games@tekred.TEK.COM (01/04/89)
Submitted by: Bill Randle <games@tekred.CNA.TEK.COM>
Comp.sources.games: Volume 6, Info 1
Archive-name: archivers-0103
[In addition to this list, also check the comp.archives newsgroup
for archive sites that may be saving comp.sources.games that I
don't know about. If you haven't seen much traffic in this
newsgroup recently it's not because I'm not posting things, it's
beacuse of a shortage of things to post - so keep 'em coming. -br]
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ACCESSING THE COMP.SOURCES.GAMES ARCHIVE
(last updated: October 4, 1988)
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@uunet.uu.net) provides archive access to those on the
Internet. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. 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
5. Bill Wisner at host killer (killer!wisner) archives games sources (as
well as comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.misc). To access the archive
call +1 214 821 3795 (for 2400 baud) or +1 214 827 2919 (for 1200 baud),
login as uupdsrc with a password of Public (note the capital P), and
retrieve /bbsys4/README.
6. 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.
7. John Gilmore at host hoptoad keeps a full comp.sources.games archive,
mostly for SF Bay area access. Don't ask me for things if you have to
mail through uunet to get to hoptoad -- why send it through an extra hop?
To get copies of archived stuff, mail to games-archive@toad.com, or:
{sun,pacbell,pyramid,ucbvax,ucsfcgl,psivax,uunet}!hoptoad!games-archive
Most requests we get are misplaced ones from the Internet or
Europe. Look over the other archive sites -- there are closer
archives.
8. Rex Jolliff 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 Rex for details.
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9. 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
10. 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
11. rpp386 is a xenix archive site. all of the files which are there have
been compiled and run under xenix. if you are running xenix, you are
still in luck since xenix is weirder than most, and generally the port
back to unix is very lite trouble ...
the uucp login information for your L.sys file is as follows:
rpp386 Any ACU 2400 12142506272 in:-\r-in:-\r-in: anonuucp
or for 1200 baud modems,
rpp386 Any ACU 1200 12142506272 "" BREAK in:-\r-in:-\r-in: anonuucp
the BREAK should land you at 1200 baud first time out. if you are having
trouble getting connected, you may want to login as 'uuhelp', no password,
and see what steps were required to get a connection.
the list of archived files is in /usr/spool/uucppublic/archive, along with
being in the home directory for uuhelp. obtain a copy of it before starting
any serious file transfers. you may also want to obtain a copy from time
to time as the contents change as i have the time to add new programs.
You can pick up all the files in a particular archive using '*', e.g.:
uucp rpp386!/usr/spool/archive/moria/* moriadir
good luck, and send mail to let me know you've dropped in ...
John F. Haugh II SNAIL: HECI Exploration Co. Inc.
UUCP: ...!ihnp4!killer!jfh 11910 Greenville Ave, Suite 600
"You can't threaten us, we're Dallas, TX. 75243
the Oil Company!" (214) 231-0993 Ext 260
12. Sharan Kalwani at the Michigan Cancer Foundation has a set of
archives available for folks in this region (including
comp.sources.unix and comp.sources.misc). We're not an internet
site but will consider tapes and uucp connections. Send mail
to ...!uunet!edsews!mcf!shan for details [(313) 833-0716].
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usenet ..!{uunet!umix, pur-ee!iuvax, ucbvax!mtxinu, rutgers!psuvax1}!mcf!shan
internet: shan%mcf.uucp@umix.cc.umich.edu shan@mcf.uucp
"The answer is UNIX: now what was the question?" -- title of a technical
report published by some one in some university somewhere in the UK.
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13. Of course, I have a complete set of archives. Archive access is now
available from anonomous uucp. A sample L.sys entry might look like:
saab Any ACU 1200 5039234494 in:-\r-in: ugames ssword: letmein
(300 baud also works.) An index can be retreived with the command:
uucp saab!/vax/games-archive/Index Index
Individual game sources can be retreived with the command:
uucp saab!/vax/games-archive/gamename.Z gamename.Z
for single part games, or
uucp saab!/vax/games-archive/gamename/* gamedir
for multi-part games (or substitute Partxx.Z [or Patchx.Z] for the '*' if
you just want a specific part). All of the source files are compressed
with 16-bit compression. If you have problems send me email and I'll look
into it.
I can also mail individual postings in a crunch 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!
-Bill Randle
Moderator, comp.sources.games
Tektronix, Inc.
games@saab.CNA.TEK.COM
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Other sites may be added in the future. I will update this list
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