From: eric@fnbc.com (Eric Jawitz)
Subject: New Multimedia CD-ROM: Darwin (with bird calls!!)
Followup-To: comp.multimedia
Organization: First National Bank Of Chicago, Chicago IL, USA
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 92 15:27:21 GMT


[I was asked to post this for a company that does not have net access yet.  I  
have directed follows to comp.multimedia.
	- Eric]

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DARWIN
Multimedia CD-ROM for MACs and PCs
Created by Pete Goldie, Ph.D.

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	Announcing DARWIN, the first electronic publication of the collected  
works of Charles Darwin.  Recommended for pleasure and education, for family  
entertainment and scholarly research, this CD-ROM is suitable for all ages.   
Includes the complete text and original illustration of Darwin's "The Voyage of  
the Beagle", "Origin of Species", and "The Descent of Man"; the seminal  
manuscript published by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859;   
Michael T. Ghiselin's award winning book "Triumph of the Darwinian Method"; all  
in addition to the first re-publication since the 1800's of the original  
specimens collected by Darwin, the five volume set "Zoology of the Voyage of  
the Beagle".  With contributions by distinguished naturalists, librarians, and  
scholars from throughout the nation, DARWIN brings together natural sound  
recordings, original maps from the surveying voyages of the HMS Beagle and the  
HMS Adventure, over 650 illustrations, and much much more; DARWIN is an  
invaluable source of information.  DARWIN allows you to access text, images,  
and sounds almost instantly.  A multimedia CD-ROM for use on both Mac's and  
PC's, DARWIN gives you the capability to search for dates, subjects, authors,  
birds, animals, plants, and more, all at the touch of a button!

Features included on DARWIN:

* Charles Darwin's complete texts and original illustrations of:
			"The Voyage of the Beagle", final edition.
			"The Origin of Species", 6th and final edition.
			"The Descent of Man", final edition.
* Manuscript published by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in 1859,
  outlining the theory of evolution.
* "Triumph of the Darwinian Method", a guide to the study of Darwin,
  by Michael T. Ghiselin
  (winner of the Pfizer Award of the History of Science Society).
* The Darwin Timeline, detailing the significant events in his life.
* A Darwin bibliography of over 1000 primary and secondary references.
* Original maps from the surveying voyages of the HMS Beagle and the
  HMS Adventure.
* Over 650 color and black & white images.
* Natural sound recordings from the Cornell University Laboratory of
  Ornithology.
* Illustrations of the original specimens from the "Zoology of the Voyage of
  the HMS Beagle".
* Plus never-before published material from other distinguished naturalists.
	
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     **   Audio plays out of the minijack on your CD-ROM drive   **
     **   just plug in speakers or headphones!                   **
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SIMPLE CD-ROM SETUP INSTRUCTIONS:
IBM PC-Compatibles:  Log onto the CD-ROM drive.  Type in SETUP [ENTER].  To  
start CD-ROM, type DP [ENTER] at the C: prompt (additional information found in  
the README.1st file).
MACINTOSH:  Insert the DARWIN CD-ROM and open the Desktop.  Drag the  
Discpassage Icon to your hard drive.  Double-click on the icon to start the  
program (additional information is found on the AAREADME.1st file).

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SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE      ------      $99.95
For more information or to place your order, write or call:
LIGHTBINDERS, Inc.              (800) 43-CDROM or (800)432-3766
2325 Third Street, Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94107
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