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A plot program for VSNet charts

Dave McAdam

VSNCHART.EXE lists and plots chart files from VSNet, Kyoto University, Japan.
VGA and MSDOS5 (or later) are required. It can be installed under a Windows icon.

VSNCHART.ZIP contains 3 files;- INFO-VSN.TXT + VSNCHART.EXE + VSNALPH.BIN

or download them separately;

  1. INFO-VSN.TXT (description)
  2. VSNCHART.BIN (rename as VSNCHART.EXE)
  3. VSNALPH.BIN (do not rename this file)

Sample chart: SN1998S

Program operation is largely self-evident with single key presses listed on screen.

Facilities include;-

Zoom

Scroll

North/South field

Faint magnitude limiting

Comparison lettering

Examples of re-lettered charts;-

V1413 Aql

DV UMa

The program was originally compiled in November 1995 from MS QuickBasic4.5.
A revised version was written in May 1998.
Here is the source code listing.


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