Albert.Koelmans@newcastle.ac.uk (Albert Koelmans) (01/31/91)
For the benefit of all people new to this newsgroup, please find below the
latest index file of the info server. This is probably the last time I am
posting this - the list is getting very long, and will expand rapidly once
the binaries newsgroup gets under way. The archive is now over 10 megabyte,
with a total of 180 files.
In future I will probably only post a short reminder instead.
Please note that there is a new version of the stronged editor
(bia_stronged).
I have also added some advice for those who are having trouble getting stuff
from the archive to work.
Albert.
INDEX OF ARCHIMEDES SOFTWARE HELD ON THE NEWCASTLE INFO SERVER
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LAST UPDATED: 30-1-91
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To retrieve a file a file from the archive, send a message to
info-server@newcastle.ac.uk with the following content:
line-limit 1000
request: sources
topic: archimedes filename
request: end
where filename is replaced by the name of the file, as shown below.
A filename of 'index' will send you the latest version of this message.
All file sizes have been rounded down to the nearest K.
OTHER ARCHIVES:
Some software is being kept for anon ftp at apple.com, directory
pub/ArchiveVol1/acorn.
The nethack posting is available for anon ftp from the tolsun archive
(internet address 128.214.5.6), directories pub/acorn and incoming/acorn.
A version of TeX for the Archimedes is available, also for anon ftp, from
phoibos.cs.kun.nl. The directory is pub/ToalTeX, and there are 17 sparked
files called TeX0.arm .... TeXg.arm. The '0' file contain's readme's, '8' and
'9' contain sources, 'a' ... 'g' contain fonts.
There is also a PC somewhere in Australia which keeps some useful software
for anon ftp. The address is 128.184.12.50, username anonymous, password ident.
Try 'cd ..' after signing on.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Most files in the archive have been compressed, using either Spark version 1
or Spark version 2. These versions are incompatible, or, to be more precise,
most people use version 2 in an incompatible mode. You can use the sparkplug2
application from this archive to uncompress version 2 files. There is also
a version 1 of sparkplug, which, surprise surprise, should be used to
uncompress version 1 Spark files. Version one of sparkplug is not in this
archive. You can use the arc program from the archive instead, but the
unpacking process is more elaborate. The arc program will report CRC errors
on all files that are in fact subdirectories (all applications are, as you
should know). In this case, you should rename the extracted file, create a
directory with the old name, move the renamed file into the newly created
directory, and repeat the extraction process. You should eventually end up
with a fully extracted archive.
If you download a file from the archive and find that it cannot be uudecoded,
something more sinister may be the cause of this. I should stress that most
files in the archive have been successfully tested, so the problem must lie
elsewhere. One common reason is that trailing spaces have been removed from
lines by mailers. You can easily test for this with a text editor. Another
common reason is that the file passed through an IBM mainframe on its way
to you, and a dodgy ASCII to EBCDIC to ASCII translation took place. A common
error is to translate the up-arrow (hex 5E) into a tilde (hex 7E). You can
easily check for this: none of the uuencoded files in the archive contain
tildes. Check the table at the start of the file for duplication.
If all else fails, please contact me for help.
SUBMISSION
Many people are afraid to post their software to the net. Yet your software
will undoubtedly be of great use to someone somewhere.
If you don't want to post your software to the newsgroup, you can mail it
directly to me for mounting on the server. Even if it is of use to only
one other person, it will have been worth while. The more, the merrier......
CONTACT
For help, suggestions, etc., please contact me at
albert.koelmans@newcastle.ac.uk
I am doing this in my spare time, so don't expect an immediate response.
SIZE NAME DESCRIPTION
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(software submitted to eunet.micro.acorn/comp.sys.acorn:)
11 3d 3d object manipulation
23 adfsmenu RiscOs mouse driven adfs menu
20 adfsswi adfs swi trap utility
45 arc100 terminal emulator
48 arc archiver/compress
19 arcdoc arc documentation
6 asa strip control codes from files
15 aspect preserve aspect ratio of Draw files
13 astro astronomy simulations
14 bdf arc version of df/bdf
6 blanksrc blank screen after N seconds
19 blist list BASIC program from disc
42 boo unpack PC boo files
9 bullwinkle (see for yourself)
21 cellaut cellular automata software
9 checksum add self-checking CRC to binaries
8 complex complex arithmetic from basic
9 convertlf CR <-> LF conversion
35 crossword crossword puzzle generator
4 czarch cheater for zarch world championship
4 daily desktop clock
3 dclock desktop clock channel 4
6 demo.chan4 graphics demo with channel 4 logo
24 deskduck another silly application
14 digclock digital !clock
3 dirtest scan dir for name matches
2 disccopy simple disc copy program
13 diskcloner sophisticated disc copy program
22 dither render draw files using dithering
30 dzarch desktop Zarch
2 e_virus Info about 'extend' virus
28 e_killer killer program for extend virus
14 ema separate email messages
32 emf mail filter, source/manual
160 encdecutil encode/decode utilities
12 eval expression evaluator
23 exshar.c unshar program
27 expro C profiling
241 ex-sub file (un)wrapping utilities
2 ex-sub-spr sprites to go with ex-sub
19 fea fractals everywhere, vol A
14 fileact file manipulations
6 fileconv file name conversion routines
