billr@tekred.UUCP (08/15/87)
Here is the current list of archivers for comp.sources.games. It
includes sites that have ftp and uucp access. I can send out parts
of things, but please check for a site near you first. I will *not*
send out the complete NetHack distribution via email; find a ftp or
uucp site or send me a tape.
-Bill Randle
Moderator, comp.sources.games
Tektronix, Inc.
games-request@tekred.TEK.COM
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ACCESSING THE COMP.SOURCES.GAMES ARCHIVE
(last updated: August 14, 1987)
Several sites below will send tapes through the mail. For those sites,
send a 1/2" mag tape WITH RETURN POSTAGE and RETURN MAILER. Tapes
without postage or mailer will not be returned. No other methods (COD,
etc.) are available; please don't ask.
1. Rick Adams (rick@seismo.CSS.GOV) provides archive access to those on the
ARPAnet. Access is available directly via anonymous ftp (Outside of
9am-7pm EDT M-F.) The files are in a directory comp.sources.games, then a
sub-directory VolumeX. They are named as closely as possible to the
names in the Index. Send tape, mailer, and postage to:
Rick Adams
Center for Seismic Studies
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1450
Arlington, VA 22209-3871
3. Mike Arms at Sandia will be archiving the articles. They can be a
point of contact for those sites in New Mexico needing postings.
Note though that they are NOT an ARPAnet site nor do they allow
ad lib uucp connections. Those requesting archives should e-mail
to Mike.
Mike Arms
{ucbvax | gatech}!unmvax!sandia!marms
4. Pyramid Technology has an archive arranged topically, and in compressed
tar files. They are happy to take new UUCP connections. They are also
somewhat willing to make tapes for people to come by and pick up,
provided you call WELL in advance and bring lunch money. This is being
managed by Claudia Dimmers and/or Carl Gutekunst. Contact
pyramid!usenet for more info.
5. Jason Winters at host aeras in San Jose (sun!aeras!jason) has an online
archive and has a directory setup for anon uucp. Contact Jason
for more details.
Jason Winters
sun!aeras!jason
(408) 432-1200 ext. 365
6. Charlie Boykin at host killer archives games sources (as well as
comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.misc). The archives are in /net/archive
on his system and anon uucp is available. Contact Charlie for
details.
Charlie Boykin
{ihnp4,cuae2}!killer!sysop
7. Robert Elz (kre@munnari.OZ) keeps comp.sources.games in different ways
depending on his available disk space; contact him for more info
if you're an Australian site.
8. John Gilmore at host hoptoad plans to archive the sources. To get
copies of archived stuff, send mail to games-archive@hoptoad, or:
{sun,ptsfa,lll-crg,ucbvax}-----\
-- !hoptoad!games-archive
{ihnp4,ucsfcgl,psivax,mirror}--/
9. Chris Grevstad at host nrcvax writes: We are a UUCP site only now,
but with good prospects of being on the Internet soon. I can make
UUCP access available either here in Oxnard, CA or in Salt Lake City, UT.
I can also make all manner of tapes here as well, BSD/SYSV/VMS (that
means tar, cpio or VMS format) on 9-track, cassette and whatever the
UvaxII uses (tk-50 I think).
Chris Grevstad
{sdcsvax,hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!nrcvax!chris
ihnp4!nrcvax!chris
10. Jim Thompson at host otto can make 1600/6250bpi tar/cpio tapes,
1/4" cartrige tapes (either format) and VMS (1600/6250bpi) BACKUP
format tapes (in a pinch, if they grovel..). Contact Jim for details.
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11. Of course, I have a complete set of archives. I can mail individual
postings, make files available for UUCP, and will send tapes (1600
or 6250 BPI tar). It costs about $5 to send a 2400' tape across
the country in a padded envelope via first-class mail.
In a real crunch, I might be able to write files onto MS-DOS
diskettes; send e-mail before sending floppies!
games-request@tekred.TEK.COM
12. Internet sites may also retrieve archives from j.cc.purdue.edu via
anonymous ftp. Due to disk space considerations,
many of the sources are compressed; these may be recognized by the
".Z" suffix. If you don't have compress & friends, they are in
~ftp/pub/compress.shar for the taking. This is being managed by
Rich Kulawiec (Wombat), pucc-j!rsk, rsk@j.cc.purdue.edu. If your
host tables don't grok "j.cc.purdue.edu", try "purdue-asc.arpa".
They would appreciate it if you would avoid large file transfers
in the middle of the day. [Rick also points out that the FTP'able
archies also contain comp.sources.amiga, a bunch of kermit sources, news
2.11, rn 4.3, nntp, and whatever else happens to be in ~ftp/pub at
the moment.] This is still in the process of being setup for games
archiving (game playing is not allowed on their local machines).
Contact Rich for access/status info.
13. Phil Harbison at host madhat plans to archive comp.sources.games.
They will support anonymous uucp access. They can also make 96tpi,
5.25" floppy disks using cpio or tar format.
Live: Phil Harbison
USPS: 3409 Grassfort Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-5421
Uucp: {akgua,clyde}!madhat!alvitar
Bell: 205-881-4317, 205-461-2957
14. Gary Rosenblum (rosenblg@cmcl2.nyu.edu) writes: the major node here
is cmcl2. We're connected to the ARPAnet via jvnc and our own imp,
plus we are part of nysernet, a high-speed new york state network
that has, among other members, cornell, rpi, suny-buffalo, and columbia.
so we are probably a good choice! An anonymous ftp account has been
setup on acf3.nyu.edu.
I also have an 800/1600 bpi drive, plus tons of other equipment, so
I can support tapes for 4.2 and 4.3, System V, etc.
Gary J. Rosenblum {ihnp4, allegra}!cmcl2!rosenblg
UNIX Systems Manager rosenblg@cmcl2.nyu.edu
New York University gary@nyu.nyu.edu
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Other sites may be added in the future. I will update this list
and repost occaisionally.