... Chris: I don't wish to be argumentative here, but you make it sound as if Software Bisque has some goodies hidden in TheSky6 that they reserve for the...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 1, 2007 11:17 am
I can't comment on your specific problem but if all else fails remember this: just because Vista came preinstalled doesn't mean you have to use it. Check your...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Jul 1, 2007 11:27 am
Well, we tried spinning off an ASCOM-Users group but all the users simply either stayed here or joined both groups. The fact is, those who work on ASCOM...
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Faan Kuypers
faankuypers
Jul 1, 2007 12:26 pm
... From: Tim Long To: ASCOM-Talk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:26 AM Subject: RE: [ASCOM] A user's perspective Well, we tried spinning off an...
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Faan Kuypers
faankuypers
Jul 1, 2007 12:30 pm
I've followed these latest threads with more than a little bit of sadness, sadness with the fact that so many competent and intelligent programmers haven't...
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sarmientomon
Jul 1, 2007 12:52 pm
I am currently running ASCOM 4.1 on Vista. Initially, i encountered the same problem as yours. Now its working fine. What i did was i turned off "UAC" - User...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Jul 1, 2007 1:08 pm
... That's only partly true as far as I can tell. Yes, the Paramount is one of the most solid small mounts available (perhaps the most solid). But to take ...
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rbethman
rbethman1
Jul 1, 2007 1:52 pm
Joe, (And the primary contributor's to ASCOM!) I definitely have the utmost respect for Yourself, Chris R., Chris P., and Bob Denny. Then there's Ajai, and...
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Don Ashby
dashbyjr
Jul 1, 2007 2:08 pm
Bob, I agree. The ASCOM developers have apparently decided that they know what is best for us, the users. That is why I have decided to give up on ASCOM ...
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Chris Peterson
cloudbait
Jul 1, 2007 2:22 pm
Well, you have a lot of negative things to say about the process some of us are going through here, which is _specifically_ to identify what users need and...
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rbethman
rbethman1
Jul 1, 2007 3:20 pm
Tim, You are ONE of the folks that I have NO problem with whatsoever. There is ONE individual that I DO have "issue" with. I have sent that person a DIRECT...
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Joe Shuster
joessr
Jul 1, 2007 3:38 pm
Bob, No hard feelings. This is an intense discussion. That can cause tension and discomfort. I wouldn't be surprised if anyone who is following the threads is...
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Faan Kuypers
faankuypers
Jul 1, 2007 3:53 pm
I am both a user and a developer but I develop products for the market place and not the open-source community, that's why my drivers are not published. I...
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John A Marks
jmarks99us
Jul 1, 2007 4:29 pm
I had to jump in here! The only advice I have to give as a user is that the programmers need to keep things as simple as possible. In other words keep it...
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robert_brewington
robert_brewi...
Jul 1, 2007 4:38 pm
I will try the UAC trick. Did you use this Beta2 Helper package? I am thinking that is not for 4.1, but for some other Beta version (that I can't locate). ...
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Louis Mamakos
louismamakos
Jul 1, 2007 5:04 pm
So how is it that people tend to be more abusive and critical of software that they get FOR FREE from a bunch of developers working either in their spare time...
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rbethman
rbethman1
Jul 1, 2007 5:32 pm
Chris, I DO understand - BELIEVE me! I have participated in REAL Standards Development! I dealt with this type of pain at NIST for Data Communications...
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rbethman
rbethman1
Jul 1, 2007 5:35 pm
Louis, First - I DO indeed give grief to those whom software I *pay* for when it does NOT do what it is supposed to do. I took the effort/time and software to...
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Brewster, Jon A
jon_brewster
Jul 1, 2007 5:42 pm
Hi Bob, The story below is exactly the kind of thing that we did not get quite right with MoveAxis. Its clear that the user need is "move till I say stop at a...
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Brewster, Jon A
jon_brewster
Jul 1, 2007 5:42 pm
... I'd be very interested to know if the GPS driver (which is an Autostar II driver as well) also has a problem? ... Hi Dick, Indeed the MgDttt commands are...
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Brewster, Jon A
jon_brewster
Jul 1, 2007 5:42 pm
Hi Andrew, ... I just looked through the code and see that there are many places where latitude comes into play (and therefore testing is appropriate), but ...
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Brewster, Jon A
jon_brewster
Jul 1, 2007 5:42 pm
Hi dick, ... Pipe itself never intentionally times out. I think Ajai's RS232 search algorithm is a good idea in general, but it takes a long long time. I ...
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Brewster, Jon A
jon_brewster
Jul 1, 2007 5:43 pm
Hi, I think I see a consensus on having separate interfaces. Good, that's one variable down. However we are not aligned on how to handle cross interface...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Jul 1, 2007 7:04 pm
... That's total nonsense. I so think some of the hardware manufacturers in this market do require some help and/or education to realize the benefits of ...
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robert_brewington
robert_brewi...
Jul 1, 2007 8:08 pm
OK, I removed and reinstalled the ASCOM package (4.1). I turned off the UAC. Nice, to stop that annoying Vista complaining. I did NOT install the Beta2 helper...
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Chris Rowland
scope_sapiens
Jul 1, 2007 9:34 pm
... Can we have both? Telescope.PEC will inherit the Connected state of the Telescope object but the PEC can also be implemented and connected to separately. ...
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johansea
Jul 1, 2007 9:39 pm
Gday Jon ... I have spent a LONG time working specifically with the Meade firmware/behaviour for slewing/guiding. I cannot figure out what will happen for some...
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johansea
Jul 1, 2007 9:48 pm
Oops, not enuf cofee That shld have been ... Andrew Johansen...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Jul 1, 2007 10:55 pm
Hi all, I have uploaded a setup program to the Conform directory in the Files section that will install a new ASCOM Telescope conformance checker that I'm...
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Peter Simpson
peter_w_g_si...
Jul 1, 2007 11:05 pm
Hi Jon, ... Ditto for Ajai's Gemini driver, it sends me up the wall waiting minutes for the driver to give up trying :) Regards, Peter...
