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Subject: Re: [M]: OT: Free Desktop Planetarium/Telescope Software
From: Frank J Mraz
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Fri Mar 12 11:04:07 2004

While you're here, how about checking out the Astronomy Book List ?

Ed,

I would like to give this a try, but I have never "burned" to a CD even
?

Frank

> Hi all--
>
> Got this off my local club's list this morning:
>
> Dale Chatham wrote:
> It's free but there is a catch, it runs on Linux However, it rivals
>
> Starry Night Professional and both it and the operating system are
> free.
> BTW, it runs faster on the same hardware than the WinXP/Starry
> Night
> combo.
>
> The next release promises to be quite interesting.
> <http://edu.kde.org/kstars/>
> <http://edu.kde.org/kstars/kstars-3.2-features.php>
>
> Mickey McInnis wrote:
> It's also on the Knoppix distribution: <http://www.knoppix.com/>
>
> Knoppix is a Linux CD. Download Knoppix, burn it to a CD, then
> when you boot your PC with the Knoppix CD in the drive, you have
> Linux running on your PC.
>
> It doesn't modify anything on your PC, so windows still works after
> you
> remove the knoppix CD and reboot your PC.
>
> Kstars (and Knoppix) is pretty impressive.
>
>
> _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
> Personal website at: <http://www.skymtn.com/> Updated: 11/05/03
>
> Meade Adv. Products Users Group <http://www.MAPUG.com/>
> Mapug Topical Archive & information resource site.
> AstroDesigns link: <http://www.MAPUG.com/AstroDesigns/>
> Accessory designs and information for the Meade LX200
> and Dobsonian telescopes.
>
>
>
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