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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*  REGISTRATION ** INFORMATION  *||  SKS-Information  |
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|                        the Six Kingdom Inventory System                     |
|                           Version 5.6, October 1995                         |
|  REGISTRATION:                                                              |
|  Registration means you will be kept informed of new developments, program  |
|  updates, news of users' applications, program support, and so on.   Also,  |
|  any ideas and  files you offer for  System improvement will be  seriously  |
|  considered and acknowledged.  WELCOME TO THE FUTURE!                       |
|                                                                             |
|  From within SKI_IN and with    - register as a SKI-User                    |
|  printer ready, press 'P' to /  - record your interests for SKIS to target  |
|  Print this file; use it to: -  - offer us some of your files (see p.4)     |
|                              \  - order your personalised copy of SKI_PLUS  |
|                                 - send us comments or queries               |
|                                                                             |
|  All correspondence direct to SKS-Information          All Rights Reserved  |
|                                                                             |
|  SKS-Information:   E-mail:  Gunn@otago.ac.nz                               |
|                       Post:  P.O.Box 6269, Dunedin, New Zealand.            |
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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*     Conditions  of  Issue     *||  SKS-Information  |
#=====================##     SKI_IN 5.6 October 1995     ##===================#
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|                                                                             |
|      SKI_IN contains and accepts life-form names and from them creates      |
|   and manages taxonomically structured & numerically coded SKI-checklists   |
|                                                                             |
| : This version (5.6) of the SKI_INput program and the total package of 17 : |
| : files, as released on FTP, is free & may be freely copied & distributed : |
| : for personal and private use.  Additional NAMe-files, etc, for use with : |
| : SKI_IN are similarly available (free or at minimal cost). Site licences : |
| : are required and may be obtained from SKS-Information to use SKI-System : |
| : programs/files in business, charitable, research, corporate, government : |
| : and educational organisations.                                          : |
|                                            Registration/Order forms below   |
|                                                                             |
|   SKI-System software and services are offered to trading and financially   |
|   endowed organisations at commercial rates.   Conservation, research and   |
|       charitable organisations will be considered for discount rates.       |
|                                                                             |
|     SKS-Information, POBox 6269, Dunedin, NZ.  E-mail: Gunn@otago.ac.nz     |
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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*            / SKIS \           *||  SKS-Information  |
#=====================##  ---==  POLICY -- PLANS  ==---  ##===================#
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|  A Note from SKS-Information:                                               |
|  We hope you are already finding SKIS helpful.  As you get to know          |
|  the System you'll discover its many unique advantages.                     |
|                                                                             |
|  This 17-file Pack lets you checklist all Bird, Mammal and Plant species;   |
|  taxonomic menus give help to Family level for the Mammals and Plants and   |
|  to ORDER or species level for Birds.   Would you like help right down to   |
|  species level?  - with Common Names?  - in other Languages?  Read on.      |
|                                                                             |
|  The SKI-System is about giving Taxonomic HELP.  Listing all species is an  |
|  obvious aim, but assisting users everywhere in handling the taxonomy for   |
|  local projects is seen as a more important aim.  This 17-file starter pack |
|  largely fulfills this aim, but much more help is close at hand.            |
|                                                                             |
|  SKIS is also about COMMUNICATION, vital for the CO-OPERATION needed when   |
|  projects have both local and global aspects, as in conservation.  So, if   |
|  you create files that others may find useful - let them have them, your    |
|  own NAM- & SKI-files, & so create a bond of compatibility between users.   |
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|   Re: NAMes-files                                                     : 4   |
|   NAMs are the raw materials for the SKI_IN machine.  Now that these are    |
|   available free on FTP, additions to the list will be posted frequently.   |
|                                                                             |
|   At SKS-Information we hope you will make great SKI-files for all sorts    |
|   of purposes, and that many of these will be worth converting into NAMs,   |
|   again for a variety of purposes, but hopefully this will include sending  |
|   copies to colleagues, etc.  If such files could be of widespread utility, |
|   please convert the:                                                       |
|               FULLY EDITED SKI-File to its CSV FORMAT (in SKI_PLUS)         |
|   & send it to SKS-Information.  We will check it & its literature sources  |
