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Nice!!! 
- Version: 2.0.1, 2/16/2004 09:32AM PST
JavaCorun
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- Nice!!!
Rox. - Version: 2.0.1, 2/14/2004 07:14PM PST
Scythe_NZ
What more can I say? Cavendish does it's job, does it well, and gets better with every version. Seems like most of the bugs have been ironed out and it's a spiffy piece of software. I can't really think of any other features to include in the program that I haven't already talked to you about.
Very nice work Ben, very nice indeed,
Very nice work Ben, very nice indeed,
A Review - Version: 2.0.1, 2/14/2004 04:19PM PST
miley
Cavendish is the only program of its type, so there is no competition to compare it against. However, it is a very powerful program, and physically accurate (mind you, I won't be able to find a use for it unless I take astrophysics in college).
My only gripe with it is one of purism more than anything else- Henry Cavendish is presently turning over in his grave because you can change his gravitational constant. Boo. But at least you can now experiment with universes of variable mass.
My only gripe with it is one of purism more than anything else- Henry Cavendish is presently turning over in his grave because you can change his gravitational constant. Boo. But at least you can now experiment with universes of variable mass.
5-star Simulator - Version: 1.6, 1/10/2004 07:57PM PST
fiyin
I wish I had Cavendish when I was taking physics. It works exactly as advertised, and it gets faster with very update. What more could you ask for from an n-body sim?
Quite nice. 
- Version: 1.2, 12/23/2003 02:32PM PST
nemo2
As one of the beta testers, I've seen this program mature substantially. I haven't really delved into its full potential, but it does indeed look nice.
All it really needs is a GUI. That would make it quite easy to use.
For a first effort, excellent work, Ben.
-nemo
All it really needs is a GUI. That would make it quite easy to use.
For a first effort, excellent work, Ben.
-nemo
Nice work - Version: 1.2, 12/23/2003 02:07PM PST
Catfish_Man
I had a bit of trouble getting it to open the included files (until I realized that I could just rename them CavendishData.txt), but other than that it looks great. Quite speedy for being 3d, and it seems quite accurate with the new r-k code.
What does Cavendish mean? - Version: 1.2, 12/23/2003 12:33PM PST
Kanerix
The controls are slightly cumbersome, but the math is good, and the collisions are hilarious (at least to me). I would recommend some sort of click and drag interface for the planets (or something like that) and a simple open dialog for the datafiles. Perhaps labels for the planets would also be nice. Otherwise, this is an excellent work in progress. I look forward to future versions.
Should be open-source - Version: 1.0, 12/6/2003 11:40PM PST
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huwr
:P
Good job for a young'en. ;) - Version: 1.0, 12/6/2003 07:33PM PST
jimsander
Great program. It's not "polished" but in time that could be easily corrected. (#1 request- allow "Open" to load a new simulation file) As it is, the simulation seems to act as advertised. It's not as fun as the gravity simulation I used to use on my Mac Plus, but it's certainly more capable. (the example universe of 199 objects runs quite nicely on my QS-933) More example universe files would be cool too. Otherwise, no complaints.
As soon as you can, try the examples in the data folder, they're very good.
For next version i think it would be cool to have a screen saver, that way i could show off 10 planets orbiting around eachother at different velocities easily :)