Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!genat!maccs!gordan From: gordan@maccs.UUCP (Gordan Palameta) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Public domain software Message-ID: <560@maccs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Apr-87 14:05:37 EDT Article-I.D.: maccs.560 Posted: Sat Apr 25 14:05:37 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Apr-87 05:43:08 EDT References: <559@maccs.UUCP> Reply-To: gordan@maccs.UUCP (Gordan Palameta) Organization: DCSS, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Lines: 154 This is a followup to the previous message concerning availability of new Snail Mail disks of public domain ST software. Note: All disks are single-sided. Disks are available for $3 (or $4 Canadian), for requests within North America. This includes the cost of a single-sided disk, postage, and handling. To pack as much software on each disk as possible, all files are stored in standard ARCed form, except for an archive extracter program. You can get disks from the following people: Jim Turner Rob DeMillo c/o Imagen Corp. 120 S. Angell #4 2650 San Tomas Expressway Providence, RI Santa Clara, CA 02906 95052-8101 Gordan Palameta Joel Plutchak 1001 Main St W #104 2929 Monroe St Hamilton, ON Madison, WI Canada L8S 1A9 53711 ***** Disk 4 ***** This disk contains the AIM image processing programs (from the University of Delft (?) in the Netherlands)... works in low or high rez. Note the ARC file is fairly large, so to unARC it, it's best to have a DS disk drive (or 1M of memory, with a 512 k RAM disk). I believe help files are included, and possibly some sample images. Note this has just been posted to comp.binaries.atari.st (in several dozen fragments) so you can get it from there as well if you don't mind reassembling and uudecoding. ***** Disk 5 ***** BICLOCK.ARC Easy date and time setter, suitable for AUTO folder. BINHEX.ARC (version of 860613) Simple utilities for converting binary files to hex dump and vice versa, with C source code. DCOPY17.ARC Multipurpose utility program (copy/erase/format/display/directory/ rename/diskcopy/ARC functions) all in a very small size. DISASMBL.ARC Disassembles executable files. DISKLABL.ARC Prints labels on standard (Epson-compatible) printers, which can then be cut out and pasted on floppy disks. FKEYLAB.ARC Prints a strip of labels on standard (Epson-compatible) printers, for placement above the ST function keys. GEMSOFT.ARC Includes AUTO folder program GEMBOOT, which appears to be a genuine 40-folder bug fix. Also includes some utility programs for peeking at internal GEMDOS memory structures. HDSCAN12.ARC (version 1.21) Useful multi-purpose utility, especially for hard disks. User interface is something of a cross between a shell and the desktop. LESS.ARC File displayer, like Unix "more" with added capabilities. Scrolls forward or backward, search capability, built-in help. MEMTEST.ARC Memory tester diagnostic program, checks for bad RAM. MISCUTIL.ARC Miscellaneous small utilities (a few K each): CLICKOFF - turns off keyboard click COLDBOOT - does a cold boot (reboots and removes accessories) DRFLOPPY - Dr Flop E. Disk sector editor DVORAK - reconfigures keyboard to Dvorak layout GCLOCK - displays time in upper right-hand corner of screen HI25/HI50 - set screen lines to 25 or 50 (monochrome only) KEYTEST - prints out ASCII code and scan code for any keyboard key MUSHROOM - prints out marginally useful information after a crash NOBLINK - turns off cursor blink in VT52 mode QFORMAT - "fast" format utility (small size makes it convenient) STARTGEM - enables GEM programs to be used in AUTO (not tested yet) VEROFFON - turns floppy disk write verify on or off VOLUME - lets you read or modify floppy disk volume label SEEKTEST.ARC Floppy disk diagnostic program, checks drive's seek capability. SPEED.ARC Floppy disk diagnostic program, measures drive's rotation speed. TURTLE.ARC (version 2.8) Hard disk backup utility, one of the most reliable and extremely fast (uses a built-in RAM disk). Needs at least 1M of memory. ***** Disk 6 ***** MG1BBIN.ARC MG1BSRC.ARC Micro Gnu Emacs version 1b. This version incorporates bug fixes, and provides bindable function keys and numeric keypad keys. Executable programs and source code included. STEDT.ARC (version 4.2) An editor which emulates EDT (the standard VAX/VMS editor). Also includes some EMACS features like multiple buffers and windows. STWRITER.ARC (version 1.70) A public domain word processor program. Non-GEM, non-WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get), but quite fast. ***** Disk 7 ***** This disk consists mainly of game programs. However, they are not modern games with sophisticated graphics and sound; rather almost all of them are of the CRT-based ASCII graphics variety. A number of them are ports of mainframe games (like Rogue, Startrek, Adventure) to the ST, and will appeal mainly to those who misspent countless hours playing them on mainframes (and maybe to a younger generation as well). BATLSHIP.ARC A version of the classic Battleship game. ELIZA.ARC This is a version of the classic Eliza computer psychiatrist program originally written by Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s (hailed at the time as an example of "artificial intelligence"!). Unfortunately, this version is not very sophisticated, but... LARN.ARC A variation on the classic Unix "rogue" game. OGRE.ARC The game of OGRE. Defeat the ogre before it destroys your command post. ORGADV.ARC The classic original Adventure game ("Colossal Cave"). Based on the original Fortran source code (ported to C), this is an exceptionally faithful port that plays just like the mainframe version. From the Austin Atari Computer Enthusiasts (AACE). SPACEW31.ARC A version of the Spacewar game (two orbiting ships fight it out). The original version of Spacewar ran on a PDP-1; this version is not directly based on it. STSPEECH.ARC This program makes the Atari ST sound chip talk English sentences (perfectly intelligible but weird). Includes a program that lets it read a script from a file. ***** ***** -- UUCP: ... !mnetor!lsuc!maccs!gordan BITNET: GP@TANDEM Gordan Palameta "Nevidimy, soshol s uma" -- alleged computer translation of ("invisible, insane") "out of sight, out of mind" into Russian