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.1
System Level Help.
ESC...........Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
(Screen Not Recorded As Complete) F1............Help.
F10...........Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded as
Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field. NUM-
LOCK......Select Between Numbers & Arrow Cursor Keys.
ENTER.........Accept Menu Choice.
INSERT........Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW......Move Left or Right in Field.
HOME..................First Character in Field.
END...................Last Character in Field.
DELETE................Delete Character at Cursor.
BACKSPACE.............Delete Last Character.
SHIFT-PRINT SCREEN....Print Out Screen to Printer.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN......Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP.........Previous Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE UP.......First Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE DOWN.....Last Field on Screen.
.2
Key Assignments For This Field.
SPACE................Next Available Choice.
Or Press First Character of Choice You Wish, Either as a
Cap or a Lower Case Letter.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN.....Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP........Previous Field on Screen.
ESC..................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
(Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
F1...................Help.
F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
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Key Assignments For This Field.
SPACE............Toggle Choice.
Y or y...........Select Yes.
N or n...........Select No.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN.....Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP........Previous Field on Screen.
ESC..................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
(Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
F1...................Help.
F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
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.4
Key Assignments For This Field.
This field Accepts Numbers, Only.
0-9 or -......Enter a Number.
INSERT........Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW.......Move Left or Right in Field.
HOME...................First Character in Field.
END....................Last Character in Field.
DELETE.................Delete Character at Cursor.
BACKSPACE..............Delete Last Character.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
ESC....................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
(Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
F1.....................Help.
F10....................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
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Key Assignments For This Field.
This field Accepts Any Letter, Number or Punctuation.
INSERT.......Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW.......Move Left or Right in Field.
HOME...................First Character in Field.
END....................Last Character in Field.
DELETE.................Delete Character at Cursor.
BACKSPACE..............Delete Last Character.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
ESC..................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
(Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
F1...................Help.
F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
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Key Assignments For This Field.
This field Accepts Any Letter, Number or Punctuation.
You Can Scroll This Field Left or Right by Using the
LEFT or RIGHT at the End of This Field.
INSERT.......Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW.......Move Left or Right in Field.
HOME...................First Character in Field.
END....................Last Character in Field.
DELETE.................Delete Character at Cursor.
BACKSPACE..............Delete Last Character.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
ESC....................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function.
(Screen Not Recorded As Complete)
F1.....................Help.
F10....................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded
as Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
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Key Assignments For This Screen.
You Can Also Enter the First Letter of a Choice.
Either A Cap or Lower Case Letter Will Do.
LEFT/RIGHT ARROW..........Move Left or Right a Field.
HOME......................First Field on Screen.
END.......................Last Field on Screen.
ENTER.....................Accept Menu Choice.
UP/DOWN...................Up or Down A Choice.
CONTROL-PAGE UP...........First Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE DOWN.........Last Field on Screen.
If On A Multi-Page Popup Menu... PAGE-
UP...................Scroll Up A Page. PAGE-
DOWN.................Scroll Down A Page.
ESC.......................Cancel. Leave Screen.
F1........................Help.
You Can Also Select a Choice by Pressing the Key
Corresponding to the First Character in its Name.
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MS-DOS/PC-DOS Conventions.
PRN:............Standard Printer. Either LPT1: or Other
Device Setup With MODE Command.
AUX:............Standard Auxililary. Either COM1: or Other
Device Setup With MODE Command.
LPT1:-LPT4:.....Parallel Printers.
COM1:-COM4:.....Communications Ports
A: & B:.........First & Second Floppy Disk.
C: & D:.........Either Ram Disk or First and Second Hard Disk
Path............DISK:\FIRST\SECOND\LAST. A Path Made Up of
Disk Letter Followed by a ':', Followed by a '\',
and Other Directories Separated by '\'.
File Name.......FILENAME.EXT. An 8 Character File Name,
Followed by a '.' Followed by a 3 Character
Extension. Combine with a Path for a Full File Name.
NO Punctuation is Allowed in a File or Path Except as
Noted Above.
.9
File Name to Output
Enter the File Name that you want the converted file saved To. Either
enter a basic file name 12 characters wide or less including a 3
character extension and '.', or a full file name consisting of a Path
and a File Name, separated by a '\'. You may also select a Device
for output. If you choose to output to a Device, leave off the trailing
':'. If you enter just a simple File Name, the file will
be saved to the User directory.
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Text Width For Output.
Enter the width of the Text File. The width can be between
40 and 160 characters in width.
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Open New or Append File.
Select whether this output will be Appended, or added to the end of
an already existing contents of this file by choosing APPEND, or whether
the already existing contents of this file will be erased when this
file is written, by selecting OPEN. If the file does not already
Exist, then this does not matter.
