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THE NIGHT SKY Version 2.09 July 1993
A computer planetarium for the Epoch 2000 A.D.
Copyright (c) 1993 A.C.Stevely.
╓────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╖
║ The minimum system requirements of The Night Sky are a VGA ║
║ or EGA computer with 2.7 MB free on a hard disk drive. ║
╙────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╜
GETTING STARTED.
The Night Sky was issued to the shareware libraries on two 720K
disks. It contains two self-extracting files - TNS1 and
TNS2 - these contain the 52 files used by the program.
Your computer should be turned on with the floppy disk drive
empty. The screen should now show the DOS prompt similar to C:\>
1) Create a directory on the hard drive to hold the files
contained on The Night Sky disks.
Type MD \NIGHT Then press ENTER
Change to the directory that you just created.
Type CD NIGHT Then press ENTER
2) Place the first NIGHT SKY disk into the A: or B: drive.
Type the name of the self-extractor, including the path to the
floppy drive.
Type A:TNS1 or B:TNS1 Then press ENTER
This will transfer The Night Sky files onto your hard drive.
3) Place the second NIGHT SKY disk into the A: or B: drive.
Type A:TNS2 or B:TNS2 Then press ENTER
This will transfer the remainder of The Night Sky files.
4) Remove the disk from the A: or B: drive and run the program.
Type NIGHT Then press ENTER to run the program.
CONFIG.SYS.
When you first start up your PC, the text file CONFIG.SYS is
automatically processed by MS-DOS. You should have the
following commands in that file.
Files=20
Buffers=16
The files command sets the number of files that can be open
simultaneously. The Night Sky will open simultaneously in some
of the programs up to 11 files. The buffers command sets aside
an area of memory for holding data being moved back and forth
between the hard disk and the program. The Night Sky program
will make a test on the number of files that can be opened when
you chose the Stars (Part one) from the main menu of The Night
Sky.
WINDOWS.
The Night Sky can be run as a DOS application from Windows and
includes a Windows icon - NIGHT.ICO.
SHAREWARE.
The Night Sky is distributed as shareware. This form of
distribution is a vehicle through which an author can get his
software into the hands of potential users free of charge. It
allows you to evaluate software in your home before you decide to
buy it. If you don't like it, you don't pay for it. After
trying a shareware product and deciding you wish to continue to
use it, then - and only then do you pay for it.
If you find The Night Sky useful and enjoyable, please think
about the registration of your copy. The author as worked many
long and arduous hours on this program and would be interested in
any comments about the program.
Registration provides other benefits, such as support. You will
also receive a special extended version which will plot 45,000
stars. The shareware version plots only 24,000 stars. The
package also includes a printed extended users manual which will
list in detail all the functions of the program.
REGISTRATION.
Will all orders outside the U.K. please send an International
money order in pounds sterling to:-
A.C.Stevely. 5C Saint Johns Vale, London SE8 4EA.
Telephone:- 081 692 8265
The program costs £30.00 (Pounds sterling)
ORDER FORM.
THE NIGHT SKY Shareware version 2.09.
Date:
Name......................................
Address...................................
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Name and address of your shareware library.
A.C.Stevely. 5c Saint Johns Vale, London SE8 4EA.
Tel: 081 692 8265