wcwells%ucbopal.CC@Ucb-Vax.ARPA (04/24/84)
From: William C. Wells <wcwells%ucbopal.CC@Ucb-Vax.ARPA>
This is my current list of public domain software sources.
Additions (especially large user group libraries that accept mail orders
from non-members) and corrections chearfully accepted.
Bill Wells
wcwells@Berkeley.ARPA
ucbvax!wcwells
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Public Domain Software Sources
Compiled by
William Wells
University of California, Berkeley
17 April 1984
1. LOCAL USER GROUPS
Most local microcomputer user groups have some type of software
exchange programs for their members. Some groups make public
domain software available to non-members. System specific user
groups often test public domain software to see if it works on a
specific system before they distribute it. So it may be to your
advantage to check with your local user group first.
2. PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE VOLUMES
2.1. CP/MUG
CP/MUG (CP/M User's Group) software volumes are available from:
Mail Order:
CP/M User's Groups, New York NY
PicoNet CP/M Users Group, Mountain View CA
Internet FTP:
SIMTEL20 micro:<cpmug.___>
A printed catalog of CP/MUG software is published by the New York
Amateur Computer Club.
2.2. PC-BLUE
PC-BLUE (NYACC) software volumes for the IBM-PC with the Baby
Blue CPM board are available from:
Mail Order:
New York Amateur Computer Club, New York NY ?
Internet FTP:
SIMTEL20 micro:<pc-blue.___>
2.3. SFPCUG
SFPCUG software volumes for the IBM-PC are available from:
Mail Order:
San Francisco PC Users Group
2.4. SIG/M
SIG/M (Special Interest Group/Microcomputers) CPM software
volumes are available from:
Mail Order:
SIG/M, Iselin NY
PicoNet CP/M Users Group, Mountain View CA
Internet FTP:
SIMTEL20 micro:<sigm.___>
A printed catalog of CP/MUG software is published by the New York
Amateur Computer Club.
2.5. SIMTEL20 CPM
SIMTEL20 CPM (previously MIT-MC CPM) software volumes is only
available to online Internet users.
Internet FTP:
SIMTEL20 micro:<cpm.___>
2.6. SIMTEL20 UNIX
SIMTEL20 UNIX software volumes are only available to online In-
ternet users. Some software in SIMTEL20 UNIX volumes is distri-
buted via the USENET news group "net.sources".
Internet FTP:
SIMTEL20 micro:<unix.____>
3. MAIL ORDERS
Information (and prices) are subject to change without notice. A
volume is usually one floppy disk.
3.1. CP/M USER'S GROUP, NEW YORK NY
Ref: CP/M Review, July/August 1983, p. 78
The CP/MUG volumes are available by mail from:
CP/M User's Group
1651 3rd Avenue
New York NY 10028
Disk Format: 8" SSSD floppy disks. Cost $13 per disk.
3.2. NEW YORK AMATEUR COMPUTER CLUB, NEW YORK NY
Ref: CP/M Review, July/August 1983, p. 78
Several catalogs of public domain software are available from the
NYACC. Each catalog is priced at $10 including shipping, $15 for
overseas airmail. All orders must be prepaid.
The NYACC is a nonprofit group that has been involved in the ca-
taloging and distribution of public domain software and is a
sponsor of the Special Interest Group/Microcomputers (SIG/M).
For information, write to:
The New York Amateur Computer Club
P.O. Box 106
Church Street Station
New York NY
3.3. PICONET CP/M USERS GROUP, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA
Ref: Pico News Journal, The Official Journal of PicoNet, a CP/M
Users' Group, Vol. 5 No. 1, Feb - Mar 1984, p. 3.
PicoNet, CP/MUG, and SIG/M software volumes are available from:
PicoNet
P.O. Box 391566
Mountain View CA 94039
Disk Formats: 8" and most 5 1/4" soft sector only. Cost: $6.00
per disk plus $1.50 shipping per order. California residents add
6.5% sales tax. Quantity discounts are available.
3.4. SAN FRANCISCO PC USERS GROUP, SAN FRANCISCO CA
Ref: Random Access Guide, Vol. 1 No. 3, March 1984, p. 31
The San Francisco PC Users Group, which has a current membership
of about 600 members, has a continuously growing public domain
software library. (72 plus volumes, 1340 plus programs that run
on a normally configured IBM PC.) Approximately 5 volumes are ad-
ded to the library each month.
A catalog of the entire library is available on volume A-3.
The SF PC Users Group will exchange these diskettes for free with
other IBM PC club libraries.
Disk format: some single-sided, some double-sided disks. Cost:
$6.00 per disk.
For more information contact:
San Francisco PC Users Group
c/o Charlie Vella, Librarian
4411 Geary Blvd. # 33
San Francisco CA 94118
3.5. SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP/MICROCOMPUTERS (SIG/M), ISELIN NY
Ref: CP/M Review, July/August 1983, p. 78
The SIG/M volumes are distributed by:
SIG/M
Box 97
Iselin NY 08830
at $6.00 for the first disk and $5.00 for each additional disk.