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SPACE SIMULATOR
WHAT IS SPACE.EXE?
Space is a PM program that simulates the movements
of planets, stars, etc. The stars or planets are shown
graphically as dots on a two-dimensional surface. It is
possible to create your own solar system, change the
gravitational constant, or to accelerate time. It is also
possible to create binary stars or moons. It is a
challenge to create a system that contains a sun, a planet,
a moon, and a moon's moon.
RUNNING SPACE.EXE
To run space.exe, type SPACE <ENTER>.
Space loads a file named STARFILE.TXT. The file,
STARFILE.TXT, contains information about the position
of the planets, their speeds and their directions.
Also, it informs space.exe the number of planets
to simulate. To create your own solar or star system,
open this file and change its constants. The file
is simple and self explanatory.
Included in this .ARC file is a file named
Solar.TXT. This file is a ready made file
that simulates our own solar system. To use it,
rename it to STARFILE.TXT and then run the program.
Unless you have a math coprosseser, it will execute
slowly (The program will need to be recompiled to take
advantage of a math coprossor).
The smaller the time interval the more accurate
the star movements will be. The closer a planet is
to another planet, the smaller the time interval should
be.
SOURCE FILES
To take advantage of a math coprossesor, you will
need to recompile the source code. This source code
was compiled with Microsoft 6.0.
Feel free to modify or add to the program. If you
do, please reload it onto BIX so others can benefit.
****** Enjoy ******