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Hi Bob, this almost reads like you've allowed technology and some "need" to stay up to date to get in the way of what you possibly came to the hobby for in the first place. This hobby does pose the danger of adding layer upon layer of technical complexity to an originally simple activity that required simple equipment. The thing is each of these layers will potentially remove you further from the original subject. People (not saying you) end up actually believing that fiddling with computers, hoarding expensive crap, hours of setting up and troubleshooting, looking at screens, processing etc is a requirement to do astronomy and/or recreational stargazing. Sometimes all that is part of the fun, but many times it just stands in the way of enjoying the night (or daytime) sky. Many people end up knowing more about the inner workings of equipment that will be obsolete in a few years than about the sky above their heads and that's just f'n sad.
I said "almost" at the start, and that's because you are planning to keep a scope, and to keep it simple so good on ya!
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