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-
- Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st! Please read this FAQ before posting a question
- to comp.sys.atari.st, since a lot of common questions are answered here.
-
- Thanks to David Paschall-Zimbel (davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu) for
- compiling most of this FAQ.
-
- Entries are dated by the last change. ??.??.?? means they were last changed
- before the dates were added.
-
- The following is an index of the questions answered in this part of the FAQ.
- For easy access to a particular question, search for the tag surrounded by
- colons (i. e. :GNU:). Questions marked with '*' are new or changed.
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-
- WEL Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st
- ARCS How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)?
- MSA Some info on Magic Shadow Archiver
- CLI What Command Line Interpreters are available?
- ERR What does TOS ERROR nn mean?
- GDOS What is GDOS, and where can I get it?
- GNU What GNU software is available for the ST?
- HAM Where can I find Ham Radio software for the ST?
- LANG Public Domain/Shareware languages...
- MINIX Is MINIX available on the Atari ST?
- MINT What is MiNT?
- XWIN Is there a version of XWindows for the ST?
- DEMOS Why won't demo x run on my machine?
- PAINT What is the format for [x] paint program data?
- PD Where can I get Public Domain/Shareware software?
- MAIL E-Mail file servers
- FTP Anonymous FTP servers
- TEX Is TeX/LaTeX available on the Atari ST?
-
-
-
- :WEL: 93.06.11
- Welcome to comp.sys.atari.st
- ============================
-
- This newsgroup is devoted to discussion about 16 and 32 bit Atari micros. At
- present that includes the Atari 520ST, 1040ST, Mega ST, STe, STacy, Mega STe,
- TT, and Falcon. There are also emulators for the Apple Macintosh and IBM
- PC/XT/AT available.
-
- Most of the people who read this newsgroup are technically oriented.
- The newsgroup serves as a resource for Atari users ... feel free to
- contribute to the discussions.
-
- Associated newsgroups include:
-
- comp.binaries.atari.st ! uuencoded binary programs
- comp.sys.atari.st.tech ! technical programming/hardware topics
- comp.sources.atari.st ! uuencoded/shar sources
-
-
- :ARCS: 93.06.11
- How do I deal with Archived files (.ZOO, .ARC, .LZH)?
- =====================================================
-
- Files ending with suffixes .ZOO, .ARC, .ZIP and .LZH are archive files. They
- are binary files which may contain one or more other files in a compressed
- format. Archive files usually take up less disk space, and for this reason have
- become quite popular for transferring large files via modem.
-
- In order to extract the files from an archive file, one must use an archive
- program. Here are the correspondences:
-
- ZIP Use UNZIP.TTP or STZIP.PRG
- ARC Use ARC.TTP
- LZH Use LHARC.TTP
- ZOO Use ZOO.TTP
-
- A few hints for first-time users:
-
- * Most archivers will give a short summary of commands if invoked with no
- arguments.
- * If in doubt, to extract a file, copy the archiver to the directory that the
- file is in, and run the archiver with the arguments 'x [filename]'.
- * If you have TOS 1.4 or higher, and/or a CLI, you can avoid copying the
- archiver by just changing the current directory to where the file is. See
- TIPS for a tip on how to do this from the desktop on TOS 1.4 or higher.
- * Read the documentation for the archivers you use, they will almost certainly
- answer all your questions. Documentation is usually included in both the
- source and binary distributions (such as zoo21bin.zoo).
-
- ARCHIVERS
- These programs are all available via FTP from the atari.archive server, in the
- /atari/archivers directory. Recommended files are:
-
- arc602.ttp - version 6.02 of ARC, includes features to archive
- subdirectories and also include comments with files.
-
- arc602.arc - contains documentation. UnArc using arc602.ttp.
-
- arc521e.arc - older version of ARC. Used mostly by those who want
- speed, better compression, and don't care about
- archiving subdirectories. UnArc using arc602.ttp.
-
- lharc.ttp - version 2.0 of LHARC.
-
- lzh201i.lzh - Thomas Questors lzh utility. German documentation.
