Announcement in sci.astro
Subject: Re: SKYCHART 2000.0 RELEASE 2.6 PUBLIC BETA

Tim DeBenedictis wrote:
>
> Hello amateur astronomers!
> 
> I've released a public beta of SkyChart 2000.0 for both Macintosh and
> Windows, release 2.6.  You can download a demo version from:
> 
> ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/timmyd/SkyChart26b4Demo.bin  (Macintosh)
> ftp://ftp.best.com/pub/timmyd/SC26B4D.EXE           (Windows)
> 
> Release 2.6 has a number of improvements over the previous version
> (2.5.3):
> 
> - Meade LX-200 and Tangent Instruments-compatible-encoder telescope
> support;
> 
> - Constellation boundary lines;
> 
> - A new, cross-platform file format;
> 
> - New options for charting object trails through the sky;
> 
> - No more 256-color limitation!
> 
> Feel free to play with the program.  I'm looking forward to hearing lots
> of feedback, especially from telescope owners.
> 
> Clear skies, and enjoy!
> 
> -Tim DeBenedictis
> Southern Stars Software
> timmyd@best.com
> http://users.aol.com/SthnStars/
>