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- ----> WELCOME.PRO, Version 1.0 <----
-
- WELCOME TO THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY ON SIMTEL20
-
- You are now on the ADA-SW mailing list, through which users of
- the Ada Software Repository (ASR) communicate with each other.
-
- This message is an introduction to the Ada Software Repository
- (ASR). A copy of this message is kept in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>WELCOME.DOC
- if you want to see it again or copy it for other uses. Feel free to
- distribute this message and any other files in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL> that
- you wish to take. You may publish these files (in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>)
- in any newsletter or commercial publication you desire without
- restriction.
-
- This message contains the following files:
-
-
- FILE CONTENTS
-
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>NAMING.DOC File/Directory Naming
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>ADAREPOS.DOC Overview of Repository
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>AAREAD.ME Pointers to Answers to Common Questions
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>OPERATE.DOC Statement of Operation
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>MLIST.DOC About the ADA-SW Mailing List
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FINDME.DOC How to Find Things
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>DIRLIST.DOC Summary of ADA Directories
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>TAPEDIST.DOC Acquiring Magtape of Repository
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FLOPDIST.DOC Acquiring IBM PC Floppies of Repository
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTPDIST.DOC Acquiring Files via FTP
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>UUCPBIT.DOC For USENET (UUCP) and BITNET Users
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>NEWSLTR.DOC About the ASR Newsletter
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>INDEX.DOC About the ASR Master Index
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>ASRSUPP.DOC The Supporting Contractor of the ASR
-
-
- Welcome to the Ada Software Repository on SIMTEL20!
-
-
- Richard Conn
- Manager, Ada Software Repository
- ----> NAMING.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- FILE AND DIRECTORY NAMING CONVENTIONS ON SIMTEL20
-
- SIMTEL20 is a DEC 20 host computer which runs the TOPS-20
- operating system. This file briefly describes the file and directory
- naming conventions under TOPS-20; this is not a complete description,
- but it should be enough to allow you to work with the software
- repositories on SIMTEL20.
-
-
- 1. Directory Names
- ------------------
-
- Directory names in the various software repositories on
- SIMTEL20 take the general forms of:
-
- disk:<directory_name>
- and disk:<directory_name.subdirectory_name>
-
- All software repositories reside on the disks named PD1 and
- PD2 (for Public Domain 1 and 2). Case is not signficant.
-
- Examples of directory names:
-
- PD2:<ADA> or pd2:<ada>
- -- top level of the Ada Software Repository
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>
- -- the GENERAL subdirectory under the ASR
-
-
- 2. File Names
- -------------
-
- File names under TOPS-20 are of the following general forms:
-
- file_name.file_type.version_number
-
- Both the file name and file type fields are not case
- sensitive. Each field can be quite long, but, as a general rule, the
- file name field is restricted to 9 characters (the first 6 are unique)
- and the file type field is restricted to 3 characters; this is to
- enhance transportability between different operating systems. The
- version number field is optional when referencing a file; if omitted,
- the latest version of the file is referenced.
-
- Examples of file names:
-
- MYFILE.TXT
- ADA-SW.NOT
-
-
- 3. Full File Reference
- ----------------------
-
- Directory names and file names may be concatenated in order to
- provide a complete reference to a file. When referencing a file in
- the current directory, the file name may be omitted. Examples:
-
- PD2:<ADA>ADA.CRC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>WELCOME.DOC
-
- ----> ADAREPOS.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY (ASR) ON SIMTEL20
-
- A repository of Ada programs, software components, and
- educational material has been established on the SIMTEL20 host
- computer on the Defense Data Network. This repository has been
- accessible to any host computer on the network since November 26,
- 1984.
-
- This repository provides a free source for Ada programs and
- information. By employing the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program,
- users of DDN hosts are able to scan the directories of the repository
- and transfer files to their hosts. If the files are Ada programs,
- they may then compile these programs and use them as they desire.
- Modifying these programs may be within their rights, and they may
- freely distribute these programs within and without the DoD as they
- desire, subject to the restrictions specified for each piece of
- software in its prologue.
-
- The Ada Software Repository is divided into several
- subdirectories. These directories are organized by topic, and their
- names and a brief overview of their topics are contained in the file
- DIRLIST.DOC in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>.
-
- The Ada Software Repository on SIMTEL20 serves two basic
- roles: to promote the exchange and use (reusability) of Ada programs
- and tools (including components) and to promote Ada education
- (especially by providing several working examples of programs in
- source form for people to study and modify).
