InstantTrack or similar usable on Win 10
I was wanting to describe to some folks I am doing a satellite demonstration for next week, about how some satellites have stable sun-synchronous orbits while others process earlier each day. The old DOS program, InstantTrack, that most likely will not work under the Windows 10/64 bit world had a nice display of this behavior, Are there any recommendations for a more modern application that will do the same type of thing? If you are not familiar with what I am talking about, look at page SO-3 in the current "Getting Started." book from AMSAT (As well as on earlier pages) to see what I am looking for. A web search shows that it should be in the AMSAT software archives but the page link for that particular software is broken. It is a nice planning utility, especially for birds that do change times each day.
Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms
Hi Tom,
InstantTrack, that most likely will not work under the Windows 10/64 bit world
There was a discussion on the QRZ satellite forum a couple of weeks ago involving a method to get the DOS based STSPlus running on Win10. You'll find instructions how to install DOSBox ... once that is installed perhaps you can perhaps run InstantTrack.
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/short-guide-on-how-to-install-stspl us-on-a-modern-computer.617861/
or try http://tinyurl.com/QRZ-Forum-DosBox if the long URL got wiped out by the mailer.
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
In another thread on QRZ Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK mentions that he also got InstantTrack running in DOSBox. The link for that one is: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/farewell-sts-plus.617552/page-2
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 3:02 PM, JoAnne K9JKM joanne.k9jkm@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Tom,
InstantTrack, that most likely will not work under the Windows 10/64 bit world
There was a discussion on the QRZ satellite forum a couple of weeks ago involving a method to get the DOS based STSPlus running on Win10. You'll find instructions how to install DOSBox ... once that is installed perhaps you can perhaps run InstantTrack.
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/short-guide-on- how-to-install-stspl us-on-a-modern-computer.617861/
or try http://tinyurl.com/QRZ-Forum-DosBox if the long URL got wiped out by the mailer.
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
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Hi!
Yes, I have been running 3 different DOS-based tracking programs (InstantTrack, STS Plus, PREDICT) in DOSBox running on a 64-bit Windows 7 laptop, 32- and 64-bit Windows 10 laptops, and a 64-bit Linux (Fedora 28) laptop. I had purchased InstantTrack many years ago, had PREDICT on the Win7 laptop, and with the recent QRZ discussions decided to try STS Plus. All seem to work fine, and with updated keps are just as accurate as the more modern programs like SatPC32 and Gpredict I also use.
Once I had my folder/directory set up for DOSBox, I copied it off, and can put that on other systems running DOSBox. DOSBox appears to report its version as 5.00, if that matters for programs you may want to run in that environment.
BTW InstantTrack appears to remain available for purchase, but not from AMSAT anymore. InstantTrack's web page is:
http://mustbeart.com/software/it/index.html
and the link for purchasing it:
http://www.swreg.org/com/storefront/47805/product/478051
I had version 1.50, made a copy of that installation, and applied the version 1.55 beta update. Both the original 1.50 install and the upgraded 1.55 install work fine in DOSBox.
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/ Twitter: @WD9EWK or http://twitter.com/WD9EWK
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 7:09 PM, Milen KG2C < milen.bourilkov+amsatbb@gmail.com> wrote:
In another thread on QRZ Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK mentions that he also got InstantTrack running in DOSBox. The link for that one is: https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/farewell-sts-plus.617552/page-2
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 3:02 PM, JoAnne K9JKM joanne.k9jkm@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Tom,
InstantTrack, that most likely will not work under the Windows 10/64 bit world
There was a discussion on the QRZ satellite forum a couple of weeks ago involving a method to get the DOS based STSPlus running on Win10. You'll find instructions how to install DOSBox ... once that is installed
perhaps
you can perhaps run InstantTrack.
https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/short-guide-on- how-to-install-stspl us-on-a-modern-computer.617861/
or try http://tinyurl.com/QRZ-Forum-DosBox if the long URL got wiped out by the mailer.
-- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm@amsat.org
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If you have InstantTrack and it worked for your needs, you could try running it in DOSBox. It's a free DOS emulator. I recently managed to get STSPlus working in DOSBox but I don't have an InstantTrack license or the files for it.
Best wishes, Milen KG2C
On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 2:46 PM, tjschuessler@verizon.net wrote:
I was wanting to describe to some folks I am doing a satellite demonstration for next week, about how some satellites have stable sun-synchronous orbits while others process earlier each day. The old DOS program, InstantTrack, that most likely will not work under the Windows 10/64 bit world had a nice display of this behavior, Are there any recommendations for a more modern application that will do the same type of thing? If you are not familiar with what I am talking about, look at page SO-3 in the current "Getting Started." book from AMSAT (As well as on earlier pages) to see what I am looking for. A web search shows that it should be in the AMSAT software archives but the page link for that particular software is broken. It is a nice planning utility, especially for birds that do change times each day.
Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms
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I have run InstantTrack under Win10. I just installed DOSBOX, and ran it there, if I remember correctly.
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I was wanting to describe to some folks I am doing a satellite demonstration for next week, about how some satellites have stable sun-synchronous orbits while others process earlier each day. The old DOS program, InstantTrack, that most likely will not work under the Windows 10/64 bit world had a nice display of this behavior, Are there any recommendations for a more modern application that will do the same type of thing? If you are not familiar with what I am talking about, look at page SO-3 in the current "Getting Started." book from AMSAT (As well as on earlier pages) to see what I am looking for. A web search shows that it should be in the AMSAT software archives but the page link for that particular software is broken. It is a nice planning utility, especially for birds that do change times each day.
Tom Schuessler, N5HYP EM12ms
_______________________________________________ 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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