... First of all, I should say that you cannot guarantee user-mode processes to have exact control of timing because of the multi-tasking nature of Linux. ... However, for most applications using I/O ports, this does not really matter. To minimise this, you may want to nice your process to a high-priority value (see the nice(2) manual page) or use real-time scheduling (see below). ... Linux 2.x kernels have soft real time support; see the manual page for sched_setscheduler(2) for details. ...

The following images of the icy surface of Ganymede, the Solar System's largest moon, were made by the Galileo spacecraft during its ongoing mission to explore Jupiter and the Jovian system. ... This image was taken when Galileo was 7,448 kilometers (4,628 miles) away from Ganymede; north is to the top of the picture, and sunlight illuminates the surface from the lower left nearly overhead (77 degrees above the horizon). ... The image was taken June 27 at a range of 7,448 kilometers (4,628 miles). ...

... public class TiffDecoder . ... static int . ... Field Detail public static final int NEW_SUBFILE_TYPE . ... public static final int IMAGE_WIDTH . ... public static final int IMAGE_LENGTH . ... public static final int BITS_PER_SAMPLE . ... public static final int COMPRESSION . ... public static final int PHOTO_INTERP . ... public static final int IMAGE_DESCRIPTION . ... public static final int STRIP_OFFSETS . ... public static final int ORIENTATION . ... public static final int SAMPLES_PER_PIXEL . ...

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Posting Observations . ... You will need to subscribe to vsnet-acc (to allow you access to post your observations). ... VSNet has several different e-mail sigs, and sub sigs. ... These list are controlled by a software package called " Majordomo ", which allows you to subscribe and unsubscribe yourself from these list with an e-mail message (automated). ... Once you have subscribed to vsnet-acc (which will only send you a welcome message back and nothing else) you can post to the other list. ...

... For SIMS (Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) analysis, a solid surface is bombarded by primary ions of some keV energy. ... The subsequent mass analysis of the emitted ions provides detailed information on the elemental and molecular composition of the surface. ... Extremely short ion pulses with a duration below . ... By rastering a fine-focussed ion beam over the surface, like an electron beam in an electron microprobe, mass resolved secondary ion images (chemical maps) can be obtained...

... Searching for the Universe, from an Iron Mine . ... On large scales, its gravitational effects dominate that of the ordinary matter. ... This allows us to set up detectors here on earth and search for dark matter signals. ... Steve Leman presently works on the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS) and Micro-X Microcalorimeter X-ray Telescope experiments at the Experimental Cosmology and Astrophysics Laboratory at MIT. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Software Forum Message . ... Astronomy Software Discussion | ... Detailed Moon Map For HandMap And Handheld PCs (Palm Or Pocket) . ... Detailed Moon Map for HandMap . The first vectorised Moon Map for Pocket PC and Palm devices. ... Palm site: http://www.handmap.net/Palm/Moon-Map.htm . ... Pocket PC site: http://www.handmap.net/WinCE/Moon-Map-W.htm . ... Forum posts are Copyright their authors as specified in the heading above the post. "dbHTML," "AstroGuide," "ASTRONOMY.NET" & "VA.NET" . ...

The HyperNews Linux KHG Discussion Pages . Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide . Keywords: vm86 . Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 14:53:02 GMT . From: Sebastien Plante < sebasp@cae.ca > . I have a project of emulating 8086 card processor. I think that I can do it under Linux by using VM86. Where can I get enough information on VM86 to be able to use it ? .

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . ... James H. Newman (Ph.D.) . NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER) . ... Recipient of the American Astronautical Society Flight Achievement Award (1994, 1999) for his work as a member of the STS-51 and STS-88 crews. ... That same year he came to work at NASA s Johnson Space Center, where his duties included responsibility for conducting flight crew and flight control team training for all mission phases in the areas of Orbiter propulsion, guidance, and control. ...

AMPLE 3 - Multi-purpose Software Package for Asteroids and Comets . ... AMPLE 3 v0.7.2 contains data base of 31.03.2011. ... OS Windows, Linux. ... New icons. ... To download the archive of new data base (for example, dbfiles-2011apr.zip ) click on necessary zip-file from list below. ... Replace directory dbfiles in "C:\Documents and Settings", where the part of AMPLE 3 is installed (for example, C:\Documents ans Settings\Username\Application Data\Ample 3), by new directory dbfiles from the archive. ...