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THE SIMTEL20 ARCHIVES
=====================
There is a colossal amount of free public domain and shareware software for
the CP/M, PCDOS/MSDOS, Macintosh, and UNIX operating systems, and for the
DoD standard programming language, Ada, in several archives on
WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (IP host 192.88.110.20), a DECSYSTEM-20 running the
TOPS-20 operating system at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Archives
of correspondence for several mailing lists are also available.
You can obtain these files using the InterNet file transfer protocol, FTP,
or through electronic mail. It is also possible to get them by modem, or
in CD-ROM.
FTP
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FTP transfers from SIMTEL20 can be made with user-name "anonymous". Use
GUEST for the password.
The <MSDOS> archives contain software for the MS-DOS and PC-DOS operating
systems. For more information see PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>AAAREAD.ME.
For information on ARC, LZH, ZIP, ZOO, and other compressed/archived files,
get PD1:<MSDOS.STARTER>00-FILES.DOC.
SIMTEL20 files are also available from mirror sites OAK.Oakland.Edu
(141.210.10.117), wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4), ftp.uu.net
(137.39.1.9), nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100), src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7)
or archie.au (139.130.4.6), by e-mail through the BITNET/EARN file servers,
or by uucp from UUNET's 1-900-GOT-SRCS. See UUNET file
uunet!~/info/archive-help for details.
OAK.Oakland.Edu is the most up-to-date mirror.
ELECTRONIC MAIL
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If you do not have FTP access to SIMTEL20, files may be ordered by e-mail
from LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU or LISTSERV@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU.
If you are on BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
LISTSERV@RPIECS
If your mailer knows domains: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu
listserv@vm.ecs.rpi.edu
If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
uunet!vm.ecs.rpi.edu!listserv
If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also on
the Internet for uunet in the examples above. Some examples are: ames,
decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun, ucbvax, ucsd,
udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive.
Send this command to the server to get its help file:
GET PDGET HELP
Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files):
/PDGET MAIL PD:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMLIST.ARC UUENCODE
These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message. Do
not include a signature because it confuses the server. If you have
xxdecode, you may wish to specify XXENCODE instead of UUENCODE to avoid
character translation problems.
OTHER
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If you cannot access them via FTP or e-mail, most SIMTEL20 MSDOS files,
including the PC-Blue collection, are also available for downloading from
Detroit Download Central (313) 885-3956. DDC has multiple lines which
support 300/1200/2400/9600/14400 bps
(103/212/V22bis/HST/V32bis/V42bis/MNP). This is a subscription system with
an average hourly cost of 17 cents. It is also accessable on Telenet via
PC Pursuit and on Tymnet via StarLink outdial. New files uploaded to
SIMTEL20 are usually available on DDC within 24 hours.
Public, private or corporate institutions and libraries interested in the
SIMTEL20 MS-DOS collection in CD-ROM format bundled with library
card-catalog type access and duplication software can contact Coyote Data,
Ltd. by mail at 1142 N. Main, Rochester, MI 48307 or by FAX at (313)
651-4071. Others who do not need the access and duplication software
should send e-mail to rab@sprite.Berkeley.EDU (Robert Bruce) or telephone
(800) 786-9907 or (510) 947-5996 for details on his CD-ROM offer.
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This info has been extracted, mostly verbatim, from USENET News postings
by:
Keith Petersen
Maintainer of the MSDOS, MISC and CP/M archives at SIMTEL20 [192.88.110.20]
Co-SysOp, Detroit Download Central 313-885-3956 (V22bis/HST/V32bis/V42bis/MNP)
Internet: w8sdz@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil or w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu
Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND