gordan@maccs.UUCP (Gordan Palameta) (02/26/87)
Well, thanks to Bruce Wampler we now have a disk #3 in the set of
SnailMail disks, as follows (description by Rob DeMillo):
Snail 3.00 - TVX diskette:
This disk is dedicated to Dr. Bruce Wampler's TVX editor environment. The
kit includes:
TVX - editor based on the TeleVideo editor
EMAX - editor based on the EMACS editor
VIX - editor based on the vi editor.
All three editors are based on a "common ground" program. The TVX diskette
includes all three editors, *excellent* documentation for a PD program,
a tutorial on the editors, reference "cards" for all three editors, source
code for all three editors, a programmer's guide, and step-by-step instructions
for porting any of the editors to another environment. (This will allow
you to have the same editors running on your ST, your IBM PC, your
VAX VMS, or whatever....)
Some people have e-mailed requesting more detailed info on the contents
of each disk (including version numbers), also some people have lost the
list of addresses. At the risk of posting an annoyingly long message
repeating already posted information, here's the story:
-------- cut and save for future reference if you wish -----------------
SnailMail distribution of public domain Atari ST software
Information current as of February 1987
Note: a lot of this software may also be available from your friendly
neighborhood BBS or user group, it may be worth it to check first
Each disk contains a "table-of-contents" file with descriptions, but
these are a bit too long to post to the net, so here's a summary:
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Current disks (as of late Feb 87):
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Disk 1.1 contains:
ARC version 5.12, file-compatible with IBM version
plus full docs and ARCM (merge utility) and ARCX
UniTerm 1.7a (now has Kermit and Xmodem CRC)
plus KeyEdit, TekToGem, and latest docs (First Word format)
FORMAT3 (custom formatter utility: standard, "fast", and 10-sector)
MonST (memory-resident monitor program -- lets you edit contents
of RAM, also disk sector editor etc)
(still the old version of 3/86 -- there may be a newer version?)
Eternal2 RAM disk
(reset-proof, removable, size and drive identifier set
from a .DAT file (can override and set manually at boot time)
Uuencode/uudecode
(new version of uudecode used is Jean-Pierre H. Dumas's --
VERY robust, handles glitched files quite nicely)
*NO* Gem Kermit anymore (UniTerm got bigger and it's got Kermit now)
Disk 2.0 contains:
ARCX (ARC extractor utility)
Moshe Braner utilities (w source code in Megamax C and assembler)
AUTODISK, BARREL, FLEXCOPY, MORE 1.4, NITE, SCACHE, etc
(latest versions as of early Feb 1987, from Moshe himself;
AUTODISK "lose-a-day" problem (ought to be) fixed)
Moshe Braner's version of MicroEmacs (w source code in Megamax C)
(no version number. This is the most current version as
of Feb. 87, but the dates in the source code files still
say July 86, don't know if changes were made)
PROFF (with C source code)
(portable text formatter utility -- Ozan Yigit, Mar 84)
Eternal2 RAM disk (again, since AUTODISK needs it)
Disk 3.0 contains:
Bruce Wampler's VIX/TVX/EMAX (VIX is a Unix "vi"-compatible editor)
Most current versions as of Feb 87, from Bruce Wampler himself,
don't know if any changes made from earlier versions.
Includes source code and very complete docs (including tutorial,
reference cards, and guide to porting to other environments).
Future stuff (NOT definite yet!)
Disk ??
MicroEmacs 3.8e (Dan Lawrence, hacked a bit by Jim Turner)
(ready just as soon as Jim is finished with it)
(probably no sources cause they're huge, anyone who wants
sources will have to ask Jim for them separately)...
+ some other editors and stuff
(STWRITER 1.70? STEDT? NEWWORD4? ask Jim)
Disk ???
tons of little utilities:
an Epson printer config program, a hex dump program,
a DVORAK keyboard program, little test progs, etc. etc.
(just as soon as I finish mixing and matching)
Disk ????
Ported mainframe games:
LARN, OGRE, STARTREK, ADVENTURE,
SPACEWAR (a version that works on color monitors),
MYLIFE (a Life program),
probably STSPEECH thrown in as well
(I've got everything except the latest version of SPACEWAR...
Warren Long are you out there, I've never been able to e-mail you)
Disks are single-sided (to accomodate all drives), with most of the contents
in ARCed form to save space (except for ARC or ARCX itself).
--------- How to get a SnailMail disk: ---------
Send $3 (or $4 Canadian funds) to one of the addresses listed below.
(Addresses valid as of Feb 87)
This amount includes the cost of a disk and postage (in North America).
James Turner (...!sun!imagen!turner)
c/o Imagen Corp.
2650 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, CA
95052-8101
Gordan Palameta (...!seismo!mnetor!lsuc!maccs!gordan)
1001 Main St West #104 BITNET: GP@TANDEM.BITNET
Hamilton, ON, Canada
L8S 1A9
Rob DeMillo (...!ihnp4!brunix!rjd)
120 S. Angell #4 BITNET: GE702000@BROWNVM.BITNET
Providence, RI
02906
Joel Plutchak (...!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster)
2929 Monroe St BITNET: PLUTCHAK@WISCMACC.BITNET
Madison, WI
53711
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