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- DARWIN Multimedia CD-ROM for MACs and PCs
- Created by Pete Goldie, Ph.D.
-
- Announcing DARWIN, the first electronic publication of the collected
- works of Charles Darwin. Recommended for pleasure and education, for
- family entertainment and scholarly research, this CD-ROM is suitable for
- all ages. Includes the complete text and original illustration of
- Darwin's "The Voyage of the Beagle", "Origin of Species", and "The
- Descent of Man"; the seminal manuscript published by Charles Darwin and
- Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859; Michael T. Ghiselin's award winning book
- "Triumph of the Darwinian Method"; all in addition to the first
- re-publication since the 1800's of the original specimens collected by
- Darwin, the five volume set "Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle". With
- contributions by distinguished naturalists, librarians, and scholars
- from throughout the nation, DARWIN brings together natural sound
- recordings, original maps from the surveying voyages of the HMS Beagle and
- the HMS Adventure, over 650 illustrations, and much much more; DARWIN is
- an invaluable source of information. DARWIN allows you to access text,
- images, and sounds almost instantly. A multimedia CD-ROM for use on
- both Mac's and PC's, DARWIN gives you the capability to search for
- dates, subjects, authors, birds, animals, plants, and more, all at the
- touch of a button!
-
- Features included on DARWIN:
-
- * Charles Darwin's complete texts and original illustrations of:
- "The Voyage of the Beagle", final edition.
- "The Origin of Species", 6th and final edition.
- "The Descent of Man", final edition.
-
- * Manuscript published by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel
- Wallace in 1859, outlining the theory of evolution.
- * "Triumph of the Darwinian Method", a guide to the study of
- Darwin, by Michael T. Ghiselin (winner of the Pfizer
- Award of the History of Science Society).
- * The Darwin Timeline, detailing the significant events in
- his life.
- * A Darwin bibliography of over 1000 primary and secondary
- references.
- * Original maps from the surveying voyages of the HMS Beagle
- and the HMS Adventure.
- * Over 650 color and black & white images.
- * Natural sound recordings from the Cornell University
- Laboratory of Ornithology.
- * Illustrations of the original specimens from the "Zoology
- of the Voyage of the HMS Beagle".
- * Plus never-before published material from other
- distinguished naturalists.
-
- ** Audio plays out of the minijack on your CD-ROM drive
- ** just plug in speakers or headphones!
-
- SIMPLE CD-ROM SETUP INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- IBM PC-Compatibles: Log onto the CD-ROM drive. Type in SETUP [ENTER]. To
- start CD-ROM, type DP [ENTER] at the C: prompt (additional information
- found in the README.1st file).
-
- MACINTOSH: Insert the DARWIN CD-ROM and open the Desktop. Drag the
- Discpassage Icon to your hard drive. Double-click on the icon to start
- the program (additional information is found on the AAREADME.1st file).
-
- SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE ------ $99.95
-
- LIGHTBINDERS, Inc.
- 2325 Third Street, Suite 320
- San Francisco, CA 94107
- (800) 43-CDROM or (800)432-3766
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