The Unofficial XCSoar Manual
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From XCSoar
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Which version to download ?
Click on [Download XCSoar from Sourceforge] to see a list of all versions.
There are a number of versions to choose from.
Stable or Beta
It is highly recommended that you choose the latest stable version - 5.0 as of September 2006. Old stable versions are made available in case people want to continue to use old versions, or have requirements of certain hardware not supported by newer versions. If you can you should use the latest stable.
Beta versions are made available for testing only.
Pocket PC
The most common used version is the Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2000, 2002, 2003 or Windows Mobile 5.0
Which version?
- Windows CE Version 3.0 is also known as Pocket PC 2000 - Download PPC2002
- Windows CE Version 3.1 is also known as Pocket PC 2002 - Download PPC2002
- Windows CE Version 4.0 is also known as Pocket PC 2003 - Download PPC2003
- Windows CE Version 5.0 is also known as Windows Mobile 5. - Download PPC2003
If you can't work out which version you are using, this may help - [[1]]
Note: Do not be concerned about the difference in file sizes. PPC2002 for example has more than one hardware architecture in it. The executable installed files on the Pocket PC are all about the same size.
Window Desktop/Laptop
Download PC version for use on Windows Desktop or a Laptop
Altair
The Altair version (XCSoarAltair-500-Unofficial.zip) is for the dedicated glide computer running XCSoar called Altair. For further information on Altair visit [Triadis Engineering].
