Twistory

"Twistory" is a history browser. It displays the lifetimes and travels of historical figures, and dates and locations of historical events. It is a tool for keeping track of when and where things happened, and their relationships to each other. A resource of over 1600 people, events and places is included. The database has an open text format, so that more historical information can be added by any user. A complete description of the file format is included. Version 1.2 has user-defined "People" and "Events" menus, including full control over occupation and event type definitions and their icons. It now also has a "Find" window. It also fixes some inconsistencies that earlier versions had in displaying voyages on the map. The two main windows are the time-line window, which shows lives and events against a variable time scale, and the map window, which shows people and events in their geographic locations during an interval of time. There is also a genealogy window which shows the ancestors and descendants of the selected person, and an info window which shows additional details about the person or event. A "This Day in History" window lists all milestones occurring on a particular day of the year. Twistory is not a substitute for proper reading about and research into a historical period. It is meant to provide a way to keep track of the multitude of different peoples, dynasties, empires and developments throughout history. It is intended to answer questions like, "What else was happening in the world at that time?" and "Did A live at the same time as B, or before?" It is intended to provide the user with the "big picture." Twistory is a FAT binary, and requires system 7. It uses about 4.5 Mb of disk space, and needs about 2 Mb of RAM to run comfortably. With a large monitor or with several windows open, 4 Mb is better. Twistory is $10 (US or CAN) shareware. You may evaluate it for free. If you use it regularly, keep it for more than one month, or use it for presentation to a group, I would enjoy getting a little something for it. If you feel so obliged, you may send the payment to the address included with the program. If you desire support, please send your e-mail address along, and I will write back. This program is free for all users who have registered a previous version of it.