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Print File Name.
Enter the File Name that you want the converted file saved to. either
enter a basic file name 12 characters wide or less including a 3
character extension and '.', or a Full File Name consisting of a Path
and a File Name, separated by a '\'. You may also select a Device
for output. If you choose to output to a Device, leave off the trailing
':'. If you enter just a simple File Name, the file will be saved to
the User directory. If you wish to output to the Standard Printer,
leave this field blank and ignore the Open/Append field, below.
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@1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]
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Left Margin
Enter the left margin from the left edge of the page for this
printout. This can range from 0 to 20.
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Enter Name of Person for Chart.
This is the Name of the person who's Chart is being created. This
will appear in the Header and on all reports. It will also be used to
find the person's birth in the Birth Data Base system. Press F2 or
ALT-P to call up a printout of all names existing in the Birth Data
Base at this time. Some recently added names may not show if the
"Make Popups" utility hasn't been used recently. If you select from
this option, The Birth Data Base will automatically read the data
associated with this name at this time for you. You can also press F4
or ALT-L to call the Birth Data Base menu at any time in this screen.
Use F4 or ALT-L to save and edit births for re use at any time.
Note to Replace a birth on file, the birth must already exist and
must have been read from the database before editing it.
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Date Of Interest
Enter the date of interest into these fields. The date must be a
legal fate, and Must be between 1910 and 1999.
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.16
Time Of Interest
Enter the time of interest into these fields. The time should be based
on a 12 Hour Clock. For times between Midnight and 1:00 A.M., either enter
00 hours & 30 minutes AM on the day just beginning, or enter 12 hours &
30 minutes pm on the day previous to the day entered, where the time you
wanted to enter was 12:30. Also for times between Noon and 1:00 PM enter
00 hours & 30 minutes PM or 12 hours & 30 minutes AM, if you wanted 12:30.
This should Be In Standard Time. Do not subtract or add
for daylight time, or adjust to GMT, etc.
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AM or PM
Select whether you want AM or PM.
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Geographic Location
Enter the Country, State and Location of interest. Press F2 or ALT-P
to call up the countries, states and locations in the Location Data Base
system. Note that recently added entries may not show up if the "Make
Popups" utility has not been used. If this Country Has No States, entering
"General" is being used as basic form. If you are in the Location field,
and you used the F2 or ALT-P for the location, that location's data will
be loaded. If you enter a location that is in the Location Data Base,
but is not on the Popups yet, press F3 or ALT-B for the Location Data
Base menu, and you can get that record. Use the F3 or ALT-B option to
save frequently used locations as well. Note that if you wish to edit
a location's data, you must read it using either the Popup or just by
getting its data onto the screen before editing. Otherwise use the
add function. Though having the exact location helps, if you are
within 30 miles or so of the location with a Popup entry, the
information will be fine.
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Longitude & Latitude, Degrees & Minutes
Enter The longitude and Latitude of the location of interest. You can
find this information on a good map or in an atlas. Longitude varies
from 0 to 180 degrees, and minutes ranges from 0 to 59 minutes. Latitude
varies from 0 to 90 degrees, and minutes from 0 to 59. Zero degrees
longitude is taken to be Greenwich England, and the International Date
Line. Zero degrees latitude is the equator.
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East/West Longitude & North/South Latitude
Select from these two options for each.
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Selecting Time Zone
Select One of the Common Time Zones Available, or Choose other to
enter Custom GMT information. If you have not chosen the "Other" option
and you did not load this location with the Location Data Base, set
the GMT Adjustment to 00:00 and the system will set this information.
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Selecting A Special Time Adjustment Code
Select on of the Common Special Time Adjustments for the day of interest.
Refer to An Almanac, Birth Certificate for valid information on this
topic, since it varies in so many places from standard. You can also
choose "Other" if you do not find the code that you want. If you
did not choose the "Other" option and you did not load the location from
the Base, or you do choose to reset this option, set the GMT Adjustment
to 00:00 and the system will set this information.
@2[KEYS AVAILABLE FOR THIS FIELD] @1[SYSTEM LEVEL HELP]
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Setting Adjustment to GMT
If you load a location in from disk and do not reset the special code,
you will never have to change this. If you did not choose an "Other"
option, set these fields to 00:00 and the system will fill in the correct
information. If you did choose the "Other" option, you will have to
either set this option, or adjust it manually. this varies from -12 hours
and 59 minutes to +12 hours and 59 minutes. If you have a weird location
with conflicting time standards, try to get time in GMT which is standard,
and set this to 00:00. You can press enter here to leave this screen,
press F3 or ALT-B To save or replace the Birth, F4 or ALT-L to save or
replace the location.
