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Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn.announce,comp.sys.acorn,comp.answers,news.answers
Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!hookup!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunic!EU.net!sun4nl!cs.vu.nl!gerben
From: gerben@cs.vu.nl (Gerben Vos)
Subject: Acorn ftp and mail-server archives (fortnightly posting)
Message-ID: <acorn-archives_766115405@galei.cs.vu.nl>
Followup-To: poster
Summary: All known Acorn-related archives on and around the Internet
Keywords: acorn,archives,ftp,mail servers
Sender: news@cs.vu.nl
Supersedes: <acorn-archives_764819405@galei.cs.vu.nl>
Organization: Fac. Wiskunde & Informatica, VU, Amsterdam
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 1994 01:50:23 GMT
Approved: aglover@acorn.co.uk,news-answers-request@mit.edu
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Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu comp.sys.acorn.announce:274 comp.sys.acorn:14229 comp.answers:4863 news.answers:17928
Archive-name: acorn/archives
Last-modified: 1994-03-29
This is the regularly posted list of archive servers that contain files
related in any way to Acorn computers, i.e. the Atom, BBC, Electron,
Archimedes and R-series, and maybe some even rarer types of machines.
Mainly it's about the Archimedes, though.
This list is maintained by Gerben Vos <gerben@cs.vu.nl> (people in the UK
may want to try the address gerben@solo.cs.vu.nl). Please mail any updates or
remarks to me, as i can't check everything by myself (though i try). Thanks to
all people who have sent me helpful information or pointers; this list
wouldn't have been what it is without your help.
There is also a list with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the
Acorn newsgroups. It is called the "Comp.Sys.Acorn FAQ List Posting", and the
maintainer is Philip Banks <banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>. You should be able to
find it at the same place where you found this article.
One of these places is the archive site rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.209), which
stores many FAQs in the directory pub/usenet/news.answers . The name under
which a FAQ is archived appears in the Archive-name line at the top of the
article. This list is archived as acorn/archives, the FAQ has as name
acorn/faq . There's also a mail server on that machine: if you want to
retrieve the latest version of this list, you can send an e-mail message to
mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu containing, without the quotes, the text
"send usenet/news.answers/acorn/archives" in the message body.
This article lists the name of every interesting archive i know of, as well
as the type of files it contains, its numeric address in the case of Internet
ftp servers and Janet pads, and the email address of the maintainer, if known.
Below that follows a list of the directories to look for with a short
description of their contents.
Below the main list are two short sections which tell you how to use
Internet ftp by e-mail (using the ftpmail service), and from Janet.
When requesting files from servers, always try to use a server that is as
near as possible to you. And keep in mind that the people running these things
are doing you a favour, so please don't abuse their services.
Changes since some arbitrary time in the past:
- Added the antivirus directory at demon.
- The Newcastle info server has closed down.
- Updated ftp.acorn.co.uk .
Copyright (c) 1994 Gerben Vos.
Distribution for non-commercial purposes is unlimited and encouraged, but you
may only distribute the entire article, including the editorial text.
What this [ABT]? stuff means:
A=Archimedes, B=BBC/Electron/Master, T=Text documents,
?=couldn't reach it, may be temporarily down
FTP SERVERS:
============
Format: [ABT]? site-name (numeric-address) (email-address-of-maintainer)
For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above.
[ABT]? actrix.gen.nz (192.100.53.17) (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz, wright_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz)
/files/archimedes/
acorn Acorn modules, files and news
archivers Archiving utilities
CLIutils Non Desktop utilities
comms Communications applications
demos Demos
desktop Desktop utilities
editors Editor applications
educate Educational applications
emulators PD emulators for the Arc
fileutils File utilities
fonts Fonts/font applications
games Games
graphics Graphical tools/utilities
languages PD languages for the Arc
sound Music/sound applications
printutils Printer utilities
progutils Programming utilities
unix Unix ports to the Arc and RiscIx stuff
virus Virus killer programs
/files/bbc/
archivers Archiving utilities
comms Communications applications
editors Editor applications
educate Educational applications
fileutils File utilities
games Games
graphics Graphical tools/utilities
sound Music/sound applications
printutils Printer utilities
progutils Programming utilities
This archive is *only* reachable from within New Zealand. It holds public
domain software for all makes and types of Acorn machinery as well as the
latest updates of release software from Acorn (Shared C Libraries and
similar things).
[.B.] al.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk (131.111.84.16) (jkb@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk)
/pub/beeb: Some BBC utilities
[A.T] ftp.acorn.co.uk (136.170.129.1) (customer.services@acorn.co.uk)
/incoming: Upload directory
/pub/
documents Application notes, press releases, prices
riscos Archimedes software and patches
riscix RisciX software
Experimental service.
[A..] ftp.cs.chalmers.se (129.16.226.10) (?)
pub/misc/riscos: MPEG and other Archimedes software
[A..] ftp.cs.kun.nl (131.174.33.1) (hans@cs.kun.nl)
/pub/ArMaTuReS: ArMaTuReS (TeX)
This is probably not the newest version. See also Stuttgart and other sites.
