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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 116 - Articles posted since December 25 1995 Date: 1 Jan 1996 05:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4c7pop$9ub@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 116 Postings since: December 25 1995 [3931] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area [3932] JOB: Technology Training in Bay Area If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-116/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-116.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-116 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: P.Karbaliotis@UAlberta.CA (Peter Karbaliotis) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: File descriptor driver Date: 2 Jan 1996 16:08:46 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4cc6su$ksl@digifix.digifix.com> I am posting this for Mark Salyzyn who is currently unable to post. Mail for Mark should be sent to mark@bohica.net. The software has been uploaded to the sources/drivers directory on ftp.cs.orst.edu: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/drivers/Fd.tar.gz This software uses the DriverKit and so doesn't compile on black hardware. From what Mark has told me, it has only been tested on Intel hardware, but it does compile for HP and Sparc. --------------- This is an Fd driver that reflects some work I did in 1982. Back then people laughed at how inefficient it was. Well, now it is my turn to laugh because this is the only way to do this now that NeXT has taken 4.4isms and put them incompletely into NS3.3. In order to get around this problem of not taking the new features in their entirety, the fd driver has one (of several?) limits, one can not `dup' the same descriptor (ie: echo mama >/dev/stdout), but you UNIX gurus can figure out that isn't a major limit at all (except for test suites, like Test.sh). If you don't know what an Fd driver is, you don't need it (maybe I sound a bit too cocky, sorry, but that doesn't alter the statement). If you think that an fd is a Floppy Disk, well, get mad at UNIX minimalism, it is really a File Descriptor. To install this package, run `make install' as root, then run the Configure.app to add it to your system. This driver only makes the first 16 File Descriptors, we have found a bug in NS3.3 patched that when you do a `/usr/etc/mknod /dev/fd/16 c 1 16', the system panics and leaves a mouse dropping in the file system that will cause subsequent panics for backups. May Gohd have mercy on my current soul (see clri README). You can increase the number of file descriptors in the PostLoader if you feel comfortable that your system configuration stays away from the dangerous character major numbers such as above. Any problems, be sure to email me at mark@bohica.net. If you like this driver, contact me to renumerate me for my efforts. You will no doubt appreciate my Mux Serial Driver or the ScanFx Colour Scanner driver, so you should like this one. Look forward to the Reveal TV-500 TV in a window driver (or rather, wish me luck) when time prevails ... Yours Truly -- Mark Salyzyn
From: Jason Heideloff <jheidelo@alleg.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Systems Administrator Date: 2 Jan 1996 16:09:20 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4cc6u0$kt2@digifix.digifix.com> Position Available Systems Administrator Allegheny College invites applications for the position of Systems Administrator. The systems administrator is responsible for maintaining and providing support for a mission critical, campus wide network that includes machines running NEXTSTEP, HP-UX, Ultrix and Digital UNIX. Qualifications The systems administrator must have a solid understanding of a UNIX-based operating system and be familiar with fundamental networking concepts. In addition, he or she must have excellent writing and communication skills, computing and technical skills, and the ability to independently troubleshoot and solve problems. Experience with the NEXTSTEP object-oriented operating environment and NetInfo is preferred. A B.S. in Computer Science or a related field is desired. The systems administrator should have at least three years experience in a similar position. To apply, forward a letter of interest and resume with three references to: Jack Machesky, Business Manager, Allegheny College, Box 4, Meadville, PA 16335 no later than January 19, 1996. This is an exempt, twelve-month position with a six-month probationary period. Allegheny College is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Ted Shelton <ems@its.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: WebRex[TM] in 2nd release Date: 3 Jan 1996 15:05:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ceni6$spg@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ted Shelton IT Solutions 500 West Madison, Suite 2210 Chicago, IL 60661 (312) 474-7700 ted_shelton@its.com WebRex[TM] in 2nd release Chicago, 1/2/96 --- IT Solutions announces the second major release of WebRex[TM] -- Still the only commercially available object-oriented tool for building applications on the World Wide Web. The new release is available for Intel, Sparc, and PA-RISC processors, as well as continuing to support our customers on old black NeXTstations. "Our customers are building exciting new services for the World Wide Web, using the IT Solutions WebRex technology to deliver dynamic, interactive content," said Ted Shelton, CEO of IT Solutions. "We have developed this revolutionary new technology to allow corporations, universities, and individuals to create an entirely new breed of applications within their companies, and across the Internet." A demonstration of the new version is available on the IT Solutions FTP server at: ftp://ftp.its.com/pub/WebRex/WebRex_Demo.gtar.gz Conmplete information can be obtained from the IT Solutions WWW server at: http://www.its.com/ WebRex can be used to: access information stored in databases (such as Oracle, Sybase and QuickBase); provide dynamically updated documents; allow users to change data on WWW servers -- via their HTML browser; and capture more information about how users are accessing a WWW server. The new release of WebRex adds: full image map (ISMAP) support, within a WebRex application (so mapped URLs can be changed programmatically, on the fly); support for "regular expressions" in document control configuration file; full Sun Sparc support; and wwtable enhancements including the ability to specify a different URL for each row or a different base URL for each column. In the next release of WebRex expect: support for the Netscape[TM] API (NSAPI); support for serving Sun Java[TM] applets; additional wwtable enhancements, including support for HTML 3.0 tables. IT Solutions is a registered NETSCAPE development partner, a Sunsoft Catalyst partner, and a registered NeXT developer.
From: paul@griffin.plsys.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: P&L Systems ship MouseMagic 1.01 Date: 3 Jan 1996 15:16:45 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ceo7d$ss5@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Elizabeth Lynch +44 1494 432422 mousemagic@plsys.co.uk P&L SYSTEMS SHIP MOUSEMAGIC 1.01 Welcome to MouseMagicTM, a personal productivity utility that allows you to tune your mouse to the max! If you have any reservations about how your mouse feels, performs or looks, then prepare to abandon them now. MouseMagic was designed to make your mouse feel, react and look how you want it to. For example, if your previous operating system to NEXTSTEP was Windows, and you preferred the feel of its mouse, one click in MouseMagic and it's done. Or perhaps you prefer the feel of a PS/2 mouse, or Sun Light Mouse, or Black 040 ADB Mouse ... the list goes on. And if these aren't enough, then you can easily define your own. Any configuration you specify can be dynamically linked to any machine, so if you move around machines, you can take the mouse-feel that works best for you, automatically. Custom cursor images are supported too. So if you feel like seeing your favorite pet as your standard workspace cursor, just drag the image in, or choose from the range we have bundled. There are also features to make your mouse driver more sensitive and your double-click area more refined. These can really help on large and small monitors. We want your mouse to feel, react and look how you want it to! Features: Editable Dynamic mouse motion control Machine independent config assignment Multiple pre-defined MouseMagic configurations Drag & Drop configuration support Custom mouse cursor imaging Drag & Drop custom cursors Click-Space refinement MouseMagic is available for SPARC, Intel, HP-PA and Motorola versions of NeXTSTEP 3.2 and later. MouseMagic is priced at $19.95 for individual users. A demo license can be obtained from P&L Systems; the product is available by anonymous ftp on ftp://ftp.plsys.co.uk/pub/MouseMagic/MouseMagic.pkg.tar.gz For additional information about P&L Systems and its products, contact the company directly at +44 1494 432422 or fax +44 1494 432478, send electronic mail to info@plsys.co.uk, or visit P&L Systems's World Wide Web page at http://www.plsys.co.uk/. MouseMagic, is a trademark of Arzana Ltd. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Announces Special on DDS (DAT) Back-up Bundle for NEXTSTEP Date: 3 Jan 1996 18:11:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4cf2fc$ra@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1012 Denver, CO 80203 Toll Free: 1-800-TRY-OPEN Phone: 1-303-861-4411 Fax: 1-303-861-2393 E-mail: info@opensource.com WWW: http://www.opensource.com OpenSource Announces Special on DDS (DAT) Back-up Bundle for NEXTSTEP DENVER, COLORADO - 01/04/95. OpenSource, Inc. today announced special pricing for a hardware/software DDS tape backup package for use with NEXTSTEP. The package consists of a Hewlett Packard 2-4GB external DDS drive and SafetyNet software from Systemix. Winner of Best-of-Breed and a Four-and-a-Half Cube rating from NeXTWorld, SafetyNet by Systemix Software is the premiere back-up solution for NEXTSTEP. Available in a Personal version for stand-alone machines and a Pro version for client/server networks, SafetyNet provides a host of functions and utilities to make backing-up your NEXTSTEP data a simple and reliable automated process. According to Chris Miner, Technical Director for OpenSource, "SafetyNet Pro is the solution for backing up a NEXTSTEP network. With its intuitive browser, file restoration is a snap. It provides incremental backups on an automated basis and supports multiple volumes. We've been using it here at OpenSource for over a year, and it has performed flawlessly." The HP DDS drive featured for this promotion incorporates built-in hardware data compression (DDS-DC), which provides extra capacity and minimizes CPU utilization, giving excellent performance. A sustainable transfer rate of 366 KB/s means that the HP can typically store 4 GB of data on a single 90 meter cartridge in three hours. Read after write verification ensures a high level of data integrity. The OpenSource Back-Up Bundle comes complete with SCSI cable and terminator, and is available in the following configurations: Stand-Alone Machine HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Personal $1,095 HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Personal (Educational) $1,045 Client/Server Network HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Professional $1,295 HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Professional (Edu) $1,195 This offer is good until January 31, 1996 and can not be used with any other specials or discounts. ----- SafetyNet (TM) Fast Backup and Restore for Networks of NEXTSTEP computers SafetyNet is a powerful backup and archiving application for computers running the NEXTSTEP operating system. SafetyNet provides sophisticated backup and restore capabilities with point and click simplicity. SafetyNet saves files into archives, maintaining an on-line catalog of each archive's contents that allows you to browse it as easily as you would your hard disk. For each file in the archive the catalog contains its name as well as information about its status (such as its last modification date, owner, etc) and, more importantly, the file's location in the archive. SafetyNet can retrieve a file in seconds rather than hours by moving to its precise location in the archive. This high-speed seeking capability is supported by DAT, on-line, and some 8mm devices. SafetyNet gives you complete control over file selection allowing any combination of files and directories to be selected for backup. You can restrict backups to include only those files modified later than some date and time, or since a selected profile was last executed, providing for incremental backups. Commonly used backup selections may be saved as SafetyNet backup Profiles which may be launched from the Workspace Manager or scheduled for later, unattended, execution. SafetyNet is available in both Professional and Personal versions. With SafetyNet Professional you can backup any mounted UNIX file system (local or NFS). SafetyNet Personal will backup any locally mounted UNIX file systems. SafetyNet Features · Fast, easy to use point-and-click interface · Full or incremental backups · Unattended scheduled backups · Drag'n'Drop Backup Scheduler · Compression · Extensive user control of file selections · Backup of remote NFS mounted file systems with SafetyNet-Professional · On-line database and sophisticated device management provide rapid access to archived files · Intelligently reconstructs directory contents from incremental backups · Smart link management allows you to restore a file from any of its link names · Unlimited pathname length · Multi-volume support allows you to have archives of virtually unlimited size · Labeled media prevents accidental use of the wrong volume · Integrated support for a wide variety of devices, including: DAT(All models) 8mm (Exabyte 8500 and 8200 derivatives) On-line Disk · Third party support for any device with the optional Device Integrator's Kit · Extensive on-line help · Four cube rating by NeXTWORLD Magazine (Fall 1992) · NeXTWORLD Magazine Best of Breed Award recipient (Spring 1993) ### Systemix Software, Inc. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Systemix develops the award winning SafetyNet back-up applications for NEXTSTEP. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. _____________________________________________________________________ NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective holders.
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Announces Special on DDS (DAT) Back-up Bundle for NEXTSTEP Date: 3 Jan 1996 18:28:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4cf3f8$vf@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: OpenSource, Inc. 1776 Lincoln Street, Suite 1012 Denver, CO 80203 Toll Free: 1-800-TRY-OPEN Phone: 1-303-861-4411 Fax: 1-303-861-2393 E-mail: info@opensource.com WWW: http://www.opensource.com OpenSource Announces Special on DDS (DAT) Back-up Bundle for NEXTSTEP DENVER, COLORADO - 01/04/96. OpenSource, Inc. today announced special pricing for a hardware/software DDS tape backup package for use with NEXTSTEP. The package consists of a Hewlett Packard 2-4GB external DDS drive and SafetyNet software from Systemix. Winner of Best-of-Breed and a Four-and-a-Half Cube rating from NeXTWorld, SafetyNet by Systemix Software is the premiere back-up solution for NEXTSTEP. Available in a Personal version for stand-alone machines and a Pro version for client/server networks, SafetyNet provides a host of functions and utilities to make backing-up your NEXTSTEP data a simple and reliable automated process. According to Chris Miner, Technical Director for OpenSource, "SafetyNet Pro is the solution for backing up a NEXTSTEP network. With its intuitive browser, file restoration is a snap. It provides incremental backups on an automated basis and supports multiple volumes. We've been using it here at OpenSource for over a year, and it has performed flawlessly." The HP DDS drive featured for this promotion incorporates built-in hardware data compression (DDS-DC), which provides extra capacity and minimizes CPU utilization, giving excellent performance. A sustainable transfer rate of 366 KB/s means that the HP can typically store 4 GB of data on a single 90 meter cartridge in three hours. Read after write verification ensures a high level of data integrity. The OpenSource Back-Up Bundle comes complete with SCSI cable and terminator, and is available in the following configurations: Stand-Alone Machine HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Personal $1,095 HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Personal (Educational) $1,045 Client/Server Network HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Professional $1,295 HP External 2-4 GB DDS drive / SafetyNet Professional (Edu) $1,195 This offer is good until January 31, 1996 and can not be used with any other specials or discounts. ----- SafetyNet (TM) Fast Backup and Restore for Networks of NEXTSTEP computers SafetyNet is a powerful backup and archiving application for computers running the NEXTSTEP operating system. SafetyNet provides sophisticated backup and restore capabilities with point and click simplicity. SafetyNet saves files into archives, maintaining an on-line catalog of each archive's contents that allows you to browse it as easily as you would your hard disk. For each file in the archive the catalog contains its name as well as information about its status (such as its last modification date, owner, etc) and, more importantly, the file's location in the archive. SafetyNet can retrieve a file in seconds rather than hours by moving to its precise location in the archive. This high-speed seeking capability is supported by DAT, on-line, and some 8mm devices. SafetyNet gives you complete control over file selection allowing any combination of files and directories to be selected for backup. You can restrict backups to include only those files modified later than some date and time, or since a selected profile was last executed, providing for incremental backups. Commonly used backup selections may be saved as SafetyNet backup Profiles which may be launched from the Workspace Manager or scheduled for later, unattended, execution. SafetyNet is available in both Professional and Personal versions. With SafetyNet Professional you can backup any mounted UNIX file system (local or NFS). SafetyNet Personal will backup any locally mounted UNIX file systems. SafetyNet Features ´ Fast, easy to use point-and-click interface ´ Full or incremental backups ´ Unattended scheduled backups ´ Drag'n'Drop Backup Scheduler ´ Compression ´ Extensive user control of file selections ´ Backup of remote NFS mounted file systems with SafetyNet-Professional ´ On-line database and sophisticated device management provide rapid access to archived files ´ Intelligently reconstructs directory contents from incremental backups ´ Smart link management allows you to restore a file from any of its link names ´ Unlimited pathname length ´ Multi-volume support allows you to have archives of virtually unlimited size ´ Labeled media prevents accidental use of the wrong volume ´ Integrated support for a wide variety of devices, including: DAT(All models) 8mm (Exabyte 8500 and 8200 derivatives) On-line Disk ´ Third party support for any device with the optional Device Integrator's Kit ´ Extensive on-line help ´ Four cube rating by NeXTWORLD Magazine (Fall 1992) ´ NeXTWORLD Magazine Best of Breed Award recipient (Spring 1993) ### Systemix Software, Inc. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Systemix develops the award winning SafetyNet back-up applications for NEXTSTEP. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is a single-source reseller of third-party applications and pre-configured hardware for the NEXTSTEP operating system. Dedicated to prompt service and quality support, OpenSource offers the most extensive line of NEXTSTEP related products in the industry. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. _____________________________________________________________________ NeXT and NEXTSTEP are trademarks of NeXT, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective holders.
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4cf2fc$ra@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4cf2fc$ra@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 3 Jan 1996 18:28:27 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4cf3er$v8@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: chrisd@campbell.com (Chris Diener) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT developer needed (Full-Time) Date: 5 Jan 1996 15:43:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ck2ie$5jc@digifix.digifix.com> Campbell & Company (Baltimore, MD) A 25 year old financial Services firm is looking for full-time SOFTWARE ENGINEERS to fill key roles within the MIS department. These developers will be responsible for complete lifecycle development of NeXTstep applications for our trading and financial research departments. We have a great team and a dynamic work environment. Salary is open and we provide full benefits, bonuses, 401K, etc. We are using leading edge technologies such as NeXT, HP, SUN, Oracle, Windows NT, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Contact chrisd@campbell.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 117 - Articles posted since January 1 1996 Date: 8 Jan 1996 05:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4cq8co$kub@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 117 Postings since: January 1 1996 [3934] SUBMISSION: File descriptor driver [3935] JOB: Systems Administrator [3936] PRESS RELEASE: WebRex[TM] in 2nd release [3937] PRESS RELEASE: P&L Systems ship MouseMagic 1.01 [3939] PRESS RELEASE: OpenSource Announces Special on DDS (DAT) Back-up Bundle for NEXTSTEP [3940] JOB: NeXT developer needed (Full-Time) If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-117/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-117.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-117 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: mmalcolm crawford <m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: (pd)ksh 5.0.6 compiled quad-fat Date: 8 Jan 1996 00:07:12 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4cq8q0$kvv@digifix.digifix.com> I have complied pdksh 5.0.6 quad-fat and uploaded it to the orst ftp site submissions directory: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/submissions If anyone is aware of a more recent version and would like it compiled, please let me know. If you have any problems with the version I have compiled, please also let me know, although I will not be able to do anything other than alert others to the problem! Best wishes, mmalc. posn. research facilitator where institute for language speech and hearing sheffield university west court 2 mappin street sheffield s1 4dt england vox (+44) 114 282 5269 fax (+44) 114 278 0972 email m.crawford@dcs.shef.ac.uk NeXTMail, SunMail, MIME welcome http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/research/ilash/ >From the original README ------------------------ Last updated Sept '94 for pdksh-5.0.6. PD-ksh is a mostly complete AT&T ksh look-alike (see NOTES file for a list of things not supported). Work is currently underway to make it fully compatible with both POSIX and AT&T ksh (when the two don't conflict). Since pdksh is free and compiles and runs on most common unix systems, it is very useful in creating a consistent user interface across multiple machines. For example, in the CS dept. of MUN, pdksh is installed on a variety of machines including Suns, HPs, DecStations, pcs running Linux, etc., and is the login shell of ~2500 users (note that they aren't using the current alpha test version, but an older version). PDksh is currently being maintained by Michael Rendell (michael@cs.mun.ca), who took over from Simon J. Gerraty (sjg@zen.void.oz.au) at the later's suggestion. A short list of things that have been done since the last public pdksh release (4.9) are auto-configuration, arrays, $(( .. )), [[ .. ]], variable attributes, many POSIXisms and many bug fixes. See the NEWS and ChangeLog files for other features added and bugs fixed. Note that pdksh is provided AS IS, with NO WARRANTY, either expressed or implied. Also note that although the bulk of the code in pdksh is in the public domain, some files are copyrighten (but freely distributable) and subject to certain conditions (eg, don't remove copyright, document any changes, etc.).
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 8 Jan 1996 05:15:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4cq98q$l0k@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 8 Jan 1996 05:15:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4cq990$l0k@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 188+ ISV company pages - 433+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: henry@ari.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Programmer/Analyst - North Virgina Date: 12 Jan 1996 23:29:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4d7cg4$fq9@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/Analyst At Sai Software Consultants, Inc. we firmly believe in the maxim, "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success." Through customer communication and teamwork, Sai's mission is to become the touchstone of excellence in the consulting industry. At Sai Software we are dedicated to total customer satisfaction, and we continually strive towards an ideal of perfection. Since 1984 we have staffed Fortune 500 companies nationwide for both short and long term assignments. Our cornerstone in the market is our ability to identify and recruit members of the technical community who not only satisfy specific technical qualifications but who also possess the high standards of productivity and professionalism in order to satisfy the most demanding project challenges and schedules faced by our client organizations. Sai Software invites you to join our nationally recognized team as a Mid-level or Senior-Level Programmer/Analyst working at our client site in the Northern Virginia area. In this role, you will perform full software development life-cycle (SDLC) support. You must have at least five (5) years software development experience using C++ and Object Oriented Methodologies. Oracle or Sybase RDBMS experience is a plus. At least one year of experience with NeXTStep is highly desireable. This position is in support of a Telephony/Telecom application and applicants who have similar background and experience (e.g., knowledge of switch tables, Bellcore standards, etc.) will have an advantage. Candidates responding to this requirement must be aggressive, self starters who require minimum supervision and who have experience working in multiple-team project environments. Good interpersonal skills are essential. Some minor travel may be required. Sai Software offers competitive salaries and benefits. Resumes may be emailed to Henry F. Robinson at <henry@ari.net> or may be submitted via mail to: SAI Software Consultants, Inc. 301 Maple Ave, West, Suite F Vienna, VA 22180 ATTN: Henry F. Robinson Resumes may also be faxed to: (703) 255-0706
From: Jeff_Sickel@sickel.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: FontLister.app version 1.01 Date: 13 Jan 1996 23:19:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4da07l$n0m@digifix.digifix.com> ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/sources/postscript/FontLister.1.01.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/postscript/FontLister.app.1.01.NIHS.gnutar.gz FontLister.app version 1.01 A while ago I was completely enamored by FontLister. It seemed one of the best ways to take a look at the fonts that were installed on the system. And then there was FontSample.ps. Now FontSample.ps shows the right kind of information about the font one may be interested in, and printed it's a nice example of Postscript. But it was just too much of a pain trying to get the font's in the right order for viewing/printing. So I merged the two. Much thanks goes to: Vince DeMarco, the author of FontLister (your email no longer works) Gilles Detillieux, the author of FontSample.ps (neither does yours) DISTRIBUTION FILE FontLister.app.1.01.NIHS.gnutar.gz the Obese binary FontLister.1.01.s.gnutar.gz the source Comments and suggestions should be sent to: Jeff Sickel Jeff_Sickel@sickel.com
From: wjabi@umich.edu (Wassim M. Jabi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: WebMapper version 0.5 Date: 14 Jan 1996 22:36:11 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dci3b$80@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wassim Jabi, Ph.D. Student Doctoral Program in Architecture The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 +1 313.936.0229 wjabi@umich.edu WEBMAPPER VERSION 0.5 SUBMITTED TO THE OREGON ARCHIVES Ann Arbor, Michigan, January 14th, 1996 What is WebMapper ? WebMapper is an application that allows one to create clickable imagemaps for a World-Wide Web server (NCSA and CERN so far). WebMapper is still in its early stages. Many bugs may exist and many features are still missing. In addition, I have not had the chance to thoroughly test it. Please use it with caution on non-critical files and at your own risk. Report any bugs, suggestions, questions to Wassim Jabi (wjabi@umich.edu). If you like WebMapper and continue to use it, I ask that you donate $15 to: Wassim M. Jabi 2200 Fuller Rd. Apt. 509-B Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2308 Please feel free to distribute WebMapper as you wish as long as this README file accompanies it and its contents are not modified in any way. What is included and where it is ? README file: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.README Motorola and Intel binaries: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.0.5.NI.tar.gz HP and SPARC binaries: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.0.5.HS.tar.gz
From: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NEXTVegas 1.01 - a casino game for NEXTSTEP Date: 14 Jan 1996 22:53:37 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dcj41$ak@digifix.digifix.com> NEXTVegas version 1.01 Introducing NEXTVegas -- The NEXTSTEP virtual casino! NEXTVegas is an extendible casino-type game, providing players all of the thrill and excitement of losing their paycheck without ever leaving their desk... NEXTVegas is available by anonymous ftp at the following sites: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/next/binaries/games/NEXTVegas1.01.NI.tar.Z (binary) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/next/source/games/NEXTVegas1.01.src.tar.Z (source) ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegas1.01.src.tar.Z (source) The binary distribution is compiled for both Motorola and Intel hardware and takes up about 5.8MB of disk space installed FAT. The source distribution includes the code for NEXTVegas, as well as the code for all the current modules, and requires 5.32MB of disk space. You will need the MiscKit in order to compile the NEXTVegas source code. NEXTVegas features the following: NEXTVegas.app (3.60MB FAT) * Dynamic loading of game bundles - can load any bundles with the ".nvgame" extension found in the app wrapper, ~/Library/NEXTVegas/Games and /LocalLibrary/NEXTVegas/Games at anytime. * Simple, easy to use GUI for point and click betting. * Uses the public domain CardSet for NEXTSTEP. * Ability to save Players ($) rather than games. * Modules can have their own preferences. * Modules can have their own help. * Sound effects. * Beautiful Black and White color. * The framework for building new modules quickly and easily. Baccarat Module -- NEW!! (.325MB FAT) * 1 to 4 players * 1 to 8 decks * Banker, Player, and Tie wagers * Third Card rules displayed on table. * Statistics (Banker hands won, Player hands won, etc.) displayed on table. Blackjack Module (.497MB FAT) * 1 to 4 players * Dealer hits on either all 17s or only on soft 17s * Hand totals displayed on table (or not displayed) * 1 to 8 decks * Insurance option when Dealer has an Ace showing * Splitting -- either by dragging top card or by pressing button * "Double Always" or "Double on 10 or 11" options * Surrender option * Dealer option to peak at hole card whenever there's a 10-value card showing, or only when an Ace is showing. Craps Module (.552MB FAT) * 1 to 4 players * Almost all Las Vegas bets allowed * odds bets allowed (up to 10 times) * Lots of help for the first time player * Statistics (number of Pass Line wins/losses) displayed on table. Red Dog Module -- NEW!! (.270MB FAT) * 1 to 4 players * 1 to 8 decks * Can double wager after first two cards are dealt. * Statistics (hands won/lost) displayed on table. Video Poker Module (.480MB FAT) * 1 Player at a time (but up to 4 can play) * Pseudo-touch sensitive screen... * Variable coin values: $1, $5, $25, $50, and $100! * Cool flashing buttons :) Changes since version 1.0b: NEXTVegas.app * "Open Last Player" option in preferences: upon startup, NEXTVegas will automatically load the last player opened when the game was last run. * Player files now store the last chip selected, and the value of the variable chip. * Players can now change their name with the ATM. * Normalized soundfile levels. * Complete re-write of the BetView class (not a feature, I suppose...) * Modified CardSet so that CardPileView's can display their piles inside a shoe. Blackjack Module * Added ability to have 4 and 6 deck games. * Changing the number of decks through preferences takes effect immediately. * When player busts, dealer no longer finishes his hand. * No longer allows player to double when they have more than two cards. * You can now double down on ACE + 9. * Added "Split" button. * When splitting, dealer automatically deals second cards to each hand. * Added "Surrender" option - removes player's cards and half his wager. * 8 decks now default. Craps Module * Odds bets are no longer working on come out rolls. * Odds bets are now displayed above flat line bets, so you can see both. * New craps table to accommodate the above. * To lay odds, simply mouse down on your previous bet. No "Alt-click"ing! * AutoRoll - forces die to automatically roll at player definded intervals. Video Poker Module * Clicking on cards on screen is the same as pressing the "Hold" button. * "Bet Max" button now places bet AND deals next hand. * You can now set what value each "coin" played is. It is my goal to write more modules for the game, and to encourage other to do the same. Please check out the game and let me know what you think. Any and all feedback is appreciated! Mark Trombino trombino@wendy.ucsd.edu Legal Disclaimer: NEXTVegas is intended for amusement only!
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 118 - Articles posted since January 8 1996 Date: 15 Jan 1996 05:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4dcn0n$jr@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 118 Postings since: January 8 1996 [3942] SUBMISSION: (pd)ksh 5.0.6 compiled quad-fat [3943] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3944] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3945] PRESS RELEASE: Intuitive Systems, Inc. ships Cub'X-Window v5.0 [3946] NeXT Announces WEBMANIA [3947] JOB: Programmer/Analyst - North Virgina [3948] SUBMISSION: FontLister.app version 1.01 [3949] SUBMISSION: WebMapper version 0.5 [3950] SUBMISSION: NEXTVegas 1.01 - a casino game for NEXTSTEP If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-118/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-118.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-118 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 15 Jan 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4dcnso$m5@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 15 Jan 1996 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4dcnsu$m5@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 188+ ISV company pages - 433+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Additionally there is a Mail Server available. You can get information on using the mail server at ns-products@stepwise.com Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu: The main site for North American submissions ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Kindle DiGiusto <Kindle_DiGiusto@NeXT.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Ships D'OLE (tm) Release 3.5 and Enterprise Objects Framework (tm) 1.1 for Windows NT Date: 15 Jan 1996 16:21:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4deggs$5hs@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Nicole Overson Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2219 NeXT Ships D'OLE (tm) Release 3.5 and Enterprise Objects Framework (tm) 1.1 for Windows NT NeXT makes inroads to Windows environment through OPENSTEP object model and database access tools REDWOOD CITY-January 15, 1996-NeXT Software, Inc. today announced that it is shipping D'OLE (Distributed OLE) and Enterprise Objects Framework 1.1 for Windows NT, bridging the gap between Windows and UNIX and enabling users to deploy Windows applications enterprise-wide. D'OLE allows developers to leverage their current investment in popular Windows client-side development tools like Visual Basic and PowerBuilder and create distributed applications which can run across both Windows and UNIX.These applications can now scale to the enterprise providing for transparent messaging and interoperability between OPENSTEP(tm) objects (PDO (tm), Portable Distributed Objects) and Microsoft OLE objects. Windows Interoperability D'OLE delivers the power of NeXT's OPENSTEP object model to Windows developers providing a tightly integrated path to NeXT's development tools and UNIX. This translates into the following benefits to Windows developers; *Rapid development of distributed applications-bringing industrial strength object software to Windows; *Protection of current investments in Windows applications-enabling the seamless integration of popular Windows tools with NeXT's enterprise solutions; *Scalability across Windows, UNIX and web platforms. "At WorldCom, we are transitioning from our existing proprietary software to a standard software solution," said Gary Frederick, developer in charge of evaluating distributed object technology for WorldCom. "We evaluated NeXT's D'OLE and, as always, NeXT came through-our development team was able to get objects on existing servers talking to Visual Basic in a short period of time. In addition, we tested D'OLE connections with OLE applications running across the network. It just worked." Using D'OLE, OPENSTEP objects can now be deployed across both Windows and UNIX platforms. This operating system independence across a variety of client and server machines guarantees deployment flexibility and independence from hardware and operating system vendors. OPENSTEP objects can be developed and deployed on Windows NT, HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris and Digital UNIX operating systems. With D'OLE, OLE-based applications running on Windows clients can now interact with OPENSTEP business objects running on servers, allowing developers to take advantage of a heterogeneous client/server environment. OLE interoperability is accomplished via D'OLE's transparent support for OLE Automation. With this technology, developers can mix and match NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP applications with Windows client-side development tools to best meet their computing needs. "D'OLE and Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows NT bridge the gap between OLE, CORBA, UNIX, Windows, and the web," said Avie Tevanian, Vice President of Engineering, NeXT Software, Inc. "With these products, developers can access or create OLE objects that can be distributed on many different platforms. As a result, developers can leverage their current technology investment while scaling their Windows-based applications from the departmental-level to the enterprise and the web." Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows NT Through D'OLE, Windows developers can further augment their applications by incorporating powerful NeXT development tools, such as the Enterprise Objects Framework into their existing computing environment. This makes it possible to develop robust, multi-tier, client/server applications which interoperate with industry-standard relational databases such as Sybase and Oracle. The Enterprise Objects Framework for Windows NT enables developers to construct reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent data, shielding developers from the semantics of the data structure. Developers can also use D'OLE to integrate their Windows applications with World Wide Web solutions developed using NeXT's WebObjects(tm) development environment for building dynamic server-based web applications. Future releases of the OPENSTEP Object Model will expand support for industry standards through interoperability with CORBA 2.0 objects. This will allow OPENSTEP objects, OLE objects, and CORBA 2.0 objects to all seamlessly interoperate. Pricing and Availability D'OLE and Enterprise Objects Framework are currently shipping for the Windows NT operating system and are both priced at $499 per machine. Those interested in obtaining more information about NeXT's products can access product literature via the World Wide Web at http://www.next.com/ or via NeXTanswers (NeXT's technical support free information retrieval system) at nextanswers@next.com, 415-780-3990 (fax), or ftp.next.com. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OPENSTEP, the WebObjects product family, and services for building mission critical object-oriented custom applications for deployment across popular operating systems and the World Wide Web. OPENSTEP is the first volume object standard for developing and deploying cross-platform three-tier client/server applications. WebObjects is NeXT's revolutionary database independent development environment for building dynamic server-based Web applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's web site at http://www.next.com. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: dana@oceansoft.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access Developer Date: 16 Jan 1996 00:57:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dfene$88d@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS DEVELOPER (tm) v1.1 for NEXTSTEP (tm) December 11, 1995 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased to announce Complete Access Developer version 1.1 for the NEXTSTEP environment has been released. Complete Access Developer is an Interface Builder Palette which works with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework (tm) to permit rapid development of database query, reporting, and data analysis functionalities in mission critical custom applications. "We have taken the same objects used to create Complete Access and put them into an Interface Builder Palette." says Randy Leonard, President of Ocean Software, Inc. "Instead of your custom application calling another application to perform your reporting requirements, you can now embed our technology directly within your own application to better control its' interface." The impact of this tool is significant since it permits the developer to design a sophisticated report in just minutes, assign any number of queries or text file imports, and be done. There is literally no programming required for most applications, and all database access is performed via Enterprise Objects Framework. Complete Access Developer will significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to embed hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, and/or labels into custom applications. Alan Cook of RE/MAX Crest Realty agrees with this promise of power, simplicity, and flexibility, asserting that you "just pop-in the Complete Access Palette and add report generation to any NEXTSTEP application you're developing, all without writing a line of code." It really is that easy. The reports created with Complete Access Developer are saved within your application, so they cannot be modified by end-users. But it is possible for applications built with Complete Access Developer to read reports created with our end-user reporting application, Complete Access. This permits your unassisted customers to modify the reports generated by your custom application, should your design permit it. So depending on your needs, we offer the security required by some and flexibility demanded by others. Since Complete Access Developer is comprised of the same objects used to create Complete Access, the functionality of our palette is nearly identical to our application. Features included in Complete Access Developer include: * The perfect complement to EOF * Extensive query support, including: * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice, no knowledge of SQL is required * Query parameterization * Results of many queries are easily combined * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature * Query results may be shared by many documents * Extensive import/export support, including: * Arbitrary field and record delimiters * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file * Exported data may be sorted * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data * Extensive aggregate support, including: * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Count * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result * Extensive document interfaces * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages * Free form design environment * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will appear as you design it * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports automatically reflow to the paper size you require * Extensive support for calculations including: * Six distinct function categories: Math, Statistics, Trigonometric, Financial, Text, Date/Time, and Logical * Calculations on aggregated values * Aggregates on calculated values * Automatic scanning for syntax errors * Shared "smart" variables * Utilize variables in any number of calculations * Embed variables within queries * Display variables in any number of documents * Use variables for layout, aggregate, and data export filters * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers * Documentation * Tutorial * QuickStart Manual * API Manual * Extensive API to empower developers * Future porting to the OpenStep platform Complete Access v1.1 is available for Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Pricing starts at $2999 per user. A run-time fee of $149 is required for each application created with Complete Access Developer. A demonstration version is available via ftp, e-mail, or disk. Contact Dana Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for further details. Ocean Software, Inc. Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc.
From: dana@oceansoft.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access Date: 16 Jan 1996 00:58:29 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dfeq5$88l@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS v1.1(tm) for NEXTSTEP (tm) December 11, 1995 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased to announce that Complete Access version 1.1 for the NEXTSTEP environment has been released. Complete Access is a database query, reporting, and decision making application which works in conjunction with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework (tm) to generate sophisticated documents for the end-user. Complete Access enables both professionals and generalists to create hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, and labels quickly and easily. The application can also produce summary pages to display aggregate and/or calculated values without showing the individual records from which they were derived. New features found in Complete Access v1.1 include: * Full calculation support * The ability to drag and drop EOF models from any location into Complete Access * Variables can now be added to layout, aggregate and data export filters * Overall performance improvements Database reporting applications typically create static documents which require continuous query execution to be modified. Complete Access documents are dynamic, allowing the user to perform "what-if" scenarios on data by omitting, finding, sorting, and applying various filters to browse a subset of data retrieved with a database query or text file import. Multiple documents may reference the results of a single query or import and multiple query results and imports are easily combined. "The new features we have added to Complete Access v1.1 add to our extensive functionalities in the retrieval and presentation of your data." says Randy Leonard, president of Ocean Software, Inc. "Our latest release of Complete Access illustrates our continued commitment to maintain and expand our leadership position for reporting and data analysis on the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep environment." "We had two choices; develop a custom query builder and report generating tool for each client, or find a commercial product that met all of our requirements. Complete Access has, so far, met all our requirements for performance, flexibility and ease of use." says Deirdre Poeltler, Senior Software Engineer at Science Applications International Corporation. She also adds; "Complete Access allows us to quickly configure queries, and design layouts for our clients." Indeed, Complete Access was designed from the ground up with the end user in mind. Hierarchical reports and other data-containing documents can be quickly and easily designed. In addition to the newly added features, Complete Access still retains a vast array of powerful and intuitive tools designed to make database access, reporting, and data analysis fast and easy. These features include: * The only EOF-based reporting application. DBKit support is also included. * Extensive query support, including: * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice, no knowledge of SQL is required * Query parameterization * Results of many queries are easily combined * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature * Query results may be shared by many documents * Extensive import/export support, including: * Arbitrary field and record delimiters * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file * Exported data may be sorted * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data * Extensive aggregate support, including: * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Count * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result * Extensive document interfaces * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages * Free form design environment * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will appear as you design it * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports automatically reflow to the paper size you require * Extensive support for calculations including: * Six distinct function categories: Math, Statistics, Trigonometric, Text, Date/Time, and Logical * Calculations on aggregated values * Aggregates on calculated values * Automatic scanning for syntax errors * Shared "smart" variables * Utilize variables in any number of calculations * Embed variables within queries * Display variables in any number of documents * Use variables for layout, aggregate and data export filters * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers * Documentation * Tutorial * QuickStart Manual * API Manual * On-line Help * Extensive API to empower developers * Future porting to the OpenStep platform Complete Access v1.1 is available now for Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Pricing starts at $799 per user, with volume discounts available. A demonstration version is available via ftp, e-mail, or disk. Contact Dana Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for further details. Ocean Software, Inc. Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc.
