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I haven't got any recent posts re: new dome/roof class. have we reached a consensus yet? Just a tickel to see what moves. Charlie Habekost...
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Pat Browne
brownep@...
Jul 13, 2001 3:29 pm
Has anyone tested this Dome Class against Technical Innovations? I have interfaced to it - but not with and ASCOM wrapper ... From: charlie@......
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 13, 2001 10:49 pm
We are scheduled for an IP address change sometime today (Friday). As a result, DC3.com DNS and connectivity will be disrupted. It may last only for a few...
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Shankar
bgs@...
Jul 16, 2001 7:15 am
Hi All, I have registered MsInet.ocx. I am using the object by Server.CreateObject ("InetCtls.Inet")in my ASP page. Instead of URL, I gave a Servlet name. I am...
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Douglas B. George
dgeorge@...
Jul 16, 2001 6:53 pm
In case anybody is trying to get in touch with Cyanogen / Diffraction Limited today, please note that our telephones are temporarily out of service while they ...
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dc3dreamer@...
Jul 17, 2001 1:46 pm
The ASCOM-Standards.org web site has been invisible due to a pending DNS change (due to a forced IP address switch by our provider) Sorry for the...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 18, 2001 4:56 pm
Hi all -- Well, the new DNS information for DC3.com and ASCOM-Standards.org went live at 1200 UTC today and is propagating around the internet. I am able to...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 19, 2001 4:22 pm
Dan -- Same name, different mission. This ASCOM is for Astronomy. Suggest you visit www.ascom.com for info on their products. -- Bob...
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Marc Chamberlin
marcc@...
Jul 20, 2001 8:51 pm
Hello - I am new to this group, so apologize if this question has already been asked... I am in the early stage of developing a software applicaton (not a...
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matthias.busch@...
Jul 21, 2001 12:36 am
... No need to do that. Bob's scope simulator is a COM exe server that exposes the scope driver interface, therefore you can talk to it like to a COM inproc...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 21, 2001 2:27 pm
Well, the great IP switchover has come and gone, thank heavens! My apologies to those of you who tried to use the IP-address forms of the download links, they...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 21, 2001 2:37 pm
Marc -- What are you using for your GUI development (if not Visual Basic)? If your development environment can talk to Windows Automation objects (a.k.a....
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Marc Chamberlin
marcc@...
Jul 21, 2001 5:54 pm
Thanks Bob, Matthais, for your quick replies... I am using Java for my GUI development and I guess I am going to have to do some research on how to bridge...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 22, 2001 1:32 am
Marc -- This is a delicate area. Before going further, I will say that I **absolutely love Java**. I am the author of a Windows web server (O'Reilly WebSite,...
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Marc Chamberlin
marcc@...
Jul 22, 2001 4:37 am
Bob - Thanks again for your quick reply, must be a working Saturday for you as well.. ;-) And it sounds like you have been through the grist-mill as well with...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 23, 2001 3:19 pm
Watch out for any messages you get that seem to contain spreadsheets or other things with attachments that end in .bat, .pif, .zip.bat, or /zip.pif. Dump these...
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Douglas B. George
dgeorge@...
Jul 23, 2001 4:00 pm
... No kidding -- we've been getting bombarded with literally dozens of them -- all with different subjects but claiming to be from the same @home.com e-mail ...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Jul 31, 2001 3:32 am
I have replaced Kepler 1.0 on the ASCOM site with Kepler 1.0a. The only difference is that 1.0a removes the dependency on ATL.DLL, which has caused a few...
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Larry Weber
larryweber@...
Aug 4, 2001 6:20 pm
If I start the MaxIm CCD camera object with: Set cam = CreateObject("MaxIm.CCDCamera") MaxIm appropriately comes up with the selected camera set to be the...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Aug 4, 2001 6:49 pm
Larry -- I may be speaking out of turn (for Doug G.), but I would expect the behavior you see. Once you create an object for a camera, I would NOT expect its...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Aug 8, 2001 2:19 pm
Hello All -- A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Global Hands On Universe (HOU) meeting at Lawrence Berkeley Labs. Prior to that meeting, I participated in a...
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Pat Browne
brownep@...
Aug 8, 2001 2:23 pm
BRAVO! RASC SMARTSCOPE lends its full support ... From: Bob Denny [mailto:rdenny@...] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 10:18 AM To: ASCOM Talk List Cc:...
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Douglas B. George
dgeorge@...
Aug 9, 2001 1:34 pm
... I think it is an excellent idea to include RTML as an ASCOM standard, especially since it is XML based. As I see it, ASCOM is really about providing ...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Aug 9, 2001 1:52 pm
Doug, ... I don't think we should blindly stick to COM Automation as the only supported platform. < I'm glad to hear you say that. While COM is a great way to...
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Paulo Holvorcem
holvorcem@...
Aug 9, 2001 2:17 pm
Hello Bob, I think it is a good idea to support RTML. I would like to suggest a few additions to the standard: 1. Specify minimum altitude instead of...
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Bob Denny
rdenny@...
Aug 9, 2001 4:49 pm
Brian -- Thanks for your comments! I'm curious: ... I hear this from time to time but I can't seem to get a specific answer on it. I have my beefs with...
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charlie@...
Aug 9, 2001 10:57 pm
Bob- Sounds like a great idea to me. Numerous examples exist that show that adoption of a standard GREATLY promotes development of new and better products and...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Aug 10, 2001 3:13 pm
Bob, For one, COM is WinTel specific. Since I use Delphi, I can - if I choose not to see anything but my computer for several months - convert the program to...
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Jeff Medkeff
medkeff@...
Aug 10, 2001 3:25 pm
... It seems to me I've watched COM in use on: 1) DEC Alpha platforms (non-Intel, but running NT) 2) HP-9000 (Motorola RISC) platforms running HP-UX 10.x...
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Brian Warner
brianw_mpo@...
Aug 10, 2001 3:55 pm
Jeff, At the very least, COM is MS specific. Not everyone loves Bill, though I have no particular complaints. My dealings outside WinTel have been limited to...