Subject: For information, apologies if you have a copy already

From: Richard Hook <[email-masked]> (by way of [email-masked] (Hans-Martin Adorf))
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 10:32:55 +0100

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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 95 21:39:12 MST
From: [email-masked] (Dave Mills)
To: [email-masked]

Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT - Linux for Astronomy CDROM

ANNOUNCEMENT - Linux for Astronomy CDROM

`The Random Factory' is pleased to announce the production of
a CDROM packed with Astronomical software built for use with the
`free' operating system -  LINUX (a UNIX(tm) clone for i386/486/586
processors).

Finally, it is possible to run the same packages you
use at work, on a standard PC, utilising a full workstation
environment (X-windows, networking, NFS, etc). Thanks to recent
hardware advances, it is even possible to use a laptop computer.

CDROM DETAILS

The CDROM is formatted using the industry standard ISO9660
format (with RockRidge extensions). The first release contains a
full 650Mb, so future releases may have to be 2-disk sets.

PACKAGES

The following packages are included on the CDROM

                AIPS (radio astronomy and image processing)
                ASSIST (gui for IRAF and other packages)
                FITSIO (data exchange)
                glish (distributed processing)
                IRAF V2.10.4 + contributed packages (general purpose)
                                                      ared
                                                      egodata
                                                      finder
                                                      fitsik
                                                      mem0c
                                                      psikern
                                                      rvsao
                                                      tables
                                                      stsdas
                KARMA (image processing)
                NEMO (stellar dynamics)
                MIDAS (general purpose)
                PGPERL (graphics)
                           SAOIMAGE (image display)
                SAOtng (imaging/graphics)
                StarBase (astronomy database)

All packages are the most recent versions available (Nov 1995).

The collection has been assembled with the assistance
of the worldwide astronomical software community. All the
packages may be run directly from the CD, or may be copied
to a local disk for increased efficiency.

DOCUMENTATION

The CDROM  includes an integrated set of documentation
in HTML format, and many packages also include Postscript
format documents. The documentation is searchable using
included WAIS tools, and facilities are provided to setup a server to
provide WWW based searching of the database on your local
network.

A searchable database cataloguing over 6000 Astronomy related
World-Wide-Web resources is also included.

Source code is  included where permitted by the package license
holders.

NEW TO LINUX  ?

In case you have not yet experienced the advantages of LINUX,
the disk also includes a Linux `test drive' which can be
installed and run directly from MS-DOS.

AVAILABILITY

The single issue cost is $35 (+shipping), and the
CDROM is also available on a subscription basis,
which is updated twice per year to track new releases
of the main packages ($55 per year + shipping).

HOW TO ORDER

A PostScript order form may be downloaded from

        ftp://plum.tuc.noao.edu/lfa/orderfrm.ps

or you can print and complete the ASCII form appended to this message.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

A full listing of the disk contents and an on-line order form
are available on the World-Wide-Web at the URL.

        http://plum.tuc.noao.edu/lfa/lfa.html

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2217 East Copper St,
Tucson AZ 85719
USA

Phone:   day (520) 318 8293,  evening (520) 327 1687
Fax:         (520) 327 3387
email:   [email-masked]

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        Linux for Astronomy CD-ROM ORDER FORM

                                                Tel:       +1-520-327-1687
  The Random Factory,                           Fax:       +1-520-327-3387
  2217 E. Copper St,                          email:       [email-masked]
  Tucson AZ 85719

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   (Arizona residents please add 5.5% Sales Tax).....

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   Shipping

      USPS Mail US/Can/Mex                       $  5.00
      Int'l Airmail (overseas)                   $ 10.00

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   All orders require pre-payment.

   International payments: by cheque drawn on a U.S. Bank,
                           by international money order.

   Electronic payment can be made via First Virtual..
   See http://www.fv.com/ for information on setting up an account.

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