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Get Birth Function
This Function reads a Birth Record based on what is in the name
field on the Birth Data Screen.
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Add New Birth Function
This Function will Save the contents of the Birth Data Screen to the
Birth Data Base, though its name will not appear in the Popup list
till you run the "Make Popups" option.
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Replace Birth Function
This Function will Replace the contents of the Record corresponding to
this one in the Birth Data Base with the contents of the Birth Data
Screen. Note: this record must have been read with the Get Birth or F2
or ALT-P function, before editing it.
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Delete Birth Function
This Function Will Erase the Entry in the Index File Pointing to the
Record in the Birth Data Base. The Name field indicates the record to
be deleted. You should plan to add a new record to the Birth Data Base
in this session, as it will occupy the same space that the one you deleted
did. Otherwise its space will be wasted.
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Return To Birth Data Screen
This Function Returns you to the Birth Data Screen
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Get Location Function
This Function reads a Location Record based on what is in the Country,
State and Location fields the Birth Data Screen.
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Add New Location Function
This Function will Save the contents of the Birth Data Screen to the
Location Data Base, though its name will not appear in the Popup list till
you run the "Make Popups" function on the utilities menu.
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Replace Location Function
This Function will Replace the contents of the Record corresponding to
this one in the Location Data Base with the contents of the Birth Data
Screen. Note: this record must have been read with the Get Location or
F2 or ALT-P function, before editing it.
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Delete Location Function
This Function Will Erase the Entry in the Index File Pointing to the
Record in the Location Data Base. The Country, State, and Location fields
indicate the record to be deleted. You should plan to add a new record to
the Location Data Base in this session, as it will occupy the same space
that the one you deleted did. Otherwise its space will be wasted.
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Person's Name
Use this field to mark the files for this project with the name of the
person you are doing. This entry will appear in the top of the header
for all printed out pages. You will also use this field to select files
from the List of Files available to view or print.
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File Comments
Use this fields to mark the files for this project with a comment.
This will appear in the header for all printed out pages. You will also
see this field as you select files from the list of files available to
view or print.
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OK to Kill this file?
You have Selected this file to Erase. If you select Yes, this file
will be forever erased, and you will probably not be able to
recover it.
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.36
Select A File
Select a File to View, Convert, Print or Delete with this screen.
Use the Arrow Keys and press ENTER to Select, ESC to escape
this screen.
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.37
Popup Screen
Use this Screen to select an entry to use. Use the Arrow keys, or
the first character of the entry you wish, and press ENTER to select,
ESC to escape this screen.
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Tropical or Sidereal Zodiac
This Field selects the type of chart to create. Most astrologers in the
U.S. use the Tropical Zodiac, where in Europe there is some popularity for
the Sidereal Zodiac. The Sidereal Zodiac option corrects the chart for a
slight yearly shift that occurs called "Precession". Currently you would
subtract about 24 degrees from all positions to convert from Tropical to
Sidereal.
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.39
House Procedure
This Field selects the type of House Procedure to use for finding house
cusps. This is a highly controversial area of interest.
Most U.S. Astrologers use the Placidus Method, but the Placidus method
tends to fail at high latitudes.
The Koch method is preferred by some, and some consider it highly
superior, especially for transits and mundane astrology etc. The Equal
House system is the most simple system but lacks the scientific and
mathematical basis of fact that the others have.
The M-House method is similar to the Equal House system with the
exception that the Midheaven or Medium Coeli (MC) is on a house cusp and
the ascendant is not. In most house cusp systems the Ascendant is the
first house cusp and the Midheaven is the ninth house cusp.
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Default Chart Rectification
This Option selects the method used to find the ascendant and house cusps
where no accurate birth time is known.
The Flat Chart method assumes that your rising sign is 0 degrees, 0
minutes Aries and sets your cusps based on that.
The Solar Chart method assumes that your rising sign is exactly the
same as you sun sign, and sets your cusps from that.
There are also several other methods that can be used, see the
rectification screen for more details.
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.41
Main Options
These fields allow you to select whether you want to use several main
options. Most of these options are selected when you choose a basic option
from the main menu. You can use these to setup a custom default setup for
the future.
Find Houses.....Do You wish to determine and show house cusps. A
beginner might not. Others probably will.
Find Aspects....Do You wish to determine and show aspects.
A Beginner may not and may find them to difficult to understand
and grasp. But others will want them.
Summary at End of Report...Do you want to see a report summarizing
total number of various qualities in your chart. This is Normally
done but you can switch it off.
Print Text In Report....This is pretty self explanatory. Some People
who do their own delineations may not wish to see information, and may
wish to do it for themselves, but most users will want it.
