Vintage NASA software available

From: Geoff Roberts <geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au>
Date: Fri Oct 26 21:04:16 2001

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From: "Eric Chomko" <vze2wsvr_at_verizon.net>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Vintage NASA software available



> I'll have to check out the fee. I suspect that that is part of the task to
turn
> the code over as well as possible distribution cost.

The satellite link rain attenuation analysis software is $15US. What's
annoying to me is that it
is ONLY available to US citizens fo some unstated reason. Heck it's a 30k
basic/vb app for a mac or pc, are they afraid Afghanistan are gonna get
their hands on it and use it to, ahem, well, uh, heck I can't think of
anything a hostile COULD do with it.
Hardly rocket science, well, ok, maybe it is, but it's not exactly sensitive
IMHO.
I did note on the opening page that there are moves now afoot to make at
least some of it freeware, at least for non commercial use.

Geoff Roberts
Computer Systems Manager
Saint Mark's College
Port Pirie,
South Australia
geoffrob_at_stmarks.pp.catholic.edu.au
Received on Fri Oct 26 2001 - 21:04:16 BST