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- Gauges
- Freeware by Patrick Dugan
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- Installation:
- I did not include install/uninstall routines for this program. Since it essentially is composed
- of two files (weatherup.exe & readme.txt) I didn't feel it made a lot of since to include an
- installer program. This means that you can copy the files to any location you want. Create a
- shortcut in your start menu and your ready. When the program starts you will need to set the
- display and location options so the city you are interested in will be reported on.
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- Instructions:
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- Version 1.3 Created by Patrick Dugan January 22, 1998.
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- This program is designed to access weather information from over 2500 sites all over the world.
- Only US sites have forecasts so far. These sites send the weather information to the National
- Weather Service. The NWS then places this information on the Internet. This program will access
- the site and download (via FTP) the data requested. The site is ftp.nws.noaa.gov and the data is
- presented in a format called METAR. This format is then ''decoded'' by this program in order to
- display the data in a more readable form.
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- The gauges will display the Temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind
- direction and speed. The gauges are only presented in English or Metric.
- first you should click on the BLUE button to access the options window and set the
- program to look at the airport/location ytou desire and then indicate how often you want
- it to update. The GREEN button will force it to update immediately. The RED button
- exits the program.
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- Patrick Dugan
- patrickd@getonthe.net or patrickd@usti.com
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- Version/Build Information History:
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- V1.3 (January 22, 1998)
- Corrections for new NWS FTP site. The program didn't like to log in to the new site.
- Also added heat index and wind chill to display. Program can also now be minimized.
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- V1.2 (November 21, 1997)
- Several changes in this version. The display can now be either in Metric or English (US) format.
- The program now uses the decoded Metar information, so parsing is much more accurate and you
- shouldn't see improperly displayed sites anymore. Error checking has been improved. The display
- can now be moved more smoothly when you drag it around. Included (untested) proxy support. You can
- now print out the Metar report and can force the program to update when it starts up.
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- V1.1 (September 18, 1997)
- This version was designed to fix issues with conversion errors and FTP directories that
- are no longer valid.
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- V1.0 (Early 1997)
- First build just trying to make a graphical weather station.
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