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.42
Other Options
These are a few options which you can also turn on or off.
Find Extended Aspects...Do you wish to find aspects to your house
cusps as well as to your other planets and main angles. Note that
no text is available for aspects to house cusps. If you select this
option ASTRO will also find aspects such as "Semi-Sextile", and
"Semi-Square". Note that there is no text for these aspects. These
aspects are rather weak aspects and shouldn't have too much impact
on your chart.
Miscellaneous Calculations...Do you want Astro to calculate a few
miscellaneous options. The beginner may find these hard to
understand or follow, but others may demand this.
Vertex & East Point.....This is a calculation that can be useful for
astrologers, but its value is not entirely known at this time. This
is not used but it can be.
Progressed Chart........This is usually only set in the progression
screen, but it can be set so you can do a combination, progression
and compatibility, etc.
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.43
Midpoint Options
These fields can select various midpoint functions that can be use by this
program. Midpoints basically are the points that are in between
two angles, or planets and the relations between them and their aspects.
They are basically used by advanced astrologers.
Basic Midpoints.....This option will allow you to generate
midpoints for only the basic most important midpoints between
the moon's nodes and between the Midheaven and ascendant etc.
Full Midpoints......This option allows full midpoints. This option
makes a very long printout and takes up memory and can be con-fusing
and hard to follow. This option should not be selected
with the above option selected as well.
Midpoints with Aspects...This option adds aspects between the
midpoints. This can be added to both options above and can
generate a lot of information when used with the Full one. @3[KEYS
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Generate Graphics Data?
This option selects whether the system should generate graphics data
when doing a chart. This is normally turned on, but you can turn it
off if you do not have a graphics screen or do not use it to conserve
disk space.
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.45
Delete File List and Files in it?
While you are working a file is kept keeping a list of all the files
generated while you have been working, effectively keeping all those
files alive. Normally when you quit the program those files are erased,
but you can save them for a future session. Note if you are using a
floppy system this can tie up a lot of floppy space.
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.46
Number of Years & Months to Progress
Enter the Number of Years and Months to Progress an astrological
chart. Years can range from 0 - 99 and months can range
from 0 - 12.
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.47
Is Birth Time known?
If the birth time is known within one hour, it can be adjusted by using
trial and error and other methods. If the birth time is not known, then
the will be arrived at by using the method below. Parts of the chart
which are dependent on exact birth time will not be calculated. If the
birth time is not known, then birth "Rectification" must be done.
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Rectification Method
This is the method to use for birth rectification. This Option selects the
method used to find the ascendant and house cusps where no accurate birth
time is known.
The "Flat Chart" method assumes that your rising sign is 0 degrees, 0
minutes Aries and sets your cusps based on that. The "Solar Chart" method
assumes that your rising sign is exactly the same as you sun sign, and
sets your cusps from that.
Also available are several other methods which are not automated by
this program.
The "Sunrise" method assumes that many people are born at sunrise or
thereabouts. If you choose to use this method, then you will have to enter
the sunrise time below. Consult a Farmers Almanac or the like for sunrise
time for a given time of year.
You can also use the "trial & Error" method. to use
this method, enter the approximate time, and compile it and adjust it
by decreasing increments.
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Time Of Interest
Enter the time of interest into these fields. The time should be based
on a 12 Hour Clock. For times between Midnight and 1:00 A.M., either enter
00 hours & 30 minutes AM on the day just beginning, or enter 12 hours & 30
minutes pm on the day previous to the day entered, where the time you
wanted to enter was 12:30. Also for times between Noon and 1:00 PM enter
00 hours & 30 minutes PM or 12 hours & 30 minutes AM, if you wanted 12:30.
This should Be In Standard Time. Do not subtract or add
for daylight time, or adjust to GMT, etc.
If you chose the "Solar Chart" or the "Flat Chart" method, you should
enter 12:00 AM.
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AM or PM
Select whether you want AM or PM. If you chose the "Solar Chart" or
"Flat Chart" method, you should enter AM.
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Number of Transits To Do
Enter the Number of Transit Charts to calculate. ASTRO can calculate
one or up to 125 Transit Charts in one Session, depending on available
memory. This is highly dependent on the range of planets that you choose
to sample, and the number of aspects involved. Also a factor is the
approximate 64k file limitation on viewing files. No more than say
30 is more realistic and can cover a month doing a transit for each
day of the month
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Planet Range, Starting and Ending Planets.
With this option you can select the range of planets to do transits
for. This allows you to do transits for the planets you are the most
interested in. Note that the ending planet must be higher than the
starting planet. Higher means one that falls later in the below list
of "Planets".
