State atlas available on CD.Byline: The Register-Guard A digital version of the University of Oregon's award-winning "Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. of Oregon" is now available for purchase at $49.95. The atlas' CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). features virtually all of the information from the print atlas published last year - more than 1,000 color maps See color palette. , charts and graphics. In addition, the two-CD set has numerous animations and interactive features, including distance calculations, high-resolution aerial photographs, pop-up menus pop-up menu n (COMPUT) → menú m emergente pop-up menu n (COMPUT) → menu m inv a comparsa and zoom-in, zoom-out and pan functions. The digital atlas "allows the user to move through information very quickly and focus in on a particular topic more easily through zooming and other features," said Jim Meacham, InfoGraphics Laboratory director, in a news release. InfoGraphics Laboratory directed the yearlong year·long adj. Lasting one year. Adj. 1. yearlong - lasting through a year; "attending yearlong courses" long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or project. Sony Disc Manufacturing in Springfield donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. technical support and the replication of 10,000 copies of the atlas. Tom Hager, acting director of the UO Press, publisher of the digital atlas, said Sony's contributions allow the university to sell the product at a lower cost. Proceeds from atlas sales will go toward the production of educational materials to help teachers and parents use the digital atlas as a teaching tool, Hager said. For more information or to order a copy of the CD-ROM atlas, visit the UO Press' Web site at www.uopress.com or call 346-5885 or 1-800-ORATLAS. |
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