Magnum One/Magnum One (Mid-American Digital) (Disc Manufacturing).iso/d26/skyglo25.arc/TRBSHOOT.DOC

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     Most problems with SkyGlobe 2.5 can be solved with a careful reading of
the documentation, contained in the file SKYGLOBE.DOC. To print this file, use
the DOS command COPY SKYGLOBE.DOC PRN. You can also import it as ASCII text
into any word processor, but you might have to reset your margins.
     If you have a laser printer, you will have to change the type of printer
from dot-matrix to laser. Use 'Alt-Shift-P' to do this, and use 'F2' to watch
what you are doing. More detailed instructions are in the documentation.
     Because of the low resolution of the multi-color modes of the CGA graphics
adapter, the CGA display is in black and white. The 16-color mode offered by
some Tandy computers is not supported by SkyGlobe 2.5. If you are unsure if
your computer has EGA or VGA graphics, nothing bad will happen if you try them.
If your computer doesn't support the video choice you make, there will be no
star display, but you should be able return to DOS by pressing 'Q'.
     If the planets are not displayed, make sure the appropriate .DAT file for
the year you are viewing is in the same directory as SKYGLOBE.COM. If you have
removed the floppy disk, replace it and press Enter to reload the planet data.
     Daylight Saving Time causes a few problems. SkyGlobe assumes that April 4
is the first day of Daylight Time, and October 27 is the last. (Northern Hemi-
sphere) This approximates the current US policy of first Sunday in April, last
Sunday in Oct., but will still be off by a day or two most years. You can use
'V' to shut it off, but there is no way to force Daylight Time. If the display
jumps unexpectedly in Auto mode, Daylight Saving Time is usually the reason.
     Finally, Real-Time mode will keep you from changing the Time and Date.