For more details, an online manual and the latest version go to:
http://freespace.virgin.net/hans.a/
Introduction
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Orrery displays the orbital positions of the nine planets around The Sun. Animate the display to easily visualise elongations of Mercury and Venus, and oppositions of the outer planets. In the information window you call up detailed information for each planet and get its current distance from the Sun. The Sun Rise Set screen shows you the rise, set and transit times of the sun and the end and start times of the twilights. The Planet Rise Set window let's you easily plan your observing sessions showing you the planets' rise, set and transit times and the sun rise and set times and twilights in one graphical display.
Orrery works on all b/w, grey scale and colour Palm OS devices with Palm OS 2.0 or greater.
Installation
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install the following files on your Palm OS device:
required:
Ñ Orrery.prc (application file)
Ñ MathLib.prc (if not already installed on your Palm OS device)
optional:
(see locmgr.txt for features of Location Manager)
Ñ locmgr.prc
Ñ llmgr.prc
Ñ locdbus.pdb (precompiled database with US locations)
System Requirements
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Orrery requires a Palm OS device with Palm OS 2.0 or later and MathLib (included in the download archives) to run.
Version History
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1.6.2
Fixed bug in the calculation of the day length in the Sun Rise/Set screen for longitudes greater than E100╝ and W100╝.
1.6.1
Fixed small display glitch in Planets Rise/Set window.
1.6
New screen which shows the sun rise, set and twilight times and the planets' rise, set and transit times all
represented in one graphical interface.
The Sun now also has a name pop up in the main orbit screens.
General code optimisation.
1.3
General code optimisation and optimisation for Palm OS 3.5.
Support for colour and grey scale.
Sun rise, transit and set times and times of twilights.
Planet info includes Right Ascension and Declination and the rise and set times of the planets.
Revised planet info texts.
Preference option to invert the graphics display.
Various small UI improvements.
1.0.1
Small bug fix for I/O button display
1.0
Initial public release
Shareware
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Orrery is shareware with a 7 day trial period. If you keep using Orrery then you need to register it to be able to continue using it legally. If you decide not to register it after 7 days, you should stop using Orrery and delete it from your Palm OS device.
The current registration price is US$10.00.
You can register Orrery in a variety of ways at
http://www.palmgear.com/
Alternatively you can call or fax the following US numbers:
phone: (+1) 817.640.6558
fax: (+1) 817.640.6614
or email: sales@palmgear.com
When registering by fax or e-mail please provide the following:
Full Name, Address including city, state, zip, country and phone number, credit card type (Visa, MasterCard or American Express), credit card number, expiry date and of course the fact that you want to register "Orrery".
You may give unregistered copies to others under the same terms - they may try it and then either register or remove it.
Orrery (together with this document) may be included on any disk or CD-ROM of shareware sold by non-profit organisations. If you wish to include it in a commercial software collection, please contact me at
hans.a@virgin.net
Disclaimer
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Orrery is provided "as-is" and without warranty of any kind, expressed or implied. I can accept no liability for data loss or any other problems caused directly or indirectly by the use of Orrery.
If you encounter errors or have any suggestions or comments please mail me at:
hans.a@virgin.net
COPYRIGHT
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⌐ 2000 Hans Anger.
Orrery is protected by copyright laws, and international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties. All title and copyrights in and to Orrery are owned by Hans Anger.
