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Windows in Time  *** UNREGISTERED VERSION ***
  Windows in Time  / Bible Timeline

How old was Paul Revere when he rode into history?  When were the gospels written?  How old was Napoleon when the Declaration of  Independence was signed? How many years separated Cortez and Michelangelo?  In War & Peace, how old is Natasha when Napoleon captures Moscow?

   Files	open a file

   People	edit or browse individual people

   Events	edit or browse individual events

   Timeline	display the timelines

   Reports	create reports (screen or printer)

   Groupings	edit groupings(registered )

   Register

   ASP & Shareware

 Cascoly's "Windows in Time" historical timelines programs examine these questions and many more.  Unlike conventional paper chronologies, "Windows in Time" lets you decide which people and events to include, developing new insights and tracing patterns across different eras and cultures.  "Windows in Time" is used by history and art  students, Bible scholars, genealogists, teachers, writers and others interested in exploring historical relations or cultural events.  It's also helpful to lawyers and other professionals who need to establish or demonstrate chronological or complex events.

"Windows in Time" is also distributed under the title "BIBLE-TIMELINE for Windows".  The same program is used for each, but the datasets provided are different.  In the discussions that follow, the term "Windows in Time" applies to both programs.  Registered users receive the complete set of datasets for BOTH programs, so you need register only one or the other program.


Files

Most sessions start and end here.  Use this to select new datasets, and browse existing ones.

Files

      Open	-- Open a dataset

      Save	-- Save your changes

      About	-- Program information

      Exit	-- Leave the program


Timeline

 You can scroll thru the timelines, switching back & forth from People and Events.  The two timelines are independent, so you can resize each of them -- perhaps choosing a narrow people timeline and a wider events timeline.  You can also fill the screen with one of the timelines.

Click on any item and the details will appear.  You can use this as an additional way to edit or delete data.

Click on the menu item Print when you want a hardcopy.

The registered version also allows you to reduce the number of people or events presented by selecting according to various groupings.  This is helpful for larger datasets or when researching particular combinations.


Reports

      People and Events	produce lists of people and events

      Groupings	produce lists of groups

         Factions

         Occupations

         Groups

         Nations

      Setup	setup your printer


Groupings

You can assign people to factions that you define using the Faction

option of the People entry form. This lets you group people into logical

categories of your choosing.  These might be national or political, such

as Union, Confederate, British or French.  You can also define

occupations, such as artist, musician, statesman and poet.

Events use groups and nations in a similar fashion to factions and occupations for people.  Two nations are allowed for each event.

(Note, in the shareware version, you need to change these groups outside the program.  Use Notepad or other text editor to edit the lists at the end of each CH1  file).


Print
Print Timeline Chart

 Setup lets you choose Portrait or Landscape for printouts.  On standard pages, Portrait gives you 80 characters across, while Landscape gives 102.  You can give less than these numbers, and the printout will still be accurate.  This can be useful if you'd like wider margins, for example.  However, if you enter a larger number (eg, 90 for a Portrait), then some of the characters will be missing from each line.

The Timeline is printed so that it can be reassembled into a rectangular wall chart.  In some cases, there will be blank pages, but these are provided to make it easier to reconstruct the chart.  The program prints the first X years (for example, 1-80 in standard Portrait mode), then the next X (eg, 81-160), until the entire span is covered.

In the registered version you can also select a date range to print.


Report Writer

 Several reports are possible.  Either the People or Events file can be listed.  You can choose which items to include on the report in the setup form.

   You may choose to include the following in the report:

Descriptions

Groupings

Dates

   End Date

   Start Date

      Select the range of dates to be included

   Print	click here to produce a printed version


How to Register This Program

If you have a Compuserve account, you can register  online -- GO SWREG and look in the catalog under Cascoly Software.

