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- Most problems with SkyGlobe 2.5 can be solved with a careful reading of
- the documentation, contained in the file SKYGLOBE.DOC. To print this file, use
- the DOS command COPY SKYGLOBE.DOC PRN. You can also import it as ASCII text
- into any word processor, but you might have to reset your margins.
- If you have a laser printer, you will have to change the type of printer
- from dot-matrix to laser. Use 'Alt-Shift-P' to do this, and use 'F2' to watch
- what you are doing. More detailed instructions are in the documentation.
- Because of the low resolution of the multi-color modes of the CGA graphics
- adapter, the CGA display is in black and white. The 16-color mode offered by
- some Tandy computers is not supported by SkyGlobe 2.5. If you are unsure if
- your computer has EGA or VGA graphics, nothing bad will happen if you try them.
- If your computer doesn't support the video choice you make, there will be no
- star display, but you should be able return to DOS by pressing 'Q'.
- If the planets are not displayed, make sure the appropriate .DAT file for
- the year you are viewing is in the same directory as SKYGLOBE.COM. If you have
- removed the floppy disk, replace it and press Enter to reload the planet data.
- Daylight Saving Time causes a few problems. SkyGlobe assumes that April 4
- is the first day of Daylight Time, and October 27 is the last. (Northern Hemi-
- sphere) This approximates the current US policy of first Sunday in April, last
- Sunday in Oct., but will still be off by a day or two most years. You can use
- 'V' to shut it off, but there is no way to force Daylight Time. If the display
- jumps unexpectedly in Auto mode, Daylight Saving Time is usually the reason.
- Finally, Real-Time mode will keep you from changing the Time and Date.
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