It has been proven to be a very effective learning tool for astrolabes, positional astronomy and the principles of time keeping, but experience has shown that it helps to actually read the user's guide. I would appreciate a note if you use The Electric Astrolabe in a public display, school or mention it in a newsletter or other publication. There is no charge for any use, but I like to keep track of where and how it is used. The user's guide has been updated with minor editorial improvements. The Electric Astrolabe is completely free, not shareware, and is distributed as a courtesy with no warranty of any kind.
Installation is trivial.
Simply copy the downloaded file to a new directory and execute the file. The user's guide is 113 pages and expands to about 3.4 Mb. If you do not have Word for Windows, the user's guide can be read using WordPad under Windows 95 with some loss in formatting sophistication. Microsoft distributes a Word file reader free for use with Windows 3.1 called WordView. You can run the program from this file, but you will find it to be a bit difficult to use without the user's guide.