[amsat-bb] InstantTrack on Win10?

[Paul Stoetzer]

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 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Take a look at DosBox, a program to allow old DOS programs to run on newer version of Windows:
>
> http://www.dosbox.com/
>
> 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 at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Ed K9EK
> <Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 8:36 AM
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> <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
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