|   (photocopies appreciated), and produce a stylish product, often with more |
|   information than is possible direct from the current version of SKI_PLUS. |
|                                                                             |
|   You will be the compiler (effectively author); SKS-Information will be    |
|   your electronic publisher.  You can distribute free copies and we'll put  |
|   it on our free FTP list, etc.  Please ask first to avoid duplication and  |
|                                              to receive further details.    |
|   SKIS makes good use of Common Names in any keyboard compatible language.  |
|   If you can, please offer to produce alternative language versions of any  |
|   new or existing NAMes-files. First offers: first options. (Check first.)  |
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|                                                                       : 5   |
|  Trading policy:  SKS-Information is a trading name of a few scientists     |
|  and conservationists who, with only mutual support, have created the       |
|  SKI-System. Our aim is to make SKIS available to anyone and everyone who   |
|  will make more and better use of biological names by using it, whether     |
|  for environmental monitoring, education, stamp collecting, or whatever.    |
|  We trust that this policy, given the potentials we have built into SKIS,   |
|  will enable many more people to effectively understand biodiversity - its  |
|  true importance and current problems.                                      |
|                                                                             |
|  Our present aim is to disseminate SKIS and assist a growing usership to    |
|  develop methodologies for all sorts of projects, from school homework to   |
|  total national biodiversity checklists and databases.  Next, we have plans |
|  to produce software that will service files for SKI_IN and SKI_PLUS based  |
|  on a total species list, a SKI_ALL version that will co-ordinate the total |
|  system  - a fully integrated system, as planned from the outset.           |
|                                                                             |
|  But we, the instigators, will not control SKIS.  We have given it life;    |
|  the NET and your use of it will give it wings and the freedom to develop.  |
|  It's biological!  Good Luck, Users;  Good Luck, SKIS.                      |
|                                         Stan, Derek, Doon, Katya, Brian     |
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|  WHERE DO WE COME FROM?:-                                             : 6   |
| CEDRIC (STAN) WOODS  BSc (Hons), MSc QUB (NI); PhD Canterbury( NZ) 1968     |
|  IRELAND, New Zealand, Canada, N.Africa, Pacific.                           |
|  Pioneer Biology teacher, Wallace High School, Northern Ireland.            |
|  Freshwater Fisheries Biologist, New Zealand Marine Department.             |
| "Freshwater & Introduced Fishes of New Zealand"  1963  Reed  Wellington.    |
| "Fisheries Aspects of Tongariro Power Devel."[400MW] 1964 NZ Govt.Printer.  |
| "Systematic Biology of Gobiomorphus (Eleotridae)" PhD Canterbury Univ (NZ)  |
|  Systematics papers: Galaxias/Retropinna. NZ J Mar Fwat Res.1968(2&3);1995  |
|  Zoologist: Universities of Manitoba (Canada); Galway (Ireland)             |
| "Freshwater Life in Ireland; Keys and Checklists". Irish Univ. Press, 1974  |
|  Scientific Liaison Officer, HO, NZ Water & Soil Conservation Organisation  |
|  SKIS: basic research started 1982 "To assist communication of biol.info."  |
| "Life without a Sunscreen" New Scientist (UK) 10 Dec. 1988: 46-49           |
|  SKIS - SKI_INput v 5.2 - first release Oct. 1993 (5.6=totally compatible)  |
| DOON WOODS  BA (Philosophy) Canterbury University (NZ) 1967                 |
|   FIJI, NZ. Creative & practical thinker. Great on keyboard. Total support. |
| DEREK GUNN   BCom (Information Science) Otago University 1986               |
|   NZ (CLAN GUNN).  SKIS' Analyst/Programmer. Fulltime Otago Univ., Comp.S.C |
| KATYA GUNN  BSc (Zoology) 1986, MB ChB Otago University 1993                |
|   NEW ZEALAND, IRELAND.  Pivotal Organiser; and Brother, Brian Woods, Busy. |
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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*           PERSONAL            *||  SKS-Information  |
#=====================##    ---== REGISTRATION ==---     ##===================#
|                      +---------------------------------+              : 7   |
|  INDIVIDUAL USER:                       *** Name & Address ***              |
|  Please Register             +===========================================+  |
|  me as a SKI-user:  -  -  -  | Name: ___________________________________ |  |
|    Interests:-       (tick)  | E-mail: _________________________________ |  |
|  - BIODIVERSITY  -  - ____   |                                           |  |
|  - CONSERVATION  -  - ____   | Postal: _________________________________ |  |
|  - EDUCATION  -  -  - ____   |         _________________________________ |  |
|  - AQUARIUM KEEPING - ____   |         _________________________________ |  |
|  - BIRDWATCHING  -  - ____   |         _________________________________ |  |
|  - BOTANICAL  -  -  - ____   | Sign: ________________ Date: ____________ |  |
|  - OTHER:=__________- ____   +===========================================+  |
|  Level of interest (hobby; student; professional) etc: ___________________  |
|  _________________________________________________________________________  |
|  Any relevant memberships: _______________________________________________  |
|  Have you got your free SKI_INput Pack? _______              - Any problem  |
|  Initial comments please: ________________________________     getting it?  |
|  _________________________________________________________     ______[pto]  |
|                                                                             |