- UnArc using lharc.ttp
-
- stzip22.lzh - STZip, with GUI interface
-
- unzip41.lzh - Old version of unzip
-
- zoo21.ttp - version 2.1 of ZOO
-
- zoo21bin.zoo - ZOO archive includes documentation. UnArc using
- zoo21.ttp.
-
-
-
- :MSA: 93.06.11
- Some info on Magic Shadow Archiver
- ==================================
- (This was provided by Chris Herborth)
-
- MSA Archives
-
- The Magic Shadow Archiver (MSA) is a disk archiving program that allows
- an entire disk to be compressed into one file for transmission. The
- Magic Shadow Archiver (in shadow.[arc?|lzh?|zoo?] on
- atari.archive.umich.edu in ~/Archivers) creates .MSA files, which are
- often compressed using a normal archiver, such as zoo or lharc.
-
- Magic Shadow is notoriously bad when used on a 1/2 meg ST and only one
- floppy drive. Its disk access and memory use are very badly thought
- out, and could result in over 160 disk swaps when unpacking an 80 track,
- double-sided disk.
-
- Due to the fact that it was the _only_ disk image archiver around for
- quite a long time, Magic Shadow is the de-facto standard for creating
- disk images of computer demos and other pieces of software that cannot
- be easily compressed as files.
-
- Because MSA files are disk images, they can only be used to recreate a
- floppy disk. There is (currently, see below) no way to extract the
- files from an MSA archive without writing it to a floppy disk.
-
- Magic Shadow works perfectly with any legal TOS floppy format, even high
- density disks found in modified STs and most MegaSTes and TTs.
-
- Chris Herborth (herborth@pinot.waterloo.ncr.com at work,
- cherborth@semprini.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca at home,
- C.HERBORTH on GEnie) is writing a much more efficient MSA extractor,
- called UnMSA. UnMSA will minimize the number of disk swaps, and speed
- decompression considerably.
-
- Daryl Richards (no email address, yet) is working on an MSA-Mounter,
- which will allow someone to unpack an MSA archive to RAM or a file on
- a hard disk. This uncompressed disk image will then be added to the
- system as a logical drive (much the same way a RAMdisk adds a drive to
- the system). MountImage on the Mac is an example of the way MSA-Mounter
- will eventually work (MountImage is so good, you can install new
- versions of the Mac OS using floppy disk images stored on your hard
- drive).
-
- There is yet another MSA archiver now, called MSA II, by Phillip Lang.
-
-
- :CLI: ??.??.??
- What Command Line Interpreters are available?
- =============================================
-
- There are a large number of Command Line Interpreters for the Atari ST.
- Some of the more popular ones include:
-
- gulam the 'classic' cli, somewhat UNIX in flavor
-
- BASH GNU Bourne Again Shell
-
- ksh Korn Shell - available under MINT
-
- gemini MUPFEL is the shell used by the gemini environment
-
- master MS-DOS/Unix mixture, shareware.
-
- okami a German shell with many useful utilities built in
-
- pcommand an MS-DOS-like shell
-
- csh C-shell, standard on Unix
-
- tcsh Enchanced C-shell - available under MiNT
-
- Check atari.archive under /atari/cli or /atari/mint, or check one of the
- other FTP sites for files.
-
-
- :ERR: ??.??.??
- What does TOS ERROR nn mean?
- What do the bombs on my screen mean?
- ====================================
-
- The information below was written, in part, by Darryl May, and posted on
- GEnie in January (of ????) by John Townsend. The original also appeared in
- the June 1988 issue of _Current Notes_ (122 N. Johnson Rd., Sterling, VA
- 22170). It has since found its way to me, and is being posted to
- comp.sys.atari.st as a service to readers.
-
- Alan Pratt wrote to tell me that the basic information may be correct, but
- that it cannot be dubbed "official" unless it originates, on paper, from
- Atari. This makes sense, as electronic communications are easily
- modified, even accidentally.
-
- Roland Waldi provided information regarding the difference between TOS and
- GEM return codes which appears to be correct. The tables have been modified
- to reflect his information.
-
- The following is an unofficial list of the errors that can appear
- while you are operating your ST computer.