-
- All members of the Ada community are encouraged to freely
- extract information and programs from the repository as well as make
- contributions to it. The only restrictions which apply to the access
- and use of this software are presented in the "Distribution and
- Copyright" section of the prologue associated with each piece of
- software.
-
- ----> AAREAD.ME, Version 1.0 <----
-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY ON SIMTEL20
- COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND WHERE TO FIND THE ANSWERS
-
- The following is a collection of questions and the names of
- files which contain complete or partial answers to these questions.
- Unless otherwise noted, these files are contained in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>.
-
-
- QUESTION FILES
-
- 1. What is the Ada Repository on SIMTEL20? ADAREPOS.DOC, AAREAD.ME
- WELCOME.PRO
-
- 2. How do I Access the Ada Repository? FTP.DOC, UUCPBIT.DOC
- TAPEDIST.DOC,
- FLOPDIST.DOC,
- FTPDIST.DOC
-
- 3. How do I Find Out What is in the Ada Repository? FINDME.DOC, MLIST.DOC
- DIRLIST.DOC,NEWSLTR.DOC
- INDEX.DOC
-
- 4. How do I Submit Software and other Items to the
- Ada Repository? How do I Modify and Resubmit
- Software that is already in the Ada Repository? SUBMIT.DOC,CHECKOUT.DOC
-
- 5. How do I Contact the Repository Maintainer and
- other Users of the Repository? MLIST.DOC
-
- 6. How do I get Started with Using the Ada
- Repository? WELCOME.DOC, MLIST.DOC
- INDEX.DOC, NAMING.DOC
-
- 7. How do I Contact the Authors of Software in
- the Ada Repository? PROLOGUE.DOC,SUBMIT.DOC
-
- ----> OPERATE.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- STATEMENT OF OPERATION - ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
-
- The Ada Software Repository is a public-domain collection of
- Ada software and information. The Ada Software Repository is one of
- several repositories located on the SIMTEL20 Defense Data Network host
- computer at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. SIMTEL20 is
- owned and operated by the Operations and Systems Integration Division
- of the Information Systems Command of the US Army.
-
- The Ada Software Repository is sponsored by the Operations and
- Systems Integration Division at White Sands Missile Range with
- additional funding provided by the STARS (Software Technology for
- Adaptable, Reliable Systems) Joint Program Office at the Pentagon.
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
- All software, documentation, and other items of information in
- the Ada Software Repository are in the public domain. These software,
- documentation, and information files are provided "AS IS" and without
- any expressed or implied warranties whatsoever. No warranties as to
- performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose
- exist.
- Because of the diversity of conditions and hardware under
- which this software may be used, no warranty of fitness for a
- particular purpose is offered. The user is advised to test the
- software thoroughly before relying on it. The user must assume the
- entire risk and liability of using this software.
- In no event shall any person or organization of people be held
- responsible for any direct, indirect, consequential or inconsequential
- damages or lost profits.
-
- ----> MLIST.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- ADA-SW ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST
-
- An electronic mailing list exists for those who are interested
- in accessing and contributing software to the Ada Repository on
- SIMTEL20. To subscribe to this mailing list, send a request via
- electronic mail to:
-
- ADA-SW-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.ARPA
-
- After you have been logged into the repository's mailing list,
- you will receive a welcome message which provides introductory
- information on how to access the repository.
-
- The mailing list serves two purposes: to help exchange
- information between the repository users and to mail repository
- submissions to the maintainer of the Ada Software Repository for
- inclusion in the archives.
-
- PS:<ARCHIVES.ADA-SW>ADA-SW-ARCHIV.TXT contains all recent
- messages passed over the ADA-SW mailing list. New users on the list
- are invited to get a copy of this file and scan it for background;
- older users may use it for reference. In either case, a WARNING: this
- is a BIG file! PS:<ARCHIVES.ADA-SW>ADA-SW.ARCHIVE.ymmdd contains
- older messages by year/month.
-
- A hardcopy newsletter and other hardcopy documentation on the
- Ada Software Repository are published by Management Assistance
- Corporation of America (MACA). Contact MACA for details:
-
- MACA
- PO Drawer 100 - Building T148
- White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002
- Phone: 505/678-3288
-
- If you phone, ask for Janet McKellar, David Moon, or Mannie Gamez.