16 file_text encode file with attributes
10 fina find file utility
6 findbl find BL in machine code
16 find.c find program, source/manual
566 fonts large collection of fonts
33 fracs random transformations/fractals
28 fractaut fractals and automata
34 freespace monitor free space on devices
2 getopt.c C source of getopt
2 getopt.c.bsd C source of getopt (BSD version)
49 gnusort gnu sort program
160 grapevine comms program
40 graphdemo various graphics routines
89 hupbin Humboldt prolog binaries
191 hupsrc idem, sources
32 iconclock clock on icon bar
2 insertdisk trap 'empty drive' error
42 jive english -> jive translation
32 julia coloured julia sets
2 keyboardinit twin keyboard initialisation
13 life the game of life
79 lineeditor VAX/VMS style line editor
87 lined2.30 version 2.22 of line editor (no docs)
10 maa unix 'man' program
92 mandy mandelbrot program
12 man.c man program, source/manual
18 mathfun various maths programs
30 merrills desktop game
2 mode42 setup mode 42
14 modeinfo find out which mode you're in
7 mouse simulate key presses for mouse events
34 multifont multi-level font menu
10 multisprite display multisync sprites on normal monitor
1 multizoom monitor saver / idle process
63 nm inspect symbol tables
6 op.c remoce control codes from ASCII file
16 pathswitch define and refer to pathnames
59 pcdir PC utility
5 pg replacement for *TYPE
4 pixel2font convert pixels to antialisased font
56 placeit sticky desktop
5 plotfancy display fancy fonts as in pixel files
3 prnzoek find disc hardware addresses
12 progfront programmable desktop frontend
3 prompt your own prompt in !Edit
2 pwd.bas adfs pwd version
51 pwd adfs pwd version
11 rename.c convert unix to adfs file names
29 rgbspr 24 bpp rgb to sprite conversion
1 roseplot maurer rose program
131 rsdos another PC utility
3 scope Beeb to Arc serial wiring / transfer
3 screencompact screen save/restore/compact
9 setdir various utilities
24 settype set file type from desktop
13 shaa unshar program
20 showtemp show info on template files
20 softconfigurator temporary *CONFIGURE
5 softvect list vector owners
21 soundapp two sound applications
79 soundtr background soundtracker application
112 sparkplug2 decompress Spark2 files
16 squares redirect output to sprites
3 strings examine strings in C executables
117 tar floppy/hard disc archiver
12 tbox new desktop operations
35 tetris tetris game
5 timestamp arthur to unix time conversion
190 translator viewer/translator for various bitmaps
(NOTE includes MakeGif and MakeTiff utilities)
9 trashcan Mac style trashcan
87 trashapp Richard Lloyd's trashcan v1.40
10 turbofont fast listing of fonts
13 unique unique key codes from numeric key pad
141 unixlib unix library routines
7 unshar unwrap shar files on Arc
2 unsqueeze decompress exec image code
14 uucoder uuencode/uudecode
45 uudecode uudecode from desktop
57 vdusaver sophisticated screen blanker v2.03
32 vdusaver.src idem, with sources
18 vdutil vdu utilities
191 wanderer repton style game (see note 1)
17 warfarin simulate mouse movement without mouse
16 war population explosion visualisation
440 xrun shoot 'em up arcade game
10 xsort sort routines
10 xsort2 idem
5 zoombox windowing utility
20 zoo.c include files for porting zoo
(amsterdam compiler kit / arminix stuff)
99 ack.2.1 ACK backend for ARM processor / RiscOs
17 mkfs.arminix format minix floppy under RiscOs
52 transfer.z.uu minix <-> ADFS file transfer
8 chuggr1 how to use the transfer program, part1
7 chuggr2 how to use the transfer program, part2
(other stuff)
117 adl adl adventure generator
2 arcterm simple terminal emulator with file save
101 bia_brother Brothers In ARM demo program
60 bia_rotate Brothers In ARM demo program
132 bia_sister Brothers In ARM demo program
42 bia_tech Brothers In ARM demo program
56 bia_stronged Brothers In Arm desktop text editor, version 1.00
10 dfsrw read/write DFS discs
23 dir.h portable set of routines to read
directory entries
46 dosfs MSDOS / Atari disc reader
36 mandel desktop mandelbrot program
28 mandelscape another mandelbrot program
344 minimoria see note 2
39 moriadoc the moria user guide
11 msdosread read MSDOS discs
12 palette show mode info etc.
40 player play soundtracker music files
7 stereo wimp based stereo balance
469 sml standard ML - binaries and sources
2 uudecode5 Basic version of uudecode
(disc packages of PD software, including GNU ports)
(please notes SOURCES ONLY you'll need a C COMPILER)
(all files need to be uudecoded, then uncompressed, then untarred)
580 rcs code management system
480 disc1 bison, diff, flex
450 disc2 flex, gawk, grep
690 disc3 gawk, grep, make, libraries
(compiled versions of: utilities (see disc4), bison, diff,
diff3, egrep, flex, gawk, make, sed)
410 disc4 make (including !make application), sed, utilities library
(Alloca,Bag,Bitset,Chdir,Deque,Dir,Dirscan,Efopen,Emalloc,
Fatal,Filelen,Filetime,Filetype,Filter,Getopt,Getwd,Isatty,
Map,Message,Mktemp,Popen,Queue,Random,Ring,Set,Stack,Stat,
Strcchr,Strdup,Strlcmp,Strlower,Strndup,Strnlcmp,Strnpcpy,
Strpcpy,Strupper,Time,Touch)
290 disc5 !dosfs, !vdutype, arc2dos, chess, compress, des, dos2arc,
gnusort, regexp, strings, unzip, xxdecode, xxencode
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Notes:
1) this contains C source files and compressed/uuencoded binaries for the game
plus some 25 screens.
2) this is a version of desktop AMoria with a smaller dungeon - only 22
levels. It takes less than 700K memory and will easily run on a 310.
DISCLAIMER
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All responsibility for the software held in the Newcastle info server resides
with the person who submitted it, not with the archive maintainers. We do not
accept any responsibility whatsoever for bugs, malfunctioning or damage to
hardware or software as a result of using the software stored here.
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