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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*                               *||  SKS-Information  |
#=====================## ---== LICENCE APPLICATION ==--- ##===================#
|  ORGANIZATION USER:  +---------------------------------+              : 8   |
|  I wish to obtain a licence to run SKI-System programs & files              |
|  on behalf of the    +===================================================+  |
|  Organisation named  | Name of Organisation: ___________________________ |  |
|  at this address:-   | Address: ________________________________________ |  |
|                      | _________________________________________________ |  |
|                      |                   E-mail: _______________________ |  |
|  Please direct       | Parent Co./H.O./etc: ____________________________ |  |
|  your answers to     |          ________________________________________ |  |
|  assist us in        | Prime nature of Organisation: ___________________ |  |
|  assessing the       |          ________________________________________ |  |
|  service your        |          ________________________________________ |  |
|  organisation        |          ________________________________________ |  |
|  requires from       |                                                   |  |
|  SKIS,  also...      | Your name: ___________________  Date:____________ |  |
|                      | Job Title: ___________________  Dept: ___________ |  |
|                      +===================================================+  |
|  Re discount rates:  please provide an indication of your organisation's    |
|  involvement with or relationship to conservation, education, environment...|
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|                                                                       : 9   |
|  What tasks is the SKI-System expected to assist: ________________________  |
|  _________________________________________________________________________  |
|  _________________________________________________________________________  |
|  _________________________________________________________________________  |
|                                                                             |
|  Numbers of work stations/terminals to be used for SKI_IN:   _____________  |
|                                            ... for SKI_PLUS: _____________  |
|                                                                             |
|  Any start-up advice or assistance you might want, eg:-                     |
|     1/ Dedicated NAMes-files: ____________________________________________  |
|     2/ Staff training: ___________________________________________________  |
|     3/ Up-grading existing data: _________________________________________  |
|     4/ Changes to SKI-Programs: __________________________________________  |
|     5/ Other: ____________________________________________________________  |
|  Any other Information/Requirements? _____________________________________  |
|  _________________________________________________________________________  |
|  _________________________________________________________________________  |
|  Suggested Referrals: ____________________________________________________  |
|  Internal contacts: ______________________________________________________  |
|  Signature: ___________________                                             |
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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*            SKI_IN             *||  SKS-Information  |
#=====================##  ---==   UPDATE TRACE    ==---  ##===================#
|                      +---------------------------------+              :10   |
|      SKI_INput                                                              |
|      First release, v 5.2, on Internet/Usenet, October 1993                 |
|                     v 5.3  -      -      -     December 1993.               |
|      ALL files from all versions remain fully compatible - we recommend     |
|  up-grading, but for convenience only. This will be so for future versions. |
|                                                                             |
|      Version 5.3 added a black and white option to the original colour      |
|      presentation. This allows complete & clear viewing for users with      |
|      monochrome VDU/monitors which do not translate colours properly.       |
|                                                                             |
|      Versions 5.4, 5.5 & 5.6 (all Oct'95) have many innovations arising     |
|      from the parallel development of SKI_PLUS (which includes SKI_IN).     |
|  SKI_IN v 5.6 - main new features:      [5.4 lacks graphics alternatives.]  |
|        - Semi-automatic directory control for distribution of various       |
|            SKI-file types, and separation of files for various projects.    |
|            Control is via 'Help:Defaults' & an automatic C:/ski.bat file.   |
|        - Options for viewing Text files.                                    |
|        - More options for printing/exporting SKI-files.                     |
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| FORM-06.SKS Oct.'95 ||*  ---==|  ORDER  FORM  |==---  *||  SKS-Information  |
#=====================## (for stock items listed p12-14) ##===================#
|                      +---------------------------------+              :11   |
|                                                                             |
|   To: SKS-Information                   $$$                                 |
|       P.O.Box 6269                      Individual User: charges as below.  |
|       Dunedin, New Zealand              Licenced User:   as per agreement.  |
|                                                                             |
|   Please supply on 3.5 " disk(s):                                           |
|                 or 5.25" disk(s) preferred -____       $US                  |
