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<_description>
-This program draws a simulation of a sonar screen. Written by
-default, it displays a random assortment of ``bogies'' on the screen,
-but if compiled properly, it can ping (pun intended) your local
-network, and actually plot the proximity of the other hosts on your
-network to you. It would be easy to make it monitor other sources of
-data, too. (Processes? Active network connections? CPU usage per
-user?) Written by Stephen Martin.
+This draws a sonar screen that pings (get it?) the hosts on
+your local network, and plots their distance (response time) from you.
+The three rings represent ping times of approximately 2.5, 70 and 2,000
+milliseconds respectively.
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+Alternately, it can run a simulation that doesn't involve hosts.
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+(If pinging doesn't work, you may need to make the executable be setuid.)
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+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping#History
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+Written by Stephen Martin and Jamie Zawinski; 1998.