[A..] ftp.cs.waikato.ac.nz (130.217.240.3) (PDenize@waikato.ac.nz)
/pub/archimedes: Archimedes programs
Sorted by date, this archive contains most submissions to the former
Newcastle archive, as well as some other software.
[.BT] ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk (129.215.160.5) (ajcd@dcs.ed.ac.uk)
/pub/ajcd/BBC: Some BBC programs and documents
Contains programs by the maintainer, Angus Duggan.
[A..] ftp.demon.co.uk (158.152.1.65) (uploads@demon.co.uk)
/pub/antivirus/archimedes: Antivirus information
/pub/archimedes: Dialup IP, PGP and Usenet software
[..T] ftp.eu.net (192.16.202.1) (info-admin@eu.net)
/newsarchive/comp/sources/acorn: Three months' worth of comp.sources.acorn
[A..] ftp.mathematik.uni-ulm.de (134.60.66.21) (borchert@mathematik.uni-ulm.de)
/pub/soft/minix: ARM-Minix
[A..] ftp.maths.tcd.ie (134.226.81.10) (chughes@maths.tcd.ie)
/pub/acorn: Archimedes software
/pub/incoming/acorn: Upload directory
This is a small site, with a slow connection and not much space, so it
can't cope with too much. At the moment it just has stuff by Conrad and
Merlin Hughes in it; it's easier for them to distribute that way.
[..T] ftp.nluug.nl (192.16.202.21) (info-admin@nluug.nl)
/pub/newsarchive/comp/sources/acorn: Three months' worth of comp.sources.acorn
[.B.] ftp.ohm.york.ac.uk (144.32.136.36) (ian@ohm.york.ac.uk)
/pub/BBC/
32016: 32016 2nd processor utilities
Submissions: Upload directory
archiver: Archiver (there are more in Submissions)
This is the archive of the BBC mailing list, bbc-list@ohm.york.ac.uk .
[A.T] ftp.pvv.unit.no (129.241.36.200) (dhmyrdal@pvv.unit.no, bernhard@pvv.unit.no)
/incoming/arm: Upload directory.
/pub/arm/
Archimedes-Info Documentation and information
Other_Sites Index files from various places
/pub/arm/Programs/
!Fonts Several PD fonts
DTop_silly Some silly applications for your desktop
Demos A few demos for the Archimedes
DeskLook Utilities to "improve" your desktop
Editors Contains text-editors and utilities
Games A few games for you to enjoy
Library Command-line utilities incl. GNU software
LineGraphics Line/object-oriented graphics programs
Math_Fracts Mathematical programs incl. fractals
Misc Items not fit into any category yet ;-)
Music Audio programs
PixGraphics Pixel-oriented graphics programs
PostScript PostScript(tm)-related utilities
Programming Utilities to help with programming
RUCP Uucp and news software
Utils Lots of utilities
/pub/arm/src: Source-code for a few programs
The file /pub/arm/Index is notoriously outdated, but ls-lR,FFF and
Archive-Index,FFF (contents of Sparkives) are automagically kept up to date.
Read DOWNLOAD-INFO for more helpful hints.
[A..] ftp.tex.ac.uk (134.151.79.32) (?)
/archive2/acorn: ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart
[A..] ftp.tu-chemnitz.de (134.109.132.51) (fischer@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de)
/pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos: ArMaTuReS (TeX) and ArmTeX 3.14
/pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/edition/Standard:
ArmTeX 3.14 (also on other sites?)
[A..] ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) (ftpadm@uni-kl.de)
/incoming/acorn: Upload directory
/pub/acorn/
acorn Acorn libraries
applications Complete packages
beginner Programs to unpack files
demos Demos
education Educational programs
fractals Fractal programs
games Games and cheats
incoming Upload directory
misc Miscellaneous
packers Archivers
sound Sound utilities
tools Miscellaneous utilities
viruskiller Virus killers and detectors
[A..] ftp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de)
/pub/thp/acorn: See ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de:/pub/acorn
[A..] ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.64.1) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de)
/pub/acorn/
antivirus: Anti-virus utilities
archivers: Archivers and decoders
coredump: The Coredump electronic magazine
database: Database programs
desktoputils: Desktop gadgets
docs: Documentation
editors: Editors
fontutils: Fonts & font utilities
fsutils: Disk utilities & filing systems
games: Games
graphics: Graphics, fractals and drawing programs
incoming: Upload directory
lang: Languages and libraries
math: Mathematical programs
misc: Miscellaneous
netutils: BBS, terminal, dialup IP and UUCP programs
ro3: Risc OS 3 utilities and programs
simulation: Simulation programs
sound: Sound utilities
tex: TeX distribution
unixtools: Ported Unix utilities
[AB.] ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.8.13) (acorn@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de)
/incoming/acorn: Upload directory
/pub/systems/acorn/
minix: ARM-Minix
riscix/unixtools/gnu/gdb: gdb (Acorn diffs only)
/pub/systems/acorn/6502/
archivers: Archivers
beginner: Programs to unpack files
comm: Communication programs
lang: Languages (Assembler and Small-C)
/pub/systems/acorn/riscos/
antivirus: Virus killers
archivers: Some archivers
beginner: Some of the same and other archivers
cad: CAD programs?
comm: Communication packages and utilities
comm/msdos-disk: MS-DOS disk readers
database: Database programs
editors: Editors
etc: Miscellaneous
fromUTS: Contents of the old Manchester archive
lang: Languages, libraries, debuggers
maths: Mathematical programs
newsoft: New software, per month
problems: Programming problems & answers
unixtools: Many ported Unix and GNU tools
util: Utilities and fonts
util/sys: System utilities
/pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/
oldtex: ArMaTuReS (TeX), old version
texadditions: TeX-related files
texupdate: Updates to the old version
Also runs an experimental FSP server.
