gtoal@castle.ed.ac.uk (G Toal) (05/13/91)
When the archie first came out, I got an early version of AIM - the picture processing software originally on something like the Atari or Amiga (I think that's what the 'a' stood for anyway) This was pd software, distributed by the university where it was written; it might have been Delft perhaps? I've never seen a Risc OS version of Aim since then, or even heard of it being used. Is it still PD? And if it is, does anyone have a copy which they might consider sending to Albert at Newcastle? [If it already *is* on Newcastle I'm going to be awfully embarrased :-) - I did check...] Thanks Graham PS Ghostscript was a great opener for comp.binaries.acorn, by why didn't Alan post the sources to comp.sources.acorn instead? With news averaging 10Mb per day, our site admin is quite likely to chop binary groups soon, and I'd hate to miss stuff as good as this... (actually, it was a *little* big - wouldn't it be better to put big stuff like that on the server, and post smaller things to the group?)
astevens@acorn.co.uk (Ashley Stevens) (05/14/91)
In article <10203@castle.ed.ac.uk> gtoal@castle.ed.ac.uk (G Toal) writes: > >When the archie first came out, I got an early version of AIM - the >picture processing software originally on something like the Atari or >Amiga (I think that's what the 'a' stood for anyway) > >This was pd software, distributed by the university where it was written; >it might have been Delft perhaps? > >I've never seen a Risc OS version of Aim since then, or even heard of >it being used. Is it still PD? And if it is, does anyone have a copy >which they might consider sending to Albert at Newcastle? [If it already >*is* on Newcastle I'm going to be awfully embarrased :-) - I did check...] It's on Archive magazine's shareware disc #21, along with QRT, and an old version of !Translator. It's probably the same one you had - its not a Risc OS application. Whether there's a later version I don't know. I unpacked it, and had a play, but I got a bit annoyed when I noticed it doing *Configures here there and everywhere, so I deleted it from my hard disc. I still have a archive of it on floppy though. Shall I pass it to Alan Glover? --Ashley
gtoal@castle.ed.ac.uk (G Toal) (05/15/91)
In article <7059@acorn.co.uk> astevens@acorn.co.uk (Ashley Stevens) writes: Shall I pass it to Alan >Glover? Probably not worth bothering - if it's the home-made-windows one I saw it's not usable. Also I've been told the later Risc Os version is no longer PD :-( Another fast-buck merchant...
Gavin.Flower@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Gavin Flower) (05/15/91)
Recently saw a reference to AIM2
very definitely a successor to AIM,
as image processing and special "C"
graphics libraries were mentioned.
It was in a May issue of either ACORN user
or the "other one" in an advertisment
- therefore not PD (!?)
It was said to be now RISC-OS compliant.
All the best,
-Gavin Flower.
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