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Subject: Re: LX200 misc info
From: Robert Tiffany
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sat Nov 26 04:23:24 1994

>Based on the level of your questions, I'd predict you would be penny-wise
>but pound foolish not to go for a new LX200, with the latest firmware version.
>Reasons: Yes, you can of course do well (poor Galileo, born in a pre-LX
>century) with earlier versions obtained as "used", but even those are going
>to be large money. If new, I suspect it would be difficult or impossible
>to obtain anything BUT the latest version, since these things seem to not
>sit around in the stockrooms unpurchased. So the version questions might be
>academic. Even if you could ferret out an old model from some obscure
>dealer (if such exist) the relative savings over latest version firmware
>would be small. Parts of your version questions are answered in the FAQ
>for this list, obtained by FTP from astrorcf@netcom.com, and most of your
>questions have been addressed previously in the group, the archives for
>which are at the same FTP site, along with a review of the LX200 by
>Australian astronomer Steven Williams, who will also be reviewing the
>Pictors, which, so far, are vapourware.
>
>In my opinion, you would not regret plunking down the full price for the
>latest version LX200 and a couple of Nagler or Meade Ultrawides to boot.
>I am by no means wealthy, myself, but do not regret making the payments
>on my ver 3.2 LX200 8", now four months old. I have no connection with
>Meade other than being a very satisfied customer.
>
>Rob Preston
>rapr@med.pitt.edu
>
>PS I have not seen any Voyager II talk anywhere, re LX200 control. If you
>go that route, please be sure to post your impressions to this newsgroup.

Rob:

My previous message was too vague -- I bought a lx200 one year ago -- i'am trying to decide if i should upgrade the s/w. I expect Voyager II in dec 94 and skypilot (the lx200 controller) in jan 95. (per Carina) I think i found the faq.

thanks,

Robert Tiffany