StarScape for Windows version 1.5 ================================== 1. Introduction StarScape is a planetarium for Microsoft Windows that displays the stars and planets as charts or as a true sky view. It also gives you information about them - such as their celestial co-ordinates, magnitude and spectral type - and tells you if they are visible from your location. Star charts can be printed out on just about any printer supported by Windows. Unlike many other astronomical software packages, StarScape makes no claim to rigorous accuracy. Don't use this program to calculate star positions to navigate by! If you are interested in astronomy, though, and just want to see what is visible at a particular time, from a given location, then StarScape is for you. It is one of the very few Windows astronomy programs that runs at an acceptable speed on modest hardware such as a 16MHz 80386SX. StarScape for Windows requires an AT-compatible computer running in Windows Standard or 386 Enhanced mode, and at least 1Mb of free extended memory, in order to run. 2. Installation StarScape's main files should be kept in their own directory. These files are: STARSCPE.EXE STARDAT1.DLL STARDAT2.DAT STARDAT3.DAT STARSCPE.HLP The file called BWCC.DLL should be copied to the SYSTEM subdirectory of your Windows directory, unless a newer version of the file is already present there. This file is used by many applications developed using Borland compilers, so check first that a later version of this file is not already present. 3. Using StarScape Just double-click on the StarScape for Windows icon, and follow the instructions. The title screen may be displayed for several seconds while the data is loaded - this is normal. There is no manual for StarScape. All the information you need to run the program is in the Help file - just click on Help and choose the topic you want. 4. Licence Agreement This software is the property of J M Technical Services. You are granted a licence to evaluate this software free of charge for a period of 28 days. On the expiry of this period, you agree to either a) register the software (see file REGISTER.TXT) or b) delete the software from your system. StarScape for Windows is copyright (c) 1992 - 1994 J M Technical Services. All rights are reserved. ------------------------------------------------------------------- StarScape for Windows is a trademark of J M Technical Services. Skyline Software is a trading name of J M Technical Services. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.