Hi Peter, yes it certainly does have a rather restricted set of alignment stars. Connecting to a computer is no problem using a comm to USB adapter. You can even connect to just the hand controller as long as you power it.
To use a third party chart program you will need to use Ascom drivers and select the mount as a Celestron 4I. It should work fine. You will have to do a star alignment before you connect and you still cannot add any stars to the star list.
Works very well with Starry Night pro 5.