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <Michael_Gabrys@tellurium.sf.ca.us> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG - January 18th Date: 16 Jan 1996 02:43:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dfku7$9ak@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, January 18th, 7:00 PM Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: Greg Mc Laughlin, Director of OpenStep for Solaris at Sunsoft will demonstrate and discuss NEO Desktop, Sun's implementation of OpenStep. As usual there will be a technical Q&A and we will convene for dinner at a nearby restaruant. NEW! Meeting notes will be posted to BANG's Web server. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Ships SuperDraw 4.0 With Free Upgrade for Registered Users Date: 17 Jan 1996 17:03:41 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4djrnt$5kd@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information please contact: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 36-32 34th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106 Phone: 1-800-822-3385 / 718-472-0600 Fax: 718-472-0160 E-mail: info@impact.com IMPACT SOFTWARE SHIPS SUPERDRAW 4.0 WITH FREE UPGRADE FOR REGISTERED USERS LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK - January 18, 1996 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced that it is shipping Release 4.0 of its SuperDraw(tm) product, a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. SuperDraw 4.0 includes many new features and improvements including a new tints panel, floating rulers, distribute command, zoom preferences, GIF/JPEG import, and the capability to save TIFF files with many advanced options. SuperDraw 4.0 is available now for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. The price is $295 for commercial users and $245 for academic users. SuperDraw is available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. A demo copy of SuperDraw 4.0 is currently available from: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/demos/graphics/SuperDraw4.0.NIHS.tar.gz Current registered users of SuperDraw are invited to request their free upgrade license keys from Impact Software. (Please specify the Host ID shown in the Registration panel of SuperDraw 4.0 and your old registration number.) *** SuperDraw 4.0 Product Description *** SuperDraw(tm) is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. Simple and Intuitive SuperDraw lets you draw any object easily, including rectangles, squares, ellipses, circles, polygons, stars, arrows, arcs, lines, pie sections, curved paths, connected lines, and rounded rectangles. SuperDraw lets you drag and drop colors, images, patterns, and styles directly onto any text, graphic, or page. Advanced Capabilities SuperDraw lets you resize, rotate, scale, and skew any text, graphic, or scanned image. You can also group, blend, join, union, and clip objects together. In addition, you can add neon, fadeaway, and shadow effects to any text or graphic. For precision placement, SuperDraw lets you align objects to a grid or snap objects to a guide. SuperDraw also provides sound buttons, action buttons, and support for object links to other applications. Multiple Layers and Pages SuperDraw lets you work with multiple layers and with any number of pages in a document. You can also cut, copy, and paste any layer or page from one document to another. SuperDraw lets you zoom from 1% to 6400% for detailed editing, and you can edit objects directly even in reduced and thumbnail views. Templates and Palettes SuperDraw provides customizable template and palette libraries, including sample templates for address labels, business cards, disk labels, shipping labels, and calendar. SuperDraw also includes sample palettes for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, and organizational charts. Illustrated On-line Help SuperDraw has a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using any tool or command. By clicking with the Help cursor, a step-by-step pictorial guide to using any tool or command is available immediately. #### SuperDraw is a trademark of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks acknowledged.
From: steve@xray.rice.edu (Steve Ludtke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NXplotNd 1.0beta2, new version of multidimensional plotting pgm. Date: 17 Jan 1996 16:34:48 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4djq1o$5f1@digifix.digifix.com> Announcing - NXplotNd v1.0beta2 This is an announcement of the second beta version of NXplotNd ('ND' for short). This release adds some significant features and eliminates a fair number of pesky bugs. The sample files have also been updated for the new release. Significant changes since beta1 include: - Stock style plot (hi, lo, open, close) - Bar charts (and stacked bars) - Histogram function (and one-shot histogram generator) - Easy panel for plotting multiple 2d datasets. - Data tools panel for column manipulation and quick plotting. - Axis labels and legends can use sub/superscripts and greek - Time/date stamp option for 2d views - added 'alternate' 3d view for scatter plot. - Mandelbrot Set function (just for fun, neat animations) - View inspector bug fix when doing annotations - 3D animations now render in the foreground (more efficient, less swapping) - Defaults for 2d axis labels are now sane. The binaries and sample files are available for anonymous ftp at ion.rice.edu in /pub/next/plotting. Eventually they will make their way to the general NeXT ftp sites. A gallery of sample plots, animations, and screenshots can be found on the NXplotNd home page (along with a complete list of features): http://pgsa.rice.edu/~stevel/NXplotNd/main.html ------------- NXplotNd is an attempt at a 'do everything' plotting program. It supports plotting of 2-9 (potentially more) dimensional data (9d = a color 3d vector plot). It has a function parser for function plotting and data manipulation, including some unusual functions like fourier transforms surface gradients, etc ... Data in ND is treated dynamically rather than statically like most programs. That is, if you define a column to contain the fourier transform of some data, that column will be updated if the data changes. This puts it somewhere between a multi-file spreadsheet and a traditional plotting program. There are many other features which I won't take the time to describe here. See the web site for more info. Users of this version will be required to register as beta testers when they first use the program, but is otherwise free. Later release versions will be distributed as some form of fully functional shareware.
From: Kieran Jones <kjones@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: 3D scene modeler now quad-fat Date: 17 Jan 1996 23:06:38 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dkh0e$7i2@digifix.digifix.com> ThreeD - Version 0.60 - September, 1995 - by Kieran Jones 1. System Requirements Platforms: Quad-fat MAB for Next, Intel , HP and Sun. O/S: NeXTSTEP Version 3.3 2. Distribution ThreeD has been uploaded to the following location: ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/software/NeXT/binaries/graphics The program package is distributed as a compressed tar file called ThreeD_06_NIHS.tar.Z. It contains the following two files: ThreeD.app quad-fat application file ThreeDmanual.rtfd reference manual file ThreeD is freeware. You may freely copy, distribute and use the program and its reference manual. All copies of the program should include the on-line help files and the info panel identifying the program and its author, and be accompanied by the complete contents of the reference manual. Please see the "Legal Notes" section of the manual for the standard legal disclaimers. 3. General Description ThreeD is a basic three-dimensional scene modeling and rendering program based on NeXT's 3DKit and Pixar's RenderMan. The program has the following general capabilities: - It allows the interactive creation of a 3-D scene consisting of a variety of basic geometric shapes such as cones, cylinders and spheres. The geometry, position and shader appearance of each shape can be changed at any time. - Three variable light sources are available to illuminate the shapes in a scene. - The camera can be moved about in a variety of ways within a scene to view the latter from any location. - A scene can be saved to a file at any time and be read in later for further modification. Its RIB code can also be saved to a file. - A scene can be rendered photorealistically at any time. The result is displayed on-screen and can be saved as a TIFF image file. - A rudimentary animation capability allows a sequence of frames to be generated and played back, simulating shape motion. 4. Specific Release Description ThreeD Version 0.6 is a minor update of the initial Version 0.5 release. Version 0.6 incorporates the following changes: 4.1 New Features - All six shader types are now supported. Prior to Version 0.6 only surface shaders were available. A new control has been added to the Shape Inspector panel to support multiple shaders. The shader types now supported are: - Surface - Displacement - Volume - Transformation - Imager - Light - Three additional spatial operations related to shapes are now available: + Locate to shape: A shape can made to translate itself such that its origin is coincident with that of another shape or with the world space origin. + Orient with shape: A shape can be made to rotate itself such that its axes are oriented with those of another shape or with the world space axes. + Coincide with shape: Combines the above two operations, making a shape fully coincident in space with another shape or with the world space origin and axes. The manual has been updated to describe the use of these features. 4.2 Bug Fixes - Drag/dropping of custom shader files is now accepted only if they have a ".slo" extension. Files having any other extension are ignored when dragged into the scene view. Prior to Version 0.6 dragging and dropping a file whose extension was not ".slo" crashed the program. - The values of all shader arguments are now copied when duplicating a shape. Prior to Version 0.6 the shader arguments of a duplicated shape were set to default values, ignoring the actual values set for the original. - Modification of shader parameters now causes ThreeD to regard the scene as having been modified. Prior to Version 0.6 ThreeD failed to notice that shader parameter modification changed a scene. - Camera and shape translations now work correctly regardless of camera orientation. Prior to Version 0.6 rotating the camera to certain orientations could cause translation displacements to become near-zero, making it impossible to translate the camera or shapes by the correct amount. - The colour panel that is brought up when modifying a shader colour parameter now stays on-screen after the parameter has been set. 5. Known Problems In addition to the known problems listed in the manual, the following bugs exist: a) Specifying a .slo shader file containing invalid or corrupt shader data causes ThreeD to crash. ThreeD performs no checks on the validity of the contents of any shader files it uses. It assumes that any .slo file is a valid RenderMan shader language function and attempts to use it as such. b) Saving a scene containing a shape that uses the "texmap" shader with its "texname" parameter undefined (value = "none") causes ThreeD to crash. The "texname" parameter must be set to the full pathname of a texture map file. Example texture map files are located in /NextLibrary/Textures/and have a file extension of .tx. 6. User Comments Comments can be emailed to the author at the following address: kjones@freenet.vancouver.bc.ca
From: "Carolyn Muszynski" <carolynm_cma@msn.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Developers in Chicago Area Date: 17 Jan 1996 23:16:43 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dkhjb$7ls@digifix.digifix.com> We are seeking NeXT developers for the Chicago area. We are constructing an Architecture group in our organization and need people with strong NeXT skills who want to get involved in assisting to build common object libraries, assist with decisions regarding a migration to OPENSTEP, and facing R&D issues to see how the organization will continue to grow in the future. If you are interested please contact Carolyn Muszynski. Contact Numbers and Addresses: Phone: 708-866-9288 ext.2 Email: carolynm_cma@msn.com Fax: 708-866-7100 mail: 1700 Abury Ave. Evanston, IL 60201
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <mgabrys@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Revised venue for tonight's BANG meeting Date: 18 Jan 1996 16:50:27 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dmfb3$5j2@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT, REVISED **** **** CHANGE IN VENUE AND TIME FOR MEETING**** **** DIRECTIONS TO MEETING ARE PROVIDED***** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, January 18th, 7:30 PM Where: San Jose State University satellite office 3031 Tisch Way, San Jose Topic: Greg McLaughlin, Director of OpenStep for Solaris at Sunsoft will demonstrate and discuss NEO Desktop, Sun's implementation of OpenStep. As usual, there will be a technical Q&A and we will convene for dinner at a nearby restaruant. NEW! Meeting notes will be posted to BANG's Web server. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: The SJSU facilty is located adjacent to Winchester and Highway 280. >From 101: Take highway 84 west to 280 South. >From 280 South: Exit Winchester from 280 South. Turn left off the exit ramp and left again onto Winchester heading east. Cross over the highway and turn right at the first light, Tisch Way. The meeting is in the second highrise building, 3031 Tisch Way. Parking is available behind 3031 via the first street past the building. However, this parking is limited. Ample parking is available in the lot before the 3031 building. This requires you to walk to the front door and through the lobby to the outside atrium or around to the back door to get into the atrium. The SJSU entrance is located off the atrium towards the back of the building. >From 280 North: Exit 880 east. exit second Steven Creek exit. Turn left at Winchester going west about 3/4 mile. Turn left at light onto Tisch Way, just before highway 280. The meeting is in the second highrise building, 3031 Tisch Way. Parking is available behind 3031 via the first street past the building. However, this parking is limited. Ample parking is available in the lot before the 3031 building. This requires you to walk to the front door and through the lobby to the outside atrium or around to the back door to get into the atrium. The SJSU entrance is located off the atrium towards the back of the building.
From: personnel@pdh.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB:San Jose, CA: System/Database Administrator Date: 19 Jan 1996 22:41:52 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4dpoa0$gkq@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: System and Database Administrator Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Required: *** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science Experience with UNIX system administration, preferably SUN Desired: UNIX, Solaris, SUN O/S, NEXTSTEP, DEC/OSF knowledge Oracle/Sybase database administration Knowledge of NeXT Mail and Net Info NeXT Graphical User Interface for system administration SLIP, modem access and TCP/IP Networking SUN Yellow Pages and SUN patches Building kernels Software and hardware installation Web Servers/Firewalls Windows NT/OLE Duties: PDH has an exceptional opportunity for a system/database administrator. This job will expand your experience with NeXT ,SUN and DEC system administration as well as Oracle and Sybase DBA. We are looking for immediate SUN/UNIX system administration support and PDH will provide you the NeXT, Sybase, and Oracle training, if needed. You will provide system and database administration support for a group of twenty engineers. This position involves performing backups, maintaining network integrity, supporting remote access, maintaining current software releases, and supporting configuration requirements for PDH engineering needs. You will have the authority to purchase and install software and hardware from third party vendors. In general, you will be required to support our internal network. Environment: PDH, Inc. is a small software engineering company specializing in designing object-oriented, client-server, systems solutions using NEXTSTEP. You will support a network of 20 NeXT based Motorola/Intel workstations, 2 SUN SPARC servers, 1 DEC/Alpha Server and remote access. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Contact: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 119 - Articles posted since January 15 1996 Date: 22 Jan 1996 05:00:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4dv5ko$7m3@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 119 Postings since: January 15 1996 [3952] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3953] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3954] NeXT Ships D'OLE (tm) Release 3.5 and Enterprise Objects Framework (tm) 1.1 for Windows NT [3955] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access Developer [3956] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access [3957] MEETING: BANG - January 18th [3958] SUBMISSION: NXplotNd 1.0beta2, new version of multidimensional plotting pgm. [3959] PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Ships SuperDraw 4.0 With Free Upgrade for Registered Users [3960] SUBMISSION: 3D scene modeler now quad-fat [3961] JOB: NeXT Developers in Chicago Area [3962] MEETING: Revised venue for tonight's BANG meeting [3963] JOB:San Jose, CA: System/Database Administrator If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-119/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-119.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-119 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 22 Jan 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4dv6go$7oi@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 22 Jan 1996 05:15:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4dv6gv$7oi@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 188+ ISV company pages - 433+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Computer, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: "John W. Woodward" <john@scuzzy> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: quad-fat scan.app Date: 23 Jan 1996 00:39:43 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e1sav$g0u@digifix.digifix.com> ANNOUNCING the submission of scan.app, a Umax scanner driver. The app is available from: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/scan.NISH.b.tar.gz it will eventually migrate to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/drivers/scan.NISH.b.tar.gz For the moment, pending rewrite, this is a binary only release. Those interested in obtaining the source, please contact me directly. "scan" has been compiled quad-fat, supporting HP, Sun, Intel, and Motorola, but has only been tested on Intel and Motorola! README: This is the 1.0 version of "scan", a scanner driver which supports the UMAX Vista S-8 scanner. It may work with others, I just don't have any others to test it with. If you find a scanner which works, by all means, let me know. I've tested it on an Intel P5-90 as well as an '040 Cube, using my UMAX, without any problems. This software comes without any warrenty of any kind. If it messes up your machine or your scanner, I'm sorry... I can't do anything about that (but let me know what happened and I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen to anybody else). The documentation is very sketchy because I was in a rush to get this out (I promised a number of people I would get it out 4 - 6 weeks ago! Sorry!). Also, I've not include source, as the code will be undergoing a complete rewrite in the near future. Contact Info: John Woodward woodward@onramp.net (NeXTMail welcome!)
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: WEBMANIA expanded to 2 days Date: 23 Jan 1996 15:26:30 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e3g9m$k89@digifix.digifix.com> ATTENTION**ATTENTION**ATTENTION WEBMANIA EXPANDED TO TWO DAYS! Attention Web developers, Web consultants and corporate America-- due to overwhelming response NeXT Software has expanded WEBMANIA to two days. Attend this FREE one-day event January 30 or 31st at the Center for the Arts Theatre in Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco. Learn more about how NeXT's Web solution allows companies to leverage their investment in existing technology while providing a gateway to emerging Web standards such as Java. Steve Jobs will discuss the reality of the Web and unveil new technologies from NeXT including the WebObjects product family, NeXT's support for Java, and integration of Web security standards. To Register call 1-800-TRY-NEXT or visit NeXT's website at www.next.com. NeXT's WEBMANIA, January 30 and January 31, 1996 Center for the Arts Theatre, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco 9 a.m. Registration 10 a.m. Keynote Address Steven P. Jobs, Chairman & CEO 1 p.m. Introduction to WebObjects Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Vice President of Engineering 2 p.m. Building Advanced Websites Jean-Marie Hullot, Chief Technical Officer 3 p.m. Webconstructors Forum Chris Chauvin, Manager of WebConstructor Group
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SuperDraw 4.0 Demo Package Available Date: 23 Jan 1996 23:01:20 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e4aug$m3u@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information please contact: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 36-32 34th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106 Phone: 1-800-822-3385 / 718-472-0600 Fax: 718-472-0160 E-mail: info@impact.com SuperDraw 4.0 Demo Package Available LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK - January 24, 1996 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced that it is making available the SuperDraw 4.0 demo package for mailing to users who currently have no access to the internet FTP sites. Users can send requests for the demo package to demos@impact.com. The SuperDraw 4.0 demo package is also available now from: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/graphics/SuperDraw4.0.NIHS.tar.gz Impact Software has been shipping Release 4.0 of its SuperDraw product since January 18, 1996. SuperDraw is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. SuperDraw 4.0 includes many new features and improvements including a new tints panel, floating rulers, distribute command, zoom preferences, GIF/JPEG import, and the capability to save TIFF files with many advanced options. SuperDraw 4.0 is available now for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. The price is $295 for commercial users and $245 for academic users. SuperDraw is available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. Current registered users of SuperDraw are invited to request their free upgrade license keys from Impact Software. (Please specify the Host ID shown in the Registration panel of SuperDraw 4.0 and your old registration number or license key.) *** SuperDraw 4.0 Product Description *** SuperDraw(tm) is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. Simple and Intuitive SuperDraw lets you draw any object easily, including rectangles, squares, ellipses, circles, polygons, stars, arrows, arcs, lines, pie sections, curved paths, connected lines, and rounded rectangles. SuperDraw lets you drag and drop colors, images, patterns, and styles directly onto any text, graphic, or page. Advanced Capabilities SuperDraw lets you resize, rotate, scale, and skew any text, graphic, or scanned image. You can also group, blend, join, union, and clip objects together. In addition, you can add neon, fadeaway, and shadow effects to any text or graphic. For precision placement, SuperDraw lets you align objects to a grid or snap objects to a guide. SuperDraw also provides sound buttons, action buttons, and support for object links to other applications. Multiple Layers and Pages SuperDraw lets you work with multiple layers and with any number of pages in a document. You can also cut, copy, and paste any layer or page from one document to another. SuperDraw lets you zoom from 1% to 6400% for detailed editing, and you can edit objects directly even in reduced and thumbnail views. Templates and Palettes SuperDraw provides customizable template and palette libraries, including sample templates for address labels, business cards, disk labels, shipping labels, and calendar. SuperDraw also includes sample palettes for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, and organizational charts. Illustrated On-line Help SuperDraw has a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using any tool or command. By clicking with the Help cursor, a step-by-step pictorial guide to using any tool or command is available immediately. #### SuperDraw is a trademark of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks acknowledged.
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Developer/Contract/Va. Date: 23 Jan 1996 23:35:44 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e4cv0$m9c@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/analyst/developer NEXTSTEP Objective C Strong Commercial Experience Contract---long,long term Interesting work Greater DC Area To be considered----Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6367 [fax] Omni Search (419) 893-6334 [voice] 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: mishelle@thoughtful.com (Mishelle Baun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Thoughtful Software ships updated HyperSense and HyperSensePlayer Date: 24 Jan 1996 03:47:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e4rmj$n8k@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: Thoughtful Software ships updated HyperSense and HyperSensePlayer Contact info: Mishelle Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 Internet (NEXTMAIL): info@thoughtful.com Fort Collins, Colorado - January 23, 1996 - Thoughtful Software has delivered a new release of its acclaimed HyperSense authoring software and the companion HyperSensePlayer runtime environment. HyperSense allows applications to be created quickly and easily without the need for the NEXTSTEP Developer environment. The new release corrects several bugs found in the prior release, and provides updated versions of the online manual and several other documents. "We have always striven to offer the highest quality tools for our customers," said Douglas Simons, Thoughtful Software's Director of Development. "The current release emphasizes our commitment to quality, providing our users with a stable and robust environment for creating exciting tutorials and applications." HyperSense is a powerful hypermedia authoring system, with uses ranging from rapid prototyping to custom application development to creation of computer based training (CBT) titles. The object-based SenseTalk scripting language empowers documents with fully interactive capabilities through an intuitive English-like language that is easily mastered. HyperSensePlayer provides a user environment for working with documents and applications created in HyperSense without the ability to modify their scripts or basic structure. A free single-user license allows anyone to run the Player in order to use the many HyperSense-based applications and documents which are now available. A useful assortment of documents is included with the package, immediately giving users the ability to maintain an address book and print labels, manage user defaults, store paragraphs of text for composing letters, work with multiple pasteboard items, and much more. Both the HyperSensePlayer and the full development environment are available by ftp at the address shown below, or can be ordered on floppy disks from Thoughtful Software for $10 each to cover media and shipping costs. HyperSensePlayer (including Free single-user license and sample documents): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseREADME1.00B14a.rtfd.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar HyperSense (full development version and documentation): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseApp.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseDocs.pkg.1.00B14a.tar Licenses for the HyperSense developer version are available for a limited time at 30% off the regular price of $499. MasterCard, Visa, and personal checks are accepted. Educational and quantity discounts are available. For more information, email info@thoughtful.com or write Thoughtful Software, 616 East Locust St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA or call 970-221-4596. Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need. HyperSense, SenseTalk, and HyperSensePlayer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Thoughtful Software. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. -30-
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Developer/Career Position/ILL Date: 24 Jan 1996 16:09:52 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e6770$qj4@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/analyst/Developer NEXTSTEP Objective C EOF--Desireable Commercial Experience Career Position Relocation Assistance Full Assistance To be considered---Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com (419) 893-6367 [fax] Omni Search (419) 893-6334 [voice] 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537
From: adassoc@netcom.com (Allen Davis and Associates) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US - Multiple NEXT Consultants Needed Date: 24 Jan 1996 16:11:43 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e67af$qjb@digifix.digifix.com> Allen Davis & Associates, National Technical Search, has the following urgent search assignment. If you are qualified and interested in learning more about this opportunity, please call me as soon as you can, at 413- 549-7440, or write private Email to me at adassoc@netcom.com (70744,3122 on Compuserve). And if you know others who might be interested, either have them reach me, or tell me about them, and I'll get in touch. Thanks for your attention. Allen Davis ****************************************************** See our full software jobs listing (updated weekly) at the SOFTWARE JOBS HOME PAGE: http://clever.net/swjobs ****************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------- Job Title: Next Consultants AD&A Position #: 0196149 Location: TX based with travel Compensation: $40 to 130K Education Requirements: Years Experience: 1+ Required Experience: Must have strong C language programming experience and Next skills and experience. Preferred Experience: Objective C experience is a plus. Comments: Multiple openings not all requiring relo to texas. Must be willing to travel to client sites as needed.
From: Shane_Kelsay <shane@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP Compatible AT&T Globalyst 730 Pentium Systems Object Technologies, Inc. Date: 24 Jan 1996 16:12:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e67cq$qjk@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SPECIAL OFFER -- NEXTSTEP Compatible AT&T Globalyst 730 Pentium Systems Englewood, Colorado (January 24, 1996) -- Object Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of AT&T Globalyst 730 Pentium 100 and 133mhz systems for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Users. AT&T recently announced that it was ceasing production of the AT&T Globalyst line of computer systems. Fortunately AT&T still has a large quantity of Globalyst 730 systems available at a greatly reduced price. The AT&T Globalyst 730 is 100 Percent NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Compatible. A great deal for any and all NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Users looking for high quality Pentium Systems. AT&T Globalyst 730 Standard Features: - Pentium 100 or 133mhz Processor - Mid Tower - 16MB RAM upgradable to 192MB - 256K Pipline Burst Cache upgradable to 1MB Pipeline Burst Cache - 1.44MB Floppy Drive - 1.08GB SCSI Hard Drive - 4X SCSI CD ROM Drive - Integrated 2MB VRAM video, upgradable to 4MB VRAM - Fast SCSI II Controller - Enhanced PCI/IDE controller supporting 4 devices - Integrated 16-bit Soundcard - Front Panel Volume Control, Internal Speaker and Microphone - 14.4 Internal Fax Modem - Cogent Ethernet Card - 101 Keyboard, PS2 Mouse - 8 Available Expansion Slots (2) PCI full size slots (6) ISA full size slots - 6 Total Drive Bays (3) Internal 3.5" drive positions (one accessible for 1.44MB floppy drive) (3) External 5.25" drive positions - 1 Buffered serial interface, 1 Enhanced parallel interface - 1 Auxiliary device interface (mouse), 1 Keyboard interface - Thermosensitive Fan - ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) Socket for Dual Pentium Processor or Future Overdrive Processor - Boot Sector Virus Protection - Compliance with US EPA Energy Star and international safety and emission standards - 250 Watt Power Supply - 1 Year Factory Warranty USER SYSTEMS (Pricing does not include NEXTSTEP Software or Shipping) Pentium 100 16MB RAM 1.08GB SCSI Hard Drive 4X SCSI CD-ROM 14.4 Internal Fax Modem Cogent Ethernet Card 17" Samsung GLi digital mulit-sync,.28 dot pitch 1280 X 1024 @60Hz $3,775 Pentium 133 16MB RAM 1.08GB SCSI Hard Drive 4X SCSI CD-ROM 14.4 Internal Fax Modem Cogent Ethernet Card 17" Samsung GLi digital mulit-sync,.28 dot pitch 1280 X 1024 @60Hz $3,950 DEVELOPER SYSTEMS (Pricing does not include NEXTSTEP Software or Shipping) Pentium 100 32MB RAM 1.08GB SCSI Hard Drive 4X SCSI CD-ROM 14.4 Internal Fax Modem Cogent Ethernet Card 17" Samsung GLSi digital mulit-sync,.26 dot pitch 1600 X 1200 @60Hz $4,455 Pentium 133 32MB RAM 1.08GB SCSI Hard Drive 4X SCSI CD-ROM 14.4 Internal Fax Modem Cogent Ethernet Card 17" Samsung GLSi digital mulit-sync,.26 dot pitch 1600 X 1200 @60Hz $4,655 For Further Pricing and Information contact Object Technologies, Inc.: Object Technologies, Inc. 14 Inverness Drive East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Phone: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@object-tech.com (NeXT Mail Accepted) WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Other NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Compatible Hardware from Object Technologies, Inc.: Axil, Sparc Digital Hewlett Packard NEC Versa Notebooks Optimal Workstation ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is one of the largest dedicated Distributors to the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Market. Object Technologies, Inc. sells "NEXTSTEP Tested-Compatible" Turnkey Hardware systems and third party software applications to Fortune 500 companies, Government, Universities, End users and a worldwide Reseller network. Object Technologies, Inc. is an Authorized Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep operating system and Development tools and the Exclusive Academic Reseller of NEXTSTEP. NeXT Computer, Inc. Next Computer, Inc.develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Kir Royale Limited <kiroyale@kiroyale.demon.co.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: UK NeXT work Date: 24 Jan 1996 16:52:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e69m3$qru@digifix.digifix.com> If you are interested in working in the UK on either a contract or a permanent basis then we *must* talk. I am looking for a large number of NeXTSTEP developers for four separate clients based in and around central London. All candidates must have at least 18 months NeXT experience. I am also looking for between 8 and 10 Analysts to work in the UK travelling and implementing systems throughout Europe. Contact: Duncan Campling All resumes/messages in plain text or uuencoded Word 6 formats only. Kir Royale Tel: +44 (0)181 224 6868 Fax: +44 (0)181 224 6767 E-Mail: kiroyale@kiroyale.demon.co.uk
From: shari.smith@ctg.com (Shari Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOBS: NEXTSTEP - Washington, DC Date: 25 Jan 1996 23:14:00 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4e9ke8$69c@digifix.digifix.com> PROGRAMMER ANALYST CTG is an international consulting firm with nearly thirty years experience as an industry leader in the technical placements of all IS professionals. Our sixty plus offices spanning the globe allow CTG professionals access to new and exciting opportunities worldwide with the majority of the Fortune 100. Along with cutting edge technology assignments, comes a flexible benefits package and an extensive training program including computer based training and tuition reimbursement. CTG's Washington, DC location is currently seeking all levels of Nextstep programmers. Candidates will be responsible for development of billing systems. Excellent compensation and benefits. Projects could last up to 3 years. For more information about CTG's exciting opportunities in the DC metro area, contact Shari Smith at (800)851-6577, ext. 145 or fax resume to (800)847-9862. E-mail: shari.smith@ctg.com. Mailing address: CTG 5540 Centerview Dr. Suite 200 Raleigh, NC 27606 *******Visit our Home Page at http://www.ctg.com/*******
From: Harald Schlangmann <schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: TeXmenu Version 5.0 prerelease on the archives Date: 26 Jan 1996 11:40:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4eb062$a5g@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Harald Schlangmann Goerresstrasse 1 80798 Muenchen, F. R. G. e-mail: schlangm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (NeXTMail ok) Announcing TeXmenu VERSION 5.0 PRERELEASE (QUAD FAT) TeXmenu SUMMARY: TeXmenu provides a unified NeXTSTEP front end for Donald Knuth's famous typesetting system TeX. TeXmenu integrates all the tools needed to use TeX in one application, i.e. you are no longer forced to handle various tools like the editor, the previewer, utilities such as spell checkers, and TeX itself from different applications. TeXmenu offers a powerful project management, including structure recognition, file handling and project search, thus providing a convenient way of handling larger multi-file documents. TeXmenu is designed as an ``open'' application, i.e. it does not depend on any version specific features of TeX, viewers, editors (and friends) and is widely customizable. TeXmenu offers services so the user can keep in touch with it from any other application, get help on LaTeX, translate his/her current project, any file or even screen selections. When running TeX in the background TeXmenu alerts the user when an error occurs and offers a convenient way to jump between the error message and location of the error, as well as letting the user continue the translation afterwards! Distribution is done shareware-like (i.e. you are allowed to copy a unregistered version provided you're running it in demo-mode) but TeXmenu will have some annoying ``features'' until you register your copy of it. Similarly, TeXmenu comes ``shareware priced''. For those who want a good TeX front end without paying anything for it, TeXmenu version 2.2 (black hardware only) remains in the public domain (although ``donations'' are still accepted). TeXmenu 5.0 PRERELEASE: This is a prerelease! Currently I don't have the time to implement all those changes and improvements my TODO list holds :-( The file MISSINGIN5.0 included in this version's distribution contains a list of things missing in this prerelease the final version 5.0 will contain. However, this version has a lot improvements making it worth releasing it now: LIST OF SOME NEW FEATURES IN TeXmenu 5.0 PRERELEASE: o TeXinfo and LaTeX2e support. o Customizable file extensions (first application running under NS offering that!). Every extension you add can be customized to trigger a different TeX command. o Print from within TeXmenu. Still using dvips, the look&feel of TeX printing has become like in any other NS application! This includes n-up printing with cropmarks! o OSC-Sequences to customize TeXmenu's title bar. o New and - especially for sites - improved licensing scheme. o Find action uses the find pasteboard. o Several bugs fixed. TeXmenu PRICING: TeXmenu 5.0pre is a free upgrade for all registered TeXmenu 4.x users! Upgrades from 3.x require a 50% upgrade fee. Individual 5.0pre license: US$ 50 / DM 60 Individual 5.0pre license for students: US$ 25 / DM 30 For further information, site license pricing, group discounts, and information relating to payment read Licence.rtf in the demo distribution or send mail to the address above. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT: In this release TeXmenu supports the architectures m68k, i386, hppa and sparc. Further upgrades and a final 5.0 release are planed. Black hardware will be supported at least as long as NeXT does with its OS. GIVE IT A TRY! o Versions that require NeXTSTEP Release 3.0 or later: TeXmenu5.0pre-English.NIHS.b.tar (v5.0pre, English) TeXmenu5.0pre-German.NIHS.b.tar (v5.0pre, German) TeXmenu5.0pre.NIHS.b.tar (v5.0pre, English and German) o Versions that require NeXTSTEP Release 2.0: TeXmenu3.0-2.1.tar (v3.0, English and German) TeXmenu2.2b.tar (v2.2, English and German, free) TeXmenu 5.0 is available via anonymous ftp, mail server, or from the address above: o Anonymous ftp: ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/tex/apps Munich (January 1 1996) -- Harald Schlangmann All trademarks are used for identification purposes only and are the rights of their respective holders. SUMMARY: TeXmenu version 5.0pre, available January 1 1996, shareware priced
From: TLCHOUSTON@aol.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Help Wanted Houston Date: 26 Jan 1996 11:41:45 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4eb089$a5p@digifix.digifix.com> A major petroleum company in Houston is needing a NEXTpert for a 6 month contract with extensions likely. Interested consultants should contact Mr. Steve Galindo at (713) 591-0915 or fax resumes direct to (713) 591-0921.
From: Radical Product Support <support@Radical.Com@Radical.Com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.8 Beta Date: 26 Jan 1996 12:41:12 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4eb3no$ak3@digifix.digifix.com> January 26, 1996 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, has just released the fourth beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. The beta version is free, and will run until April 1, 1996. After the beta period, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.NIHS.tar For further information, see the README file (included below), or contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. RadicalNews@Radical.Com http://www.radical.com/ ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS NEW FEATURES IN 0.8 * NOV database support separated from slow link mode (If your news server supports the NOV database and the XOVER command, your thread-reader launch time can be improved dramatically by clicking the "Use News OverView" button in the Preference "News Source" panel) * URL service support added for article body and signature (Double click on the URL button to launch the web browser of your choice) * Newsgroup and thread/article windows can be set to save their position (Newsgroup window positions are now saved for each Newsgroup window name) (Thread/article window positions can be saved by name by setting the "Save Position" radio button in the "Viewer Choices" preferences window) * Background color / gradient added * User resizable thread / article columns (A verticle split view now separates the thread and article columns) * User sortable newsgroup lists (Show Empty Newsgroups must be ON, Sort Alphabetically must be OFF) (Hold down the CONTROL to drag the entry to the desired location) (Show Empty Newsgroups can be turned OFF after you have arranged your Newsgroups) * Signature separation may now be disabled * Signature separator regular expression may now be modified in preferences * A signature sanity check may now be specified in preferences (If the detected signature is a greater number of bytes than the sanity check, the signature is left in the article body) * Article print characteristics may now be specified in preferences * A "mode reader" command is now always executed when connecting to INN servers * "New News" sound can now be set in preferences ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS BUG FIXES IN 0.8 * Selected group / article retained after updates * Newsgroup matrixes no longer reset to the top when a group is removed (This bug was particularly annoying when "Show Empty Newsgroups" was turned off) * Corruption of newsrc file fixed (.newsrc contents are no longer "inadvertently" removed) * Occasional crash when accessing multiple cross-posted articles (like when uudecoding) fixed * Extraneous carriage returns are now removed from articles (Forwarded mail is now properly formatted) (Fixed pitch fonts now behave properly when they extend past the edge of a window) (Copying and pasting from an article window into another application (e.g. emacs) will no longer cause extraneous carriage returns in the text) ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS KNOWN PROBLEMS IN 0.8 * Startup can be slower (Disable Sort Alphabetically for all lists if desired) * Background gradient can cause poor performance (Disable this feature if desired) * Areas with non-white backgrounds do not highlight properly when selected ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS FUTURE FEATURES * Multiple news source support is planned * Multiple display scheme support is planned * Automated batch retrieval is planned * Off-line reading is planned * EUC/JIS/ISO support is planned * Auto-uuencoding for posting is planned ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS CURRENT FEATURES * True article threading o Split browsers for threads, articles o Orders articles according to who's replying to whom * Accurate tracking of cross-posted articles o Decrements counts & marks "read" across all groups * Group-level catchup and posting o No need to read in entire group to catchup o Catchup many groups at once o Preview your posting before it goes out * Article subject & author highlighting & tagging o Tag users, e.g., John Doe (a nice guy) o Highlight threads containing a specific user's articles o Highlight threads by subject keyword * Article filtering and searching o Extensive filtering and searching support * Article followup highlighting o Highlights your postings o Highlights threads containing followups to your postings * Convenient user interface o Article line counts displayed by author name o Article text not loaded if user defined threshold exceeded o Space bar pages forward through articles o Delete key moves backward through articles * True article archiving and indexing o Creates a true article archive o Interfaces to Digital Librarian o Import foreign newsreader archives into RadicalNews archive * Multiple article uudecoding o Automatic article sorting o Uudecodes binaries, sounds, pictures o Can decode an entire group's articles at once o Can decode multi-part attachments & partial files o Autolaunches appropriate application * Multiple independent viewers o Different thread viewers for each newsgroup, if desired o Different group viewers for each newsgroup list, if desired * Advanced Quoted Text Handling o Delineates quoted article text when viewing o Requotes article text to specified level when posting * Flip Font (tm) Feature o Flip between primary and alternate article text fonts * Advanced article retrieval o Efficient article object manipulation o Article size thresholding * User-defined newsgroup lists o Create your own lists of any or all newsgroups o Alphabetic / user sort of list of newsgroups * Fully user configurable graphical interface o Size, position, viewers, sound o Extensive support for color & fonts * Utilities interface o URL service support and flagging in articles o Full email support for article reply & forwarding o Print articles in either fixed pitch or RTF formats o Print Layout panel functionality supported o Launch Edit.app with current article o Duplicate menu entries for easy access to functions -----------------------------------
From: tpugh@oce.orst.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NOTICE: New Address for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP Archive Date: 27 Jan 1996 00:04:35 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ecbp3$o6@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Computer Science Outreach Services Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon USA For more informaton contact <next-ftp@peak.org> NOTICE - NEXTSTEP AND OPENSTEP FTP USERS NEW ADDRESS FOR NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP ARCHIVE: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org The NEXTSTEP and OpenStep ftp archive at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu has been moved to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org , effective January 23, 1996. The new address is posted at the old next ftp archive directory. The Oregon State University Computer Science department has passed the task of maintaining the NEXTSTEP FTP archive site on to the Computer Science Outreach Services program (CSOS). CSOS is an Oregon State University organization within the Computer Science department that is developing support for computing and networking for the public following the land grant extension model. CSOS uses a seperate network and domain from the CS department. For more information on CSOS, see the Web page at http://www.peak.org . For more informaton on the next-ftp area, contact <next-ftp@peak.org> In addition to the ftp site move, an additional 2.4GB disk drive has been donated by Visual Engineering Solutions <info@ves.com>, a NEXTSTEP consulting firm , to increase the NEXTSTEP ftp area for archiving present NEXTSTEP software and future OpenStep software submissions. Remember, the ftp archive site is maintained by volunteers and donations. We depend on your donations to keep the ftp service available. If you would like to donate equipment or money to help maintain the archive site, please contact either John Sechrest <sechrest@peak.org> or Tim Pugh <tpugh@teleport.com> of the Oregon State NeXT Users Group.
From: tpugh@oce.orst.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NOTICE: New Address for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP Archive Date: 27 Jan 1996 00:04:39 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ecbp7$oe@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Computer Science Outreach Services Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon USA For more informaton contact <next-ftp@peak.org> NOTICE - NEXTSTEP AND OPENSTEP FTP USERS NEW ADDRESS FOR NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP ARCHIVE: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org The NEXTSTEP and OpenStep ftp archive at ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu has been moved to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org , effective January 23, 1996. The new address is posted at the old next ftp archive directory. The Oregon State University Computer Science department has passed the task of maintaining the NEXTSTEP FTP archive site on to the Computer Science Outreach Services program (CSOS). CSOS is an Oregon State University organization within the Computer Science department that is developing support for computing and networking for the public following the land grant extension model. CSOS uses a seperate network and domain from the CS department. For more information on CSOS, see the Web page at http://www.peak.org . For more informaton on the next-ftp area, contact <next-ftp@peak.org> In addition to the ftp site move, an additional 2.4GB disk drive has been donated by Visual Engineering Solutions <info@ves.com>, a NEXTSTEP consulting firm , to increase the NEXTSTEP ftp area for archiving present NEXTSTEP software and future OpenStep software submissions. Remember, the ftp archive site is maintained by volunteers and donations. We depend on your donations to keep the ftp service available. If you would like to donate equipment or money to help maintain the archive site, please contact either John Sechrest <sechrest@peak.org> or Tim Pugh <tpugh@teleport.com> of the Oregon State NeXT Users Group.
From: tpugh@oce.orst.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ecbp3$o6@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ecbp3$o6@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 27 Jan 1996 03:08:42 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ecmia$1vk@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: Alberto Ricart <alberto@hydrogen.accesslink.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Windows Programmer with NEXTSTEP/Obj-C experience Date: 27 Jan 1996 22:44:51 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4eerfj$78t@digifix.digifix.com> SmartSoft, Inc. has a software engineering position open for a Windows programmer. Candidate must be able to work independently and be responsible for our Windows development team. Responsibilities include: Design and implementation of shrinkwrap software, and management of other team members. Start Date: ASAP. Required Qualifications - Excellent communications skills - Substantial Windows, NT or 95 development experience - BS or Masters in Computer Science or related field - Strong object-oriented programming and design using C++ Other desired qualifications: - Objective C, C and Smalltalk experience - RDBMS database experience - NEXTSTEP, or UNIX experience a plus Recent university graduates and graduating students considered. Please send your resume to: Attn: Human Resources Department SmartSoft, Inc. Cedar Creek Settlement, 3rd Floor N70 W6340 Bridge Rd. Cedarburg, WI 53012 by email to: Position@SmartSoft.COM by fax to: 414/376-4591 For information on SmartSoft, please visit http://www.SmartSoft.COM SmartSoft, Inc. is a Equal Opportunity Employer.