-
- Error description return code alert box #
- ======================================================
- OK (no error)....................0
- Fundamental error...............-1
- Drive not ready.................-2
- Unknown command.................-3
- CRC error.......................-4
- Bad request.....................-5
- Seek error......................-6
- Unknown media...................-7
- Sector not found................-8
- No paper........................-9
- Write fault....................-10
- Read fault.....................-11
- General error..................-12
- Write protect..................-13
- Media change...................-14
- Unknown device.................-15
- Bad sectors on format..........-16
- Insert other disk..............-17
- Invalid function number........-32............1
- File not found.................-33............2
- Path not found.................-34............3
- No handles left................-35............4
- Access denied..................-36............5
- Invalid handle.................-37............6
- Insufficient memory............-39............8
- Invalid memory block address...-40............9
- Invalid drive specified........-46...........15
-
- No more files..................-49...........18
- Range error....................-64...........33
- Internal error.................-65...........34
- Invalid program load format....-66...........35
-
- The last code is the infamous "TOS error 35"!
-
- Also, some unofficial information via Alan Pratt:
-
- Notably, you should add -48: ENSAME (not the same drive, occurs when
- you call Frename and the two names you give aren't on the same drive),
- and -67: EGSBF: you can't use Mshrink to GROW a block of memory.
-
-
- Those bombs that appear on your screen are error messages from
- the 68000 micro-processor.
-
- Number
- Description of bombs
- ===========================================
- Reset: Initial PC2...............1
- Bus Error........................2
- Address Error....................3
- Illegal Instruction..............4
- Zero Divide......................5
- CHK Instruction..................6
- TRAPV Instruction................7
- Privilege Violation..............8
- Trace............................9
- Line 1010 Emulator..............10
- Line 1111 Emulator..............11
- [unassigned, reserved]..........12
- [unassigned, reserved]..........13
- Format Error....................14
- Uninitialized Interrupt Vector..15
- [unassigned, reserved].......16-23
- Spurious Interrupt..............24
- Level 1 Interrupt Autovector....25
- Level 2 Interrupt Autovector....26
- Level 3 Interrupt Autovector....27
- Level 4 Interrupt Autovector....28
- Level 5 Interrupt Autovector....29
- Level 6 Interrupt Autovector....30
- Level 7 Interrupt Autovector....31
- Trap Instruction Vectors.....32-47
- [unassigned, reserved].......48-63
- User Interrupt Vectors......64-255
-
-
-
- :GDOS: 93.05.05
- What is GDOS, and where can I get it?
- =====================================
-
- GDOS stands for Graphic Device Output System (at least that's what my copy of
- STart, volume 1 number 1 said...)
-
- There is a newer version, called SpeedoGDOS, which should be available
- commercially from Atari. It is currently included with AtariWorks, and some
- Falcon packages. SpeedoGDOS uses scaleable fonts - you do not need to create
- a font file for every point size. There are desk accessories which allow you
- to manipulate available fonts, and also CPX programs for the newer Atari
- Control Panel. For those who only have limited memory, a newer version of
- GDOS is also included with the distribution. For those with investments in
- older bit-mapped GDOS fonts, they may be used with the new version of GDOS or
- used as bit-mapped (ie. non-scaleable) fonts within SpeedoGDOS.
-
- You can get a copy of "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About GDOS (and
- more)" by Douglas N. Wheeler from the atari.archive server. The file is
- /atari/programming/gdos.arc.
-
- There is a German version of GDOS available from the atari.archive server.
- The file is /atari/utilities/amcgdos.arc.
-
- Currently, there are no truly public domain sources for the GDOS system files
- or font files (at least those supplied by Atari). You can get these files
- with many commercial programs, such as Degas Elite, WordFlair, etc. You might
- also want to check your local user group to see if they received a copy of the
- WordFlair demo program (also available on GEnie). The demo program appears to
- have the GDOS system and font files.
-
- In the UK The ST Club (2 Broadway, Nottingham, UK NG1 1PS. Tel 0602
- 410241, Fax 0602 241515) is a licensed GDOS distrubutor:
- Catalogue No's:
- GDOS-A Driver + Fonts 9-pin
- GDOS-B Driver + Fonts 24-pin
- GDOS-C Installed system for Opus (9 pin)
- GDOS-D Opus 24-pin
- GDOS-E FontGDOS + drivers
- GDOS-F 300dpi printer fonts
-
- Disks 2.95 pounds each.