[A..] ipc1.rvs.uni-hannover.de (130.75.5.71) (ftpadmin@ipc1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de)
/pub/tex/machines/acorn/riscos: ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart
[A..] isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (130.54.20.1) (?)
/.u2/oldnews/comp/binaries/acorn: comp.binaries.acorn archives
/.u2/oldnews/comp/sources/acorn: comp.sources.acorn archives
Unsure if these directories are still supported.
[A..] isgate.is (130.208.165.63) (archive-management@isgate.is)
/pub/Usenet/Usenet.bin/comp.binaries.acorn:
comp.binaries.acorn archives
[AB.] kermit.columbia.edu (128.59.39.2) (?)
/kermit/
a: Kermit for BBC+Z80 second processor
c: Kermit for BBC, Cambridge Workstation
and Archimedes (under Arthur)
[AB.] micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84, Janet numeric address 000010403000) (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
/kermit: Kermit in subdirectories ac, ar, bbc, cp
/micros/arch/riscos/a: Archimedes programs
/micros/arch/riscos/b: More Archimedes programs
/micros/arch/riscos/tools: UUDecode, Arc, SparkPlug2
/micros/bbc: 6502 programs
There is also an upload facility. You should then log in as "uploads",
password "uploads":
/arch-riscos: Upload directory
[A..] mortimer.cc.ic.ac.uk (129.31.80.60) (scottk@ic.ac.uk)
/pub/replay: Replay movie of shuttle launch
[A..] sun.rediris.es (130.206.1.2) (?)
/software/sources/TeX/systems/acorn: ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart
[AB.] tolsun.oulu.fi (130.231.96.16) (?)
/incoming/acorn: Upload directory
/pub/acorn: BBC and Archimedes software, ularn
[A.T] wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.22.42) (dbh@doc.ic.ac.uk)
/pub/acorn/
denis: Archimedes software
doc: Interesting text files
other: More Archimedes software
Also accessible by gopher.
MAIL SERVERS:
=============
Format: [ABT]? email-address-of-server (email-address-of-maintainer)
For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above.
See also the section below on ftp-by-mail services.
[..T] banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz)
Section: FAQData The FAQ and Acorn machine list
Section: Public Arc documentation and informational files
Requests *must* have as subject "ServerMail" (case is important, omit the
quotes), and the body should be of the form:
Start:
[Help:]
Section: FAQData
Send: <filename>
End:
Using "Section: index", you can retrieve a list of all files in all
sections. The command "Help:" will get you a help file.
This server contains FAQ-like data which isn't asked frequently enough to
post it regularly on the net. Note that this server is at the wrong end of
a 2400 baud dialup connection, so frivolous requests for large files will
not be appreciated.
[...] info-server@newcastle.ac.uk ()
The Newcastle Info Service has been closed down.
[AB.] archive-server@micros.hensa.ac.uk (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
/kermit: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/a: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/b: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/tools: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/bbc: See under "ftp servers".
Requests are of the form:
send <filename>
You can obtain a help file using the command "help".
INTERACTIVE ACCESS:
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Format: [ABT]? site-name (numeric-address) (email-address-of-maintainer)
For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above.
[AB.] micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84, Janet 000010403000) (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
/kermit: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/a: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/b: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/tools: See under "ftp servers".
/micros/bbc: See under "ftp servers".
Also accessible by gopher.
FTP-BY-MAIL SERVICE:
====================
If you can't use ftp directly, these servers can do it for you:
- ftpmail@cs.uow.edu.au
- ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
- ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de
- ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr
- ftpmail@src.doc.ic.ac.uk
- bitftp at pucc (only from within Bitnet)
Requests for the ftpmail servers are of the form:
open <site>
cd <directory>
dir # To obtain a directory listing
get <file> # To retrieve a file
quit
Send "help" to find out more.
I don't know how bitftp works; try sending "help" to it.
INTERNET ACCESS FROM JANET:
===========================
Most Janet sites are now connected to the Internet directly, including all
archives mentioned here (so Internet users don't need a gateway anymore), but
if you are on Janet and can't use Internet ftp, try:
- sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (128.86.8.7) (login guestftp, password guestftp)
- ft-relay.ac.uk (using hhcp from Janet)
More information can be obtained by logging in to uk.ac.janet.news .
gerben@cs.vu.nl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G e r b e n V o s <><
THIS IS THE LAST TETRIS VARIANT TO BE ADDED TO THE ARCHIVE. -- Albert Koelmans