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP & Pixar WWW site Date: 28 Jan 1996 01:05:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ef3mi$8br@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Eric Tremblay e-mail: erictremblay@genie.geis.com http://www.cam.org/~ericet/nextstep/index.html January 27, 1996 Announcing a New NEXTSTEP / OPENSTEP / Pixar WWW Page at: http://www.cam.org/~ericet/nextstep/index.html This is a page dedicated to NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP information for the general public. It's also the page for Information about Pixar Animation Studios. There you will find, stock information about Pixar. Including a MESA spreadsheet containing all the stock quotes from the very first day of trading till today and also charts of the closing price and volume traded for the Pixar stock. Take a look at it! Eric Tremblay
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 120 - Articles posted since January 22 1996 Date: 29 Jan 1996 05:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ehk8p$e61@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 120 Postings since: January 22 1996 [3965] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3966] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3967] SUBMISSION: quad-fat scan.app [3968] WEBMANIA expanded to 2 days [3969] PRESS RELEASE: SuperDraw 4.0 Demo Package Available [3970] JOB: Developer/Contract/Va. [3971] PRESS RELEASE: Thoughtful Software ships updated HyperSense and HyperSensePlayer [3972] JOB: Developer/Career Position/ILL [3973] JOB: US - Multiple NEXT Consultants Needed [3974] PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP Compatible AT&T Globalyst 730 Pentium Systems Object Technologies, Inc. [3975] JOB: UK NeXT work [3976] JOBS: NEXTSTEP - Washington, DC [3977] SUBMISSION: TeXmenu Version 5.0 prerelease on the archives [3978] JOB: NEXTSTEP Help Wanted Houston [3979] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.8 Beta [3981] NOTICE: New Address for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP Archive [3982] JOB: Windows Programmer with NEXTSTEP/Obj-C experience [3983] PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP & Pixar WWW site If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-120/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-120.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-120 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 29 Jan 1996 05:15:19 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4ehl57$e8t@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 29 Jan 1996 05:15:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ehl4r$e8t@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: seanl@carmi.cs.umd.edu (Sean Luke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Resound 2.4 Date: 29 Jan 1996 15:58:27 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejcdj$jh9@digifix.digifix.com> Resound 2.4 Sean Luke January 22, 1996 Resound is free a modular sound editor for NeXTSTEP 3.1 and up, specifically designed to be extendable through dynamically-loaded modules. Resound has been compiled in two forms: - for black hardware and Intel machines (Resound.2.4.NI.tar.gz) - for SPARC and HP PA-RISC. (Resound.2.4.HS.tar.gz) Resound is not designed to be the end-all and be-all of sound editors. Rather, it's designed to provide a framework for you to add your own filters and sound-bending tools ("modules"). Think of it as Adobe Photoshop for sound bites. If you're currently using an earlier version of Resound, please upgrade to Resound 2.4. Resound can be found at ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Resound.2.4.NI.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Resound.2.4.HS.tar.gz and (soon) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Audio/apps/Resound.2.4.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Audio/apps/Resound.2.4.HS.b.tar.gz
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ejef9$jql@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ejef9$jql@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:36:33 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejel1$jrt@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ejeff$jr1@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ejeff$jr1@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:36:42 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejela$js0@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ejefd$jqu@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ejefd$jqu@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:36:48 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejelg$js3@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ejefg$jr4@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ejefg$jr4@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:36:52 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejelk$js6@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ejefi$jr7@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ejefi$jr7@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:36:55 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeln$js9@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Compiler Engineer (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:13 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeep$jph@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Compiler Engineer Department: Development Environment Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibilities: Design, development and maintenance of the Objective C, C, and C++ compilers and runtime systems. Specific Responsibilities: maintenance and bug fixing for gcc and the Objective C runtime coordinating changes with FSF and NeXT's porting groups implementation of new compiler and runtime features responsible for portions of the debugger that has to do with dynamic shared libraries improving our C++ support in general optimizations of the Objective C runtime for shared libraries improving the performance of the shared library codegeneration Position Requirements: experience with working on compilers interest in working on runtime systems knowledge of at least one machine architecture including stack frame layouts and calling conventions knowledge of debuggers, assemblers, loaders helpful experience with optimizing software systems in general would be a plus. experience working with FSF would be a plus experience working with GCC would be a plus Education and Experience: B.S in Computer Science or related field, and 2+ years of applicable experience. Additional Success Factors: Seeks high degree of reliability in their work. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Sr. Quality Engineer - Test Execution Group (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:14 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeeq$jpk@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Sr. Quality Engineer - Test Execution Group Department: Software Quality Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: Senior member of the Test Execution Group, responsible for testing the full range of NeXT products from both a practical and strategic standpoint. Specific Responsibilities Performance, stress, regression and functionality testing of software (with and without formal testplans), both manual and automated, for the full range of NeXT products Devising and implementing of increasingly efficent testing and reporting processes Database querying and reporting Writing of quality and test plans Writing test reports Communicating to Software Quality and Engineering Department managers Peer training of new hires Attending (and reporting on) Cross-Functional Team meetings Skills, Education and Experience Required: BS in Computer Science or equivalent 2-5 years experience testing software, preferably object-oriented Knowledge of Software Quality and Testing strategies, practices and methods Good verbal and written communication skills Strong organizational and detail-oriented skills Deductive logic, troubleshooting and analytical skills Be a fast learner (new software, methodologies and processes) with a willingness to learn new technologies and systems. Knowledge of C, Objective C, Shell programming (csh, sh, zsh, Bourne) In-depth knowledge of UNIX and UNIX system administration Knowledge of OPENSTEP networking tools and daemons In-depth knowledge of OPENSTEP hardware systems internals (CISC and RISC) Familiarity with other NeXT products: EOF, PDO, NEXTIME preferred OPENSTEP or Unix programming experience Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software preferred ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Web Objects Software Engineer (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:16 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejees$jpn@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Web Objects Software Engineer Department: Software Engineering Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility Design, implementation and support of the WebObjects HTTP server Integration of SSL and other security protocols Skills, Education and Experience Required BS in Computer science or equivalent experience Strong Unix and C Experience with OO design and development Highly professional, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules Demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities Tenacity and eagerness to solve complex technical problems Self motivated, independent and pro-active Additional Success Factors Previous experience writing custom HTTP servers Knowledge of secure HTTP, RSA public key encryption and authentication techniques NEXTSTEP programming experience Experience with OO design and development Unix sockets and RPC Network Security Communication Protocols (TCP/IP, MIME,...) ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Quality Engineer - Prerelease Group (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:17 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeet$jpq@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Quality Engineer - Prerelease Group Department: Software Quality Location: Redwood City, CA Status: Temporary, Full-time Position This position has these benefits, among others: First-hand access to the most current versions of NEXTSTEP Experience using new hardware running NEXTSTEP Furthering your knowledge of NEXTSTEP Future consideration for regular, full-time engineering, technical support and training positions Specific responsibilities Process incoming bugs and suggestions from NEXTSTEP customers Verify (try to duplicate) bug reports Communicate with customers to get further information Submit bug reports to NeXT's Software Engineering team Assist with distribution of Prerelease software to sites Customer support (installation and configuration issues) General assistance within the Prerelease Team Skills, Education and Experience Required 1 or more years hands-on experience with NEXTSTEP Have good verbal and written communication skills Be well organized and detail-oriented Be a fast learner Preferred NEXTSTEP programming experience NEXTSTEP and other networking experience Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software Important note: These positions are at NeXT headquarters in Redwood City, CA. Moving and housing expenses will not be reimbursed. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Product Marketing Manager, ADE (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:18 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeeu$jpt@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Product Marketing Manager - Application Development Environment Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: To manage and market NeXT's application development environment - NEXTSTEP Developer. To provide a complete development solution combining NeXT's products with third-party tools. The Product Manager will be responsible for product marketing and product management for the product as well as working with key partners to deliver a complete development solution on the OpenStep platform. Specific responsibilities: Product management consists of defining the product feature set jointly with engineering, through input from the sales force and direct customer contacts. The product manager is responsible for the overall strategy of the product line, to insure that it remains ahead of the competition in its market. In addition, the product manager has the responsibility for the proper marketing of the product line to the potential customer markets. Be well-versed in the area of object-oriented development, and be able to communicate the benefits to customers, press, and analysts Experienced in development tools that span the entire project-lifecycle. Act as a liaison between partners and engineering to insure a complete development solution including lifecycle tools such as OO-analysis and design, configuration management, metrics and testing and legacy integration. Gather, distill, and prioritize customer need information from the NeXT sales force, channels of distribution, and customers for use during product planning and development cycle Deliver NeXT products to market, including pricing, packaging, and promotion. Be knowledgeable of competing products, and disseminate the information to the sales force as needed Insure the product strategy is complementary to the overall NEXTSTEP strategy in the market Work with key industry partners to create a whole-product solution in the area of application development Act as spokesperson for NeXT's application development environment, competitive advantages, product positioning, etc. Develop sales tools (eg. selling guides, slide shows, demos) that communicate NeXT's development advantage. Education, Skills and Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science or related area 3 - 5 years development experience in a GUI environment Experience with Object-Oriented development paradigms and programming environments Experience in face-to-face customer interaction, speaking with industry press and analysts, and making pulic presentations Knowledge of industry standards such as OMG's CORBA specification, OSF's DCE technology Familiarity with UNIX, Microsoft Windows, and various development environments available for those operating systems Familiarity with client-server development tools Basic understanding of network computing, and network standards 2 years experience in project management, marketing and/or sales of software development tools and technology ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Web Product Line Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:20 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef0$jq0@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Web Product Line Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: For the specific product line of responsibility, deliver superior products to their target users and manage the market position and costs for long-term profitability. Specific Responsibilities 1. Help define the product strategy Develop and build consensus on business strategy for creating an $X million product line of business. Stay close to our customers, be able to characterize why we are successful at accounts. Work closely with R&D to identify new product opportunities within the product line, and quantify their potential through market research. Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the product's competitive frame. Make sure we understand and create barriers to market entry. Produce product planning documents. Work closely with R&D to enhance existing products, based on customer feedback 2. Help the sales force sell Drive sales strategy to ensure achievement of revenue and profitability goals. Sales tools establish and maintain the product's positioning and image, including names, suggested prices, packaging, and all collateral materials. Lead generation work closely with sales and marketing communication to develop and implement product introductions and on-going marketing programs, such as PR, advertising, trade show/conference seminar attendance, participation, and promotion. Act as technical advisor to marketing and sales departments 3. Manage the product release process Lead the process of getting the finished product out the door Produce accurate and timely unit volume forecasts for production and expense planning. Monitor cost of goods and cost of sales to achieve and maintain profitability long-term. Recommend product marketing budget, and maintain actual expenses within approved budget 4. Develop and manage team of product managers Education, Skills and Experience Required: CS Degree; MBA desirable Software development experience Success launching software tools products (have experienced at least 2 releases of one product) Management experience (hire/fire, preferably with record of having the same person(s) work for them for longer than one year) Knowledge of object technology or client-server development tools market ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Middleware Product Line Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:21 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef1$jq3@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Middleware Product Line Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: For the specific product line of responsibility, deliver superior products to their target users and manage the market position and costs for long-term profitability. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Help define the product strategy Develop and build consensus on business strategy for creating an $X million product line of business. Stay close to our customers, be able to characterize why we are successful at accounts. Work closely with R&D to identify new product opportunities within the product line, and quantify their potential through market research. Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the product's competitive frame. Make sure we understand and create barriers to market entry. Produce product planning documents. Work closely with R&D to enhance existing products, based on customer feedback 2. Help the sales force sell Drive sales strategy to ensure achievement of revenue and profitability goals. Sales tools establish and maintain the product's positioning and image, including names, suggested prices, packaging, and all collateral materials. Lead generation work closely with sales and marketing communication to develop and implement product introductions and on-going marketing programs, such as PR, advertising, trade show/conference seminar attendance, participation, and promotion. Act as technical advisor to marketing and sales departments 3. Manage the product release process Lead the process of getting the finished product out the door. Produce accurate and timely unit volume forecasts for production and expense planning. Monitor cost of goods and cost of sales to achieve and maintain profitability long-term. Recommend product marketing budget, and maintain actual expenses within approved budget 4. Develop and manage team of product managers Education, Skills and Experience Required: CS Degree; MBA desirable Software development experience Success launching software tools products (have experienced at least 2 releases of one product) Management experience (hire/fire, preferably with record of having the same person(s) work for them for longer than one year) Knowledge of object technology or client-server development tools market ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Middleware Product Line Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:23 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef3$jq6@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Middleware Product Line Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: For the specific product line of responsibility, deliver superior products to their target users and manage the market position and costs for long-term profitability. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Help define the product strategy Develop and build consensus on business strategy for creating an $X million product line of business. Stay close to our customers, be able to characterize why we are successful at accounts. Work closely with R&D to identify new product opportunities within the product line, and quantify their potential through market research. Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the product's competitive frame. Make sure we understand and create barriers to market entry. Produce product planning documents. Work closely with R&D to enhance existing products, based on customer feedback 2. Help the sales force sell Drive sales strategy to ensure achievement of revenue and profitability goals. Sales tools establish and maintain the product's positioning and image, including names, suggested prices, packaging, and all collateral materials. Lead generation work closely with sales and marketing communication to develop and implement product introductions and on-going marketing programs, such as PR, advertising, trade show/conference seminar attendance, participation, and promotion. Act as technical advisor to marketing and sales departments 3. Manage the product release process Lead the process of getting the finished product out the door. Produce accurate and timely unit volume forecasts for production and expense planning. Monitor cost of goods and cost of sales to achieve and maintain profitability long-term. Recommend product marketing budget, and maintain actual expenses within approved budget 4. Develop and manage team of product managers Education, Skills and Experience Required: CS Degree; MBA desirable Software development experience Success launching software tools products (have experienced at least 2 releases of one product) Management experience (hire/fire, preferably with record of having the same person(s) work for them for longer than one year) Knowledge of object technology or client-server development tools market ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Development Tools Product Line Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:24 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef4$jq9@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Development Tools Product Line Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: For the specific product line of responsibility, deliver superior products to their target users and manage the market position and costs for long-term profitability. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Help define the product strategy Develop and build consensus on business strategy for creating an $X million product line of business. Stay close to our customers, be able to characterize why we are successful at accounts. Work closely with R&D to identify new product opportunities within the product line, and quantify their potential through market research. Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the product's competitive frame. Make sure we understand and create barriers to market entry. Produce product planning documents Work closely with R&D to enhance existing products, based on customer feedback 2. Help the sales force sell Drive sales strategy to ensure achievement of revenue and profitability goals. Sales tools establish and maintain the product's positioning and image, including names, suggested prices, packaging, and all collateral materials. Lead generation work closely with sales and marketing communication to develop and implement product introductions and on-going marketing programs, such as PR, advertising, trade show/conference seminar attendance, participation, and promotion. Act as technical advisor to marketing and sales departments 3. Manage the product release process Lead the process of getting the finished product out the door Produce accurate and timely unit volume forecasts for production and expense planning. Monitor cost of goods and cost of sales to achieve and maintain profitability long-term. Recommend product marketing budget, and maintain actual expenses within approved budget 4. Develop and manage team of product managers Education, Skills and Experience Required: CS Degree; MBA desirable Software development experience Success launching software tools products (have experienced at least 2 releases of one product) Management experience (hire/fire, preferably with record of having the same person(s) work for them for longer than one year) Knowledge of object technology or client-server development tools market ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Public Relations Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:26 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef6$jqc@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Public Relations Manager Department: Marketing Communications (MarCom) Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility: Develop and implement press strategy for all corporate and product public relations. Oversee and manage all day to day press acitvities for the company. Specific responsibilities: Develop PR strategies that tie into overall company and product positioning Maintain regular contact with the media, sales representatives, external PR agency and customers Effectively develop a full range of written materials and tools to communicate NeXT's position in the marketplace, including press releases, by-lined articles, and customer success stories Maintain regular contact with the media, sales representatives and customers to proactively seek all appropriate editorial opportunities for company and product PR Research and provide written sales tools for NeXT sales representatives, including account reference documents, articles, proposals, and competitive background information Verify information to assure accuracy of media and analyst contacts Coordinate product review program with journalists and analysts, including product placement and follow up Assist key partners with join PR activities Act as key liaison between NeXT and NeXT oriented publications Understand and effectively use research Provide public relations trade show support Skills, Education and Experience Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills Team orientation Relationship building and maintenance Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment. Extensive Travel BA in communications, journalism, public relations, English, marketing or a related field. 5+ years communications & PR experience required Excellent writing and editing skills are critical ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Marketing Programs Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:27 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef7$jqf@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Marketing Programs Manager Department: Marketing Communications Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibilities: Design, implement, and manage external programs to fill and provide continuous pull thru the NeXT sales pipeline. Specific Responsibilities Develop and execute national sales programs; develop and grow International programs as appropriate -Develop and implement on-going demand creation and prospecting programs (seminars, tradeshows, partner events, etc.) targeting key IS management in major metro cities with an emphasis on the major verticals of financial, communications, and government -Provide assistance to field sales conducting regional seminars and demo sessions in cities outside of major metro areas; -Work with marketing and technical teams to create and update seminar demonstrations, presentations, and related materials; -Work with marketing and sales to create specific seminar breakouts for vertical market development, ISV recruitment events, etc.; -Solicit and coordinate participation from third-parties, partners, prospects,and customers thru communications (direct mail, internet/WWW, collateral, etc) -Leverage and integrate programs to generate consistent message and continuous pull thru appropriate segments of sales cycle; -Oversee all seminar/events logistics; -Manage follow-up with sales including seminar lead distribution, attendee evaluation and feedback, seminar promotion sales status, etc. -Work with appropriate NeXT departments, especially Professional Services to promote/integrate programs Oversee the development and distribution of outbound communications with the NEXTSTEP community - base-level communications as appropriate, residual from former program Oversee the development and distribution of sales tools and miscellaneous sales tools and marketing and sales programs -Examples of tools include: Sales Presentation Binder, CD-ROMs, Catalogs Assist with development and maintenance of NeXT's prospect/customer database as it related to external programs Assist with developer conferences as appropriate Cross-functional team coordination Other projects as required Education, Skills and Experience Required: 5+ years experience in marketing or sales programs Experience in sales seminar development and execution High tech marketing experience, familiarity or desire to learn OO technology and positioning Understanding of the sales cycle and the needs of the direct sales force Excellent verbal and written communications skills BS/BA degree or equivalent experience ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Quality Engineer - Test Execution Group (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:28 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejef8$jqi@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Positions: Quality Engineer - Test Execution Group Department: Software Quality Location: Redwood City, CA Status: Temporary, Full-time Position Specific Responsibilities Performance, stress, regression and functionality testing of software (with and without formal testplans), both manual and automated, for the full range of NeXT products Database querying and reporting Writing of testplans Writing test reports Communicating to Software Quality Department managers and software engineers Devising and implementing of increasingly efficient testing and reporting processes Training of new hires, especially Temporary employees Attending and reporting on Cross-Functional Team and CCC/FCC meetings Skills, Education and Experience Requirements 3+ years hands-on experience with NEXTSTEP BS degree in science or equivalent experience Have good verbal and written communication skills Be well organized, detail-oriented Deductive logic, troubleshooting and analytical skills Be a fast learner (new software, methodologies and processes) with a willingness to learn new technologies and systems. Knowledge of C, Objective C, Shell programming (csh, sh, zsh, Bourne) In-depth knowledge of UNIX and UNIX system administration Knowledge of NEXTSTEP networking tools and daemons preferred In-depth knowledge of NEXTSTEP hardware systems internals (CISC and RISC) preferred Familiarity with other NeXT products, EOF, PDO, NEXTIME preferred Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software preferred Preferred NEXTSTEP or Unix programming experience Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software Deductive logic, troubleshooting and analytical skills Comfortable with e-mail communications Important note: These positions are at NeXT headquarters in Redwood City, CA. Moving and housing expenses will not be reimbursed. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Account Representative (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:31 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejefb$jqo@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Account Representative Department: Sales Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility Responsible for proactively selling by phone: NeXT products and Services, including NEXTSTEP Developer, User for Intel, HP, Sparc platforms. Specific responsibilities Consistently meet and exceed assigned sales quotas on a quarterly and annual basis; Establish new accounts in the Fortune 1000 with particular emphasis in Financial Services, Telecommunications and Government markets; Increase sales into NeXT existing customer base; Leverage NeXT field sales personnel to achieve a greater penetration and success within corporate accounts; Sell a complete solution of NeXTSTEP software and related NeXT Professional Services products in order to enable our customers to be successful. Ensure complete customer satisfaction. Skills, Education and Experience Required BS degree or equivalent experience 2+ years of telesales experience for a technology company, preferably a software company Exceptionally strong telephone communication skills, selling skills, including consistent qualification, probing, closing Effective time management and organizational ability, and proficiency with workstations or personal computers. Understands concepts of object-oriented software development in client-server environments and can communicate these concepts and their benefits clearly over the phone. Experience selling object-oriented application tools is a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Telemarketing Representative (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:32 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejefc$jqr@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Telemarketing Representative Department: Sales Location: Redwood City, CA Primary responsibility Responsible for providing high level of customer service as first point of contact with NeXT Computer. Including: responding to prospect/customer phone inquiries, collecting qualifying information, answering NeXTSTEP product and service questions, directing prospects to NeXT resources, seminar registration and outbound calling. Specific responsibilities Coverage of inbound 800 number, gathering customer information gathered through qualifying questions to be entered into ACT database, including requests for product and services literature. Ability to assimilate complex product knowledge and effectively communicate benefits to prospects/customers. Maintain good working relationship with Telesales and Field Sales to ensure flow of Leads for follow up. Use of other NeXT resources to address all customer service issues. Develop technical knowledge of NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, WEBOBJECTS to answer pre-sales technical support questions. Project based outbound calling for seminar, marketing programs, and further qualification of Leads. Willingness to commit to one year in position, with opportunities for advancement into Telesales, Order Management and other customer service positions. Skills, Education and Experience Required BS degree or equivalent experience Excellent verbal communication and phone skills, motivation to spend 6 hours per day with customers on the phone. Experience in customer service, telephone sales, tech. support for a technology company preferred. Desire to work in a fast paced environment, with varied tasks throughout the day. Basic data entry skills, experience with databases a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Technical Project Lead (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:39 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejefj$jra@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Technical Project Lead Department: Professional Services/Education Location: Redwood City, California NeXT Software, Inc. is looking for technical project leads to work with NeXT customers on educational development projects in the NEXTSTEP / OpenStep object-oriented development environment. Project leads will also work on short term consulting projects for NeXT customers. Project leads will be responsible for managing all aspects of NeXT's Object Learning Solutions (OLS) including: - Provide technical assessment of the OLS participants' skills. - Understand customer's NEXTSTEP project goals. - Scope, design and project manage small application development projects, designed to reflect the customer's business needs while educating them about the NEXTSTEP development environment. - Manage the account relationship with the customer. - Coordinate all resources needed for successful delivery of a OLS, including trainer availability and student materials. - Provide status reporting to the customer and NeXT management. Travel to customer sites is required. Candidates for the positions will have: - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics, or related fields. - Three to four years software development experience with C, Pascal, or Ada. - Software development experience in development environments such as NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, or LISP. - Experience developing SQL applications for a relational database such as Sybase, Oracle, or Informix. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Experience with at least one industry-standard object-oriented analysis and design methodology. - Customer and project management experience. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Web Marketing Engineer (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:41 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejefl$jrd@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Web Marketing Engineer Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Charter Provide all aspects of technical marketing support for internal and external customers (Sales,customers, prospects, Marcom) regarding any and all of NeXT's WWW products. Specific Responsibilities Develop and distribute technical demonstrations of NeXT products. Coordinate company resources (field Systems Engineers, Development Engineers) to provide and distribute technical information, respond to questions, technical problems. Lead the efforts to develop product and positioning collateral (white papers, spec sheets) Working with Marketing Communications, develop a Corporate Slide Show describing NeXT's products, their functionality and comparison to competitive offerings. Primary responsibility for coordinating and distributing technical and marketing data about and performing competitive analysis on competitive Web product offerings. Minimum Requirements Four-year technical degree or equivalent experience At least two years work experience with one or more of the following technologies: Object-Oriented software, SQL databases, client/server application development, multi-media application development, Web products. Some depth of technical expertise in a programming language or application development architecture. Knowledge of and ability to articulate advantages and disadvantages of products, companies and technologies within the Web products market. Excellent presentation skills and superior writing skills. Ability to thrive in a rapidly-changing and challenging entrepreneurial environment. Preferable NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP experience or in-depth knowledge and understanding of the products. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Intel Strategic Technology Manager (US-CA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:33:42 -0500 Organization: NeXT Software, Inc. Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejefm$jrg@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Intel Strategic Technology Manager Department: Product Marketing Location: Redwood City, CA Primary Responsibility: The primary responsibility of this position is to manage relationships with strategic adapter card and chip vendors in the PC industry, as well as partnership with major PC manufacturers. This position includes establishing programs and priorities for NeXT's efforts in supporting the relevant hardware products. In addition, this person is responsible for insuring NeXT's PC partners are technically supported by the NEXTSTEP product offering. Specific Responsibilities: In-bound: Provide direction of the overall industry technology trend in Networking, Video, Mass Storage, Audio, and other emerging technology in the PC industry. Provide SW Engineering & SQA early information/specs on adapter cards, chip sets, and systems. Understand and communicate the product roadmap from strategic adapter card, chip, and PC vendors. Make initial recommendations for NEXTSTEP driver development to Engineering. Responsible for the Intel compatibility programs: NEXTSTEP Compatible Systems (NICE), NEXTSTEP Certified Systems, and NEXTSTEP Compatible Components. Maintain NEXTSTEP for Intel web pages. Out-bound: Initiate partnerships to capture adapter card and chip vendors product plans/features in order to incorporate into NEXTSTEP driver plans. Initiate partnerships to capture PC partners' product plans/features in order to incorporate into NS drivers plans. Represent NeXT to adapter card, chip, and PC vendors to promote NEXTSTEP technology. Understand and communicate the NeXT's Product Roadmap to strategic partners. Act as a liaison between Partners and NeXT (e.g. PR, Events, Sales) etc. Key driver in Partners recruitment / negotiation Coordinate Joint Sales/Marketing activities Drive incremental business through OEM partners Education, Skills and Experience Required: Ability to provide business / technical direction and leadership Demonstrated ability to determine priorities and drive a project to completion with minimal support/direction Attention to detail and strong sense of quality Strong technical PC background, with extensive hands-on knowledge of hardware and peripherals. A general understanding of the Intel hardware market A conceptual technical understanding of operating systems and driver functions Experienced in initiating, developing and strengthening corporate and third-party vendor relationships Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Good interpersonal skills Experience in leading cross-functional teams Minimum of 3 years of progressively more responsible technical marketing or technical program management in a system software, computer or peripherals environment. Alternatively, the successful candidate could have an engineering background with experience managing third-party relationships BS in technical field plus five years experience in marketing technical software products, or 2-3 years marketing experience with an MBA. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT District Sales Managers (US-CA-IL-NY-MN-Canada) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:38:27 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeoj$jsh@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: District Sales Managers Department: Sales Location: Chicago, IL New York, NY Toronto, Canada Minneapolis, MN San Francisco, CA Primary Responsibility To sell NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP and related NeXT software products and support services to F1000 corporations. Specific Responsibilities Prospect for, qualify new accounts and sell NeXT products to maximize revenue and customer satisfaction Maximize sales of NEXTSTEP and related software and Professional Services products to the existing customer base Help customers solve enterprise-wide client-server problems through the use of NEXTSTEP object-oriented software development products. Work with strategic OEM and integration partners to maximize account penetration and revenues Perform marketing presentations during industry-specific seminars and trade-shows Perform product demonstrations, both with and without the assistance of Systems Consultants Manage account relationships within designated territory Skills, Education and Experienced Required Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience Minimum of 4-6 years of successful high-tech sales track record, exceeding quota/goal Outstanding verbal, written and presentation communication skills Excellent demonstration and evidence of advanced technical selling skills Ability to work with little direction to manage an account territory Knowledge and understanding of software industry, preferably with sales experience in object-oriented development tools or similar technology (long sales cycle, customer and market education) Initiative, entrepreneurial spirit, energy and desire to be part of a start-up environment ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT SupportLine Engineer (US-CA-DC) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:38:44 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejep4$jso@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: SupportLine Engineer Department: Technical Support Locations: Redwood City, CA Washington, DC Entry-level technical position: This position can provide the foundation for many technical career paths at NeXT, such as engineering, technical training, system administration and systems engineering within NeXT. Primary Responsibility This person is an integral member of the SupportLine Team responsible for first level support with the customer in order to solve technical problems or escalate technical issues to the appropriate departments. Specific Responsibilities Provide first-contact telephone and e-mail technical support to NeXT customers on our 800-number. Set customers expectation level regarding support. This may include explaining support policies, assisting in selling support contracts, determining when support is complimentary. Troubleshoot problems or bugs in NeXT software. Using our bug-tracking application, the SupportLine Engineer will work with software engineering to report and update bug information. Troubleshoot basic hardware, system administration, and developer problems, including PC hardware troubleshooting, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP installation, NetInfo troubleshooting, EOF and related developer issues. Log all calls using support problem-tracking application. Assist in the creation and maintenance of documents on NeXTanswers (http://www.next.com/), NeXT's document retrieval system and web site. Also contribute to the further development of the NeXTanswers system and WWW site. Provide support to Telesales Team in answering technical pre-sales questions. Other support projects as assigned. Skills, Education and Experience Required Bachelor's degree. (Computer Science or equivalent preferred) Excellent oral and written communications skills, especially in communicating technical information. Excellent problem-solving/analytical skills. Experience with technical support or help desk required. Additional Success Factors Fundamental technical understanding of NEXTSTEP and its market. PC hardware knowledge and programming experience a plus. Familiarity with Windows NT and Windows 95 program development or system administration. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Premium System Support Engineer (US-CA-DC-TX) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:39:04 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejepo$jsv@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Premium System Support Engineer Department: Professional Services, Customer Support Location: Redwood City, CA Washington, DC Austin, TX Primary responsibility: Lead technical contact for multiple corporate accounts including on-site support for critical issues. Provide solutions to technical problems for system administrators in a variety of areas of NEXTSTEP and UNIX system administration. Specific responsibilities: Provide technical support to system administrators via email, telephone, and FAX Provide on-site support to customers for critical and urgent issues. Provide solutions to technical problems for system administrators for NEXTSTEP, UNIX, and networking related issues. Responsible for providing technical account management as well as supporting corporate customers in the deployment of NEXTSTEP-based systems. Work with Sales, Marketing and Engineering to solve problems and provide product feedback. Proactively produce written information and example code for NeXTAnswers and our Technical Journals to supplement our documentation. Work as a team member in support, help others with problems, mentor junior members of the team, interview prospective new members and participate in team discussions. Education, Skills and Experience Required: BSCS or equivalent Knowledge of NEXTSTEP system administration At least one year's experience working with NetInfo, or at least three years' experience with low-level support of IP-based networks. At least one year's experience with UNIX-based system administration and IP-based network administration issues relating to large installations. Excellent problem solving and problem avoidance skills - able to research answers for questions in areas in which they do not have expertise - able to deduce the root of a problem from a phone or email interaction - able to anticipate and avoid problems based on knowledge of customer's projects and configurations Excellent written and oral communication skills - able to determine the context of the question so that you answer the right question - able to write or verbalize the answer at the technical level of the person asking the question - able to log the history of the interaction so that others on the team can learn from it too Additional Success Factors: On-site system administration support experience Previous experience in assigned-account technical support. Network application development experience Microsoft Windows NT networking experience Classroom training experience ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Technical Trainers (US-CA-DC-IL) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:39:18 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeq6$jt6@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Technical Trainer Department: Professional Services/Education Location: Redwood City, CA Washington, DC Chicago, IL NeXT Software, Inc. is looking for technical trainers to teach NeXT customers about the NEXTSTEP / OpenStep object-oriented development environment. Trainers will develop and deliver courses on a variety of development topics in one of three formats: open enrollment in NeXT training facilities; on-site at customer sites; and customized as part of long-term education packages deployed at customer sites. Travel to NeXT training facilities and customer sites is required. Candidates for the positions will have: - Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics, or related fields. - One to two years software development experience with C, Pascal, or Ada. - One to two years software development experience in object-oriented environments such as NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, or LISP. - Good written and verbal communication skills. - Good presentation skills. Senior training candidate will also have three to four years relevant work experience and one of the following: - Experience developing applications using SQL for a relational database such as Sybase, Oracle, or Informix. - Experience with at least one industry-standard object-oriented analysis and design methodology. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Premium Developer Support Engineer (US-CA-DC-TX) Date: 29 Jan 1996 16:39:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ejeqk$jtd@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Premium Developer Support Engineer Department: Professional Services, Customer Support Locations: Redwood City, CA Washington, DC Austin, TX Primary Responsibility Lead technical contact for 4-5 corporate accounts including on-site support for critical issues. Provide solutions to technical problems for developers in a variety of areas of NEXTSTEP and object oriented program design. Specific Responsibilities Provide technical support to developers via email, telephone and FAX Provide on-site support to customers for critical and urgent issues. Provide solutions to technical problems for developers in a variety of areas of NEXTSTEP and object oriented program design. Responsible for providing technical account management as well as supporting corporate customers in the development of NEXTSTEP applications software. Work with Sales, Marketing and Engineering to solve problems and provide product feedback. Proactively produce written information and example code for NeXTAnswers and our Technical Journals to supplement our documentation. Work as a team member in support, help others with problems, mentor junior members of the team, interview prospective new members and participate in team discussions. Education, Skills and Experience Required: BSCS or equivalent In depth knowledge of NEXTSTEP development and object oriented programming, NEXTSTEP development experience with DBKit and/or EOF, At least two years of commercial experience in one or more of the following areas: *Misson Critical Custom Application development *Object Oriented Design *Rapid prototyping of productivity applications *Account management or on-site technical support Excellent problem solving and problem avoidance skills Excellent written and oral communication skills Additional Success Factors: On-site development support Database development Programming with object-oriented programming languages such as Objective-C or C++. Distributed application development using Distributed Objects, RPC, or sockets Microsoft Windows development ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Tiffany Bianco <tiffany@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces BackPage Date: 29 Jan 1996 22:39:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ek3tk$lo7@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact: Angela Grady 415/570-7736 angela@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ANNOUNCES BACKPAGE - NEW SUITE OF DEVELOPER PRODUCTS FOR THE WORLD WIDE WEB --BackPage components work with NeXT's WebObjects to bring powerful tools to web application developers and their end-users-- JANUARY 30th, 1996 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it will broaden its product line with BackPage, a complete suite of object frameworks for developers of custom, web-based applications. BackPage will be comprised of several off-the-shelf components that work with NeXT Software, Inc's WebObjects environment to enable corporate developers to build more powerful web-based applications for deployment on the World Wide Web (WWW). The new products were announced and demonstrated in conjunction with NeXT Software's WebMania conference, being held January 30-31 at San Francisco's Center for the Arts Theater. Lighthouse disclosed that the first components of the suite will be WebVision and WebQuantrix-two frameworks derived from Quantrix, Lighthouse Design's multi-dimensional spreadsheet. WebVision and WebQuantrix will allow corporate developers to incorporate presentation quality charts and graphs, along with real-time multi-dimensional data analysis into web-based applications. "Lighthouse has assembled a world-class collection of applications and frameworks for NeXT's award winning technology," said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. "With NeXT's WebObjects, we can now deploy these off-the-shelf components on behalf of corporate developers seeking to expedite the delivery of content rich, highly functional web applications. The emergence of the Internet as the deployment vehicle of choice creates a new class of opportunities for Lighthouse Design's object technology." "Lighthouse has consistently delivered innovation and functionality to users of NeXT's technology," said Steve Jobs, CEO of NeXT Software, Inc. "We applaud their decision to deploy their products to the web, in support of WebObjects and the industry's move to the Internet." Using NeXT's WebObjects, developers can build and deploy web-based applications on top of the Windows NT, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX and Digital, UNIX operating systems. WebObjects adds a dynamic HTML presentation layer to data stored not only in object-oriented applications but also in industry standard relational databases. A fully object-oriented API allows WebVision and WebQuantrix to be seamlessly integrated into web-based custom applications. By combining Lighthouse technology with WebObjects, developers can create applications that analyze data gathered from corporate databases and other sources and generate content rich web pages, complete with charts and spreadsheet tables. The presentation and analytical layers made possible with WebVision and WebQuantrix will significantly enhance the utility of these custom applications for end-users. For example, a mail order retailer creating web-based executive information systems could off-load all graphical and analytical tasks, such as calculation and display of call and order volume, to WebVision and WebQuantrix. Queries sent to the company's database(s) through NeXT's WebObjects framework, could be routed through these Lighthouse components to enrich dynamically created web pages with presentation quality embedded graphics, real-time computation and formula driven tables. WebVision and WebQuantrix will begin shipping in the first half of 1996. Pricing will be announced in conjunction with the shipment of these products. Additional BackPage components and developer tools will be announced this summer. Lighthouse began broadening its developer product line last year with the announcement of ObjectPlan`, a breakthrough design and analysis tool for the creation of object applications. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of object products and services for corporate developers deploying custom solutions to the World Wide Web, Microsoft, Windows NT and SunSoft's Solaris. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform, web-enabled object technology. For more information on Lighthouse Design and its products, call 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., BackPage, WebVision, WebQuantrix, Quantrix, ObjectPlan and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. WebObjects is a trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Tiffany Bianco <tiffany@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Adds HTML Functionality to Concurrence Date: 29 Jan 1996 22:40:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ek3uo$loe@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Angela Grady 415/570-7736 angela@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ADDS HTML FUNCTIONALITY TO CONCURRENCE - PRESENTATIONS CAN NOW BE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB JANUARY 30, 1996- SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it will ship Concurrence 2.8, the premiere presentation program for OPENSTEP, with the ability to save to HTML and display presentations on the platform-independent World Wide Web. Concurrence is an integrated presentation and outlining program that enables users to quickly and easily create high-impact professional presentations for 35mm slides, overheads, viewgraphs and on-line briefings. Concurrence includes a drag and drop outline processor that automates the preparation of structured documents. Presentations and outlines are seamlessly integrated to work together, allowing users to prepare large presentations first in outline form, then automatically format them into slides. Outlines and slides are edited simultaneously, enabling brainstorming and flexibility during presentation development. With the addition of HTML functionality, OPENSTEP users can produce the same quality presentations, and now save them to HTML for deployment to any web browser, such as NetScape or OmniWeb. Each presentation slide becomes a separate editable web page, complete with navigation arrows users can click to move from slide to slide. Additionally, if Concurrence users have added voice annotations or other sounds to their slides, these will be saved and displayed as a marker on the web pages. Viewers with computers that support audio can click sound markers for a narrative presentation. For a sample of a Concurrence HTML presentation, visit Lighthouse Design's web site at http://www.lighthouse.com/. Concurrence 2.8 will begin shipping in Q1 `96 for the SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Concurrence 2.8 is a free to registered users and is priced at $895 for new users. Site licenses are available and Concurrence is included, along with all other Lighthouse products, on a heavily discounted Academic CD. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of object products and services for corporate developers deploying custom solutions to the World Wide Web, Microsoft's, Windows NT and SunSoft's Solaris. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform, web-enabled object technology. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, call 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd., Concurrence and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Consulting Engineers (US-CA-DC-NYC) Date: 29 Jan 1996 22:57:54 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ek502$lvl@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Consulting Engineers Department: Object Expert Engineering Locations: Washington, D.C. New York, New York (Manhattan) Primary Responsibilities: The Object Expert will provide expedient technical assistance and proactive information to keep NEXTSTEP projects moving forward through first hand exposure to a customer's business goals, hands-on access to project specifications and designs, and face-to-face relationship building with project leaders, development teams, and third parties. This dedicated NeXT engineer will be a focal point for the resolution of day-to-day project issues and will act as the customer's conduit to the expertise of NEXT's Premium Support and Engineering staff who specialize in various aspects of NEXTSTEP. Specific Responsibilities a full-time, dedicated, on-site NEXTSTEP expert analysis, design, and programming assistance a conduit between the customer and NeXT to resolve technical issues and facilitate the adoption of new NeXT technologies into the customers development environment optimal use of the NEXTSTEP development tools and environment assistance with application planning, integration, and testing ongoing "knowledge transfer" of object oriented concepts third party solutions selection and guidance assistance to project leaders in assessing team skills and mapping team strengths to facilitate NEXTSTEP development weekly project meetings with customer management to review project status, pending technical issues, and associated resolutions. Skills, Education and Experience Requirements BS degree in related field such as Math, Physics, Computer Science or Engineering. 4+ years experience software development experience, with at least two years of experience in NEXTSTEP development. A solid understanding of the software development process, including object oriented analysis & design. Prior experience with setting and managing customer expectations is a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: grosenb@morgana.next.com (Gina Rosenberger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT System Engineers (US-CA-NY-IL-MA-MN-GA-WA) Date: 29 Jan 1996 22:58:11 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ek50j$lvs@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software Inc. located in Redwood City, CA is currently searching to fill the following position. If you are interested or know of persons fitting the profile described please send resume and cover letter to "resumes@next.com" or fax to Staffing Manager at 415-780-4554. Please use ASCII or Postscript formats for email. Please feel free to visit the NeXT Software WWW server for exciting information about our open positions and new products. The URL is http://www.next.com/. In addition, NeXT's Open Positions page is linked to CareerMosaic on the WWW. ***************************************************************** Position: Systems Engineers Department: Sales Locations: Chicago, IL New York, NY Boston, MA Minneapolis, MN Atlanta, GA Seattle, WA San Francisco, CA Bay Area Primary Responsibilities The Systems Engineer is the technical business partner to a District Sales Manager (DSM) facilitating the business and revenue goals by providing consistent, high quality, technical support and assistance as well as input on qualification and business strategies. Reports to the Regional Systems Engineering Manager. Specific Responsibilities Pre-sales Work with DSM to establish specific account plans and strategies Analyze sales prospects' requirements and propose the best possible NeXT solution Create and deliver demonstrations, presentations, and/or prototypes which map features and benefits of NeXT's Windows , Web and Unix products to prospects' needs Provide on-going technical support to qualified prospects conducting evaluations. This may include: hands-on training, custom programming, third-party software integration, trouble-shooting, technical consultation, software installation and hardware configuration Develop new technical skills that support NeXT's Windows , Web and Unix products Respond to the technical sections of RFP's and assist DSM in determining feasibility and business justification Monitor market and competitive trends Prepare and perform competitive analysis when appropriate Regional Technical Support Draw upon competitive knowledge and industry experience to advise sales reps of NeXT's positioning Provide on-going technical support of the demonstration environment: update system and demonstration software, communicate status, trouble-shoot problems Marketing and Product Support Assist other organizations with product input, pre-release support and feedback Support trade shows, conferences, and marketing events Communications Skills Excellent written and verbal communications are essential Ability to convey ideas and solutions in a clear, positive, and concise manner Skills must include listening, presentation, demonstration, and telephone support abilities Ability to develop professional technical & business presentations and deliver them to all levels in an organization Education & Experience Required B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering. Three or more years experience in computer science or systems consulting/engineering in a sales environment. Substantial experience in one or more of the following areas: software development; object-oriented programming; C, C++, Objective-C or other OO language; Windows/NT and Unix; Web technology; client/server development, application partitioning and distributed programming; RDBMS or OODBMS; communications & networking. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Email "resumes@next.com" FAX: 1-415-780-4554 Address: NeXT Software Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies Adds Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM Date: 30 Jan 1996 16:01:37 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4em0vh$s3c@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Object Technologies 14 Inverness Dr. East Suite G-228 Englewood, CO 80112 800-452-7608 toll free 303-799-6223 303-799-1435 fax http://www.object-tech.net/NEXTSTEP/ Walnut Creek CDROM 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 1 800 786-9907 +1 510 947-5996 +1 510 947-1644 FAX Object Technologies Adds Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM to their Web Catalog. ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO - January 30, 1996. Walnut Creek CDROM and Object Technologies are proud to annouce the addition of the Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM to Object Technologies World Wide Web Comprehensive Online Catalog. Nebula Quad-FAT is a collection of over 500 applications on a single CDROM. More then 400 of these applications are Quad-FAT and many of them include full source code. There are applications in categories such as utilities, astronomy, graphics, communication, audioapps, graphic, mail, clock. More then 80 Games/entertainment applications. 54 modules for the BackSpace screen saver and much more! "I am delighted that Object Technologies is distributing our NEXTSTEP product." said Eric Tremblay, author of the Nebula CDROM. "It makes it more accessable to the NEXTSTEP market." For more information please visit Object Technologies World Wide Web Comprehensive online Catalog at: http://www.object-tech.net/NEXTSTEP/ The Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM can be accessed directly at: http://www.object-tech.net/NEXTSTEP/Products/Nebula.htmld/index.html
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: LoginStats Date: 30 Jan 1996 16:04:51 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4em15j$s45@digifix.digifix.com> LoginStats (A System Administration Tool) Version 1.0 by Eric Tremblay (erictremblay@genie.geis.com) Submitted to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/LoginStats.NIHS.bs.tar.gz Should move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/tools/LoginStats.NIHS.bs.tar.gz LoginStats (A System Administration Tool) Version 1.0 by Eric Tremblay Intro: LoginStats was born from the need to know who was logged into my computer and who logged in that day. It can give you other interesting information about who and how much time users were using the computer. I think it's very useful and hope you think so too. Please note that this application is simply a front end for the unix "ac" and "last" commands. With some little added features. The Package: Version 1.0 comes complete in a tar.gz package. Which includes: - LoginStats.app A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware - README.TXT This file - Next Help... - Nebula.rtfd Information about the Nebula CDROM - Includes Full Source Code - Quad-FAT, NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC and SPARC. Compiling: This version includes almost all the source code necessary to recompile the program from scratch. Comments and suggestions are welcomed: E-mail: erictremblay@genie.geis.com
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Introduces Shared Mailboxes to Mindshare Date: 30 Jan 1996 17:16:50 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4em5ci$so1@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: David Martel, Pangea Corporation 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944 info@pangea.com PANGEA INTRODUCES SHARED MAILBOXES TO MINDSHARE Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 30, 1996 -- Pangea Corporation announces Shared Mailboxes with MindShare 2.0, the Enterprise Messaging solution for OpenStep. MindShare provides powerful groupware discussions for collaboration and communication within an organization. Shared Mailboxes allow multiple people to access a mailbox, making it perfect for busy users with assistants, and group accounts such as customer support teams. "For MindShare 2.0 we took advantage of our client-server architecture to be the first NEXTSTEP app to provide Shared Mailboxes," said Peter J. Park, president of Pangea Corporation. "A MindShare Shared Mailbox is the best new collaboration tool for team solutions today." MindShare Success Stories -- Development teams produce better code faster when information is easily shared and documented. Object re-use accelerates with increasing awareness and design collaboration. -- Customer support teams meet customer needs fast when they can easily manage mountains of incoming mail requests and verify that each has been answered. -- Distributed companies and telecommuters exchange electronic discussions using MindShare Replication over networks and the Internet. Topical discussions and message threading keep replies in context. Why Shared Mailboxes? -- Eliminate the wasted time of multiple staff members working on the same e-mail request. Guarantee quick responses with a central Shared Mailbox the entire group can read and reply from. Build a knowledge base of answers to standard questions. -- Delegate tasks to assistants or co-workers to read and answer mail--not just for vacations, but all the time. See responses threaded below the original message to verify the job is complete. Spend more of your time on critical work. See the MindShare Demo http://www.pangea.com/download.html ftp://ftp.pangea.com/pub/Demo/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/groupware/MindShareDemo.2.0.NIHS.tar.gz Pricing and Availability The MindShare 2.0 Demo is available now at the above sites. Final pricing will be determined with the final release of MindShare 2.0 next month. About Pangea Corporation Pangea Corporation has been developing shrink-wrap and custom groupware applications since 1991. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pangea serves customers world-wide requiring enterprise communication tools. Pangea and MindShare are trademarks of Pangea Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CORRECTION: Object Technologies Adds Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM to their Web Catalog Date: 31 Jan 1996 16:20:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4eomf2$6j9@digifix.digifix.com> The proper address should have been: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP The Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM can be accessed directly at: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP/Products/Nebula.htmld/index.html Sorry, for the inconvenience.