-
-
- ADA-SW ADDRESSES
- ----------------
-
- If you wish to send a message to the entire ADA-SW reading
- list, address your message to:
-
- ADA-SW@SIMTEL20.ARPA
-
- If you wish to discuss an administrative matter, such as
- changing your mailing address on the ADA-SW email list, address your
- message to:
-
- ADA-SW-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.ARPA
-
- IF YOU SEND A MESSAGE TO ADA-SW, PLEASE REALIZE THAT YOUR
- MESSAGE WILL GO TO ALL THE READERS OF ADA-SW (THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE).
- USE THE ADA-SW ADDRESS WISELY -- DO NOT SEND ITEMS, SUCH AS YOUR
- ADDRESS CHANGES, TO ADA-SW IF THEY ARE NOT OF GENERAL INTEREST TO THE
- READERS. THE ADA-SW-REQUEST ADDRESS IS FOR ADDRESS CHANGES AND THE
- LIKE.
- ----> FINDME.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- HOW TO FIND THINGS IN THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY ON SIMTEL20
-
- The contents of the Ada Software Repository are organized in a
- number of different ways to make finding software and documentation
- easier for the user of the repository. The following summarizes the
- information sources.
-
-
- WELCOME MESSAGE
-
- The Welcome Message is a text file which is sent to all new
- subscribers to the ADA-SW electronic mailing list. This message
- contains introductory material on the Ada Software Repository, the
- operation and use of the Ada Software Repository, and the Defense Data
- Network. The Welcome Message is stored in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>WELCOME.DOC.
-
-
- SIMPLE DIRECTORY DISPLAYS
-
- FTP can provide most users with a directory display of all
- files in any of the archives in the Ada Software Repository. See the
- following files for more information:
-
-
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>ADAREPOS.DOC
- -- general info on repository contents
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>AAREAD.ME
- -- archive structures
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>DIRLIST.DOC
- -- list of subdirectories
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTPDIST.DOC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP.DOC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP1.DOC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP2.DOC
- -- introduction to FTP and file transfer
-
-
-
- ONLINE DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM
-
- The directory PD2:<ADA.ONLINE-DOC> contains the source code (in
- Ada), instructions, and data base for the online documentation system.
- You can copy all of these files over to your host computer, compile
- the programs, and then run them to query the data base, which gives
- you data on each directory in the repository. This data includes a
- brief description of the directory, a listing of its contents with
- file sizes, and descriptions of each program and piece of software in
- the directory. The data base may be copied from SIMTEL20 from time to
- time as more software is added to the repository.
-
-
- NEWSLETTERS
-
- Newsletters are available in electronic form and placed in the
- directory PD2:<ADA.NEWS>. They are also available in hardcopy form.
- See the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>NEWSLTR.DOC for details.
-
-
- MASTER INDEX
-
- A Master Index of all software and information in the Ada
- Software Repository is a 300+ page loose-leaf book is updated
- periodically as the repository grows. See the file
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>INDEX.DOC for details.
-
-
- PROLOGUE FILES
-
- Each piece of software has an associated PROLOGUE file of type
- PRO (eg, SAFEIO.PRO) which contains the Ada Software Repository
- standard header. See the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>PROLOGUE.DOC for more
- information.
-
-
- GENERAL
-
- The files in PD2:<ADA.GENERAL> contain information on what is
- in the Ada Software Repository, how to access and use the Ada Software
- Repository, and other items of interest to the community.
-
-
- TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE
-
- Questions about the Ada Software Repository may be answered by
- contacting the support contractor; see the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>ASRSUPP.DOC
- for details.
-
- ----> DIRLIST.DOC <----
-
- The following presents a summary of the directories in the Ada
- Repository on SIMTEL20.
-
-
- Ada
-
- PD2:<ADA>
-
- This is the top-level directory. The names of the
- subdirectories (*.DIRECTORY) can be seen here. The listing of all
- files in all subdirectories (ADA.CRCLST) is also stored here. Also,
- the file FILEUSE.DOC, which contains a listing of all files in the
- repository, ordered by frequency of use (popularity), is contained
- here.
-
-
- Ada-SQL
-
- PD2:<ADA.ADA-SQL>
-
- This subdirectory contains files associated with the
- development of a standard Ada DBMS interface (Ada/SQL) based on the
- dpANS Data Base Language SQL. It is anticipated that SQL will be
- adopted as the Air Force standard Relational data base query language.
