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ASTRO
by
Alan Rudolf
ASTRO is a celestial almanac that
puts a wealth of astronomical data at
your fingertips. By merely pressing
a key, you can find everything from a
planet's distance from the sun and
the length of its year to its orbital
speed and surface gravity.
In addition to informative sections
devoted to each member of our solar
system, ASTRO has an entertaining and
educational "Fun Facts" section that
makes a great introduction to
astronomy for young people.
This section includes an
interplanetary weight chart, and
charts showing how long radio waves
take to travel to other planets from
Earth.
Because the user sees facts about
the solar system in terms he is
familiar with (his own weight, for
example), "Fun Facts" can really
bring the strangeness of the planets
home-- and perhaps stimulate a
youngster's interest in astronomy.
Using ASTRO is very simple. After
a brief title screen, you are
presented a menu listing members of
the solar system, the "Fun Facts"
option, and the QUIT option.
To read the data about a planet,
press its corresponding letter. The
information on each planet takes up
around three screens.
ASTRO gives you time to read each
screen, then flashes a prompt that
gives you the option of making a
(P)rintout of that screen or going to
the (N)ext screen.
If you are to the end of the
information about a particular
planet, pressing "N" when you are
prompted returns you to the main
menu.
FILES REQUIRED:
ASTRO MAIN MENU
MERCURY VENUS EARTH
MARS JUPITER SATURN
URANUS NEPTUNE PLUTO
SUN MOON
FACTS BATHROOM
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