What's New file for RASP for Windows (wRASP)
wRASP v2.1- (almost v2.1)

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Rocket Altitude Simulation Program for Windows (wRASP) 2.1-  June 28, 1998
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Rev 2.1BW (Bob Wilson)
  This was an interim release for Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS).

  Features:
    o NAR tracking equations solver - equations from the "Pink Book" tracking
      system. Includes the four test cases in case some thinks the software has
      gone bad during a contest launch.

    o The ability to "associate" a *.RSP file and launch wRASP by double-clicking
      the *.RSP file and load that file in the process. For Windows 3.1, this
      association can be done manually through Program Manager. For Windows 95,
      the necessary registry entries are set during the installation process. This
      can be done manually, also, if needed.

Rev 2.1
  This is a not-quite-complete (documentation lagging) update just because it has
  been a long time since all of the files were updated.

  Features:
    o Updated the motor data loader (fixed some bugs).
    o Added the NAR-certified motor data from NAR S&T curves.
    o New rocket kit (rocket.dat and vendor.dat) database files.

NOTE on motor database file limitations:
    o DOS RASP89 and versions of wRASP through v1.6 had a limit of 32 data points per
      curve - time plus thrust or 64 total values.
    o wRASP v1.61 changed the thrust curve storage method but left in (erroneously)
      the 64 value limit so that individual curves could have up to 64 points. This
      was retained through wRASP v2.1BW.
    o wRASP v2.1- (and subsequent) eliminated the 64 point limit and only limits the
      total number of points in the ENTIRE DATABASE to 16384. This was a result of
      building the NAR certified list which has several motors with more than 64 data
      points.

PLEASE NOTE that the NAR motor database WILL NOT run on any version of wRASP prior to
version 2.1-!

  < Suggestions and comments are solicited >

Chuck Gibke
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