-
- .
- AI
-
- PD2:<ADA.AI>
-
- This subdirectory contains programs relating to the fields of
- artificial intelligence, such as expert systems, pattern recognition,
- and heuristic analysis.
-
-
- .
- ANSI-LRM
-
- PD2:<ADA.ANSI-LRM>
-
- This subdirectory contains a machine-readable copy of the ANSI
- Version of the Ada Language Reference Manual (LRM). The files were
- obtained from the directory <ADA-LSN> on ECLB, and the file
- FTPFILES.SUB shows the FTP process used to copy the files over and the
- renaming that was done.
-
- Chapters 1-14 and Appendices A-F are included as CHAPxx.DOC
- (like, CHAP01.DOC or CHAPA.DOC). Error files are also included as
- CHAPxx.ERR. The Foreword (FOREWORD.DOC, ERR), Postscript
- (POSTSCRPT.DOC, ERR), and Table of Contents (TOC.DOC) are included.
- INDEX.DOC contains the index.
-
-
- .
- Benchmarks
-
- PD2:<ADA.BENCHMARKS>
-
- This subdirectory contains various Ada compiler benchmarks.
- Benchmarks submitted in conjunction with the NOSC tools are located in
- the Ada Repository BENCHMARKS directory.
-
-
- .
- CAIS
-
- This directory contains software associated with the Common
- APSE Interface Set (CAIS).
-
- The CAIS is defined in MIL-STD-CAIS.
-
- .
- CAIS_Tools
-
- PD2:<ADA.CAIS-TOOLS>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools which are compatable with and
- modified or implemented to run under the CAIS presented in the
- directory PD2:<ADA.CAIS>. These tools have been modified or
- implemented by Mitre Corporation and internally funded by Mitre.
-
- .
- Compilation_Order
-
- PD2:<ADA.COMPILATION-ORDER>
-
- This subdirectory contains software which deals with the
- analysis of groups of Ada programs to determine the proper compilation
- order. Other information pertaining to the interrelationship of
- software segments of a system may be obtained as well.
-
-
- .
- Components
-
- PD2:<ADA.COMPONENTS>
-
- This is the components subdirectory. Software components,
- including general-purpose procedures, packages, and generics, are
- stored here. Examples are: math packages, TERMCAP routines, generic
- linked list packages, and dynamic string packages.
-
-
- .
- Cross_Reference
-
- PD2:<ADA.CROSS-REFERENCE>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools which generate cross-
- reference listing of Ada programs.
-
-
- .
- Data Base Management
-
- PD2:<ADA.DBMS>
-
- This directory contains Ada software components and programs
- directly related to Data Base Management functions.
-
- .
- DDN
-
- PD2:<ADA.DDN>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools and components related to the
- Defense Data Network, its file transfer, mail, and communications
- facilities. Implementations of the TCP/IP communications protocol,
- the FTP file transfer tool, and the SMTP mail handler are included.
-
-
- .
- Debuggers
-
- PD2:<ADA.DEBUGGER>
-
- This subdirectory contains Ada source-level debuggers. A
- Symbolic Debugger is included.
-
- .
- Editors
-
- PD2:<ADA.EDITORS>
-
- This directory contains the source code and documentation on
- some text editors written in Ada.
-
-
- .
- Education
-
- PD2:<ADA.EDUCATION>
-
- This is the education subdirectory. Sample programs,
- tutorials, and online courseware are located here.
-
-
- .
- External_Tools
-
- PD2:<ADA.EXTERNAL-TOOLS>
-
- This subdirectory contains several miscellaneous tools which
- are helpful in developing Ada code but are not written in Ada or
- pertain to specific environments. For example, an Ada language
- development interface for the EMACS editor can be found here.
-
-
- .
- Forms_Generator
-
- PD2:<ADA.FORMGEN>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools for the generation of forms
- for use by Ada programs. The forms generator will display and accept
- input into a form (in a screen-oriented fashion via the virtual
- terminal) in such a way that this mechanism is transparent to the Ada
- program using it. Instead, the program simply reads fields from the
- form via procedure interfaces.
-
-
- .
- General
-
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>
-
- This is the General Information subdirectory. Notes,
- comments, usage information, and other data are stored here.
-
-
- .
- Graphical_Kernel_System
-
- PD2:<ADA.GKS>
-
- This subdirectory contains routines associated with a
- Graphical Kernel System.
