afc@shibaya.lonestar.org (Augustine Cano) (12/07/90)
In article <459@hico2.UUCP> kak@hico2.UUCP (Kris A. Kugel) writes: > >2. AT&T does not support the 3b1. AT&T does not even release > some nice software packages that already exist and were written > for the 3b1. (there exists, for example, a troff package with > a 3b1 screen previewer that will even work with 8-pin or 24-pin > printers). Although hardware upgrades and other such exist, > they are entirely supplied by small-time independent organizations. Given the amount of time that has passed since AT&T gave up on the unix pc, and the more recent release of the kernel object files. Is there now a chance that AT&T would reconsider and release (in a completely unsupported fashion of course) the above goodies as well as other programs? Paint Power comes to mind... > Kris A. Kugel > ( 908 ) 842-2707 > {uunet,rutgers,att}!westmark!hico2!kak > {daver,ditka,zorch}!hico2!kak > internet: kak@hico2.westmark.com -- Augustine Cano INTERNET: afc@shibaya.lonestar.org UUCP: ...!{ernest,egsner}!shibaya!afc
ehopper@ehpcb.WLK.COM (Ed Hopper) (12/08/90)
In article <459@hico2.UUCP> kak@hico2.UUCP (Kris A. Kugel) writes: > > > >2. AT&T does not support the 3b1. AT&T does not even release > > some nice software packages that already exist and were written > > for the 3b1. (there exists, for example, a troff package with > > a 3b1 screen previewer that will even work with 8-pin or 24-pin > > printers). Although hardware upgrades and other such exist, > > they are entirely supplied by small-time independent organizations. I'm curious here, has anyone REALLY asked that these things be released. I don't mean asking some clerk at the hotline. I mean an organized letter writing campaign to Bob Kavner (President of Data Systems Group). In my time with AT&T I have found that a lot of these "sore subjects" can be resolved if one knows how to go about it EFFECTIVELY. Few people do. Ed Hopper ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Ed Hopper's BBS 713-997-7575 - Houston - Free Access to AT&T Employees | | USENET - ILink - Smartnet PC Board - Markmail Offline Reader System | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------