E-TEXT CATALOG - REALITY SOFTWARE 01/08/95 ** NEW PRODUCT LINE: ARCHIVAL PHOTOS ** INTRODUCTION Reality Software is a small husband and wife company devoted to the publication of two product lines. 1) 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. These books represent 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. 2) We have begun release of a large series of Windows screen savers and photo CD-ROM collections that feature archival, royalty free photography. All Windows e-books come with REPLICA, an application independent viewing system which 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. For those of you who may be interested in our products and do not have a high-end Windows system, notice that several 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 two volumes in our series of Windows screen savers that feature archival transportation photography have just been released. Both volumes feature images scanned from our private collection of 19th century locomotives. The photos are quite rare, in most cases 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. 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 is 8 bit, 256 grey scale, TIFF. Design pros take note: the graphics files in both the shareware and registered versions are royalty free! 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. 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, which incorporates a new state- of-the-art document viewing interface 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). Major use is made of recent publications by Birrell and Allen and there are also discussions of archeology, Manchu shamanism and possible commonalities with Western metaphor. Available for both BigText and DOS (v.1.3) and Replica for Windows (v1.5). 4) Our book on disk about The White Goddess In Eire, Britain, Wales and Gaul has been revised. This new version also incorporates a new state-of-the-art document viewing interface for DOS (BigText) - v1.2. Explore the multiplex Goddess in Britain, Eire, Wales and Gaul. Considerable detail about Boudicca and the Welsh epics. If you ever wished to separate New Age nonsense from the 'real' historical myths, this book is for you. 5) A revision of The Great Goddess in India and Tibet, is also available with the latest version of the superb document viewing interface for DOS (BigText) which is illustrated (v1.3), and Replica for Windows (v1.5). This study is exceptionally deep about tantra; gnosticism; the sacred horse ritual; the saga of the doomsday mare; the first appearance, near demise and then resurgence of the Goddess in India; and Tara - the White and Green Goddess of Tibet. 6) Our exceptional Historical TimeLine covers ancient and early medieval history for the period 12,000 B.C. to 900 A.D. and emphasizes the history of religion. It is only available for Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.11 as TimeLine V4.0. There are literally hundreds of line items which include information found in no other timeline and there is a vast increase in the data from previous versions. A typical printout would be three pages across and 19 pages deep. ARCHIVAL PHOTO COLLECTIONS 1) Trains1: 19TH Century Locomotives Vol.1 is a unique and fascinating collection of early locomotives scanned from rare photographs as described above. The highlight of this collection is a photograph taken in the yard of a locomotive manufacturing company. This product is published as a screen saver for Windows on three HD disks and each graphics file is royalty free. 2) Trains2: 19th Century Locomotives Vol.2 features fifteen all different, rare images of 19th century locomotives. The highlight of this collection is an extraordinary photograph of a narrow gauge logging locomotive with crew taken in a swamp in Georgia. This product is published as a screen saver for Windows on two HD disks and each graphics file is royalty free. 3) Mythic Bears1 features 15 visionary-mythic paintings of bears in which aspects of transformation and myth are explored. Included are five rare photos of the Ainu Bear Ritual, last practiced on the northern Japanese Island of Hokkaido in the 1920's, and 10 spectacular visionary paintings in color. This product is distributed as a screen saver for Windows on three HD disks and each graphics file is royalty free. SHAREWARE Shareware versions of e-books contain introductory materials, a brief preview of the main text, and in some cases a glossary. Each also contains a packaged reader (explained above - BigText or Replica) which might be of interest to those involved with the technology of producing and disseminating e-books. The approach to the Windows versions obviates the need for a user to have any word processor and allows for a highly designed text. Registration brings the full e-text of the book itself. Here is the listing of shareware files: Shareware versions of the Windows screen saver/photo collections include four images which are royalty free. 1) Origins of Mythology: origin13.zip (0.13MB - DOS) and origin15.zip (1.12MB - WIN). 