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- PROCYON R - 1.03
- ------------
- Official Release date: July 2001
-
-
- DESCRIPTION
- ============
-
- For several years, PROCYON is the most extensive Astronomy program for the
- Series 3a/3c and 5/5mx. With the release of the Revo, many requests came to port
- the program for the new Psion machine. Here we release the first (and only)
- astronomy program for the Revo and call it PROCYON R.
-
-
- PROCYON R
- ==============================
- With this version, we start a version of PROCYON R that takes full
- advantage of the Revo.
- * You can identify many objects just by pointing at them.
- * Much higher precision
- * No more memory constraints like the Psion 3a/c so we have put in even
- more astronomy gizmo's.
- * Faster rebuild of the universe (but we cannot take credit for that).
-
- For further news on the development of PROCYON R, consult our homepage:
-
- http://www.sussenbach.myweb.nl
-
- The Light version of PROCYON R is free for non-commercial use and can be
- considered freeware. However, you can also see this version as a shareware
- program and once you register you will have added benefits. For details,
- look at the above-mentioned homepage.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
- =============
- PROCYON R installation is the same like every other well-behaved program.
-
- Make sure you can see the SYSTEM directory on your Revo.
- Go to either C:\System\Apps\ or D:\System\Apps\
- 'Make a new folder' and name it PROCYONR
- Do not change this name or else you will not see the program on the Extra's bar.
- Copy all the Procyon files into this directory.
- When you press the 'Extras' button, a PROCYON R Icon will appear.
-
-
- ATTENTION
- ==========
- Be careful to copy only the files to your Psion Revo (do not convert them), as
- they are already in the Psion Revo native format.
-
- If your Psion uses a comma ',' to separate decimals as in 2,03 then you have
- to switch your decimal separator to dot instead of the comma therefore,
- PROCYON recognizes 2.03 as 2+(3/100) instead of 2030.
-
- If you are updating PROCYON R, before using the program first delete the PROCYONR.INI file in the
- C:\SYSTEM\APPS\PROCYONR directory!!!
-
- For more information, copy the File PROCYONR.HLP to your Psion 5 and double-tap
- the file to read.
-
-
-
-
- PROCYON R: a LIGHT and a PROFESSIONAL Version
- =============================================
-
- You are currently using the Light version of PROCYON R.
- This version is FREEWARE. You can use this version in its present state for
- free for as long as you like and you do not need to register to keep using it.
-
- However, it is your choice to consider this version as SHAREWARE and register
- to receive a PROCYONR.KEY file. This file switches the Freeware version into
- the Registered PRO version. You will also need the separately available
- Auxiliary pack with extra databases.
- Registration is a one-time process, once you receive you PROCYONR.KEY file in
- your email (it's one a few bytes) you copy this to the same directory
- containing all the files.
- Every new version of PROCYON R will detect this Key-file and switch to PRO
- mode. Therefore, all future versions are free, once registered.
-
- Of course, you can also get all future PROCYON R Light versions for free.
-
-
- Differences between the LIGHT and the PRO version.
- ==================================================
- * You can search for any specific Constellations.
- * Calculate when the Jovian Red Spot is visible and watch the Red Spot on the
- face of Jupiter. You can adjust the value of the latitude of the Red Spot.
- * You can establish the dates of Lunar Eclipse and view the Moon in the shadow
- of the Earth.
- * Real pictures of all Messier-nebulae instead of only a picture representing
- the type.
- * Search all objects of the NGC Catalogue instead of only the first 100 in the
- Light version.
- * High precision mode up to a few arc-seconds (see 0.99 additions).
- * Yale-database extended to magnitude 5 instead of 4 in the Light version.
- * Reference Stars in the Zoom-window up to magnitude 7.
- * Constellations names in Main-view and Zenith-view.
- * The start and finish of the civil, nautical and astronomical twilights are shown
-
-
-
- REGISTRATION
- =============
-
- You can register at the following places:
- * REGSOFT (# 4583) $30 http://www.RegSoft.com ID 4584
- * REGNET (# 1703) $35 http://www.swregnet.com/1703p.htm ID 1703
-
- Version 1.01
- ------------
- * Some bugs were fixed such as a bug in the Moon Rise and Set and in the Event Base
- * The Circular View and Zoom option was installed
- * Problems with Screen Updating were solved
- * Eror in Constellation names was fixed
-
- Version 1.02
- * Input of geogrphical coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds
- * Improved display Eventbase
- * Faster drawing of ecliptic
- * Some bugs fixed
-
- Version 1.03
- ------------
- * Display of the Latitude and Longitude in degrees, minutes and seconds improved
- * The start and finish of the Civil, Nautical and Astronomical
- Twilights are shown (only in the Pro version)
- * The Small and Large Magellan Clouds are included
- * New Saturn view
-
-
- John Sussenbach and Pedro van Can, July 2001