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Tuesday 13 May 2008, 2:39 PM

Telescopic oversight

Posted by Charles McLellan

Microsoft Research's new WorldWide Telescope, in the brief time we've had to play with the beta, looks wonderful. A real productivity-killer, in fact -- especially as I'm lucky enough to have a powerful PC and a 30in. screen to view it on. So it would be churlish to poke fun at a typo we found in the 'Many worlds' guided tour wouldn't it?

Ah well, here it is:



Eruopa eh? Those Amreicans could sure use a spelling lesson!

More sensible stuff on the WWT soon.


Comments on this post

LeeOliver

And a grammar lesson. Who are Jupiters and why are they mooning Eruopa?

Updated by LeeOliver on May 22, 2008 11:25 AM

Charles McLellan

"Who are Jupiters and why are they mooning Eruopa?"

I don't know -- but I think we should be told!

Updated by Charles McLellan on May 22, 2008 11:25 AM

Karen Friar

If you want to see Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope in action, Charles and Rupert Goodwins click through the cosmos in this video look at the software: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39418102,00.htm

Posted by Karen Friar on May 15, 2008 10:22 AM

Tezzer

Video looks nice but I guess I'll pass on this.
... Linux user for years.

Posted by Tezzer on May 17, 2008 1:21 PM

Xwindowsjunkie

Bean one of them 'Mericans, I gess I need two pleed ignorant. LOL!

Posted by Xwindowsjunkie on May 25, 2008 4:01 PM