Where to find SkyMap and HP-GL print programs ?

Patrick Schmeer wrote in a personal mail:

>>  is there a FTP site where I can get SKYMAP from?

I don't know any ftp site that posts SKYMAP by Rob Matson.

The RPV BBS below is considering adding ftp access.

My local Internet provider, krak.duesenberg.se    194.44.126.11
has not announced anonymous ftp yet, and I am not sure it will be
on the same name/address - maybe  krak1 or krak1.krak ?
I can mail SkyMap to you in uuencoded chunks of the .zip files,
or if you know any anonymous ftp site that allows me
to put files there, I will do it for you (and others).

I use PRINTGL by Cary Ravitz for printing and displaying .plt files.
It supports hundreds of printer models, and PostScript, PCX, VGA...

Newer versions of PRINTGL support printing on the Windows printer,
and a TSR printing while the .plt file is produced.

Rob Matson uses a commercial package named Print-A-Plot.

HP LaserJet 4, HP plotters, and probably many other printers
/plotters support the HP-GL language by built-in emulation.

The first two  BBSes may have older versions of SkyMap (?):
Dave Mullenix  +1-608-249-7130   9600 N81
CSS            +1-416-458-5907  19200 N81


RPV, Dave Ransom, 2400..14400 baud +1-310-541-7299
==================================================
 SKYMAP Star Plotting Program by Rob Matson
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 SKYMAP is Rob Matson's terrific star map and satellite plotting program.
 In addition to the program file, PRTGL128.ZIP or some other HPGL print
 program is required to print the files. Output is generated on the screen
 for EGA and VGA systems ONLY.                                       [1617]

 For a sample (and to test your HPGL print program or PRINTGL), download
 the file STS37PLT.ZIP.

SKY57.NEW      16536 09/29/94 021 SkyMap v5.7 Update Notes
SKY57A.ZIP    263479 09/29/94 101 SkyMap v5.7 archive 1 of 3. Executable,
                                  up-date notes, support files.  For users
of
                                  v5.5 or v5.6, archive 1 is all that is
                                  needed.
SKY57B.ZIP    252249 09/29/94 076 SkyMap v5.7 archive 2 of 3. Contains star
                                  data files to visual magnitude 6.5, plus
                                  old SkyMap documentation file,
SKYMAP.DOC.
SKY57C.ZIP    160746 09/29/94 072 SkyMap v5.7 archive 3 of 3. Auxiliary
files
                                  for use w/SkyMap. Sample geographical
                                  features files, .CFG files, and audio
files.

PRTGL128.ZIP  108182 12/20/92 093 Version 1.28 of the HPGL printing utility
                                  PRINTGL [128]
DEEP15.ZIP     55320 09/07/93 165 Arizona Deep Sky database for use with
                                  SkyMap V4.7+. Contains 5925 objects to
mag
                                  15 (The default deepsky cat w/skymap has
                                  only 1276)
STS37PLT.ZIP    5519 04/09/91 091 STS-37 RPV Orbit 77 Sample Star Map
(HPGL)

STARPROG.ZIP  120990 11/13/91 078 Star Catalog Programs for SKYMAP V2.8+
SMSTARS1.ZIP  187045 03/05/91 094 SkyMap 28-byte SAO Star Catalogs, 1/6
SMSTARS2.ZIP  180272 03/05/91 075 SkyMap 28-byte SAO Star Catalogs, 2/6
SMSTARS3.ZIP  181262 03/05/91 069 SkyMap 28-byte SAO Star Catalogs, 3/6
SMSTARS4.ZIP  179716 03/05/91 066 SkyMap 28-byte SAO Star Catalogs, 4/6
SMSTARS5.ZIP  177506 03/05/91 064 SkyMap 28-byte SAO Star Catalogs, 5/6
SMSTARS6.ZIP   79319 03/05/91 066 SkyMap 28-byte SAO Star Catalogs, 6/6

Cary Ravitz, PrintGLx 1.54+:
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