ASTRONOMY SOFTWARE FEEDBACK Last updated: 21 March 2008

This page is for user comments on Astronomy software for the PC, Macintosh, or Palm OS systems. Items that are more "review" oriented will be posted on the Astronomy Software Reviews page. If you have any comments, suggestions, questions or answers to questions posed here, e-mail them to me and I'll post them. Please use an appropriate Subject Line on your message. Thanks.

Subject:	re: USB-Serial Adapter
Sent:	Monday, March 17, 2008 20:11:15
From:	richard seymour (rseymour@wolfenet.com)
>  What's been your experience with the Keyspan high
> speed adapter, or are there less expensive options.

The Keyspan USA-19HS can be found for about $32 or less these days,
even from Dell and Amazon (where free shipping may apply)...

I use StarryNightPro v4.5 with my Keyspan, and it works
quite happily... on my Windows XP box.

have fun
--dick

Subject:	USB-Serial Adapter
Sent:	Friday, March 14, 2008 06:45:54
From:	Ted Witt (tcwwitt@mac.com)
It's been a while, but I want to get back into this astronomy thing with
my ET-90 PE.  I would like to start controlling it with my Mac......I
have a MacBook Pro 17" running OS 10.5.2, with 4 GB of RAM, and, if
possible, I'd like to control the ETX using my Starry Night Pro (Version
6.2.3) software.  What's been your experience with the Keyspan high
speed adapter, or are there less expensive options.  Is there anything
else I need to complete the connection?  I'll most likely buy what I
need....my soldering skills are less than stellar.

I know this has been covered before, but a search of your web site
mostly showed earlier (2001  2004) solutions, and I want to make sure
what I get will work with my system.

Thanks,
Ted Witt

And:

Thanks for the quick response.  Do you know of anyone who's used that
with Starry Night Pro?

Ted

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