#New Xiphias PC Titles
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Xiphias has announced two new titles in the Time Table of History series
for the PC are ready for delivery. Distributed by Compton's, the two new
titles are the TIME TABLE OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT and the TIME TABLE
OF BUSINESS, POLITICS AND MEDIA. The original title in the series, TIME
TABLE OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION is available from Software Toolworks.
All titles in the series share a common interface design, derived from the
interface used on the CDTV version of the same products.
A historical Time Line with voiceover narration provides a political
context for searches, and allows specific date-range searching. Stories
are linked to special multimedia effects such as pictures, graphics and
animations, zoom-in maps, bibliographic references, etc. Key words and
"hot word" searches allow you to explore at the press of a button.
The TIME TABLE OF THE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT contains over 4,200 original
stories that cover the most significant events in our global culture, from
the first cave paintings to today's computerized choreography and
animation.
The TIME TABLE OF BUSINESS, POLITICS AND MEDIA is packed with over 6,000
stories that trace the quest for wealth, power and knowledge through
history, from the Trojan Horse to Desert Storm.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
IBM/compatibles with 1 MB of RAM, a CD-ROM drive with audio outputs, and
VGA monitor. Mouse recommended.
Additional PC titles Planned for Spring of 1992 are:
NEW BASICS ELECTRONIC COOKBOOK
AMERICAN HERITAGE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY
– Jerry Isdale
Jerry,
Sounds like some "interesting" products. Is there a price list or a
Telephone Number that we-all can call to get more information?
Tanx
Steve Thomas 72730,1626
Xiphias can be reached at (310) 841-2790
I dont know the prices, i just write the code 😎
Jerry Isdale
Jerry-
New Time Table series sounds great. I hope they run better than the time
table of history. That CD-ROM would loose the screen during use blanking
out key arears so you didn't know where in "time" you were. Was that
problem ever fixed? Some difficulty with VGA compatability I believe. I
have an ATI VGA Wonder. I gave up using the program because of this problem
and never used the disk. In fact the only worse disk I have is Manhole, –
That doesn't run AT ALL.
Maybe you know the answer to my question:
I recently purchased the Time Table of History, Science & Innovation.
The box said a Sound Blaster card was recommended, so I purchased one.
Although my new Sound Blaster card gives great sound to lots of other
things, I can't seem to find any entries in the above TOH which generate
sound. Are there any?