Released: 1999-02-13
Psych0's Astrology Tool (from hereforth "PAT") was designed to add data analysis functions to Astrolog not found within the program. Since then, PAT has been expanded to work without any other programs. It makes things easier for the you, the Astrologer, and now that sounds cheasy enough, we should move on.
PAT creates various data analysis reports, as mentioned, from a mass of astrological charts: a list of planets and their locations, numerology, and soon more.
PAT's functions are strictly objective. Subjective interpretations are your business.
Astrolog is an astrology program by Walter Pullen available for DOS, Windows, and the Macintosh. The source code, a slightly old OS/2 version, and other derivatives are also available. PAT has only been tested with 5.30, 5.30e and 5.40. See far below for details on downloading a copy of Astrolog.
PAT is hereby released to the public domain. It is free software: free to be studied and adapted; free to be distributed; and free to be improved and released. I believe the hippies would have wanted it this way. (For related information see http://www.gnu.org.) Portions, however, were not written by me and belong to their respective authors.
If you make any improvments or modifications, feel free to send them to me. At least drop me a note to say you use the program: I'd like to see how this thing gets around.
PAT is provided `as is' without warranty of any kind, expresed, implied or otherwise. If it breaks, you can keep all the little pieces.
Use PAT as you wish, for as long as you wish, however you wish. If not, freely make your own modifications.
PAT allocates memory as it needs it, never wasting a byte.
If any of these are missing or damaged, see the section entitled Distribution for information on how to get a fresh copy of PAT.
README .xxx release notes for version xxx, changes, etc.
PAT .EXE DOS 16-bit executable
PAT2 .EXE OS/2 32-bit executable
PAT386 .EXE DOS 32-bit executable
DOC\
PAT_DOC .HTM documentation in HTML
PAT_DOC .TXT sloppy plain-text translation of HTML documentation
CHARTS\
CHARTS .ZIP sample birth charts
0PROCESS.BAT generates Astrolog charts and PAT reads them
* . many birth charts
DATA\ ready-to-use PAT data
TIMED .DAT data accurate within hours or minutes
DATE .DAT data accurate within one day
SRC\
SRC .ZIP source code
(Contains nested subdirectories: use "PKUNZIP -D".)
FILE_ID .DIZ BBS-compatible description
The OS/2 version was compiled with GNU EMX, so it requires the the EMX runtime library (emxrt) to run.
Download the emxrt from hobbes.nmsu.edu via HTTP.
Download the emxrt from ftp.leo.org via FTP.
PAT recognizes the Sun, the Moon, all the planets from (excluding the Earth), the nine Uranian (trans-Neptunian) bodies, five asteriods, lunar nodes, part of fortune, the vertex and the east point. Future expansion will allow for more.
Bodies not found in the birth charts PAT reads are not entered into the database. Bodies not found in the database are ignored in the working of the program.
Numerology annoyed me until I came across Dan Millman's The Life You Were Born To Live: A Guide To Finding Your Life Purpose. I've included numerology because of that and just because of how easy it was to code. There are many schools of numerology (such as those name derived), by the way, but only one is currently supported.
Let's borrow Steve Miller's birthday (October 5, 1943) to see how this works:
1) Lay out the date, changing the month to its respective numerical code:
10-05-1943
2) Add each digit seperately:
1 + 0 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 4 + 3 = 23
3) Save this number (23), and then add its digits seperately:
2 + 3 = 5
4) Save this number (5) too. Steve Miller's number is a "23/5."
For interpretation consider herewith also the Moon's nodes as the soul's evolutionary path markers. To point you in another direction, remmeber that some numerologists integrate the tarot into their readings. An important note: PAT is not intuitive. If the birthtime falls near midnight, it will (of course) be taken as the date written; however, compensation on your part may be required.
usage: pat2.exe [-?] [-i] [-r[cd] Note: PAT does not erase the file to which it writes if it already
exists; it appends to it.
