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Everything about Compact Software

Compact Software was the first commercially successful microwave computer-aided design (CAD) company. The company was founded in 1973 by Les Besser to commercialize his eponymous program COMPACT, released when he was at Farinon Electric Company. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Compact SoftwareA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: A Low-Cost and Compact Software-Defined UWB Transmitter for Radar Utilizing a Nonlinear Transmission LineInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Burn baby burnThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Parameter estimation for compact binaries with ground-based gravitational-wave observations using the LALInference software libraryCited 885 times
  5. Go sideways: Optimization Systems AssociatesA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Les BesserA closely related topic

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