demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) (08/22/86)
A question for "the gang from Atari:"
The "Atari Planetarium" has been promised for over 6 monthes now, but
none of the dealers have it, nor do they know when to expect it in.
("...whenever Atari gets around to sending it," is the response I
hear the most often.)
Any release date, gang? Also, is there anything you can tell me about
the package:
- does it make use of GEM and the mouse, etc
- can I load/build my own databases
- what type of database does it come from?
- etc
Thanks in advance....
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--- Rob DeMillo
Madison Academic Computer Center
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Either your machine is a - Crosby, Stills and Nash
fool, or me..."neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris) (08/25/86)
In article <201@uwmacc.UUCP>, demillo@uwmacc.UUCP (Rob DeMillo) writes: > A question for "the gang from Atari:" > > The "Atari Planetarium" has been promised for over 6 monthes now > Any release date, gang? Also, is there anything you can tell me about > the package: > - does it make use of GEM and the mouse, etc > - can I load/build my own databases > - what type of database does it come from? > - etc No firm release date yet. The developers of this package still have to finalize the ST version. The 8-bit Atari version has been out for a few months now. It does use the mouse and drop-down menus. The database includes all 88 constellations and every star down to some magnitude (not sure at the moment, but lots). It includes all the planets and this past visit by Halley's comet. Deep sky objects like galaxies are also included. For every object displayed on the screen, there is a text entry that can be called up by clicking the right mouse button. A very impressive program. -- --->Neil @ Atari ...lll-crg!vecpyr!atari!neil or ...lll-lcc!vecpyr!atari!neil BIX: neilharris CIS: 70007,1135 Delphi: NEILHARRIS GENIE: nharris WELL: neil Atari Corp. BBS 408-745-5308 US Mail: Atari Corp. 1196 Borregas Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 "I'm a 20th century man but I don't want to die here." -- Ray Davies