Note: to use multiple filenames, using stars ('*') and question
marks ('?') are permissable.
Examples:
example: pat -rc kcobain -wd music.dat
example: pat -rc read *. -wd celeb.dat
example: pat -rd music.dat -wp music.asc
example: pat -rd *.dat -wn d:\numlogy\all.num
The 386 edition of PAT (PAT386.EXE) requires DPMI (DOS
Protected Mode Interface) to access extended memory. You must
either install a DPMI host or use another version.
Download CWSDPMI from ftp.cdrom.com via FTP.
The OS/2 edition of PAT (PAT2.EXE) requires the EMX runtime
library to access certain functions. You must install the emxrt
or use another version.
Download the emxrt from hobbes.nmsu.edu via HTTP.
In the DOS Settings, set your DPMI_DOS_API to ENABLED (instead of
AUTO) and increase the DPMI_MEMORY_LIMIT to atleast 16 megabytes.
Title: Astrolog homepage
Title: Psych0's Bookmark
Title: SNIPPETS
If you enjoy this program as much as I enjoyed making it, the best
thing you can do is to help expand it via chart additions or code
modifications. Send those to me.
Otherwise, a simple note explaining that you use the program is plenty
of encouragement for me to continue publishing it.
Andrew Ziem is Psych0 and Psych0Soft.
E-mail
WWW
Snail Mail
WWW
http://www.simtel.net
FTP
Public domain code from A. Reitsma (LLS.C), Jerry Coffin (DIRPORT.C),
Fred Cole (STRISTR.C), SNIPPETS, etc.
16-bit DOS executable packed with WWPACK by Rafal Wierzbicki and
Piotr Warezak. To compress the DJGPP executable, I use DJP 1.07 by
Laszlo Molnar. OS/2
executable packed using LxLite
by Andrew Pavel Zabolotny.
All other programs are copyright and/or trademarked by their
respective author unless otherwise noted.
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-?: information -wc: write Sun/Moon combonation report
-i: interactive mode -wd: write data
-rc: read Astrolog chart -wn: write numerological report
-rd: read data -wp: write plain text
-ws: write sign-sorted text
Reads Astrolog chart kcobain into music.dat.
Reads the entire directory of Astrolog charts (every file with no
extention) into celeb.dat.
Writes the data from music.dat to music.asc as plain text.
PAT reads all data files (*.dat), and it writes the an
astronumerological report file d:\numlogy\all.num.
Common Problems: "Load error: no DPMI"
Common Problems: "emx not found"
Common Problems: Using The 386 Executables With DPMI Under OS/2
References and Recommended Reading
Author: Walter D. Pullen (astara@msn.com)
URL: http://www.magitech.com/~cruiser1/astrolog.htm
Do you want Astrolog? Go here. It is an advanced, freeware
astrological program for various platforms.
URL: http://www.angelfire.com/co/psych0o/links.html#astrology
URL: http://www.snippets.org
C SNIPPETS for you programmers.
Registration Fees, Postcardware, Etc.
Where in the World is Psych0?
psych0o@juno.com,
ziem@iex.net
http://www.angelfire.com/co/psych0o/ (personal)
http://members.xoom.com/sdexter/psoft/ (Psych0Soft)
Andrew Ziem
3080 Woodview Ct.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918-4635
Distribution
http://members.xoom.com/sdexter/psoft/pat.html (PAT)
http://members.xoom.com/sdexter/psoft/psoft.html (Psych0Soft)
http://hobbes.nmsu.edu, directory /pub/os2/apps/science/human/
ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/astrolgy/
hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/science/human/
Acknowledgments and Credits (in no particular order)
Astrolog Water D. Pullen
DJGPP DJ Delorie
EMX Eberhart Mattes
FidoNet Tom Jennings and Fido Software
Macintosh Apple Corp.
OS/2 International Business Machines Corp.
Turbo C Borland Corp.