2) The White Goddess in Neolithic Old Europe: whgds.zip (.032MB - DOS only). 3) Early Myth and the Goddess in Ancient China: china13.zip (0.27MB - DOS) and chin15wn.zip (1.70MB - WIN). NOTE: shareware costs for chin15wn.zip are $4 USA and $5 overseas. 4) The White Goddess in Eire ...: celt12.zip (0.057MB - DOS only) 5) The Great Goddess in India and Tibet: intb13.zip (0.26MB DOS) and intb15wn.zip (1.42MB WIN). 6) Historical TimeLine: tmln4wn.zip (1.16MB WIN only). 7) Trains1: train1wn.zip (1.08MB WIN only): see CompuServe TRAINNET Forum below. 8) Trains2: train2wn.zip (0.85MB WIN only): see CompuServe TRAINNET Forum below. 9) Mythic Bears1: bears1wn.zip (0.52MB WIN only). REALITY SOFTWARE IN THE BBS WORLD AND ELSEWHERE Free shareware versions of each product are available at several of the largest BBS's in the United States such as Exec-PC (1-414 789-4210) and Software Creations (1-508 368-7036). For all BBS', set your communications software to ANSI emulation and 8,1,N. Reality Software is proud to be one of the Home Board Authors of Software Creations which was voted the number 1 BBS in the USA by Boardwatch Magazine for both 1993 and 1994. SWC also has SLIP accounts for a connection to the World Wide Web available for both individuals and businesses. All of our shareware and freeware may be found in Directory 64 which appears on the first screen (SWC Authors) of file directory listing. Messages may also be left for me at SWC addressed to Ben Blumenberg: I check for mail there several times a week. Their main connect number is (508) 365-2359 (8,1,N). Dan Linton is the owner and sysop of SWC and Glenn Brensinger is the sysop. Tiger Team Buddhist Information Network is the home base for Reality Software: you will find all of our shareware e-book publications there. This is an exceptional board for all those interested in Buddhism. Dial (510) 268-0102 (8,1,N). ReVision Systems is a small board with a specialty in poetry, literature and electronic publishing. You will find all the e-book shareware of Reality Software in their file directories and two of our books on disk are available for on-line reading in the Readroom. Paul Lauda is the sysop: dial (609) 896-3667 (8,1,N). Ursa Major is fine BBS in California that now carries all of our publications. The Reality Software file directory is dir 192. The connect number for Ursa Major is (310) 545-5611 and the sysop is Scott Robb. TRAINS shareware is available on CompuServe in the Graphics II Library of the TRAINNET Forum as train1.zip and train2.zip. You can also download the extensive readme that accompanies TRAINS for a detailed preview of this product. TRAINNET is a very deep forum for all those interested in railroads, past and present and there are many file libraries which encompass a wealth of material. The head sysop is Dorr Altizer. All of our shareware AND registered versions are carried by Mindful Technology, RR2, Box 316, Swanville, ME 04915, 1 207 338-5788. Phil Rose is the creator and manager of Mindful Technology which is an extraordinary computer company featuring quality software focused upon such areas as spirituality and alternative health. They also carry a full line of ergonomic computer accessories. Phil may be reached on the Internet at philrose@mindful.com. You might wish to get on his mailing list for the mail order catalog. REALITY SOFTWARE ON THE INTERNET Our shareware is also available through the Internet at three of the largest BBS's in the US but only subscribers are allowed to download shareware when the connection is made via telnet or ftp (although see World Data Bank below) 1) You can telnet to Software Creations at swcbbs.com. Type B at main menu prompt followed by 9 to read about subscription options. To download, type D at the main menu prompt followed by the exact filename of the archive you wish to obtain (see below). 2) Telnet to the DSC BBS at dsc.voicenet.com (192.204.289. BBS. Type B at the main menu prompt followed by 2 to read about subscriber options. Type D at the main menu prompt followed by the exact filename of the archive you wish to download. 