As one of the lead developers for STK, I'm interested in comments anyone has regarding STK (what better way to improve the product?). What kind of calculation are you trying to perform on 100+ satellites? Just propagating them, performing visibility (what we call "access" calculations) analyses, or something else? I'm fairly new to the SeeSat list (mostly lurking). Our typical PC platform that we design for is a 200 MHz pentium running NT 4.0 with 64 MB of RAM. These days that is actually kind of low end, but our paying customers tend to have higher end boxes. I appreciate anyone's feedback on STK topics. So as not to spam the list, please feel free to email me directly if you feel that is more appropriate. I would be more than happy to discuss STK applications with interested parties, just drop me an email/call. Earl Needham wrote: > > At 12:21 AM 11/25/98 -0500, JAY RESPLER wrote: > >Earl Needham wrote: > >> STK can quite quickly load down a Pentium processor. My 133 can > take an > >> hour or longer to make a calculation of 100+ satellites. > > > >An HOUR?! QUICKSAT takes a second on the same machine! > >-- > >Jay Respler > > Well -- that's for a 30-day prediction. STK is really meant for a MONSTER > of a PC or UNIX-box, and has a nice output. But be prepared to wait, if > you have an "average" PC. > > Earl > > Earl Needham, KD5XB mailto:KD5XB@AMSAT.ORG > Clovis, New Mexico DM84 N34.403 W103.334 -- _______________________________________________ Tom Johnson, Development Lead Analytical Graphics Inc. Voice: (610) 578-1097 or (800) 220-4785 Fax: (610) 578-1001 Email: mailto:tj@stk.com Web: http://www.stk.com/