A.Eric@GSB-WHY.STANFORD.EDU (Eric M. Berg) (01/30/89)
[This is the file ~ftp/pub/cap/INFO from host cunixc.columbia.edu, with some minor editing to reflect the fact that the DEC-20 previously called "Sumex-Aim.Stanford.EDU" is now called "Sumex-2060.Stanford.EDU". -- Eric] DISTRIBUTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION: last update: 7/1/88 CAP - Columbia AppleTalk Package for UNIX (4.2 BSD). (For use with an AppleTalk/Ethernet bridge) Copyright (c) 1986, 1987, 1988, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Charlie C. Kim, User Services Group, Academic Information Services Division, Libraries and Center for Computing Activities & Bill Schilit, Computer Research Facilities, Computer Science Department. Permission is granted to any individual or institution to use, copy, or redistribute this software so long as it is not sold for profit, provided that this notice and the original copyright notices are retained. Columbia University makes no representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. Portions Copyright (c) 1985, Stanford Univ. SUMEX project. May be used but not sold without permission. Portions Copyright (c) 1984, Apple Computer Inc. Gene Tyacke, Alan Oppenheimer, G. Sidhu, Rich Andrews. ABSTRACT -------- CAP is written for BSD 4.2 Unix and derivatives. CAP implements a library containing a portion of Apple Computer's AppleTalk protocols. In order to use this package you need an AppleTalk/Ethernet bridge (e.g. Kinetics FastPath box). CAP includes a number of applications that can be used to print to a LaserWriter, spool for a LaserWriter, and act as Unix based AppleShare compatible file server (no support for AppleShare PC). CAP also includes a number of sample programs and contributed software. CAP library routines are structured, for the most part, the same as the Apple routines described in "Inside AppleTalk" and "Inside LaserWriter." Refer to the Apple documents and the procedure comments for a complete description of the routines and how to call them. Bill Croft's original work in this area provided the inspiration for CAP. Validity -------- If you do not find a viable method of distribution listed herein, then you may wish to ensure that you have the most recent copy of this file. This can be done by by retrieving it from cunixc.columbia.edu as noted below or by sending mail to capinfo@cunixc.columbia.edu (internet) or columbia!cunixc!capinfo (uucp). Mail to capinfo@cunixc.BITNET should also work (cunixc is a urep bitnet host). In addition, major new distribution channels will be posted to the info-appletalk which is gatewayed to the usenet newsgroup comp.protocols.appletalk. Distribution ------------ The distribution may be retrieved via anonymous ftp to cunixc.cc.columbia.edu or sumex-2060.stanford.edu. In addition, you may retrieve the files via uucp from uunet. * Distribution is via anonymous FTP from cunixc.cc.columbia.edu [128.59.32.130]. The directory is cap and the files in that directory are: o INFO - this file o README - release notes o MODIFICATIONS - list of modifications from distribution 4 to 5 (ascii, 4KB) o cap50.tar.Z - distribution in tar format "compress"ed using "compress" (binary, 550kb) o shar/cap50.1shar - first half of cap dist - shell archive (ascii, 770KB) shar/cap50.2shar - second half of cap dist - shell archive (ascii, 550KB) o cpr.* - CAP problem reports Please note that the shar files are duplicates of cap.tar.Z. You should only retrieve the shar files if you have very good reason since they are more than twice the size. In parenthesis, we specify whether the file is binary or ascii and the approximate size in kilobytes. WARNING: this distribution is about double the size of distribution 4. Note: you should specify "binary" mode when transfering binary files. In addition, you may also wish to retrieve the KIP (Kinetics IP) files from cunixc.cc.columbia.edu. They are in the directory kip. CAP currently requires that you run the KIP code in your Kinetics box. * Alternatively, you can get the files from the info mac archives at sumex-2060.stanford.edu from the directory ps:<info-mac> as: o at-cap5.modifications (MODIFICATIONS above) o at-cap5.readme (README above) o at-cap5.tarz (cap50.tar.Z above) In addition, you may wish to retrieve the following files from Sumex. o at-kip.shar (source for required Stanford UDP code for KFPS: includes UNIX daemons and documentation required to use at-gw.srec!) o at-gw.srec (compiled Stanford UDP code for KFPS) "Note that most files on <info-mac> are plain text and FTP easily. HOWEVER due to the size of cap5 (1.4 megabytes) we [SUMEX] are only posting the compressed tar file (at-cap5.tarz). YOU MUST type the command 'tenex' to your UNIX client FTP program before transfering the 'tarz' file. This is because sumex-2060 is a TOPS20 (tenex) site and stores 8-bit binary files in a peculiar fashion." Note: files in the directory PS:<INFO-MAC> at SUMEX are generally reflected at the Princeton University Computer Center's MACSERVE bitnet server (for more info, type "tell macserve at pucc help" on a bitnet host). However, this server is generally only useful for ascii files. at-cap5.tarz, when last checked, was on macserve; however, to make use of it, one must be quite careful! [I xferred it to a IBM machine under CMS and then used a binary ftp to take it to a unix machine -- I was then able to uncompress and untar the file; however, other people have reported major problems. Please use this as a last resort since at-cap5.tarz is large enough to cause (loud) complaints from sites between your site and pucc]. * uunet is a "publicly" accessible uucp node that has a large collection of software often only available via anonymous ftp over the internet. For information on how to hook up to uunet if you are not already connected, please send mail to uunet-request@uunet.uu.net (aka <almost any major uucp site>!uunet!uunet-request) or call +1-703-764-9789. On uunet, the same files as are on cunixc.cc.columbia.edu are available with the exception of the shar files. The files are in the directory pub/cap. The CAP distribution is no longer available via BITNET from CUVMA (Columbia). -------