esoteric linux programs

Meskarune · 2010-01-12 08:40:20

I just came across this: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/science/cassbeam

Cassbeam program description:

Cassbeam is a Cassegrain antenna ray tracer. A Cassegrain antenna is a double reflector system which works on the principle of cassegrain optical telescope.
A high gain cassegrain reflector antenna in Ku-band has been successfully developed for command transmit application for the missile programme. It can also be
used for monopulse radar, satellite communication.

Based on an input text file, it computes several properties of the antenna including gain, zenith system temperature, and the beam, in full polarization. All
calculations are done in the transmit sense and use reciprocity to relate to the equivalent receiving system. 

Additionally, cassbeam allows deformations, or pathologies of the optics to be modelled. Currently this is limited to rotations and translations of the feed 
and secondary. In the future, large scale deviations in the primary (such as a misplaced panel) will likely be supported.

It always amuses me when I come across things like this. Anyone else know of linux software that is super specific in function...? I could swear I once came across
a linux program that controlled missile's, but I can't find it again.

Last edited by Meskarune (2010-01-12 08:42:30)

jac · 2010-01-12 09:50:38

Isn't that sort of the philosophy? Do one thing and do it well? I don't really see where else a program like that could possible be integrated, unless there is some general suite of cassegrain antenna utilites. I don't know of the missle launching program, but I'm glad it wasn't written for Windows instead

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sr · 2010-01-12 11:27:28

jac wrote:

I don't know of the missle launching program, but I'm glad it wasn't written for Windows instead

I do hope that's not a launching program but rather some defense agency project to develop some missile or the other.

As for super-specific software, there's plenty more like this in (say) the freshmeat Scientific/Engineering section.

zowki · 2010-01-12 14:38:20

Is this the missile launching program you are talking about?
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/pymissile

Video of this in action:
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/arch … -on-linux/

Last edited by zowki (2010-01-12 14:39:39)

.:B:. · 2010-01-12 15:18:49

Meskarune wrote:

I just came across this: http://packages.debian.org/unstable/science/cassbeam
[...]
It always amuses me when I come across things like this. Anyone else know of linux software that is super specific in function...?

Grep, sed?

And a myriad of others

Lexion · 2010-01-12 15:55:02

lshal, some text editor that is entirely mouse-based (can't remember the name, starts with a 'W'), and html (not really a program, but...).

Cyrusm · 2010-01-12 22:26:23

lol, with this information my bash script TakeOverTheWorld.sh will finally be complete!!! hahaha!!!!! try and stop me now double-oh-seven!

spupy · 2010-01-14 11:01:04

RobotFindsKitten?
sl?

Ashren · 2010-01-14 11:14:00

Use your crt monitor as a radio transmitter.

Tempest showroom: http://www.dirk-loss.de/tempest-showroom.htm

Mardoct · 2010-01-14 17:00:48

WebSDR

http://www.websdr.org/

keenerd · 2010-01-14 18:34:20

Lexion wrote:

some text editor that is entirely mouse-based (can't remember the name, starts with a 'W')

That would be Wily, a port of Plan 9's "Acme" text editor.

essence-of-foo · 2010-01-16 12:17:27

ddate

Lich · 2010-01-16 20:48:37

keenerd wrote:

Lexion wrote:
some text editor that is entirely mouse-based (can't remember the name, starts with a 'W')
That would be Wily, a port of Plan 9's "Acme" text editor.

or Windows? It's kinda like Emacs if you ask me, even comes with an image viewer

marvin · 2010-05-03 17:01:44

There is no reason to ever use Wily again, it is a very rudimentary and limited re-implementation, now Acme itself has been ported to Linux and Windows.

fsckd · 2010-05-03 22:11:45

zowki wrote:

Is this the missile launching program you are talking about?
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/pymissile
Video of this in action:
http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/arch … -on-linux/

There's also GNU Rocket which is actually some kind of sync tracker.

Of course, jquery has everything.

Lexion · 2010-05-04 22:13:56

Thanks for the name. I remember installing that on an ancient computer and playing around with it.

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