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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- I also highly recommend placing the Program Icon in the "Startup" group so it
- loads every time you start Windows.
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- 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.
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- 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.