-
-
- :GNU: 93.06.11
- What GNU software is available for the ST?
- ==========================================
-
- The Free Software Foundation C compiler, commonly known as GNU C (or gcc) is
- avaiable for the Atari ST. The minimal memory required to do any useful
- (i.e. beyond 'hello world') programming is 2 megabytes. A 4 megabyte system
- is recommended.
-
- There is an extensive archive of the latest GNU C programs via anonymous FTP
- on atari.archive. GNU C is also available at most European FTP sites. The
- latest version of GCC available for the ST is 2.4.2, this version includes
- built-in support for C++.
-
- Note that most GNU documentation comes in TeXinfo format. Documentation in
- this format can be fed into TeX for printing. It can also be processed by
- Emacs' texinfo to make an info file, which can be viewed on-screen with
- Emacs' info mode. These two functions can also be performed by the
- standalone programs 'texinfo' and 'info' (on atari.archive as /atari/tex/
- tnxf241b.zoo).
-
- The following can be found in the /atari/gnustuff/tos directory of
- atari.archive: (Note: all of these have Unixmode and MiNT support)
-
- BASH Bourne-again shell
- BISON Yet another YACC (Yet Another Compiler Compiler)
- COMPRESS Compatible with Unix compress
- DIFF Compares files; PATCH does the inverse
- EMACS Extreme editor :-)
- Fileutils Unix file utilities
- FLEX Lexical analyzer, like Unix lex
- GAWK AWK report generation language
- GCC 2.4.2 C, C++ compiler
- GDB GNU debugger, with source level C support
- Ghostscript Postscript clone
- GROFF Text formatting system
- GREP Regular expression search, like Unix grep
- MAKE Like Unix make
- MAKEINFO Stand-alone system to process .info files
- PATCH Changes files from diffs; DIFF does the inverse
- PROF Profiles executable code
- RCS Revision Control System
- SED Stream editor
- Smalltalk Smalltalk; object oriented language
- TAR Tape archiver like Unix tar
-
-
- :HAM: ??.??.??
- Where can I find Ham Radio software for the ST?
- ===============================================
-
- Plenty of Ham Radio software is available for the Atari ST:
-
- Morse code
- Radio Teletype (RTTY)
- Packet Radio (W0RLI BBS and K9AQ TCP/IP)
- Satellite Tracking
- WEFAX
- Color Slow Scan TV (SSTV)
- etc.
-
- For more information contact the Atari Microcomputer Network:
-
- Newsletter Editor - Gil Frederick, VE4AG
- 130 Maureen Street
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- R3K 1M2 Canada
- or
- Program Librarian - John Adams, KC5FW
- 17106 Happy Hollow
- San Antonio, TX 78232
- U.S.A.
- or
- Tune into the weekly net Sundays 16:00 UTC on 14.325 MHz.
-
- 73,
- John Langner, WB2OSZ
-
-
- :LANG: 93.10.18
- Public Domain/Shareware languages...
- ====================================
- (This section is getting an overhaul, but I don't have the time to finish
- the overhaul right now... Sorry, check back next month.)
-
- There are a large number of programming languages available for use with the
- Atari ST. Programmers seem to flock to the Atari ST, and if you know of a
- language, you can probably find it, or an equivalent, for the ST.
-
- 68000 assembler/disassemblers: a68, turboass,
- abc
- APL
- AWK
- BASIC
- C
- C++
- cross assemblers (z80, 6502, 68xx,8031/80xx)
- Elan
- FORTRAN
- FORTH
- FP
- Hope
- ICON
- LISP
- Little Smalltalk
- Modula2
- OPS5
- perl
- PROLOG
- SCHEME
- SIOD
- Smalltalk
- XLisp
- XProlog
- XScheme
-
- Check the atari.archive server under /atari/languages. Most other archive
- sites will have a language directory which you can also check.
-
-
- :MINIX: ??.??.??
