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- This is the Amiga port of ASTROLOG Version 2.25.
-
- Most parts of the X-Windows Graphics have been ported too.
- To dump a BitMap you need a minimum amount of 2.5 MBytes of
- continuous memory.
-
- The only change from the original Unix-Source is one 'exit()'
- if 'malloc(2500000)' doesn't succeed. The main work has been the
- X-Windows emulation on the Amiga Workbench. And that is why i did it:
- My first try to make a X-Windows Library on the Amiga, which
- doesn't need a server.
-
- __________________ WHAT IS IT ? ___________________
-
- The Astrolog program computes so-called astro-charts for each persons
- birth hour and location.
-
- These can be displayed in a table (ASCII-Form, the most important), or
- as a XBitmap (in a Window or a file which can be converted with
- 'xbmtopbm | ppmtoilbm'), which may look quite pretty.
-
- The program does not compute horoscopes or foresayings, it only displays
- the constellation of the stars, the 'houses' and the 'aspects'.
- For the interpretation of these you may consult an expert, who is able to
- do some things which may tell you something about your character or your
- fortune.
-
- I myself don't believe in anything of this, but I think the program
- should work in the way it is supposed to do.
-
- ________________ What do you need ? ________________
-
- An AMIGA with Kickstart >= 1.3, for Bitmap-Dumping at least 3 MBytes
- and 1MByte without. You *don't* need a X-Windows Server.
-
- This program requires the 'ixemul.library' included in the (really great)
- port of the GNU C Compiler by Markus Wild. If you still don't already have
- it, you can get it from almost any FTP Server in Europe, for example from
- ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95).
-
- If you want to convert the XBitmaps into Amiga-IFF Pics, I recommend
- the programs 'xbmtopbm' and 'xbmtoilbm' from the PBMPlus Package, also
- available from there. ADPro will also do, if you have it.
-
- If you want to compute your personal chart, you have to know
- - the exact hour of your birth
- - the time zone (+- GMT)
- - the coordinates of your birth place
-
- __________________ Start ASTROLOG __________________
-
- 'astrolog -H' prints a VERY big help message, which explains all options.
-
- For Graphical Output try: 'astrolog -X -Xw <window_width> <window_height>'
-
- After you entered all required informations, a rectangle will appear
- (like under X-Windows), which allows you to position the Output Window.
- Then the Chart is drawn. This program doesn't like to be killed by the
- CLOSE-Gadget, so press the RIGHT mouse Button to exit.
-
- To save the Bitmap, try 'astrolog -Xo <output_file> -Xw <width> <height>'.
- This will only work if you have more than 2 Meg of continuous Memory.
-
- __________________ Anything I forgot ? ______________
-
- The full source of 'ASTROLOG' is available on quite a lot of
- FTP Servers, mostly in the 'pub/unix' directories. As I didn't change
- anything as mentioned above, I don't want to include it here.
-
- If you have questions about the program or find bugs in the graphics,
- please EMAIL me at 'knopper@rhrk.uni-kl.de' (use 'Subject: Astrolog').
- But please don't ask me anything about astrology.
-
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