-
-
- .
- Management_Tools
-
- PD2:<ADA.MANAGEMENT-TOOLS>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools for use in managing an Ada
- software development project. Status tracking and Manpower estimation
- tools are included.
-
-
- .
- Math_Library
-
- PD2:<ADA.MATH>
-
- This subdirectory contains packages of math routines. All
- routines are written in Ada. Routines for trig functions, exponential
- functions, matrix manipulation, bit manipulation, and others are
- contained here.
-
-
- .
- Menu
-
- PD2:<ADA.MENU>
-
- This subdirectory contains software used in the generation of
- menus. Applications programs may use these menu generators as front-
- ends.
-
-
- .
- Message_Handling
-
- PD2:<ADA.MESSAGE-HANDLING>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools for use in message handling
- facilities and message transfer.
-
-
- .
- Metrics
-
- PD2:<ADA.METRICS>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools used to perform metrics
- analysis of Ada software. Tools for path analysis, performance
- analysis, and other metrics reports are included.
-
-
- .
- Miscellaneous_Tools
-
- PD2:<ADA.TOOLS>
-
- This is the miscellaneous tools subdirectory. Sources to
- various tools which do not fit into the categories of the other
- subdirectories are placed here.
-
-
- .
- Newsletters
-
- PD2:<ADA.NEWS>
-
- This subdirectory contains the Ada Software Repository (ASR)
- Newsletters. They are numbered sequentially, starting at 001. File
- names are ASRnnn.DOC.
-
- .
- Online_Documentation
-
- PD2:<ADA.ONLINE-DOC>
-
- This directory contains supporting files for the online
- documentation system of the Ada Repository.
-
-
- .
- Pager
-
- PD2:<ADA.PAGER>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools which create and manipulated
- paged files. All SRC files are paged files, which are files composed
- of several smaller files separated by a special flag.
-
-
- .
- PDL
-
- PD2:<ADA.PDL>
-
- This subdirectory contains software associated with Ada
- Program Design Languages and tools to support the Ada program
- designer. Such tools include tools for data dictionary manipulation
- and design analysis. There may be some overlap between this directory
- and software which may fall into the PDL category that is scattered
- among the other subdirectories.
-
- .
- PIWG Benchmarks
-
- PIWG is a suite of tests/benchmarks prepared by the
- Performance Issues Working Group of ACM SIGAda. The purpose of
- PIWG is to develop the benchmarks and collect and disseminate results.
- The PIWG tests have been under development for many years and
- have been run against many Ada compilers. The PIWG test suite
- contains over 190 files which include Whetstone (to measure
- processor speed), Dhrystone (to measure statement execution per
- unit time), and other benchmarks which test various attributes of
- the Ada language and their implementations under specific
- compilers. The PIWG tests must be customized for a particular
- compiler, and instructions are included to do this.
-
- .
- Pointers
-
- PD2:<ADA.POINTERS>
-
- This is the pointers subdirectory. Information on other
- sources of software and information (such as the USC-ECLB resources)
- is presented here. This data pertains to both on- and off- net
- resources.
-
-
- .
- Pretty_Printers
-
- PD2:<ADA.PRETTY-PRINTERS>
-
- This subdirectory contains pretty printers for Ada source
- programs. The pretty printers reformat the Ada source programs in
- order to outline the structure of the programs and provide other
- useful information for the programmer.
-
-
- .
- Program_Stubber
-
- PD2:<ADA.STUBBER>
-
- This subdirectory contains Ada program body stubber tools.
- They analyze the definition of an Ada software design and generate
- software bodies as stubs to be filled in later during development.
-
-
- .
- Simulation
-
- PD2:<ADA.SIMULATION>
-
- This subdirectory contains programs and tools associated with
- performing simulations, such as queuing simulations.
-
- .
- Spelling_Checkers
-
- PD2:<ADA.SPELLER>
-
- This subdirectory contains spelling checkers written in Ada.
- Dictionaries are also included here.
-
-
- .
- Starter_Kit
-
- PD2:<ADA.STARTER-KIT>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools which are useful in accessing
- the software in the repository. It includes the PAGER tool, which is
- used to assemble and disassembled SRC (paged) files.
-
-
- .
- Style_Checkers
-
- PD2:<ADA.STYLE>
-
- This subdirectory contains Ada style checking tools. They
- analyze Ada source code and report on various aspects of the
- programming style, such as consistent indentation and use of long
- variable names.