- Is MINIX available on the Atari ST?
- ===================================
-
- MINIX is a UNIX-like operating system for the IBM PC, XT, AT, 386,
- and PS/2, as well as the Apple Macintosh, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and
- later in 1991, Sun SPARC. It is available with all the source code for
- the entire operating system, the libraries, and nearly 200 UNIX-like
- utilities.
-
- Demonstration disks for the IBM PC line and Atari ST are available for free
- via anonymous FTP for people on the Internet. A Macintosh version will be
- online soon. (If you can't wait, see below.)
-
- To get a free demo disk and the manual, use ftp to connect to
- ftp.cs.vu.nl (192.31.231.42) and look in pub/minix/demo. The READ_ME
- file describes the contents of the directory and how to use it. Be sure to
- fetch and read this first. It contains important information.
-
- If you don't have FTP access, you can buy the demo disk package from Prentice-
- Hall for $10 by calling (201) 767-5969 or FAX (201) 767-5625. Please DON'T
- ask me to send it by email. I have quite enough work already thank you.
- The ordering numbers for Prentice-Hall are:
-
- - MINIX 1.5 IBM demo disk (0-13-582768-x) (in stock now)
- - MINIX 1.5 Atari demo disk (0-13-582792-2) (in stock now)
- - MINIX 1.5 Macintosh demo disk (0-13-582784-1) (in stock now)
-
- Please note that although the demo disks are available for free on line,
- MINIX itself is copyrighted software and is not available on line. The
- demo disks are also copyrighted, but permission is hereby granted to
- upload and use them for evaluation purposes. The READ_ME file tells how
- MINIX can be ordered.
-
- AS A COURTESY TO US, PLEASE DO NOT FTP DURING BUSINESS HOURS (EUROPEAN
- TIME). PLEASE FTP AFTER 11 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME.
- If you want to follow the MINIX discussion, read the comp.os.minix
- newsgroup, which is quite active and has almost 50,000 subscribers.
-
- Have fun!
-
- Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)
-
-
- :MINT: ??.??.??
- What is MiNT?
- =============
- MiNT is a free multitasking operating system extension for TOS. It is somewhat
- like BSD Unix from the programmer's perspective. MiNT can run up to 1 GEM
- program along with a lot of character-based programs simultaneously. MGR
- and MW2 can both put multiple terminal windows on screen, and bgacc can
- put a number of terminal windows on a GEM screen. MiNT and lots of stuff to go
- with it can be found at atari.archive.umich.edu:/atari/mint.
-
- TOSWIN is the new replacement for bgacc: it provides lots of nice features like
- variable fonts, menus, selectable window gadgets, etc. GEMTERM is a similar
- package (it's not part of the standard MiNT distribution) modelled after TOSWIN
- and XTerm.
-
- A somewhat interesting note: MiNT is now the kernel of Atari's multitasking
- OS, MultiTOS. Originially MiNT stood for 'MiNT is Not TOS', but it's now
- 'MiNT is Now TOS'. :-)
-
-
- :XWIN: 93.03.01
- Is there a version of XWindows for the ST?
- ==========================================
-
- There actually is a port of XWindows to the ST now, although it is pricey.
