Willard McCarty <MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca> (02/07/90)
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 1010. Tuesday, 6 Feb 1990. (1) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 90 08:50:19 PST (111 lines) From: 6500rms@UCSBUXA.BITNET (2) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 90 17:15 GMT (23 lines) From: Simon Rae <COM3RAE@TRENT.AC.UK> Subject: job advert for the UK. (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 90 08:50:19 PST From: 6500rms@UCSBUXA.BITNET Dear Humanists, I would like to announce the release of Searcher 2.0, a program which provides basic access to the Greek texts on the TLG CD-ROM #C and the Latin texts of the CCAT/PHI CD. It provides search, browse, and offload capability for these two CD's as well as searching for the PHI CD-ROM #2, the Duke Data Bank of Documentary Papyri. I have appended a copy of our flyer, which gives more details, hardware requirements, and ordering information. This is not a public domain or shareware program; it is copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. Searcher is the product of academic research and is provided to others to aid with their research. The program includes source code so that changes can be made to the system. If anyone is interested in obtaining a copy, please let me know. Randall M. Smith 6500rms@ucsbuxa.bitnet ----------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHER 2.0 by Randall M. Smith, Mark D. Smith and Darl J. Dumont Original BROWSER written by Tony Smith Description SEARCHER is a program for IBM compatible computers running MS-DOS which performs word searches through the texts on the TLG CD-ROM #C, the PHI/CCAT CD-ROM #1, and the PHI CD-ROM #2. The program is composed of two principal parts: a section which searches the texts and a section which allows one to browse through the texts. The search portion performs a linear search through the text files looking for occurrences of the specified string. There is no morphological parsing, so specific forms which do not share a common stem, especially in the case of verbs, must be entered separately. Up to three words may be combined in a Boolean search expression. AND, OR, and NOT operations are supported, and the range of the Boolean operation can be specified. Searcher also alows access to the global indices on the TLG CD-ROM #C. The browse portion of the program allows one to read the texts, starting either from the beginning of a work or from the location of a word which was found by the search portion of the program. Additionally, any portion of the text may be placed in a file or printed. The supported formats and devices are listed below. Lists of authors and words may be entered so that extensive searches may be left running unattended. The source code is included so that changes and additions can be made. Except for the actual text scanning routine, which is written in Assembly Language, the entire program is written in C. We used the Microsoft C Compiler 5.0 to compile the program, but it should be adaptable to other compilers. I do ask that any changes be sent to me so that others may benefit from these improvements. Many of the changes in this new version of Searcher are based on suggestions sent by people using the program for their own research. We will try to fix any problems which are brought to our attention. Hardware Requirements The program should work on any IBM compatible computer, but the best performance is obtained on a high speed 80286 or 80386 computer. A hard disk is required due to the size of the output files which are generated by searches for common words. Searchernow uses a Gra following graphics systems: Hercules Monochrome, EGA color, or VGA color (including PS/2 video adapters). In addition, 640K of RAM is required. A mouse is strongly recommended but not required. The program can output Greek for the Toshiba 321/351 printer family and for the Nota Bene Special Languages Supplement. Other formats can be added by editing the code in a translation table and recompiling the program, but we have no plans to include other equipment. The program will also output TLG Beta Code which can then be converted by any program designed to work with Beta Code. Any CD player which has a High Sierra device driver should work with the program. (N.B. I have heard that some 80386 AT compatible computers have trouble running the Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions, especially with Hitachi CD drives. If you can run Microsoft Bookshelf or Programmer's Library then you can use this program.) The newer CD players are much faster and will give much better performance. Searcher also allows text files to be copied to the hard disk for faster searching. Ordering Information This is not a commercial venture. This program is a product of research at the University of California at Santa Barbara, and copies are provided to others to assist in their research. A copy of Searcher may be ordered from the address below. (N.B. The TLG has requested that you not order from them directly.) Please specify disk size (3.5" or 5.25"). Please send $10 US to cover the cost of disks, copying charges, and postage (unfortunately, we are not able to accept purchase orders or credit card numbers). Checks (US funds drawn on a US bank) or International Money Orders should be made payable to: Department of Classics, University of California at Santa Barbara. To order a copy of the program or for further information, please contact me at the following address: Randall M. Smith Department of Classics University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Phone: (805) 961-3556 FAX: (805) 961-8016 E-mail: 6500rms@ucsbuxa.bitnet (2) --------------------------------------------------------------35---- Date: Tue, 6 Feb 90 17:15 GMT From: Simon Rae <COM3RAE@TRENT.AC.UK> Subject: job advert for the UK. Nottingham Polytechnic Computing Services I.T. Co-ordinator - Faculties of Education and Humanities c 13,000 - 16,000 pounds Are you a good communicator? Do you have a sound working knowledge of Information Technology and its applications in Education and Humanities? As an I.T. Co-ordinator you will assess the computer requirements of the academic community, specify appropriate hardware and software and advise on technological advances. You will also manage a suite of rooms containing networked or stand-alone microcomputers and terminals. Ideally you will have a relevant degree or equivalent. This is a full-time post, covering two Faculties. We will also consider two part-time applicants, each covering one Faculty. For details and application form, write to The Personnel Office, Nottingham Polytechnic, Burton Street, Nottingham, UK. NG1 4BU (0602 418418 ext 2659). Post number A0700. Closing date 19 Feb 1990.