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| Author: | James Hefner [ Wed Feb 17, 1999 10:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Surviving World Steam Locomotives updated on CD-ROM |
Surviving World Steam Locomotives is a program for Microsoft Windows. <br>It includes a database containing roughly 75% of the steam locomotives <br>still in existence worldwide. Surviving World Steam Locomotives does <br>*not* require an Internet connection; so you can install it on a notebook <br>computer and take it with you on your next trip, even to locations <br>without a phone connection. It is currently available on CD-ROM as well <br>as floppy disks.<p>The database has been updated for the month of November, 1999. It now <br>contains 16,100 steam locomotives; up 1,400 since the program's last <br>update in April, 1999. Roughly 1,500 records have also been updated or <br>completed; several duplicates have also been identified and deleted.<p>The database also includes 240 photographs and three sound clips. The<br>photographs include such rare locomotives as a Dickson-built 0-6-2T,<br>the only 0-10-0T in the United States, and a "gypsy locomotive", as well <br>as dozens of locomotives overseas. You can also add your own photographs <br>to the database, my personal copy has over 1700 photographs to date.<p>Those who have already purchased a copy are being offered an update. <br>This update includes nearly 100 pictures that do not ship with the current <br>program. Among these pictures are a "virtual steam parade", made up of the <br>entire roster of steam locomotives at Railfair '99 and a steam parade in <br>Hungary. Updates also include an "Update Wizard", which transfers pictures <br>and sound clip links to the update from your current copy before overwriting<br>it. Therefore, you do not have to worry about losing your picture collection <br>with each update.<p>To learn more about "Surviving World Steam Locomotives", and to order <br>your copy, please see my website at:<p> http://www.pernet.net/~james1/us_steam<p>Thank you for your time.<p>-James Hefner<br> Hebrews 10:20a<br> Surviving World Steam Locomotives james1@pernet.net |
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