- Here's the (slightly hacked up) announcement for it:
-
- X/TOS/window/server and X/TOS/window/server/color
- -------------------------------------------------
- Vendor:
- X/software Michael Gehret
- X/TOS division
- Marktstrasse 8
- W-8944 Groenenbach
- Germany
- TEL: +49 8334 1411
- FAX: +49 8334 6245
- email: xtosinfo@xsoft.uucp
- CPU:
- Atari Mega ST, STE, TT
- 68000 to 68040
- Memory:
- 2 Mbytes (4 Mbytes recommended)
- Operating System:
- TOS 1.4 or higher
- Mouse:
- Atari mouse
- Graphics:
- X/TOS/window/server:
- monochrome 640x400x1,
- monochrome 1280x960x1 (TT, SM194)
- X/TOS/window/server/color:
- monochrome 640x400x1,
- monochrome 1280x960x1 (TT, SM194)
- color 320x200x4
- color 640x200x2
- color 640x480x4
- color 320x480x8
- Ethernet Card:
- Atari Card (Mega or VME bus)
- Riebl/Wacker (Mega or VME bus)
- Biodata BioNet 100 II (DMA port or VME bus)
- Network Software:
- Atari/Riebl/Wacker ANS TCP/IP
- Biodata TCP/IP
- Disk Space:
- none (two floppy disks, may load fonts from second disk or font server)
- Features:
- full X11 Release 5 implementation
- Shape, Multi-Buffering, MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD extensions
- PEX extension optional
- support of font server protocol
- support of X Display Manager Protocol
- access control support
- compatible to OSF/Motif and OpenLook
- high performance (more than 32,000 Xstones on TT)
- fast cursor tracking
- backing store and save unders support
- size of virtual screen limited by memory only, automatic panning
- X/TOS/window/server/color supports all video modes at the same time,
- including dynamic visuals
- loadable key maps (xmodmap format), full support for European keyboard
- layouts
- 3-button mouse emulation with Atari 2-button mouse
- may run parallel to GEM (switching with hot key), configurable multi
- tasking priorities
- about 50 fonts supplied
-
-
- :DEMOS: ??.??.??
- Why won't demo x run on my machine?
- ===================================
-
- 90% of the time, if a demo does not run on your American ST, you probably
- need to be in 50Hz mode to use it. Get a program like 50hzboot.prg from
- atari.archive to allow this.
-
-
- :PAINT: ??.??.??
- What is the format for [x] paint program data?
- ==============================================
-
- There is a periodic posting of ST Picture Formats, edited by David Baggett.
- The file is on the atari.archive server under /atari/graphics/picfmts.doc.
-
-
- :PD: 93.06.11
- Where can I get Public Domain/Shareware software?
- ==========================================================
-
- There are FTP sources and a comp.sources.atari.st/comp.binaries.atari.st
- mail server. You can also try the commercial on-line services such as
- GEnie, CompuServe, Delphi and Bix.
-
- Using FTP, most files should be retrieved in BINARY format (at least those
- ending with the suffix of .ZIP, .ARC, .LZH, .ZOO, .PRG, .TTP, .TOS)
-
- Mail servers encode files. You will need a program called 'uudecode' in
- order to change files ending with the suffix .UUE (or .UAB, .UAC, etc.)
- into their original form.
-
-
- :MAIL: ??.??.??
- E-Mail file servers
-
- archive-server@spud.hyperion.com:
- ---------------------------------
-
- Spud holds all of the comp.sources.atari.st / comp.binaries.atari.st
- postings. If you aren't reading these two newsgroups, you should consider
- doing so. You may obtain uuencoded files as e-mail. You can obtain a
- help file by mailing a message to archive-server@spud.hyperion.com, with
- the main body of the message being the word 'help'.
-
- atari@atari.archive.umich.edu:
- -----------------------------
-
- The atari.archive server is mentioned many times in this article. It contains
- a multitude of Atari ST PD and shareware programs. If you don't have access
- via FTP you can obtain many of the files via e-mail. You should first obtain a
- help file by mailing a message to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu, with the main
- body of the message being the word 'help.'. If you are from a uucp site,
- please enclose this statement also 'path host1!host2!....', where
- host1!host2!... is your path. Please read the help file completely before you
- ask questions, and then send any you may have to jon@atari.archive.umich.edu.
- Any questions about the archive or specific files go to
- weiner@atari.archive.umich.edu (or weiner@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu,
- jeff.weiner@um.cc.umich.edu, weiner@zircon.labmed.umn.edu, or
- weiner@umnstat.stat.umn.edu :-)
-
-
- archive-server@micros.hensa.uk.ac:
- ---------------------------------
-
- This is a UK public domain archive, available to sites within the UK via
- via JANET.
-
- info-server@Germany.EU.net:
- ---------------------------
-
- This is a german public domain archive. This only has comp.binaries.atari.st
- and comp.sources.atari.st.
-
- archive-server@Germany.EU.net:
- ------------------------------
-
- Same place as above, but this one carries other software than just
- comp.binaries.atari.st and comp.sources.atari.st.