|   Nos.                                                 ===       $US-Totals |
| - ___ SKI_PLUS Program v 5.6 & INDEX files (1.5MB) -   185      =     :00   |
| - ___ SKI_INput Program v 5.6, 17-file package (*) -     9      =     :00   |
| - ___ FAMILY level NAMs (as marked below) -  - (*) -     9 each =     :00   |
| - ___ Other NAMes-files (as marked below) -  - (*) -     9 each =     :00   |
|                                                                             |
|   (*) available free via FTP - $US9 is a handling charge.                   |
|                                                                             |
|   Payment Enclosed  -  by Check/Cheque please   =     TOTAL = $US ____:00   |
|                                                 Minimum order $US   45:00   |
|   Please print your name on the back of the cheque.                         |
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| FORM-06 SKS Oct.'95 ||*    ---== STOCK ITEMS ==---    *||  SKS-Information  |
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|   SKI-PROGRAMS:                                                       :12   |
|   SKI-PLUS - FIRST RELEASE.                                        Price    |
|   SKI_PLUS v 5.6 + Index files of all ORDERS and Families (1.5MB) $US185    |
|            contains the SKI_INput program v 5.6, & additionally:            |
|            - creates NAMes-files from users' SKI-files                      |
|            - checks/alters file delimiters for export files                 |
|            - creates TREe-files(*) from NAMes- (& SKI-) files               |
|            - displays and prints these TREe-files                           |
|            - uses Index files to update the taxonomy of SKI-files, etc      |
|            - imports/updates non-SKI-System taxonomic files as SKI-files.   |
|       (*)TREe-files display taxonomic names in a basic hierarchical         |
|            format; relationships are indicated by branching lines.          |
|                                                                             |
|   SKI_IN v 5.6 - the FREE introductory 17-file SKI_INput Pack.              |
|          This is free via FTP, and it and its upgrades will remain          |
|          freely available on electronic information systems.                |
|        - OR you may order your copy here for handling charge only:  $US9    |
|                                                                             |
|    Record your requirements on the ORDER FORM, p.11 above.                  |
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|   Available:                                                          :13   |
|   Family level  Free via FTP, or handling charge $US9 each.         Tick    |
|   NAMes-files:                                            SKI-##   =reqd.   |
|    NAM-86   Vira and Monera (*)                          010-060    ___     |
|    NAM-69   Protoctista: Alga and Protozoa               060-200    ___     |
|    NAM-71   Animals: Sponges and lower animals           200-300    ___     |
|    NAM-73   Animals: Molluscs and Annelids               300-400    ___     |
|    NAM-75   Animals: Arthropods                          400-500    ___     |
|    NAM-76   Animals: Echinoderms (*)                     500-600    ___     |
|    NAM-23   Animals: Lower chordates and Fishes          600-700    ___     |
|    NAM-49   Animals: Higher chordates                    700-800    ___     |
|    NAM-15   Fungi and lower plants (*)                   800-900    ___     |
|    NAM-37   Plants (already in 17-file SKI_IN pack)      860-999    ___     |
|                                                                    ====     |
|    Total Number of above NAMs ticked:    ...   ...   ...   ...    =____     |
|         Handling charge = $US9 per file. ... Number x $US9 ... =$US____     |
|         Maximum $US50 for 6 or more of these files at one time.             |
|    These NAMs let you checklist any, or all, named living species!          |
| (*)Files with relatively few Families may be augmented with Genus names.    |
|                                                                             |
|    Record your Totals on the ORDER FORM, p.11 above.                        |
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|   Available:                                                          :14   |
| species level   Free via FTP, or handling charge $US9 each.         Tick    |
|  NAMes-files                                              SKI_##   =reqd.   |
|    NAM-18   UK Butterflies and Day-flying Moths          522-523    ___     |
|    NAM-19   Freshwater Tropical Aquarium Fishes          634-690    ___     |
|    NAM-21   Marine Aquarium Fishes                       630-690    ___     |
|    NAM-62   Dinosaur Genera                              718-719    ___     |
|    NAM-24   Bird Genera - Non-Passerines                 720-748    ___     |
|    NAM-51   ABA Birds of North America (>850 species)    727-750    ___     |
|    NAM-63   Mexican Birds                                727-750    ___     |
|    NAM-55   All Mammal Families including Fossils        750-800    ___     |
|    NAM-32   UK Freshwater Animal Genera                  200-800    ___     |
|    NAM-33   Irish Freshwater Animal species              200-800    ___     |
|    NAM-60   Fern Genera                                  875-890    ___     |
|    NAM-56   Plant Families (with cross-referencing)      860-999    ___     |
|    NAM-39   Aquarium and Watergarden Plants              860-999    ___     |
|    NAM-44   All SKI-ORDERS (INDEX version 04)            010-999    ___     |
|                                                                    =====    |
|    Total No. x  handling charge for Standard NAMs:            No. = ___     |
|                                                     No. x $US9 =$US_____    |
|    Record these figures on the ORDER FORM, p.11 above.                      |
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