Installing

"Astro Info" is installed the same way as any other Palm application. Download the file ‘astroinfo-3.0.zip’. It contains the program (American English), the DST rules, the star catalogs, the planet bitmaps, and the documentation. Additionally you can download the zip file for the language you prefer (see below). This contains only the program.

Use your Palm Desktop software (or pilot-link if you use Linux) to install the following files on your Palm, Visor or TRGPro:

Astro-xx.prc

The main program. The english version is included, the other languages can be downloaded separately.

Astro-en_us.prc: English (American)
Astro-en_uk.prc: English (British)
Astro-de.prc: Deutsch
Astro-ca.prc: Catalan
Astro-ru.prc: Russian; You also need cyrhack to get cyrillic fonts.

You can only install one of these.

In addition to the basic program, there are a number of optional files you can install if you choose. It is recommended that you install at least the first three:

dstrules.pdb: A list of rules for daylight savings time. It contains predefined rules for most countries.
PlanetsXY.prc: A resource file containing bitmaps for sun, moon and the eight planets. These are available in three sizes (Small, Medium and Large) and in gray or color. Installing one of these removes any previous installed one.
AllStars.pdb: The Yale Bright Star Catalogue containing stars up to magnitude 6.5 and beyond. Stars are identified by their constellation, Beyer letter, and SAO number.
Messier.pdb: The Messier catalog - The classic list of famous stellar objects.
Caldwell.pdb: The Caldwell catalog - A modern counterpart to the Messier catalog, the Caldwell catalog is a list of some of the most interesting objects in our skies.
Bennett.pdb: The Jack Bennett catalog - A modern counterpart to the Messier catalog, the Caldwell catalog is a list of some of the most interesting objects in our skies.
rngc3.pdb: The Revised NGC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinicke.
ric3.pdb: The Revised IC catalogue by Wolfgang Steinicke.
Astro.pdb: Some documentation on Astro Info, in DOC format.
Location.pdb: A list of cities and their latitude and longitude, in DOC format.
License.pdb: The Gnu General Public License, in DOC format. This license governs the copying and distribution of Astro Info.

And that's it. Once you've copied the files to your Palm, you're ready to go!

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