burton.osbunorth@xerox.arpa (12/19/85)
GVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGV From: "Frank J. Wancho" <WANCHO@SIMTEL20.ARPA> To: INFO-IBMPC@usc-isib.ARPA, INFO-HZ100@radc-multics.ARPA cc: INFO-CPM@AMSAA.ARPA, INFO-MICRO@brl.ARPA Subject: The PC/BLUE Collection Return-Path: <info-cpm-request@AMSAA.ARPA> Redistributed: XeroxInfo-CPM^.wbst Received: from AMSAA (AMSAA.ARPA) by Xerox.ARPA ; 19 AUG 85 10:39:32 PDT Received: from simtel20.arpa by AMSAA.ARPA id a011438; 19 Aug 85 12:31 EDT Message-ID: <WANCHO.12136182062.BABYL@SIMTEL20.ARPA> GVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGVGV The complete PC/BLUE distribution is now available on SIMTEL20 from Volumes 000 through 124 in PD:<PC-BLUE.VOLnnn>. (Note the PD: designation as the current alias for the MICRO: structure.) Some notes: 1. Volumes 001 through 042 were reissued on double-sided disks, two volumes per disk. We made no attempt to split the files on those disks into their respective volumes as originally issued. Thus, for the volumes in this range, the files for the even-numbered volumes will be found in the directory containing the next-lower numbered volume. There are a few exceptions. It would be best to get a copy of PD:<PC-BLUE>PC-BLUE.CRCLST to check. 2. These volumes were uploaded from copies of the distribution disks using a real IBM-PC using MEX-PC, except for two, which were uploaded later. In all cases, the MODEM protocol was used. This means that because PCDOS stores files in exact length and the MODEM protocol sends fixed blocks of 128, those files which were not exact multiples of 128 could not be checked with CRCK to verify the values against the published values in the -CATALOG files. Thus, we are going to assume, unless otherwise informed, that the copies were correctly uploaded from the disks we received, and further assume that the disks we received were correct copies of the master disks from which the published CRCs were computed. This is further compounded by the fact that we uploaded all the files in binary format and then post-processed the files to convert to ASCII those which follow certain rules. Thus, the resulting CRCs we publish in PD:<PC-BLUE>PC-BLUE.CRCLST assume files are multiples of 128 and ASCII files are padded with ^Zs to the next 128-byte boundary. 3. We used the MODEM protocol instead of KERMIT so that you may use either protocol to download these files and use our published CRC values to verify that you got a correct copy of what we have stored here. Had we used KERMIT, those of you using MODEM would not have any basis to check on the file transfers. 4. Given the recent appearance of so-called Trojan Horse programs, we make no guarantees that these programs will work as documented and only as documented, and furthermore assume no liability should these programs fail to work or cause damage, incidental or otherwise. We merely present this collection as-is for those of you with Internet FTP access to SIMTEL20 for your convenience. 5. For those users at sites without Internet access, have your site manager contact me to make arrangements for one-time, as-is, tape copies of our collections made at our convenience on tapes you supply with return postage. There is no fee and our turnaround is slow. We can only write TOPS-20 DUMPER, TOPS-10 Interchange, and Unix tar format tapes, 9-TRK, 1600 bpi. --Frank
greenber@phri.UUCP (Ross Greenberg) (12/19/85)
> > The complete PC/BLUE distribution is now available on SIMTEL20 from > Volumes 000 through 124 in PD:<PC-BLUE.VOLnnn>. (Note the PD: > designation as the current alias for the MICRO: structure.) > The entire PC/BLUE collection is also available from the New York Amateur Computer Club, or from their BBS system. Info you might want: NYACC PO Box 106 Church Street Station New York, New York 10008 The PC/BLUE Collection is put out by Mr. Hank Kee, also of NYACC. His BBS can be reached at 300,1200, & 2400 at: 1-718-538-3339 ross m. greenberg ihnp4!allegra!phri!greenber