The "Planets" you can select are: Ascendant, Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.
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Months, and Days Apart.
This option allows you to select the spacing between the transits that
are done. Usually months will be zero and you will just use one or two day
increments. Though if you are primarily interested in the planets Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, you will want the ability to use months of
separation for a starting point and then adjust from there. You can enter
anywhere from 0 day to 30 days, and 0 months through 12 months apart,
though you will probably never need it.
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Available Colors
Available color choices available for Color Screens are:
Black, Blue, Cyan, Green, Red, Magenta, Brown. Foreground
colors can Blink, and can also be High Intensity. Note
High Intensity Brown is Yellow.
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Background Color Choice
These options allow you to select the General Background Color for
a specific color setup which you can make. You can select any of the
available color choices. Users of Monochrome Monitors should not change
the colors setup.
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Foreground Color Choice
These options allow you to select the Foreground Color Choice for a
specific color setup which you can make. You can select any of the
available color choices. Users of Monochrome Monitors should not change
the colors setup.
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Select Bright Foreground Color?
These options allow you to select whether the Foreground Color Choice
is to be in High Intensity. You can choose Yes or No. Users of Monochrome
Monitors should not change this Selection.
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Select Blink Choice
These options allow you to select whether the Foreground Color Blinks.
Generally this Option is only used for Error Colors, but it can be used
for Current Fields etc. You can choose Yes or No. Users of Monochrome
Monitors should not change this Selection.
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Key Assignments For This Field.
This field Accepts Any Letter A - E
INSERT.......Toggle Keyboard From Insert to Replace Mode.
ENTER, TAB, DOWN.......Next Field on Screen.
SHIFT-TAB, UP..........Previous Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE UP........First Field on Screen.
CONTROL-PAGE DOWN......Last Field on Screen.
ESC....................Backs Out of Any Screen or Function. (Screen
Not Recorded As Complete)
F1...................Help.
F10..................Exits A Screen. Screen is Recorded as
Being Completed, or ENTER on Last Field.
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Disk Drive Choices
This option allows you to enter any logical or physical drive
letter that you normally use between A: - E:
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Path For Drive
This option allows you to enter the path for the particular area
being used. You can set it to any valid path name. Note that the path
should begin with the drive letter followed by a colon ':', followed
by a backslash '\', followed by your path selection.
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Is Drive Swapped?
This option determines whether the disk (usually a floppy) is swapped
to access the files in this area. Usually with 360K floppies, the answer
is always yes. Usually with 720K floppies, the program directory is not
swapped, but the data, help, and user areas are. Using 1.2M or 1.44M
floppies, the answer is generally no. If you are using a hard drive of
any type the answer is always no.
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Do Fast Screen Writes?
If you choose yes with this option, the program will try to use the
fastest way available to print out to the screen. This will generally be
ok, but if you have problems, you can set this to No for "Bios Compati-
bility". If you choose No, then all screen writing will be done through
the bios. This will significantly slow down ASTRO and should be selected
only if necessary. You can also select this option when starting up ASTRO
by using the /BIOS option when starting up the program.
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Number of Lines Per Page.
This option allows you to choose the number of text lines, including
the header information which will be printed on each page when printing
out a report. If you are using 11" paper and do not choose to change the
printer spacing, you should not have to change this option. Your selection
can range between 30 - 99.
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Printer Control String.
This option allows you to enter a custom printer control string to
setup your printer for output. This can be any valid printer string Enter
non-typeable ascii codes by entering the decimal value for that code in
'<' and '>' type brackets. An ascii value can range between 0 and 255.
Note the ascii value for the ESC character is 27. This choice scrolls
allowing you to enter a 75 character long setup string. Note each code
you enter in '<' and '>' becomes one character long when translated.
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Astro Helper.
Use this screen to select astrology help topics to view or to print.
If you selected the View Astro-Helper File Function, text about the topic
you select will be displayed on the screen. If you selected the Print
Astro-Helper File Function, the topic you select will be printed out to
the printer or file you select.
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EPSON Printer Codes
Here are some of the more useful printer codes, n indicates a number.
Note that You don't require codes for margin or width because that is done
within Astro, by your control.
NLQ Mode <27>x<1> Compressed Mode <15> Elite Pitch <27>M
Pica Pitch <27> P Master Select <27>!<n> 1/8" Spacing <27>0
7/72" Spacing <27>1 1/6" Spacing <27>2 n/216" Spac. <27>3<n>
n/72" Sp. <27>A<n> Form Feed <12> Page Len Lines <27>C<n>
Prop. Mode <27><1> NLQ <27>x<1> Page Len Inches Daft Mode
<27>x<0> <27>C<0><n>
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IBM Pro-Printer Codes
Here are some of the more useful printer codes, n indicates a number Note
that You don't require codes for margin or width because that is done within
Astro, by your control.
