Here are instructions for using the three programs in the companion zip file.
If there are any questions I can be reached at:

foxd@silver.ucs.indiana.edu

or drop me a SASE at:

Daniel B. Fox
P.O.Box 443
Bloomington, IN
47402-0443

Enjoy!


CONVERT.EXE

The convert program does a conversion of a fits file to a 256 color bitmap.
if no output file is given then the fits data is automatically scaled and
displayed to the screen.  If an output file is given, then the bitmap is 
saved to the file as a 256 color Windows BMP file.  The fits data is
automatically scaled to an integer value of 0 to 255.  The scaling is linear
unless a switch is used.

The convert program has three switches which do the following:
/E  does an exponential scaling of the fits data.
/L  does a logrithmetic scaling of the fits data.
/S  does a summation of exponential and logrithmetic scaling.


Example:

convert/s mercury.fit mercury.bmp

would take a FITS file called mercury.fit and output a Windows BMP file 
called mercury.bmp which would be scaled to bring out detail in both the
minimum and maximum intensities.



HEADER.EXE

This program displays the header information in a fits file.  If an output
file is specified then the header information is sent to it.  The spacebar
scrolls the data and the "Q" key ends the program.

Example:

header mercury.fit mercury.txt

will take the header information from a file called mercury.fit and save it
to a file called mercury.txt.  mercury.txt could then be read by a text
editor, printed out or whatever.



TOPOG.EXE

This program generates a topographical map of a 256 color Windows BMP file.
Care should be taken in the selection of input files since too much variation
in the data will generate a black smear rather than a topo map.  

Example:

topog mercury.bmp topograf.bmp

will take the mercury.bmp file and do a topo map of the data and save it as
topograf.bmp.