                       COSMIC INFORMATION SERVICES

NASA's COmputer Software Management and Information Center (COSMIC) has been
located at the University of Georgia since its beginning in 1966.  We
presently have over 800 computer programs that were originally developed by
NASA and its contractors for the U.S. space program.  Software is available
for a number of areas of interest including:  artificial intelligence,
computational fluid dynamics, finite element structural analysis, scientific
visualization, thermal and fluid flow analysis, and many more.  Programs are
priced on a cost-recovery basis and usually include source code.  U.S.
educational institutions are eligible for a substantial discount.
 
                            Customer Support

We have a helpful staff to assist you in finding programs.  You can reach us
as described below:

Phone - Ask for Product Information at 706-542-3265.  Our staff members will
search our inventory for the program(s) you need.

FAX - Send a FAX to 706-542-4807 stating your area of interest and other
requirements (e.g., hardware and/or operating system).

E-mail - Send electronic mail to service@cosmic.uga.edu indicating your
interests.  U.S. and International customers can get our periodic catalog
updates via e-mail by requesting to be put on the e-mail list.
 
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER - U.S. customers may request a free subscription
to our quarterly news magazine.

                                 Catalog

Get current program abstracts by one of these methods:  (Note that because
some of our programs are available only to domestic customers, we produce both
domestic and international versions of the catalog.)  Please see the "Ordering
the Catalog" section at the end of this document.)

Hardcopy - The annual printed catalog costs $25 and is only available to
domestic customers.

Online - COSLINE is our online interactive information service.  Telnet to
cosline.cosmic.uga.edu or use a modem to dial 706-542-7354.  Modem settings
are 1200-14.4K bps with 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit (8,N,1).
COSLINE is a full screen application and your terminal or emulator must
understand our screen control commands. Our default terminal type is the
VT100, but many types are supported (use normal, not application, cursor key
mode).

MS-DOS - The domestic and international versions of the catalog contain
complete information (abstracts, keywords, prices, etc.) and include a search
engine and interactive user interface for PC compatibles.  It is also designed
for use on most PC-based local area networks.  The domestic version requires
about 5MB of hard disk storage while the international version is slightly
smaller.  This catalog can be obtained several ways:

Diskette - Available free to anyone filling out our customer survey.  Ask for
the "FAX BACK" survey form.  The catalog is available on 5.25 or 3.5 inch HD
diskette.

FTP - Download the domestic or international versions of the MS-DOS catalog by
using standard file transfer protocol.  The address is ftp.cosmic.uga.edu. 
Please logon as "anonymous" (using all lower case letters) and use your e-mail
address as your password.  Be sure to transfer the files in binary mode. To
download the domestic catalog simply cd to the catalog/domestic directory and
get the three files there.  The command "mget * " should get you the
compressed catalog file, a README file, and a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE which we
guarantee will expand our catalog.  Certain versions of PKUNZIP will not
expand our catalog.  For the international catalog, cd to the
catalog/international directory and do the same as above. Once you have landed
the files on your PC, expand the catalog and documentation by entering: 
pkunzip pccat94d (or pccat94i).  The documentation contained in the file
CATALOGD.DOC (or CATALOGI.DOC) explains how to install the catalog from there.
The ftp server is a unix host so those ftp-ing from a non-unix machine may
need to modify their syntax.

Gopher - We maintain a Gopher server for Internet use.  Please access:         
               gopher.cosmic.uga.edu

WWW - We provide a World Wide Web server.  The URL of this service:            
            http://www.cosmic.uga.edu

E-mail - If your access to the Internet is limited to e-mail, simply send an
e-mail message to listserv@cosmic.uga.edu.  The text of the message should say:
SEND PCCAT94D (for the domestic catalog) or SEND PCCAT94I (for the
international catalog).  Read the message numbered "1" for instructions on
reconstructing the catalog.

                          Ordering the Catalog

Orders must include either an official preprinted company purchase order form
or prepayment.  Payment terms are Net 30 Days.  Payment may be by check, money
order, VISA, or MasterCard.  Shipping charges via UPS (domestic) and Air Mail
(international) are included in the catalog price and there is no tax involved.
Our address:

                                 COSMIC
                        The University of Georgia
                          382 East Broad Street
                          Athens, GA 30602-4272

                       Other Services of Interest

In addition to the e-mail facility, COSMIC operates a "listserver" host.  The
listserver handles electronic conferences for users of certain COSMIC programs.
These conferences are implemented in the form of mail reflectors where each
subscriber is sent any e-mail messages sent to the specific conference's
central address. To find out more about the COSMIC listserver, please send
e-mail to listserv@cosmic.uga.edu.  The body of the message (not the subject)
should simply say, "help".  You will be sent a text file containing a list of
the specific services offered and how to access them. 
We appreciate receiving feedback on all services provided by COSMIC.  Please
correspond.

