DigitalUniverseDemo
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DESCRIPTION

This is a demo version of the commercial software package
"The Digital Universe".  It has the following restrictions
and limitations over the registered version:

1.  Stars, galaxies, nebulae, and clusters are only shown
    in a square from 4 to 7 hours right ascension and -15 to
    15 degrees declination.  This roughly covers the region
    occupied by the constellation of Orion, and is visible
    from both the northern and southern hemispheres.

2.  The demo version will not allow you to simulate a view of
    the night sky later than October 15, 1995.

3.  Most of the hypertext encyclopedia of astronomy has been
    removed.  The exceptions, which remain with this demo
    package include:
    - the online help on how to use the software
    - the description and pictures for the Sun
    - the description and pictures for M42 (The Great Orion
      Nebula), M43, M78, IC 434 (background illumination for
      the Horsehead Nebula), and Betelgeuse - objects which
      are located in the region defined by restriction # 1.

For information on how to obtain a registered version of the
software, as well as a fairly comprehensive list of the program's
features, please see the accompanying file entitled "ProductInfo".
In addition to removing these restriction, a 138-page user manual
is provided, along with a version of the executable optimized
for 68020+ CPUs without a math chip (the executables provided
with this demo are compiled for 68000-based machines and
68020+ CPUs with a math chip).


REQUIREMENTS

This demo will run on any Amiga with Workbench 2.04 or greater, at
least 3 megabytes of memory, and approximately 6 megabytes of hard
drive space.  Due to the calculation-intensive nature of this
software, an accelerated Amiga and math chip (FPU) is strongly
recommended, though not required.


INSTALLATION

The software is installed with Commodore's standard "Installer"
utility, shipped with later Amigas.  If you do not have this
package, it can be obtained via the Internet on an Aminet FTP
site (such as ftp.wustl.edu) in the "util/misc" directory,
as "Installer-1.25.lzh".

"The Digital Universe" requires MUI (Magic User Interface) 2.3 or
later in order to operate.  It can be obtained via the Internet
on an Aminet ftp site (such as ftp.wustl.edu) in the "dev/gui"
directory as "mui23usr.lha" and must be installed before
attempting to use "The Digital Universe".

Then, just click on the DUDemo-Install icon and answer the
questions.  You must do this even if you extracted the archive
where you would like to use it.  In that case, just select an
"in-place" installation.


RUNNING THE PROGRAM

To run the program, just double-click on the "DUDemo"
icon.  On some Amigas with 3rd-party graphics boards, the
introduction sequence *may* cause your computer to crash.  If this
is the case, or if you wish to bypass the introduction, click on
the "DUDemoNoIntro" icon instead.

If you wish assistance in using the software, a context-sensitive
help system is built in.  Just place the mouse pointer over the
gadget or window you need help with and press the HELP key.  If
your mouse pointer is over the "backdrop" window (where the stars,
etc. are drawn), general information about using the program is
presented.


QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to
contact us via Internet email at support@syz.com, or visit
our Web site at http://www.syz.com

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