THE ASSYRIAN SCREEN SAVER
Version 3.0


Screen Saver D'Ashuree

The NEW Assyrian screen saver Version 3.0

Now 73 rare and beautiful images
2/23/2000

Download images again if you've had the screen saver before the above date. Delete the C:\ASSYRIAN\IMAGES directory. Then double-click disk1.exe, disk2.exe, disk3.exe, disk4.exe, and disk5.exe from file manager or windows explorer. The directory will be recreated.

The Assyrian screen saver is here. There is no animation. It is a collection of Assyrian art, reliefs, paintings (including most of the paintings from the SOORGAADAA (calendar) that have been scanned in piece by piece and then assembled). There are 73 images with the TUSHEETAA (history) of each image on top (as much as I can fit in the max 63 characters). The program is the best screen saver I have seen that handles images. It blends each one in wonderfully. It also has many options. NOTE: Images are formatted in the screen resolution 800 x 600. It is highly suggested to run your system in this mode. You can use the standard 640x480 but it won't be perfect. Consult your owners manual to set your video for this resolution. You would want this resolution anyway since it provides 30% more room on your screen. That means you have more room to work and play with. A lot of internet pages are set in this format. My two pages ( Songs of Assyria and Learning Assyrian (Syriac-Aramaic) Online) are formatted and best viewed in this resolution.

The screen saver takes very little resources. 2 megs hard drive space for the program and 6.5 megs hard drive space for the images. Each image loaded is around 100k in memory. The question of space and resources is not an issue.

To download this free program, just click on the disks below.
Then download the images. E-mail me if you have problems.

Download Program Program disk (for Windows XP/2K/98/95/3.1) (1.3MB)
Download Disk 1 Assyrian Art Images Disk 1 (1.3MB)
Download Disk 2 Assyrian Art Images Disk 2 (1.4MB)
Download Disk 3 Assyrian Art Images Disk 3 (1.3MB)
Download Disk 4 Assyrian Art Images Disk 4 (1.3MB)
Download Disk 5 Assyrian Art Images Disk 5 (1.0MB)
Click here for the MACINTOSH version of the program.



You can put the files on disk to install on your and your friends computer. A total of six disks are needed (one for the program, five for the images) or you can save them to your harddrive.
Here are a few sample images;

...plus 21 other images

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Download all six files (1 program file, 5 image files).
  2. Double-click on the image files (disk1.exe, disk2.exe, disk3.exe, disk4.exe,and disk5.exe) from file manager or Windows Explorer. This will uncompress the files to a directory C:\ASSYRIAN\IMAGES.
  3. Double-click ss.exe which will unzip the program files to C:\ASSYRIAN\PROGRAM.
  4. Then double-click the install.exe file in that directory to install the program.
  5. Start the screen saver and click on "SELECT IMAGE/COLLECTION" button. Click here for setup example #1.
  6. Click "CREATE COLLECTION".
  7. Choose the directory by clicking on "C:\" folder, then the "C:\ASSYRIAN\IMAGES" directory.
  8. click the "CREATE" button. "YES", then "OK".
  9. The collection will be automatically described as "Assyrian Art".
  10. Click the configure icon (wrench) and then click on each image inside the monitors. Click here for setup example #2.
  11. Select the "Assyrian Art" from the dropdown box under the "Installed Collections" option.
  12. Your all set.

If you want to share the program with others, copy each image file to an ERROR-FREE diskette. If even one error is on the disk, the program will crash because on image file is corrupt. Make sure you format the disks, even if it is pre-formatted, before copying the files.
Suggested settings.

This portion is optional.
The version of the software you are downloading is version 3.08. If you wish to upgrade to version 4.18, just click to download the file here (2.7MB). This option is for more advanced users or if the history text is not displaying just right. Make sure you install the 3.08 version, configure the screen saver properly, make sure it runs okay, THEN upgrade. Afterwards, right-click the Sample Image Collection and select "delete" to keep the sample images from showing up.

Learn about your culture. Test yourself.

Q: What language do you speak? And name the most famous native speaker.
Q: How many capitals did Assyria have? Name them in order.
Q: Who move what capital?
Q: When is Maryter's day? How do you say it in modern Aramaic?
Q: What famous Greek (Macedonian) died in Babylon (suddenly and mysteriously) while trying to rebuild it as his capital? When?
Q: What does the Assyrian flag represent?
Q: Name the wife of Ashurbanipal, Sennacherib, and Sargon II.
Q: How many letters and vowels does Aramaic have. What language is it extremely similar to?
Q: When is the Assyrian new year? How many years have we existed?
Q: How many gates of Ishtar were there? Ishtar means ...?
Q: Who was the last Assyrian king? Who was the last "Great" Assyrian king?
Q: Ever heard of Assyrian missionaries? What country did they reach?
Q: How many Assyrians were killed by muslims?
Q: When was Assyria and Babylon destroyed? Who destryed them?
Q: The tower of Babel was derived from what and where?
Q: What famous biblical quote promises Assyria will return (along with Israel and Egypt)? Check out Isaah 19:23.
Q: Who arrived to Nineveh to help spare the Assyrians from God's wrath?
Q: How did Assyrians become one of the first Chiristians and who was responsible?
Q: Cities and civilazation originated where?
Q: Mesopotamia is an absorbtion of Assyria, Babylon, Sumer, and Akkad. In what order?
Q: Who united Mesopotamia?
Q: How many times is Assyria mentioned in the bible?
Q: In the Louvre Meuseum in Paris there are two twin winged bulls. One is a copy. Why?
Q: Which Assyrian king destroyed the city of Babylon? Who rebuilt it?
Q: What does the word "Ashur" mean?
Q: Why are there 5 legs on the winged bull? How do you say it in Syriac-Aramaic?
Q: Who was the most literate Assyrian king?
Q: How did Nineveh fall? Who was involved?

Find out the answers and more with this screen saver and it's beautiful 73 images.


Version History:

07/11/97 VERSION 1.0 (33 IMAGES)
10/20/98 VERSION 2.0 (52 IMAGES)
02/06/00 VERSION 3.0 (73 IMAGES)

If you are learning the Aramaic ATWAT'E (letters), you can use download THIS IMAGE as your background image. It is a .BMP file and needs to be in your windows directory. Go to control panel / desktop in Windows 3.1 or right-click the background in Windows 95 and select on of the two files (depending on your current resolution).

QISAT'E SHAKHEEN'E (HOT TOPICS)

SHAWAA D 'TD'AABAAKH

August 7th - Day "Maryter's Day" Genocide Documentation.
What every Assyrian must know about our beloved martyrs who gave their lives
for their Culture, Language, and God
!!MUST READ!!

The creators of Civilization,
the originators of His faith,
and the preservers of His language
must have and deserve a home to call their own.
!!!ONE DAY THE WORLD WILL KNOW OUR SUFFERINGS!!!

Also read the events of the THE TURKISH MASSACRE
This is the story of my grandmother, Laya Oshana, her mother, Sooreya, and her uncle, Benee Benjamin
Click for Questions, Comments, Corrections, or to Email images.


Robert Oshana -Assyrianme@AOL.COM
Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.



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