SKYGLOBE FOR WINDOWS
Andrew MacGreggor - Isle of Colonsay
now need a Windows based version for use on a new laptop. Can some kind
person tell me what the latest version is and from whence it can be
down-loaded or bought? The only version I have been able to find on the
web is 1.0 but have found references to 2.0.
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Andrew MacGreggor - Isle of Colonsay
blurstall
Still a top program in my opinion.
I have tried to trace the author but no luck - perhaps he is involved
with one of the current offerings?
The DOS version works very well under windows!
Any information would be most welcome.
(Author: Mark A Haney; Company: KlassM software).
DK Melbourne
Pete Lawrence
Haven't got a clue what you're on about (because I've never used the
program) but in a bored minute or two I did a quick search. There
seems to be a Windows version 4.
http://sirrah.troja.mff.cuni.cz/~mira/astronomie/Dalsi_soubory/Install/
I don't know if this is what you were looking for. I hope it helps...
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Pete
blurstall
V2 came out a bit later, in 1995.
The registered version contains 7 data files totally
approx 50MB. The shareware version contains
the 1st data file - about 600K.
"Pete Lawrence" <pb...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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Pete Lawrence
<rep...@newsgoup.please> wrote:
>That's actually Skyglobe V1 for Windows.
>V2 came out a bit later, in 1995.
>The registered version contains 7 data files totally
>approx 50MB. The shareware version contains
>the 1st data file - about 600K.
Why is it called SkyGlobe 4 then?
Zip file = SkyGlb40.ZIP.
Could be a barstardisation of the exe name - sg4win.exe (SkyGlobe for
Windows?) I guess.
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Pete
blurstall
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:53:18 GMT, "blurstall"
> <rep...@newsgoup.please> wrote:
>
> >That's actually Skyglobe V1 for Windows.
> >V2 came out a bit later, in 1995.
> >The registered version contains 7 data files totally
> >approx 50MB. The shareware version contains
> >the 1st data file - about 600K.
>
> Why is it called SkyGlobe 4 then?
unzip it and you'll see :)
Andrew MacGreggor - Isle of Colonsay
blurstall <rep...@newsgoup.please> writes
WIN Me does give problems, I think it is because Me does not use a DOS
kernel.
Chris Marriott
"blurstall" <rep...@newsgoup.please> wrote in message
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> I registered my skyglobe 3.6 and also purchased V2 for windows.
> Still a top program in my opinion.
> I have tried to trace the author but no luck - perhaps he is involved
> with one of the current offerings?
To the best of my knowledge, Mark Hanney, the author of SkyGlobe, dropped
out of the business MANY years ago and nobody's heard from him since. It was
strange - one week he was active on such things as the CompuServe astronomy
forum (this was in "pre-Usenet" days!) and the next week he just vanished.
There was a lot of speculation that he might he died, but I don't think
anyone actually found out for sure what had happened to him.
Regards,
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Chris
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Brendan DJ Murphy
Because of the disappearance of the author (Mark Haney /KlassM Software )
who actually owns the copyright of his program?
Would I be breaching copyright laws if I was to make it available for
down-loading from a website (completely non-profit of course)
One thing which I particularly like is the Windows Screen-Saver which comes
with it;
a simple spinning display of the celestial sphere.
"Chris Marriott" <ch...@chrism.nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Chris Marriott
"Brendan DJ Murphy" <bre...@cpac.org.uk> wrote in message
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> I have a copy of Skyglobe for Windows and enjoy it very much!
>
> Because of the disappearance of the author (Mark Haney /KlassM Software )
> who actually owns the copyright of his program?
If Mark is still in the land of the living, he obviously does. If he's not,
then his heirs do. Copyright extends for the lifetime of the author, plus 70
years.
>
> Would I be breaching copyright laws if I was to make it available for
> down-loading from a website (completely non-profit of course)
Yes, definitely! The fact that a program is no longer sold does not place it
in the "public domain".
Graham W
>
> "Brendan DJ Murphy" <bre...@cpac.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:1002917204.22668....@news.demon.co.uk...
> > I have a copy of Skyglobe for Windows and enjoy it very much!
> >
> > Because of the disappearance of the author (Mark Haney /KlassM
Software )
> > who actually owns the copyright of his program?
>
> If Mark is still in the land of the living, he obviously does. If he's
not,
> then his heirs do. Copyright extends for the lifetime of the author, plus
70
> years.
> >
> > Would I be breaching copyright laws if I was to make it available for
> > down-loading from a website (completely non-profit of course)
>
> Yes, definitely! The fact that a program is no longer sold does not place
it
> in the "public domain".
But it's Shareware and is available all over the world so why do
you think it is a copyright infringement to offer it to others on
a non-profit basis?
A Google search reveals a PO Box address for him in Ann Arbor, MI.
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Rod Mollise
>web is 1.0 but have found references to 2.0.
HI Andrew:
I don't believe anything past 1.0 was ever released by the author, who hasn't
supported/updated his groundbreaking and award winning program in a LONG time.
The DOS version was and still is great, but the Win version never really was
bug free.
My suggestion? Cartes du Ciel. It's a freeware program that does far more than
Skyglobe or SG Win ever did. <http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/index.html>
Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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Chris Marriott
"Graham W" <gra...@graham-wood.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> But it's Shareware and is available all over the world so why do
> you think it is a copyright infringement to offer it to others on
> a non-profit basis?
Shareware is a marketing technique - nothing more. It certainly doesn't
change the copyright status of the material in question!
There's probably no problem with making the evaluation version of SkyGlobe
available on your web site, but the "registered" version of the program is
definitely not freely distributable.
Grunt
Colonsay <and...@glengyle.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>I have had a copy of the DOS version of Skyglobe, v3.6, for years but
>now need a Windows based version for use on a new laptop. Can some kind
>person tell me what the latest version is and from whence it can be
>down-loaded or bought? The only version I have been able to find on the
>web is 1.0 but have found references to 2.0.
This is probably well off but I thought I would mention it. I use ME
(yuk!) and have Starcalc installed. I have no idea about SkyGlobe but
though this might be a viable alternative for you. Others in the group
may have more useful comparisons to make between the two
applications....
Starcalc is free to download and you can use it as a screensaver by
just leaving it running althiuygh there might be a screensaver option.
Its freely downloadable from
http://www.m31.spb.ru/StarCalc/main.htm
and has several plugins to download as well - and you can add various
databases.
It does me anyway!
Bob P
(Southampton)
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