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EarthSun 4.3 - November 1st, 1994
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What is EarthSun?
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EarthSun is a unique MicroSoft Windows 3.x program that displays the current
sunlit-side of the Earth in an icon. You also have the option of showing
the Earth as seen from a point in space directly over where you live, so
you can watch the advancing and retreating shadow traverse the globe.
You can specify the icon's title to display the current time and/or date in
*many* different formats, as well as changing the icon's background color
and rotation direction. EarthSun even adjusts automatically for daylight
savings/summer time for users in the United States, the UK, and Europe.
EarthSun can display an analog clock (a clock with 'hands') either by
itself or super-imposed on top of the Earth icon, and 3 alarms are also
available to remind you of important appointments. By double-clicking the
icon, a screen displaying your local Sun and Moon rise and set times is
displayed.
Finally, EarthSun can also be a talking clock/calendar if you have a sound card
installed in your computer. This feature will "speak" the time and/or date
whenever you want it to (if you have speech software), and it can also play
.WAV files at specified intervals if your computer supports sounds. For
international and non-English speaking users, the icon title can be
displayed in any one of *56* different languages.
Installing EarthSun
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Simply use the Program Manager to create a New Program Icon in the group of
your choice and set the "Working Directory" to the subdirectory where you
installed the files. You may place the EARTHSUN.EXE file in the subdirectory
of your choice, but EarthSun MUST be able to find it's EARTHSUN.INI file.
If it cannot, then the About box will be displayed each and every time you
start the program. If you have trouble, you may also set the "Working
Directory" to your Windows subdirectory explicitly, or just leave it blank to
have it default to your Windows subdirectory. See the "Troubleshooting"
section in the on-line help system for more information.
I also highly recommend placing the Program Icon in the "Startup" group so it
loads every time you start Windows.
If you don't already have the file BWCC.DLL, make SURE you copy it to your
Windows system subdirectory and erase any other older copies of it. See the
file BWCC.TXT for more information.
On-line help
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For more information about setting up EarthSun and using it's many options,
please consult the extensive on-line help system.