driver must be pre-installed
- (UniVBE V5+ recommended). SVGA graphics hardware should have at least
- 512 kb of video RAM (1 Mb recommended), and must be VESA compatible.
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- Registration Information:
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- Our newest registration service is online ordering via our WWW site
- (all major credit cards accepted). Simply navigate to one of the
- following:
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- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/homepage.htm
- or
- http://www.sci.fi/~elk
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- and follow the links.
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- A convenient registration facility is available from within Coeli
- itself. The file REGISTER.FRM (registration form) is also included
- amongst Coeli's files. If you decide to make an electronic transfer
- of funds to our Finnish bank account, you may also e-mail us your
- completed registration form. (attached, for example, using MIME)
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- Registration brings lifetime support by mail, the integral Sky Quiz,
- automatic eligibility for for future upgrades, the capacity to
- load up to 7000 more stars, and complete removal of registration
- reminder screens. Registered copies can also be customised to load
- the user's preferred settings and home location at startup.
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- For complete user registration information please refer to the
- manual (COELI.TXT) and the file REGISTER.DOC, or point your browser
- at one of the Coeli Web sites.
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- WHO PRODUCED COELI?
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- Swimming Elk Software - a company managed by Roger Hughes.
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- The company is based in Finland.
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- At Swimming Elk Software service and support always come before profit.
- This pledge is fundamental to our approach to product development, production,
- and marketing. Although we are proud to be a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals, unlike the current consensus in the ASP, we DO NOT
- COUNTENANCE CRIPPLING. We intend to go on offering fully -- and continuously --
- functioning programs for our potential customers to evaluate at their leisure.
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- Swimming Elk Software swims against the current in another sense, since we are
- also committed to producing top quality software at REASONABLE PRICES.
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- These tenets, we believe, are and always have been fundamental to the shareware
- ideal, indeed the ONLY things setting true shareware apart from the mere commercial
- demo.
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- Please feel free to get in touch whenever you have a question, a comment or a complaint.
- We can be reached by mail at the following address:
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- Roger Hughes
- Swimming Elk Software
- Manskiventie 1031
- 16790 Manskivi
- Finland
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- We can also be reached electronically as follows:
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- CompuServe: 106217,2576
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- Internet : Swimming.Elk@sci.fi ( preferred method )
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- For last-minute information, feedback, and support, just point your Web browser at:
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- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/homepage.htm
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