PROCYON XL - 1.00 ------------ Official Release date: July 2001 DESCRIPTION ============ For several years, PROCYON is the most extensive Astronomy program for the Series 3a/3c and 5/5mx. With the release of the Series 7, many requests came to port the program for the new Psion machine. Here we release the first (and only) astronomy program for the Series 7 and call it PROCYON XL. PROCYON XL: the neXt generation ============================== With this version, we start a new generation of PROCYON that takes advantage of the larger size of the screen of the Series 7 as well as of the support of colors. For further news on the development of PROCYON XL, consult our homepages: http://members.home.nl/psion/procyonx.html http://www.sussenbach.myweb.nl The Light version of PROCYON XL is free for non-commercial use and can be considered freeware. However, you can also see this version as a shareware program and once you register you will have added benefits. For details, look at the above-mentioned homepage. INSTALLATION ============= PROCYON XL installation is the same like every other well-behaved program. Make sure you can see the SYSTEM directory on your Psion 7. Go to either C:\System\Apps\ or D:\System\Apps\ 'Make a new folder' and name it PROCYON Do not change this name or else you will not see the program on the Extra's bar. Copy all the Procyon files into this directory. When you press the 'Extras' button, a PROCYON X Icon will appear. Put RMRAlarm.opx in C:\SYSTEM\OPX. ATTENTION ========== Be careful to copy only the files to your Psion 7 (do not convert them), as they are already in the Psion 7 native format. If your Psion uses a comma ',' to separate decimals as in 2,03 then you have to switch your decimal separator to dot instead of the comma therefore, PROCYON recognizes 2.03 as 2+(3/100) instead of 2030. For more information, copy the File PROCYON.HLP to your Psion 7 and double-tap the file to read. PROCYON XL: a LIGHT and a PROFESSIONAL Version ============================================= You are currently using the Light version of PROCYON XL. This version is FREEWARE. You can use this version in its present state for free for as long as you like and you do not need to register to keep using it. However, it is your choice to consider this version as SHAREWARE and register to receive a 7PROCYON.KEY file. This file switches the Freeware version into the Registered PRO version. You will also need the separately available Auxiliary pack with extra databases. Registration is a one-time process, once you receive you 7PROCYON.KEY file in your email (it's one a few bytes) you copy this to the same directory containing all the files. Every new version of PROCYON XL will detect this Key-file and switch to PRO mode. Therefore, all future versions are free, once registered. Of course, you can also get all future PROCYON XL Light versions for free. Differences between the LIGHT and the PRO version. ================================================== * You can search for any specific Constellations. * Calculate when the Jovian Red Spot is visible and watch the Red Spot on the face of Jupiter. You can adjust the value of the latitude of the Red Spot. * You can establish the dates of Lunar Eclipse and view the Moon in the shadow of the Earth. * Real pictures of all Messier-nebulae instead of only a picture representing the type. * Search all objects of the NGC Catalogue instead of only the first 100 in the Light version. * High precision mode up to a few arc-seconds (see 0.99 additions). * Yale-database extended to magnitude 5 instead of 4 in the Light version. * Reference Stars in the Zoom-window up to magnitude 7. * Constellations names in Main-view and Zenith-view. * The start and finish of the civil, nautical and astronomical twilights are shown REGISTRATION ============= You can register at the following places: * REGSOFT (# 4583) $30 http://www.RegSoft.com ID 4584 * REGNET (# 1703) $35 http://www.swregnet.com/1703p.htm ID 1703 Pedro van Can and John Sussenbach, July 2001