Star Fleet Navigator v. 1.2
by Lucifer
(truename: Rodney W. Morris)

1.0 History
	This program was created out of necessity.  While running my 
Star Trek pbem, I realized that I was doing entirely too much 
math to figure out distances and times for space travel.  
Therefore, I hashed out a little code and decided to go ahead and
put it out for public consumption. Version 1.0 and 1.1 didn't 
have the neat projection functions on it; that's the only real 
difference.

2.0 Instructions

2.1 Specifications
	This program utilizes the location system given in FASA's Star 
Trek RPG.  This system, best seen in The Federation, utilizes an 
x-y graph to locate the planetary systems of the campaign 
universe.  The central navigational beacon of the UFP is at 
location 0,0.  Terra is coreward of that location, at 1.23 N, 
2.79 W.  The Federation is approximately 160 parsecs in diameter.
Each whole number on each axis is 10 parsecs, or 32.7 light 
years.
	This program is also meant for TOS and TFS games, not TNG or 
DS9.  If you are interested in a program for TNG or DS9, send me 
a message and I'll try and get version 1.3 out with that as an 
added option.  As you may well know, in TOS and TFS, each Warp 
Factor is equal to the cube of the number in light years.  Thus, 
if you travel for one year at Warp Factor 2, you will travel the 
equivalent of  8 light years distance (2 x 2 x 2).  At Warp 
Factor 3, you travel 27 light years distance (3 x 3 x 3).  In TNG
and DS9, the factor is five, not three (so you'd go 32 light 
years at WF 2, and 243 ly at WF3).

2.2 Directions
	To run this program, you need vbrun300.dll, which can most 
likely be found in the Visual Basic or Windows directory of the 
ftp site you found this program in.  Needless to say, you also 
need Microsoft Windows or a compatible program running.  This 
program was tested on a 386DX with 4Mb of memory while running an
old version of Stacker...you shouldn't have any memory problems 
with it.
	When the program is running, you need to enter the system 
coordinates for both systems in the upper, left-hand box.  When 
entering coordinates south of the x-axis, enter them as negative 
numbers.  When entering coordinates west of  the y-axis, enter 
them as negative numbers as well (there is a little note on the 
program itself to remind you).  By clicking on the 'compute' 
button, you will have the distance, in light years, displayed for
you.  Move to the next box, "Destination ETA estimation".  Enter 
the Warp Factor you plan on having your ship travel and press 
compute.  It will determine how many years, days, hours, minutes,
and seconds it takes to move between system A and system B.  A 
year is considered to have 365 days, a day 24 hours, an hour 60 
minutes, and a minute 60 seconds.  The optional projection 
estimator boxes below are meant to assist you if you know the 
distance and warp factor and want to determine how long it will 
take to move that distance (in case your beloved crew decide to 
alter their speed during flight).  The "Estimated Distance at a 
given Time and Speed" box permits you to see how far a ship will 
go at a given warp factor and time.

3.0 Shameless self-promotion
	This is the first program I've posted publically.  It is 
freeware, so don't send me money.  I'll charge you for the ones 
that aren't particularly easy to create.  _Any_ suggestions will 
be welcome, and if I use your suggestion in a future edition, 
I'll make sure it reaches your grubby little palms (or 
hard-drives, rather).  E-mail all suggestions to 
csc3rwm@cabell.vcu.edu or snail-mail them to:

	Hellfire and Brimstone, Inc.
	c/o Rodney W. Morris
	4440 Hollywood Dr.
	Richmond, VA 23234

	Future products from Hellfire and Brimstone, Inc. are as 
follows.  If any of the below products particularly appeal to 
you, drop me a line and I'll try to raise it a little on the 
"schedule".  I cannot estimate when they'll be out, as this is a 
pasttime for me, not a career.

	Mythus Manager
		Shareware. A run-time manager for the Mythus system, by GDW, 
which includes a time-keeper, a computerized note-pad and timed 
reminder, weather generator, and die-roller.

	Mythus Character Generator
		Shareware.  A character generator for the Mythus system, by 
GDW, which permits the user to roll and re-roll to his heart's 
desire, or just input the numbers he wants.  When completed, it 
may actually permit printing of the character.

	Star Trek Character Generator
		Shareware.  A character generator for FASA's Star Trek: The 
Role Playing game.  The initial version will include the rules 
presented in the deluxe boxed edition.  Future versions will 
include Romulan, Klingon, Merchant, and Intelligence characters.

	Star Trek Stardate Conversion System
		Freeware.  A system that converts the major systems for 
stardates into Gregorian dates and vice-versa.  Future, shareware
versions may include notes on important events in Trek history.

	Fire, Fusion & Steel Architectural Design Program
		Shareware.  This one's a LONG way off, but coming along nicely.
It permits the creation of ships, guns, vehicles, etc. from GDW's
Fire, Fusion & Steel sourcebook for the Traveller: TNE system.  
Initial versions will permit only starships, or firearms.

	Thanks for testing the Star Fleet Navigator and enjoy!

	Rodney W. Morris
	aka Lucifer >:}
	May 17, 1994 
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