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Freefall

Freefall - 2.0

track & explore earth orbiting satellites

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This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 2.0
Release Date: 2007-12-26
License: Update
Downloads (this version): 3,872
Downloads (all versions): 15,096
Price: $34.95

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Freefall puts the wonders of satellite exploration at your fingertips, simulating the flight path of more than 650 actual satellites — Global Positioning Systems, GOES, NOAA and other unclassified orbiters used by amateur radio stations, weather services, search and rescue teams and more. Rich with simulated space views of earth and its orbiters, Freefall is a stand-alone satellite discovery and exploration application that utilizes the power of Mac OS X to seamlessly transition from one perspective to another, soaring over the continents and oceans of the world, using political and coastline data from the United Nations and earth imagery from NASA.

The 3-D viewer interacts directly with the simulator, letting you control dozens of preferences and perspectives. Create and save your own unique simulation experiences or choose from one of 8 built-in simulations, then save your journey as a screensaver.

Turn any geographic location into a ground link, watch satellites fly by each location. Choose from a database of over 28,000 cities or define your own using latitude and longitude.

See detailed information about each satellite including altitude, speed, coordinates, launch data, and mission background. All satellite data can be automatically updated daily via the Internet.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher

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Freefall Commentarydoes not work under 10.6 - update? - Version: 2.0, 8/25/2009 02:25PM PST

dylan3--2008
There have been no updates for almost 2 years, which isn't a huge deal, except the screen saver module doesn't run under my developer build of 10.6. No note of planned updates on their website, email to developer as yet unanswered.
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Freefall CommentaryDiscounted introductory price for new licenses only! - Version: 1.2.0, 12/27/2007 06:55PM PST

mattblackman
I can understand offering a discount to help introduce a new version, but why limit it to new licenses only? What about the loyal users who already have a license? Where's the love?

I'd recommend the app, but under these circumstances, I won't recommend the developers.
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Freefall ReviewWorth it? - Version: 1.0.1, 4/19/2005 02:41PM PST

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DuaneD
I have the free .Mac version of freefall. I was going to go buy the full version for $20 when I realized it was $29! $29 for a screen saver that does one thing.

OK, So I'll look and see what I get for the upgrade. Hmmm, there is no place that tells me what I get over and above my current version for $29.

Personally, I can think of a lot of things that are more deserving of my $29. Not that I don't like the software, it works great.

I can see a boxed version for $29, but the download version should be $20 and IMHO if you already have the .Mac version they should be giving the download version for even less.

I am going to rate the features as Neutral as I don't really know what I can do on the full version.
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