It shouldn't be too much problem to adapt one of the existing drivers/simulators to match whatever hardware you come up with. --Tim...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 15, 2003 2:35 pm
Keith Venables' recent post got me thinking. There may be other users out there who have non-standard hardware and need custom drivers. As an unemployed...
4409
Matthew L. Bisque
mbisque
Dec 15, 2003 4:48 pm
Keith, This message is private to you. Please consider AutomaDome for controlling your dome. www.bisque.com/products/automadome Matt ... From: keithvenables...
4410
starhopper44
Dec 15, 2003 5:07 pm
Hi all; Is there any notification (other than posts to this forum) issued when there are new updates/upgrades for the ASCOM application - something like a...
4411
Chris Warnes
x_nutcracker_x
Dec 15, 2003 8:30 pm
Hi Guys, First, a hello to everyone! My name is Chris and I live in Leeds, UK. My father and I have a GP-DX with SS2K driving a Celestron 9.25". I have a...
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Douglas B. George
maximccd
Dec 15, 2003 8:59 pm
Chris, Our technical support would probably be the first place to start... but since this is an ASCOM-related question, I'll answer it here. You need to...
4413
James McCan
james.mccann6@...
Dec 16, 2003 3:16 am
Hallo. I have just recently installed the "Hallo Northern Sky Planetarium" program. Under the Screen menu command I choose the "ASCOM Telescope Driver"...
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James McCan
james.mccann6@...
Dec 16, 2003 3:25 am
When I attempt to download a message comes up saying "Could not initalise installation. File size expected=13190747, size returned=310738. What is wrong? ... ...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 16, 2003 6:02 am
Hi -- I checked and found that the Gemini driver has an unneeded reference to this Microsoft DLL. I removed the reference and posted an update Gemini driver...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 16, 2003 6:03 am
Not really. We post all notifications to this forum. -- Bob...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 16, 2003 6:10 am
As far as I am aware, this is the best forum for monitoring announcements. Bob does cross-post to several groups when a new platform is released. Perhaps there...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 16, 2003 6:16 am
This is a problem the constantly recurrs. Users aren't aware of these plug-ins and I wonder whether there should be an additional screen in the installer, that...
4419
Jonathan Fay
bearcreekobs...
Dec 16, 2003 7:36 am
How about if we put a script on the ASCOM menu that says "Install ASCOM support for The Sky"? Clicking would automatically find "the sky's" install directory...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 16, 2003 7:44 am
A script to do the plug-in installation is a good idea, since it will then be re-usable. I'm not sure that putting it on the menu will raise the visibility...
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Jonathan Fay
bearcreekobs...
Dec 16, 2003 8:02 am
But if they install "the Sky" afterwards then they are lost again.. _____ From: Tim Long [mailto:Tim@...] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 11:44 PM ...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 16, 2003 8:29 am
True, but there's nothing we can do about that. An information screen in the ASCOM setup will catch those users on the next platform release. My point is that...
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Frank J Mraz
siriusthinker
Dec 16, 2003 12:28 pm
Tim, I don't know how many times I forgot all about the plug-ins and suffered frustration of ignorance. Please put it some where we USERS must answer the...
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Frank J Mraz
siriusthinker
Dec 16, 2003 12:30 pm
Tim and Jonathan, How about a DEFINED method of INSTALLATION where we users can and should follow. I have put many tricycles together for my children and ...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 16, 2003 1:09 pm
Actually, people can sign up on this forum to receive email only for "special anouncements". From now on, suppose all new release announcements would be marked...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 16, 2003 1:18 pm
That doesn't work for me because only the group moderators would be able to post the announcements. I would prefer it if anyone with some ASCOM-related stuff...
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Tim Long
t_p_long
Dec 16, 2003 1:25 pm
Reading back my recent posts, I realize that I have posted conflicting things. In my original post I suggested creating a 'newsletter' style group with...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 16, 2003 1:27 pm
At present, the ASCOM Platform installer has a popup that appears if it detects TheSky on the user's system: Setup has detected TheSky Astronomy Software. If...
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Frank J Mraz
siriusthinker
Dec 16, 2003 1:36 pm
Bob, Put the "SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS" in the subject line. Frank...
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Frank J Mraz
siriusthinker
Dec 16, 2003 1:39 pm
Bob, Is there a way to make that NEW *.DLL so it could NOT be over written by TheSky ? Frank...
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chris_group_mail@...
scope_sapiens
Dec 16, 2003 2:03 pm
I hear there is to be a new release of ASCOM. I can provide a version of the Celestron driver that implements an optional popup tool window with direction...
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Dave Cole
oregonimage
Dec 16, 2003 2:27 pm
Hi Chris, Can you expand on what the "sync" command does? Thanks, Dave For Nexstar11GPS tips, tricks, and general information visit http://www.nexstar11.com. ...
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Boyer, William
wslboyer
Dec 16, 2003 2:41 pm
I think it would be simpler to just make the platform announcements "Special notices." Users that want to receive only these, should go to...
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Bob Denny
dc3dreamer
Dec 16, 2003 3:49 pm
No, the TheSky installer forcibly replaces that DLL with its stub. I have no control over TheSky's installer. -- Bob...
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chris_group_mail@...
scope_sapiens
Dec 16, 2003 4:40 pm
... Normally the Sync command will set the scope position to the current object position. This is most useful on equatorially mounted scopes where...
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Boyer, William
wslboyer
Dec 16, 2003 5:27 pm
Would the end-user marking that file as readonly do any good? William ... http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 ...
