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From: vince@tc.fluke.COM (Craig Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Where is 'The STORE'?
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Date: 28 Jul 88 20:03:30 GMT
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There was a shar'd "installable" file called "CATALOG+IN" posted to the
net over a year ago which is required to interface with THE STORE!  The
catalog provides descriptions of the available software and has a
really slick "order" menu which allows you to select packages you want,
tells you how big they are, let's you deselect them if you decide
against it, and generates the necessary uucp commands to perform the
magic.

This catalog is now out of date, but it includes a menu selection which
allows you to request a new catalog.

All packages from THE STORE! come as "installable" files which are
painlessly installed from within the catalog program or by "clicking"
on a copy of the file from UA.  If you want to know whats going on or
want to perform the install steps manually, take a look at
/usr/bin/Instcpio.sh.

Software from THE STORE! are mostly binaries, though some do include
sources.  Especially fun are the ones which exploit the Unix-pc's
graphics.

I have CATALOG+IN saved on a floppy but I neglected to save the nicely
shar'd version suitable for posting or mailing.  Perhaps someone else
would be willing to repost the original shar'd version.  (I guess I
could regenerate the shar file if someone gets really desperate, but
it won't have the nice instructions included in the original).

This following lists the size of each package available from THE
STORE!  Transfer rates are based on 6700 characters per minute using a
1200 baud modem (your mileage may vary!).  Cost is based on $.17 per
minute late night rate.

	mins	chars	name		cost

	 5.3	35840	AMAZE+IN	0.74
	26.0	174080	APPDEMO+IN	3.64
	 1.5	10240	ARC+IN		0.21
	14.5	97280	ATC+IN		2.03
	19.9	133120	BACKGAMMON+IN	2.79
	 8.4	56320	BIGBEN+IN	1.18
	 3.1	20480	CALCULATOR+IN	0.43
	 2.3	15360	CAPCTRL3.0+IN	0.32
	 2.3	15360	CAPCTRL3.5+IN	0.32
	12.2	81920	CASINO+IN	1.71
	17.6	117760	CATALOG+IN	2.46
	 6.9	46080	COMM_DOCS+IN	0.97
	 6.1	40960	CPR+IN		0.85
	18.3	122880	CRYSTAL+IN	2.56
	10.7	71680	CSCOPE+IN	1.50
	42.8	286720	DEMO.1+IN	5.99
	41.3	276480	DEMO.2+IN	5.78
	16.0	107520	ELOCK+IN	2.24
	 3.8	25600	ENGINE+IN	0.53
	 5.3	35840	FATBIT+IN	0.74
	 9.9	66560	FONTS+IN	1.39
	26.0	174080	FORM_MAKER+IN	3.64
	 6.1	40960	GOB+IN		0.85
	 3.8	25600	GSS.SYMBOLS+IN	0.53
	 3.8	25600	HRDCPY+IN	0.53
	38.2	256000	ICON+IN		5.35
	 1.5	10240	ICONOCLAST+IN	0.21
	 4.6	30720	INEDIT+IN	0.64
	 8.4	56320	INSTALLDOC+IN	1.18
	33.6	225280	LARN+IN		4.70
	 7.6	51200	LESS+IN		1.06
	40.5	271360	LOGO+IN		5.67
	 5.3	35840	MAGIC+IN	0.74
	 6.1	40960	MOUSE+IN	0.85
	 3.8	25600	MSDOSW+IN	0.53
	 5.3	35840	OTHELLO+IN	0.74
	 5.3	35840	PACMAN+IN	0.74
	 1.5	10240	PHONESRC+IN	0.21
	 1.5	10240	PONG+IN		0.21
	 4.6	30720	PRIME+IN	0.64
	 3.8	25600	PROG_CALC+IN	0.53
	13.0	87040	QUIZ+IN		1.82
	 6.1	40960	REMINDERS+IN	0.85
	34.4	230400	ROSE+IN		4.82
	 7.6	51200	SCREENGAMES+IN	1.06
	 3.1	20480	SEE+IN		0.43
	 3.8	25600	SHAH+IN		0.53
	 5.3	35840	SNAKE+IN	0.74
	18.3	122880	THIRD+IN	2.56
	13.0	87040	TREK+IN		1.82
	 3.8	25600	UNIXCAL+IN	0.53
	41.3	276480	UNIXGAMES+IN	5.78
	 8.4	56320	VBACK+IN	1.18
	 6.9	46080	VIKEYS+IN	0.97
	 9.9	66560	VSH+IN		1.39
	 9.2	61440	VSPELL+IN	1.29
	 3.1	20480	WINDY+IN	0.43
	22.2	148480	XLISP+IN	3.11

There are some additional package available which I don't have the specs
on which Richard mentions in an old posting.  To my knowledge, this was the
last time THE STORE! catalog was updated.

> From: richard@islenet.UUCP (Richard Foulk)
> Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
> Subject: Re: New Catalog in the STORE
> Message-ID: <3485@islenet.UUCP>
> Date: 3 Sep 87 01:31:21 GMT
> 
> Before too many people waste a half-hour of connect time on the
> new catalog, here is what's new in it:
> 
> 
> ADVENTURE Version 1.0 (GAMES.OLD) 08/87 Adventure with a far larger cavern
> 
> MTOOLS Version 1.2 (UTIL.GEN) 08/87 Full MS-DOS disk handlers.
> 
> NGREP Version 1.0 (UTIL.GEN) 08/87 New faster grep
> 
> WORLD Version 1.0 (GAMES.NEW) 08/87 Adventure on an Alien Planet.
> 
> SE Version 1.0 (EDITORS) 08/87 A screen oriented ed.
> 

PS. I haven't called up THE STORE! for at least a couple of months now.  I
hope that it is still in operation and that all of this isn't wasted effort.


	Craig V. Johnson		...!fluke!vince
	John Fluke Mfg. Co.
	Everett, WA