I, too enjoy the Electric Astrolabe, and am happy to report that it even
runs ok on my Toshiba laptop running NT4 sr3 . (DISCLAIMER: your NT results
may vary :-)).
However, as the denizens of this list appear to this lurker to be the
hands-on types, I'd like to point out that Jim also makes and sells a very
nice _real_ astrolabe. It's made of laminated paper (card stock?), is flat
so it travels well, and is quite inexpensive compared to a brass astrolabe.
I've been able to get time of day from the sun within a couple of minutes,
and from a star to maybe 5-10 minutes. Those with good eyesight and steady
hands may do better.
Using a real astrolabe has been a lot of fun. If you're interested, too,
you can find info on Jim's web site.
(If you want to REALLY push the learning curve, try making your own
astrolabe ;-)
Mike Blackwell
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-----Original Message-----
From: Fernando Cabral [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 7:13 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de
Subject: Re: Electric Astrolab
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you have not visited this page, or downloaded this
software DO SO NOW!!!
> This is a FANTASTIC program!!! I can not say enough about
it!!!
I beg to disagree. This is a very dangerous program.
First of all, it is quite addictive. Secondly, it puts your
job at risk. Third, it may
force you to spend several years trying to understand the
mechanics of ourGalaxy. Finally, it is too good.
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