freeware - downloads

Most programs are self-extracting .exe files
some programs offer extra features in shareware versions
always open a separate window and save to your computer
Please email to thank the authors. 

You will need to emulate older versions of Windows for some of these programs.

We would be delighted to offer linux versions and open source  - budding programmers - an opportunity waiting!
 PDA freeware

Seismic Waves by Alan Jones (3.39Mb)
earth quake simulation program view the world in 2D or 3D and watch the interaction of the various types of earth quake waves as they reflect , refract and map the interior of the earth

Erupt by Ken Wohletz
volcano simulation program from the U.S.A. Los Alamos Laboratories, New Mexico U.S.A. demonstrates all the major types of volcanoes simple to complex eruptionscomplete with sounds



Dana by Mike Mueller
hard coded mineral identification program excellent form basic mineral identification


Home Planet (6.78Megs) by John Walker
view day/night/moon over earth from your location in real time, positions of planets and stars at your location, satellite tracking...



Crater Screen Saver
from http://www.fourmilab.ch/ unzip then copy to your windows/system folder go to Start - Settings - Display - Screen Saver and choose "crater" realistic simulation of crater impacts


Make your own graph paper program very easy to use ( off site link) using this link printyourowngraphpaper.com

Capture 1.4.7  (179Kb)by Nestegg Software
a screen capture utility if you see it on the screen you can save it as a .BMP image file and you can convert it to standard .JPG or .GIF internet images using LView Pro or  Infan View


Convert (453K)   by Joshua F. Madison   jmadison@dti.net
converts a huge range of quantities mass, area, force ... in an excellent tab file folder format


World Time (4.37 Mb .exe file) Ver. 5.5.2.748  by Pawprint.net
Keeps track of 10 simultaneous locations, map, many features learn all about time zones and Universal Time. One of the most useful features is a stop watch to keep track of your online elapsed time or charge out time on multiple accounts

Explorer Weight/32 ver1.00 (.exe file 516K)

You to determine your relative weight on other planets in the solar system.
You also get to find out a little more about the planet,
such as what you might expect to see if you went there.
Even better, this latest version actually shows you the planets!

Geo2Gridby Peter Walker walkz@zip.com.au
converts latitude and longitude to grid coordinates


Satbuster  satellite tracking program


Rockcycle(167K)- by Wallop Ware - the Hamstead School
an interactive way to learn about the rockcycle -three levels novice to expert

React(167K)- by Wallop Ware - the Hampstead School
works  out your reaction time for various stimuli (sound, sight, thinking)

JupSat95 ver1.14 (753k)   Jupiter's Moons
gives realtime animation of the position of Jupiter's four moons by Gary Nugent  gnugent@indigo.ie

Glayers(156k)
A neat interactiive program that gets you to name the layers of the earth and the atmosphere 2nd place in the 1997 ThinkQuest


WinPlot- a freeware graph making program, plots lots of kinds of graphs, even several at a time

Carbon 14 Dating Calculator (interactive javascript)by Mark Gregory



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