I just thought it sounded interesting, your right seeker, the photo's on the site are pretty naff.
It's parallel port, I know it sounds average, but at least every old lappy you can leave outside has a parallel port
and newer lappys also have parallel, so in some ways it is a good choice.
seeker thats some great info, cheers. I'm just looking for an sbig or yankee robotic equivalent for reasonable $$ ( yeah right ! ) Check out
http://www.yankeerobotics.com/images.html for some of the best astro pics I've seen short of hubble. Mind you for 15k aud you'd want something special I suppose
Suppose I'll just keep saving for the time being !