For mail or phone orders use the attached Order form

Registered users will receive:

 latest version of the program

 many additional datasets

 removal of the register reminder screens

 free technical support

 additional features:

  ability to select and split datasets

  additional report types and functions

  ability to edit groupings


Order Form
Order Form : WINDOWS IN TIME

  	       ( Rev: 7 Aug 1995 )

         Windows in Time or

         Bible Timeline                          $30       _____

            Includes additional features for advanced

            users, such as sorting and selecting by groups,

            merging and splitting people and events

         Windows in Time DELUXE + WINZLE Bonus package

            A $60 value! for only:               $45       _____

                                                 S&H          $4

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We accept checks in US$ only.  However, we will accept cash in any currency. Compuserve users can register online: GO SWREG after logging on to CIS.

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Please note, these numbers are for orders only, not for support.


Events Entry
Editing People or Events

People and Event items are added, edited and deleted in a similar fashion. From the Main menu choose either the People or Events.  The appropriate entry form appears. Use the combo box to select a particular person or event. (These are sorted by date.)  Use the Next and Prev buttons to move forward or backwards within the list.  Use the Delete and New keys to remove or add people.

To change information, enter new dates, or names, and use the list boxes to select groups, and factions.  You can enter up to 2 lines of descriptive material.  When you finish, the program will prompt you if there were changes.  These changes remain while you're running the program.  To make the changes permanent, you'll also need to do a Save of the file. (The program ask you later if you forget and try to exit without saving.)

Buttons:

 	OK     -- return to timeline, saving any changes

  Prev   -- move to the previous event

  Next   -- move to the next event

  Delete -- remove this from the file.

 	New    -- add a new one

Date1, Date2 -- start and end dates  (may be the same)

Qualifiers

   Known	  -- date is firm

   Approx  -- approximate date

Reign   -- not often used for events

Nation1, Nation2

Faction

Occupation

Group


People & Events

"Windows in Time" considers 2 main types of information -- People and Events.  As you might expect, People records store information about historical persons or fictional characters.  Of course, you can also use the People records to store information about companies, agencies or other entities with lifespans.  You can add or edit these records using the People entry window.  If you don't know the exact birth or death years, you can enter an approximate one.  (Note that, since the month and day are left out, age calculations can only be accurate to within a year.

For years before 1700, there are additional discrepancies, since the acceptance of the Gregorian calendar reform did not occur everywhere at the same time.  English speaking countries did not start using the new calendar until the mid 1700's and Russia accepted the reform only after the 1917 Revolution.)  Also, if you decide to create a current dataset, containing living persons, you could set the 'death' year to some arbitrarily high value, such as 2030 or 2050, so that future ages can be calculated.

You can assign people to factions that you define using the Faction option of the People entry form. This lets you group people into logical categories of your choosing.  These might be national or political, such as Union, Confederate, British or French.  You can also define occupations, such as artist, musician, statesman and poet. (Note, in the shareware version, you need to change these groups outside the program. Use Notepad or other text editor to edit the lists at the end of each CH2 file).

The second main data element is the event.  This is a specific historical happening.  It could be a battle, a political act, or the publication date of a famous novel.  You can append a 2 line description, along with time of the event (a starting and ending year).  Events use groups and nations in a similar fashion to factions and occupations for people.  Two nations are allowed for each event.

Events may be either specific years or of longer duration (eg, The French Revolution or the Han Dynastry).  For the former case, just enter the same date for both starting and ending years.

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ASP and Shareware

This program is shareware, which is a means of distributing software.  Under the shareware concept, software may be freely copied and passed along to others, or distributed through bulletin board systems or national networks.

Shareware is a means of distributing software.  Under the shareware concept,  software may be freely copied and passed along to others, or distributed through bulletin board systems or national networks.

As a recipient of a shareware program, you may use the software for up to 30 days to determine if it meets your needs.  If you want to continue to use the program after that period, you must register it.  When you register "Windows in Time", you receive:

  A copy of the latest version

  Additional bonus datasets

  A free introductory account on CompuServe including a private User

  A Compuserve ID number and password, $15 introductory usage credit, and a complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine, - a $30 value!

  A minimum of 90 days online support via CompuServe or by telephone.  Support by mail is also available, if accompanied by a SASE.

Choose  Register item from the main menu.  You can then enter your ordering information and print out an order form.

Cascoly Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but  does not provide technical support for members' products. You can contact the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 .

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Sample datasets

The shareware version comes with several datasets, and many more are included in the registered version.