Compressed Mode <15> 1/8" Spacing <27>0 7/72" Spacing <27>1
n/216" Spac. <27>3<n> n/72" Sp. <27>A<n> Execute Spacing <27>2
Form Feed <12> Page Len Lines <27>C<n> Page Len Inches
<27>C<0><n>
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Enter/Edit Data
Use these functions to enter and to edit data. Info screens refers
to birth date and location. Transits Data is data for number of transits
and period between charts and planets involved. Rectification is a
method used to do a chart where the exact birth time is not known.
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Birth Info
Use this screen to enter your or a friends birth information into
ASTRO for analysis. Here you enter birth time, and date as well as place.
You can use F2 to select information in a popup list that is stored in a
database in this program. You can also use F3 to access a birth database.
The birth database is used to store frequently used birth dates like
yours in the system for quick access. F4 is used to access a location
database of 200 locations which you can use and add to, including all
important data.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen
or press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you
will also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete
and you will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to
complete it.
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Compatibility Info Screen
Use this screen to enter your or a friends birth information into
ASTRO for compatibility analysis. Enter the First person's birth
information into the Birth Info screen then enter his or her partner's
information into this screen. Here you enter birth time, and date as
well as place. You can use F2 to select information in a popup list
that is stored in a database in this program. You can also use F3 to
access a birth database. The birth database is used to store frequently
used birth dates like yours in the system for quick access. F4 is used
to access a location database of 200 locations which you can use and add
to, including all important data.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and
you will have to call up this screen again and press
F10 to complete it.
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Transits Info
Use this screen for entering a starting point for Transits analysis.
Bear in mind that you do not need to enter the information as accurately
as if you were entering birth information. Here you enter time, and date
as well as place. You can use F2 to select information in a popup list
that is stored in a database in this program. F4 is used to access a
location database of 200 locations which you can use and add to, including
all important data.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.
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Transits Data
Use this screen to enter the data for doing transits analysis. The
data entered on this screen is the number of transit charts you wish to
calculate, the range of planets you wish to test and the dates between.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.
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Enter Progression Information
Use this screen to enter Progression information for ASTRO. This
screen will ask you the number of years and months you wish to progress.
Normally progressions are only done for a period of years but for Astro
to do a progression for years and months is relatively easy.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and
you will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.
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Birth Rectification
Use this screen if you do not accurately know the birth time for the
person involved. If you do not know the birth time you can calculate a
chart using a number of methods.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.
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Compatibility Birth Rectification
Use this screen if you do not accurately know the birth time for the
partner of the person involved. If you do not know the birth time you can
calculate a chart using a number of methods.
When You are finished press F10 to exit with a completed screen or
press ENTER on the last field in the screen. If you press ESC you will
also leave the screen but the data will be recorded as incomplete and you
will have to call up this screen again and press F10 to complete it.
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Compile Charts
Use these functions to compile an astrological chart.
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Compile Default Birth Chart
This function will compile a chart based on what you have defined in
the Options/Birth Options screen.
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Planets Only
This function will compile a chart with just the planet information.
Several other items are shown in this function such as text and the
summary which can be turned off if you wish with the Options/Birth
Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
rectification screen before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Planets and Houses
This function will compile a chart with just the planet and House
information for the planets. Several other items are shown in this
function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish
with the Options/Birth Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
rectification screen before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Planets, Houses and Aspects
This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House and
aspect information for the planets. Several other items are shown in this
function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish
with the Options/Birth Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
rectification screen before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Complete Chart
This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House, aspect
and other information for the planets. Several other items are shown in
this function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you
wish with the Options/Birth Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
rectification screen before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Complete Chart With Basic Midpoints
This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House, aspect
and other information for the planets. This function also does basic
midpoint calculations for midpoints between the moon's nodes and the
ascendant and the Midheaven. Several other items are shown in this
function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish
with the Options/Birth Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
rectification screen before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Complete Chart With Basic Midpoints
This function will compile a chart with just the planet, House,
aspect and other information for the planets. This function also does
Full midpoint calculations for midpoints between all planets and angles.
Several other items are shown in this function such as text and the
summary which can be turned off if you wish with the Options/Birth
Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and, if necessary the birth
rectification screen before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Compile Compatibility Chart
Use this function to compile a compatibility chart based on two
people's birth information and compare them. Several other items are shown
in this function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if
you wish with the Options/Compatibility Options screen.
You need to have completed the birth and Compatibility screens, and if
necessary the birth and compatibility rectification screens before
selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till
you quit, unless you kill them.
