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- I M P O R T A N T !
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- Thank you for your interest in Coeli - Electric Planisphere.
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- Coeli utilizes Super VGA graphics via the VESA standard interface to
- generate highly realistic views of the heavens anywhere in the world.
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- However, due to the vagaries of 'standards' in the swiftly changing arena
- of advanced graphics ( which the IBM PC was never originally designed to
- handle ), your system as it is currently set up may not allow Coeli to
- function optimally.
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- You should be prepared for possible initial disappointment.
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- But have no fear: with some perseverence you will be able to configure your
- system's video so that Coeli's skies display faultlessly.
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- You will need a VESA DRIVER in order to do this.
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- The best universal VESA driver is undoubtedly UniVBE from SciTech Software.
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- You may already have a copy of UniVBE - if you're a gamer, you'll probably
- have received one bundled with an Electronic Arts title. If you don't,
- it can be obtained easily from the following sources:
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- The Public Domain and Shareware Library (PDSL)
- Winscombe House
- Beacon Road
- Crowborough
- East Sussex
- TN6 1UL
- United Kingdom
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- Just ask for disk number 003813, where it will be found among
- several other graphics utilities. PDSL's catalogue describes
- it as the Universal Vesa VBE v.4.3, 'a small TSR providing the
- latest VESA BIOS extensions for most SVGA cards on the market'
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- Here are some numbers for PDSL:
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- Tel. 01892 663298
- Fax. 01892 667473
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- BBS (8,N,1) 01892 661149 / 667090 / 667091
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- Or, if you have a modem, try one of these:
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- World Wide Web : http://www.scitechsoft.com
- Internet/FTP : ftp.scitechsoft.com
- Compuserve : GO VESA (file library 12)
- America Online : Keyword VESA
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- Finally, SciTech Software's own direct mailing address is:
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- SciTech Software
- 5 Governors Lane,
- Suite D
- Chico, CA 95926
- USA
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- Tel. (orders only) : 800-4UNIVBE
- : 800-486-4823
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- Main & Technical Support: 916-894-8400
- Fax 510-208-8026
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- We would urge you, in any case, to try and obtain the very latest version of
- UniVBE, as Coeli will then be more likely to run problem-free with your
- setup, especially if you own a recent Pentium system.
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- If odd events occur on your screen within the first few minutes of starting
- Coeli, don't panic:
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- simply wait until things appear to settle, and then press [ESC]. If this
- achieves nothing and the screen data is completely unintelligible, you may
- have to reset your computer by either switching off and on again, or by
- pressing [CTRL]+[ALT]+[DEL].
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- You should then consult the following guides included with your Coeli package:
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- COELI.TXT and HELP-ME!.DOC
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- It will also be a good idea to read through any documentation provided with
- your VESA driver. Good Luck!
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- If all else fails, please do not hesitate to contact me (Roger Hughes) at
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- Swimming Elk Software
- Manskiventie 1031
- 16790 Manskivi
- Finland
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- E-mail: Swimming.Elk@sci.fi
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- For online support and information, point your Web browser at
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- http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/homepage.htm
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- ooOOoo
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- The program COELI (TM) and its documentation Copyright (C) R.Hughes,
- Swimming Elk Software, 1995, 1996. All rights reserved.
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- UniVBE is Copyright (C) 1993-1994 SciTech Software.
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- All other registered trademarks and trademarks are the property of their
- respective owners.
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