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G0MFW > AMSAT 19.01.13 11:53l 91 Lines 3872 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: TnstantTrack
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[T:0951. D:19/01/13 #:0074 N:Bill B:GB7YKS {IO93QL, Kirton-in-Lindsey}]
Isn't it confusing that today was tomorrow yesterday, yet by tomorrow
today will be yesterday.
Erwin DH9DX wrote:-
>
> Hi all,
> in the early 90s I purchased InstantTrack version 1.00b and it worked great
> on my DOS PC. Now I decided to relaunch it again on a WinXP machine, but
> there is a problem: When tracking on map screen there are only unreadable
> symbols visible. Is there an update available ore has anyone a hint to solve
> this problem? Many thanks in advance,
> 73 de Erwin, DG9DX
Yes Erwin, there is an update version 1.55 I believe. see below;
Welcome to InstantTrack version 1.55.
Copyright 2002 Paul Williamson. All Rights Reserved.
InstantTrack version 1.55 is an "open beta". That means
it has not been tested as extensively prior to release
as version 1.50 had been.
Please see ITUPDATE.TXT for a summary of what has changed
since the last full release.
ITMANUAL.PDF is the main documentation, please read it.
If you can't read a PDF file, read ITMANUAL.TXT instead.
If you are already familiar with InstantTrack 1.00, you can
start with SINCE100.PDF or SINCE100.TXT. That file describes
the changes since version 1.00.
For support, see http://www.amsat.org/amsat/instanttrack
I use InstantTrack V1.55 with XP Pro very successfully but it is a tad
funny on Vista and I have to run it in DOSBox. You may also like to see
the following?
Does InstantTrack run under Windows Vista?
With some caveats, yes. Windows Vista does not support running MS-DOS
programs in all possible graphics modes, and InstantTrack uses a
graphics mode that isn't supported. So, if you run InstantTrack
directly under Vista, the text screens will work fine but Vista will
refuse to let you enter the map screen. If you try, it will pop up a
message that "This system does not support fullscreen mode. Choose
'Close' to terminate the application." and your only choice will be to
close InstantTrack.
There is a viable workaround for this problem: you can run InstantTrack
under an add-on DOS environment that is aware of Vista's limitations.
One such environment is a program called DOSBox, a freeware DOS
emulator that's designed specifically for running old DOS programs
(mainly games) on modern computers. Simply download and install DOSBox
and run it. You'll get a DOS window. Give the command mount c c:\it to
give DOSBox access to your InstantTrack directory, and then change to
that default directory by giving the command C:. You can then run
InstantTrack as normal by giving the command IT. Now the map screens
will work!
DOSBox is an emulator, meaning that the computer has to do a lot of
extra work to run programs inside DOSBox. Luckily, InstantTrack is so
fast that the extra work doesn't slow it down enough to matter on any
modern computer. If this still worries you, virtualization
environments such as VMWare will probably also work, without the extra
overhead.
InstantTrack does not support any of the Windows-specific rotator
controller drivers, such as RR.DLL. DOS TSR-based rotator controller
drivers probably do not work at all under Windows Vista.
Hope that helps. Regards and....
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