README.TXT

CyberSky Unregistered Version 1.0
Tuesday, June 13, 1995


Description of CyberSky
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CyberSky is a colorful, easy-to-use program for Windows
that transforms your screen into a planetarium. Learn
about astronomy by exploring the sky in the past, present,
and future.

CyberSky allows you to view "movies" of the changing
appearance of the sky over time. Prints full-color star
charts. Displays the positions of stars, constellations,
the bodies of the solar system, and reference lines.
Displays detailed information about those objects. Help
file features fun explorations, diagrams, and a glossary.


Hardware and Software Requirements
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CyberSky works with most personal computers available
today. If you are running Windows 3.1 on your computer
you should have no trouble running CyberSky.

CyberSky was designed to be installed and run on a
computer system that meets the following minimum hardware
and software requirements.

Hardware

o  Personal computer using an Intel i386, i486, Pentium, or
   compatible processor
o  4 MB RAM
o  Hard disk with 2 MB free space
o  One 3.5- or 5.25-inch high-density diskette drive
o  Monitor and video adapter compatible with Windows 3.1 or
   higher
o  Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device. It is
   impossible to use all the features of CyberSky using the
   keyboard alone.

Software

o  Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1 or later
o  Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later running in 386 Enhanced
   mode, or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1 or later,
   or Windows 95 or Windows NT.


Installing CyberSky
-------------------

The unregistered version of CyberSky 1.0 is distributed as
a compressed file named CYBERSKY.ZIP or CYBSKY10.ZIP. You
must first uncompress this file into an empty temporary
directory on your hard disk. You can use PKWAREs PKZIP
2.04g utility or any compatible utility such as WinZip to
do this.

The following installation instructions assume you are
using the Windows Program Manager. If you are using a
Program Manager replacement such as the Norton Desktop
for Windows or PC Tools for Windows, perform equivalent
steps to install CyberSky.

To install CyberSky for use on your computer system

1   Start Windows if you are not already running Windows.

2   Choose Run... from the File menu.

3   Type C:\DIR\INSTALL.EXE where C is the drive letter of
    your hard drive and \DIR is the directory into which
    you unzipped the distribution file.
    
    If you are installing CyberSky on a networked Windows
    system, you must type C:\DIR\INSTALL.EXE /N instead.
    
4   Choose the OK button and follow the installation
    programs instructions.

After CyberSky has been successfully installed, be sure
to save the distribution file on your hard disk or on a
diskette. You will need this file if you want to reinstall
CyberSky or want to uninstall it.

If successful, the CyberSky installation program installed
the following files on your hard disk in the directory you
specified.

CYBERSKY.EXE    Executable file
CYBERSKY.HLP    Help file
HISTORY.HLP     Version history file
README.TXT      Text file you are now reading
NETWORK.TXT     Text file containing information about
                installing CyberSky on a networked Windows
                system
VENDOR.TXT      Text file containing information for
                software vendors
FILE_ID.DIZ     Standard description file used by BBSs

INSTALL.LOG     Text file created during installation
                containing a record of the installation

BSC600B.DAT     Star data file
LOCATION.DAT    Location data file
ELEMENTS.DAT    Planets data file
ZODIAC.DAT      Zodiac constellation lines file
MAJOR.DAT       Major constellation lines file
MINOR.DAT       Minor constellation lines file

The installation program checked for the presence of the
following file in your Windows system directory. If this
file was present, or if your system contained an older
version of this file than the one supplied by CyberSky,
this file was copied to your Windows system directory.

CTL3D.DLL       Gives a 3D appearance to all CyberSky
                dialog boxes

If you choose the /N switch to install CyberSky on a
networked Windows system, the CTL3D.DLL file was copied
to your Windows directory instead.


Contacting the Author
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E-mail is the fastest way to contact me. I check my
CompuServe mail daily and my UCLA account every business
day.

CompuServe      76763,1065
Internet        76763,1065@compuserve.com
                stephen@eggneb.astro.ucla.edu

You can also send postal mail to my business address.

Mail            Stephen Michael Schimpf
                2444 West 230th Street
                Torrance, CA 905015242
                United States of America

If you feel it is necessary to speak to me, you can call
me at the following number between the hours of 10:00 AM
and 1:00 PM Pacific time on business days only.

Telephone       3105306766