-
-
- .
- Virtual_Terminal
-
- PD2:<ADA.VIRTERM>
-
- This subdirectory contains tools for a virtual terminal
- package, which performs screen-oriented functions by reading terminal
- characteristics from a UNIX-like TERMCAP data base. The application
- program can call routines in these packages and not be concerned with
- the type of terminal being addressed.
-
-
- .
- WIS_ADA_Tools
-
- PD2:<ADA.WIS-ADA-TOOLS>
-
- This directory contains information about the software tools
- submitted by the Naval Oceans Systems Center (NOSC). An abstract of
- the tools is included.
-
- These tools were paid for by WIS (WWMCCS Information Systems).
-
-
- .
- ----> TAPEDIST.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AVAILABLE ON TAPE
-
- Tape copies of the Ada Software Repository are available on 9
- Track, 1600 and 6250 BPI magtapes in the following formats from the
- indicated companies:
-
- Format Contact
- ------ -------
- TOPS-20 DUMPER Management Assistance Corporation of
- America (MACA)
- TOPS-10 INTERCHANGE MACA
- UNIX TAR MACA
- ANSI Navajo Technology (1600 BPI only)
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- Formats from MACA --
- 9 Track, 1600 and 6250 BPI Tape Formats Supported:
- TOPS-20 DUMPER
- TOPS-10 INTERCHANGE
- UNIX TAR
- Charge by MACA: None
- Instructions:
- (1) Send 3 tapes, a stamped, self-addressed mailing label, and
- a short, informal cover letter stating that you would like a copy of
- this collection and specifying the format. Personnel at White Sands
- will copy to the tapes as they have time and mail them back to you.
- (2) Please use the following address to send your tapes. Send
- a completed UPS Collect or Federal Express Collect form to cover
- payment of postage. The address is:
-
- MACA
- Attn: Janet McKellar
- PO Drawer 100 - Building T148
- White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002
-
- (3) Status of tape requests made to MACA can be determined by
- contacting MACA at 505/678-3288. Ask for Janet McKellar, David Moon,
- or Mannie Gamez. Their hours are 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM MST.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Formats from Navajo Technology --
- 9 Track, 1600 BPI Formats Supported:
- ANSI
- Charge by Navajo Technology:
- $200.00 for 3 tapes; this includes tape copying
- charges, the tapes themselves, and shipping
- Instructions:
- (1) Mail your requests to the following address:
-
- Navajo Technology Corporation
- Navajo Nation
- Box 100
- Leupp, AZ 86035
-
- (2) Other lower prices can be negotiated if you supply the
- tapes to Navajo Technology. Navajo Technology also offers additional
- services and products, including guest accounts on their computers and
- assistance in bringing up software from the Ada Software Repository.
- Contact Navajo Technology for details.
- (3) Status of tape requests to Navajo Technology and other
- questions can be answered by contacting Navajo Technology at
- 602/686-6391. Ask for Vince Bia or Tom Ryan. Their hours are 9:00 AM
- to 5:00 PM MST.
-
- ----> FLOPDIST.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AVAILABLE ON IBM PC FLOPPIES
-
- Parts of the Ada Software Repository are available on IBM PC
- compatible floppy disks. The following organizations are providing
- this service:
-
- Organization For Whom Service is Provided
- ------------ ----------------------------
- C2MUG, Fort Leavenworth, KS All echelons within the DoD
- and the US Federal Government
-
- SIG/M, ACGNJ, NJ Anyone
-
- Descriptions of these services follow.
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 1. C2MUG, Fort Leavenworth, KS
-
- C2MUG (Command and Control Microcomputer User's Group)
- provides a forum of the exchange of ideas and public domain software
- between microcomputer users, keying on command and control
- applications. C2MUG provides a focal point for microcomputer users
- throughout the US Army, and it is sponsored by the
- Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). The staff of C2MUG is
- located at the CECOM Maneuver Control Directorate, Building 138, at
- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
-
- C2MUG provides a continuing forum whereby users can:
- - learn of the latest command and control efforts
- - participate in contributing ideas and software
- - seek solutions to microcomputer software problems
- - learn more about micros relating to their military
- work environment
- - receive a free bi-monthly newsletter
- - receive a free semi-annual software catalog
- - receive copies of public domain software in exchange
- for blank floppy diskettes
- - attend an annual microcomputer seminar
- - have access to an Electronic Bulletin Board
-
- C2MUG provides assistance to its users through a full-time
- staff. The staff assists with software problems either directly, by
- referral to another user with the desired background/expertise, or
- through Requests for Assistance in the monthly newsletter and/or on
- the Electronic Bulletin Board.