You can begin your explorations immediately using the Timeline and

Reports options and the sample datasets that come with WIT.   More are

provided when you register.

Some of the additional datasets include:

MILLENUM covers the period of the first millenium, from about 900 to 1200.

It concentrates on the evolving struggle between Christian and Muslim worlds

and beginnings of nations.

RENAISS covers the Renaissance period in Europe from about 1450 to the end

of the 30 Years War in 1648.  It emphasizes the interaction and ferment

among political, religious and cultural events.

REVOLT covers the historical period from the American Revolution thru the

French Revolution and Napoleonic era to the Civil War (1750-1860).  It

concentrates on the course of political and technical revolutions.

TWENTY covers the twentieth century.  An eclectic collection of people and

events from our century.

CINEMA traces directors, actors, pictures and events from Intolerance,

Potemkin and Gold Rush to Goodfellas and Dances with Wolves.

WW2EUR contains a dataset of the European theatre of WWII.

WW2PAC contains a dataset of the Pacific theatre of WWII.

(Thanks to David Shideler for the WWII datasets.)

BIBLE-1

These datasets cover the Biblical & Classical eras.

GENESIS    Abraham - Joseph              (approximately 2000 BC - 1600 BC)

EXODUS     Moses - Saul                  (approximately 1400 BC - 1100 BC)

KINGS      Saul - Daniel                 (approximately 1100 BC -  800 BC)

BABYLON    Daniel- Esther                (approximately  800 BC -  500 BC)

GREECE     The Hellenistic Age           (approximately  500 BC -  200 BC )

ROME       Roman Republic & early Empire (approximately  200 BC -  200 AD)

Note that for any of the times before about 800 BC, the dates for Bible

characters is traditional or speculative at best, since there is no

corroborating historical material.  Many of the dates given for subsequent

Bible events is also subject to debate.  But that's the beauty of an

interactive program -- you can modify the datasets as you wish, based on

your own research or beliefs.  Cascoly Software is always interested in

receiving updated or alternate datasets created by users, and we will make

them available to other users.

Any of these can be used as the basis for a new dataset.  Open the dataset,

then use the Save option to save it under a different name.  You can then

delete, edit or add other people and events to form a new dataset.

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References

The example datasets illustrate the range of studies possible using

"Windows in Time".  Users are encouraged to send interesting datasets to

Cascoly, and we will include them in future updates.  The example

datasets were compiled from a variety of sources.  Some good starting

points would include the 'Who Was Who' books that can be found in the

reference section of libraries.  Another good source is an unabridged

dictionary.  They often have a section on famous people.  Some historical

periods have special dictionaries that are useful.

GENERAL:

"Book of Chronologies", The NY Public Library, (Prentice Hall: 1990).

"Chronicle of the World", Jerome Burne, ed, (Ecam, 1989).

"The Timetables of History", Bernard Grun, (Touchstone: 1982).

"The Timetables of Science", Alexander Hellemans & Bryan Bunch, (1988).

"Illustrated Atlas of World History", Simon Adams, John Briquebec, Ann

   Kramer, (NY: Random House, 1992).

"Rand McNally Atlas of World History", (NY: 1987).

CLASSICAL ERA:

"Oxford History of the Classical World", Boardman et al.(Oxford Press,1986).

"Atlas of World History: Classical World", Colin & Sarah McEvedy (NY:

   MacMillan Publishing Co., 1973).

BIBLE ERA:

"Archaeology of the Bible", Gaalyeh Cornfeld, (1976).

"The Bible Timeline", Thomas Robinson, (1992).

"The Book of J", Harold Bloom, (1990).

"The Macmillan Bible Atlas", Yohanan Aharoni & Michael Avi-Yonah, 1977.

"The Unauthorized Edition", Robin Lane Fox (1992).

SPECIFIC TOPICS:

"Atlas of World History: Dark Ages", Colin & Sarah McEvedy (NY: MacMillan

   Publishing Co., 1972)

"History of Italian Renaissance Art", F. Hartt, (NY: Harry Adams, Inc, 1969)

"The Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars", David Chandler, (MacMillan:1979).

"A History of Narrative Film", David A. Cook (WW Norton, NY: 1981).

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