From: Radical Product Support <support@Radical.Com@Radical.Com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.8.1 Date: 31 Jan 1996 16:20:48 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4eomfg$6jg@digifix.digifix.com> January 31, 1996 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, has just released the fifth beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. This version of RadicalNews fixes a few problems users were having with the previous version. Multiple UUDecoding is fixed. The post window now closes after successfully posting an article. Some startup problems were fixed. OPENSTEP support is improved. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. (NEXTSTEP 3.0/3.1 will work, but are not supported.) The beta version is free, and will run until April 1, 1996. After the beta period, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.1.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.1.NIHS.README RadicalNews should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.1.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.1.NIHS.README Our web site will have updated information and links to the most current version: http://www.radical.com/ For further information, contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. RadicalNews@Radical.Com
From: Scott Hess <shess@winternet.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz Date: 31 Jan 1996 22:53:59 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4epdgn$8od@digifix.digifix.com> CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact: Scott Hess 12550 Portland Ave S #121 Burnsville, MN 55337 Telephone: (612) 895-1208 (work) Internet: shess@winternet.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (IF NOT SOONER) SCOTT HESS RELEASES Stuart2.6.1 Variation on a theme of Terminal Tuesday January 16, 1996, 1:00pm CST SCOTT'S OFFICE - Stuart2.6.1 is a new release of Stuart which includes support for execution under NeXTSTEP running on NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC, and Sun SPARC machinery. Also included are some bug fixes and new features, though to list them would greatly exceed our 100 line allowance. The most significant change is that the storage and display engine has been completely rewritten to provide a solid base for future development. As a side effect it provides some basic color and font support and more efficient memory usage. Of lesser significance are things like VT100 graphics characters and double-size lines, and a mostly rewritten online manual. Background Stuart is a close cousin of the Terminal.app which is shipped with NeXTSTEP. A large number of small enhancements have been added to the program to make it more useful to myself and my users. Since the basic programs are quite similar, there is really no substitute for downloading the program and trying it out, if you think you might be interested in such things. As a whole, the improvements are somewhat similar to those you find in better shell programs - you're usually hard pressed to list the features when using them, but when you're on another machine _without_ the right environment, you really notice it. You know what I mean. Availability and Pricing Stuart2.6.1 is available NOW for NEXTSTEP3.x running on NeXT, Intel, PA-RISC, and Sparc hardware. As tradition demands, Stuart is shareware, and will be distributed via the same tried and true channels that have worked in the past; namely, the Internet archive sites. Stuart has been placed on: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://ftp.stack.urc.tue.nl/pub/next/submissions/Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://ftp.winternet.com/users/shess/Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://eclipse.its.rpi.edu/NeXT/comm/Stuart_f/ (single architecure packages) In the first two cases, I expect the file to move to a binaries or utils directory from submissions. To unarchive Stuart, get to a command-line and use the command "gzcat Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz | tar -xvf -". If you do not have ftp access, contact Scott Hess and he can send you a copy via email. If you're the kind to care, the output of running sum(1) on the file is: 30834 1055 Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz Stuart is priced at $40 for an individual license and $25 for a student license. Site licenses are available for both academic and commercial/government sites. Since Stuart is shareware, the user is allowed a reasonable evaluation period during which they can determine if Stuart provides functionality that they are willing to pay for. Scott Hess develops and distributes the popular Stuart terminal emulator and TickleServices Services framework, and also crafts custom code for clients willing to foot the bill. Periodically he contemplates becoming a company, or even a corporation, but he so intensely dislikes wearing a suit that it is doubtful if we will ever find the vulture capital to do so. Located in snowy Burnsville, Minnesota, Scott's office is the scene of much caffeine-driven sorcery. Scott is again located in his spare bedroom, where he works under intense halogen lighting. Scott can periodically be spotted bicycling about Burnsville, and is currently feeling a bit cooped up due to a blanket of snow which will not be gone until April ... BTW, you just don't know what _cold_ is, folks. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. HP and PA-RISC are trademarks of Hewlett Packard. SPARC is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. Any other trademarks are surely held by their respective trademark holders. If not, then they aren't.
From: Daniel Green <dang@fnbc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting February 8th Date: 31 Jan 1996 22:56:24 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4epdl8$8oo@digifix.digifix.com> The downtown Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop, a NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP User Group, is having a meeting at the offices of ITS on Thursday, February 8th, 1996. Ted Shelton from Information Technology Solutions, Inc. <http://www.its.com> will be talking about and demonstrating Web Rex <http://www.its.com:8005/its.bundle/about.html>, an object-oriented server for the World Wide Web. As usual, we'll cover the latest and greatest OPENSTEP info and rumors. Post-meeting discussion and activities begin promptly after 8:00pm at the Berghoff pub, 17 W. Adams Street. WHERE: (see DIRECTIONS below) Information Technology Solutions, Inc. 641 West Lake Street ITS office Chicago, Illinois WHEN: Thursday, February 8th, 1996 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WHAT: Discussion and demo of WebRex CONTACT: Daniel Green First National Bank of Chicago <dang@fnbc.com> (312)732-5532 DIRECTIONS TO Information Technology Solutions, Inc.: ITS has moved! It is now just west of Des Plaines, on the south side of Lake Street. Lake is the street that the west line of the el runs over. If you are coming south on 90/94, take the RANDOLPH exit, and turn RIGHT (West) on Randolph, and then Right again (NORTH) onto Halsted. When you get to the el, you will be at LAKE street -- turn Right again. Come over the expressway -- the ITS building will be on the right. (One way streets makes this the easiest way to come). If you are coming north on 90/94, there is a LAKE STREET exit. When you come up the ramp, turn RIGHT onto Lake and you will be right at the ITS office. From downtown, Desplaines is one way SOUTH from lake on, so you will need to come North to lake before Desplaines, and then come over to 641 West on Lake street. Be advised that there is currently construction on some parts of Lake street, east of us (they are trying to finish construction on the el).
From: Robert Lutwak <robert@amo.mit.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4epdmj$8ov@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4epdmj$8ov@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 31 Jan 1996 23:27:13 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4epff1$92k@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: Robert Lutwak <robert@amo.mit.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MailWatchView 2.0 - a BackSpace Module Date: 31 Jan 1996 23:27:24 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4epffc$92r@digifix.digifix.com> Current location: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/MailWatchView_2.0.tar.gz Eventual location ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/screen/MailWatchView.tar.gz Following is an excerpt from the README file: Description: ----------- Names of users bounce around the screen like gas particles in a box. Generally, the names are dark gray however, the name changes color and font to alert users of unread mail. On color systems, the color of the name indicates the amount of unread mail. The purpose of this module is to save users the trouble of logging in just to see if they have mail. In the spirit of information provision, the time, day, and date are also available as bouncing names. New for Version 2.0 ------------------- Much improved user interface/inspector panel Font selection panel NeXTstep help Calender functions Energy adjustment NoMail Gray level adjustment Respectfully submitted by Robert Lutwak robert@amo.mit.edu
From: gfa@tik.ethz.ch (George Fankhauser) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MailSearch 3.0 Date: 1 Feb 1996 14:34:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4er4jf$1pu@digifix.digifix.com> MailSearch is an application which searches all your mailboxes contents. Bill Romine wrote the original version and kindly provided me with the source to adapt a new 3.3 compatible version. Have fun! Here's what the README says: MailSearch 3.0 ============== (c) by Bill Romine, USC/ISI Extensions for Nextstep 3.3 (c) by George Fankhauser, ETHZ/TIK MailSearch 3.0 has been changed from version 0.99 to be compatible with Next's 3.3 Mail.app. This includes: * Recursive search for mailboxes from the top level Mailboxes directory * New user interface layout * Table of contents parser adapted for 3.3 * Fixed some byteorder bugs * Quadfat compiled MIME messages aren't supported yet. It should run also an 3.x machines although this has not been tested very well. Send bug reports or suggestions to the address below. Locations: ftp://ktik0.ethz.ch/pub/people/gfa/MailSearch3.0.README ftp://ktik0.ethz.ch/pub/people/gfa/MailSearch3.0.app.b.NIHS.tar.gz George Fankhauser Phone/Fax +41 1 632 7017/1035 http://www.tik.ee.ethz.ch/~gfa <fankhauser@tik.ee.ethz.ch> Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Computer Engineering and Networks Laboratory, CH-8092 Zurich
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GifOmatic 1.0 - free WWW-GIF application Date: 1 Feb 1996 14:34:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4er4k4$1q5@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GifOmatic 1.0 - FIRST RELEASE Thu. 1. February 1996 Just to cut the discussion in the news. Description =========== GifOmatic is intended to open NeXT TIFF files, replace and pick colors and save them as WWW-compliant GIFs, with transparency and interlaced effect. ftp SOURCE ========== We put it on the new US site and on peanuts, but currently don't know where it finally will move to. ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de ftp://next-ftp.peak.org THE PACKAGE =========== GifOmatic.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package Architectures and NEXTSTEP Releases =================================== ALL (INTEL, MOTOROLA, HP and SUN). SPECIAL FEATURE LIST ==================== - Image info in document window [Command-I] - New document from pasteboard [Command-V] - 32 bit RGBA images are automatically converted into compatible, transparent GIFs - independent from screen color depth - free, no fees - fast, all file format converters integrated KNOWN BUGS / FEATURES ===================== - doesn't register for tiff - Only tested on black hardware - no source (or mailto: stefan@interpc.de) - 12 bit RGB (no alpha channel) have to have an even width PRICES ====== NO PRICE, this is a free tool!!! Eh, didn't thought that ipc would have free tools too? But if like it, drop a short note: info@interpc.de SOURCE ======= Currently no source, too much, too "quick hack", too less comments, too much internal stuff ... But may be if you drop a note: stefan@interpc.de Contact Information =================== interpersonal-computing GmbH NeXT Center Munich Oettingenstrasse 2 80538 Munich/GERMANY ++49 (0) 89-22 33 75 ++49 (0) 89-22 33 76 fax info@interpc.de
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Otherwise and OpenSource, Inc. Announce WatchMe & ScreenCast Promotion Date: 1 Feb 1996 14:42:51 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4er53r$1t9@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Wes Carrington OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Otherwise 2505 Greenlee Dr. Austin, TX 78703 512-474-5533 Otherwise and OpenSource, Inc. Announce WatchMe & ScreenCast Promotion DENVER, COLORADO- February 1, 1996 Austin's Otherwise and Colorado's OpenSource today announced month-long special pricing for WatchMe and ScreenCast applications for NEXTSTEP. "These are some of the most useful applications I can think of," explained Dan Gamble, OpenSource Senior Account Executive. "They are both invaluable for NEXTSTEP user and developer training, plus they're very fun to use." During this special offer, which runs throughout the month of February and is only available through OpenSource, WatchMe is just $99 and ScreenCast is just $129. WatchMe A Utility Which Saves Screen Activities and Sounds of a Work Session to Disk WatchMe is great for creating instructional materials or for documenting your custom applications. The generated "tape" files can be NeXTmailed, used by themselves, or incorporated into multimedia documents. WatchMe has a number of editing features for modifying the recorded "tape." You can trim unwanted material off the beginning or end of a "tape," re-record or merge soundtracks, specify opening and closing informational screens, and chain two or more "tapes" into one presentation. Some important uses of WatchMe include: Creation of Training or Instructional Materials WatchMe is great for creating instructional or training materials. The instructor records a session while demonstrating and explaining the concepts they wish to get across. Students may later play the tapes back as part of their training. The tapes may be used by themselves or they can be easily incorporated into sophisticated multimedia documents. Documenting Custom Applications Using WatchMe, custom applications can be easily documented by simply recording a session during which the application is being demonstrated. When the tape is played back, it's like watching over someone's shoulder as they explain how to use the application. Making "Canned" Presentations WatchMe is also valuable in a corporate setting for making canned, computer-based presentations. After recording the presentation, you can E-mail it to the intended viewers or place it in a shared location and notify them of its existence. Co-workers can later play it back at their own convenience. Demonstrating Third-party Products Third-party developers may use WatchMe to produce demonstration tapes showing off their applications. Because WatchMe runs for 3 minutes unlicensed, developers can distribute a short demo along with an unlicensed copy of WatchMe for use in viewing it. ScreenCast A Screen-Sharing Utility for NEXTSTEP ScreenCast lets users broadcast what's on the display of one NEXTSTEP computer to one or more other computers on the same network. Everything that appears on the sender's display-typing, window movements, mouse actions-is simultaneously echoed on the receiving machines. The number of receivers who can simultaneously participate in a ScreenCast session is limited only by network bandwidth. Under normal conditions, approximately 20 receivers is a practical limit. Each participant in a ScreenCast session can also interact with the shared image. Typing and mouse actions on any machine in the group appear on all machines, enabling truly collaborative computing. Whether they are across the hall or across the country, users can talk on the phone while they discuss-and interact with-the shared display. ScreenCast is perfect for providing user support within an organization. Support personnel can troubleshoot problems by viewing a copy of the user's display and watching, or guiding, the user's actions. ScreenCast is also great for educational computer labs in which students can easily monitor the instructor's display by watching their own computer screens. Otherwise Otherwise is an Austin, Texas based developer of NEXTSTEP applications. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world's leading distributor of NEXTSTEP-based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles, a complete line of turn-key workstations, and a full range of technical support and training services. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Jason Heideloff <jheidelo@alleg.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Systems Administrator (Allegheny College) Date: 2 Feb 1996 15:23:38 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4etrsa$aro@digifix.digifix.com> Position Available Systems Administrator Allegheny College invites applications for the position of Systems Administrator. The systems administrator is responsible for maintaining and providing support for a mission critical, campus wide network that includes machines running NEXTSTEP, HP-UX, Ultrix and Digital UNIX. Qualifications The systems administrator must have a solid understanding of a UNIX-based operating system and be familiar with fundamental networking concepts. In addition, he or she must have excellent writing and communication skills, computing and technical skills, and the ability to independently troubleshoot and solve problems. Experience with the NEXTSTEP object-oriented operating environment and NetInfo is preferred. A B.S. in Computer Science or a related field is desired. The systems administrator should have at least three years experience in a similar position. To apply, forward a letter of interest and resume with three references to: Jack Machesky, Business Manager, Allegheny College, Box 4, Meadville, PA 16335 no later than February 19, 1996. This is an exempt, twelve-month position with a six-month probationary period. Allegheny College is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Aleksey Sudakov <zander@cnext.crec.mipt.ru> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ComponentEditor.0.01 - WebObjects Tool Date: 2 Feb 1996 15:10:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4etr2p$an4@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ComponentEditor 0.01 - First WebObjects Tool - FIRST RELEASE Thu. 2. February 1996 The source and binary(Intel only) distribution of ComponentEditor.app have been uploaded to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions I don't know where it finally will move to. Description. ComponentEditor.app is very simple editor. Do not expect too much from it. Remember that it was my one night hack when I finally get lost in hundreds of Editor.app's windows while checking out WebObject's examples. What it does? Not much so far. It just open WebObject's component directory *.wo and displays files found there (*.html, *.wod, *.wos) in *one* window. You can edit and view all three files at once. Later, I want it to more powerful tool for WebObject's components editing like ClassEditor.app by Tomas Engel for ObjC code editing. Now I need your feedback. Think about this project as a RFD (request for discussion). Share and enjoy, Aleksey. Contact details: Name: Aleksey Sudakov Address:Moscow Institute of Physics & Technologies Computer Research & Educational Centre Department of Managment & Applied Math 25 Moscow drive Dolgoprudny,Moscow region Russia Phone: +7(095)408-6695 Fax: +7(095)408-6641 e-mail: zander@cnext..crec.mipt.ru (NeXT mail, MIME ok) WWW: http://www.crec.mipt.ru/~zander
From: Robert Lutwak <robert@amo.mit.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MailWatchView 2.0 - a BackSpace Module Date: 2 Feb 1996 16:18:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4etv3a$b9t@digifix.digifix.com> Current location: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/MailWatchView_2.0.tar.gz Eventual location ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/screen/MailWatchView.tar.gz Following is an excerpt from the README file: Description: ----------- Names of users bounce around the screen like gas particles in a box. Generally, the names are dark gray however, the name changes color and font to alert users of unread mail. On color systems, the color of the name indicates the amount of unread mail. The purpose of this module is to save users the trouble of logging in just to see if they have mail. In the spirit of information provision, the time, day, and date are also available as bouncing names. New for Version 2.0 ------------------- Much improved user interface/inspector panel Font selection panel NeXTstep help Calender functions Energy adjustment NoMail Gray level adjustment Respectfully submitted by Robert Lutwak robert@amo.mit.edu
From: Robert Lutwak <robert@amo.mit.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4epffc$92r@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4epffc$92r@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 2 Feb 1996 16:18:28 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4etv34$b9m@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 121 - Articles posted since January 29 1996 Date: 5 Feb 1996 05:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4f42sp$t0t@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 121 Postings since: January 29 1996 [3985] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [3986] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [3987] SUBMISSION: Resound 2.4 [3988] JOB: NeXT Compiler Engineer (US-CA) [3989] JOB: NeXT Sr. Quality Engineer - Test Execution Group (US-CA) [3990] JOB: NeXT Web Objects Software Engineer (US-CA) [3991] JOB: NeXT Quality Engineer - Prerelease Group (US-CA) [3992] JOB: NeXT Product Marketing Manager, ADE (US-CA) [3993] JOB: NeXT Web Product Line Manager (US-CA) [3994] JOB: NeXT Middleware Product Line Manager (US-CA) [3995] JOB: NeXT Middleware Product Line Manager (US-CA) [3996] JOB: NeXT Development Tools Product Line Manager (US-CA) [3997] JOB: NeXT Public Relations Manager (US-CA) [3998] JOB: NeXT Marketing Programs Manager (US-CA) [3999] JOB: NeXT Quality Engineer - Test Execution Group (US-CA) [4001] JOB: NeXT Account Representative (US-CA) [4002] JOB: NeXT Telemarketing Representative (US-CA) [4007] JOB: NeXT Technical Project Lead (US-CA) [4008] JOB: NeXT Web Marketing Engineer (US-CA) [4009] JOB: NeXT Intel Strategic Technology Manager (US-CA) [4010] JOB: NeXT District Sales Managers (US-CA-IL-NY-MN-Canada) [4011] JOB: NeXT SupportLine Engineer (US-CA-DC) [4012] JOB: NeXT Premium System Support Engineer (US-CA-DC-TX) [4013] JOB: NeXT Technical Trainers (US-CA-DC-IL) [4014] JOB: NeXT Premium Developer Support Engineer (US-CA-DC-TX) [4015] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces BackPage [4016] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Adds HTML Functionality to Concurrence [4017] JOB: NeXT Consulting Engineers (US-CA-DC-NYC) [4018] JOB: NeXT System Engineers (US-CA-NY-IL-MA-MN-GA-WA) [4019] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies Adds Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM [4020] SUBMISSION: LoginStats [4021] PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Introduces Shared Mailboxes to Mindshare [4022] CORRECTION: Object Technologies Adds Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM to their Web Catalog [4023] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.8.1 [4024] SUBMISSION: Stuart2.6.1.NIHS.tar.gz [4025] MEETING: Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop meeting February 8th [4028] SUBMISSION: MailSearch 3.0 [4029] SUBMISSION: GifOmatic 1.0 - free WWW-GIF application [4030] PRESS RELEASE: Otherwise and OpenSource, Inc. Announce WatchMe & ScreenCast Promotion [4031] SUBMISSION: ComponentEditor.0.01 - WebObjects Tool [4032] JOB: Systems Administrator (Allegheny College) [4033] SUBMISSION: MailWatchView 2.0 - a BackSpace Module If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-121/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-121.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-121 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 5 Feb 1996 05:15:03 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4f43on$t3j@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 5 Feb 1996 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4f43ot$t3j@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: cwolf@wolfware.com (Christopher A. Wolf) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: WolfWare Releases NewsFlash Usenet Newsreader Version 2 Date: 5 Feb 1996 23:28:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4f6lcm$724@digifix.digifix.com> FEBRUARY 5, 1995 Contact: WolfWare PO Box 4977 Ithaca, NY, USA 14852-4977 http://www.wolfware.com/ support@wolfware.com WolfWare Releases NewsFlash Usenet Newsreader Version 2: New Release Adds Thread Support and User Interface Enhancements WolfWare is proud to announce NewsFlash Version 2 - a major new release of our graphical Usenet newsreader for NeXTSTEP. NewsFlash Version 2 retains all the speed and flexibility of earlier releases while introducing powerful new capabilities. True article threading by reference makes it easy to follow and manipulate discussion threads. Intelligent uuencoded article handling allows automated posting and asynchronous extraction of multi-part binary files. Smart NNTP data retrieval and local caching ensures optimal performance even over low bandwidth dial-up links. Newsgroup and article list filters, a wide range of sort options, kill files and regular expression searches permit selective and efficient reading of news. Posting and responding to articles is made easy by custom quoting, tight integration with Mail.app, flexible signature handling, and an interface which permits full control over article headers. Flexible newsgroup and article display formats, a multi-page preferences panel, and the option of keyboard or mouse control allows the user to customize NewsFlash to meet their own needs. Numerous user interface refinements and a completely revised and expanded context sensitive help system make NewsFlash Version 2 even easier to use than the original. NewsFlash Version 2 is available now for Intel, NeXT, HP and Sparc platforms running NeXTSTEP version 3.2 or higher. NewsFlash requires Internet access to an NNTP server which supports the News Overview (NOV) database. FREE evaluation copies of NewsFlash Version 2 can be downloaded from WolfWare's World Wide Web page at http://www.wolfware.com or from WolfWare's ftp site at ftp://ftp.wolfware.com. Evaluation copies are fully functional except that each newsreading session is limited to fifteen minutes. Single user licenses can be purchased from WolfWare for $45 and site licenses can be purchased starting at $95 for five users. NewsFlash Version 2 is a free upgrade for licensed users of earlier versions of NewsFlash. For more information visit WolfWare's newly redesigned World Wide Web page at http://www.wolfware.com or send e-mail to sales@wolfware.com (NeXTMail and MIME welcome). Copyright 1996, WolfWare. All rights reserved. NewsFlash is a trademark of WolfWare. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Shane_Kelsay <shane@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Workstation Pentium 150Mhz & 166Mhz Systems Available Date: 7 Feb 1996 17:45:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fba2e$jbf@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Optimal Workstation Pentium 150Mhz & 166Mhz Available from Object Technologies Englewood, Colorado (February 6, 1996) -- Object Technologies, Inc. is now shipping the Optimal Workstation, NEXTSTEP Tested Compatible Pentium 150 and 166Mhz systems. With the addition of Pentium 150 and 166Mhz processors the Optimal Workstation is now faster and more powerful than ever. Object Technologies, Inc. offers the Optimal Workstation for those NEXTSTEP/OpenStep users who want to custom configure a solution to meet specific needs in a Intel Pentium based system solution. All Optimal Workstation configurations are shipped with NEXTSTEP pre-loaded, for a turnkey solution. For a price quote please call 1-800-452-7608 or e-mail us your specifications to info@object-tech.com. Object Technologies, Inc. has completed the required training course for NEXTSTEP version 3.3 and is declared to be a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibility Expert (N.I.C.E). ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc., NEXTSTEP Compatible Hardware Products: Desktop Systems: Axil, Sparc Compaq PCs (available soon) Digital PCs Hewlett Packard PCs Optimal Workstation Notebook Systems: Hewlett Packard Omni Book (available soon) NEC Versa 4000 Series Tadpole Texas Instruments TravelMate 5200 (available soon) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is a Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Operating Environment and the Exclusive Reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle for Universities, Students and Faculty Members. Object Technologies, Inc. provides custom solutions for the NEXSTEP Operating Environment including NEXTSTEP Tested Compatible Hardware Solutions and Third Party Software Applications. Object Technologies, Inc. has completed the required training course for NEXTSTEP version 3.3 and is a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibility Expert (N.I.C.E). NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT Software, Inc. develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc.. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. For further information contact Object Technologies, Inc.: Object Technologies, Inc. 14 Inverness Drive East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Toll Free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@object-tech.com WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT announces Java compatibility Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:32:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdq5g$q6i@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Nicole Overson Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2219 NeXT ANNOUNCES JAVA (tm) COMPATIBILITY AND PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR JAVASCRIPT (tm) NeXT's WebObjects (tm) and Sun's Java join forces to deliver interactive Web applications WEBMANIA, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-January 30, 1996-NeXT Software, Inc. today announced its strategy to provide server-based enterprise Web solutions with Sun Microsystem's Java programming language and Sun and Netscape's JavaScript scripting language. With NeXT's WebObjects product line, programmers familiar with Java will have access to data stored in industry-standard relational databases, OLE services in Windows applications, and data in legacy mainframe systems. While many companies have announced support for the Java-based languages on the client, NeXT's strategy is to provide solutions for server-based Web applications. NeXT plans to fill a void in the market for scalable database access frameworks, OLE access, and mainframe connectivity within the Java programming environment. "NeXT's vision is to offer a tool that leverages developers' skills in the Java-based languages while also providing the connectivity necessary for enterprise data integration," said Jean-Marie Hullot, chief technology officer, NeXT Software, Inc. "Web surfers are expecting highly interactive and entertaining Web sites and applications-NeXT plans on delivering the tools to make this a reality." The first release of WebObjects, shipping in March 1996, will allow developers to build interactive Web applications that incorporate their Java applets and JavaScript code to run on the client. Future versions of WebObjects will support Java and JavaScript as the programming languages used to build applications running on Web-application servers. Developers will be able to construct reusable components combining business logic written in Java with data stored in industry-standard relational databases such as Oracle, Informix, DB2, and Sybase. In addition, Java developers will also have access to data stored in OLE-based Windows applications. Developers in need of mainframe connectivity will also have solutions for accessing this data within their Web applications running on the server. "We are excited that NeXT will support Java and JavaScript for server-side Web application development," said Eric Schmidt, chief technology officer, Sun Microsystems. "NeXT brings powerful enterprise solutions to the Java environment." "We are pleased that NeXT has integrated WebObjects with Netscape's line of products. The combination of NeXT's WebObjects and Netscape client/server technology offers a compelling building block for Internet applications," said Jim Sha, vice president of product development at Netscape Communications. "We are also excited that NeXT is including JavaScript as a scripting language for WebObjects and are looking forward to working with NeXT to deliver this technology." WebObjects WebObjects is NeXT's environment for building dynamic server-based Web applications. Using component technology, WebObjects allows developers to deliver dynamic Web-based applications faster than with traditional tools and enables corporations to leverage their existing technology investment while taking advantage of the ubiquity of the Web. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Fannie Mae selects NeXT Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:32:55 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdq67$q6p@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Nicole Overson Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2219 FANNIE MAE SELECTS NeXT AS ITS OPEN APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM WEBMANIA, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-January 30, 1996-NeXT Software, Inc. today announced that Fannie Mae has signed a multi-million dollar agreement to purchase NeXT's consulting services and open application development software including; WebObjects (tm), OPENSTEP (tm), Enterprise Objects Framework (tm), D'OLE (tm), and the OPENSTEP object model (PDO (tm)). With NeXT's suite of development tools, Fannie Mae can now integrate their entire enterprise computing infrastructure including both Windows and UNIX environments. By taking advantage of NeXT's powerful development and database access tools, new applications can be developed and deployed on Windows, UNIX, and the Web while coexisting with current systems. "NeXT's approach was revolutionary in helping us to address our business challenges," said Bill Kelvie, CIO Fannie Mae. "It completely redefined our concept of information. To emphasize our commitment, we have launched two internal training initiatives to get all of our 750 technical professionals educated in the technology. This is a major investment in our staff and a symbol of our belief in NeXT's technology." Julie St. John, senior vice president of transactions processing at Fannie Mae, who heads up all NeXT development efforts said, "Our development success with NeXT has been impressive. NeXT's development product suite is extremely robust and our developers transition to the environment easily. We intend to build on our early successes with component software from NeXT." "This agreement reflects NeXT's commitment to providing our customers with a complete enterprise solution," said, Mitchell Mandich, vice president of worldwide sales NeXT Software, Inc. "NeXT's tools enable our customers to easily build complex environments that can be deployed on the Internet, Intranet, and span UNIX and Windows platforms. Further, NeXT's frameworks preserve a corporation's investment in technology by leveraging existing data sources and systems." Fannie Mae Fannie Mae is a congressionally chartered, shareholder-owned company and the nation's largest source of home mortgage funds. It has committed to provide $1 trillion in targeted lending for 10 million homes by the end of the decade. The targeted lending will serve low- and moderate-income families, minorities, new immigrants, residents of central cities and other underserved areas, and people who have special housing needs. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT announces Java compatibility Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:33:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdq6j$q70@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Nicole Overson Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2219 NeXT ANNOUNCES JAVA (tm) COMPATIBILITY AND PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR JAVASCRIPT (tm) NeXT's WebObjects (tm) and Sun's Java join forces to deliver interactive Web applications WEBMANIA, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-January 30, 1996-NeXT Software, Inc. today announced its strategy to provide server-based enterprise Web solutions with Sun Microsystem's Java programming language and Sun and Netscape's JavaScript scripting language. With NeXT's WebObjects product line, programmers familiar with Java will have access to data stored in industry-standard relational databases, OLE services in Windows applications, and data in legacy mainframe systems. While many companies have announced support for the Java-based languages on the client, NeXT's strategy is to provide solutions for server-based Web applications. NeXT plans to fill a void in the market for scalable database access frameworks, OLE access, and mainframe connectivity within the Java programming environment. "NeXT's vision is to offer a tool that leverages developers' skills in the Java-based languages while also providing the connectivity necessary for enterprise data integration," said Jean-Marie Hullot, chief technology officer, NeXT Software, Inc. "Web surfers are expecting highly interactive and entertaining Web sites and applications-NeXT plans on delivering the tools to make this a reality." The first release of WebObjects, shipping in March 1996, will allow developers to build interactive Web applications that incorporate their Java applets and JavaScript code to run on the client. Future versions of WebObjects will support Java and JavaScript as the programming languages used to build applications running on Web-application servers. Developers will be able to construct reusable components combining business logic written in Java with data stored in industry-standard relational databases such as Oracle, Informix, DB2, and Sybase. In addition, Java developers will also have access to data stored in OLE-based Windows applications. Developers in need of mainframe connectivity will also have solutions for accessing this data within their Web applications running on the server. "We are excited that NeXT will support Java and JavaScript for server-side Web application development," said Eric Schmidt, chief technology officer, Sun Microsystems. "NeXT brings powerful enterprise solutions to the Java environment." "We are pleased that NeXT has integrated WebObjects with Netscape's line of products. The combination of NeXT's WebObjects and Netscape client/server technology offers a compelling building block for Internet applications," said Jim Sha, vice president of product development at Netscape Communications. "We are also excited that NeXT is including JavaScript as a scripting language for WebObjects and are looking forward to working with NeXT to deliver this technology." WebObjects WebObjects is NeXT's environment for building dynamic server-based Web applications. Using component technology, WebObjects allows developers to deliver dynamic Web-based applications faster than with traditional tools and enables corporations to leverage their existing technology investment while taking advantage of the ubiquity of the Web. