PC Globe
 Version 3.0 | |
| Developer(s) | Comwell Systems PC Globe Broderbund |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1987 |
| Stable release | PC Globe Maps-N-Facts
/ 1994 |
| Operating system | MS-DOS, Windows 3.X, Macintosh, Atari ST |
| Type | Educational |
| License | Proprietary |
PC Globe is an atlas for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh and Atari ST, first released in 1987 by Comwell Systems Inc.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It offered information on 177 countries and dependencies.[6]
The minimum system requirements of the initial PC version of the software are a IBM PC XT/AT compatible computer running MS-DOS 2.0, 256 KB of RAM and a CGA graphics card.[6] Distributed on multiple floppy disks, the program is divided into several menus that allow to user to access data.
The database includes a geographic map of the world, with the possibility to select the country of interest. For each state there are maps and information (for example, the policy framework, the demographic situation as well as tourist information).
Two related programs, PC Nations, a companion program with flags and anthems of 175 countries and PC USA, focusing only on the United States, were also released.[8][9]
Release history
[edit]MS-DOS
[edit]For MS-DOS, PC Globe was first released in 1987.[6] It was followed by PC Globe-Plus.[10][11]
PC Globe 3.0 was released in 1989, along with PC Nations and PC USA.[12][13][8][9][14][15]
PC Globe 4.0 and PC USA 2.0 were released in 1990.[12][16][17][18] In 1992 PC Globe 5.0 came out, with PC USA 3.0 released the next year.[19][20][21]
Other systems
[edit]For the Atari ST, PC Globe 3.0 was released in 1990.[5][22]
MacGlobe was first released for the Macintosh in 1991 and an updated version in 1992.
PC Globe Maps-N-Facts for Windows and Apple Macintosh was released in 1994.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Personal Computer Magazine. Vol. 9 (13 ed.). PC Communications Corporation. 1990. p. 189 https://books.google.com/books?id=ENXaAAAAMAAJ&q=PC+Globe.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Simon, Barry (September 10, 1991). "Atlas Software: Around the World with Your PC". PC Magazine. pp. 540, 541.
- ^ Rose, Daniel (2015). "DOS® - PC Globe 4.0". Daniel's Legacy Computer Collections. danielsays.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ a b "PC Globe Maps-N-Facts". Broderbund. 1994. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ a b "Pc Globe v3.0". PC Globe, Inc. 1990. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ a b c d "PC-Globe advert". PC Magazine. November 24, 1987. p. 481.
- ^ Price, Ilona (May 17, 1988). "Geography Basics: PC-Globe Puts the Whole World in Your Hands". PC Magazine. p. 442.
- ^ a b Simon, Barry (April 10, 1990). "PC Globe fits the whole world into your hard disk". PC Magazine. p. 405.
- ^ a b "PC Globe 3.0 and PC USA advert". PC Magazine. December 12, 1989. pp. 59, 113.
- ^ Lewis, Peter H. (1989-08-06). "THE SUMMER REPORT; A Touch Of the Poet". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
- ^ Simon, Barry (1989-03-14). "PC-Globe Plus: Maps and Facts". PC Magazine. p. 48.
- ^ a b "PC Mag". PC Magazine: The Independent Guide to IBM-Standard Personal Computing. Ziff Davis, Inc. 1997-03-25. ISSN 0888-8507. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ "PC Globe 3.0". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "PC Nations". PC Globe, Inc. 1990-03-26.
- ^ "PC USA". PC Globe, Inc. March 1990.
- ^ "PC Globe v4.0". PC Globe, Inc. 1990-11-06.
- ^ "PC Globe, Version 4.0". PC Magazine. February 12, 1991. p. 56.
- ^ "PC USA 2.0". PC Globe, Inc. 1990. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "PC Globe 5.07". PC Globe, Inc. 1993. Retrieved 2015-02-26.
- ^ "PC Globe 5.0". Broderbund Software. 1992.
- ^ "PC USA 3.0". Broderbund Software. 1993.
- ^ "PC Globe 3.0". PC Globe, Inc. 1990. Retrieved 2022-12-03.