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CalendarThis application presented the programmes for cultural, sport,and press events and activities.Culture calendarThe Olympic Arts Programme was entered into the systembefore the Games. Changes in the programme during theGames were made by Info ‘94 documentation staff. Ticketinformation for the various events was updated each day.Sports calendarThe sports calendar was registered and updated by staff in theComputer Section because of the complex interface to theresults and registration systems. This information was enteredinto the system just prior to the start of the Games.Press calendarThe programme for press conferences was registered andupdated by Info ‘94 documentation staff during the Games.The documentation unit worked closely with the bookingoffice at the MPC in connection with daily updates.TransportThis application contained maps and route schedules for bustransport for Team ‘94 members, media and participants, aswell as articles describing various types of special transport.The route schedules were transferred automatically from theTransportation Section’s computer system.Information was updated daily during the Games.HistoricalThis application contained articles and overviews of Olympicmedal winners from all of the earlier Winter Games. Thisapplication was new in relation to the Info ‘92 system atAlbertville. The system also provided all results from OlympicWinter Games (1924-1992), European and WorldChampionships (1988-1993) and World Cup races in the1993/1994 season.The articles and medal overviews were written by externalconsultants and entered into the system prior to the Games.Some of the historical information was taken from the Info‘92 system, but most was entered into the system by Info ‘94documentation staff. The sports results from 1924 to 1988were quality controlled by consultants. Historical informationwas not updated during the Games.WeatherThis application offered weather forecasts for the OlympicRegion and weather parameters for the outdoor arenas withinformation such as snow temperature, humidity and airtemperature.This weather application was mostly new compared to theInfo ‘92 system, which only offered weather forecasts.The weather forecasts were prepared by the NorwegianMeteorological Institute (DNMI) and was updated three timesa day. DNMI was responsible for quality assuring the onscreentexts.SportThis application contained start and results lists for all theevents. It also contained detailed descriptions of eachdiscipline, as well as graphic presentations of competitiontracks and the Olympic arenas.Start lists and results were automatically transferred fromthe results system.Sport and arena descriptions were written by Info ‘94journalists.