>...
> I understand that the LX200 controller software cannot be
> updated by downloads (like the AutoStar controller can be).
> Is that correct?

Yes, that's correct. LX200 firmware can be updated only by a ROM swap.

> The DS / ETX / LX90 series with the (ETX) Autostar controller seems to
> GOTO asteroids, satellites, user objects, and comets (p. 78 Meade catalog)
> ...
> but the LX200 (p. 29) apparently does not.

Correct. Except that you can GOTO any RA/Dec or Alt/Az position if you have
an ephemeris for the object in question. Not as good as the Autostar but
better than star hopping :-)

> Does the (ETX)AutoStar controller track these objects, even the satilites?
>
> Can these type of objects be loaded INTO the LX200 controller
> (to run it later without using an external PC)?

No.

>...Does the PC-to-LX200 software run well with Win98 ?

Does anything run well with Win98? It works fine on a Mac :-)

>...
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