-
-
- mail-server@cs.ruu.nl (or uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!ruuinf!mail-server):
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- send the following message
-
- begin
- path john@highbrow.edu (PLEASE SUBSTITUTE *YOUR* ADDRESS)
- send ATARI-ST/index
- end
-
- NOTE: *** PLEASE USE VALID INTERNET ADDRESSES IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT USE
- ADDRESSES WITH ! and @ MIXED !!!! BITNETTERS USE USER@HOST.BITNET ***
-
- The path command can be deleted if we receive a valid from address in your
- message. If this is the first time you use our mail server, we suggest you
- first issue the request:
- send HELP
-
- LISTSERV@UOGUELPH.BITNET:
- ------------------------
-
- Mail messages with the contents HELP will bring you some usage information
- and GET PROG-A16 FILELIST will provide you with a list of files. Subscriptions
- to INFO-A16 are also available on this server. INFO-A16 is a digest of
- messages from comp.sys.atari.st.
-
-
- :FTP: 93.05.05
- Anonymous FTP servers
-
- Note: The generally accepted practice for FTP use is as follows:
-
- 1. Limit access times to non-working hours. This is usually 6-8 pm
- to 8-9 am LOCAL time. LOCAL time means local to the computer
- you are accessing! For example, 4 P.M. in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- is 10 P.M. in England, and 10 A.M. in Germany is 4 A.M. in New
- York.
-
- 2. Once you connect, issue the following commands at your FTP
- prompt:
-
- user anonymous
- <YOUR e-mail address should be entered at the Password: prompt)
- ls
- cd <to the appropriate directory>
-
- 3. Limit downloads, especially across the ocean. Remember, there are
- other people who are using the same lines as you.
-
-
- Atari FTP sites (the list is -not- exhaustive)
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- atari.archive.umich.edu [141.211.164.8]
-
-
- uk.ac.lancs.pdsoft (available to UK users via JANET)
-
- Note: Access is a bit different for this archive site, use the following:
-
- user pdsoft
- pdsoft (at the Password prompt)
-
-
- ftp.Germany.EU.net [192.76.144.75]
-
-
- ftp.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.17]
-
- src.doc.ic.ac.uk
-
- This site has a mirror of atari.archive.umich.edu in /computing/systems/
- atari/umich.
-
-
- :TEX: ??.??.??
- Is TeX/LaTeX available on the Atari ST?
- =======================================
-
- The TeX/LaTeX typesetting programs are available on the Atari ST. Check the
- atari.archive server under /atari/tex. Fonts and device drivers
- (including one for the Epson 9-pin printers) are available on the
- atari.archive server.
-
- The latest version of TeX (3.14) has recently been made available on the
- atari.archive server. The files are in a subdirectory of their own.
-
- Graham Higgins recently wrote a message in comp.sys.atari.st indicating the
- minimum files needed to get a working TeX/LaTeX system up and running on the
- Atari ST. He said:
-
- You'll need, at minimum:
-
- The binaries for LaTeX/TeX :StTeXBin
- The style files :StTeXSty
- The font macros :StTeXTfm
-
- If you want to screen-preview, you'll need screen font files (showdvi)
- If you want to print locally, you'll need printer font files (dvifont)
-
- Allow 5Mb.
-
- For a step-by-step article on setting up Tex and LaTeX, send an e-mail request
- to davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu. Be sure to mention 'tex.setup'.
-
- There is also a complete, ready-to-install distribution called CS-TeX. The
- latest version, 4.0, is available at atari.archive: /atari/tex/cs-tex-4.0.
- This consists of 8 disks full of TeX stuff, plus an installation program
- that takes care of the details for you.
-
- =====================================================================
- Hope you liked the comp.sys.atari.st FAQ. If you have comments,
- suggestions, more material, etc., mail me at sourada@iastate.edu
-
- Thanks to David Paschall-Zimbel (davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu) for
- compiling most of this FAQ.
-
- Later,
- Steven Ourada
- --
- Steven Ourada --- sourada@iastate.edu
- "have no faith in constitution, there is no bloody revolution"
- -- The Police
-