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This is the Amiga port of ASTROLOG Version 2.25.
Most parts of the X-Windows Graphics have been ported too.
To dump a BitMap you need a minimum amount of 2.5 MBytes of
continuous memory.
The only change from the original Unix-Source is one 'exit()'
if 'malloc(2500000)' doesn't succeed. The main work has been the
X-Windows emulation on the Amiga Workbench. And that is why i did it:
My first try to make a X-Windows Library on the Amiga, which
doesn't need a server.
__________________ WHAT IS IT ? ___________________
The Astrolog program computes so-called astro-charts for each persons
birth hour and location.
These can be displayed in a table (ASCII-Form, the most important), or
as a XBitmap (in a Window or a file which can be converted with
'xbmtopbm | ppmtoilbm'), which may look quite pretty.
The program does not compute horoscopes or foresayings, it only displays
the constellation of the stars, the 'houses' and the 'aspects'.
For the interpretation of these you may consult an expert, who is able to
do some things which may tell you something about your character or your
fortune.
I myself don't believe in anything of this, but I think the program
should work in the way it is supposed to do.
________________ What do you need ? ________________
An AMIGA with Kickstart >= 1.3, for Bitmap-Dumping at least 3 MBytes
and 1MByte without. You *don't* need a X-Windows Server.
This program requires the 'ixemul.library' included in the (really great)
port of the GNU C Compiler by Markus Wild. If you still don't already have
it, you can get it from almost any FTP Server in Europe, for example from
ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95).
If you want to convert the XBitmaps into Amiga-IFF Pics, I recommend
the programs 'xbmtopbm' and 'xbmtoilbm' from the PBMPlus Package, also
available from there. ADPro will also do, if you have it.
If you want to compute your personal chart, you have to know
- the exact hour of your birth
- the time zone (+- GMT)
- the coordinates of your birth place
__________________ Start ASTROLOG __________________
'astrolog -H' prints a VERY big help message, which explains all options.
For Graphical Output try: 'astrolog -X -Xw <window_width> <window_height>'
After you entered all required informations, a rectangle will appear
(like under X-Windows), which allows you to position the Output Window.
Then the Chart is drawn. This program doesn't like to be killed by the
CLOSE-Gadget, so press the RIGHT mouse Button to exit.
To save the Bitmap, try 'astrolog -Xo <output_file> -Xw <width> <height>'.
This will only work if you have more than 2 Meg of continuous Memory.
__________________ Anything I forgot ? ______________
The full source of 'ASTROLOG' is available on quite a lot of
FTP Servers, mostly in the 'pub/unix' directories. As I didn't change
anything as mentioned above, I don't want to include it here.
If you have questions about the program or find bugs in the graphics,
please EMAIL me at 'knopper@rhrk.uni-kl.de' (use 'Subject: Astrolog').
But please don't ask me anything about astrology.
---------------- A KRUEMELMONSTER 2000 Production 1993 -------------