Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven!adm!smoke!gwyn From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: sam Message-ID: <13062@smoke.BRL.MIL> Date: 6 Jun 90 18:01:44 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD. Lines: 30 In article , jg@esd.sgi.COM (John Giannandrea) writes: > Can someone please tell me the current status of the sam editor. > I believe there is an X-windows interface. > Is this editor still being developed? > What is it's availability? "sam" was made generally available via the AT&T UNIX System ToolChest, which is an automatic UUCP-based software distribution facility with a forms-oriented user interface for browsing to see what's available and to request software. There are charges for almost all tools, plus transmission fees; however, the prices are quite reasonable especially for unlimited usage at a given site (not just a CPU) and full source code. You can dial up the ToolChest at (201)522-6900, 1200 bps, user name "guest". An older version of "sam" was included in the "dmd-pgmg" tool package, but more recently a newer version was made available as just "sam"; I'm not sure exactly what its characteristics are, but the ToolChest menus provide a way to obtain tool descriptions. Valid "sam" licensees can obtain, directly from me, a free distribution using merged common sources that support the following bitmap terminals: 5620 DMD 630 MTG SunTools X-Windows (Of course, "sam -d" is usable with any terminal type.) Our version contains several bug fixes, portability enhancements, and other improvements (not extra features, but improved support for the ones that "sam" already had). Other than this kind of work in the user community, I don't think there is any real continuing development of "sam". I try to serve as a focal point for improvements, though.