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- A U T H O R I N F O R M A T I O N
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- Last updated: Jan 1994
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- This file includes sample descriptions which you may use to describe
- the PC-Track package.
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- Disk Vendors and Distributors please refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
- file and BBS sysops refer to the SYSOP.DOC file for distribution
- information
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- P r o g r a m I n f o r m a t i o n :
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- File Name for BBSs
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- PC-TRACK is distributed for BBS's in two zip files. For consistency and
- to help users locate the files, please use the following file names:
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- PCT30A.ZIP PC-TRACK Version 3.0 Disk 1 of 2
- PCT30B.ZIP PC-TRACK Version 3.0 Disk 2 of 2
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- The combined contents of these two files are contained in the PACKING.LST
- file.
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- Vendor Distribution
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- PC-TRACK is distributed to vendors either on one or two disks.
- The contents of these disks are contained in the PACKING.LST file.
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- Program Name, Category, Keywords:
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- Name : PC-Track 3.0
- Category : Astronomy, Science, Education, Ham Radio
- Sub-Category : Satellite Tracking
- Keywords: Satellite, Tracking, Ephemeris, Astrodynamics
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- One-line Description:
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- 3 dimensional object-oriented, windowed satellite tracking package.
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- Short Description:
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- PC-TRACK is a 3D object-oriented, windowed satellite tracking package.
- Tracks up to 200 satellites simultaneously. Provides a colorful, graphical
- means of visualizing satellite orbits both in stunning three dimensional
- spherical displays and flat map displays. Has integrated mutual
- visibility pass scan capability for future in-range passes.
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- Long Description:
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- Capabilities
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- PC-TRACK is a powerful tool, utilizing the latest in object-oriented
- technology and double-precision calculations to accurately compute
- required data. PC-TRACK is capable of computing:
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- * Fields of view for any of the 100+ earth sites
- provided or any user-defined site.
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- * Positions and velocities for any/all of the
- satellites provided and any user-defined
- satellites.
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- * Doppler shifted downlink frequencies
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- * Viewing angles
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- * Ranges and range rates.
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- * Future mutually visible passes and associated data
- (including acquisition of signal time (AOS), loss
- of signal time (LOS), time in range (TIR), maximum
- elevation (MAX EL), and sun illumination.
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- * Passes illuminated by the sun.
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- * Satellites visible at a particular time.
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- Graphics
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- PC-TRACK takes advantage of the standard VGA 640x480
- resolution mode for graphics displays. With any
- available mode PC-TRACK is capable of displaying:
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- * Simultaneously the positions of any or all of the
- satellites provided or any user defined
- satellites.
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- * Line of site lines from all active sites to all
- active satellites.
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- * Altitude lines for all satellites.
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- * Visibility footprints for all active satellites.
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- * Satellite space position (with or without trail)
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- * Sub-satellite point position (with or without
- trail)
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- * Geographic features of the earth
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- * Any combination of coasts, islands, countries,
- states, rivers and lakes (with MAPGEN, provided to
- registered users).
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- * Latitude and longitude lines.
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- * Mercator flat map projections.
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- * Earth Centered Fixed (ECF) 3D projections
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- * Ground Site viewing angles
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- * Points of passes illuminated by sun.
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- * Current tracking date, time and interval as either
- UTC or Local time with 3 different date formats
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- * Site and satellite names while tracking
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- * Metric or English distances
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- Features
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- With PC-TRACK you have the latest in satellite tracking
- technology for your IBM compatible PC. PC-TRACK
- provides:
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- * Runs in DOS Protected mode, which removes the
- 640K memory barrier. Utilizes up to 16 MB of memory.
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- * Complete control over all display attributes
- (including those described above), colors, site
- and satellite selection to make displays as simple
- or detailed as necessary.
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- * Simple update of orbital elements through direct
- import of data from:
- NASA/NORAD two-line element files
- AMSAT keplerian element files
- PC-TRACK 1.x & 2.x object data files
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- * Multiple "personalities" through the use of
- user-defined parameter files which define display
- attributes, colors, viewpoints, active sites,
- active satellites, etc.
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- * User friendly menu driven windowed interface.
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- System Requirements:
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- In order to use PC-Track most effectively, you should
- have a computer system that has the following features:
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- CPU any 80286, 80386SX, 80386, 80486 processor based system.
- (A math coprocessor SIGNIFICANTLY improves performance,
- but is not necessary to run.)
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- RAM 2 - 16 MB
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- DISK at least 3MB of disk space.
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- DOS MS-DOS or PC-DOS version 5.0 or greater.
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- VIDEO VGA Color Video (Required for graphics use. Any lesser video
- standard will work using the TEXT track capability).
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- PRINTER Printer (optional)
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- MOUSE A mouse will allow you to take advantage of
- many convenient features of PC-Track, and is
- much easier to use if you have one, but you
- can get by without one.
- If you do wish to use a mouse, the following
- is required for proper operation:
- -Microsoft Mouse version 6.1 or later,
- or any mouse compatible with this.
- -Logitech Mouse version 3.4 or later.
- -Mouse Systems PC Mouse version 6.22 or
- later.
- -IMSI mouse version 6.11 or later.
- The mouse driver must be loaded before
- running PC-Track.
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- KEYBOARD A standard 101 key "AT" style keyboard
- (sometimes referred to as an "Extended"
- keyboard) is recommended.
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- R e g i s t r a t i o n I n f o r m a t i o n :
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- For complete user registration information and prices please refer
- to the REGISTER.DOC text file.
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- Other Products Available:
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- Master Chef -
-
- Master Chef is the master kitchen management tool, providing a
- powerful combintation of features for recipe management, diet
- planning, meal planning, meal scheduling, and shopping list
- managment. It employs a user-friendly mouse driven, "windowed"
- environment to make the job simple. Master Chef tracks 20 nutrients
- and 10 food exchange categories. It can manage any number of recipe
- files, schedules, and meal plans. Each recipe file can contain over
- 800 scalable recipes. Each schedule can have up to 93 days in it.
- Each day can have up to six meals and fifteen courses per meal.
- Master Chef comes with over 800 ingredients containing nutrient
- information for use in the recipes. Costs and store information may
- be added to allow cost computations for recipes, schedules, and
- shopping lists. Registered users recieve the Nutrient Data Bank, a
- powerful utility which contains the complete USDA database of over
- 5000 food items, each of which can be converted to use in Master Chef.
-
-
- Master Meal Manager -
-
- Master Meal Manager is a smaller meal planning program
- that is good for use on smaller systems. It provides the
- same three basic kitchem management function that Master
- Chef provides (recipe, schedule, shopping list management)
- but on a much smaller scale.
-
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- Author/Publisher Information:
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- Thomas C. Johnson is a Computer Systems Analyst for the world's largest
- employer and has been producing user-friendly, practical software for the
- shareware market since 1989.
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- He has also been involved in custom programming / systems consulting since
- 1982, encompasing a wide variety of fields. He is the owner of
- Acme Workshops.
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- Please feel free to contact him any time if you have any questions, comments,
- suggestions, or custom programming needs. He can be reached at the
- following address:
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- Thomas C. Johnson
- 9920 S. Palmer Rd.
- New Carlisle, Oh. 45344
- 513-878-6030
- U.S.A.
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- Compuserve Id:
- 71371,1257
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