[comp.os.os9] TOPS software list

piner@pur-phy (Richard Piner) (10/28/89)

Here is a copy of a file that comes with the TOPS software, copied
verbatium. 
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                 TOP Munich *** The OS-9 Project




**   Please notice the license agreement including copyright and  **
**                distribution rights of this software            **



TOP Munich currently offers the following 8 disks:


 No.      Description
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 1a       Tools Disk I (many important tools, this disk is essential
          for all other packages on the following disks)

          Contents:

          ls:       Fast directory-lister with several useful options
          find:     Find files in a filesystem
          chown:    Change owner of files
          du:       Disk usage summary
          less:     *THE* pager
          logon:    (belongs to mmon)
          mmon:     similar to tsmon but much more powerful
                    some highlights:
                    - crypted password entries
                    - can handle modems
                    - lots of brilliant features
          passwd:   change password
          su:       change user id
          newgrp:   change group id
          uid:      show user id and group id
          who:      show current users
          boot:     initialize wtmp (used for who and other)
          host:     show host name
          vcron:    Cron-Daemon
          crontab:  edit crontabs
          setup:    install the SYSINFO data module
          getinfo:  list current values of the SYSINFO or unlock devices
          bm:       very fast grep
          compr:    (un)compress data
          lfcr:     alter LF to CR and vice versa
          man:      print online manuals
          uuencode,
          uudecode: change binary to ascii or ascii to binary
          wc:       count lines, words and characters in a file
          where:    searches the PATH and lists matching files
          tail:     list the end of a file
          split:    split big files into small ones
          shar:     generate a shell archive
          unshar:   unpack a shell archive


 1b       Tools Disk II (for programmers)

          Contents:

          csh:      similar to the unix csh, beta version
          cpp.dec:  Decus C-preprozessor
          scpp:     selective C-preprozessor
          bawk:     awk
          sed:      stream editor
          ctags:    to use with a MicroEMACS script
          mwb:      manual working bench
          proff:    text formatter
          v7make:   make utility
          diff:     generates context diff files
          upatch:   applies context diff files

          os9lib.l: library containing many UNIX (tm) functions
                    e.g. popen(), pclose(), regular expressions ...


 1c       Tools Disk III (for programmers and mailbox sysops)

          banner:   print banners
          chat:     multi user online conference (chat)
          mmenu:    splendid menu program for constructing a mailbox
                    (demo mailbox included)
          speak:    online dialog
          msg:      send messages to users
          rz/sz:    zmodem transfer protokol
          vi:       stevie, a vi clone
          mg:       MicroGNUEmacs v2a
          me:       microEMACS 3.9e+


 2        UUCP/Mail

          Contents:

          lmail:    local mailer
          smail,
          rmail:    smail 2.5 mail delivery agent
          pathal.:  generates a path file for smail
          mail:     simple mail delivery program
          uucico:   UUCP transfer program with modem support
          uuxqt,
          uux:      tools for UUCP
          oxm:      OXM V1.3d mailer


 3a       NOTES I
 3b       NOTES II

          Complete NOTES (bulletin board system) adaption for OS-9/68000


 4a       Games I

          Contents:

          nethack:  version V2.3 fullscreen adventure
          chess:    full screen chess
          puzzle:   full screen puzzle
          mw:       mazewar multi user action game
          newsgen:  generates random news
          bme:      biorythm


 4b       Games II

          Contents:

          fortune:  fortunes with 600 kB data

Hard- and software requirements (esp. UUCP and NOTES)
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    * OS-9/68000 V2.1 or higher
    * at least 2MB Ram
    * harddisk min. 10MB
    * serial port (for UUCP)

The disks are available in the following formats:
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Code          Description
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F-1           3.5",  DD, 1. Track DD, 18 sectors/track
F-2           3.5",  DD, 1. Track DD, 16 sectors/track
F-3           5.25", DD, 1. Track SD, 16 sectors/track
F-4           5.25", DD, 1. Track DD, 16 sectors/track

  Other formats are not available at the present.  


How to get the Software:
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  Send the  formatted  disks  together  with  a  properly stamped
envelope with your name and address to 

          reccoware systems
          -- TOP Muenchen --
          Lochhauserstrasse 35a
          D-8039 Puchheim

  Please don't forget to mention the desired format.  

  It may  happen  that you will receive a defective disk, because
we  use  a  fast  copy  program  to  duplicate the disks.  If so,
please follow the described procedure again.  


Service
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  We do  not  give  any  support  via  the phone. But if you have
serious problems, you can write to: 

UUCP:
    top@recco                                       (Sub-Net)
    weo@recco, ram@ramsys, ud0tmar, fkk@stasys    (Sub-Net)
    weo@altger, ud@altger, ram@altger, fkk@altger   (DNet)
    weo@mutec, ud@mutec, ram@mutec, fkk@mutec       (DNet)

OIS M&T Haar:
        weo, ram, kaefer, ud

EFFO-Box (Schweiz):
        weo

ALTOS Munich:
        weo, ud, fkk, ram

FIDO-Net:
        Reimer Mellin (???)
        Wolfgang Ocker (2:507/430)

  If you  have  no  email  facility,  you can write us, but don't
forget to enclose a stamped envelope.  

          reccoware systems
          -- TOP Muenchen --
          Lochhauserstrasse 35a
          D-8039 Puchheim

(weo)