3) Our shareware is also available at a second FTP site, the World Data Bank BBS whose Internet address is wdn.com. Although primarily a subscriber system, they do allow nonsubscribers to download. Their download limit per day for non-members is 360K. This download limit will allow you to acquire our DOS shareware via FTP. It will not allow for FTP of Windows shareware, the file sizes are much too large. Type D at the main menu prompt followed by the exact filename of the version you wish to download. Use the BANK door to store up to 360K thus acquiring the ability to download up to 720K at one time (every other day). I cannot provide technical help about telnet to Software Creations, DSC or World Data Bank. The voice number for Software Creations is (508) 368-8654; DSC staff may be reached at (215) 674-9290; and World Data Bank staff voice line is (703 648-0808). I can supply our shareware on HD disk at cost: $3 within the U.S. and $4 overseas (includes postage) for all titles with one exception (see above). ############################################################### ORDER FORM FOR REGISTERED VERSIONS (The price differences between books reflect both the work that went into the research and their length. The least expensive contain documents whose length is less than 25 pages. The more costly contain articles in excess of 75 pages for the longest documents in the package and, in some cases, extensive glossaries as well. Such estimates vary with printer and print setup, of course.) To order, simply fill our this form and mail to: ___________________________________________________________ REALITY SOFTWARE, P.O. BOX 105, WALDOBORO, ME 04572-0105. Name ____________________________________ Date _______ Street Address __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Town or City _______________ State _____ Zip ________ Country ________ 1) ORIGINS OF MYTHOLOGY v1.5 Disk Size 5 1/4" (Quant)) __$9 (v1.3 DOS: BigText version with graphics) __$15 (v1.5 REPLICA for Windows) 3 1/2" (Quant) __$10 (v1.3 DOS: BigText version with graphics) __$16 (v1.5 REPLICA for Windows) Total $_______ 2) THE WHITE GODDESS IN THE NEOLITHIC OF OLD EUROPE v1.0 (*sale price*) Disk Size 5 1/4" (Quant) __previously $20 now $10 (DOS: ASCII text files) __previously $22 now $11 (WordPerfect for Windows 5.1 3 1/2" (Quant) __previously $21 now $11 (DOS: ASCII text files) __previously $23 now $12 (WordPerfect for Windows 5.1) Total $______ 3) EARLY MYTH AND THE GODDESS IN ANCIENT CHINA v1.5 Disk Size 5 1/4" (Quant) __$12 (v1.3 DOS: ASCII text files) __$14 (v 1.3 DOS: BigText version with graphics) __ $16 (v1.5 REPLICA for Windows) 3 1/2" (Quant) __$15 (v 1.3 DOS: BigText version with graphics) __$17 (v1.5 REPLICA for Windows) Total $______ 4) THE WHITE GODDESS IN EIRE, BRITAIN, WALES AND GAUL v1.2 Disk Size 5 1/4" (Quant) __$15 (DOS: ASCII text files) __$17 (DOS: BigText version) __$17 (MS WORD FOR WINDOWS 2.0) 3 1/2" (Quant) __$18 (DOS: BigText version) __$20 (MS WORD FOR WINDOWS 2.0) Total $______ 5) THE GREAT GODDESS IN INDIA AND TIBET v1.5 Disk Size 5 1/4" (Quant) __$16 (v 1.3 DOS: ASCII text files) __$18 (v 1.3 DOS: BigText version with graphics) __$18 (v 1.5 MS WORD for Windows 6.0: doc files) 3 1/2" (Quant) __$19 (v 1.3 DOS: BigText version with graphics) __$19 (v 1.5 MS WORD for Windows 6.0: doc files) __$25 (v1.5 REPLICA for Windows) Total $______ 6) TIMELINE v4.0 REPLICA for Windows Disk Size: 3 1/2" (Quant) ____$25 Total $_______ Total of all books $______ ORDER ALL SIX BOOKS ON DISK AND TAKE A 20% DISCOUNT!! ****************************************************************** 7) TRAINS1 v1.0 for Windows Disk Size 3 1/2" (Quant) ____$15 Total $ ______ Total $ ______ 8) TRAINS2 v1.0 for Windows Disk Size 3 1/2" (Quant) ____$15 Total $ ______ 9) MYTHIC BEARS1 v1.0 for Windows Disk Size 3 1/2" (Quant) ____$15 Total $______ ********************************************************** Discount if applicable $_______ Enclosed $_______ Method of Payment. Check _____ Money Order ______ (Made out to Ben Blumenberg; sorry we cannot accept credit cards. Shipping and handling are included on all U.S. orders. Canadian and Latin American customers please add $2 S/H for airmail. Orders for all other countries please include $4 for airmail.) Thank you! ########################################################## CONTACT INFORMATION Copyright 1995 Ben Blumenberg Reality Software 1015 Main Street Waldoboro, ME 04572-0105 Phone: (207) 832-7348 CompuServe - 71044,1645 Internet - a) bennett@pipeline.com (almost daily mail run) b) ben.blumenberg@swcbbs.com CompuServe - 71044,1645