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Subject: [M]: PICTOR 416XT: Can't do exposures longer than 3 sec.
From: don dillinger
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sun Jun 29 00:04:09 1997

Paul wrote,

>>I've had my 416 for a little over a week now. Despite the
>>stories I've read, I connected to it via SCSI with only slight
>>problems (Hint: when in doubt, reboot everything. Also, restart
>>PICTORVIEW if changing user prefs.) Playing during the day with
>>60msec exposures no problems. Playing around later, go to do a
>>dark frame, wham, locks up the laptop. ALOT of tries later I
>>determined as long as the exposure is 3 sec. or less it's OK.
>>At 4 sec. or longer it takes the exposure but before it opens
>>the window with the downloading percentage status bargraph
>>thingie, it locks up (mouse moves but clicking gives no
>>responces). I'm running:

I don't know if anyone has had success with this new software running under
win95; various individuals have achieved varying degrees of success, but
there's always a major problem somewhere. My recommendation, FWIW: use the
old (2.0) software, under win3.1 if necessary. It works--completely.
(uhh, if you overlook the FITS format sloppiness, that is! There's always
SOMETHING).

Cordially,

Don Dillinger
writing at 12:02 AM,
on Sunday, June 29, 1997
Snohomish, WA

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