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT announces WebObjects free Download Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:35:19 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdqan$q79@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Nicole Overson Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2219 NeXT ANNOUNCES WebObjects (tm) PRODUCT LINE TO DEVELOP DYNAMIC SERVER-BASED WEB APPLICATIONS Customers can download free beta via the World Wide Web WEBMANIA, San Francisco -January 30, 1996-NeXT Software, Inc. today announced its multi-product solution for building interactive server-based Web applications for both the Internet and the Enterprise. NeXT's WebObjects product suite is designed to meet a variety of business needs- WebObjects (tm), the free entry-level product, allows organizations to start building dynamic Web sites today, WebObjects Pro gives developers the ability to build reusable Web components, and WebObjects Enterprise brings a corporation's entire computing infrastructure to the Web. Addressing the need for real Web-based solutions, NeXT's WebObjects product line is designed to deliver quantifiable results to organizations investigating custom Web development tools. In this volatile marketplace, businesses are often confused by the new technologies, emerging standards, and how to benefit from the Web while leveraging their current investment in technology. NeXT's goal is to cut through the confusion and deliver solutions-based Web tools that offer a competitive advantage that translates into increased revenues and greater marketshare. Leverage current technology investment Companies today have already invested thousands, if not millions, of dollars in their information technology. WebObjects is designed to work with this existing infrastructure enabling corporations to expand the reach of their systems to the Web without having to rewrite data and applications. * WebObjects works with industry standard data sources such as Oracle, Informix, and Sybase databases and, through third party software, can support mainframe and legacy access. * WebObjects is browser independent working with standard browsers such as Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Mosaic. * WebObjects is operating system-independent spanning both UNIX and Windows environments. * WebObjects is HTTP server independent, OLE compatible, takes advantage of native server APIs, such as Netscape's NSAPI, and can use existing programming languages such as PERL, C, and C++ languages. WebObjects supports current and emerging Web technologies The Web offers marketers and corporations the promise of ubiquitous availability and new and exciting technology that brings their messages to life. WebObjects offers highly interactive, dynamic Web-based applications and is designed to interoperate with emerging technologies such as VRML, Shockwave, Real Audio, Java, and JavaScript standards. WebObjects will allow you to reach people with real-time information about flights, personal banking accounts, and product demonstrations, all while capturing data for future marketing programs. WebObjects delivers real power to the World Wide Web NeXT's WebObjects solution brings real value to the World Wide Web. Using component technology, WebObjects allows Web developers to deliver dynamic Web-based applications faster than with traditional development tools. Customers can reuse components and can modify several applications at once by editing a single component. This environment translates into a large competitive advantage that leads directly to increased revenues and greater marketshare. WebObjects also enables corporations to scale and manage their Web sites. Webmasters simply plug in additional resources without having to take their machines and applications off line-this is critical for corporations experiencing "grid lock" on their site due to increased traffic. WebObjects facilitates this by managing incoming HTTP requests and distributing Web application processes across multiple machines. Security solution WebObjects offers a secure solution for corporations building commerce-enabled applications for the Web. NeXT has leveraged existing security standards such as Netscape's SSL on the HTTP server. NeXT also provides authentication services via Security Dynamics' SecurID software, offering enterprise network security through one-time password identity verification. "The WebObjects product line offers Web developers an easy entry point to the world of dynamic services," said Steve Jobs, chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, Inc. "NeXT has a long history with the Web and now, through WebObjects, we are able to deliver real value to enterprises wanting to exploit the promise of the Web." "At Dreamworks Feature Animation, we were faced with the situation of getting our production management system, a vital tool for organizing and monitoring the work on a production, up and running much sooner than we had originally anticipated," said Dylan Kohler, co-head of the animation technology division. "Fortunately, our discovery of WebObjects enabled us to quickly rethink our design. WebObjects will enable us to build a production management system elegantly and efficiently, with an interface second-nature to anyone who has ever surfed the Web, and with our users able to benefit from changes to the system as soon as they are put on the server. With our new plan, drawing on WebObjects, we will be up and running much sooner than before, and with, quite frankly, a better and more future-oriented design." THE WEBOBJECTS PRODUCT FAMILY WebObjects The base product, WebObjects, offers an easy entry point for building dynamic Web-based applications. With WebScript you can easily build interactive applications using the pre-built components supplied with the product. This free download, is designed to introduce developers to NeXT's powerful environment and includes the Dodge Virtual Showroom application, allowing Web developers to get started today. The WebObjects beta release is available today for free download via NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com. Future components and upgrades will also be available via the Web. WebObjects Pro WebObjects Pro answers the needs of Web developers wanting to move beyond script-based development to build more complex applications. The WebObjects Pro version includes the ability to incorporate C, C++, and Objective C code into Web-based applications and, through OLE connectivity, the Pro product enables developers to access data stored in Windows applications such as Excel spreadsheets. WebObjects Pro also provides for distributed Web application servers allowing organizations to add more power as there system grows. WebObjects Pro product will be available for $2,999 through NeXT's telesales organization who can be reached at 1-800-TRY-NeXT. WebObjects Enterprise WebObjects Enterprise is NeXT's complete dynamic Web development solution. Targeted to customers who want a solution that encapsulates their existing data and applications, the Enterprise solution allows corporations to preserve their technology investment while building new internal and external Web applications. WebObjects Enterprise will be sold through NeXT's direct salesforce for prices starting at $24,999. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Demonstrates Real Solutions for the Web at WEBMANIA Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:38:04 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdqfs$q7g@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kindle DiGiusto NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3781 or Nicole Overson Copithorne & Bellows 415-975-2219 NeXT DEMONSTRATES REAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE WEB AT WEBMANIA EVENT Steve Jobs unveils products, services and customer support for NeXT solutions WEBMANIA, SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-January 30, 1996-NeXT Software today made a series of announcements and demonstrated new products that secure the company's position as a key provider of software and services for Internet and Intranet development at the company's WebMania event in San Francisco. Kicking-off the event, Jobs demonstrated its WebObjects product suite (WebObjects, WebObjects Pro, and WebObjects Enterprise) for developing server-based solutions for the Enterprise and the Internet, and showed the technology accessing data stored in mainframe and relational database systems to build interactive Web pages. In addition, the company announced: * A new WebConstructors group, a division of NeXT's professional services organization, to help customers quickly build dynamic Web sites * A multi-million dollar deal with mortgage leader Fannie Mae * Plans to support Sun and Netscape's Java and JavaScript technologies for the server * An official name change from NeXT Computer to NeXT Software At WebMania, Jobs demonstrated the power of WebObjects by acting as a virtual travel agent, using a Netscape Web browser to select and book airline flights in real-time with OAG Travel Services over the Internet via a WebObjects adapter and interface. The flight information is seamlessly transmitted over the Internet from Jobs' PC on stage at San Francisco's Center for the Arts Theatre, to and from the OAG's central server located in Illinois. "Accessing dynamic information from the OAG's mainframe in Illinois is a perfect example of how WebObjects can enable companies to vend their dynamic information on the Web, and capture additional transactions through this new way to reach customers," said Steve Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, Inc. Peter Sontag, president of OAG Travel Services, adds that "making OAG travel information available on the Internet is a logical extension of our current on-line and electronic travel transaction and services. In combination with powerful tools, such as WebObjects, companies like ours can leverage the technology investments we've made to deliver on the great promise of the Web." ********************************* WebObjects product suite: real solutions for an unreal market NeXT's revolutionary Web solution addresses the needs of today's Web developers who want to incorporate their existing backend systems into the Web without being tied to any one system or standard. WebObjects is designed to meet these needs and leverages a corporation's investment in technology by enabling access to multiple legacy data sources while also offering managers the peace of mind that the technology will continue to evolve as new standards, such as Java and JavaScript, are created and adopted. WebObjects' open environment is; * Data source independent - works with industry standard data sources such as Oracle, Informix, Sybase, and can also support legacy and mainframe data * Browser independent - works with Netscape, Internet Explorer, Mosaic, etc. * Operating system independent spanning both UNIX and Windows environments * HTTP server independent, OLE compatible, and can use existing languages such as PERL, C, and C++. NeXT's WebObjects product suite offers developers three ways to build dynamic server-based applications. * WebObjects Beta is NeXT's solution for building dynamic Web sites with reusable components using a simple scripting language. Developers can get started today with this free download available at NeXT's Web site: http://www.next.com. * WebObjects Pro is NeXT's allows developers to quickly build more complex Web-based applications using reusable components. The WebObjects Pro version includes the ability to incorporate C, C++, and Objective C code as well as OLE connectivity, and distributed servers into the system. * WebObjects Enterprise is NeXT's complete solution for encapsulating a corporation's existing backend infrastructure for presentation on the Web. This solution includes database access and distributed computing allowing corporations to preserve their investment in technology while taking advantage of the Web. ********************************* WebObjects offers the first Web-to-mainframe solution At WebMania, NeXT also demonstrated Web server applications incorporating legacy host resources using the Enterprise Builder Series technology developed by North Andover, Massachusetts based Conextions, Inc. Fully integrated with WebObjects and NeXT's database access layer, the Enterprise Builder Series allows developers to rapidly integrate data from IBM Mainframe, AS/400, Tandem, DEC, HP and a variety of ASCII host systems. "Using the Enterprise Builder Series developers can quickly integrate data and business logic from a wide variety of legacy host environments with the ease of accessing a database and without requiring any changes to the legacy host environment," stated Edward Kodinsky, president and chief executive officer of Conextions, Inc. "By combining the Enterprise Builder Series with WebObjects, corporate clients will be able to develop and deploy Internet/Intranet services in a fraction of the time required using any other available tools." ********************************* WebConstructors offer customers a solid Web foundation NeXT announces the WebConstructor group which is dedicated to building Web-based applications that incorporate a corporation's existing code base and legacy database information. The goals of the team are to construct these applications quickly while bringing innovation and creativity to the development process and providing proof of concept. NeXT introduced three WebConstructor packages: * Database Adaption Package - designed to generate a Web-based application that interfaces with a customers existing Oracle, Sybase, Informix, and DB2 databases in as little as one month. * Legacy Adaption Package - delivers a Web-based application based on data within existing mainframe systems in as little as one month. * Prototype Plus Package - focuses on providing an entire plan and producing a prototype in as little as two months. ********************************* NeXT Computer, Inc. officially changes name to NeXT Software, Inc.; Fannie Mae selects NeXT Software as its development platform of choice After completing four years as a successful software company, NeXT Computer, Inc. solidified the transition and changed its name to NeXT Software, Inc. With customers such as Fannie Mae, Dreamworks SKG, Disney, Merrill Lynch, and NTT adopting its component-based software as their custom development environment they have validated their belief in NeXT's software. At the same time, Fannie Mae and NeXT announced a multi-million dollar agreement to purchase NeXT's complete product offering and consulting services. The deal spans the Internet and the Enterprise, and solidifies Fannie Mae's belief in NeXT and its component-based solutions. Fannie Mae has already successfully delivered at least two major initiatives using NeXT's software and this furthers their commitment to NeXT's solutions. ********************************* NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, PDO, Portable Distributed Objects, Enterprise Objects Framework, D'OLE, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: powell@tropic.aoml.erl.gov (Mark Powell) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Miami NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Users Group - Feb. 23rd Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:39:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdqhr$q7q@digifix.digifix.com> Meeting Announcement: The Miami NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Users Group meets periodically to discuss advances in object oriented computing. The next meeting is scheduled for friday, Feb. 23rd from 2-4 pm at the University of Miami Biology Department's Mathematica Lab, Room 108 B, Cox Building (on the main campus of U of M across the road from the fountain and the library). For Information during daytime hours contact Professor Tom Herbert {284-6220} or Marshall Gilula {854-8954}. This meeting will discuss Distributed objects, ISDN, and Web Objects.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4fdq5g$q6i@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4fdq5g$q6i@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 8 Feb 1996 16:47:45 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fdr21$q9t@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: "WSI Nationwide" <p00370@psilink.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US-NJ-201-NEXTSTEP System Engineer-WSI Date: 11 Feb 1996 23:57:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fmhc4$2gl@digifix.digifix.com> ----(Please DO NOT return a copy of this announcement with your response)--- Qualified candidates must have at least three years work experience outside school for a USA corporation and not require sponsorship. I have been asked to assemble a team of independent consultants to deploy/install/setup/configure 1800 NEXTSTEP workstations, one consultant to be the Project Leader with strong Unix System Engineering or System Administration and some NEXTSTEP operating system installation/configuration experience, two System Engineers/System Administrators with NEXTSTEP installation experience and two PC & UNIX System Engineers/ System Administrators for a one to two year NEXTSTEP rollout project in thr New York/New Jersey area for a company that converted to Client/Server last year and is now continuing with NEXTSTEP deployment. The client is offering an initial contract of six months, your asking rate will be considered. If you know someone who might qualify, or who is available, have them call and fax/email their resume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified candidates must have at least 2 years experience with a company in the USA --- not a school --- working on business systems and must be a US citizen or not require sponsorship, thanks. If you know someone who is coming to NYC/NJ/CT, e-mail a straight ascii text file/resume to Jay L. (that does not require decoding/converting & initially no HTML or URL's, please) to p00370@psilink.com, fax to 212-534-3724 or call 212-410-1400. (To insure formatting & print quality, please also mail a copy to me at WSI, 1619 Third Avenue, Box #6415, NY, NY 10128-0004) When resumes are received, the candidate is contacted if there is a match, the situation is thoroughly described and the candidate tells us how they would like us to proceed. No information leaves our office without prior approval. (This makes for long term relationships, which we encourage) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WSI is a "specialty" recruiting organization with over twenty years experience and fees paid by our selected client companies, freeing our hands to find top level candidates for "better" projects all over the USA. All fees are paid by our client companies
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 122 - Articles posted since February 5 1996 Date: 12 Feb 1996 05:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4fmhgn$2hv@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 122 Postings since: February 5 1996 [4035] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4036] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4037] PRESS RELEASE: WolfWare Releases NewsFlash Usenet Newsreader Version 2 [4038] PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Workstation Pentium 150Mhz & 166Mhz Systems Available [4040] Fannie Mae selects NeXT [4041] NeXT announces Java compatibility [4042] NeXT announces WebObjects free Download [4043] NeXT Demonstrates Real Solutions for the Web at WEBMANIA [4044] MEETING: Miami NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP Users Group - Feb. 23rd [4045] JOB: US-NJ-201-NEXTSTEP System Engineer-WSI If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-122/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-122.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-122 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sedwards@fred.net (DEEPSPACE TECH.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NeXTStep Pentium Notebook Shipping Date: 12 Feb 1996 00:11:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fmi57$2lh@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Journey Pentium Notebook for NEXTSTEP is shipping. Frederick, Maryland (February 8, 1996) -- DeepSpace Technologies is now shipping their Journey Pentium Notebook for NeXTSTEP. Journey is the only NEXTSTEP notebook currently shipping that runs NEXTSTEP in 800 X 600 16 bit color TFT. Some of Journey's many features include swapable floppy/CD Rom drive/Extra Battery, two RAM bays with many configurable RAM options, Mini dock with a SCSI 2 port, 4 Serial port options, and external CRT 1152 X 900 display. DeepSpace Technologies is a developer of NEXTSTEP drivers and OEM of notebook computers. For more detailed product description and pricing contact DeepSpace Technologies at 301-663-3033 or one of our dealers listed below. Object Technologies 14 Inverness Drive East Suite G228 Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: 1-800452-7608 FAX: 1-303-799-1435 Dancing Bear Enterprises 590 Lipoa Parkway Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753 Phone: 1-808-875-2456 FAX: 1-808-874-3650 NEXTSTEP is a trademark or registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc.. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 12 Feb 1996 05:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4fmicp$2m3@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 12 Feb 1996 05:15:17 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4fmid5$2m3@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Chris Saldanha <csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: computerActive World Wide Web Server Online Date: 12 Feb 1996 01:11:51 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fmln7$2tp@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release For more information write to sales@computerActive.on.ca or call computerActive at (613) 225-4824 computerActive announces the opening of their World Wide Web server ------------------------------------------------------------------- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 5, 1996 The computerActive World Wide Web server is now open to the public. http://www.computerActive.on.ca ftp://ftp.computerActive.on.ca This server describes products and services of interest to the Unix community and in particular to NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP customers. The site demonstrates our Dynamic Web expertise with examples of: 1) a bookstore with a relational database search engine including text string matching on titles, authors, etc. Order your books via the Web. 2) Autoconfigure a Pentium workstation including validity checking of options. Then request a quotation. computerActive is an Ottawa, CANADA based consulting and system integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's business challenges. Our mission is to help our customers be more efficient and effective than their competition. For more information, please contact: Kevin Ford <kevin@computerActive.on.ca> or write: computerActive, Inc. 15 Capella Crt., Unit 128 Ottawa, ON Canada, K2E 7X1 Telephone: +1 613 225 4824 FAX: +1 613 225 1670 Email: sales@computerActive.on.ca
From: Katie Graunke <katie@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Stone Design Spring Cleaning Date: 10 Feb 1996 22:05:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fjmcu$a31@digifix.digifix.com> We're cleaning out our backstock of Stone Goodies with some great deals! All Create hardcopy manuals just $5.00 All DataPhile hardcopy manuals just $5.00 All Stone Design StoneWorker T-shirts $10.00 All original Stone Design Castle T-shirts $10.00 (size adult Medium only) Call now to place your order. Limited supplies available...order today! All orders shipped via US Mail (Priority), shipping is added to each order. Stone Design Corp 3725 Rio Grande NW Albuquerque, NM 87107 USA 505-345-4800, fax: 505-345-3424 info@stone.com http://www.stone.com/stone/
From: doug@thoughtful.com (Douglas Simons) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ListMaker.sense -- an application for searching AreaCode and other lists Date: 10 Feb 1996 22:05:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fjme0$a35@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION: ListMaker.sense -- an application for searching AreaCode and other lists A recent posting on the net asked whether anyone were updating the list of area codes in the AreaCode application which is found at the ftp sites. I had looked at the old AreaCode application myself several months ago, and noticed that it didn't offer any obvious way to update its data. My response was to throw together a generalized replacement application in HyperSense. After a little cleaning up for public consumption, here it is. About ListMaker: ListMaker is a tool for creating and searching lists of items. It includes a list of Area Codes and International telephone dialing codes. This list can be quickly searched by name or number. For example, enter 716 in the search field, and it will identify Western New York and Zimbabwe. Or, type "colo" and you will be presented with the three area codes for Colorado. ListMaker is also useful for creating other kinds of lists, such as personal phone lists, to-do lists, idea lists, organization lists, email lists, lists of your favorite URLs, etc. Lists can be edited at any time. A button is also provided to sort a list. If there are other features you'd like to see in this application, let me know (or add them yourself, if you have HyperSense). Note on Area Codes / Call for Help: ** The list of Area Codes included with ListMaker was derived from the one in the old AreaCode application. I've added a few newer area codes that I know about (such as our new one here in Colorado), but many other newer area codes are missing. If you know of additions or corrections to the list, please send them to me so they can be included in updates for everyone's benefit. Thanks. ** Where to Get It: To run ListMaker you will need either HyperSense or the HyperSensePlayer application. Both ListMaker.sense and the HyperSensePlayer package (including a Free single-user license and many other useful documents) are available by anonymous ftp in the submissions directory at next-ftp.peak.org. They should migrate soon to the HyperSense directory there: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/ListMaker.sense.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar About HyperSense: HyperSense is Thoughtful Software's powerful multimedia authoring system for NEXTSTEP. Use HyperSense to quickly create your own documents and applications, or modify other HyperSense documents such as ListMaker. The object-based SenseTalk scripting language empowers documents with fully interactive capabilities through an intuitive English-like language that is easily mastered. An unlicensed copy of HyperSense (which may be used in demo mode) can be found at the same ftp site. If you do not have ftp access, the HyperSensePlayer and ListMaker are available on disk directly from Thoughtful Software for $10, to cover shipping and duplication costs. MasterCard and Visa are accepted. For more information on HyperSense, HyperSensePlayer, ListMaker.sense or other HyperSense documents which are available, contact Thoughtful Software at info@thoughtful.com or 970-221-4596. Enjoy!! Doug Simons doug@thoughtful.com
From: osg@onramp.net (Glenda ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US/WASHINGTON/DC NeXT Mentors and Developers Date: 13 Feb 1996 15:41:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fqt14$g7u@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT OSG (Object Systems Group) is a technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations in new and emerging technologies. We currently have Several openings for February, March, and April in DC for the following disiplines: OOA/OOD We are in need of OOA/OOD's with strong OO methodologies and process experience. Our projects are enterprise-wide transition to OO that will take approximately 2+ years. NeXT Platform Mentors Minimum 5 years total experience with extensive NeXTSTEP and Objective C. Ability to lead people in a development effort. NeXTSTEP Developers If you have a minimum of 2 years experience in a NeXTSTEP environment at any level, we want to talk to you. The project is a new development (no legacy issues) and will span 2+ years. All work must be done on site. Candidates must be willing to make a minimum of a one year commitment to the project. Send resume to osg@onramp.net , US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 5001 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax to 214 742-5847.
From: Torrey McMahon <tm8025a@mailhost.soc.american.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Multiple WWW tools for NeXTSTEP Date: 13 Feb 1996 15:46:04 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fqtac$g9o@digifix.digifix.com> I have uploded the following software to the "main" next ftp sites. The supporting readme files can be retrieved by replacing the .gnutar.gz extension with .readme All of the software is, or was, being used on our WWW site at American University's School of Communication. They consist of actual http servers (NCSA AND APACHE), GIF manipulation (fly) and creation tools (the GD library inside the fly tar), index and search engines (wwwwais and swish), an all purpose form cgi tool (gform) and a log file analyzer (analog). For good measure I threw in the latest versions of a pop3 server and BIND 4.9.3 pl1. I wrote none of this software. I just compiled it. I have tried to insure that these programs were compiled correctly for the different arch types but this being my first set of quad-fat uploads I can't be reasonably sure they compiled correctly. If you have any problems running the software on arch types other then m68k, my primary hardware, please contact me and I will do my best to fix things. These were all compiled using ver 3.3pl1 of the OS and Dev tools with as little posix as possible. The programs that needed posix extensions of any kind to be compiled are noted in the readme files. These are the URL's for now. next-ftp.peak is in a state of non-movement as of late so I can't say exactly where they will end up. Peanuts will put most of the files in wide-area-info and and unix tools. ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/pop3d.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/wwwwais.2.5.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/gform-1.1.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/httpd_1.5-export.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/apache_1.0.2.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/analog.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/swish.11.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/fly.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/bind-4.9_3-REL.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz and........ ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/pop3d.NIHS.bs.readme ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/wwwwais.2.5.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/gform-1.1.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/httpd_1.5-export.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/apache_1.0.2.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/analog.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/swish.11.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/fly.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/1/bind-4.9_3-REL.NIHS.bs.gnutar.gz Torrey McMahon tm8025a@american.edu
From: mburkart@iiic.ethz.ch (Martin Bruno Burkart) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GIFSaver.tiox, a TIFFanyII module Date: 13 Feb 1996 15:46:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fqtb2$gac@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Martin Burkart burkart@ifspm.unizh.ch ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF GIFSaver.tiox V1.0 ZURICH, CH, Feb 07, 1996 -- The first release of GIFSaver.tiox, an 'I/O-extension' module for TIFFanyII has been made publicly available at these ftp sites: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Graphics/convertors/GIFSaver.tiox.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.eunet.ch/pub/next/Graphics/convertors/GIFSaver.tiox.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/GIFSaver.tiox.NIHS.b.tar.gz (should be moved to pub/next/binaries/graphics soon) The GIFSaver.tiox module extends TIFFanyII to allow saving of GIF files via the "Save To..."-panel. It has been written to simplify the creation of images for WorldWidWeb pages, thus supporting interlaced-GIFs and transparency. The extension features... - Automatic conversion of the image's alpha-channel (if present) into GIF89 transparency information. - An improved median-cut algorithm for selecting a good color palette. - Writing of interlaced and non-interlaced GIF images. - Floyd-Steinberg dithering. - A NetScape-Mode, that uses the same palette as the NetScape Navigator uses on 8-bit systems. The GIFSaver.tiox is compiled for HP, Intel, NeXT and Sparc computers. This module requires TIFFanyII V2.30 or later. (With the exception that it does not work with Version 2.30N ... and nobody seems to know why :-)) Installation After unzip'ing and untar'ing, just copy the GIFSaver.tiox bundle into your ~/Library/TIFFany/Modules or /LocalLibrary/TIFFany/Modules folder. The option 'Save GIF' will be available in the 'Save To...'-panel after relaunching TIFFanyII. # # # # All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Ted Shelton <ems@its.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: New evaluation version of WebRex[TM] Date: 13 Feb 1996 16:34:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fr04g$gk1@digifix.digifix.com> New evaluation version of WebRex[TM] Chicago, 2/12/96 --- Continuing its rapid improvement of WebRex[TM], IT Solutions announced today a new interim release. Still the only commercially available object-oriented tool for building applications on the World Wide Web, IT Solutions continues to offer a FULLY FUNCTIONAL evaluation version. This new release is available for Intel, Sparc, and PA-RISC processors, as well as continuing to support our customers on the black NeXTstations. The new release of WebRex provides a timing trigger, entirely configurable by the developer, to manage WebRex child processes. In the past, if an HTTP transaction had been interrupted, the developer had very little control over the server behavior in responding to this problem. Now, developers can tune a server's behavior to their operating environment. This is an interim release, with an evaluation time-out of March 30th, 1996. Before the end of February, we will make our next major release available, which includes support for the Netscape API. Watch for more news soon! Visit http://www.its.com for more information, and to DOWNLOAD our evaluation software release. For more information Call us at (312) 831-8900 or write to: Information Technology Solutions, Inc. 641 West Lake Street, Suite 402 Chicago, IL 60661 Email: info@its.com IT Solutions is a registered NETSCAPE development partner, a NeXT registered Developer, and a Sun Catalyst partner.
From: Ted Shelton <ems@its.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: WWWSTORE[TM] Complete catalog product for the World Wide Web Date: 13 Feb 1996 16:36:31 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fr08v$glb@digifix.digifix.com> WWWSTORE[TM] Complete catalog product for the World Wide Web Chicago, 2/12/96 -- A fast and easy way for catalog sales companies to put those catalogs on the World Wide Web was introduced by IT Solutions today in Chicago. Running as a complete database driven application, with either Sybase or Oracle as the "back-end" storage server, and with a WebRex application connecting to the World Wide Web through Netscape's Commerce Server, this solution is economical, scalable, and reliable for real commerce on the Internet. The first catalog using this technology, The Gift Sender, is operating today, and more sites are under development. An explanatory "template" can be viewed at http://www.its.com:8010/wwwstore.bundle This software is available in three configurations: RESELLERS -- a package for independent ISPs to use, to either develop and host their customer's catalog sites themselves, or transparently host these catalogs through the IT Solutions Service Bureau. SERVICE BUREAU -- a service from IT Solutions, where we will host a company's catalog at our virtual hosting facility, providing the back-end database and the secure NETSCAPE commerce server for on-line transactions. CATALOG COMPANIES -- for companies that want to develop and serve their own catalogs, the complete software tool, including WWWSTORE source code and WebRex. We also offer development services to assist in putting this catalog on-line quickly. Contact us for details on how you can use WWWSTORE for your business. Visit http://www.its.com for more information, and to DOWNLOAD our evaluation software release. For more information Call us at (312) 831-8900 or write to: Information Technology Solutions, Inc. 641 West Lake Street, Suite 402 Chicago, IL 60661 Email: info@its.com IT Solutions is a registered NETSCAPE development partner, a NeXT registered Developer, and a Sun Catalyst partner.
From: Ted Shelton <ems@its.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: New Subscription based pricing available for WebRex[TM] Date: 13 Feb 1996 16:36:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fr09q$gli@digifix.digifix.com> New Subscription based pricing available for WebRex[TM] Chicago, 2/12/96 --- Following in the shadow of industry giants Microsoft[TM] and Netscape[TM], IT Solutions announced today a new SUBSCRIPTION BASED pricing plan for WebRex. "Customers want more flexibility in their technology investments," said Ted Shelton, CEO of IT Solutions, "We wanted to give customers an option to purchasing our software, knowing that the technology terrain is shifting rapidly and that all bets are off about the future -- especially the future of the World Wide Web." While WebRex[TM] can still be purchased outright for $5,000 (see our price sheet for details on volume discounts), in addition, a new "term use" license has been introduced. This new subscription option allows a customer to purchase the use of WebRex for a 12 month term. During this period, the subscriber receives all product updates, and new releases. At the end of this term, the customer either ceases to use the software, or re-subscribes. Subscriptions can be converted to purchases, with the subscription amount applied against the purchase price. A 12 month subscription is just $995.00 Visit http://www.its.com for more information, and to DOWNLOAD our evaluation software release. For more information Call us at (312) 831-8900 or write to: Information Technology Solutions, Inc. 641 West Lake Street, Suite 402 Chicago, IL 60661 Email: info@its.com IT Solutions is a registered NETSCAPE development partner, a NeXT registered Developer, and a Sun Catalyst partner.
From: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New Blackjack module for NEXTVegas! Date: 14 Feb 1996 00:19:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4frrdc$ogp@digifix.digifix.com> Blackjack version 1.2 for NEXTVegas A new version of the Blackjack module for NEXTVegas has been uploaded to the following sites: ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/ftp/pub/Mark/NVBlackjack1.2.NI.tar.Z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NVBlackjack1.2.NI.tar.Z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/games/NVBlackjack1.2.NI.tar.Z It is compiled for both NeXT and Intel hardware, and requires .505MB of diskspace. This are a few minor enhancements over version 1.1: * Can display cards left in the deck * Can control when deck is shuffled * Preferences are saved in player's defaults database Plus the usual features... * 1 to 4 players * Dealer hits on either all 17s or only on soft 17s * Hand totals displayed on table (or not displayed) * 1 to 8 decks * Insurance option when Dealer has an Ace showing * Splitting -- either by dragging top card or by pressing button * "Double Always" or "Double on 10 or 11" options * Surrender option * Dealer option to peak at hole card whenever there's a 10-value card showing, or only when an Ace is showing. In order to play this game you must have a version of NEXTVegas. NEXTVegas can be found at the above sites as well. The current version of NEXTVegas is 1.01. Grab the READ_ME for NEXTVegas for more information. To install the module, simply place it either in the NEXTVegas app wrapper, /LocalLibrary/NEXTVegas/Games, or ~Library/NEXTVegas/Games. If you have an older version of Blackjack in your NEXTVegas app wrapper, you must remove it before NEXTVegas will recognize the new version. Thanks to James Heitsch for the suggestions on this upgrade. Please send my YOUR comments and suggestions!
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <mgabrys@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG, Thursday February 22nd Date: 14 Feb 1996 16:20:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ftjnq$6ma@digifix.digifix.com> **** ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, February 22nd, 7:00 PM Please note this is the fourth Thursay of the month. Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: General Meeting Get a WEBMANIA update from attendees of Web Objects' public introduction. Also, come see NeXTSTEP scream on a Pars International P6 workstation optimized for NeXTSTEP. Michael Rutchuk of Clorox's label design group will put the P6 to the test demonstrating how he uses Stan Jirman's Tiffany 2 in the label design process. Both Pars and Stan Jirman will present and answer questions. Other meeting items include a technical Q&A and a raffle of a Lt. Sullivan mug. We will convene for dinner at a nearby restaruant. Also: See the BANG DEV-SIG announcement for the February 27th Web Objects meeting. NEW! Meeting notes will be posted to BANG's Web server. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance is at a light on your left. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.7.1 available Date: 14 Feb 1996 22:45:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fua7t$9ts@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Yacktman (801)221-0344 don@misckit.com ANNOUNCING THE RELEASE OF THE MISCKIT VERSION 1.7.1 Update to Kit of Free Objective-C Objects Is Now Available PROVO, UT, Feb 14, 1996 -- A new release of the MiscKit has been made publically available. It contains many new objects and fixes all problems reported since the previous release. The MiscKit may be obtained via ftp to any of the following sites: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/classes/MiscKit1.7.1.s.gnutar.gz (or ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/MiscKit1.7.1.s.gnutar.gz) ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.7.1.s.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/objc/misckit/MiscKit1.7.1.s.gnutar.gz If the German site does not yet have the MiscKit mirrored, it should have the kit within a few days. There are also accompanying binary packages built for various architectures available only at: ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.7.1.b.NIHS.gnutar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/misckit/MiscKit1.7.1.b.NI.gnutar.gz The thoughtport.com site always has the most recent official MiscKit distribution available in /pub/next/misckit with all previous versions archived in /pub/next/misckit/old. The MiscKit is an easy to install kit consisting of Objective-C objects, Interface Builder palettes, bundles, and other useful programming resources. All the resources in the MiscKit have been donated by various Internet personalities for the benefit of other NEXTSTEP programmers. Objects include data structures (string, tree, stack, queue, priority queue, linked list), interface widgets (find panel, textfield, button and slider subclasses, clock and calendar views, icon wells, progress pie/bar), macros, other useful objects (lock file, log file, time, stopwatch, serial port, colors, subprocess, remote subprocess, file), frameworks for building complex interfaces (MiscMergeKit, MiscInspectorKit, InfoMenuKit) and even some useful example applications...plus much more! To make the MiscKit more attractive to developers, use of the MiscKit resources is absolutely free of charge, no matter how the resources are used. Redistribution of the MiscKit is also encouraged. Many developers are reluctant to use objects which are under the GNU "Copyleft". As a result, the MiscKit has its own license which allows developers to reuse the code freely, even in commercial projects. Everything possible has been done to encourage the use of the MiscKit to speed development efforts. Any developer who has generally useful objects, palettes, or other programming resources and would like to donate them to the MiscKit effort is welcome to do so. Contact Don Yacktman at don@misckit.com for information on how to prepare a MiscKit submission. By making a submission to the MiscKit, a developer can avoid the hassles of packaging up a formal distribution of their resources and in turn help add to a growing centralized pool of useful resources. The misckit mailing lists are temporarily out of order and we hope to have them up and working at a new site soon. Until then, inquiries and subscription requests should be made to don@misckit.com. If you request a subscription, be sure to specify whether you wish to be part of the development discussion or only receive MiscKit-based press releases. When the mailing lists are once again up and running, a press release will be sent out to and let everyone know about the changes in addresses and any other important details. Please note that the creation of the "misckit.com" domain does NOT mean that the MiscKit is "going commercial" in any way--it will always be free and open as it has been in the past. Nothing has changed and NO special significance should be read into the use of ".com" instead of ".org". The MiscKit has evolved from the DAYMiscKit and several objects released over the past few years by Don Yacktman and other USENET personalities. Don Yacktman Don Yacktman is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He acts as the MiscKit administrator in his spare time between various NEXTSTEP and Unix consulting projects. # # # # All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. The MiscKit is in no way affiliated with Brigham Young University. Changes since version 1.7.0: V1.7.1 2/14/96 Maintenance and update release: Added MiscSplitView, MiscAppIconAnimator objects and MiscTree(Search) category. Added LazyScrollDir, IconTester, SplitView example apps. Updates and bug fixes to FREE.h, SELECT.h, MiscTableScroll, ScrollDir, MiscMergeKit, MiscTree object and documentation. Note: there is a known bug in MiscTableScroll which could cause a crash under certain rare circumstances. A fix should be available soon and will be released both as a patch for this MiscKit release and as part of the next MiscKit release. [More details about the bug fixes and additions can be found in the MiscKit's History.rtf file.]
