═══ 1. Introduction ═══

PM Chronometer is a Presentation Manager applet for astrologers. While running, 
it calculates a horoscope every two minutes, using System Clock time and date. 
Display consists of a list of planetary positions and a graphic horoscope 
wheel. This applet is useful in Horary and Election astrology. 


═══ 2. Installation ═══

Set aside a directory for PM Chronometer and place all files in it. PM 
Chronometer 0.9 consists of the following files: 

ReadMe.1st     ASCII file 

PMKronom.Inf   This file 

PMKronom.Cmd   Executes EphKron.Exe, then starts AstroClk.Exe 

EphKron.Exe    An OS/2 command line utility to build this days planetary 
               calculation data file 

AstroClk.Exe   Main program, a PM applet that casts a horoscope at regular 
               intervals 

AGrafix.Dll    Dynamic-link library for drawing graphic Wheel. Optionally, you 
               may put this anywhere on your DLL path (LIBPATH is the 
               environmental variable for that). 

PMKron.Dat     Short text file with Time Zone, Latitude, and Longitude for use 
               by both executables 

Table.LBR      Long-term planetary calculation data for use by EphKron.Exe. If 
               you already have my PM Horoscope this file will be familiar to 
               you. 

Cubic.Eph      This file must be newly calculated each day by EphKron.Exe. 

Installed Fonts 

 PM Chronometer uses the Helvetica and Courier fonts when they are available. 
For best display, install them. 


═══ 3. How to Use PM Chronometer ═══

Setting Up for Your Location 

The file PMKron.Dat has already been set for the location where  PM Chronometer 
was developed. Use the System Editor or Enhanced Editor to revise it. The lines 
are as follows: 

Time Zone 

The Time Zone is positive for West of GMT. If you want a half-hour time zone, 
such as Newfoundland or Hawaii, append ".5" to the number. Here are some 
examples: 

EDT       4 

EST       5 

CST       6 

MST       7 

PST       8 

Longitude 

The Longitude consists of the number of whole Degrees, "W" for West longitudes 
or "E" for East longitudes, and the number of whole Minutes. The "W" or "E" 
must be uppercase. 

Latitude 

The Latitude consists of the number of whole Degrees, "N" for North latitudes 
or "S" for South latitudes, and the number of whole Minutes. The "N" or "S" 
must be uppercase. 

The reading and parsing of this file is not friendly like PM, I will admit, but 
you only need to set it once. 

Note:  Latitudes beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles (66N or 66S) are not 
       acceptable, and PM Chronometer will close immediately after opening if 
       you try to use such a coordinate. 

Starting PM Chronometer 

To start PM Chronometer, open an OS/2 command line window and enter 
PMKronom.Cmd. If this is the first time, EphKron will make its calculations 
while showing its progress, then terminate. AstroClk will then load, and after 
about 10 seconds, it will begin calculating planets. 

PM Chronometer was designed under 800 x 600 pel SVGA, but was sized and 
positioned to stay within 640 x 480 pels. You may size the main window any way 
you like, but it will become unreadable if it is too small! 

Using PM Chronometer 

Every four seconds the time display will be updated, together with the list of 
Angles and House Cusps below it. Every two minutes the Planets will be 
recalculated, and the Wheel graph redrawn. You may minimize PM Chronometer and 
it will go on running, so when you restore it the time and Horoscope will be 
current. 

If you are a Horary astrologer, PM Chronometer is ready for any question you 
need to answer for any moment: as soon as the question is asked, focusing PM 
Chronometer and hitting Print Scrn will capture the chart on paper. If you are 
trying to do Electional astrology, you have in PM Chronometer a way of watching 
for the exact optimum moment you were waiting for. 


═══ 4. Other Notes ═══

If you are not an astrologer but happen to know someone who is, show him or her 
PM Chronometer in action. Many astrologers, unfortunately, are more familiar 
with Windows, and this sort of thing is not as easily done in that environment. 
It's going to take awhile to do a Windows port of PM Chronometer. 

If you have suggestions as to what would make PM Chronometer a real 
application, questions about how to use it, or feel like making a contribution, 
contact William Weber at CompuServe 76350,2700 or 

 William Weber
 11A Banks Street
 Waltham, MA 02154

The GUI for PM Chronometer was developed using Gpf, from Gpf Systems