writes:
> I noticed that on this telescope, the main computer
> was the CAT. It was incorporated into the drive base.
> I used to own a CAT and found the computer much nicer
> to use than the modern LX200 hand controller. There
> was no thumbing around in the dark to determine where
> the keys were.

Your the first that I have heard that liked the CAT. Most users just
liked to cuss at it after trying to make it work. Can't even find any
units that still work. Even had one guy with a CAT on a C-14 (Celestrons
version) which we tried to help him get it to work most of the night ,
it failed everytime.
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