PanoReality™ Explorer: Petra Edition

Middle Eastern Archaeology Series

SUMMARY

PanoReality™ Explorer brings you a revolutionary new way to explore the world.

Explore Petra: Virtual Tour provides you with satellite maps of Jordan and allows you to explore Petra, the ancient city of the Nabataeans. Explore Petra:Virtual Tour showcases the PanoReality.com technology with 650+ fully interactive photographs providing a full 360x360-degree field of view. Look up, down, left, and right to see Petra from every angle and then jump to the next spot no more than 50 feet away and see the site as if you were actually there. Read about the extensive history through detailed explanations written by the experts most knowledgeable about the site including: Talal S. Akasheh, Leigh-Ann Bedal, Martha Sharp Joukowsky, John Bodel and Sara Karz Reid, Megan A. Perry, Patricia Maynor Bikai, and Neal Bierling.

REQUIREMENTS

System Requirements:

* Microsoft® Windows ® 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP

* Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6

* Pentium® II processor or higher

* 128MB RAM

* DVD-ROM drive (Petra Edition)

* 200MB of free hard disk space (plus 250MB for Windows® swap file)

* 100% Windows® compatible mouse, keyboard and the latest drivers

* 100% Windows® compatible 16-bit sound card and the latest drivers

* 800x600 Monitor Resolution

* 3D graphics card that supports OpenGL rendering and the latest official drivers

INSTALLATION

If you are running a recent version of Microsoft Windows, PanoReality™ Explorer's setup program will automatically start. If you have the AutoRun feature disabled, run the setup.exe program in the root directory of the PanoReality™ Explorer DVD-ROM.

GETTING STARTED

Start up the executable program PRExplorer.exe by either clicking on the icon that the setup program installs or by running the program manually. Once this is started you will be presented with a screen with four buttons on the left and a scroll in the middle. The Main Map button changes the screen to the map view. In order to scroll the map, click and hold down the left mouse button and then move your mouse. You will see the map moving with the action of your mouse. As you move your mouse over a hot spot you will see the cursor change. This indicates that there is something special at that point. Click on these hot spots to access them. The Contents button switches the display to the overview screen which shows all the material that is available in PanoReality™ Explorer. The Search button allows you to search for any information you choose. The Location button brings up a small map that shows your current location in reference to the surrounding area. The first time you use PanoReality™ Explorer you will also be greeted with the Starting Points screen. Feel free to explore.

SITE LICENSES

Please contact the Calvin College Campus Store for information regarding site licenses.

Calvin Campus Store

1745 Knollcrest Circle SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546-4404

1-800-748-0122

campus-store@calvin.edu

PRODUCT UPDATES

Any updates that are available can be downloaded from the Phoenix Data Systems web site at 'http://www.PhoenixDataSystems.com'.

If you do not have web access, confirm that an update is available, and then send the original label or UPC of your current version and a self addressed and stamped envelope with $8.50 to:

Phoenix Data Systems ATTN PanoReality™ Explorer Update

6941 Adaside Dr. SE Suite B

Ada MI 49301

The latest version of PanoReality™ Explorer will be sent to you.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you seem to have poor performance click on the options screen in PanoReality™ Explorer set your Image Quality to Low. If you are experiencing color flashing or the wrong colors are being displayed, please consult your computer documentation on how to increase the color depth that your computer is displaying. Valid settings for PanoReality™ Explorer are High Color (16bit) or True Color (24 or 32 bit). If you are having any other problems, please contact technical support.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 is required to be installed. If it is not installed PanoReality™ Explorer may not run or the text included with PanoReality™ Explorer may not display properly. You can download a free copy of Internet Explorer from http://www.microsoft.com.

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view some documents included with PanoReality™ Explorer. You can download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader from http://www.adobe.com.

Sun Java is required to run PanoReality™ Web Explorer. You can download a free copy of Sun Java from http://www.java.com.

For technical support contact Phoenix Data Systems at 616-676-2380, or email Phoenix Data Systems at Support@PhoenixDataSystems.com.

DISTRIBUTION

PanoReality™ Explorer is copyrighted material and may not be distributed without the expressed permission of Phoenix Data Systems. Please see the license file for more important legal information regarding PanoReality™ Explorer.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE AND ALL THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

ANY LIABILITY OF PHOENIX DATA SYSTEMS WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF THE PRODUCT PURCHASE PRICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL PHOENIX DATA SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT.