Most recent major modifications to programs in PROSPE
       This table only lists reasonably significant modifications - smaller incremental changes are made all the time. To establish whether you are using the current version of a program check the version date at the top of the program listing or as displayed on running the program.
     
NOV2008 STRFIT Elimination of a bug affecting therm(2) calculation - minor modification but relevant for the d constants
FEB2008 AABS Many further modifications and a comprehensive help system.
FEB2007 AABS Major upgrades of both ASCP_L and SVIEW_L including dynamic memory allocation and new Loomis-Wood modes.
JAN2007 QSTARK Upgrade to also carry out a weighted fit.
JAN2007 VIBCA Upgrade of program to deal with up to 100 atoms and of its PED calculation
DEC2006 BELGI Another new program added to the Internal Rotation section
JUL2006 ERHAM New program added to the Internal Rotation section
JAN2006 PISLIN Major upgrade of the program to perform checks and sorting of .LIN files for SPFIT.

Dataset checks performed by ASFIT have also been upgraded to the same level.
MAY2005 AABS Software package for Assignment and Analysis of Broadband Spectra including the use of Loomis-Wood displays and SPFIT/SPCAT or ASFIT/ASROT for fitting/prediction

The two AABS graphical viewers of spectra (SVIEW_L) and of predictions (ASCP_L) are now recommended also for standalone operation. The development of ASCP and SVIEW has been stopped, but their subpages should still be consulted for useful additional documentation.

DEC2004 ASFIT Automatic line counting, PAR+LIN output, and datafile checks for line duplication and incorrect blend specification
SEP2003 ASROT Increase in the number of lines that can be predicted and sorted
MAR2003 STRFIT Now fits also the rm(1), rm(2) , rm(1L), rm(2L), etc. geometries of Watson et al., J. Mol. Spectrosc. 196, 102 (1999).
MAR2003 ASCP Stick diagram can now optionally be augmented by a simulated spectral contour for zeroth, first or second derivative of Gaussian or Lorentzian lineshape function.
DEC2002 QSTARK Modification to the full imaginary formulation to fit the combination of mc and other dipole moment components
APR2002 STRFIT Fitting of planar moments of inertia
APR2002 ASFIT Fitting of blended lines
FEB2002 RGDMIN, MIN16 New Molecular modeling section
FEB2002 PMIFST ASCP SVIEW New CVF6.6A graphics for best Windows compliance so far, all three programs now have integral icons and their own configuration files
JAN2002 ASFIT Addition of hii and DFBETAS statistical tests
DEC2001 QSTARK Fitting of the chi_d constant
DEC2001 SVIEW Improved baseline subtraction and allowance for user configurability
SEP2001 OCS New program for generating lines of OCS for spectrometer calibration
OCT2001 ASCP Major overhaul, including direct input of .CAT files from SPCAT

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