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Compile Transits Charts
Use this function to compile transits charts based on a person's birth
date and a second date and some other information. This function compiles
a number of charts for a period in time. Several other items are shown in
this function such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you
wish with the Options/Transits Options screen.
You need to have completed the Birth, Transits Info screens, and
Transits Data screens and if necessary the birth rectification screen
before selecting this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till you
quit, unless you kill them.
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Compile Progression Chart
Use this function to compile a Progression chart. This uses a birth
date and adds a day for every year to the birth date and compiles a second
chart and compares them. Several other items are shown in this function
such as text and the summary which can be turned off if you wish with the
Options/Progressions Options screen.
You need to have completed the Birth screen, and Progression Data
screens and if necessary the birth rectification screen before selecting
this option.
When this function starts you will be asked information to put on the
header of the printout and to make it easier to retrieve this printout.
All the printouts which you do in this session are kept on disk till you
quit, unless you kill them.
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View Astro file
ESC.................Exit and Return to Menu.
PAGEDOWN............Scroll Down One Page.
PAGEUP..............Scroll Up One Page.
DOWN................Scroll Down One Line.
UP..................Scroll Up One Line. CTL-
PAGEDOWN........Show Last Page. CTL-PAGEUP..........Show
First Page.
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View/Print Files
These functions allow you to view Astro files, convert to ascii text,
printout, and view a graphics cartwheel display. You can also selectively
delete files in the file list which you don't need.
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View Astro File
Use this function to view an Astro Output File that was created by
compiling a horoscope. This function allows you to select a file and view
it by scrolling through the file like you would with a word processor.
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Print Astro File
Use this function to print out an Astro Output file. The file can
be printed to Disk (for later printing) or printed out to any logical
device, but the function defaults to the PRN: Device. Using this function,
you select a file and then you can select how the file is printed. You
can set the left margin, text width, destination, and whether the file
is opened or appended to an already existing one.
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Convert Astro File To Ascii Text
Use this function to convert a file to an ascii text file for word
processing or telecommunications. Though you could do this with a file
from the printout function, this will not print out any unprintable
characters to the file, making it easy to edit. Using this function,
you select a file and then you can select how the file is printed. You
can set the text width, destination, and whether the file is opened or
appended to an already existing one.
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View Graphics Cartwheel
Use this function to print out a graphics data file as a graphic
cartwheel type display. In order to use this function you need either
a CGA, EGA, or Hercules graphic board with an appropriate monitor.
Your fonts should be located in the same directory and physical disk in
the case of floppies as the disk that contains your .TXT and the
corresponding .NDX files used by ASTRO.
This option responds to several different key combinations:
ESC..........Exit and Return to the Main Program.
P or p.......Print the screen to the printer.
N or n.......Turn OFF or Turn ON the Numbers 0-360 degrees in 60's.
S or s.......Turn OFF or Turn ON (Toggles) the Sign Names.
#............Turn OFF or Turn ON (Toggles) the House Numbers. These are
automatically turned off if you select House Degrees, since they will
overlap, if they are on at the time.
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Kill File in File List
Use this function to delete a file from the file list. A file list is
created whenever you start Astro and a record of every file created when
you compile a horoscope chart. This file and the files it contains can be
saved when you quit. You may wish to delete files, if you do not have much
room on your disk, etc. Unless you do not tell Astro Not To the file
list is entirely erased along with its contents when this program end.
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Options
These functions allow you to customize Astro. You can use these
functions to customize screen colors, disk directories etc as well as
certain options when you compile charts.
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Setup
This function allows you to customize screen colors, disk directories,
length of a printout page as well as a printer control string. You can
also tell Astro whether to use Fast Direct Video or to use slower Bios
screen routines which may be needed with some computers.
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Birth Options
This function allows you to customize options used when compiling Birth
charts. The options set on this screen are directly used when compiling
the default chart. These allow you to use certain features in Astro which
some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to turn of other
options which you do not feel are valid.
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Compatibility Options
This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
Compatibility charts. These allow you to use certain features in Astro
which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to turn of
other options which you do not feel are valid.
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Transits Options
This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
Transits charts. These allow you to use certain features in Astro which
some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to turn of other
options which you do not feel are valid.
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Progressions Options
This function allows you to customize options used when compiling
Progressions charts. These allow you to use certain features in Astro
which some users may not wish to use, but you might want, or to turn of
other options which you do not feel are valid.
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Utilities
These functions are basically utilities for your use which you
may find useful.
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View Astro-Helper File
This function is an "astrology learning aide". It attempts to teach the
beginning astrologer something about astrology. This option allows you to
select which topic you wish to view and to view it and scroll through that
topic like you would on a word processor.
