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The
National Library of Australia has published the CD-ROM Endeavour: Captain
Cook's Journal 1768-71 to make for the journal available to all Australians.
Of particular use to teachers, and to students of all ages, the CD-ROM
may be networked within the classroom situation and is both MAC and PC
compatible. It combines a scholarly reference tool with a visually stimulating
and interactive adventure into eighteenth-century history, European politics,
world-wide indigenous cultures, Enlightenment science and art.
I
think I can safely recommend this CD as the best of its kind that I have
recently reviewed. It is immaculately presented, eminently useable, and
entirely devoid of those irritating and time consuming indulgences that
afflict many a self promotional CDs... Richard Gorrell, Hawker College,
ACT
This site
has been created in order to help teachers get started when using the
CD-ROM which is a massive resource. Below are details of information
contained on the CD-ROM, and contact details for help should you need
it.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Contained
on the CD-ROM is the handwritten manuscript journal of James Cook, the
indexed transcript of that journal produced by J.C. Beaglehole, and five
supplementary sections of information about the voyage.
Please click
on the different titles below to read more about those sections, functions
or documents.
FURTHER
ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
Nicki Mackay-Sim
Manager,
Multimedia Unit
National Library of Australia
Email: nmackays@nla.gov.au
Ph: 61 2 6262 1231
Fax: 61 2 6273 1084

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The
Journal
The Journal consists of the Manuscript, a Transcript, and four printable
sections: The Journal and its History, The Journal on CD-ROM, Preservation
of the Journal and Dr John Cawte Beaglehole. (See Compass for how to print)
Both the Manuscript and Transcript are searchable by date, and a subject
index is available.

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The
Voyage
The Voyage consists of key dates and events which give an overview of
the voyage. A maps section showing the exact course sailed by the Endeavour
as reported by Cook in his journal. All text is printable.

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The
Mission
Written by History Professor Alan Frost of La Trobe University, Melbourne,
this section outlines the historical context of the voyage, the strategic,
scientific and commercial motives, and new perspectives gained by Cook
through his experiences. A Timeline is accessible at all times within
this section, detailing key events over three centuries leading up to
the voyage and following it. All text is printable.

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The
People
Consists of two main sections: The Visited and The Visitors. The Visited
includes interesting historical facts about the indigenous or 'settled'
peoples visited by the Endeavour and its crew in the countries Madeira,
Brazil, Argentina, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa
and St Helena. All text is printable. The Visitors section details the
three groups of crew on board the Endeavour: the Navy, the Marines and
the Civilians, including their muster numbers and facts about individuals.
Select biographies are printable.

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The
Discoveries
Consists of five main sections: Astronomy, Botany, Zoology, Cartography
and the Scientific Processes. These sections display original artworks
sketched or painted on board or from life, astronomical clocks and telescopes
taken on board, as well as charts drawn up from observations made. All
text is printable.

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The
Ship
Consists of two sections: Life on Board and HMB Endeavour. Life on Board
includes information ranging from the daily routine of the men on board,
to their health, to their discipline. HMB Endeavour displays the original
deck plans and enables you to take a 'virtual
tour' around the ship showing 3-D panoramas of above and below decks
on the Endeavour replica. All text is printable.

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The
Compass (top left corner)
Your guide at all times, allowing you to print, bookmark, adjust the volume,
return to the Main Menu, return to the Journal, view the Bibliography,
view the Credits or quit the program. Note the left margin options Help
and Features which take you through essential navigation such as how to
move forward or backward through the CD-ROM and/or how to view film footage.

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GETTING
STARTED
For Windows®
1.Quit any open applications.
2.Place the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
3.If you do not have QuickTime 3.0 installed on your system, open the
"Install" folder on the CD. Run the QuickTime3.exe file and follow the
on-screen instructions to install QuickTime 3.0.
4.Once you have installed QuickTime 3.0, run the Endeavr.exe program on
the CD.
For Macintosh®
1. Quit any open applications.
2. Place the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
3. If you do not have QuickTime 3.0 installed on your system, open the
"QuickTime Installer" folder on the CD. Double-click the "Install QuickTime"
icon and follow the instructions to install QuickTime 3.0.
4. Once QuickTime is installed, restart your computer, then start the
program by double-clicking the Endeavour icon on the CD.

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NETWORKING
& SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Networking The CD-ROM is able to be networked in any classroom situation,
and is both PC and MAC compatible. Please note that at this stage, NT
system software will disallow users from entering the Journal section
of the CD-ROM, however it will allow entry to all other sections of the
CD-ROM. Schools have purchased the publication on this basis.
System
Requirements
Not
Windows 2000 compatible
Macintosh: System 7.0 or later, 68040 processor or faster (including PowerPC),
16MB of RAM, 4x CD-ROM drive, 640 x 480 display, 256 colours, QuickTime
(included on disk)
Windows:
Windows 95 or 98, 486/DX2 100 MHz processor or faster (including Pentium),
16 MB of RAM, 4x CD-ROM drive, 640 x 480 display, 256 colours, QuickTime
(included on disk), Windows-compatible sound card.
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