From: Weather-Buffs Company
To: All Weather-Buffs
Date: 26 July 1987
Topic: GOESLOOP.ARC

Included in the associated ARC file are the following:

1.) GOES 1 through 6: These are six lo-res, non-fullvideo GOES Satellite Cloud
Pictures focused on the lower Great Lakes states. Each picture was taken at an
hourly interval, six hours apart and modified at Accu-Weather, Inc.
headquarters. Once downloaded using Digi-Weather, a terminal program produced
by Weather-Buffs Company, they were modified in DeluxePaint 2 for such focusing
effects. 

2.) LMV2: This stands for Long Movie 2. LMV2 is a public domain page flipper
that was produced by Mr. Williams in Palo Alto, California. It can be obtained
from Fred Fish Disk #73. 

3.) ExecuteMe: This is a small batch file that upon execution, will
automatically look for the GOES 1-6 series of satellite pictures in the CURRENT
DIRECTORY (it must be here, and it is recommended that it be done in FAST RAM:
if at all possible). When LMV2 asks the user for requested inputs, here are the
recommended parameters for viewing the satellite cloud pictures in motion:

Long Movie 2 Request:        Your Response:
---------------------        --------------

Number of Disks:               1 
Alternate Forward/Backward     1
Loop Speed                     5000   
Number of Loops                30 (Add more if you want to see more!)
Fade to Black                  0
Fade to White                  0
Cycle Colors                   0  (DO NOT CYCLE!)

The reason why I have uploaded this to the boards is that it demonstrates just
how easily the Amiga can be used for television weather graphics! In the near
future, The Weather Connection (TM) will allow a meteorologist to loop
satellite pictures in hi-res fullvideo interlace! Have fun looping!

For more information, please refer to my article in the July Issue (#7) of
Amazing Computing, or write to me at:

     Brendan Larson, Meteorologist
     Weather-Buffs Company
     P.O. Box 25
     Lemont, Illinois  60439-0025

If you plan on attending The Commodore Show (Los Angeles) in October of 1987,
I will be speaking on the topic of Amigas and Weather Forecasting and will be
happy to answer any questions you may have!