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Print Astro-Helper File
This function is an "astrology learning aide". It attempts to teach the
beginning astrologer something about astrology. This option allows you to
select which topic you wish to view and to print it out that topic to a
printer or other device.
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Dos Shell
This function allows the user to "Shell To Dos" to do typical system
type functions, etc. Once you are through just type "Exit" and press the
ENTER key.
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Re-Index Databases
This Function allows you to Re-Index the databases that Astro uses.
Normally this is not needed but if one of the database indexes (files
ending in .NDX) become corrupted or accidentally erased, they may need
to be re-indexed.
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Make Popups
Use this function to make or update the popup files used by the
database to show you the names and locations on file. If you add names
or locations to these files, they will have to be updated.
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Sort File Listing
This function allows you to sort alphabetically the file list. If you
keep files around for several different sessions and delete files you may
need to use this utility to reorganize your files.
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Print file Listing
This function prints out the file listing so you can see what a file's
real name is and other information on file. You can use this if you have
a graphics monitor and board but do not have enough memory to run the
graphics program inside Astro.
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Print Header on First Page
If you answer Yes, then a header will be printed on the first page
of this report. If you answer No then no header will be printed.
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Compile Default Numeric Birth Chart
This function compiles a chart which contains just the astrological
facts and positions without any interpretation or text. The information in
this chart is presented, in a more compact notation which astrologers use
to note planetary positions and signs.
This function will compile a chart based on what you have defined in
the Options/Birth Options for the Numeric Report.
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Numeric Chart Options
This function allows you to customize options used when compiling Birth
charts, and Producing a Numeric chart. The options set on this screen are
directly used when compiling the default Numeric chart. These allow you to
use certain features in ASTRO which some users may not wish to use, but
you might want, or to turn of other options which you do not feel are
valid. This screen also has several options such as "Text" which
are not valid in this context since the Numeric chart Produces No Text.
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Printer and ASCII Conversion Setup
This function allows you to customize Printer and ASCII conversion
parameters, for printout and converting ASTRO output files for
word processing.
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Printing Device.
Enter the device commonly used for printing in this field. If you are
using the standard system printer device PRN: leave this field blank and
this will be assumed. If you wish to use your second printer LPT2:, you
can enter this here. This becomes your default printer. In this field do
no enter the trailing ':' that follows the device name. Do Not enter
a Disk Name here as this is for printing devices only. If you save your
printouts to disk before printing, just leave this field blank.
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Print Head on Page 1.
Prints headers at the top of each page this is printed out, identifying
the file that was printed, normally though unless you
select it ASTRO doesn't print the header on page one.
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ASCII Conversion Replacement Strings.
When ASTRO converts a file to ASCII text, ASTRO converts the
indications in the file for Bold, Underscore, End of Bold, and End of
Underscore to these strings. You can change these if you wish. If you
don't want any bold for example, just leave these fields blank. Anything
you enter into these fields must be typeable on the keyboard. You may not
enter printer string as you do with the printer file setup, as they will
not be converted by ASTRO, as they are for printers. If your word
processor does have printer codes and formatting conventions, you can use
these.
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Printer Conversion Replacement Strings.
When ASTRO prints a file out on your printer or file, ASTRO converts
the indications in the file for Bold, Underscore, End of Bold, and End of
Underscore to these strings. You can change these if you wish. If you
don't want any bold for example, just leave these fields blank. These
fields allow you to enter a custom printer control strings to control your
printer's output. These fields default to standard IBM Proprinter and
Epson standard codes. This can be any valid printer string Enter non-
typeable ascii codes by entering the decimal value for that code in '<'
and '>' type brackets. An ascii value can range between 0 and 255. Note
the ascii value for the ESC character is 27. Note each code you enter in
'<' and '>' becomes one character long when translated,
i.e. <27> becomes chr(27) or the escape character.
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Text Width For Printer.
Enter the width of the Printed Output. The width can be between
40 and 160 characters in width.
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View Graphics Cartwheel, Continued.
H or h.......Turn OFF or Turn ON (Toggles) the display of House Degrees.
Selecting this option will automatically turn off house Numbers if they
are on at the time.
D or d.......Turn OFF or Turn ON (Toggles) the display of the sign and
degree information for each planet position, positioned around the cart-
cartwheel. If there are more than one planet within 5 degrees of each
other, only the first will be displayed. In the case of Compatibility,
Transits, or Progressions, this options displays the degrees relating to
the outer circle. It will also turn off displaying of the numbers
relating to the inner circle.
I or i.......Is the Same as the above but for the Inner Circle Only.
This also will turn off that display for the outer cirlce if selected.
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