timk@NCSA.UIUC.EDU (Tim Krauskopf) (07/21/88)
NCSA Telnet version 2.2 release notice (July 5, 1988) NCSA Telnet is a combined telnet client and FTP server program for Macintosh and MS-DOS PCs. It emphasizes a convenient, powerful user interface and can be configured to match the characteristics of your TCP/IP hosts. We have included support for a wide variety of Ethernet options. Complete user documentation is available; printed, or in Macintosh Microsoft Word format files. NCSA Telnet is available via anonymous FTP or by placing an order, see appended message. We hope you enjoy using our program. Tim Krauskopf timk@ncsa.uiuc.edu (ARPA) Gaige B. Paulsen gaige@ncsa.uiuc.edu National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Please distribute the following notice to anyone who is interested: ------------------------------------------------------------------ NCSA Telnet Information July 5, 1988 NCSA Telnet is now in the public domain. Features included in version 2.2 of NCSA Telnet: (* means new in version 2.2) DARPA standard telnet Built-in standard FTP server for file transfer VT102 emulation in multiple, simultaneous sessions Full subnetting support Tektronix 4014 graphics emulation Scrollback for each session Domain name lookup with default domain suffix *RARP for dynamic IP address assignment Full color support (PC and *Macintosh II) *Font and size support (Macintosh) *MacBinary FTP transfer (Macintosh) *New Ethernet board support (PC, PS/2) How to obtain a copy: 1) From a friend The documentation, program and source code are now in the public domain. Copy, modify, distribute and be happy. 2) Anonymous FTP from ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu (128.174.20.50) You may want to ftp the README file(s) to determine which files to transfer to your home machine. For the PC version, you have your choice of tar files which contain the documentation, the programs and supporting files. For each tar file, there is also a compressed tar file with the same contents. After the files are extracted from the tar file, some transfer method (e.g. kermit, NCSA Telnet) should be used to download the files to the PC. The documentation is available in line printer format and Macintosh Microsoft Word format. Remember to download .EXE files in binary mode. The Macintosh version consists of several files encoded with Stuff-It. The BinHex (.HQX) version is a duplicate copy for those who need a non-binary distribution. Download the selections you need with a binary transfer method (kermit, NCSA Telnet) and extract the individual files. The documentation is in Microsoft Word 3.X format. 3) Diskette or Tape On-disk copies and printed manuals are available for a small fee which covers materials, handling and postage. The anonymous FTP tape covers the contents of all disks. Orders can only be accepted if accompanied by a check in U.S. dollars made out to the University of Illinois. You can get an order form by contacting: NCSA Telnet orders 152 Computing Applications Building 605 E. Springfield Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 Hardware required: PC: IBM PC, PC/XT, PC/AT, or compatible. 3COM 3C501 Etherlink board. or IBM RT PC Baseband adapter. or Ungermann-Bass PC-NIC board. or MICOM NI5210 Ethernet board. or Western Digital WD8003E board. PS/2: IBM PS/2, models with MCA. 3Com 3C523 Etherlink/MC board. or Ungermann-Bass NICps/2 board. Mac: Macintosh Plus, SE or Macintosh II. FastPath from Kinetics Inc. Walnut Creek, CA (415) 947-0998 and Kinetics gateway software or Stanford KIP (Croft) gateway software. or EtherSC or Etherport SE or Etherport II from Kinetics and Kinetics EtherTalk software. or EtherTalk board from Apple and Apple EtherTalk software for the Macintosh II. or alternate EtherTalk compatible systems for the Macintosh. Electronic Mailing List: Mail to telnet-request@ncsa.uiuc.edu to be added to the list of recipients. To post messages to the list, mail to telnet@ncsa.uiuc.edu.