? The computer hand control (HC) that once amazed you with its powerful features now reeks of TRS-80 Model I ? Take it it or not, there is a cure that doesn’t involve spending a couple of grand on a new mount—or a whole new telescope. There are ways to produce your old warhorse up-to-date, and, if it is otherwise in proper working order, there is really no reason to buy something new. Until fairly recently, runnin’ a scope with a laptop computer usually meant a Windows laptop computer, as there were few software choices for Mac mavens and even fewer for Linux lovers. That has changed of late, with plenty more software becoming ready for those “other” operating systems. Even the PC users’ longtime favorite freeware planetarium, Cartes du Ciel is up and running (in beta form) under both Apple OSX and Linux. I occasionally hear the owners of the most recent Macintoshes, those with Intel processors, assert that they can run all the Win software they want...