WORLD ATLAS  VERSION 1.0  (C) GWME Software May 1998
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CONTACT DETAILS
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EMAIL     gary.smith3@virgin.net
WWW       http://freespace.virgin.net/gary.smith3/index.htm
Postal    33 Hamilton Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 1QJ

System Requirements (Estimated)
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486 (66MHz) Personal computer
16MB RAM
20MB Hard Disk space

Introduction
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'World Atlas' is an educational program designed to teach children the
location of countries around the world.  The main screen consists
of a globe that can be rotated.  When a country is clicked on, its name
will be displayed.  By clicking on another button some information about
the country will be displayed, along with the countries flag.


Installation and Use
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On running 'ATLAS.EXE" an introduction screen will be displayed. After a 
few seconds the main 'Atlas' screen will appear.  To rotate the earth 
click on one of the arrows in the 'Rotate Control' box.

Move the mouse pointer over the country that you want to select and click on it.
The name of the country will be displayed on the map until the mouse button is
released.  The name of the country will also be displayed in the
'Country Selected' box.  It will remain in this box until another country is selected.

To display a more detailed map of the country selected, click on the 'Display Detailed Map'
box.  When this box is clicked on, a detailed map will be displayed, along with some
simple statistics about the country.  The map can be scrolled by pressing the arrow
keys on the keyboard.  To exit this screen press 'Enter' or hit the mouse button.


DISCLAIMER
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When you use this software, you do so at your own risk. The author is 
not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from the use or 
misuse of this software.




WORLD ATLAS WAS CREATED USING THE FOLLOWING 
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DJGPP:  This is a free environment for developing 32-bit protected 
        mode software in C/C++ under MS-DOS.  
        DJGPP V2 is Copyright (C) 1995 by DJ Delorie.

RHIDE:  This is an Integrated Development Environment for compiling 
        C- or C++-files. Copyright (C) 1996,1997 Robert Hohne.

Allegro:This is a game programming library for djgpp.
        By Shawn Hargreaves 1994/1997.

