writes:

>Several reasons to want to bypass the hand controller:
>1) There would be one less land-line connection to go haywire
>2) Having the keypad in series with my computer RS232 connection
>somehow offends my sense of efficiency -
>3a) Provide an alternative to electronic keypad, which could
>malfunction onsite
>3b) On my LX200, I can remove the keypad once the telescope is set up,
>and observe all night using my computer program -
>4) I'll try and think of more reasons. :)

Just be thankful Meade included the RS232 port on a $750 dollar
telescope, next thing folks will be complaining about is it didn't
include a CCD camera at that price. Consider that you could spend more
on a Proto with a lot of color fringing and no Go To...........ric

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