Short: Map plotter, beta-release Author: Wolfgang Lug Uploader: Lug stud-mailer uni-marburg de Type: misc/edu Version: 0.96 Architecture: m68k-amigaos Introduction ------------ Maybe you remember "DrawMap" or "PlotMap", two Amiga programs that could generate maps of any part of the world. Massive has the same purpose as these old-timers, but it's better: -- It knows all 1998's international borders (unique for the AMIGA!) -- It can flood fill land masses automagically (unique for the AMIGA!) -- Zoom in on the Maldives and you'll know what precision is -- No problem to have the 180° meridian in the middle of a map -- Works with every possible screen mode from 320x200 to 1280x1024 -- Reasonably fast System Requirements ------------------- Amiga with Kick 2.1 or better, at least 2 Meg RAM, maybe 3. I'm not 100% sure about that and will be glad if someone tells me if it works on a 2 MB-Amiga. If you do not have at least a 68030 processor: Better not use the "fill land" option unless you have loads of time. Beta! ----- This is a beta release that was completed in June. I simply did not have the time to improve Massive since then, and I don't want it to be used by only five people in the world, so here it comes! It may well contain bugs, and some features are not implemented yet, but after all: It _does_ work. Rivers are not included yet, only some reservoirs that they are passing through. Installation ------------ No fancy installation at the moment: Unpack the lha archive, and Massive is ready, anyway. Usage from a Shell ------------------ In case that you want to start Massive from a Shell: First "cd" to Massive's directory, then type "stack 10000" and hit return. THIS IS IMPORTANT! Otherwise you'll get errors like "Modula-2 Laufzeitfehler / Stapel Überlauf" (= stack overflow). Credits ------- Thanks to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP, Geneva) for allowing me to use their data sets. Thanks to Bruno Rudolf and the other beta-testers.