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From: acliu@skat.usc.edu (Alejandro Liu)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Proposed archive
Summary: About FTP and Email archives
Keywords: some Q and an acclaration...
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Date: 27 Oct 89 00:25:42 GMT
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In article <4841@ncar.ucar.edu> thor@thor.ucar.edu (Rich Neitzel) writes:
>
>Well, I've seen a number of people ask about ftp sites for CBM items
>in the last few months, but no mention of actual sites. So I am going

  Well, just so you won't say that there are NO C64/128 Archive sites.
There is ONE (Yes, just ONE!) C64 archive in (tah-dah!) 
	tolsun.oulu.fi             128.214.5.6
(.fi, that is Finland!!!!)
The only problem, with that, besides of being in Finland, is that the
C64 stuff doesn't seem to be very well supported.

>to propose a slightly different archive - an email based one. 
>1> Is there enough demand for me to proceed?
   What you propose is indeed a good idea
>
>2> Are there enough items to go into the archive to make it viable?
   Well, there is plenty of stuff for the C64/128.

Now, for some questions.
1) Would people be able to submit a program easily?  What would be the
criteria for the programs to be archived?

2) Since most Mail links are usually 7 bit connections, there would be
need for UUencoding/UUdecoding binaries.  Does anybody has such
program that would do that in the C64/128?  (There used to be one, but
I didn't save it, sorry)  Also, some connections, won't accept mail
messages bigger than 64K so some way to split and join files neatly in
the C64 will be needed.  Who would like to write such application for
the C64/128?

3) I think we need a monthly posting service that will post answers to
common questions, like:
	-Where is Kermit? (FTP'able from maxwell.physics.purdue.edu:
	 128.46.135.3)
	-VT100 Emulation on the 64/128? (Kermit for 64 and Desterm 128
	 are best)
	-Where can I find Desterm 128? (Nobody knows, but I can mail
	 you a copy...)
	-Are there any Archive sites for the 64/128? (Right now there
	 is only Tolsun.oulu.fi: 128.214.5.6)
	-Can the 64 do 2400bd? (Yes, but you need a special program.
	 If you want one, I can email you a program that will do it!)
If nobody wants to volunteer for doing this, I would do it, but mail
me some "Common Asked Questions" and some answers too!  (Sorry, I
don't know EVERYTHING!)

Alejandro Liu
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