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Short: Great Astronomical Program (V39.14)
Author: astegema@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Achim Stegemann)
Uploader: astegema@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de (Achim Stegemann)
Type: misc/sci
Version: 39.14
Requires: MC68020/68881 or better
OS 3.0
Harddrive (17 MB space)
4 MB free RAM (absolute minimum)
MUI 3.6
Recommended: MC68040 or MC68060
OS 3.1
16 MB FastRAM
MUI 3.8
CyberGfx V2.25+ (=V40.113+) or V3
Additionally recommended:
* The tower.library by Christoph Feck.
* The rgfx.datatype by me.
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VERY IMPORTANT:
Digital Almanac was using the public MUI-class Xpk.mcc from V39.9 to V39.13.
I was forced to remove this class by several reasons.
1. It was not a registered MUI-class.
2. The Installer was unable to detect the version ID, so Xpk.mcc was not copied
to MUI's classes !!
3. The consequence was, that DA did not start, when Xpk.mcc was missing !
THIS VERSION SHOULD FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS YOU HAD WITH V39.9 to V39.13 !!
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IMPORTANT:
Digital Almanac V39.14 requires the unpacked data archive of "DAlmanac_Data.lha"
V39.6 or V39.7 !!
This exe-archive contains an extra installer script for installing the data archive.
For complete installation, follow these steps:
* Download both archives.
* Unpack the exe archive.
* Start the exe installer.
* Start the data installer.
A French catalog is available, but not a French documentation,
because I don't speak French :-)
INTRODUCTION:
Digital Almanac is one of the best programs for hobby astronomers (and professionals ?)
available for the Amiga !
It offers:
* Complete SAO star catalog (258998 stars) and additional 130000 stars from the PPM catalog.
* About 40000 deep-sky objects (Messier, NGC, IC, UGC, Abell, Zwicky and other misc objects).
* About 36000 minor planets and asteroids as well as the comets Halley, Hyakutake, Hale-Bopp
and others.
* Highly accurate calculation of Moon and planets with JPL's integration tables (DE404).
(Accuracy partly <0.1'' over a period of some thousand years !!).
* Textures for five planets.
* Moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
* Milky way structure.
* View the sky from any solar system object.
* Animation mode (also saving in IFF-ANIM format !!).
* Loading and saving of configuration files.
* Highly optimized algorithms for maximum speed, mostly written in assembler.
* Lots of configuration possibilities.
* Online and menu help with HELP-key and MUI's bubblehelp.
* Export of ephemeris tables (printer or file).
* CyberGfx High- and Truecolor mode support.
* Picture galery creation.
* User editable database of orbital elements (asteroids or comets).
* Recognizes CPU for maximum speed.
And of course lots of bug fixes made in the previous versions.
Included in the archive are two project files of a solar and a lunar eclipse ready to watch !
THIS PROGRAM IS SHAREWARE!
Following features are restricted for non registered users:
* Deep-sky catalog access limited to the Messier catalog.
* All saving functions are disabled.
* No hardcopy.
* No changing site to a different planet, only Earth enabled.
* No detailed course of eclipses.
* No picture galery.
* Plotting stars only to 6m.
* Plotting other objects only to 10m.
* No changing of pixelsize.
* No events in the calendar.
* The program will terminate after 20 min and all 5 min a requester will appear.
Read the guide file for more information and how to become a registered user or
visit my homepage.
Internet: http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~astegema
Changes since V39.13:
03-Mar-98 V39.14
* UGC catalog recompiled. All invalid entries should now be fixed.
* The rgfx.datatype had to be removed from the archive.
* Updated guide.
* Removed usage of public Xpk.mcc and made it a private class.
It caused too many problems and the installer also was unable to detect
version id. This caused a heavy failure during startup of DA.
* There were no error messages during startup with problems. This has been fixed.
============================= Archive contents =============================
Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name
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2766 1574 43.0% 08-Mar-98 20:30:22 Install_DigitalAlmanac.info
11988 5397 54.9% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +DigitalAlmanac.catalog
11528 5199 54.9% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +DigitalAlmanac.catalog
12242 5464 55.3% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +DigitalAlmanac.catalog
4197 2069 50.7% 18-Mar-98 21:10:42 +DAlmanac_Exe.readme
1997 1170 41.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +DAlmanac_Exe.readme.info
596464 286278 52.0% 18-Mar-98 21:27:52 +DigitalAlmanac
11140 4954 55.5% 21-Feb-98 18:41:42 +DigitalAlmanac.info
2373 1519 35.9% 16-Feb-98 14:43:02 +Docs.info
2535 1602 36.8% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +Deutsch.info
55537 20791 62.5% 18-Mar-98 21:09:50 +DigitalAlmanac.guide
2972 1906 35.8% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +DigitalAlmanac.guide.info
2540 1650 35.0% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +English.info
50147 18641 62.8% 18-Mar-98 21:09:12 +DigitalAlmanac.guide
2972 1955 34.2% 18-Mar-98 13:06:30 +DigitalAlmanac.guide.info
2541 1575 38.0% 18-Mar-98 13:06:28 +Français.info
50147 18641 62.8% 18-Mar-98 21:10:16 +DigitalAlmanac.guide
2972 1918 35.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:30 +DigitalAlmanac.guide.info
524 41 92.1% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +Astro.font
3680 2080 43.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +11
3048 1706 44.0% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +9
264 34 87.1% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +Astro_Fix.font
2520 1557 38.2% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +9
2714 1689 37.7% 16-Feb-98 14:43:02 +Icons.info
2491 1378 44.6% 16-Feb-98 14:43:02 +Project.info
2686 1589 40.8% 16-Feb-98 14:43:02 +Installation.info
2584 1294 49.9% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +Install-Data.info
1406 565 59.8% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +Install
3106 2130 31.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +Install_deutsch.info
3106 2128 31.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:34 +Install_english.info
2584 1298 49.7% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +Install-Exe.info
3920 1151 70.6% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +Install
3102 2124 31.5% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +Install_deutsch.info
3102 2126 31.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +Install_english.info
3103 2128 31.4% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +Install_français.info
3312 2241 32.3% 17-Feb-98 23:10:52 +asyncio.library
2717 1588 41.5% 16-Feb-98 14:43:02 +Pictures.info
2678 1705 36.3% 16-Feb-98 14:43:04 +Projects.info
1316 469 64.3% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +LunarEclipse1997
2491 1379 44.6% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +LunarEclipse1997.info
1316 462 64.8% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +SolarEclipse1999
2491 1380 44.6% 18-Mar-98 13:06:32 +SolarEclipse1999.info
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