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- SKY_MAP: A STAR CATALOG PROGRAM
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- by J. Andrzej Wrotniak
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- The Sky_Map program (version 4) may be freely copied or
- given away for private or educational use (including
- distribution by computer user groups), provided that all files
- listed below (including this one) accompany the program.
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- It should, however, not be sold (explicitly or by including
- it into commercially distributed packages) without written
- permission of the author.
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- This program was written in Personal Pascal from Optimized
- Systems Software, thus the code contains fragments of libraries,
- copyrighted by OSS (and CCD, whoever it is).
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- Minimum: Atari 520 ST (with TOS in ROM), one-sided disk
- drive and MONOCHROME monitor.
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- In addition to the file you are reading now, the following
- files should be present on the Sky_Map disk:
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- * SKY_MAP.PRG - program file;
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- * SKY_MAP.DAT - star catalog file;
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- * SKY_MAP.TXT - file with the introductory screen displayed
- by the program;
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- * SKY_MAP.CON - list of stellar constellations
- (abbreviations, Latin, and English names);
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- * SKY_MAP.ALI - list of the most often used star names;
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- * SKY_MAP.HLP - file with texts displayed by the program help
- facility.
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- All these files are accessed by the program and are necessary
- for its proper functioning. Make sure they are all in the same
- directory as the program itself.
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- Double-click on the program icon and you are on your own.
- The program is mouse-driven (few necessary keyboard inputs are
- echoed at the top of the window). Turning the HELP option on
- (from the HELP menu) will cause a brief explanation to be
- displayed about every menu item chosen.
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- This, I believe, should make redundant any additional
- instructions how to run the program.
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- On the other hand, the on-line help will not (and does not
- try to) replace an astronomy reference book. For explanation
- of used terms and coordinate systems you should refer to any
- (well, almost any) astronomy handbook.
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- If you discover a bug in this program, please have a
- second, closer look. If the bug is still there, please let me
- know (see below), with as much relevant information, as
- possible. I will try to fix it in the next update (letting you
- know about it).
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- The program is still under development. In addition to
- improving the user interface, I'm going to increase (by a factor
- of four) the size of the star catalog, include more data about
- each star, add a Hertzsprung-Russel diagram and some other
- features. My astronomer friend (yes, Ramesh, I mean you) is
- coming up with two new wishes a day (weekends excluded).
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- Also, I would like to have an idea, how many people have
- included this program into their libraries. If you can afford 3
- minutes of time and 22 cents, send me a letter (no need to write
- anything, though any remarks will be welcome). Do it right away.
- Thank you.
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- You may also leave me a message on the TANJ BBS:
- (301)251-0675 (where I am registered without the "J." initial).
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- Here is my address (no, the letters "ST" in company name do
- not mean what you think they mean; just a funny coincidence):
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- J. Andrzej Wrotniak
- ST Systems Corporation
- Aerospace Systems Division
- 4400 Forbes Blvd.
- Lanham, MD 20706
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