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From oneill@cs.uml.edu Tue Nov 8 18:51:49 1994
From: oneill@cs.uml.edu (Brian 'Doc' O'Neill)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.announce,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc
Subject: Major changes to PC Games Archives on ftp.uml.edu
Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d
Date: 7 Nov 1994 14:34:29 GMT
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.uml.edu
Originator: oneill@cs.uml.edu
The is an announcement regarding the PC Games Archives, originally located
on ftp.uml.edu and mirrored on several locations around the world.
As of last week, the PCGA is now a JOINT archive between ftp.uml.edu and
ftp.uwp.edu. The "Official Distributions", such as Apogee, Epic, and
Game_Bytes, will be maintained at ftp.uml.edu as always. All other sections
are now maintained at ftp.uwp.edu by Nathan Pieper. Each site mirrors the
other, so within about 24 hours both sites are identical with regards to new
files.
Uploads of new files should go to ftp.uwp.edu, NOT ftp.uml.edu.
Mirrors can maintain mirroring at ftp.uml.edu, but you must pick up both
/msdos/games and /msdos/games_uwp directories for the full set.
Attached is the full README file explaining the new archives.
{ Please note: information contained herein may change without notice }
Date of last change: 28-Oct-1994
The PC Games Archives
Site name: ftp.uwp.edu ftp.uml.edu
IP Address: 131.210.1.4 129.63.10.50
Directory: /pub/msdos/games /msdos/games
Access: anonymous ftp anonymous ftp
The PCGA is an unfunded, unsanctioned service to provide a central
repository for the PC Gaming community. All manner of "freely distributable"
(i.e. public domain, freeware, shareware, unrestricted, etc., herein
referred to as "freely distributable") games and accessories which run under
MS-DOS or MS-Windows 3.X are accepted. It is also an official distribution
site for games from Apogee, Epic MegaGames, MVP, and Id, as well as Game
Bytes electronic magazine.
All items stored in the archives are in either self-extracting format, or
ZIP 2.0 format. All ZIP files require PKZIP 2.X or later or Info-ZIP's UNZIP
5.0p1 or later.
All executable items are scanned with the latest versions of various virus
scanners at the time they were placed in the archives.
Currently the various sections of the archives include
apogee - Apogee-distributed games (official site)
arcade - Arcade-style games
bbsdoors - Games suitable for BBS Doors
cards - Various games based on playing cards
demos - Demos of commercial games (playable and
unplayable)
editors - Game editors for FD and commercial games
education - Educational games
epic - Epic MegaGames (official site)
fltsim - MS Flight Simluator accessories
fps.football - Front Page Sports Football stuff
game_bytes - Game Bytes Magazine (official site)
game-dev - Game Development materials
id - ID-distributed games
links386_tournament
- Links 386 Tournament stuff
mahjongg - Various MahJongg games
misc - Games not covered elsewhere
moraff - Moraff games
mvp - MVP Software (official site)
patches - Commercial patches
program - Game programmers accessories/libraries
puzzle - Puzzle-type games
sports - Sports-related games
tetris - Tetris/Columns type games
textad - Text Adventures
trivia - Trivia games
utils - Utilities for FD, commercial, and non-computer
games
vgaplanets - VGAPlanets multiplayer game and support files
windows - Miscellaneous games for Windows 3.1
Maintenance of the Apogee, Epic, MVP, and Game Bytes sections are handled by
Brian O'Neill (oneill@cs.uml.edu). All other sections are handled by Nathan
Pieper (pieper@cs.uwp.edu).
For maximum distribution and network throughput, the PCGA is "mirrored", or
duplicated, on several other sites. you should choose the site closest to
you for best results. This site is located in Massachusetts. Other sites are
listed below:
Location Name IP Address Directory
Missouri wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/msdos/msdos-games
Germany ftp.Uni-Paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 /pcsoft/msdos/games
S. Africa ftp.sun.ac.za 146.232.213.2 /pub/msdos/uml
Sweden ftp.sunet.se 130.238.127.3 /pub/pc/mirror/games
Taiwan NCTUCCCA.edu.tw 140.111.3.21 /Ulowell/msdos
Thailand ftp.nectec.or.th 192.150.251.32 /pub/mirrors/games
UK src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1
/computing/systems/ibmpc/msdos-games/Games
If you plan to mirror PCGA, please contact oneill@cs.uml.edu.
General submissions should be uploaded to ftp.uwp.edu in /pub/incoming.
Submissions will NOT be accepted at ftp.uml.edu.
These archives cannot be used by CD-ROM vendors without prior approval.
Disclaimer: The archive maintainers do their best to insure the integrity of
all files in the archives, but not all situations can be accounted for. UML,
UWP and the archive maintainers cannot be held responsible for any damages
incurred from the use of the archives or the data contained therein.
===========================================================================
Brian O'Neill - Systems Manager, Computer Science oneill@cs.uml.edu
University of Massachusetts at Lowell Chief Editor, InterWeb Journal
(508) 934-3645 http://interweb.uml.edu/InterWeb/
"Nothing's the same anymore." - Sinclair, Babylon 5, _Chrysalis_