Category : Science and Education
Archive : ACE120-2.ZIP
Filename : HELP2.TXT
Output of file : HELP2.TXT contained in archive : ACE120-2.ZIP
Use this option to search for objects in the currently-
selected file option.
Example entry format:
Catalog Number:
Name:
Constellation:
Starting Ra Ending Ra :
Starting Declination Ending Declination :
Object Type:
Display Commentary (if available) [Y/N]?
Hardcopy [Y/N]:
File Options
Use this option to select the file to be used in searches.
Use the Spacebar or the Arrow Keys to move the shaded bar to
the option of your choice; then hit the Enter key.
Full Catalog: over 2000 deep-sky objects
Messier Catalog: the 110 Messier Catalog objects
Named Objects: about 100 objects having common names
Bright Stars: all stars with magnitudes less than 2.00
Double Stars: about 100 prominent double stars
DOS Shell
Use this option to execute DOS commands without leaving ACE.
To return to ACE, type "EXIT" at the DOS prompt.
Exit
Use this option when you want to exit from the menu and
return to the DOS prompt.
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/