Features Depending on the format of the input file you will run the program in Basic Mode or Detailed Mode . Basic Mode allows a simple diagram to be produced containing all the pulsars in the input file. Characteristic age lines, surface magnetic field lines etc. The diagram can finally be saved as a postscript file for printing. No comment lines are allowed in this file.
Any comment line is displayed on the screen when the file is loaded.
Multiple files may be used simultaneously by giving their names on the command line. The type of mode is determined automatically by the input file format. You will be prompted for the starting and finishing age for the lines. A single line of text is entered with the coordinates for its placement. The names of all the pulsars in this region are printed.