My apologies if this was already posted, or if it's not new, but I just saw a demo of a software package called Orbit that I thought was really, really cool and would be of benefit to list members. A description from macfixit.com: "Finally, Aran Anderson, President of Orbit, demonstrated what I thought was the coolest product of the bunch: a 200-times-faster-than-real-time satellite simulator that showed a 3D simulation of all non-classified satellites orbiting the earth, including networks between satellites, ground links, and coverage areas. Anderson noted that a few years ago, the calculations used by Orbit required a Defense Department supercomputer, but Orbit runs on a Power Mac G5. In a nod to OS X as a development platform, Anderson noted that he created Orbit in 3 months using Xcode on a PowerBook G4. (A free demonstration screensaver called Freefall will be available from Apple's website "soon." I'm having trouble finding a website for more info. If anybody finds more info, please let me know. You can see the demo starting at 35:10 of the streaming broadcast located here: <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc04> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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