System requirements - realistically

siebren klein Feb 3, 2002

I have run Guide 7 on a pentium 90 laptop which runs at only 75 MHz for a
very long time, and GUIDE 6 before.

I even run a CCD camera on the laptop while using Guide (using an efficient
DOS program, not the manufcturers' software). I can have a text processor
open to edit my remarks and a small game to keep myself awake during long
exposures. I do not make coffee on the laptop, due to lack of power.

When you ask for a new chart, the CD-ROM (in my case only 4x) sometimes has
to find new data.
This takes time, especially when you zoom out and ask for many stars,
because you ask for a lot of GSC sections. But that depends only on the
CD-ROM reader and your settings. This is where a larger HDD with space for
the GUIDE7 CD will be an advantage.
For mag 9, the Tycho data will suffice and the CD-ROM is not the problem.
Should run fast enough. Can time it for you if you are interested.
You do not specify the field of view, for all sky m<9 still means half a
million stars or so. About one pixel per star...

I do not know about 80 MB, I suppose this is your free space after
installing W95? Because in my Laptop, W95 takes about 80 MB.
There have been times I did not have 80 MB free space.

Of course, GUIDE 7 can be run in DOS too.

Siebren Klein
s.s.klein@...
http://www.geocities.com/siebren2001/index.html

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Subject: [guide-user] System requirments - realistically


: I note that Guide 7 can be used on a 386, theoretically, but realistically
how will it work on something a little "dated" like a p133 with 80MB and Win
95?
:
: How about Guide 8 on the same machine?
:
: Will the charts draw up quickly, i.e. sub 1 second, or would I be looking
at 3-5 second redraws for zooms, pans, etc. assuming a "normal" amount of
detail (say what one sees on a typical printed atlas down to mag 9-10).
:
: TIA