Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: PD software disk Message-ID: <1018@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 4-Feb-87 10:47:13 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1018 Posted: Wed Feb 4 10:47:13 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 7-Feb-87 04:40:15 EST References: <397@maccs.UUCP> Reply-To: oyster@unix.macc.wisc.edu.UUCP (Vicarious Oyster) Distribution: na Organization: UW-Madison Academic Computer Center Lines: 33 Keywords: SnailMail In article <397@maccs.UUCP> gordan@maccs.UUCP (Gordan Palameta) writes: >This post is to announce an attempt at starting a SnailMail distribution of >public domain ST software. The basic idea is to collect on disk many of the >programs that have been posted on the net in uuencoded form and >make them available at a reasonable cost through the postal system. > >Disks will be single-sided, with most of the contents in ARCed form to >save space (except ARC itself). To get this disk, you can send $3 >(or $4 Canadian funds) to one of the addresses listed below. This amount >includes the cost of a disk and postage (in North America). > > Joel Plutchak (...!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster) > Well, I'll be at the address below for at least another couple months, so anybody in the upper midwest (or elsewhere) should be able to contact me either there or by using one of my Email addresses. Incidentally, Antic magazine is selling Public Domain software at $12 *per* *program*! I haven't checked it all out, but at least some of the same software (e.g. proff) is slated to be included on future SnailMail diskettes. What a deal! == Here are my particulars: Joel Plutchak 2929 Monroe St. Madison, WI 53711 uucp: {ihnp4|allegra|seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster BITNET: PLUTCHAK@WISCMACC Arpanet: plutchak@vms.macc.wisc.edu BIX: plutch