-
- Available software consists of over 500 programs, primarily
- for use with the Apple II Plus/IIe/IIc and IBM PC and compatibles.
- Some programs are also available for the Kaypro 2, Zenith Z-100/Z-120,
- and Wang.
-
- C2MUG offers its services to all echelons within the US Army
- community, the sister military services, and elements of the Federal
- Government. There is no cost or obligation associated with joining
- C2MUG, and the services (including the newsletter, catalog, and public
- domain software copying) are free.
-
- For more information, contact C2MUG:
-
- Department of the Army
- CECOM MCSD
- Attn: AMSEL-RD-LC-MC (C2MUG)
- Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027-5600
- Phone: AV 552-7550, FTS 753-7550,
- Commercial 913/684-7550
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- 2. SIG/M, ACGNJ, New Jersey
-
- This service is not yet available. Details will be filled
- in later.
-
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-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY AVAILABLE VIA FTP
-
- The Ada Software Repository is on the Defense Data Network,
- and all files in it are available via the File Transfer Protocol with
- anonymous login. The following book describes the Ada Software
- Repository and how to access it via FTP on the Defense Data Network:
-
- "The Ada Software Repository and the Defense Data Network: A
- Resource Handbook" by Richard Conn. Published in 1987, 200+ pages.
- Contact the Ada Software Repository support contractor (see the file
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>ASRSUPP.DOC) or the publisher to acquire it; the
- publisher is:
-
- New York Zoetrope
- 838 Broadway
- New York, NY 10003
- Phone: 800/242-7546
-
- Other information on using FTP is available within the Ada
- Software Repository itself; send electronic mail requests for this
- information to:
- ADA-SW-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.ARPA
-
- The files on FTP in the ASR are:
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP.DOC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP1.DOC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTP2.DOC
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FTPDIST.DOC (this file)
-
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-
- ACCESSING THE ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY VIA UUCP (USENET) AND BITNET
-
- "How can a user of a USENET host access the public domain
- microcomputer software collection on the DDN/MILNET host SIMTEL20?"
- is being asked with increasing frequency as that software collection
- continues to grow. Unfortunately, direct access is not possible as
- there is no UUCP gateway for file transfer between SIMTEL20 (running
- TOPS-20) and a USENET host (as there is for electronic mail).
-
- DDN, formerly known as ARPANET, is the Defense Data Network.
- DDN, along with Arpanet, SATNET, SRINET, etc. are all members of a
- TCP/IP protocol-based, multiple gateway network called InterNet.)
-
- USENET has been built on adjacent hosts voluntarily agreeing
- to store- and-forward relatively short messages across the USENET over
- dialup lines at 300 or 1200 bps. In the past, helpful InterNet users
- would fetch the file(s) requested and then e-mail them to the
- requestor. However, it has been pointed out that large file transfers
- disrupt the service, delay the shorter messages, and generate
- unacceptably large phone bills, all of which add up to threaten the
- tenuous connections that some USENET hosts can barely afford to have.
- Therefore, we have been asked to encourage InterNet users not to pass
- archive programs this way.
-
- Those USENET and BITNET users who wish to access the files
- in the Ada Software Repository may acquire them via magtape or
- IBM PC diskette. See the files PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>TAPEDIST.DOC and
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FLOPDIST.DOC for details on how to do this.
- Additionally, the ASR Newsletter documents other methods for
- accessing the ASR from these communities as they become available;
- see the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>NEWSLTR.DOC for details on acquiring
- the ASR Newsletters.
-
- The problem of giving USENET and BITNET users a more timely
- method of accessing the ASR is being addressed, and details will be
- released in future issues of the ASR Newsletter.
