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Timeline

Providing a detailed timeline covering detailed delivery dates for all the above is clearly not feasible. However we can provide an overall timetable showing the broad outlines of when we expect to achieve the various capabilities outlined in the previous sections. I intend that we will use this broad outline in determining target dates in our current approach to short and medium term planning.

Some continuing infusion of personnel has been assumed, mostly in the area of operational support provided by people currently supporting existing packages. We also assume that more astronomers will become involved with AIPS++ to provide help on documentation.

AIPS++ V0.8 Feb 97

: First beta release

• Continuum synthesis imaging and self-calibration,
• General Glish-based tools.

AIPS++ V0.9 May 97

: Second beta release

• Rectify remaining problems in V0.8
• Spectral line additions to synthesis processing,

AIPS++ V0.95 August 97

: Third beta release

• Rectify remaining problems in V0.9
• Improvements to the user interface, specifically via a number of gui-based applications.

AIPS++ V1.0 Q3 97

: Limited Public Release

• Synthesis with GUI,
• various GUI tools,
• SDCalc

AIPS++ V1.5 Q1 1998

: Code development release

• Code development system (documentation, examples, templates).
• Freeze synthesis interfaces.

AIPS++ Developer's workshop Q2 98

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AIPS++ V2.0 Q2 98

: Full release

• Completed connected element synthesis package
• Initial VLBI capabilities
• Mosaicing package
• Contributed code

AIPS++ User Group Q3 98

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AIPS++ Developer's workshop Q2 99

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AIPS++ User Group Q3 99

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AIPS++ V3.0 Q4 99

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• Complete replacement for consortium packages. Since this is a site-based choice, I suggest it as a target rather than a core milestone.