cck@CUNIXC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Charlie C. Kim) (05/25/88)
Distribution 5.00 of the Columbia AppleTalk Package for Unix (CAP) is now available. 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. The orginal work in this area of Bill Croft, Stanford University SUMEX project, area provided the inspiration for CAP. CAP 5.00 does not contain any major new additions from distribution 4.00. CAP 5.00 primarily corrects a large number of problems in CAP 4.00 or adds features to already existing programs. Previous CAP users are strongly advised to upgrade to CAP 5.00. Some of the major changes from distribution 4.00 to distribution 5.00 are: o Aufs, papif, and lwsrv are now far more robust and have had a large number of new features added such as international character support for Aufs. o libraries have been reorganized to minimize the dependencies upon KIP o Machine dependent configuration, for a wide number of machines, has been made far easier In general, current distribution information may be obtained by retrieving the file "INFO" from the host cunixc.columbia.edu (128.59.32.130) via anonymous ftp from the directory cap or by sending mail to capinfo@cunixc.columbia.edu (internet) or columbia!cunixc!capinfo (uucp). The current copy of "INFO" follows this mesage. Please note the change of primary distribution host. It is planned to make CAP 5.00 will be available from the INFO-MACINTOSH archives at SUMEX-AIM at a later point for west coast people. Also, at a future point, it is planned to make copies of the CAP 5.00 distribution available on 9 track tape from Columbia's Kermit Distribution Group with a distribution fee of approximately $100. In the interim, CAP 5.00 is only available from Columbia University via anonymous ftp. Expect posting later on other distribution mechanisms. CAP 5.00 has been run successfully on a variety of machines/unixes including Ultrix 2.0, BSD 4.3, SunOS 3.2, AUX 1.0, Pyramid's, Encore Multimax's, ACIS 4.3 on the IBM RT PC, HP-UX 6.00 and will probably run on a variety of hosts based on BSD 4.2 or 4.3; however, it has only been tested extensively on Ultrix 2.0. Charlie C. Kim User Services Academic Information Services Group Center for Computing Activities Columbia University DISTRIBUTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION 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. Distribution ------------ Distribution is via anonymous FTP from cunixc.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 cap.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) 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 to be safe. You may also wish to retrieve the following files from sumex.stanford.edu from the directory ps:<info-mac> as: o at-kip.shar (source for required Stanford UDP code for KFPS) o at-gw.srec (compiled Stanford UDP code for KFPS) The CAP distribution is available via BITNET from CUVMA (Columbia) is no longer available.
cck@CUNIXC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Charlie C. Kim) (05/26/88)
Ummmh... In the copy of INFO posted previously, it said that the current distribution was available in the file cap.tar.Z. Well, that's not quite correct (or to be blunt "that's wrong!"), it is cap50.tar.Z. Sorry for any confusion. Also, please note that the shar files in the shar subdirectory are duplicates of the tar file! Charlie