From: Alexander Wilkie <wilkie@narya.cg.tuwien.ac.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Gamma module beta Date: 14 Feb 1996 23:41:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4fudhm$a7q@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION: Gamma.preferences FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Alexander Wilkie e-mail: wilkie@cg.tuwien.ac.at (NeXTMail preferred) ANNOUNCING GAMMA.PREFERENCES VERSION 1.0 BETA (INTEL ONLY) This module was hacked in response to a thread in comp.sys.next.advocacy about gamma correction. README: ---------- Gamma.preferences Version 1.0 beta February 13, 1996 This module lets you set the NeXTStep Windowserver gamma correction factor. Basically, it just plays Mr. Nice GUI for the included command line program setlut, which has to be in /usr/local/bin with root ownership and setuid execution enabled (in other words, from the command line type chmod 04755 setlut and perhaps also chown root setlut). The gamma value is stored for each user using a dwrite. There are some restrictions: a) it only works for machines running in 24 bit colour mode b) it only works on Intel hardware c) the user's personal gamma value is not restored upon login; you have to activate Preferences.app to get it. Robert F. Tobler rft@cg.tuwien.ac.at Alexander Wilkie wilkie@cg.tuwien.ac.at ---------- AVAILABILITY Gamma.preferences 1.0 Beta has been submitted to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Gamma.preferences.1.0.beta.I.compressed and will probably eventually move to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/tools/preferences/Gamma.preferences.1.0.beta.I.compressed
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 19 Feb 1996 05:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4g910p$6nk@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 19 Feb 1996 05:15:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4g9110$6nk@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 123 - Articles posted since February 12 1996 Date: 19 Feb 1996 05:00:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4g904p$6kk@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 123 Postings since: February 12 1996 [4047] PRESS RELEASE: NeXTStep Pentium Notebook Shipping [4048] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4049] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4050] PRESS RELEASE: computerActive World Wide Web Server Online [4051] PRESS RELEASE: Stone Design Spring Cleaning [4052] SUBMISSION: ListMaker.sense -- an application for searching AreaCode and other lists [4053] JOB: US/WASHINGTON/DC NeXT Mentors and Developers [4054] SUBMISSION: Multiple WWW tools for NeXTSTEP [4055] SUBMISSION: GIFSaver.tiox, a TIFFanyII module [4056] PRESS RELEASE: New evaluation version of WebRex[TM] [4057] PRESS RELEASE: WWWSTORE[TM] Complete catalog product for the World Wide Web [4058] PRESS RELEASE: New Subscription based pricing available for WebRex[TM] [4059] SUBMISSION: New Blackjack module for NEXTVegas! [4060] MEETING: BANG, Thursday February 22nd [4061] SUBMISSION: MiscKit 1.7.1 available [4062] SUBMISSION: Gamma module beta [4063] SUBMISSION: Alexandra 0.82 [4064] PRESS RELEASE: GESTEL Release version 2.4 of solidThinking [4065] SUBMISSION: NuclearChainReaction 1.0 - NEXTSTEP game with network support [4066] SUBMISSION: GifOmatic 1.1 - NEXTSTEP WWW-GIF tool (Intel fix) [4068] JOB: US-TX & CA Multiple NeXTSTEP Consultants [4069] SUBMISSION: top 3.3 for NEXTSTEP [4070] JOB: SE Positions at Lighthouse Design [4071] PRESS RELEASE: ErgoTech Upgrades ErgoCim First "Plug and Play" Component Software for Manufacturing [4072] MEETING: NEXTSTEP:atlanta, February 22nd [4073] SUBMISSION: BuildUIsNow Java InterfaceBuilder palette beta release If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-123/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-123.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-123 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: clint@techSCOUTS.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP, OOP, Smalltalk, C++ Date: 20 Feb 1996 22:49:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ge4ne$rf6@digifix.digifix.com> WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU!! technicalSCOUTS, a national leader in technical consulting and permanent placement, seeks---Object-Oriented Programmers, System Administrators, Managers, DBA's, and Technical Writers, for clients across the United States. Current positions in California, Texas, Colorado, New York, Chicago, Houston, Pacific Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, East, and Midwest areas. Our clients are looking for talented NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, and C++ software professionals with 1-5+ years experience. **Currently we are searching for numerous Smalltalk/VisualWorks developers for various clients across the US. In general our client companies are looking for strong OO applications developers with 3-5 years of OOP/OOD/OOA experience, with 1-3+ years of Smalltalk applications development. Specific experience with VisualWorks is preferred. Geographical area include SF bay area, Seattle, Dallas, DC/VA/MD, NYC, FL, NC, Chicago, and Oklahoma. Europe-- 6) Looking for energetic software professionals that possess strong technical skills in OOP/ WWW/JAVA/C++/ Microsoft/ NT/ GUI.. very good interpersonal and presentation skills. Will be working with clients on the development of WWW, GUI, internet and GLOBAL internet super highway. Willing to travel 50-70% within the European Marketplace. Salary according to experience level. European work visa's preferred. 3) NEXTSTEP applications developers to work on Financial applications development. Strong NEXTSTEP programming experience, AppKit, EOF, Sybase, trading systems experience a plus. 4) NEXTSTEP developers to work with OO clients, strong interpersonal skills, able to give technical presentations, able to develop rapid prototype of NEXTSTEP applications, or proof of concept. Salary according to experience. Midwest-- 3) NEXTSTEP system administrator, experience with large networks, 3-5 years total admin. experience, permanent position, salary range $45-$65k+ 4) Mid-Sr. level Smalltalk, or NEXTSTEP programmers with 1-4+ years OOP experience working on exciting OO applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k + Bonus 2) NEXTSTEP applications programmer with RDBMS experience Sybase preferred. Financial applications development, specifically options systems strong business skills and understanding. Able to work in a fast paced team environment. Salary range $50-$70k+ 6) Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software applications development engineers with 3-5 years of NEXTSTEP development. Financial applications experience a plus. EOF, Sybase, DBKit plus. permanent positions, salary range $50-$90k + bonus 2) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business applications, financial application, mentoring, applications support experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $30-$50k plus possible bonuses. 1) NT financial applications developer with strong OOP background in C++ Able to work in a dynamic team environment. trading applications experience a plus. MS Windows, NT, Oil and Gas, Visual C++ a plus. Salary according to experience. Northern California area 1) Software Quality Assurance Manager to lead a fast paced SQA/Test environment. Strong background in SQA/Test, 3-5 years + Management. Able to lead and direct a team of SQA/Test engineers. UNIX/NEXTSTEP background. C++/Objective-C programming experience. Salary range according to experience. 1) MS Windows/UNIX applications developer with strong OOP background in C++ Able to work in a dynamic team environment. MS Windows, NT, Visual C++, UNIX/C++ experience. Solid start up company.. Salary according to experience. 3) Technical Support Engineers. Strong development background in OOP, NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Able to work in a fast paced environment. Able to communicate, mentor and explain technical details with non-technical and technical clients. 5) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep TRAINERS to teach programming courses to applications developers. Design and enhance curriculum. Train clients in the OO development environment. Some travel to midwest, east coast required. Prior development experience in one or more of the following areas: OOP, NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, Visual C++, PowerBuilder, SQL, Visual Basic. Courseware design and delivery. Salary range according to experience. 5) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers to work on OO applications development Strong interpersonal skills, EOF, DBKit, Sybase AppKit experience, OOA/OOD. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP experience, salary $50-$80k+ according to experience. 2) NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers to work on applications development. CORBA. Strong interpersonal skills, EOF, DBKit, RDB, extensive AppKit experience, OOA/OOD. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP/Sun experience, salary $50-$100k+ according to experience. 1) NEXTSTEP GUI developer to work on leading edge GUI applications for a major NEXTSTEP database application. Very strong OOP, GUI, and NEXTSTEP skills. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP experience. Salary range $50-80k+ 1) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business / Medical / Government based applications. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, Security Clearance, salary $30-$55k **6) Jr. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position across the country. 1-2 + years commercial OOP experience in NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills, self starter. salary $30-$50k plus possible bonuses. 2) Technical Product MARKETING- 3-5 years experience in the technical design and development of OOP applications, and strong understanding of the OOP Paradigms. Strong interpersonal skills, able to create and present product marketing presentations. Additional skills in PDO, EOF, NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, C++, MS- Windows a plus. Salary according to experience. Southern California **1) Manager--OOP Manager to lead a team of NEXTSTEP programmers working on cutting edge business applications development. 2-5 years management within an OOP environment 7-10 years total experience. Able to coordinate and manage multiple projects NEXTSTEP, EOF, DBKit, Sybase a plus, Strong interpersonal skills. Fast paced environment. Salary range $65k-$100k+ and bonus 5) WebMasters!! C++/OOPers to design and develop WWW applications and GUI Strong background in JAVA, HTML, for WWW, internet applications. Salary range 40-65k+ 3) Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software developers for various financial applications. Cutting edge environment, working with EOF, DBKit, Sybase. Fast paced, self starters able to work in a dynamic team environment. permanent positions, salary range $50-$90k + bonus 1) NEXTSTEP system administrator, 3-5 years admin. experience, permanent positions, salary range $45-$65k + 3) Jr. to Mid Level NEXTSTEP programming, 1-3 years NEXTSTEP experience, EOF, DBKit, Sybase, strong AppKit experience. Ability to work in a dynamic team environment. salary range $35-$65k+ depending on experience. 6) Los Angeles area. Mid-Sr. level OOP with either C++, Smalltalk, or NEXTSTEP applications development experience. Able to work in a dynamic team environment. Large scale applications development experience. Will to learn NEXTSTEP programming. Salary range 40-65k+ Pacific Northwest--Washington, Oregon 6) Microsoft applications design and development engineers. Strong Microsoft background including OLE, MFC, C++, Win32 API, C/C++/Visual C++, NT, Windows 95 plus, Multimedia plus, Additional experience in Financial applications, WWW, internet, wireless communications, and MPEG would be a plus. Salary range according to experience level. 4) Technical Leaders for design and development teams. Strong Microsoft background including OLE, MFC, C++, Win32 API, C/C++/Visual C++, NT, Windows 95 plus, Multimedia plus, Additional experience in Financial applications, WWW, internet, wireless communications, and MPEG would be a plus. Salary range according to experience level. 2) Mid-Sr.. level Smalltalk developer for full-time positions working across the country. 2-3 + years commercial OOP experience in Smalltalk. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, These positions will require 60-80% travel... salary $30-$50k plus possible bonuses. 2) NEXTSTEP programmers with telecomm experience to work on NS applications development. Strong AppKit, Objective-C programming skills. salary $50-$75k 3) C++/OOPers to design and develop WWW applications and GUI Strong background in OOP, WWW, internet, GUI, UNIX, MS-Windows Salary range 40-65k+ 2) Mid-Sr. level Smalltalk programmers with 1-4+ years OOP experience. Work on exciting Smalltalk/OOP applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k + Bonus South--Texas 2) Microsoft applications developer with MFC, OOD/OOP, WinSock, TCP, DLL, OLE, Win95, NT, Visual C++. 3-5 years of Microsoft programming experience. Salary $45-70k+ 1) MS Windows applications developer with strong OOP background in C++ Able to work in a dynamic team environment. MS Windows, NT, Visual C++ experience. Salary according to experience. 7) OOP with C/C++/UNIX/Oracle/DBMS/Perl/Sun background. Able to work in a team or as individual contributor. Security Clearance currently or in near future. Salary range 40-55k+ Central Texas location.. 1) NEXTSTEP applications developers with OOA/OOD experience. Strong OO Methodologies experience. Salary range according to experience. 1) NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, C++, applications developers or trainers with strong OOP/OOA/OOD experience, able to work in a strong team environment, 2-5 years NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk experience. permanent position, salary $45-70k+ 2) UNIX System Administrators with strong interpersonal skills, 2-5 years as a UNIX Admin. TCP/IP, UNIX utilities, Perl, C/C++, Strong understanding of System Administration troubleshooting and problem solving. Salary range $45-65k+ 2) PC System Administrators with strong interpersonal skills, 2-5+ years as a PC Admin. Novell, CNE, NT, cc:Mail, peripherals. Able to work in a fast paced environment. Salary range $40-$60k 3) UNIX Software Applications Developers..2-7+ years experience developing UNIX based applications in C/C++. Oracle Database experience a plus Case tools, configuration experience. Salary $45-65k+ 1) Microsoft applications developer with strong Visual C++, Visual Basic, and experience with OLE, MFC, NT. Salary $40-65k+ 3) Smalltalk programmers with 2- 4+ years Smalltalk experience, to work on exciting OOP applications development ..Excellent interpersonal communication skills, self starter, both telecomm, manufacturing environments. permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ bonus Northeast- **1) Chief Technology Officer -- 3-5 years OO technical management background. Strong leadership, interpersonal, and business skills. Working knowledge of NEXTSTEP OOP paradigm.. 7-10+ years total experience. Salary range 100-125k+ 2) Visual Age/Smalltalk programmers to work on OOP team, strong background in Smalltalk/OOP, very good mentoring and interpersonal skills, UNIX, AIX, and C++ a plus... Salary according to experience 5) Sr. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position in NYC. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills OOA/OOD, self starter, salary $75-$100k plus incentive plan. 3) NEXTSTEP or Smalltalk developers to work on financial applications, Sybase a plus, strong OOA/OOD/OOP experience. permanent positions, salary range according to experience. EAST-- Virginia/Maryland/DC/RTP/North Carolina areas **1) Regional Manager for OOD company. 3-5 years OO technical management background. Strong leadership, interpersonal, and business skills. Working knowledge of OOP paradigm in either C++, Smalltalk, or NEXTSTEP. 5-7+ years total experience. Salary range 100-125k+ **1) Director of Enterprise Systems--Lead team of 12-15 process reengineering consultants and client/server applications development engineers. Grow team to 25 this year, Strong background in client/server and business process. Salary 80-90k+ 3) WebMasters!! C++/OOPers to design and develop WWW applications and GUI Strong background in JAVA, HTML, for WWW, internet applications. Salary range 45-85k+ 5) C++/UNIX applications developers with CORBA, DCE, MS Windows, NT background 4-5 years of commercial experience. Willing to travel and/or relocate. Salary range according to experience. 4) NEXTSTEP applications developer with strong NEXTSTEP OOP/OOA/OOD background. Financial applications development a plus. Salary levels according to experience. 2) Jr.-Mid. level NEXTSTEP developer for full-time position. Business applications, financial application, and mentoring experience preferred. Strong interpersonal communications skills self starter, salary $35-$65k plus bonuses. 4) Smalltalk applications developer..OOP/OOA/OOD background GUI development in a Client/Server environment on OS/2 and/or UNIX based platforms using Smalltalk/Visual Works. 1-3 years Smalltalk. Salary range $50-$65k+ **1) Manager/Technical lead for Systems integration and architecture. Lead the development and implementation of multiple software products. 5+ years development experience, strong OOA/OOD/OOP.. Able to work in a fast paced team environment. Salary range $60-$75k 4) Mid. to Sr. Level NEXTSTEP software developers to work on various financial applications. Cutting edge environment, working with EOF, DBKit, Sybase. Fast paced, self starters able to work in a dynamic team environment. permanent positions, salary range $50-$80k+ bonus 2) Sybase database developers with strong database applications development experience. Design and develop RDBMS applications in a financial environment. Strong SQL, C/C++, Objective-C plus, NEXTSTEP/UNIX background 2) Mid level NEXTSTEP applications developers to work on business applications. Objective-C, AppKit, RDB, DBKit, experience preferred salary according to experience level. 2-3 years experience. Salary $40-$65K+ 3) NEXTSTEP Consultants with 3-5 years experience to work on applications development within a fasted paced environment 6+ months contract, rates $40-$80 hour according to experience Southeast-- 3) NEXTSTEP applications developers with strong OOP/OOA/OOD experience, able to work in a strong team environment, 2-5 years NEXTSTEP development, NEXTSTEP mentoring/training, customer interface, excellent interpersonal skills, able to lead a team of developers. Salary, according to experience. 2) Mid-Sr. level NEXTSTEP programmers with 1- 4+ years NS. experience. Working on exciting OO business applications development..permanent positions, salary range $40-$80k+ **3) NEXTSTEP Consultants to work on large NEXTSTEP applications. 2-5 years NEXTSTEP applications programming experience. Large applications development background. Hourly rate $50-$70 per hour. 12 month contract, renewable. ANYWHERE USA: ** 9) OOPers with NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk or C++ experience. Strong interpersonal skills, able to travel with a position 50-75%. Self starter with strong OO programming experience. These are really good positions if you like to travel. Mentoring, training and OOA/OOD experience helpful.. Be the EXPERT in your field. YOU CAN LIVE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USA!! (within 1~ hour of international airport) Salary range $40-$100k + bonus OTHER INFO-- ****If you want to stay on the leading edge of the NEXTSTEP, Smalltalk, or C++ environments, you may qualify for other exciting positions. To be kept informed of the latest HIGH TECH positions forward your resume and/or call or email for more info today!! United States or Canadian Citizenship required for most of our positions. If you are not a citizen but are in the top 10% of the programmers in your field, please forward a resume for consideration. Please send resume to the following email address (ascii), fax, or US Mail address. ALSO, please specify which position you are applying for. Thank you for your understanding. All resumes will be held in confidence, and everyone who applies will receive a response. Thank you for choosing technicalSCOUTS to represent you in your job search, we know you have a choice, and our goal is to earn your trust. If you know of a software engineer that is seeking employment please forward this information for their review. THANK YOU! Clint Tomlinson Director, Object Technology Recruiting technicalSCOUTS 13492 Research Blvd. Suite 120-171 Austin, TX 78750 Phone: 512-257-1100 Fax: 512-335-1899 Email: clint@techSCOUTS.com http://www.stepwise.com/ThirdParty/Services/technicalSCOUTS.htmld
From: info@opensource.com (Marketing) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Wolfware and OpenSource, Inc. Announce NewsFlash Reseller Agreement Date: 22 Feb 1996 22:08:30 GMT Organization: HookUp Communication Corporation, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Message-ID: <4gipgu$dp5@nic.wat.hookup.net> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Matthew Moran OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 WolfWare PO Box 4977 Ithaca, NY, USA 14852-4977 WolfWare and OpenSource, Inc. Announce NewsFlash Reseller Agreement DENVER, COLORADO- February 22, 1996 Christopher Wolf, President of WolfWare, and Matthew Moran, President of OpenSource, today announced an agreement adding WolfWare's NewsFlash Usenet newsreader to OpenSource's industry-leading selection of third-party NEXTSTEP/OpenStep solutions. "Here at OpenSource, a full-featured newsreader is a necessity. Our Account Representatives have to be able to effectively post and respond. NewsFlash is not only the fastest newsreader we've used, it's also the best," explained Matthew Moran. Added Christopher Wolf, "When it came time to find a qualified NEXTSTEP-savvy reseller for our product, the first name that came to mind was OpenSource." NewsFlash Version 2 NewsFlash Version 2 retains all the speed and flexibility of earlier releases while introducing powerful new capabilities. True article threading by reference makes it easy to follow and manipulate discussion threads. Intelligent uuencoded article handling allows automated posting and asynchronous extraction of multi-part binary files. Smart NNTP data retrieval and local caching ensures optimal performance even over low bandwidth dial-up links. Newsgroup and article list filters, a wide range of sort options, kill files and regular expression searches permit selective and efficient reading of news. Posting and responding to articles is made easy by custom quoting, tight integration with Mail.app, flexible signature handling, and an interface which permits full control over article headers. Flexible newsgroup and article displayformats, a multi-page preferences panel, and the option of keyboard or mouse control allows the user to customize NewsFlash to meet their own needs. Numerous user interface refinements and a completely revised and expanded context sensitive help system, make NewsFlash Version 2 even easier to use than the original. NewsFlash Version 2 is available now for Intel, NeXT, HP and Sparc platforms running NeXTSTEP version 3.2 or higher. NewsFlash requires Internet access to an NNTP server which supports the News Overview (NOV) database. FREE evaluation copies of NewsFlash Version 2 can be downloaded from ftp://ftp.wolfware.com. Evaluation copies are fully functional except that each newsreading session is limited to fifteen minutes. Single user licenses can be purchased from OpenSource for $45 and site licenses can be purchased starting at $95 for five users. WolfWare WolfWare firmly believes that the power and elegance of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep makes it ideal for more than just mission-critical tasks. This Ithaca New York-based company is dedicated to providing the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep community with full-featured, but affordable applications. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world's leading distributor of NEXTSTEP-based object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is NeXT Intel Compatibility Engineer (NICE) authorized. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. --
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Stepwise WWW site restoration progress Date: 23 Feb 1996 01:23:50 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Message-ID: <4gjmhm$7il@digifix.digifix.com> Stepwise encountered several setbacks this week - the hard drive that Stepwise was running from died - the DAT backup tapes had errors on them, making it impossible to update all files to the latest version Much was recovered, although there are some major gaps in areas. Please replace your company's information on Stepwise as soon as possible by filling out the forms at http://www.stepwise.com/forms.html If you have your own pages on Stepwise, its important that you make sure that the copies on Stepwise are up-to-date, and if not, please contact me as soon as possible so I can get them up-to-date. If you have never had information on Stepwise, please take this time to correct that. The new submission forms give some new categories that will make finding your company's product categories easier. If you find dead links, out of date information, or any problems, please contact me by email at sanguish@digifix.com I will be working on restoring Stepwise to a 'better than it was' form over the next 2 or 3 weeks. Any offers of help, or corporate sponsorship would be appreciated.
From: far@ix.netcom.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GateKeeper 1.0a Date: 23 Feb 1996 02:19:37 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gjpq9$80k@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION GateKeeper 1.0a for ppp2.2 GateKeeper is a graphical user interface control for ppp2.2. NOTES GateKeeper 1.0 is being rereleased as rev. 1.0a due to the recent (2/15/96) CERT advisory regarding BIND versions prior to 4.9.3. The enclosed BIND 4.9.3 is used only in triggering dial on demand so you can omit installing it if you do not plan to use this feature. SUPPORT Requests for configuration assistance have jumped sharply since the inclusion of BIND as the "dial on demand" trigger. As I would like to continue developing this software as GNU GPL type freeware, but would also like to be able to devote more time to providing timely support, I would request the following if you need support. 1. If you would like E-mail support please register for it by sending in a one time registration fee of $20 USD. 2. If you would like telephone support please contact me via E-mail for details. 3. If you are a non-commercial user and are doing some type of FSF GNU or freeware work for the UNIX community let me know and we'll call it even. WHERE ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/ppp/GateKeeper.1.0a.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/ppp/GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.gz or ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.1.0a.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.gz or ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communication/apps/GateKeeper.1.0a.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communication/apps/GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.gz NEW FEATURES MAJOR GateKeeper will bring down the ppp link once it has been inactive for a period as set in it's preferences. Toolbar which is also capable of displaying the icon of the selected Gate doc (used in subsequent launch of pppd). GateKeeper can perform dial on demand when triggered by a slightly modified BIND named daemon. This requires that you operate a secondary or caching only DNS server on your local host. While GateKeeper is running it will replace the named server with it's own version which will trigger GateKeeper into performing dial on demand. Of course this assumes that all DNS queries require the ppp link to be established. This dial on demand mechanism does not work well if pppd encounters a busy signal and GateKeeper redials. The resolver queries may timeout under the aformentioned circumstances.
From: am@cen.com (Andy Musliner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Century Computing OPENSTEP Solutions Group Date: 23 Feb 1996 16:04:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gla54$c6i@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Andrew J. Musliner amusliner@cen.com CENTURY COMPUTING ANNOUNCES OPENSTEP SOLUTIONS GROUP LAUREL, MD.- January 24, 1996 - Century Computing, of Laurel, MD, is proud to announce the establishment of the OPENSTEP Solutions Group (OSG), a team committed to providing custom software solutions and integration services utilizing the advanced object-oriented technologies based on NeXT's OPENSTEP and WebObjects product families. In cooperation with NeXT and other OPENSTEP technology vendors, Century's OSG delivers quality software solutions services to industry and government. Century is equipped with an expert team of software engineers, at all skill levels, who are trained and certified in NeXT technologies. We are equipped with an in-house NEXTSTEP network dedicated to the development of NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP, and WebObjects solutions for our customers. We offer solutions development employing a growing list of integrated technologies: * NEXTSTEP * OPENSTEP * Portable Distributed Objects (PDO) * D'OLE * Enterprise Objects Framework (EOF) * WebObjects * Solaris NEO * NEO Developer ENDORSEMENTS Century Computing is recognized as a committed OPENSTEP and WebObjects partner by the following firms and organizations: NeXT: Solutions Provider/Integrator Lockheed-Martin: Virtual Object-Oriented Capability Provider Stepwise Information Server: Major Sponsor / Software Solutions Provider For information on the Century OPENSTEP Solutions Group, contact: Andrew J. Musliner Manager OPENSTEP Solutions Group Century Computing, Inc. 8101 Sandy Spring Rd. Laurel, MD 20707 301-953-3330 amusliner@cen.com (NeXTMail is OK) Century Computing, Inc.: Century Computing, founded in 1979, is a custom software solutions firm specializing in object-oriented technology, graphical user interface systems, high-end image processing, and satellite ground systems. Located between Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD, Century provides software services to a wide range of commercial and government clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region. For more information on Century Computing, visit their Web site at http://www.cen.com or call 301-953-3330.
From: far@ix.netcom.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GateKeeper 1.0a Date: 23 Feb 1996 22:51:11 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4glgcv$cu7@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION GateKeeper 1.0a for ppp2.2 GateKeeper is a graphical user interface control for ppp2.2. NOTES GateKeeper 1.0 is being rereleased as rev. 1.0a due to the recent (2/15/96) CERT advisory regarding BIND versions prior to 4.9.3. The enclosed BIND 4.9.3 is used only in triggering dial on demand so you can omit installing it if you do not plan to use this feature. SUPPORT Requests for configuration assistance have jumped sharply since the inclusion of BIND as the "dial on demand" trigger. As I would like to continue developing this software as GNU GPL type freeware, but would also like to be able to devote more time to providing timely support, I would request the following if you need support. 1. If you would like E-mail support please register for it by sending in a one time registration fee of $20 USD. 2. If you would like telephone support please contact me via E-mail for details. 3. If you are a non-commercial user and are doing some type of FSF GNU or freeware work for the UNIX community let me know and we'll call it even. WHERE ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/ppp/GateKeeper.1.0a.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/ppp/GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.gz or ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.1.0a.NI.b.ta r.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.g z or ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communi cation/apps/GateKeeper.1.0a.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communi cation/apps/GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.gz NEW FEATURES MAJOR GateKeeper will bring down the ppp link once it has been inactive for a period as set in it's preferences. Toolbar which is also capable of displaying the icon of the selected Gate doc (used in subsequent launch of pppd). GateKeeper can perform dial on demand when triggered by a slightly modified BIND named daemon. This requires that you operate a secondary or caching only DNS server on your local host. While GateKeeper is running it will replace the named server with it's own version which will trigger GateKeeper into performing dial on demand. Of course this assumes that all DNS queries require the ppp link to be established. This dial on demand mechanism does not work well if pppd encounters a busy signal and GateKeeper redials. The resolver queries may timeout under the aformentioned circumstances. MINOR --New graphics created with Stone Design's awesome and very intuitive 3D Reality. See the info panel. --pppStats can be displayed in GateKeeper's main window. --Numerous other minor bug fixes and improvements. DISTRIBUTION FILES GateKeeper.1.0a.s.tar.gz contains a source distribution GateKeeper.1.0a.b.tar.gz contains a binary distribution OVERVIEW GateKeeper version 1.0a requires a properly installed ppp2.2. Please read the online NeXTHelp installation instructions and the README file. The GateKeeper has the following features: -- Toolbar control -- Inactivity timeout -- display pppStats -- Dial on demand (triggered by NS Apps and UNIX tools) -- Capable of auto-launching pppd using defaults or using information from a GateKeeper document -- AutoRedial if provider's line is busy. -- Manual Dial and login to a ppp provider without a script. -- Persistent connection will redial and link to your provider if the connection is unexpectedly dropped. -- Compound document format for storing information necessary to access an Internet Service Provider. -- Secure mode which translates all output from pppd to "X"'s. This provides some user feedback as to pppd's progress in establishing the link. -- App Icon shows session time. -- Tri-state animated icon provides status feedback. -- Preferences editor simplifies editing of ppp2.2 files. -- Command line for pppd can be set in Preferences -- NeXTStep online Help -- Plays a sound file when link is established -- Captures and displays connection information Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to: Felipe A. Rodriguez 5315 Colodny st. #7 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 far@ix.netcom.com (NeXTmail preferred) (MIMEmail welcome) --
From: far@ix.netcom.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4gjpq9$80k@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4gjpq9$80k@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 23 Feb 1996 17:47:48 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4glg6k$ctu@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4gm6l9$fie@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4gm6l9$fie@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 24 Feb 1996 00:11:39 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gm6mb$fih@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4gm6ke$fi6@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4gm6ke$fi6@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 24 Feb 1996 00:11:42 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gm6me$fik@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: m4 1.4 Date: 24 Feb 1996 00:11:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gm6mp$fir@digifix.digifix.com> GNU `m4' is an implementation of the traditional Unix macro processor. It is mostly SVR4 compatible, although it has some extensions (for example, handling more than 9 positional parameters to macros). `m4' also has built-in functions for including files, running shell commands, doing arithmetic, etc. Autoconf needs GNU `m4' for generating `configure' scripts, but not for running them. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/m4-1.4.NIHS.bsd.tar.gz To verify that you have an authentic copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. # sum m4-1.4.NIHS.bsd.tar.gz 54384 638 To unpack the distribution: % gnutar xvzpf m4-1.4.NIHS.bsd.tar.gz This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: sendmail 8.7.4 Date: 24 Feb 1996 00:11:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gm6mu$fj2@digifix.digifix.com> Finally, a decent modern sendmail for NEXTSTEP! This latest version is compiled for multiple architectures (NeXT m68k, Intel x86, HP PA-RISC, Sun SPARC), supports NetInfo, NIS, smrsh (sendmail restricted shell), and outgoing aliases (YourName@host.com) with the user database. This version also includes a NetInfo bug fix not available in the Berkeley source distribution. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/sendmail-8.7.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz To verify that you have an authentic copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. # sum sendmail-8.7.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 16317 1382 To unpack the distribution: % gnutar xvzpf sendmail-8.7.4.NIHS.bd.tar.gz This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Documentation for sendmail 8.7 is in /etc/sendmail/doc. Configuration files are in /etc/sendmail/cf. You will need the GNU m4 compiler to create a .cf configuration file for use with this version of sendmail. It is available in the proglang subdirectory on next-ftp.peak.org's NeXT FTP archive. I recommend that you pick up a copy of the O'Reilly and Associates book on sendmail before using this version of sendmail. Furthermore, the installation and use of this software is entirely at your own risk. Read the README notice for more details. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Developer/ILL Date: 26 Feb 1996 15:12:00 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gt46g$7ab@digifix.digifix.com> Developer NEXTSTEP Objective C EOF--a plus Sybase--a plus Career Position Relocation assistance If interested--Please fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com Omni Search 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537 (419) 893-6367 [fax] (419) 893-6334 [voice]
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 124 - Articles posted since February 19 1996 Date: 26 Feb 1996 05:57:37 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4gri4h$vl@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 124 Postings since: February 19 1996 [4080] URGENT: Stepwise Hard Disk Crash [4081] MEDIA: Steve Jobs interview on NPR - Feb 22 [4082] PRESS RELEASE: Wolfware and OpenSource, Inc. Announce NewsFlash Reseller Agreement [4083] ISV [4084] Stepwise WWW site restoration progress [4086] PRESS RELEASE: Century Computing OPENSTEP Solutions Group [4087] SUBMISSION: GateKeeper 1.0a [4090] SUBMISSION: m4 1.4 [4091] SUBMISSION: sendmail 8.7.4 [4092] PRESS RELEASE: R&A Ships Postgres95 1.0pl14 as Shareware [4093] PRESS RELEASE: R&A SysVIPC v3.4 Free for Educational Use and Distributed via the Net [4094] MEETING: BANG Developer SIG Meeting about WebObjects, Tuesday February 27th [4095] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4096] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4097] Summary 124 - Articles posted since February 19 1996 [4099] Summary 124 - Articles posted since February 19 1996 [4100] Summary 124 - Articles posted since February 19 1996 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-124/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-124.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-124 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: support@Radical.Com (Radical Product Support) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.8.2 Beta Date: 28 Feb 1996 16:34:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h2hon$7ih@digifix.digifix.com> February 28, 1996 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, is proud to release the international beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. This version of RadicalNews includes support for international newsgroups. Character set translation, input, and display for ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) and ISO 2022-JP (JIS/EUC variants) is now included. Display of JIS/EUC characters requires NEXTSTEP-J. Other new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes are also in this release. See the README file (included below) or visit our web site for more details. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. (NEXTSTEP 3.0/3.1 will work, but are not supported.) The beta version is free, and will run until April 1, 1996. After the beta period, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.2.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.2.NIHS.README RadicalNews should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.2.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.2.NIHS.README Our web site will have updated information and links to the most current version: http://www.radical.com/ For further information, contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. mailto:RadicalNews@Radical.Com NOTE: This version supersedes all previous versions ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS DESCRIPTION - RadicalNews is a commercial NEXTSTEP GUI-based USENET newsreader. - RadicalNews beta 0.8.2 is a free beta pre-release. - RadicalNews beta 0.8.2 expires April 1, 1996. ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS REQUIREMENTS - NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher supported, 3.0/3.1 work but unsupported - NEXTSTEP-J required for JIS/EUC character display - NNTP compliant news server or standard news (flat) files - Motorola, Intel, Sparc, or HP hardware ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS NEW FEATURES IN 0.8.2 * Character set translation, input, and display for ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) and ISO 2022-JP (JIS/EUC variants) Enabled through preferences User can specify a default character set translation User can specify character set translation by newsgroup Newsgroups can be specified by wildcard (ex. comp.sys.next*) * NEXTSTEP-J's Clare Input System is supported for entering Japanese hiragana, katakana, and kanji. * Read and post in any of: ASCII, Latin-1, New-JIS, Old-JIS, Nec-JIS, Shift-JIS, or EUC encodings. * Browser newsgroup viewer now provided * URL zap's are now draggable * Article time display reference may be specified (Origin, GMT, Local) Choose the time zone in which you want to see article dates * "Find Next Highlighted" feature added Finds the next highlighted article via <cntrl><downarrow> or <cmd>H * Service provided to process news group URL's * "New Groups" list added Shows new newsgroups added since last execution of RadicalNews * Newsrc is now backed up to ".newsrc~" when saved * New user-selectable file naming archiving conventions * Automatic archive index updating feature now selectable ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS BUG FIXES IN 0.8.2 * Background gradient drawing performance improved * Startup time improved * Newsrc write time improved dramatically Group "catchups" are now much faster * URL zaps no longer disappear when doing a "Flip Font" (TM) * Selecting INN Server type no longer poses a problem Although selecting INN currently has no effect. INN mode is "autoselected" by RadicalNews upon detecting an INN server * A problem occasionally causing crashes during updates fixed ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS KNOWN PROBLEMS IN 0.8.2 * Browser does not support user defined colors and fonts * Areas with non-white backgrounds do not highlight properly when selected * Problems when NOV enabled and XOVER command not supported by news server * Selecting Flat Files as a news source requires a restart * ~ not expanded proeperly in file path names ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS FUTURE FEATURES * Service support for news article URL's is planned * Multiple news source support is planned * Thread sorting by date is planned * Automated batch retrieval is planned * Off-line reading is planned * Auto-uuencoding for posting is planned * MIME support is planned * Background news pre-fetch (thread tasking) is planned ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS CURRENT FEATURES * True article threading o Split browsers for threads, articles o Orders articles according to who's replying to whom * Accurate tracking of cross-posted articles o Decrements counts & marks "read" across all groups * Group-level catchup and posting o No need to read in entire group to catchup o Catchup many groups at once o Preview your posting before it goes out * Article subject & author highlighting & tagging o Tag users, e.g., John Doe (a nice guy) o Highlight threads containing a specific user's articles o Highlight threads by subject keyword * Article filtering and searching o Extensive filtering and searching support * Article followup highlighting o Highlights your postings o Highlights threads containing followups to your postings * Convenient user interface o Browser and/or List viewers provided o Article line counts displayed by author name o Article text not loaded if user defined threshold exceeded o Space bar pages forward through articles o Delete key moves backward through articles * True article archiving and indexing o Creates a true article archive o Interfaces to Digital Librarian o Import foreign newsreader archives into RadicalNews archive * Multiple article uudecoding o Automatic article sorting o Uudecodes binaries, sounds, pictures o Can decode an entire group's articles at once o Can decode multi-part attachments & partial files o Autolaunches appropriate application * Multiple independent viewers o Different thread viewers for each newsgroup, if desired o Different group viewers for each newsgroup list, if desired * Advanced Quoted Text Handling o Delineates quoted article text when viewing o Requotes article text to specified level when posting * Flip Font (tm) Feature o Flip between primary and alternate article text fonts * Advanced article retrieval o Efficient article object manipulation o Article size thresholding * User-defined newsgroup lists o Create your own lists of any or all newsgroups o Alphabetic / user sort of list of newsgroups * Fully user configurable graphical interface o Size, position, viewers, sound o Extensive support for color & fonts * Utilities interface o URL service support and flagging in articles o Full email support for article reply & forwarding o Print articles in either fixed pitch or RTF formats o Print Layout panel functionality supported o Launch Edit.app with current article o Duplicate menu entries for easy access to functions -----------------------------------
From: Matthew D Waters <matthew@pswtech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Software Announces Record Year, New Name Date: 28 Feb 1996 16:34:52 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h2hps$7iq@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matthew Waters PSW Technologies 512-343-6666 matthew@pswtech.com Pencom Software Announces Record Year, New Name February 28, 1996, Austin, Texas -- After posting a record year of $20 million in revenues in 1995, Pencom Software, a long time partner of NeXT Software and developer of the co-Xist (TM) X11 implementation for NEXTSTEP, has announced it has changed its name to PSW Technologies. Operating as a separate division of Pencom Systems Inc. for the past six years, PSW Technologies has steadily gained mind and market share as a provider of managed software project services, including consulting, design, development and testing of software products and systems. Pencom Systems will continue to focus on recruiting, contract programming and systems administration services. PSW Technologies' $20 million in 1995 revenue is up 70% from 1994, with operating profit estimated at $2 million. The company's growth is a result of increasing end-user demand for its expertise in new computing technologies, plus strong relationships with its industry partners. Over the past five years PSW Technologies has achieved a compound growth rate of more than 60%. "1995 was a breakthrough year for us," said Frank King, president of PSW Technologies. "We were confident that our unique approach and technology leadership would produce a great company, and it has. Now the owners and management team recognize the need to differentiate PSW Technologies from Pencom, in order to grow its identity in the marketplace." "New World" Technology Services PSW Technologies provides services to help both technology vendors and end-users bring critical products or business systems to market faster, using best-of-breed technologies. Through partnerships with industry and technology leaders such as IBM, NeXT, Lotus, Tivoli and Transarc, PSW Technologies has built a large and unmatched pool of development talent in what it terms "new world" computing technologies. These technologies include object-oriented software development, with a focus on tools from NeXT Software, as well as Windows NT and UNIX platform development; DCE and CORBA standards; and network services such as the Internet. The company employs its own software methodologies to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables. The company's NeXT-related projects in 1995 have included: - An object-oriented enterprise-wide business system for Canon Computer Systems Incorporated (CCSI). Based on NeXT's object technology, this large scale core business system will provide the foundation for handling all transactions of CCSI's $1 billion dollar business when deployed, on schedule, this summer. - A Trouble Ticket Tracker application for AT&T Wireless that in a very short period after deployment established a substantial return on investment. - The design of a state-of-the-art container ship terminal management system for San Francisco-based Marine Terminals Corp., which is to be completed in early 1997. PSW Technologies also gained recognition from IBM after it successfully helped port Microsoft's Windows NT to the Power PC architecture. The company now has sole responsibility for Windows NT testing in IBM's Kirkland, Washington programming center. This high level of expertise with Windows NT will further support PSW Technologies' position with NeXT as they release OpenStep for Windows NT this month. PSW Technologies undertook five large projects with Tivoli Systems in 1995. Although that company was recently acquired by IBM for $743 million, PSW Technologies anticipates that business with Tivoli will continue to be strong in 1996. Company Origins King, a former senior vice president of Lotus Development's Software Business Group, and a 19-year veteran of IBM, joined the company in 1992. "I was drawn by this company's dual focus in supporting technology providers and building end-user systems, which I'd never seen, and still haven't seen, among the other large consulting and integration houses," said King. "Our focus on leading-edge computing technologies has been the basis of our 7-year relationship with NeXT," King continued. "They really are at the forefront of the object-oriented software development tools market." PSW Technologies, formerly Pencom Software, began in Austin, Texas in 1989. As the software consulting arm of Pencom Systems Inc., it began its experience with the NEXTSTEP operating system in 1989 and released its first version of co-Xist (TM) in 1991. Pencom Systems has been supplying software engineering expertise to serve the UNIX/open systems marketplace since 1981. Pencom Software was created in response to the growing demand among large technology vendors and end-user companies for project-oriented work that applied the newest leading-edge computing technologies available. Today, PSW Technologies is an independent consulting and services company focused exclusively on applying those "new world" software technologies to meet the strategic business demands of its customers. For more information on the services PSW Technologies provides, call 800-736-2664 or 512-343-6666, send e-mail to Matthew_Waters@pswtech.com or visit http://www.pswtech.com/ on the World Wide Web. As of November 1st, 1995 co-Xist distribution is handled exclusively by OpenSource Inc. in Denver Colorado. They can be reached at 800-879-6736, 303-861-4411, info@opensource.com or by visiting http://www.opensource.com/ . ### co-Xist is a trademark of PSW Technologies, NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 26 Feb 1996 05:15:03 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4grfkn$iv@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software and Object Technologies, Inc. announce an academic price for Complete Access and Complete Access Developer Date: 26 Feb 1996 22:46:01 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gtupp$c8t@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ocean Software and Object Technologies, Inc. announce an academic price for Complete Access and Complete Access Developer. February 26, 1995 - Englewood, Colorado - Ocean Software, Inc. and Object Technologies, Inc. are pleased to announce academic pricing Complete Access and Complete Access Developer version 1.1 for the NEXTSTEP environment. Complete Access is an end-user application which permits ad hoc query, reporting, and data analysis. Complete Access Developer is an Interface Builder palette offering the same functionality as the application version, but permits rapid creation of custom reporting and EIS tools. Both Complete Access and Complete Access Developer enable quick and painless creation of many report styles, including hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages. Data displayed in these reports may be queried from databases using either NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework or DBKit. The built-in import/export functionality permits text files with arbitary field and record delimiters to also act as a data source. "The academic user has many data access and analysis requirements which in the past have been performed either manually or with an odd collection of disparate tools" states Dana Parrish, Director of Sales and Marketing at Ocean Software, Inc. "These data analysis tasks can now be automated with just a single tool, Complete Access." "And it is for this reason," says Jim Swails, Object Technologies, Inc. VP of Sales and Marketing, "that we are excited to add Complete Access and Complete Access Developer to our academic price list. The price point at which we are offering these tools should make them especially attractive to the academic user." Complete Access and Complete Access Developer v1.1 are available now and require NEXTSTEP 3.2 or greater for Intel, Motorola, SPARC or HP Systems. 8MB of available disk space is recommended for installation. Complete Access is available to academic users for $519.00 (Proof of academic status required). The commercial price is $799.00. Complete Access Developer is available to academic users for $1499.00 which includes a Runtime license (Proof of academic status required). The commercial price is $2999.00 and 149.00 for the Runtime. For more information, please contact Object Technologies, Inc.: Object Technologies, Inc. 14 Inverness Drive East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Toll Free: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1 - 303 - 799 - 1435 E-Mail: info@object-tech.com WWW: <http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 26 Feb 1996 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4grfkt$iv@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: BANG Developer SIG <dev-sig_info@bang.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG Developer SIG Meeting about WebObjects, Tuesday February 27th Date: 25 Feb 1996 22:55:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4graum$6t6@digifix.digifix.com> ******* ANNOUNCEMENT ******* Bay Area NeXT Group Developer Special Interest Group Meeting When: Tuesday, February 27th, 7:00 PM Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: WebObjects Come meet the engineering team that created NeXT's new Web development tool. They will present WebObjects' architecture, discuss how to use it to rapidly create dynamic web pages, and answer technical questions. This is a great opportunity to get the low down on what WebObjects is or kick start your WebObjects development. After the presentation and Q&A, we will proceed to a nearby restaurant for some dinner and discussion. This meeting is open to all. A $5 donation is suggested for non-members to help cover the cost of the venue. You can also sign up for BANG memberships ($35 a year) at the meeting. See you there! For more info, contact: http://www.bang.org/ mailto:dev-sig_info@bang.org BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Directions to the auditorium are available at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (the street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance is at a light on your left. Directions to the auditorium are available at the guard office at the entrance.
