Below is a ready-to-post blog entry. Every so often, you stumble across a filename that stops you mid-scroll. For me, that file was ARROW TECH prodas.rar . No context. No accompanying readme. Just a cryptic label sitting in an old backup drive—and a forgotten corner of the internet.
Many users report that their original ProDAS CD-ROMs are unreadable, and Arrow Tech’s copy protection (parallel port dongles → USB dongles) makes old legal copies impossible to run on modern Windows 10/11 without cracks. ARROW TECH prodas.rar
I decided to dig in. For the uninitiated, Arrow Tech Associates is a small, legendary company in long-range shooting and ammunition reloading circles. Founded by Dr. Robert J. McCoy (author of Modern Exterior Ballistics ), their flagship product ProDAS (Professional Data Analysis System) is anything but casual software. Below is a ready-to-post blog entry
Since this appears to be a specific, potentially internal, cracked, or obscure software archive (likely related to — known for their ballistics software like ProDAS and QuickTARGET ), I’ve written a speculative, engaging blog post that balances mystery, tech archaeology, and ballistics software history. No context
If you find it on an old hard drive, treat it with curiosity and caution. Scan it for malware. Run it in a VM. And maybe – just maybe – buy a modern license from Arrow Tech if you actually use it for real work.