New SSC Guide For Rookies

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New SSC Guide For Rookies

Post #1by Bob Hegwood » 23.05.2004, 22:09

Hi all...

Ulrich Dickmann (a.k.a. Adirondack) and myself have managed to put together
another SSC Guide for people who are new to Celestia. This guide is much
better than my previous effort (Thanks Ulrich) and can be had from my website
HERE.

Take care, Bob
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Post #2by Adirondack » 23.05.2004, 22:26

Wow, Bob!
You are faster than light :lol:
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Post #3by Adam Kadmon » 24.05.2004, 06:32

Thanks Bob, the guide is very helpful. The boggle factor is still high in some places - I guess we can both boggle on together! 8O

Adam K.

ps. Oh! i was using Bob's plain vanilla .txt sscguide. This .pdf guide is great! Well done guys!
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Post #4by don » 24.05.2004, 06:34

Very nice collaboration gents! :D

For this English version, is there any chance of converting the diagrams and graphics to English, which would be easier to understand than the sub-titles?

Congratulations on a great work.
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Post #5by Adirondack » 24.05.2004, 09:13

Don,

it is easier for the user to learn this very few german words
than I would make diagrams with english words.
The diagrams are special features I put into the guide when
it was almost finished. Originally they were not intended.

Then you know also little German! :wink:

Let's do a little test (but don't check the guidance):
What means "Fr?hlingspunkt"?
I bet, you can translate it immediately. Don't you?

Now you even know a German word with the strange letter "?" !

Is it really so bad to look at the translated words underneath or beside the diagrams?
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Re: New SSC Guide For Rookies

Post #6by rthorvald » 24.05.2004, 09:44

Bob Hegwood wrote:can be had from my website HERE


Hello, Bob
I have been looking forward to your new guide, but are having problems getting to it.

As it seems other people have no trouble, i think it is a problem of resolving the URL from where i am (buggy trans-atlantic connection, perhaps; my ISP has recently experienced some heavy problems with that). This might change, as i have never had problems visiting your site before.

But could you please post an alternate link? For example, the ip-address instead of the domain.

Thanks,

-rthorvald

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Post #7by Matlaf » 26.05.2004, 11:14

Great Job guys!!!

The new guide is even better than the old one. Thanks a thousend times to Bob and Adirondack!
Well speaking for myself as a german i have to especially thank Adirondack for translating it. My english isn't too bad, but if you have to look up all the expressions first isn't as convenient as reading and understanding the ones in you native language.
And those Diagrams help with the explanation too.
Keep up the good work.

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Post #8by Bob Hegwood » 01.06.2004, 05:07

don wrote:Very nice collaboration gents! :D

For this English version, is there any chance of converting the diagrams and graphics to English, which would be easier to understand than the sub-titles?

Congratulations on a great work.


Will see if I can accommodate your wishes there Mr. Gee...

Take care, Bob
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Re: New SSC Guide For Rookies

Post #9by Bob Hegwood » 01.06.2004, 05:10

rthorvald wrote:Hello, Bob
I have been looking forward to your new guide, but are having problems getting to it.
But could you please post an alternate link? For example, the ip-address instead of the domain.

Thanks,

-rthorvald

Rthorvald,

The problem is that I don't have a static IP address. This is apparently controlled
by Earthlink, and I have no control over it. Sorry. Have you had any luck lately?
If not, let me know, and I can send you the file via an e-mail attachment if that
would work?

Take care, Bob
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Post #10by alphap1us » 01.06.2004, 05:16

Bob's SSC guide is now mirrored at
http://home.uchicago.edu/~joebolte/cele ... _Guide.pdf

(is this okay with you Bob?)

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Post #11by Bob Hegwood » 01.06.2004, 05:17

Fine by me, Joe...

Thanks for the additional help. :lol:

Take care, Bob
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