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: R&A Ships Postgres95 1.0pl14 as Shareware Date: 25 Feb 1996 15:59:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gqiim$4h2@digifix.digifix.com> R&A SHIPS POSTGRES95 1.0pl14 AS SHAREWARE Contact: Info@RnA.nl R&A has ported the POSTGRES95 1.0pl14 database system (a fully object-oriented database from the group that spawned INGRES) to NEXTSTEP 3.x. POSTGRES is a research effort into the realm of future database systems. It has time-travel, abstract data types (objects!) and so on. R&A distributes POSTGRES via the Internet. It can be found in the directory: ftp://ftp.nl.net/pub/comp/next/postgres95 The POSTGRES sources are available from the university of California at Berkeley for free. But porting is not trivial and has taken quite some time. This has to do with dependencies in the POSTGRES code on both interface and implementation of the native OS it runs on. We share our code changes with the POSTGRES group at Berkeley so with future releases of POSTGRES and future releases of NEXTSTEP porting will become less an issue. People that want it now, can either port themselves, or buy our package. POSTGRES is not a stable, commercial environment (even if it is used as such here and there) but its key aspects make it popular in research and other advanced environments. We have ported everything of the POSTGRES95 release, including the dynamic loader. A dbKit or EOF adaptor is not part of the current release. But as POSTGRES95 uses SQL, the development of one might prove less time consuming than one for the predecessor University Postgres-4.2. Our patches have been submitted to the POSTGRES group. We expect them to show up in the upcoming POSTGRES95 1.01 release. Our POSTGRES95 1.0pl14 release will be almost equivalent to that release. We intend to support the NEXTSTEP port of postgres95, but our efforts are limited since we lack the resources (it is after all not a commercial project). The more shareware fees are payed, the better we can support the port. We do make our patches public so the community will not be depending on our effort alone. SysVIPC POSTGRES uses System V shared memory and semaphores. R&A sells a package that emulates this under NEXTSTEP called SysVIPC. Since our port of POSTGRES needs the System V shared memory and semaphore functionality, we have made the SysVIPC package shareware for educational purposes and it is available on the net. It can be found in the directory: ftp://ftp.nl.net/pub/comp/next/SysVIPC/ Postgres-4.2 The NEXTSTEP port of the previous version of Postgres (postgres-4.2) has also been submitted to the net as shareware. It is completely unsupported (unless someone gives us really a lot of money). It can be found in the directory: ftp://ftp.nl.net/pub/comp/next/postgres-4.2 Postgres-4.1 The NEXTSTEP port of the pre-previous version of Postgres (postgres-4.1) will be submitted if there really is demand for it. Postgres-3.x The NEXTSTEP port of the pre-preprevious version of Postgres (postgres-3.x) is not available. Contact R&A Goudreinetstraat 582 2564 PX Den Haag The Netherlands Fax: +31 70 3230851 Email: Info@RnA.NL We prefer e-mail. NeXTmail welcome. R&A is a small firm specialized in quality software design and implementation and consultancy. We are specialized in OO, Unix, NEXTSTEP and portability. Acknowledgements NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NEXT. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.NL Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: R&A SysVIPC v3.4 Free for Educational Use and Distributed via the Net Date: 25 Feb 1996 15:59:46 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gqik2$4ha@digifix.digifix.com> R&A SysVIPC v3.4 Free for Educational Use and Distributed via the Net R&A CHANGES LICENSING CONDITIONS AND DISTRIBUTION SCHEME FOR SysVIPC v3.4 Contact: Info@RnA.nl R&A today announces a change in the licensing conditions of SysVIPC v3.4. In short, these changes are: 1. SysVIPC is from now on distributed via the Internet. The fully functional binary distribution can be found in the directory: ftp://ftp.nl.net/pub/comp/next/SysVIPC/ 2. Use for educational purposes is free. Note that it is 'educational use' and not 'educational users'. If you want to use SysVIPC for commercial activities, you still need a license. Original version 3.4 announcement (with adapted prices) follows: R&A SHIPS Quad-fat SysVIPC V3.4 SHARED MEMORY & SEMPAHORE EMULATION FOR NEXTSTEP FREE UPGRADE FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS *) Version 3.4, second release A new version due to shipping quad-fat (m68k, i486, hppa, sparc). Prices have changed to Dfl instead of US $. Two bugs have been fixed since pre-3.4 releases. *) Contact Info@RnA.NL for details Version 3.2 Version 3.2 differs from version 3 only with respect to POSIX support. The POSIX implementation and the BSD implementation of the directory functions and structures of NEXTSTEP 3.2 are not binary compatible. Version 3.2 of SysVIPC supports both. Follows: the text of the original Version 3 release with adapted prices R&A announces the shipping of the second release of SysVIPC: version 3. This version maximises the emulation completeness of the implementation within the constraints of security and speed. System V style IPC is used widely on SunOS, Ultrix and most System V Unix implementations for interprocess synchronisation and is not part of the NEXTSTEP developer libraries. Product description: SysVIPC offers NEXTSTEP programmers the possibility to use Unix System V style shared memory and semaphores in their code, thus enhancing portability on one side and easier porting of existing applications that use the Unix System V shared memory and semaphore API. Operating systems that include that API are (besides System V Unix implementations) for instance Digital Corporation's Ultrix 4.x and Sun Microsystem's SunOS 4.x BSD-style Unix implementations. R&A, for instance, used SysVIPC internally for the shared memory and semaphores when porting the University Postgres RDBMS (which is available as a separate product). The implementation does not need any change on the systems where programs created with SysVIPC are executed. Just installing on the developer system is enough. The following library calls are supported: semctl, semget, semop, shmctl, shmget, shmat, shmdt, ftok The following programs are included: ipcs, ipcrm The software license allows copies of the executables of icps and icprm to be shipped with your product. The implementation is as good as 100% complete (sometimes even more than complete). There are a few minor incompatibilities and some extra compatibilities beyond the API on the implementation level. These differences are (implementation level compatibilities are marked with '+', incompatibilities are marked with ' ' and remarks are marked with 'o'): + Shmids and semids are system-wide unique -- as most System V-like implementations, including those of Ultrix and SunOS. This means that you can create, for instance, a semaphore set with semget() in one process, scribble the semid obtained by that down, and use it directly in another process to access that same semaphore set. This is important especially when porting programs that use this feature of the common implementations (which appear to be many). For a strict implementation of the API this is not necessary. Code from systems like SCO Unix (where the ids are on a per process basis) is not affected by the added functionality of system-wide id uniqueness. You cannot give away a semaphore- or shared-memory id to another user unless you are the super user. A semid or shmid is owned by a single user at a time, just like a file. (on System V it can be owned by the creator and another user.) Not being able to give away has to do with the general possibility on System V to give away things to other users. On System V, for instance, you can give away files. This behaviour is neither part of Mach nor of BSD. Our implementation is not loaded in the kernel, but runs in user space. Therefore, we had to choose between API compatibility and security. We chose to implement the latter, since in most situation this behaviour is not used anyway. Semaphores: all semop() and semctl() operations require READ + WRITE access to the semid, even those that according to the documentation only need READ access. This incompatibility is automatically lifted by our implementation for semaphores that are from the same owner. This incompatibility also has to do with our choice for security vs. completeness. In almost all cases developers will not be affected, since mostly semaphore operations are from one and the same user. Shared memory: + a single shmid can be attached multiple times by the same program (to different addresses) -- this is the behaviour of most System V implementations, including those of Ultrix and SunOS, but it is usually not clearly documented. Another beyond-the-API compatibility that is useful for porting existing code. o all shmids require at least READ access in order to be useful this is also true of System V shmids, but again, is usually not clearly pointed out. shmat() and shmdt() cannot update the shmid_ds control structure if the shmid is read-only. Another security vs. API conflict for a user-space implementation. the emulation is not aware of processes that do not explicitly detach their shared memory segments before exiting. In short, the `shm_nattch' count may not reflect the actual number of segments attached. This would need some sort of server process, or a kernel implementation. Since we use a user-space implementation, we had to leave out the server for improved speed (and ease of use on the client side). o the shmctl() commands SHM_LOCK and SHM_UNLOCK are currently not implemented -- these are used in other implementations to lock/unlock the shared memory segment in physical memory, i.e., to avoid swapping (for performance?) The API defined behaviour is not affected by ignoring these. They are also impossible to implement in a user-space implementation. Also speed is not really affected by leaving these out. NB: We advise strongly against using the "beyond the API" parts of System V shared memory and semaphores when developing new code. The availablity of this behaviour is not guaranteed on other systems (e.g. SCO Unix), thus diminishing the portability of your code. You might wonder why we did not choose for a kernel-space implementation. Kernel loadable would have to be loaded on every machine that you run your software on. This implies heavy system administration and a big burden for anybody who wants to sell products that use our implementation. The user-space implementation does not have that disadvantage and is also inherently more safe to use. Any error in our implementation (of which we are not aware that there exists one) will not bring down the kernel, but merely a user process. The SysVIPC binary distribution is shipped as MAB (Version 3.4 for Intel 486, Motorola m68k and Hewlett-Packard PA-RISC architectures). Price and ordering information Prices as of 24/2/96 (may change without notice). Prices are in dutch guilders. License cost License Price Edu use 1st CPU binary Dfl 1000 shareware 2nd 5th CPU binary Dfl 800 shareware 6th 50th CPU binary Dfl 600 shareware 51th 100th CPU binary Dfl 400 shareware All other CPU's Dfl 200 shareware Source license 10 times binary NA There is no runtime fee (so in general, just a few licenses are enough for any organisation, just on the developer side, and source licenses are for sites who require source control over as many parts of their product as possible). Note: SysVIPC is shareware for educational 'use', not for educational 'users'. This implies that you can use it for educational uses in commercial environments and you can't use it for commercial purposes in educational environments. Shareware means: we'd like to get money from you but it is not required. Send us money if you really like the package. Prices are without shipping, handling and VAT (Dutch VAT is 17.5%). Customers outside the European Union do not pay VAT. Customers inside the EU do, unless they send us their VAT registration number. Shipping and handling: Destination Shipping The Netherlands Dfl 15 Europe Dfl 20 Rest of the world Dfl 25 How to order Customers in the Netherlands may send a written order. A bill will be enclosed with the shipment. All other customers have to pre pay. No credit cards accepted. The best way to pay is to go to a bank that has access to SWIFT. Customer pays money transfer cost of both sides (which should normally lie around Dfl 15 per side). Bank to send money to: ABM-AMRO Bank Kneuterdijk 8 The Hague The Netherlands Account: 40.16.84.016 R&A Information: what you purchase and where to send it. In general: give as much info as you can. We do accept certified cheques. They should be written out in Dfl. Eurocheques are accepted and there is no payment fee involved. Make sure the Eurocheque is written in Dfl. Packaging SysVIPC comes in an installer package for NEXTSTEP 3.1 or higher on a 3.5" HD floppy disk. The package includes full documentation in the form of Unix man pages, as well as the ipcs and ipcrm programs. Both library and programs are in MAB format for all supported architectures. The source license comes with full sources for library, man pages and programs added to the mentioned binary installer package. Contact R&A Goudreinetstraat 582 2564 PX Den Haag The Netherlands Fax: +31 70 3230851 Email: Info@RnA.NL We prefer e-mail. NeXTmail welcome. R&A is a small firm specialized in quality software design and implementation and consultancy. We are specialized in OO, Unix, NEXTSTEP and portability. Acknowledgements Ultrix is a trademark of Digital, SunOS is a trademark of Sun, SCO is a trademark of the Santa Cruz Operation, Unix is a trademark of USL, NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NEXT. All trademarks belong to their respective owners. -- Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) NEXTSTEP RD242 "If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there" Paraphrased in Alice in Wonderland, originally from the Talmud.
From: Ralph Zazula <zazula@sierra.running-start.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Running Start Opens Web Site, Offers Free Software Date: 26 Feb 1996 02:48:05 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4grojl$2ep@digifix.digifix.com> RUNNING START OPENS WEB SITE, OFFERS FREE SOFTWARE San Jose, Ca. - February 21, 1996 Running Start, Inc., a newly formed OPENSTEP consulting and development firm, announces the availability of some of your old favorite, and some new exciting FREE SOFTWARE on its web site: http://www.running-start.com. We have placed updated versions of some of our previous public-domain releases, new software, and a re-release of an old-time favorite: FastView the fastest JPEG viewer in the west! RZToDoList a simple to-do list (with source!) epstotiff more than the name says, convert eps/tiff -> gif and more PageChain from the Pinnacle days, with a FREE single-user license dim a super-simple, lightweight screen dimmer (with source!) MailBug part of our Defect Tracking System, report bugs and suggestions About Running Start, Inc. Running Start was formed in January 1996 by Ralph Zazula and David Koski, two veteran NEXTSTEP developers. Running Start offers consulting services in areas such as: o Application design and development o Objective-C class library API design, development o Rapid prototype development for "proof of concept" o User-interface design and prototyping o Development and delivery of OpenStep training In addition to consulting, Running Start develops software products in response to customer demand. For information on projects underway, see the "Current Projects" link at the Running Start Home Page. Running Start, Inc. info@running-start.com http://www.running-start.com ### Trademark Info: Running Start is a trademark of Running Start, Inc. NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Shane_Kelsay <shane@object-tech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Twin Head Pentium Notebooks for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Date: 27 Feb 1996 16:03:15 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gvrij$hqe@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TWIN HEAD PENTIUM NOTEBOOKS for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep AVAILABLE TODAY! Englewood, Colorado (February 27, 1996) -- Object Technolgies, Inc. is pleased to announce the availablity of the Twin Head Pentium Notebooks for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Users. With the availability of both Pentium 75Mhz and 90Mhz processors, Internal PCI Architecture, up to 64MB RAM and up to 1.3GB IDE Disk Space, the Twin Head is capable of handling from the most basic user to the most advanced NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Developer. With 800 X 600 Active Matrix Resolution, integrated 16-Bit sound, microphone and optional user removable Quad Speed CD-ROM, the Twin Head offers powerful multimedia capabilities. "Due to the advanced Internal PCI Hard Drive Controller, the Twin Head Notebook blows away the competition" said Max Pollard, Director of Technical Operations, Object Technologies, Inc.. FREE I/O SLICE DOCKING STATION with the Purchase of any Twin Head Pentium Notebook! Object Technolgies, Inc. is currently offering a FREE I/O Slice Docking Station with the purchase of any Twin Head Pentium Notebook. The I/O Slice Docking Station offers the following: - 1 MIDI / Gameport - 1 PS2 Mouse Port - 1 PS2 Keyboard Port - Connections for both 2 Serial, 1 Parallel Port - External Monitor Connection - ISA/SCSI Controller - PCMCIA slots for 2 Type I/II or 1 Type III card Twin Head Pentium Notebook Standard Features: - Intel Pentium 75 or 90Mhz CPU, 256KB Level-2 cache - 16MB RAM -- Two RAM Expansion Slots for up to 64MB RAM - 800 X 600 Active Color Matrix Resolution - 540MB IDE, 810MB IDE or 1.3GB IDE Hard Drive Options - User Removable 1.44 Floppy Drive - Touch Pad Mouse, Ergonomic Palm Rest Keyboard - Lithium Ion Battery - 32-Bit Local Bus Windows Accelerator, 1MB Video RAM - PCMCIA slots for 2 Type I/II or 1 Type III card - AC Adapter - Carrying Case - NEXTSTEP Drivers - 3 Year Warranty (1 Year Full Warranty, 2 Year Labor Free) Twin Head Pentium Notebook Options: - 8MB RAM Card - 16MB RAM Card - 32MB RAM Card - User Removable 540MB IDE Hard Drive - User Removable 810MB IDE Hard Drive - User Removable 1.3GB IDE Hard Drive - User Removable 4X CD-ROM Drive - Secondary Lithium Ion Battery - Car Adapter - I/O Slice Docking Station - PCMCIA Ethernet Cards - PCMCIA 14.4 or 28.8 Fax Modem Cards - PCMCIA SCSI Adapter Card - NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle 3.3 - NEXTSTEP User 3.3 - NEXTSTEP Developer 3.3 - Microsoft Windows 3.11 or 95 For current Academic and Commerical pricing contact Object Technologies, Inc.: Object Technologies, Inc. 14 Inverness Drive East Suite G-228 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Phone: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@object-tech.com (NEXT Mail Accepted) WWW: http://www.object-tech.com/NEXTSTEP +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Object Technologies, Inc. Object Technologies, Inc. is a Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Operating Environment and the Exclusive Reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle for Universities, Students and Faculty Members. Object Technologies, Inc. provides custom solutions for the NEXSTEP Operating Environment including NEXTSTEP Tested Compatible Hardware Solutions and Third Party Software Applications. Object Technologies, Inc. has completed the required training course for NEXTSTEP version 3.3 and is a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibility Expert (N.I.C.E). NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT Software, Inc. develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object-oriented environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's UNIX and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier client/server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc.. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: info@BLaCKSMITH.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Developer Trainers - DC/VA Area Date: 27 Feb 1996 16:23:52 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4gvsp8$8k@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: Fantastic Opportunity for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Developer Trainers!! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the fastest growing NEXTSTEP/OpenStep companies, will be hiring an instructor to join its Developer Training division. Thanks to BLaCKSMITH's prominent reputation, its products, and services are in high demand in almost every major NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market: government, telecommunications, and financial services. The company is looking for individuals with excellent Object-Oriented development skills and who love to train other developers. The following describes the position's requirements: - 2 years NEXTSTEP development experience required - 2 years additional development experience in C, or C++ required - 1 year EOF development experience helpful - Professional training experience very helpful The successful candidate will: - Help develop course material relating to NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software development - Deliver NEXTSTEP/OpenStep course material in a classroom setting - Consult internally to all of Blacksmith's technology groups - Work with a team of talented NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers - Work in a relaxed, casual atmosphere Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. BLaCKSMITH is the developer of CHaRTSMITH and DaTASMITH, NEXTSTEP's most popular business productivity applications. The company is located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Please submit resumes by email fax or mail. For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com
From: info@opensource.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Opus 1 Music, Inc. and OpenSource, Inc. Announce the Release of NoteAbility Date: 1 Mar 1996 15:26:25 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7mhh$mr5@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: OpenSource, Inc. 303-861-4411 Opus 1 Music, Inc. 449 E. 37th Ave. Vancouver, B.C. Canada Opus 1 Music, Inc. and OpenSource, Inc. Announce the Release of NoteAbility DENVER, COLORADO- March 1, 1996 Dr. Keith Hamel, President of Opus 1 Music, and Matthew Moran, President of OpenSource, today announced the release of the much-anticipated NoteAbility music notation application for NEXTSTEP. "In the year-and-a-half that I've been at OpenSource, I can't remember a title that so many people have requested," claimed Dan Gamble, OpenSource's Senior Account Executive. "With the demise of our original distributor [CIUSA], the completion of NoteAbility was delayed. Now the product is complete and available through OpenSource," explained Dr. Hamel. NoteAbility NoteAbility is a professional music notation package for NeXTStep computers. Developed by Dr. Keith Hamel at the University of British Columbia, it is easily the most sophisticated music notation software available on any platform. NoteAbility combines both musical intelligence and graphical flexibility in a direct and intuitive graphical user interface. Notate anything from simple melodies to complex avant garde orchestral music, play the score on your MIDI synthesizer or through your DSP board and print a publishable copy of your score on your PostScript laser printer. If you have been frustrated by the awkwardness and inflexibility of other notation programs then you definitely should have a look at NoteAbility. A few of the features of NoteAbility are: - complete set of standard and extended music images (including graphical versions of most images that can be placed anywhere on the page) - a wide variety of entry methods including mouse, on-screen keyboard, MIDI step time, MIDI real time and QuickScrawl (gesture recognition) - no limits on score size, image size, number of staves, rhythmic complexity, chord complexity, beaming, tuplet groupings, etc. - on-screen inspector for modifying the attributes of images and altering the layout of your score. - selection options include shift-selection and selection across multiple pages for efficient editing of your score. - drag and drop TIFF and EPS graphics from a library of custom images - extensive import and export options - automatic part extraction - playback through MIDI and/or DSP - complete on-line help NoteAbility requires NeXTStep version 3.3 or higher on NeXT or Intel-based computers (486 or Pentium). The cost of NoteAbility is $495.00 USD with an education price of $395.00 USD. NoteAbility requires the Sonata music font from Adobe Systems Inc. for screen display and printing. Those who do not already own this font can purchase it from OpenSource for an additional $50. OpenSource is the designated international distributor for this outstanding new application. Opus 1 Music, Inc. As a Vancouver-based company specializing in music applications for the NEXTSTEP and Macintosh operating systems, Opus 1 Music, Inc. is the developer and publisher of the acclaimed NoteAbility music notation application for NEXTSTEP and NoteWriter for Macintosh. OpenSource, Inc. OpenSource is the world's leading distributor of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep object-oriented solutions, offering over 150 third-party software titles. OpenSource is a distributor of NeXT's entire line of products and is the exclusive distributor for co-Xist, SoftPC, SchemaE, Tailor for the Mac, and other important software titles. Additional information can be obtained on our web site <http://www.opensource.com>, by email <info@opensource.com>, or by phone at 1.800.TRY.OPEN. OpenSource is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. # # # # NEXTSTEP, and OpenStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 6 - White Hardware (Intel) Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:57:46 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vda$np9@digifix.digifix.com> 6 WHITE (INTEL) HARDWARE 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? support, specific DSP, support support, DSP NeXT computers offer additional hardware support not commonly available for Intel systems. This includes the DSP. The DSP in a NeXT Computer is used for a variety of functions including ISDN support and real-time audio compression/de-compression. ISDN support for NEXTSTEP/Intel will be provided via an add-on PC card and ISDN adapter. Although the DSP programming feature is missing for NS3.3 on Intel, it is not necessary. The important SoundKit functions are rewritten to emulate an DSP on Intel, but this costs a lot of CPU time. 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? MAB, disk space multi application binary, MAB The concept of NEXTSTEP binaries is different to other platforms. On NEXTSTEP only the real program is compiled and linked in a hardware specific manner. E.g. the GUI and the multilanguage support are usable on any platform running NEXTSTEP and will do so under OPENSTEP. Therefore the real binary part is sometimes really small. Anyway it might be a good choice to thin such a fat binary. NeXT ships tools for this purpose. Look at the manpages for lipo. If an application wasn't installed using the standard NeXT tool Installer, it might also be a good choice to look into the application drawer and delete other languages supported but not used by the application. This additional data is found in the different *.lproj subdirectories in the application's folder. To get there, activate the application's icon and select Open as directory from the Workspace's File menu item. 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? compile, re Very easy. Most programs will simply recompile and run, or require few changes. We believe that any application that uses the standard development environment and Object kits provided by NeXT should simply compile and run. Only applications that use architecture specific features or data formats, will require additional time to port. Several developers have already ported applications to NEXTSTEP/Intel. Appsoft Draw simply recompiled and ran, Lighthouse Concurrence took 3 hours, other programs took 1/2 a day to 2 days, and this was all on a very early release of NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1! Some applications just will refuse to compile, because they are still based on the old 2.0 headers etc. These applications are really rare now and may get ported very easily too, by changing the include path in your developer package. Other applications require additional header files and libraries to properly compile and link. These applications are mostly based on the MiscKit or MusicKit and other PD-Kits. You need to install these Kits first to compile these programs. With the shipping of OpenStep this might change, because it will be possible to produce shared libraries with the NeXT Developer package. This will enable you to not install the complete Kit, but only the shared library and will also reduce your binary noticeable. 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? portability Yes. As stated above, any applications that use the standard tools provided by the NEXTSTEP development environment, should just recompile and work. To make sure developers are aware of portability issues, NeXT is producing a guide to address source code portability between different architectures running NEXTSTEP. This guide is available in the online documentation to the NeXT Developer package. 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? user vs. developer developer vs. user The NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment consists of the entire NEXTSTEP 3.3 environment, minus the developer tools. The Developer Environment includes the developer tools such Interface builder, Project Builder, C compilers, Object Kits, example source code and developer documentation. Although it is possible to just get the latest GNU C compiler as a binary, you can not use it! This is because you won't get the standard libraries needed to produce NeXT applications neither the header files. Also it there is currently no third party compiler shipping. If you want to compile, you are forced to use the NeXT Developer package. The status of compiling a standard UNIX utility without NeXT's headers and just based on the supplied shared libraries is unknown. 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? I/O driver Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses a newly developed object-oriented driver architecture that brings the benefits of object-orientation all the way down to the I/O card driver level. 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? installation, Intel NEXTSTEP/Intel will come with a boot floppy and a CDROM. To install NEXTSTEP/Intel, the system boots from the floppy, and then installs the minimum NEXTSTEP environment from the CDROM (SCSI CDROM drive). The user may then chose from several optional packages depending on the available disk space and user requirements. 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 368 Intel 368 No. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses several 486 specific features that enhance the performance of NEXTSTEP. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support any 468 with Coprocessor and up. 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 468SLC, Cyrix Cyrix, 468SLC NeXT states: No. The Cyrix chip not a true 486. several other users state: Yes. Slow performance, though. 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? x68 Intel, x68 Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will not only support them, but will take advantage of any performance enhancements available with future Intel CPU's, just as NeXT has taken advantage of the 486. 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? portable computers Yes. Many portables and notebooks with 486 CPU's and sufficient system resources (>=8MB RAM and >=120MB hard disk space) are available. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel will support 640x480 VGA displays in grayscale, NEXTSTEP 486 can run on these systems. Do be aware that NEXTSTEP's user interface and applications were not designed for low-resolution screens, and consequently will impose limitations on the use of some applications. 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? MS-DOS Windows MS-Windows Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support a DOS and Windows compatibility package. This software will allow DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 programs to run within a NEXTSTEP window. Support will include DOS "Protected" mode and Windows 3.1. This package is called SoftPC and comes with every NEXTSTEP system. The software is not free with NEXTSTEP, you have to pay extra. Anyway you are not limited in a 30 day test phase when installing it. Windows 95 and Windows NT are not supported by the emulation software. 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? MS-DOS, performance Windows, performance MS-Windows, performance Very well. The DOS/Windows compatibility package for NEXTSTEP/Intel takes full advantage of the 486 microprocessor. Depending on system hardware configuration and type of DOS/Windows application, performance should vary between 386 and 486 native DOS/Windows performance on Pentium systems. In addition, to enhance the performance of Windows applications, a MS Windows specific Graphics Device Interface (GDI) driver which maps Microsoft Windows calls directly to the NEXTSTEP window server is part of the system. 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? Windows, size MS-Windwos, size Yes. You can set the Windows session to any size you wish up to the maximum screen size available to the NEXTSTEP/Intel system you are using. 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? MS-DOS, multitasking Yes. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel is a multi-tasking, virtual memory operating environment, several DOS/Windows sessions can be run at once. Hey, did I say Windows? Yes you can do real Windows multitasking with SoftPC. 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? cut&paste, Windows cut&paste, MS-DOS cut&paste, MS-Windows Yes. You can cut and paste text and graphics between DOS/Windows and NEXTSTEP applications. 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? partitions, NeXT and DOS multi OS setup OS, more than one Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support multiple operating systems on the same local hard disk. When the system boots, the user can chose to boot another operating system (such as DOS) or NEXTSTEP. If the local partition contains DOS, NEXTSTEP/Intel will be able to access the local DOS partition and read/write files to it. Executive Summary: It is possible to install DOS, Windows NT with NTFS, and NEXTSTEP/Intel on the same disk, and select which partition is booted at boot time. I spent some time experimenting with a 200MB SCSI disk. I wanted to see if the following configuration would be possible: Partition 1 Primary DOS Partition 2 Extended DOS Partition 3 Windows NT NTFS Partition 4 NS/Intel 3.2 Since Windows NT requires at least 70MB for installation, and NS/Intel requires at least 120MB, there wasn't much room for DOS! Ultimately, I only tested a three partition system (DOS, NTFS, NS/Intel), but I have no reason to believe that the extended DOS wouldn't also work. The recipe is as follows: * Preparation. You need a bootable DOS floppy that has FORMAT.COM on it. You need another (blank) floppy for installing NT. * Start with the NS/Intel installation. When it asks you how you want to configure your disk, it gives you three choices, which are basically 1. erase the whole disk and use it all for NS/Intel, 2. save some room for DOS, 3. advanced. Choose the advanced option, which places you in NS/Intel fdisk (not to be confused with DOS FDISK.EXE). * Create three partitions in this order: 1. Primary DOS (if more than 32MB desired, use the "large" FAT option) 2. HPFS (this is a placeholder for NT, and can be any non-DOS format) 3. NEXTSTEP * Proceed with the rest of the NEXTSTEP installation. * When NEXTSTEP is safely installed and tested out, boot DOS from your bootable DOS floppy. * FORMAT the DOS partition (which should be Drive C if you made it the first partition). You want to FORMAT C:/S, to install the boot code to make the DOS partition bootable. * Once DOS is safely formatted and tested out, insert the NT installation floppy and reboot. * Proceed with the NT installation. Tell Setup to install NT in the second partition (which shows up as "Unformatted"). You can select NTFS for FAT format. * Insert the blank floppy when asked. Don't bother to format it, NT unconditionally formats it. * If you select NTFS, there is a scary part of the installation that makes it seem like NT can't reboot. In fact, it is converting the installed files from FAT to NTFS in place. Just let it keep rebooting until it finishes, don't interrupt it like I did. * Finish setting up NT and test it out. It should be able to see the DOS partition in FileManager. * Likewise, there should be a DOS filesystem in / on NS/Intel. If you configured NT for FAT instead of NTFS, there should be two DOS filesystems in /. That's it. When you boot, you see the familiar NS/Intel boot manager. If you select DOS, it boots NT, which in turn offers you a chance to boot DOS or NT (not NS/Intel, of course). Kind of weird that you have this two tiered boot, but it's probably because the bootsector has been modified by NT. I haven't tried setting the active partition to DOS -- that might avoid the two tiers. 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? MacIntosh, r/w floppy MS-DOS, r/w floppy Yes. 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? multi OS boot Linux MS-DOS OS/2 boot manager dual boot The OS/2 boot manager does this nicely. NOTES ON INSTALLING DOS, OS/2 AND NEXTSTEP FOR DUAL BOOT * Boot OS/2 from diskette and press Escape to get to the [A:] command prompt * Run the OS/2 FDISK program and create the following partitions: + 1 MB Boot Manager + 20MB DOS Primary partition (drive C:) + 64MB OS/2 Extended partition (logical drive D:) + 120MB Data Extended partition (logical drive E:) (or 200MB or whatever size) NOTE: LEAVE THE REMAINING 460+MB FREE SPACE UNFORMATTED DO NOT CREATE A PARTITION FOR THE REMAINING SPACE * Re-boot the machine and boot DOS from diskette. * Format drive C: and install DOS on drive C: with the following command: format c: /s /u * Now Re-boot the machine with the OS/2 Installation diskette. * Install OS/2 on Drive D: (the 64 MB logical partition) You will be prompted to install OS/2 on the default drive C: You will need to select the option to change the drive which will throw you into FDISK. Just make drive D: installable and proceed. * After OS/2 has been installed shutdown the system. Do a cold power off boot. * Cold boot the machine with the NEXTSTEP boot diskette. * Proceed with normal NEXTSTEP install and you should get the following disk installation option screen: Type 1 to erase the entire disk and use all 667 MB ... Type 2 to set aside some space for DOS and use the rest ... Type 3 to keep existing partitions and use the 462 MB free space ... Type 4 to use the 184 MB DOS extended partition for NEXTSTEP. Type 5 for advanced options (in English only). ---> Choose option number 3 and proceed with the NEXTSTEP install * After NEXTSTEP has been installed, re-boot the machine and select 'd' from the NEXTSTEP boot manager menu to boot DOS. * When DOS has booted, run the FDISK program to set the active partition to the first partition, the BOOT Manager partition. Then exit fdisk. * Now run the DOS FDISK program again but with the following parameter: fdisk /mbr This command removes the NEXTSTEP boot manager from the DOS partition. * Now re-boot the machine and the boot manager should come up. Select OS/2 * Once OS/2 has booted, run the OS/2 FDISK program and name the NEXTSTEP partition and add it to the boot manager menu. * You should now have a machine with DOS, NEXTSTEP, OS/2 listed in the boot manager menu when the machine starts up. The boot manager defaults to the OS that was last booted. 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... keyboard error, Intel We installed NeXTSTEP for Intel on a P5-Board using an Adaptec A1540 SCSI-Controller. The System boots correctly. After running the kernel the keyboard is without any function. We can't use it anymore. Rebooting doesn't eliminate the error (advise from I-Guide). Well, it seems that the PS/2 Mouse driver interferes with the keyboard driver when installing on some motherboards. You have to remove the PS/2 mouse driver, then reboot, and it will work fine. I destroy the driver on our machines, so that config=Default will work properly as well. You should be able to remove the driver without reinstalling. 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. ET4000, NS3.2 TSENG Cards often have different DACs and BIOS-Versions. It is important, that the graphics card do have the original BIOS from TSENG Laps. Otherwise, it is not possible to run NS with the 1024 x 768 resolution. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? ROM-Monitor, Intel On Intel you just type -s at the boot: prompt. Also try CTRL-C at the point where it hangs it might continue. This gives you single user mode. There simply is no ROM-Monitor on Intel as it is on NeXT. You do have the choice to enter a simple ROM-Debugger by choosing the appropriate option when the system hangs. 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... This message is to clear up the confusion on the issue of whether or not the NEXTSTEP driver for the Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI Host Adapter supports Fast SCSI (i.e., 10 MB/s data transfers). The Adaptec 2940 SCSI Host Adapter Driver supports Synchronous Data Transfer as well as Fast SCSI transfers. In order to enable Synchronous Data Transfer, this feature must be enabled in both the 2940's AutoSCSI program and in the NEXTSTEP Configure application, when configuring the Adaptec 2940 driver. In the AutoSCSI program, this feature is enabled in the SCSI Device Configuration menu, via the "Initiate Sync Negotiation" field. This can be enabled or disabled on a per-target basis. In the Configure application, the "Synchronous" button, if disabled, disables Synchronous Transfers for ALL targets. If enabled, the values selected in the AutoSCSI program are used to determine whether or not Synchronous Transfers occur on a per-target basis. The Synchronous Transfer data rate is determined in the 2940's AutoSCSI program, via the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field in the SCSI Device Configuration menu. "Fast SCSI" Transfers are enabled by selecting a value of 10 (i.e., 10 Megabytes/seconds) for this field. Note that if Synchronous Transfers are disabled, the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field is meaningless. Also note that it is not recommended to select a value higher than 5 for a device which is in an external enclosure and connected to the 2940 via an external SCSI cable. 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? EIDE Yes, a driver is included in NEXTSTEP 3.3 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) ET4000/w32p, 8 Bit color Here's a trick that will work with 3.3 if the driver works with your adapter. You need the latest driver though. Simply select one of the 8-bit gray resolutions in Configure. Save the configuration and quit Configure. Open Instance0.table inside the driver bundle and search for BW:8 and replace it by RGB:256/8. Save the file. Restart your machine and you've got 8-bit color!!! 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? Glidepoint It will work nicely under NS as you don't need any driver to make it work and use the nice features that GlidePoint have, like 'double-tap' to replace left-button click and 'double-tap and slide on the pad' to replace the hold the button and move for dragging an object. 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? AppleTalk, Intel IPT has a product called Partner, which works fine under 3.3 and mounts AppleShare Volumes, supports AT printing etc. 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen Triton Bootoptions On some Triton based boards there seems to be a graphic problem while booting. The solution is to switch off graphic display and always boot with the '-v' option turned on (enter this at the 'boot:' prompt). If you don't get a 'boot:' prompt, or if you just want to fix things forever, you need to enter Default.table and Instance0.table in /usr/Devices/System.config and set 'BootGraphics="No"'. This has the same effect as typing '-v' at the 'boot:' prompt every time. 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? graphic card For the purposes of this discussion, I will limit my response to the manner in which DPS operates as part of the NEXTSTEP window server. DPS sometimes draws directly to the screen and sometimes to offscreen memory (buffered windows). The latter is the most common case. The former occurs only in nonretained windows and visible portions of retained windows. DPS is split into two sections: a device independent kernel and a device dependent driver layer. The driver layer is free to use graphics hardware to do its job; however there are complications. First, most graphics cards only allow you to use the hardware to draw into the framebuffer, not into system memory. This renders the hardware unusable for buffered windows. Second, the hardware must draw the same pixels that the software would draw. Often this is hard to achieve with satisfactory performance results. The DPS device primitives rely on precise pixel layout that often cannot be guaranteed using the hardware in the most straightforward manner. So, while it is theoretically possible to use graphics hardware with DPS in NEXTSTEP, it is not very practical. This should not lead you to the conclusion that all graphics cards are the same when it comes to NEXTSTEP. The speed of the system bus (ISA, EISA, PCI, VLB) is a big determinant of performance, but the internal architecture of the card itself also has a huge impact on the framebuffer memory bandwidth. I won't go into details, but some of the determinants include DRAM vs. VRAM, memory interleaving, and burst access. Other factors also influence the quality of a display card. These include the speed and stability of the RAMDAC and the supported display modes to name jsut two.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 0 - Table of Contents Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:55:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7v9c$nnf@digifix.digifix.com> This is the second issue of the revised NeXT-FAQ. Send comments etc to: scholzb@pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de. The official WWW site for the FAQs is Peanuts (http://peanuts.leo.org/). Other WWW sites can upload the commplete html version for their personal use from our ftp site (ftp://peanuts.leo.org) The NeXTSTEP/OpenStep FAQ THE NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP FAQ OVERVIEW * 1 Introduction * 2 General information * 3 What is ... * 4 Miscellaneous information * 5 Black (NeXT) hardware * 6 White (Intel) hardware * 7 Storage * 8 Printing * 9 Obsolete but still interesting? CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 About this FAQ 1.2 Submissions 1.3 Copyright 1.4 Disclaimer 1.5 Thanks 2 General information 2.1 Where to get answers? 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? 2.3 FTP servers 2.4 Software on CD 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? 2.8 What information is available by NeXT 2.9 What is the correct spelling? 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? 2.13 Additional information sources 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. 2.15 References on Objective C 2.16 How to contact music interested people. 2.17 How to announce upcoming events 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? 3 What is ... 3.1 NEXTSTEP 3.2 MACH 3.3 OpenStep 3.4 Objective-C 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer 3.6 D'OLE 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework 3.9 WebObjects 3.10 WWW Browser 3.11 Newsreader 4 Miscellaneous information 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? 4.7 What default affects menu location? 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP 5 Black (NeXT) hardware 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives 6 White (Intel) hardware 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? 7 Storage 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT 7.5 How to use a streamer ? 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? 8 Printing 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP 9 Obsolete but still interesting? 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb. 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 1 - Introduction Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:56:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7va7$nnt@digifix.digifix.com> 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this FAQ These are the frequently asked questions concerning NeXT, NeXTSTEP or any other NeXT related topics. This compilation is meant primarily as a service to the (comp.sys.next and de.comp.sys.next) community. NeXT,Inc. is a privately hold company, heading towards software business. It sells NEXTSTEP its award winning OS and several other software packages (most included with NEXTSTEP): EOF, NEXTSTEP Developer, WebObjects, NetInfo, ... With the coming 'open' version of NEXTSTEP, which is named OpenStep and will run not only on top of Mach (as NEXTSTEP does) but also on Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, HP-UX, the user of NeXT's software is confronted with a wide range of different software and hardware. To help in the unaware user, this FAQ was founded. But also professional users might find some interesting information, which they didn't knew already. Note the NEXTSTEP and OpenStep questions often concern related topics like Objective-C, UNIX, administration tasks, etc. for which already separate FAQs do exist. See the new.answers newsgroup for additional FAQs, if your problem isn't covered by this FAQ. 1.2 Submissions As with all FAQs the quality of the information provided here is mostly depending on the Usenet community, which in most cases serves for the information resource. Feel free to e-mail the FAQ author to contribute, or send error reports. If you contact the author, use the following subject for submissions: FAQ submission. To report errors use: FAQ error. In the near future we want to implement an e-mail service for those who don't have access to news. You may add yourself to the mailinglist by sending an e-mail with subject: FAQ mailme. Note that this service isn't available, yet, and will only become available if there is enough request and not before June 1996. 