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- Subject: Forth FAQ Answers: Part 11 (Forth Libraries: Where and how?). (V1.0:01.Jan.93)
- Message-ID: <4221.UUL1.3#5129@willett.pgh.pa.us>
- From: FAQ@willett.pgh.pa.us (comp.lang.forth FAQ source)
- Date: 2 Jan 93 00:39:41 GMT
- Organization: EIEI-U
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- What Forth libraries are available, and how can I access them?
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- There are several repositories of Forth programs, sources, executables,
- and so on. These various repositories are NOT indentical copies of the
- same things. Material is available on an AS-IS basis due to the charity
- of the people involved in maintaining the libraries. In addition to the
- sources listed below, many of the ForthNet branches also have libraries
- available. See FAQ Part 10 for information on accessing ForthNet.
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- Getting Forth files directly from The Forth Interest Group:
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- The Forth Interest Group maintains a library of Forth files available on
- disk. You can write them for an order form, their address is in
- FAQ Part 02. They also have a very extensive library on line on GEnie.
- For GEnie access information, see FAQ Part 10.
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- Getting Forth files via FTP:
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- There is an FTP site in Portugal devoted to Forth, which contains a
- mirror of the FIG library on GEnie, plus whatever anyone has donated.
- The archive is run by Paulo A. D. Ferreira who has donated the resources
- for it. The archive machine name/address is:
- asterix.inescn.pt 192.35.246.17
- and the files are in the directory:
- pub/forth
-
- Please note: There are several other FTP sites on the network that
- have Forth directories. However, this is the only FTP site
- that has a respository specificly for Forth files of any
- and all kinds. SIMTEL20 has some MSDOS only files, but
- those are very old. A few other sites are the primary
- distribution points for particular Forth systems. If you
- are the maintainer of such a site, please email me some text
- that I can add to the FAQ messages.
-
- Here is a copy of the pub/forth/README file.
- *Especially note the time restriction for accessing the archive.*
- Thanks to Mr. Ferreira for providing this information and this service.
-
- --- Start of README ---
- This archive contains a copy of the FIG archives on GENIE.
-
- To get the list of files avaliable get ls-lR.Z
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- To get the list of files from Genie, with descriptions get the file
- pub/forth/filedocs/files.arc
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- To get unarchivers see the pub/PC/archivers/directory
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- As this archive is physically in Portugal ( GMT timezone ) please
- use this archive by night if you are in Europe, or in the afternoon if
- you are in America.
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- For complaints, suggestions, flames email p_ferreira@inescn.pt
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- Thanks to the Forth Interest Group's library on GEnie, these files exist
- to be distributed. Thanks to the Forth Interest Group for allowing these
- files to be distributed from other than their GEnie library. The files in
- this archive that originated in FIG's library on GEnie were sent to this
- archive via Doug Philips' FNEAS server. If you find that any of the files
- are damaged, please send mail to the above address so that the damaged
- files can be replaced.
-
- --- End of README ---
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-
-
- How do I use FTP?
-
- That depends on the type of computer you are using. There are too many
- answers to list here. See your system administrator for help in using
- FTP. You can also read comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d where you can find a
- regulary posted article with the subject:
- Beginner's Guide to FTP
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-
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- Getting Forth files via EMail:
-
- There are two options for getting Forth files via EMail. First, you
- can use an EMail interface to an FTP server. Second, you can use
- FNEAS. Details on how to use each of those follow.
-
- Please NOTE: Email is the most resource intensive way to get files.
- If you have access to other methods, please use those instead.
-
-
-
- Getting Forth files via an EMail interface to FTP:
-
- Date: Tue, 2 Apr 91 09:13:41 CST
- From: pitt!sifvs9.SINet.SLB.COM!fisher
- Message-Id: <9104021513.AA10971@SLCS.SLB.COM>
- Subject: Re: F.O.R/T.H. Letter
-
- [...] all FTP sites are accessable from Internet using a
- program at Princeton Uni. called BITFTP. This allows you to send
- whatis basically an FTP batch job to BITFTP@PUCC.BITNET, which
- will execute the job and mail any files back to you in UUENCODED
- format.
-
- Mail a message containing 'help' in the body of the message to :-
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- bitftp@pucc.bitnet
-
-
- Craig Fisher |**** fisher@sifvx6.sinet.slb.com ****
- Schlumberger Technologies |
- Instruments Division | Disclamer: These views are mine,
- Farnborough, Hants. UK | my boss thinks I'm working. ;-)
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- Getting Forth files via EMail to FNEAS:
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- FNEAS -- ForthNet Email Archive Server.
-
- FNEAS is a service that allows people without FTP or other methods to
- accesss Forth libraries via email. (Note that you may also be able to
- use the EMail interface to FTP.) To access FNEAS, send email to:
- fneas@willett.pgh.pa.us
- and in the body of your message, put the lines:
- help
- path X
- where X is your Internet relative EMail address. Despite
- appearances, neither: user@host.uucp NOR user@host.bitnet are
- Internet relative addresses. If you need help determining how to
- construct an Internet relative EMail address, please consult your
- system administrator.
-