mmachlis@athena.mit.edu (Matthew A Machlis) (12/03/90)
Sorry to take up space here with this, but... can anyone tell me where on the net I can get a hold of MacSat, or any other satellite tracking program for the Mac? I remember seeing a posting of it being anonymously-ftp'able somewhere a month or 2 ago, but I don't remember where it was. Thanks. P.S. If anyone is interested, I, being a humble sole without access to any advanced communications equipment (i.e. scanner), have been making use of NASA's "dial-a-shuttle" line for the last couple of launches. For those who don't know, it becomes active around an hour before launch and I think remains so until landing, and basically lets you listen in on the shuttle communications. The number is: 1-900-909-NASA I'm fairly sure it's $2 first min/0.45 per min after. You can run up quite a bill with it, true. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Machlis MIT Space Systems Laboratory (617)253-2272
winter@Apple.COM (Patty Winter) (12/04/90)
In article <1990Dec3.001521.16626@athena.mit.edu> mmachlis@athena.mit.edu (Matthew A Machlis) writes: >can anyone tell me where on the net I can get a hold of MacSat, or any >other satellite tracking program for the Mac? I remember seeing a >posting of it being anonymously-ftp'able somewhere a month or 2 ago, >but I don't remember where it was. If you can't find an FTP'able source, here are some others. Please note that I got the following information from brochures and magazine articles; I make no claims whatsoever about any of the programs listed! And in case it isn't obvious, neither does Apple Computer! Patty -------------------------------------------------------------------- QuikMac AMSAT, PO Box 27, Washington, DC 20044. $40 for AMSAT members; $50 for non-members. Requires Microsoft BASIC. Satellite Orbit Prediction Program Macintosh conversion of W3IWI program. Earl Skelton, N3ES, 6311 29th Place NW, Washington, DC 20015. Send formatted 800K Macintosh disk with stamped, self-addressed return disk mailer; or send SASE for source listing. Requires Microsoft BASIC. MacSat BEK Developers, 1732 74th Circle NE, St. Petersburg, FL 33702. $10.00 Satellite Helper MacTrak Software, PO Box 1590, Port Orchard, WA 98366. $59.95 Satellite Pro MacTrak Software, PO Box 1590, Port Orchard, WA 98366. $99.95 "Amateur Radio Software for Macintosh" Extensive catalog including logging, Morse code, Novice, gray-line, satellite tracking, contesting, packet, and CW programs. ZCo Corporation, PO Box 3720, Nashua, NH 03061. Amateur Radio #1 Contains satellite tracking, Morse code practice, Ohm's law calculator, and pad design programs. Kinetic Designs, PO Box 1646, Orange Park, FL 32067. $4.00 MacScience BBS Various ham-related applications, including antenna design, propagation, WEFAX, packet, and Morse code. (408) 866-4933. Digikron Systems BBS Various ham-related applications, including logging, propagation, Morse code, and packet. (408) 253-1309. WB3FFV BBS Various ham-related software, including packet, contesting, and Morse code applications. (301) 625-0817, 625-9482, and 625-9663. N8EMR BBS Various ham-related files, including packet, Morse code, DXing, and contesting software; AMSAT bulletins; and several ham newsletters. (614) 895-2553. Also available on AMPR.NET at 44.70.0.1. --end-- -- ***************************************************************************** Patty Winter N6BIS INTERNET: winter@apple.com AMPR.ORG: [44.4.0.44] UUCP: {decwrl,nsc,sun}!apple!winter *****************************************************************************