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StarScape for Windows version 1.5
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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subdirectory of your Windows directory, unless a newer version of
the file is already present there.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.
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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.