-
- For BITNET Users Only
- ---------------------
- Michael Feldman of The George Washington University EE&CS
- Department maintains a mailing list of people at BITNET sites
- interested in receiving the list of validated Ada compilers and Ada
- Software Repository Newsletters on a regular basis. Michael can be
- contacted via electronic mail:
-
- MFELDMAN at GWUVM - BITNET
- MFELDMAN%GWUVM.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU - DDN
-
- ----> NEWSLTR.DOC, Version 1.0 <----
-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY NEWSLETTER
-
- The Ada Software Repository (ASR) newsletter is published in
- both electronic form and hardcopy form:
-
- (1) Users of the ASR may freely transfer copies of the
- newsletter from PD2:<ADA.NEWS> via FTP (the newsletters are in the
- files matching ASR*.DOC).
-
- (2) The newsletters are available in electronic form
- on IBM PC diskettes (see the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>FLOPDIST.DOC for
- details).
-
- (3) The tape distribution of the ASR (see the file
- PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>TAPEDIST.DOC) includes the newsletters.
-
- (4) A hardcopy mailing of the newsletter is available
- from the ASR support contractor (see the file ASRSUPP.DOC in the
- directory PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>). Hardcopy subscription to the ASR newsletter
- is free to all elements of the US Government; the cost to others for a
- hardcopy subscription to the ASR Newsletter is $16 for 12 copies.
-
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-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY MASTER INDEX
-
- The Master Index of the Ada Software Repository (ASR) is a
- loose-leaf book which contains details on the software and information
- in the ASR. Each item of software is described by an abstract,
- information on the host compiler/operating system and target
- environment, and a listing of all associated files and their locations
- in the ASR. Each item of information is described by an abstract and
- a listing of all associated files.
-
- The Master Index breaks down the ASR into the following major
- categories, each presented as separate chapters:
-
- o ASR-Specific Information and Programs
- o Artificial Intelligence
- o Benchmarks
- o Communications
- o Reusable Software Components
- o Data Base Management
- o Documentation
- o Graphics
- o Project Management
- o Ada Software Development Tools
- o Other Tools
- o the WIS Ada Tool Set
-
- Selected items of information from the ASR are included in the
- Master Index. These items include the Welcome Message, which gives an
- extensive introduction to the Ada Software Repository (its operation
- and use) and the Defense Data Network (with emphasis on the use of FTP
- to transfer files from the archives on SIMTEL20).
-
- Appendices include (1) a Snapshot of the ASR (ADA.SNP) which
- names each directory of the ASR and gives the total size of its
- contents in terms of bytes and lines of code, (2) a listing of all
- files in each directory of the ASR with file sizes and CRC data
- (ADA.CRCLST), and (3) a listing of all files in each directory of the
- ASR with file sizes, line counts, and PAGER hashes (ADA.RPT).
-
- The Master Index includes a complete table of contents, which
- is helpful in quickly locating specific items of interest, and an
- extensive index. The first publication of the Master Index exceeded
- 300 pages in size.
-
- As the ASR grows, updates to the Master Index will be issued.
- The loose-leaf format of the Master Index was selected to facilite the
- update process and to permit the users to assemble the Master Index
- and the ASR Newsletters conveniently in loose-leaf notebooks.
-
- The Master Index and its updates are available through the ASR
- support contractor. See the file PD2:<ADA.GENERAL>ASRSUPP.DOC for
- details on how to contact this contractor. The Master Index is free
- to all elements of the US Government; the purchase price of the Master
- Index to others is $50.00 (not including updates). Updates are also
- free to all elements of the US Government, and their prices to others
- will be determined as they are released.
- ----> ASRSUPP.DOC, Version 1.1 <----
-
- ADA SOFTWARE REPOSITORY SUPPORT CONTRACTOR
-
- The Management Assistance Corporation of America (MACA)
- provides support to the user community of the Ada Software Repository
- (ASR) on SIMTEL20. This support includes:
-
- (1) hardcopy distribution of the ASR Newsletter to any
- interested parties (government-related or otherwise),
- (2) hardcopy distribution of updates to the ASR Master Index
- to any interested parties,
- (3) telephone assistance to those users who wish to locate
- items in the ASR, including information on the availability of items
- through the IBM PC diskette distribution handled by C2MUG and SIG/M,
- and
- (4) telephone assistance to those users who wish to determine
- the status of the magtape requests they have made which are processed
- through MACA at White Sands.
-
- To contact MACA in order to be placed on one or both of the
- distributions or to request assistance, phone 505/678-3288 between the
- hours of 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM MST. Ask for Janet McKellar, David Moon,
- or Mannie Gamez. You may also write to MACA at the following address:
-
- MACA
- PO Drawer 100 - Building T148
- White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico 88002
-
-
-