Darwin-L Message Log 4:65 (December 1993)

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<4:65>From DARWIN@iris.uncg.edu  Thu Dec 16 21:30:07 1993

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1993 22:36:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: DARWIN@iris.uncg.edu
Subject: KLEIO software for historians (fwd from HUMANIST)
To: darwin-l@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
Organization: University of NC at Greensboro

I came across this announcement of a new software package for historians
on the HUMANIST list, and thought it might be of interest to some Darwin-L
members.  I don't exactly understand what it does myself, but perhaps
someone here will try it out and enlighten the rest of us.

Bob O'Hara
darwin@iris.uncg.edu

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Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 7, No. 0346. Thursday, 16 Dec 1993.

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 93 16:48:22 GMT
From: Donald A Spaeth <GKHA13@CMS.GLASGOW.AC.UK>
Subject: Announcing the release of the English version of Kleio

I have been asked to post the enclosed announcement by Dr Peter Denley
of Queen Mary and Westfield College (London), email: p.r.denley@qmw.ac.uk

Donald Spaeth
Computers in Teaching Initiative Centre for History
ctich@glasgow.ac.uk


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   Version 5.1.1; The English Version of KLEIO

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The pioneering software system KLEIO, developed by Dr
Manfred Thaller of the Max-Planck-Institut at Goettingen, has
revolutionised historical computing in the German-speaking
world. Starting with the principle of "source-oriented data
processing", KLEIO provides historians with a range of
sophisticated, discipline-specific tools which enable them to
preserve the integrity of their source material while handling
that material in a wide variety of ways. To this end, KLEIO
offers powerful text handling facilities, routines for dealing with
varieties of historical dating systems and interlocking currency
systems, hierarchical and non-hierarchical relationships, record-
matching algorithms, fuzzy and context-sensitive data handling,
mapping, image retrieval and information exchange routines.
The approach has been accurately defined as that of the
"historical workstation".

The English version of KLEIO is now released, allowing a wider
community of historians access to the software at last. This
version consists of a substantial revision of the software itself,
and a completely new tutorial written English historical practice
data sets. The tutorial has been tested on classes of students
during 1993, but is equally suitable for individual work.

Version 5.1.1 of KLEIO is suitable for PCs of 386 specification or
above. The release also includes StanFEP, the Standard Format
Exchange Program also developed by the KLEIO team. A "high-
tech" version of KLEIO incorporating the features of this version
as well as KLEIO's Image Analysis System (KLEIO IAS) is also
available, at present only for UNIX systems.

The English Version of KLEIO has been made possible by the
support of The British Academy: The Royal Historical Society:
The Max-Planck-Institut fuer Geschichte, Goettingen: The
Committee for Advanced Studies, University of Southampton:
The Arts Faculty, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University
of London.


     How to Order KLEIO
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Version 5.1.1 of KLEIO comes as a package consisting of the
following:

  *  a software disk (3.5")

  *  a tutorial disk (3.5")

  *  the reference manual (Manfred Thaller, KLEIO. A
     Database System)

  *  the tutorial volume (Matthew Woollard & Peter Denley,
     Source-Oriented Data Processing for Historians: a Tutorial
     for KLEIO)

  *  the KLEIO IAS manual (Gerhard Jaritz, Images. A Primer
     of Computer-Supported Analysis with KLEIO IAS),
     supplied as a taster for the image analysis system
     (currently available for Unix systems only)

Version 5.1.1 incorporates both the German and the English
versions of KLEIO: you are asked at installation which version
you wish to use.

Purchase of the package entitles you to multiple use; the only
restriction is that you may not sell KLEIO to third parties.
Further copies of the individual volumes are available as books
in the Halbgraue Reihe zur historischen Fachinformatik, for which
a price list and order form are attached.

English KLEIO users are also entitled to the services of the
KLEIO Support Team, which will answer questions and help to
resolve any problems encountered. Users will receive
information about updates and enhancements to the software.


Cost and method of payment
--------------------------

The cost of the package is L30 excluding postage and packing.
The amount to be added for postage and packing is L4.50 for
orders from within the United Kingdom and L6.50 for orders
from outside the United Kingdom. Payment must be by cheque,
made out to "Queen Mary & Westfield College", and must reach
the suppliers in sterling, free of bank or international exchange
charges. Invoices and receipts can be supplied on request.

Orders should be sent to:

  KLEIO Support Team, Humanities Computing Centre,
  Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of
  London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United
  Kingdom: fax. +44 81 980 8400: email
  kleio@qmw.ac.uk

from whom information about the image analysis system,
KLEIO IAS, can also be obtained.


     KLEIO: Order Form
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I wish to order KLEIO Version 5.1.1.

Name   ...................................................
Address  ...................................................
     ...................................................
     ...................................................
     ...................................................
     ...................................................
Signature  ...................................................

I enclose a cheque for:

     KLEIO 5.1.1            L30

     Postage & packing
     (L4.50 within UK, L6.50 outside UK) ......

            TOTAL      ......


Payment must be by cheque, made out to "Queen
Mary & Westfield College", and must reach the
suppliers in sterling, free of bank or international
exchange charges.

Invoices and receipts can be supplied on request.

Orders should be sent to:

     KLEIO Support Team
     Humanities Computing Centre
     Queen Mary & Westfield College
     University of London
     Mile End Road
     London E1 4NS
     United Kingdom

     fax. +44 81 980 8400
     email kleio@qmw.ac.uk

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