Here is the odd question of the month: Has anyone found a way to run the ancient tracking program InstantTrack on a Win10 machine? Win10 gives a bunch of run compatibility and screen options all the way back to Win95; none work. The Troubleshooter says it should run on XP. Same old "can't run on this PC" response. Before I am advised to get out of the stoneage, I do run SatPc32, HRD and Orbitron. Just that IT has some stuff that I like. And, on XP, it is fast.
Thanks!
Ed K9EK EM69xd
Ed,
Take a look at DosBox, a program to allow old DOS programs to run on newer version of Windows:
I have used it on WIN7 and WIN8 to run ITrack in full screen mode, not WIN10 which I don't have yet, but it would be worth a try. If you do, let us know. Like you, I enjoy getting ITrack out, mostly for nostalgia.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
<-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ed K9EK <Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 8:36 AM <To: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org <Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack on Win10? < <Here is the odd question of the month: Has anyone found a way to run the ancient tracking program <InstantTrack on a Win10 machine? Win10 gives a bunch of run compatibility and screen options all the <way back to Win95; none work. The Troubleshooter says it should run on XP. Same old "can't run on <this PC" response. Before I am advised to get out of the stoneage, I do run SatPc32, HRD and Orbitron. <Just that IT has some stuff that I like. And, on XP, it is fast. < <Thanks! < <Ed K9EK <EM69xd <_______________________________________________ <Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
I have run InstantTrack with DOSBox on Windows 10. It works great.
IT is great for visualizing how passes shift over time in satellites with non-sun synchronous orbits (or even to see the gradual drift of those in sun-synchronous orbits).
73,
Paul, N8HM
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 10:01 AM, Alan wa4sca@gmail.com wrote:
Ed,
Take a look at DosBox, a program to allow old DOS programs to run on newer version of Windows:
I have used it on WIN7 and WIN8 to run ITrack in full screen mode, not WIN10 which I don't have yet, but it would be worth a try. If you do, let us know. Like you, I enjoy getting ITrack out, mostly for nostalgia.
73s,
Alan WA4SCA
<-----Original Message----- <From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ed K9EK <Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 8:36 AM <To: AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org <Subject: [amsat-bb] InstantTrack on Win10? < <Here is the odd question of the month: Has anyone found a way to run the ancient tracking program <InstantTrack on a Win10 machine? Win10 gives a bunch of run compatibility and screen options all the <way back to Win95; none work. The Troubleshooter says it should run on XP. Same old "can't run on <this PC" response. Before I am advised to get out of the stoneage, I do run SatPc32, HRD and Orbitron. <Just that IT has some stuff that I like. And, on XP, it is fast. < <Thanks! < <Ed K9EK <EM69xd <_______________________________________________ <Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available <to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed <are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. <Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! <Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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