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From: Glenn Becker <burningc@sdf...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] scat, ngc2000 and other matters
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:45:43 +0000 (UTC)


>> The Digitized Sky Survey, 102 CD-ROMs, is not distributed with the
>> system.
>> 
>> I had always assumed that was the reason. A 103-CD Plan 9 distro
>> is not something I would enjoy.
>
> well, ngc2000 != DSS, at least as far as I know.

in re the DSS, would it be possible to have the program query

http://archive.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_form

or

http://archive.eso.org/dss/dss

rather than assume the presence of a 102 CD set somewhere?

... the coding is currently beyond me (most things are, but that's an 
excuse and maybe ... it could be a project) so it is essentially a 
hypothetical question.

G

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