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- From: shenoy@iastate.edu (Shiva Shenoy)
- Subject: cheap XVT clone
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- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:35:24 GMT
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-
- Here's some info on SUIT which is free.
-
- SUIT
-
- The Simple User Interface Toolkit
- is now available for anonymous FTP.
- Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, the University of Virginia
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- What Is SUIT?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SUIT is a standard library of GUI screen components (buttons, menus,
- sliders, etc.), and allows *interactive layout* and specification of user
- interfaces even while the application runs. SUIT is portable. Programs
- using SUIT are written in ANSI-C, and run across all platforms with exactly
- the same source code. Currently, SUIT runs on:
- * UNIX/X platforms: SPARC, SGI, IBM RS/6000, DECSTATION, Sun3
- * Color Macintosh & Macintosh Powerbooks
- * DOS 5.0
- * MS-Windows 3.1
-
- This file contains information about what SUIT is, who uses it, where
- to go if you need help with SUIT and of course, what you need to do to
- get SUIT installed where you are.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Why SUIT?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- After experiences with other GUI toolkits, we found them all TOO HARD TO
- LEARN, and have spent the last two years building a system that is easy to
- learn. How easy? We've documented that undergraduates can use SUIT
- productively after 2 hours with our ten page tutorial. We also have a 160
- page detailed reference manual, and tons of example programs that show how
- to use various widgets and features.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Who Uses SUIT?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SUIT has already been used at a large number of beta sites; to help
- convince you that SUIT isn't "flakeware," we are asking for "soliticed
- testimonials" from SUIT users, vouching for SUIT's stability and ease of
- use. Look for them on this newsgroup.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Who Can Get SUIT?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- SUIT, including all its source code, is available without charge
- to Universities and other non-profit institutions. For-profit
- organizations can license SUIT for a hefty fee (site licenses only;
- money is used to support students doing SUIT maintenance. Email
- suit@uvacs.cs.virginia.edu if you'd like to license SUIT.)
-
- No one may redistribute SUIT without our express written permission,
- although executable programs built with SUIT may be redistributed.
-
- Anyone may ftp SUIT for evaluation purposes.
-
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- What Do I Need At My Site In Order To Use SUIT?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- This depends on the platform you will use:
-
- UNIX/X:
- You will need at least X11R4 and gcc 2.1 or later
- or any ANSI-compatible C compiler.
- (If all you have is gcc 1.3X, send us mail. 'gcc -v'
- is how to find out what you have).
-
- On the RS6000, SUIT is known to work with
- version 3.1.5 and 3.1.6 of the operating system
- and version 1.1 of the xlc compiler.
-
- MAC:
- System 6.0 or 7.0 and Think C 5.0
-
- DOS:
- DOS version 5.0 and Borland C++ version 3.1
-
- WINDOWS:
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Borland C++ version 3.1
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- How Do I Get SUIT?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Getting SUIT is easy: below are instructions for getting the SUIT demo
- program and a README file that walks you through some of SUIT's most
- powerful features. This README also shows you how to get the entire
- SUIT distribution.
-
- The more verbose set of instructions included below is also available
- by typing
-
- finger suit@uvacs.cs.virginia.edu
-
-
- Short Instructions For Wizards:
- -------------------------------
- anonymous ftp to 128.143.8.100
- cd pub/suit/demo/{sparc,dec,etc} <----- your platform type here
-
- get README
- get demo.sui
- get demo (on DOS & MS windows, this is demo.exe)
-
- remember to use binary transfer
-
-
- Full Details For Normal People:
- -------------------------------
- The demo is made up of the following files:
-
- demo -- an executable demo program
- (demo.exe on DOS/Windows platforms)
- demo.sui -- a support data file that demo needs
- README -- an ASCII text file that explains SUIT and
- tells how to get the whole SUIT distribution
-
- The files are in the directory
- pub/suit/demo/<arch>
-
- where <arch> is one of the following supported architectures:
- sparc
- sun3
- rs6000
- sgi (note: this version uses X-windows, not "straight GL")
- dec
- dos
- windows_3.1
- mac (these files are binhexed)
-
- Download these three files and run demo program (detailed
- directions are below, if you need them). If you like the demo,
- the README file has step by step instructions for getting
- the entire SUIT distribution.
-
- Again, thanks for your interest in SUIT.
-
- ---- The SUIT Development Team
-
-
-
- =================================================
- DETAILED DIRECTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING THE SUIT DEMO:
- =================================================
-
- ------------------------------
- 1.) Initiate ftp to our machine at UVa.
-
- Type the following command:
-
- ftp 128.143.8.100
-
- You should see something that looks like:
-
- Connected to 128.143.8.100.
- 220 server0 FTP server (Version 6.10 Tue Mar 17 09:07:50 EST 1992) ready.
- Name (128.143.8.100:CookieMonster):
-
- where "CookieMonster" is your login ID.
-
-
- ------------------------------
- 2.) Log in to our machine at UVa.
-
- At the prompt, type:
-
- anonymous
-
- You should see something like this:
-
- 331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
- Password:
-
- ------------------------------
- 3.) Type in your local login ID as a courtesy.
- This will not be echoed back to you, so don't panic.
-
- You will see:
-
- 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
- ftp>
-
- ------------------------------
- 4.) Set the transfer mode to binary.
-
- Type:
- binary
-
- ------------------------------
- 5.) Change to the SUIT demo directory.
-
- Type:
- cd /pub/suit/demo
-
- ------------------------------
- 6.) Change into the directory for your machine type
- choices are:
- sparc
- sun3
- Type:
- cd sparc
- OR
- cd sun3
- ETC..
-
- ------------------------------
- 7.) Get the files.
-
- Type:
- get README
- get demo.sui
- get demo
-
- demo is a big file.
- It might take some time.
- ------------------------------
- 8.) Quit ftp
-
- Type:
- quit
-
- ------------------------------
- 9.) Make the file runnable:
-
- Type:
- chmod ugo+x demo
-
- ------------------------------
- 10.) For Unix users:
- Get into X windows,
- if you are not already there
-
- ------------------------------
- 11.) Run the demo
-
- Type:
- demo
-
- And read the README file, which will tell you how to
- interact with the demo program.
-
-
- ========================================================================
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- How Do I Get SUIT Help?
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- As we said, SUIT comes with a 160 page reference manual and lots of
- example programs. If you need more help, you can sign up to the SUIT
- mailing list. Just send mail to
-
- suit-users-request@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU
-
- to sign up for the mailing list. After that, you can post messages to
- the mailing list after you're signed up by sending mail to
-
- suit-users@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU
-
- If you need to talk to one of the SUIT implementors directly, you can send
- mail to:
- suit@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU
-
- We can usually get a response to you in about 48 hours.
-
- =========================================================================
-
- We hope you give SUIT a try. If you want more information about SUIT,
- or have questions that are not answered here, please feel free to send
- us mail. We are eager to hear your suggestions and comments.
-
-
- -- The SUIT Team
-
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- _____ _ _ _____ _______
- / ____) | | | | (_ _) (__ __) the Simple User Interface Toolkit
- / / | | | | | | | |
- \ \___ | | | | | | | | developed at
- \___ \ | | | | | | | | Computer Science Department
- \ \ | | | | | | | | University of Virginia
- ____/ / \ \__/ / _| |_ | |
- (_____/ \____/ (_____) |_| e-mail: suit@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --
- Shiva Shenoy | e-mail: shenoy@iastate.edu
- 2066 Black, | Office: (515)-294-0082
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-