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E-CATALOG/NEWSLETTER - REALITY SOFTWARE 05/15/95
*** REALITY SOFTWARE ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB!!***
INTRODUCTION
Reality Software is a small company whose husband and wife
team is devoted to the publication of two product lines.
We publish quality E-Books for DOS and Windows in
ancient/medieval history and the history of religion. These books
represent original, scholarly research and are designed for
thinking adults. They are an attempt at original synthesis from the
literature and some of the writing is at journal level. They are
definitely not school-oriented software nor New Age fluff.
We have begun the release of a large series of Windows
screen savers that feature a) archival, royalty free, historical
photography and b) original computer art whose themes
are mythic and visionary.
All Windows E-Books come with Replica, an application
independent viewing system that bypasses the need for a word
processor. Replica is easily installed into WIN 3.1 or WFW 3.11
and can then be used to view and print the electronic books. Full
instructions are included and the software is very user friendly.
For those of you who may be interested in our products and
do not have a high-end Windows system, notice that several
E-Books are available with a superb document viewing interface
for DOS (BigText) that in the latest version (1.3) incorporates
graphics to produce illustrated electronic books. We offer a
money back guarantee: if you do not find a book captivating and
interesting, return your disk(s) for a full-no questions-asked,
refund. Assume all disks are high density.
The first five volumes in our series of Windows screen savers
featuring archival transportation photography have been released.
Two volumes feature images scanned from our private collection
of 19th century locomotives. The other publications feature images
of tall ships, classic sail boats and early bicycles. The photos are
quite rare and in most cases are single prints made by early
photographers and collectors. With a handful of exceptions,
none have ever been published before in any medium and then
only many decades ago at very low resolution. Each photo has
been meticulously restored to repair negative and print damages
while maintaining the historical integrity of the image. Each
graphics files in each collection is 8 bit, 256 grey scale, TIF and
royalty free.
Four volumes in our Windows screen saver series of original
visionary art have been released. 1) Fifteen original computer
paintings explore the theme of Mythic Bears. 2) Fifteen original
computer paintings explore the Epiphanies of the Neolithic
Goddess. 3) Fifteen original computer paintings developed with
fractals express images of Cosmic Creation. 4) Fifteen original
computer paintings explore relationships with Sacred Animals.
The shareware versions of each screen saver contain four
images, the registered versions fifteen. There is no duplication
among the collections and each graphics file in the first three
publications is 8 bit, 256 color and PCX. Design pros take note:
the graphics files in both the shareware and registered versions
are royalty free! The registered versions of Sacred Animals
enables a simple procedure so that you can make your own true
color, royalty free graphics files. At a cost of $1 or less per image,
such a license is a bargain. Stock photography agencies typically
charge $100 or more per image for commercial licenses.
Interactive Week for Feb.13, 1995 (Vol.2(3): 29) has a report
about Bill Gate's latest venture. Having dominated the OS and
software worlds through MicroSoft, Gate's has set his sights upon
a new on-line service (to be bundled with Windows 95) and, of
immediate concern to the graphics design and multimedia
industries, a major expansion of his little known company called
Now Corbis. Now Corbis holds an enormous library of stock
photos with plans to triple its inventory in the near future. Corbis
intends to sell one time licenses for each image and employs five
intellectual property lawyers to write contracts with clients. I quote
Mark Daniel, manager of sales. "We have not been selling
an image for less than $100, and we also have sold an image
up to $5,000. Normally, they [one-time reproduction licenses]
are $200 to $400 an image."
Realize, that if you are a graphics designer or multimedia
developer, this is the playing field now and for the foreseeable
future. While Reality Software can only develop image collections
built around specialized themes, if you can use our products, we
offer the most inexpensive license in the industry: $1 per image for
a lifetime royalty free license. And you will not have to talk to a
lawyer. We wish to share our knowledge and creativity with you at
the lowest cost possible.
Reality Software also offers image restoration services:
contact us at one of our many addresses listed below. We can
often produce a nearly invisible repair of the problems caused by
such damages as water or ink stains, and rips or tears in prints or
negatives. We can also restore an appropriate contrast level and
resolution to seriously faded images. If the image does not exist
as computer media, we will scan it for you before beginning
restoration.
E-BOOK PUBLICATIONS
1) Explore the Origins of Mythology with hunter-gatherers in
the Upper Paleolithic and Indians in the Amazon. Available in an
illustrated Windows version that utilizes Replica (v1.5) or as v1.3
for DOS (BigText) which is also illustrated. Have you ever
wondered how it all began? Major references include the work of
Alexander Marshak and shamanic practices among peoples of
the Amazon.
2) The White Goddess in Neolithic Old Europe is an in-depth
study of the archeology, artifacts, iconography and ritual of the
Goddess religion of Neolithic Europe. The material is based
extensively on the breakthrough work of Marija Gimbutas. Several
hypotheses are presented about iconography and metaphor which
are drawn from realms as diverse as evolutionary biology and the
marine zoology of megafauna in the dark abyss of the deep
ocean. Available for DOS only.
3) Early Myth and The Goddess in Ancient China is a
discussion of the feminine in Shang and Chou Dynasty myth and
the central role played by the Myth of the Sacred Mulberry Tree
(Fu Sang). Extensive use is made of the various latest archeology
research and analysis of early texts. There are extensive
discussions of early Chinese and Manchu shamanism and their
possible commonalities with Western metaphor. Available for both
BigText and DOS (v1.3) and Replica for Windows (v1.5).
4) Early Myth and Amaterasu in Neolithic and Medieval
Japan is a deep exploration of the earliest Japanese mythology
and ritual with an emphasis upon the origins and life of the
Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. Extensive use is made of the two eighth
century mythological histories: the Kojiki and Nihongi. Shinto,
kami and shamanism are discussed in depth. Biographies are
included for several important female rulers of Japan who may
well be manifestations of Amaterasu. The mythology and bear
ritual of the Ainu are examined for insights that might reveal
the sacred feminine. Available for both BigText and DOS (v1.3)
and Replica for Windows (v1.5).
5) Our book on disk about The White Goddess In Eire,
Britain, Wales and Gaul was revised in 1993 and is available
for DOS (BigText) as v1.2. Explore the multiplex Goddess in
Britain, Eire, Wales and Gaul. Boudicca's reign and her revolt
against Rome and the Welsh epics are explored in some detail.
If you ever wished to separate New Age nonsense from the 'real'
historical myths, this book is for you.
6) A 1994 revision of The Great Goddess in India and
Tibet, is also available with the latest version of the superb
document