1.3 Copyright This FAQ is copyrighted by Bernhard Scholz. (Internet e-mails: scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de) Mentioned trademarks belong to their holder and are not explicitly listened. We do not collect any royalties, charge any fees, or compensate anyone in connection with this endeavor, but of course we would be happy about each e-mail commenting on the FAQ, about pizzas (lasagne is accepted, too :-) ), postcards, ... Anyway we reserve a copyright on the the published information in this FAQ. Any questions concerning other redistribution should be send to the authors of the FAQ. Reprinting of this FAQ, even in parts, is prohibited without permission by the author except for printings for private use. Newsletter editors wishing to excerpt from this work for publication should consider using local electronic bulletin boards to disseminate this information rather than preparing hardcopies. This allows for readers to access the most recent information, and perhaps save a couple of trees. 1.4 Disclaimer Of course there is no warranty in any case using the information provided here. We haven't tested the information to be correct. We are not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this FAQ. 1.5 Thanks We want to say "thank you" to Nathan, who did a great job on first FAQs. Best wishes to you and your family!!! We want to thank Maximilian Goedel, who did the first reword on the FAQs after Nathan gave up. Especially we want to thank the Usenet community for contributing to the FAQ and all the people who have written us.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 2 - General Information Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:56:47 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vbf$nod@digifix.digifix.com> 2 GENERAL INFORMATION General information 2.1 Where to get answers? If you run into a problem, first read the FAQ of course :-) Second you might consider asking NeXT directly through the electronic service: nextanswers@next.com. Send an e-mail with subject: ascii help index to start. If all fails, post to the newsgroups concerning NeXT related topics: comp.sys.next.*, de.comp.sys.next. 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? Next, Inc. Contacting NeXT, Inc. Address of NeXT, Inc. NeXT, Inc. can be reached under the following addresses. USA: NeXT, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Voice: 800-848-NeXT (Redwood City #) Voice: (415)-366-0900 NeXT marketing div. of Canon - Japan Phone: 81-44-549-5295 Fax: 81-44-549-5462 EUROPE: Munich: 49-89-996-5310 Note: numbers abroad are listed with the country codes first. You will need to dial the international access number of your long distance carrier before proceeding to dialing the country code, area code and phone number. 2.3 FTP servers FTP Software The FAQ mentions a lot of software packages which you might find useful. In general there are two big sites serving Europe and the US. These sites keep most of the software available and do mirror themselves to keep up to date (although the structure of the archive differ). If the software isn't on one of these sites, the appropriate site is listed in the text. If you get slow connections you might want to consider contacting a mirror of the both sites. For the Peanuts archive (Europe) the WWW pages http://peanuts.leo.org give you links to an updated list of mirrors and other FTP sites. The addresses are: next-ftp.peak.org (formerly the ftp.cs.orst.edu archive) peanuts.leo.org (Peanuts archive in Europe) 2.4 Software on CD There are currently two CD (sets) which serve you with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software: Nebula. Nebula is published by Walnut Creek and mostly contains actual recompiled software for all supported hardware platforms. It might be the best choice for those who don't own a compiler. A big font collection and a developer section complete the disk. Peanuts Archive Disks. The Peanuts FTP Archive in Munich distributes their complete NEXTSTEP/OpenStep archive on CD. This currently brings you 3CDs full with software. Although the software isn't compiled for each hardware (it is provided 'as uploaded') it is the most complete software and information resource available on CD. (It includes the NeXTanswers published by NeXT). 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? status, NEXTSTEP status, OpenStep The third production version 3.3, has been released for Intel Processors (i486 and higher) as well as for NeXT hardware (not manufactured any longer but still supported), HP workstations and Sun workstations. OpenStep versions are announced and will be available this year (1996) for Windows NT, Windows 95, Mach and Solaris. The status for DEC machines and their OS (OSF/1, OpenVMS) is unknown. At least it is uncertain that there will be a port to OSF/1 or even OpenVMS, because DEC is doing the port alone. At least you can run OpenStep on DEC machines running Windows NT in the near future. There will be no NEXTSTEP 4.0, because NeXT changed the naming conventions. NEXTSTEP 4.0 (also sometimes referenced as 'Mekka') is now named 'OpenStep for Mach' 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? Yes, there is a project by GNU. The so named GNUStep is available in pre-alpha state from the archive sites. Be aware that it is not fully functional and currently requires Motif. 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? Yes there are. OpenStep for Mach will include all the well known features from NEXTSTEP (Services, Filters, SoundKit, ...) which the other implementations will lack, due to the underlying OS. To get all the benefits which is offered in NEXTSTEP today, you need to go for OpenStep for Mach. 2.8 What information is available by NeXT information NeXT NeXT, Inc. now operates an automatic e-mail response system. Send e-mail to "nextanswers@next.com" with the subject "ascii help index" to start. 2.9 What is the correct spelling? NeXT did (and probably will) change their naming conventions a lot. E.g. NEXTSTEP is the current correct spelling for their operating system. With the shipping of OpenStep, there will be no more NEXTSTEP, but OpenStep for Mach/Solaris/HP-UX/Windows95/WindowsNT. Incorrect spellings are: NeXTSTEP, NeXTstep, NeXTStep. A common shortcut used in the newsgroups is: NS for NEXTSTEP. 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? NUG user groups NeXT user groups To start a user group, just send e-mail to user_groups@next.com. 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? No, there are no differences beside the DSP, which is a hardware feature of NeXT computers. On other hardware platforms you have to buy additional hardware. 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? FTP, servers There are too many to list them all, so are here are just a few. NEXTSTEP: cs.orst.edu ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de (peanuts) nova.cc.purdue.edu sonata.cc.purdue.edu umd5.umd.edu ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de MIT GNU: aeneas.mit.edu MIT X: export.lcs.mit.edu music: princeton.edu 2.13 Additional information sources Additional information Information, additional Every NeXT machine owner has access to manuals to a degree. Network and System Administration (NSA), for example contains answers to many of the questions asked to comp.sys.next. Some of the important man pages are reproduced in the NSA as appendices. User manuals were shipped with every NeXT. Additional copies available from NeXT (N6002/N6003/N6014/N6026) $25. The following books are available directly from NeXT: * Operating System Software * NeXTstep Concepts * NeXTstep Reference, v. 1 * NeXTstep Reference, v. 2 * Development Tools * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Concepts * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Reference * Writing Loadable Kernel Servers * Technical Summaries * Supplemental Documentation Unix man pages, which are included in the online docs. BSD unix documentation (MISC, PS1, PS2, SMM, USD). Available from to USENIX site members. A lot of this has been integrated into the NeXT documentation. Some of this is sorely missing. The SMM Unix System Manager's Manual is really useful! USENIX Association 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA 94710 USA +1 510 528 8649 fax +1 510 548 5738 office@usenix.org * PS1 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 1 * PS2 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 2 * SMM = System Manager's Manual * USD = User's Supplementary Documents The SMM and the rest of the berkeley documentation are also available directly and for free via anon ftp e.g. from ftp.uu.net /packages/bsd-sources/share/doc. To format them properly for viewing and printing on the NeXT use nroff with the package indicated by the file suffix (e.g. to format the documentation file 0.t use nroff -mt 0.t). Adobe documentation. Available machine-readable by e-mail from ps-file-server@adobe.com. Hardcopy available from Adobe Developer Support Line +1 415 961-4111 for a nominal charge. NeXT last shipped these as part of the 1.0a release; hardcopies appeared in 0.9 Technical Documentation, were omitted in 1.0, and have returned in updated form in Supplemental Documentation of the 2.0 Tech Docs (which is not available on-line). Get NextAnswers for Digital Librarian from NeXT. The current versions are actually on ftp.next.com or available via the mailserver at nextanswers@next.com. Get NeXT Support Bulletin from the archives. It is meant for support centers. Another good source of information is the archives of previously posted notes from the comp.sys.next.* newsgroups. Note that since the split of comp.sys.next, there is a group archive maintained at peanuts.leo.org:/pub/comp/sys/next/. NeXTstep Advantage book is available electronically from the archive servers. The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is about 1.3 megabytes; uncompressed, it's about 9.5 megabytes). It is a good introduction to the NeXT programming environment. 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. FTP, e-mail access Some ftp sites are configured as an e-mail archive server. This means you can upload and download files via e-mail. Send mail to: archive-server@cc.purdue.edu ------------- mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de (with the subject line help and you will get a complete description of this service) Submissions: Mail should be sent to archive-server@cc.purdue.edu with the subject of 'submission' (no ticks) if a person is submitting material to the archives. They need to include a 1-2 sentence description of the submission, the OS release the product runs on, and if it is source, binary, newsletter, etc. 2.15 References on Objective C Objective-C, documents Objective-C and other useful Object-oriented programming references: Budd, Timothy, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Addison-Wesley) [It discusses Smalltalk, Object Pascal, C++ and Objective-C] Cox, Brad J., Object Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach ISBN 0-201-10393-1. (Addison-Wesley) [Note: 2nd edition - ISBN is 0-201-54834-8 and has coauthor A.J. Novobilski] Huizenga, Gerrit, Slides from a short course on Objective-C available via anonymous ftp from: sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/docs/ObjC.frame.Z, ObjC.ps.Z, or OldObjC.wn.tar.Z Meyer, Bertrand, Object-Oriented Software Construction (Prentice-Hall). NeXT Technical Documentation Pinson and Weiner, Objective-C: Object-Oriented Programming Techniques (Addison-Wesley). 350 pages, ISBN 0 201 50828 1, paperback. User Reference Manual for Objective-C which is available from Stepstone Corporation. (203)426-1875. Note: There are some differences between Stepstone's Objective-C and NeXT's. 2.16 How to contact music interested people. Music, contacts Since NeXT has become for now the platform of choice for much of the computer music composition and research community, the newsgroup comp.music is one good place to find people with information and interest in music on the NeXT. There is also a mailing list specifically for NeXT music. For posting to the dist list: nextmusic@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change addresses, etc.: nextmusic-request@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu 2.17 How to announce upcoming events Announcements Please send any announcements of upcoming NeXT-related events to next-announce@digifix.com These events will be posted to comp.sys.next.announce. Be sure to send your announcement in plenty of time to have it posted prior to the event. One to two weeks in advance would be a good idea. Since postings will be carried across many networks, commercial announcements may be edited down to reflect network usage policies. Look for current guidelines posted weekly in the newsgroup. 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? NeXT, networking Networking Of course! NEXTSTEP is design to plug and play with existing NeXT installations. NeXT has addressed interoperability between NEXTSTEP systems in the following ways: * NEXTSTEP systems share identical networking capabilities. * NEXTSTEP systems share the same Distributed Objects. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same system and network administration services. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same mass storage format. Yes, you can take a external SCSI drive, removable media (e.g. Bernoulli etc) or floppy disk and use it interchangeably between NeXT Computers running NEXTSTEP. 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? With the shipping of NEXTSTEP 3.x binaries are distributed FAT. This means, that a binary might include different versions of the executable for each hardware platform NEXTSTEP is running on. On the archive sites you might easily recognize the supported hardware by a key letter: N = NeXT computers, I=Intel based, H=HP hardware, S=Sun hardware. A FAT binary is runable by every supported hardware listed in the binary file. NeXT ships tools to examine such a fat binary and to add/strip different hardware modules to/from a binary. The correct spelling for a fat binary is: MAB binary (multi architecture binary) but most commonly 'fat' is used. With the shipping of OpenStep this will change. OpenStep applications are only sourcecode compatible and have to be recompiled for each architecture. This implies that you need a compiler for future PD/SW/FW-software, although OpenStep for Mach will still support FAT binaries and NEXTSTEP 3.x applications will continue to run under OpenStep for Mach.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 3 - What is it... Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:57:00 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vbs$nok@digifix.digifix.com> 3 WHAT IS ... What is ... This chapter tries to give you some overview over NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software and related software. For a detailed description you should contact the producer's WWW server. E.g. for more information about OpenStep contact http://www.next.com/ 3.1 NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP is a complete development and user environment by NeXT it provides an unique GUI (graphical user interface), which currently gets copied by several other OS provider like Microsoft, combined with the currently most advanced and tested OS, named MACH. NeXT applied several changes to the MACH kernel to add special features which makes NEXTSTEP unique. NEXTSTEP comes with a lot of development kits (bundles of classes to build on), like: Sound Kit, Indexing Kit, 3D Graphics Kit, Database or EOF Kit and Application Kit. This will change with OpenStep. Bundled with NEXTSTEP are several user applications which enhance the daily use dramatically: NeXTMail (a MIME compatible mail application), Edit (a simple but powerful editor), FaxReader (for reading incoming faxes, you are able to send faxes from every application which supports printing), DigitalWebster (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus), Digital Librarian (indexing and full text search utility, usable over groups of files) Preview (a PostScript and TIFF display utility), Terminal (UNIX terminal application for VT100 and TN3270 emulation), TeX (a well known compiler for formatted text), SYBASE and ORACLE adapters (to contact to SYBASE and ORACLE databases within EOF applications). One special thing about NEXTSTEP is the display system. NeXT uses DPS (Display Post Script), which gives you true WYSIWYG on every NEXTSTEP system. The window server supports PostScript Level II, Interactive RenderMan and Photorealistic RenderMan (an distributed engine for fast high quality rendering, based on Pixar's RenderMan). To be used in networks, NEXTSTEP supports NFS, NetInfo, Novell Netware (as client only), Ethernet and Token Ring and different filesystems (Mac, DOS, ISO 9660, High Sierra, Rock Ridge). For multimedia purposes NeXT uses Lempel-Ziv compression for text, Audio Transform Compression for Sound (comparable to Sony MiniDisc), JPEG for TIFF and Group 4 for Fax. Of course these are only standard modes and NEXTSTEP is extensible to use other methods too. For system administration (remember that NEXTSTEP is using MACH as an UNIX derivate), NeXT supplies several administration applications which make it easy to configure NEXTSTEP as needed, like: SimpleNetworkStarter, UserManager, PrintManager, NFSManager, HostManager, NetInfo Manager, BuildDisk, Upgrader and the complete documentation and manual pages online. 3.2 MACH MACH MACH is the the basic OS layer NeXT uses for NEXTSTEP. It is a micro kernel, which means it is extensible at runtime. Micro kernel often stands for a small kernel size, too, but due to the compatibility to BSD 4.3 MACH is currently about 1MB in size. Features of MACH are: loadable kernel services (extensions during runtime), different scheduling algorithms, an advanced messaging system, an advanced memory allocation mechanism (copy on demand, world wide message broadcasting), true multitasking, multi threading and BSD compatibility. 3.3 OpenStep OpenStep OpenStep will be the next release of NeXT's NEXTSTEP with the ability to be OS independent (NEXTSTEP depends on MACH). Therefore OpenStep will run on Windows 95, Windows NT, MACH, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX and DEC OSF/1. The architecture of OpenStep was made public in late 1995 and since then GNU is working on a public port of OpenStep to e.g. X11 based UNIX systems. To express the new standard, OpenStep for MACH is now the correct spelling for the formerly named NEXTSTEP product by NeXT, but it is known that NeXT itself is still using the same version numbering scheme for at least the MACH product line, so the first release of OpenStep for MACH is equivalent to NEXTSTEP 4.0. OpenStep is supposed to be an industry standard for developing object oriented, system independent, scalable solutions for client/server architectures. It was adopted by Sun, Hewlett Packard and Digital. It provides distributed applications through PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) and D'OLE (Distributed OLE) based on CORBA. The usage of EOF supplies object persistence with traditional relational databases. And finally with WebObjects, objects are accessible through the internet or in your own private network. OpenStep, like NEXTSTEP 3.3 provides several kits for software developers like: Application Kit and Foundation Kit as well as Display PostScript. Applications written for OpenStep are sourcecode compatible to all other architectures running OpenStep, although FAT binaries are only available under OpenStep for MACH. For the NEXTSTEP user OpenStep doesn't take away old known features. In addition with OpenStep for MACH you will get MACH enhancements and a new GUI as an option as well as all the known advantages of OpenStep itself. Old applications will continue to run under OpenStep for MACH and need to be recompiled to run under Windows 95, Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX and other OpenStep platforms. 3.4 Objective-C Objective-C To develop applications NeXT uses Objective-C as its native programming language. Objective-C is a more strict OO language then C++ but covers C as well as C++. Because NeXT uses the GNU C/C++ compiler, you go with the most spreaded and tested C compiler available for most UNIX platforms today. (Of course you can use Objective-C on every platform on which gcc is available). Objective-C is different to other languages in the way it executes code. Objective-C uses a runtime library to dynamically access objects at runtime. This allows you to change objects at runtime etc. All this goes with nearly no speed penalty, because hashing mechanisms are used to access the different methods of an object. There is also ObjC which is an different product, available as a commercial compiler for different operating systems. Don't mix up things with by using the expression ObjC instead of Objective-C. For shortcut purposes the NeXT community also uses the term ObjC/Obj-C but of course thinks of Objective-C by NeXT. Objective-C isn't standardized, yet. In Objective-C you are able to mix code. E.g. you can use C++ and C in any Objective-C program, but it isn't recommended. Objective-C is a simple and concise object-oriented extension to ANSI-C. It has a runtime messaging facility and offers dynamic binding. Distributed objects are supported and the code is optimized for native compilations. It's syntax and programming technique is much like in SmallTalk. Using Objective-C you can even message objects in other applications, also over a network! 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer is currently the only way to develop applications under NEXTSTEP because it includes all the necessary include files and libraries. (Of course you can get any GNU C version precompiled, but it won't help you without the include files and linker libraries). In addition to a precompiled GCC, include files and the linker libraries you will get the famous NeXT developer tools: ProjectBuilder (your commando center for building applications and managing sources), InterfaceBuilder (for designing the application's GUI and making object connections), an graphical addition to GDB (GNU Debugger) integrated in Edit, MallocDebug (for seeking memory leaks), HeaderViewer (access class information in header files and in documented form in a browser), DBModeler (for building data models, based on Database Kit), Yap (an interactive PostScript interpreter and viewer), IconBuilder (a very simple but extensible pixel-based editor for creating icons) and popular UNIX utilities like GNU Emacs, yacc, lex, vi... 3.6 D'OLE D'OLE D'OLE is a shortcut for Distributed OLE. OLE is Microsoft's standard for Object Linking and Embedding and is currently not distributable across platforms. With D'OLE you can distribute OLE objects across the network like e.g. in SOMM by IBM. But D'OLE is more. It uses NeXT's object model PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) from Unix to Windows platforms and enables OLE objects to communicate with OpenStep objects natively, which means without changing the application. OpenStep objects behave like OLE objects and vice versa. D'OLE also supports EOF which enables a distributed computing environment that provides an infinitely flexible choice of application deployment of application deployment strategies. D'OLE uses the Foundation Framework, Distributed Object Framework and other core classes. It comes bundled with C/Objective-C compiler and GNU make, although Microsoft Visual C++ is required. Further you get a portable nmserver, MACH emulation and on-line documentation. 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects PDO PDO is a shortcut for Portable Distributed Objects. In the near future PDO will become CORBA 2.0 compliant. It is the industry's first product to provide a heterogeneous client/server framework on objects. With PDO it is possible to deploy objects on non-NEXTSTEP server machines and therefore deployed anywhere in a network, wherever they are most appropriate for a task. PDO encapsulates low-level network protocols, making messaging a remote object as straightforward as messaging a local object. You even don't have to learn new programming tools or techniques, because PDO is a subset of NEXTSTEP tools and objects. Because PDO makes object location completely transparent to the application, the application communicates with every object the same way regardless wether it is local, in the local network or anywhere in the world. Because of the free location of objects, objects may get moved to other locations, e.g. to optimize performance, without modification of the application using it. Because PDO also runs on non-NEXTSTEP servers, it comes with it's own set of classes, libraries and even an Objective-C++ compiler, etc. Neverless you can build, maintain, etc. from any NEXTSTEP client connected to a PDO server. The tools used for building the final objects however are native to the server's OS. PDO comes with Foundation Framework, Distributed Objects Framework, DOEventLoop and other core classes. Bundled tools are: Objective-C++ compiler, GDB, libg++, GNU make, Portable BuildServer, Portable nmserver, Mach Emulation, NEXTSTEP's default system, on-line documentation. Currently supported platforms are: HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX. 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework EOF EOF bridges the gap between objects and relational databases. With EOF you can bring the advantage of object oriented design etc. to applications which use relational databases. (Therefore you don't need an object oriented database!) EOF clarifies many things. It supports a three-tier client/server architecture by separating the user interface, business objects and the database. In fact you can simply exchange the database (by changing the adapter) and still use the same application! Developing under EOF doesn't limit you to e.g. Objective-C. EOF allows the integration of e.g. 4GL code as well as SQL etc. all combined under the advantage of NeXT's developer tools. EOF includes client and server software. It consists of the Enterprise Object Modeler, runtime libraries and adapters for SYBASE and ORACLE (other adapters available from the DBMS producers). It currently runs under HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX and always requires PDO. For client use you additionally need NEXTSTEP. 3.9 WebObjects WebObjects WebObjects helps you building dynamic Web pages. It is targeted to the server side of the Web and there mostly to the intranets, also most people might find it very useful for the Internet, too. It is operating system independent and runs under Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX and NEXTSTEP (Windows 95 announced). WebObjects contains development tools to build components for your application logic, as well as a set of reusable components to manage the rendering of your application. Because WebObjects is Java compatible, you even can integrate Java applets in your application today. It supports the standard http servers which have to support CGI or NSAPI interface. WebObjects supports database access to Informix, Oracle, Sybase and DB/2. What's unique about WebObjects is the ability to share the logic of your Web application and your data with other internal applications. It means that you are not required to maintain a dedicated database or write specific application code for your Web application. Currently there are three versions of WebObjects: WebObjects, WebObjects Pro and WebObjects Enterprise. WebObjects itself is freely available to anybody interested in. WebObjects Pro contains PDO and WebObjects Enterprise contains PDO and EOF with a special license to connect to the Internet. But because WebObjects is a brand new product, look at http://www.next.com/WebOjects/ for further information. 3.10 WWW Browser WWW Browser Browser OmniWeb NetSurfer SpiderWoman NetScape Several NEXTSTEP browsers are available for NEXTSTEP. The currently most advanced browser is named 'OmniWeb'. OmniWeb is commercial in the way that you need a license to use it in a network. A single user license is free. OmniWeb seems to be continuesly updated and support is known to be good. OmniWeb is also supporting a lot of well known Netscape features. There is also a public domain WWW browser named 'SpiderWoman'. It's plus is the NEXTSTEP look and feel (e.g. you navigate through the Web like you navigate your filesystem with WorkspaceManager). Anyway SpiderWoman is somehow unstable and it seems as if development stopped. Another commercial browser is NetSurfer. Demos are available on the ftp sites. This browser is preferred by several people because it integrates ftp access very well. Anyway you have to pay for it. Netscape isn't available for NEXTSTEP and is unlikely to be ported. The current state of Netscape seems to become more and more unclear because the latest release with Java support is known to work unstable on most systems. Also Netscape supports a lot of features which other companies are not going to adopt anymore as it was in the early times. Anyway you can use Netscape in the future under the most OpenStep platforms. 3.11 Newsreader Newsreader Alexandra NewsGrazer NewsFlash There are currently three well known newsreaders for NEXTSTEP. First there is Alexandra, a public domain newsreader and second there is NewsGrazer (and unsupported NeXT product). You should test them to get your personal favorite. The only real difference is the support of NEXTSTEP 3.3J (Japanese) and flatfiles in NewsGrazer, while the interface in Alexandra seems to be better to many people. NewsFlash is a commercial product which adds several features like colored signatures etc. Demos are available on the ftp sites.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 4 - Miscellaneous Information Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:57:13 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vc9$nor@digifix.digifix.com> 4 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Misc Various Unsorted 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? Pictures, in Mail Pictures, in NewsGrazer Mail, remote Pictures Newsgrazer, remote Pictures You can do this in the following ways. * Mail In /LocalLibrary/Images/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person@remote.site.domain.tiff (all lowercase). In /LocalLibrary/Images/People/passwd add an entry for the person: person@remote.site.domain:*:-2:-2::/nodir:/noshell (person and sitename need to be all lowercase as well) In the future anytime you get mail from the person their picture should appear. You can include an "aliases" file in /LocalLibrary/Images/People too. This allows you to use the same picture for somebody that might send you mail from accounts on many different sites, or for those people whose letters use several different routings. To do this, you include entries in this local aliases file like so: bkohler@ucrac1.ucr.edu:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.uucp:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu There should then be a .tiff file called bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu.tiff. There can be no CAPITAL LETTERS in this file. So even if the address in the From: field looks like gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.UUCP, keep the letters lowercase in the aliases file. As always, you have to restart Mail before these changes take effect. * NewsGrazer In /LocalLibrary/NewsGrazer/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person.remote.site.domain (all lowercase). This is a different naming convention from what Mail uses. There is a large archive of some 4000 or 5000 pictures prepared for this purpose. The name of this archive is Faces3.tar.Z and it is about 4.1 MBytes large. Currently it is available from several anonymous ftp sites (e.g. sonata.cc.purdue.edu in: /pub/next/graphics/Images/icons/people) That image archive also contains a script which automatically creates proper alias and passwd files. 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings * A command line utility for examining defaults is available from: sutro.sfsu.edu:/pub/wmdefaults1.0.tar.Z * A PD App, DefaultMgr.app, is available on the NeXT ftp archives. * A more brute approach (done by DefaultMgr.app): Start the application under gdb, and then try the following sequence of commands: break *0x500976a commands 1 silent printf "%s: ", *$a2 output {char *}(4+$a2) echo \n cont end run [Carl Edman ] adds: DefaultMgr.app doesn't any longer work properly under 3.0. It still is able to manipulate defaults but can't any longer "investigate" apps to find out which defaults they use. [eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)] adds: Needs to be revised for 3.x systems. wmdefaults is only for 2.x; it's not needed for 3.0 and later. 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? Remote running On the local machine make sure you have public window server access, this is set from the Preferences application. On the foreign NeXT machine run the application from a terminal window with the -NXHost . Both machines should be running the same version of NeXTstep. [shayman@Objectario.com (Steve Hayman)] NeXTSTEP 3.1 and higher includes a demo application called OpenSesame that simplifies this. You can select a program in Workspace and use > Service > Open Sesame > Open on Another Host ...to launch a program on a remote machine. This is a way to run old, non-fat-binary software on new NeXTSTEP/Intel machines. 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? UUCP What is happening is that the remote machine is waiting for you to end your login or password by typing a "Return" (aka &Mcirc; or CR or CARRIAGE RETURN). UUCP ends a line by sending a LineFeed (aka Ĵ or LF). Since UUCP doesn't send the CR, the login sequence is never completed, and you will usually get one of two error messages: wanted "password:" (means that username needs to end with a CR) imsg waiting for SYNC< (means that password needs to end with CR) So how do you get UUCP to send CR, instead of LF? End the send string with the sequence n c. For instance this line in L.sys will send a LF after login, but a CR after password. myfeed Any DIR 9600 cub "" ATTD19095551212 9600 \ "" ogin:--ogin: Unext ssword: secret\n\c 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? Webster Get Jiro Nakamura's define program from the archiver servers: define.tar.Z. This will allow you to access the database from the command line. This program breaks under 3.x. For 3.x there are two other programs which might be useful: Webster.a5 and websterd. 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? csh, arrow keys This is for people who use a terminal app that does vt100 keyboard emulation - pasc First, add these lines to your .cshrc (preferably between the if and endif): set editmode=emacs set macrofiles=.macros Then create a file called .bindings and put in it: bind-to-key ExecuteNamedMacro '\e[' And, next, you need to make a file called ".macros". Using an editor like emacs (which can insert control characters using a &Qcirc; prefix), into this file put: A^@^@^@^A^P B^@^@^@^A^N C^@^@^@^A^F D^@^@^@^A^B where &@circ; means Control-@ and ƒ means Control-A, etc. Also, don't put in the leading spaces. This will set up the left and right arrows to move back and forth on the line, and the up and down arrows will cycle through your history. On Intel machines these sequences are a little different: A^A^@^@^@^P B^A^@^@^@^N C^A^@^@^@^F D^A^@^@^@^B Then source .cshrc and the changes should take effect. 4.7 What default affects menu location? Menu, location Do the following. dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuX <value> dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuY <value> 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? Mathematica Login as root, or get root privileges running su, and execute the following five commands: mkdirs /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel/NeXT cd /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel ln -s uuuuu/Mathematica.app/Kernel/Display Utilities cd NeXT ln -s vvvvv/math mathexe where uuuuu is the directory where Mathematica was placed (typically, /LocalApps) and vvvvv is the directory where the executable math was placed (typically, /usr/local/bin) 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow loginwindow dwrites There are some for loginwindow: [Jess Anderson writes:] Here, I hope, is the quasi-definitive story on dwrites that affect the loginwindow. I'm indebted to several people, notably Art Isbell, Kristian Koehntopp, Dan Danz, Louie Mamakos, John Kheit, Felix Lugo, and Paul Sears, for some of the information presented here. Remember that dwrites are not supported by NeXT; they may change with any subsequent system release. These I've checked out using 3.0; some or all may work with earlier releases, but I can't vouch for most of them. All these dwrites must be done as root. You can also run as root and use DefaultMgr to set them (which is a whole lot more convenient if you're intending to fiddle with some of them). After setting the things you want, restart the WindowServer by logging out of the current session and typing exit on the login panel. OK, here's what we know (or think we do :-): dwrite loginwindow DefaultUser <login-name> Most new machines have set to me. This dwrite logs in user automatically. User must not have a password set, hence don't use this in a networked environment! dwrite loginwindow HostName "<host_name>" dwrite loginwindow HostName localhost These cause your host name to appear on the login panel. You need quote marks only if there's a space in the name. The first form hard-codes the name into root's defaults database. The second form uses whatever name has been set as localhost in NetInfo, which is convenient for networked machines. The font, size, color, and position of the printed string are not accessible (drat!). dwrite loginwindow ImageFile <path/to/a/suitable.tiff> This uses the tiff image pointed to instead of the standard one (in /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/English.lproj/nextlogin.tiff, .lproj as appropriate for your main language) as the login panel. Be sure you get the pointer right, though, or you'll have to boot single-user to fix it. In practical terms, the image is constrained in various ways I won't detail here. dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim <integer_number> No relation to the dim time set by Preferences. The units are odd, I think. Felix reported them as 1/34 second. However, when I changed it to 1020, I got 15 seconds to dimming, and 680 gives 10 seconds, that I'm sure of. So I think the units are 1/68 second. Maybe Felix just thought it was too damn long! We all know it seems longer when you're not having fun waiting. :-) Whatever, the login screen dims to about half after this length of time. dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES This causes the panel to move around approximately in Backspace bouncing-off-the-walls-tiff fashion. The point is to avoid burning the screen phosphors, as a static image would tend to do. The animation is controlled by the next couple dwrites. dwrite loginwindow MovementTimeout <real_number> The units are seconds. The panel starts moving (assuming the preceding is set to YES) after this time. If you set it to be less than the TimeToDim time, the movement starts before the dimming occurs. I did not try zero. I can't stand waiting around for things to happen, so I use 10 seconds for both times. The default appears to be 5 minutes. dwrite loginwindow MovementScale <integer_number> No movement occurs if this is set to 1. But it looks like the units might be approximately pixels for each change of position (the frequency of which is controlled by the next dwrite). If you put a big number here, say 200, the image moves in big jumps, but I don't know if the 200 is divided up somehow between change in x- and y-coordinates. I wouldn't worry about it much, just set it to something you like. Since my image contains readable text, I want it to scroll smoothly around, so I use the apparently minimum value, 2. The default appears to be 10. dwrite loginwindow MovementRate <real_number> The units are seconds. The image jumps by the amount above every this many seconds. The default is 0.0666 seconds. Bigger numbers mean slower motion. Since I don't like things being too jumpy or zooming around, I set this to 0.1 seconds. This makes my image ooze at a pace befitting an elderly person like me. dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled YES This makes it a little harder to turn the machine off; you have to use the monitor or the minimonitor (- ) if it's set, rather than the key. dwrite loginwindow LoginHook <path/to/loginhook/executable> dwrite loginwindow LogoutHook <path/to/logouthook/executable> Pointers to the login and logout hooks, if used. It should be pointed out that some of these things (login/logout hooks, for example) are maybe more logically set where the loginwindow is invoked by the WindowServer, namely /etc/ttys. There are yet others. Here's the full list (thanks, Art): NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DebugHook") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DryRun") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "WindowServerTimeout") => 0x0 NXRegisterDefaults("loginwindow", 0x16024) KeyMapPath: 0x12d97 "~/Library/Keyboards:/LocalLibrary/Keyboards:/NextLibrary/Keyboards" Keymap: 0x12de1 "/NextLibrary/Keyboards/USA" SwappedKeymap: 0x12e0a "No" LoginHook: 0x0 LogoutHook: 0x0 HostName: 0x0 ImageFile: 0x0 DefaultUser: 0x12e41 "me" PowerOffDisabled: 0x0 TimeToDim: 0x12e69 "2040" MoveWhenIdle: 0x12e0a "No" MovementTimeout: 0x12e8b "300.0" MovementRate: 0x12e9e "0.06666" MovementScale: 0x12eb4 "10" [Christopher J. Kane kane@cs.purdue.edu] Under NeXTSTEP 3.1, the login window has two buttons labeled "Reboot" and "Power" that allow a user to reboot and power down from the login window. In a public lab, this feature may be undesirable. The PowerOffDisabled default can be used to disable the buttons, but they are still shown in the window and push in when clicked (a bad user interface decision, IMHO). The program below patches loginwindow to eradicate the restart and power buttons. It makes the loginwindow's LoginButton class instance method initWithImage:altImage:andString: a no-op (just return nil). This patch has been applied to the machines in the NeXT lab at Purdue (like sonata.cc.purdue.edu for instance), and no adverse effects have been noted. This program must be run as root, since it writes to the file /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow. An archive with a compiled executable has been submitted to sonata.cc.purdue.edu. /* * Patches the loginwindow.app to eradicate the restart and power * buttons from the login window. * * Christopher J. Kane (kane@cs.purdue.edu) * Released into public domain; August 13, 1993. */ #include <libc.h> #include <errno.h> void main(int argc, char *argv[]) { unsigned char patch[8] = {0x0, 0x0, 0x42, 0x80, 0x4e, 0x5e, 0x4e, 0x75}; int file = open("/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow", O_WRONLY); if (-1==file) goto error; if (-1==lseek(file, 21170, SEEK_SET)) goto error; if (-1==write(file, patch, 8)) goto error; if (-1==close(file)) goto error; exit(0); error: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno)); exit(1); } FAQ-Authors note: We strongly recommend to do a backup of the loginwindow application, because the patch alters the file directly and will most likely not work on different versions of the OS. 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? man pages, NS2.x Beyond looking in the man pages under ixBuild, etc., what you want to do is put a few files (contents listed below file name) the .index directory: .roffArgs: -man displayCommand: tbl %s | nroff -man ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8ln] -V Other options that people suggested for ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8] -V /usr/local/man -fman -Nwhatis -V /usr/local/man/man* I don't think you need to explicitly name the directory in the first alternative, but you do in the second unless you want the cat* directories indexed as well. Note: Do NOT leave a trailing return after the line in ixBuildOptions; DL will barf. (I think someone said that, as shipped, the standard man .index/ixBuildOptions had this problem.) [From: Eric D. Engstrom ] Can anyone tell me what the command line for this might be under NEXTSTEP 3.0? Short answer: RTM on ixbuild(1) - specifically the parameter "-g". In addition, I'd like to inform the newsgroup of a simple hack I setup on my own machine to create a unified DL target for all UNIX Manual pages (including system, local, gnu, whatever). This was easier under 2.x because IXBuild (pre IXKit) had more hacks in it... Basically, you need to setup a directory with sym-links to the various man-page directories; For example: (397)basilisk% pwd /LocalLibrary/Documentation/ManPages (398)basilisk% ls -alg total 728 drwxrwxr-x 2 eric wheel 1024 Mar 28 18:03 ./ drwxrwxr-x 11 root wheel 1024 Mar 27 00:41 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 370 Feb 27 22:01 .README -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 872 Feb 27 17:11 .dir.tiff -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 20 Feb 27 17:11 .displayCommand -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 47 Feb 27 17:10 .index.iname -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 6 Feb 27 17:10 .index.itype -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 729088 Mar 28 18:44 .index.store -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 5 Feb 27 17:11 .roffArgs lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 18 Feb 27 17:53 gnu -> /usr/local/gnu/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 14 Feb 27 17:53 local -> /usr/local/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 9 Feb 27 17:53 news -> /news/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 35 Feb 27 17:53 system -> /usr/man/@ Notice that I also copied all the .[a-z]* files from the /usr/man/ directory as well. Then, use ixbuild -gl to (re)build the index. If your any of the links point to directories on other devices, add "d" to "-gl". "-v" will give you verbose output (like my writing style ;-). RTM under ixbuild(1) for more info. Unfortunately, once the index is built, I've never successfully gotten DL to update it correctly. Instead I have to do it by hand using ixbuild -ogldvc (actually, I setup a cron job to reindex weekly.) If you have troubles, try removing the .index.store file and rebuilding the entire database. I've had intermittent problems with ixbuild under 3.0. 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail .signature signature Mail There is a bundle for Mail to which, beside other features, allows you to add a .signature file to outgoing e-mails: EnhancedMail.bundle. This software package is available by the FTP archive sites. Here are other solutions which might serve you as well: [Carl Edman ] First create a simple text file the following content: #!/bin/sh { if test -r ${HOME}/.add-header; then cat ${HOME}/.add-header; fi cat - if test -r ${HOME}/.signature; then echo "--"; cat ${HOME}/.signature; fi }| /usr/lib/sendmail "$@" A good name for this file would be sendmail-addheader. If you want to and can install it for system-wide use put this file in e.g. /usr/lib. Otherwise your private /Unix/bin directory is also fine. Make certain that this file has execute permission. To set that, use e.g. chmod 755 /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader. Next, open up the preferences panel in Mail. Switch to the expert options. Change the Mailer option from /usr/lib/sendmail (which it should originally be) to /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader (or whatever the name of the file you created is). OK this and you should be set. From now on your file /.signature file should always be appended to all mail sent out with Mail.app. In addition if you have a file called add-header in your home-directory it should automatically be prepended to your outgoing mail. To implement a reply-to line, you would simply give it the following content: Reply-to: My Real Human Name <name@my.real.address> IMPORTANT: Make certain that you have one and exactly one newline at the end of /.add-header. Anything might break outgoing mail. Beware! BUG: The /.signature file is not added properly for NeXT mail containing attachments. The headers will still be added properly. This could be fixed but probably is more of a hassle than it is worth. [From: jbrow@radical1.radical.com (Jim Brownfield)] I have added a Terminal Service to terminal to add a signature file whenever I type "0" (command/zero), and I thought this might be of interest to people who read your FAQ. I have used this technique for over a year with no problems, and it has the advantage of working both with non-NeXT and NeXT Mail. First, you must create a file with your signature containing the characters "--" on the first line (there has been some discussion as to whether this should be "-- " ("--" followed by a blank), but my file only has the "--" as the first line. The rest of the file should contain your normal signature. If you place the file in your home directory, I recommend NOT using the filename ".signature" for this file since it may conflict with other programs (like NewsGrazer). I use the filename ".fullSignature". The file used for the signature should be ascii and not RTF to allow the file to be used for NeXT and non-NeXT mail. You can create a "Get signature" service by launching Terminal and accessing the "Terminal Services" window through the "Info/Terminal Services..." menu item. Then perform the following: 1. Create a new service by clicking on the "New" button. Change the service name to "Get signature". 2. Add the command "cat " and "0" (zero) to the "Command and Key Equivalent" entry. The "0" is obviously arbitrary, but I've found that it doesn't conflict with any of the commands I normally use. 3. De-select any items checked within the "Accept" grouping. Select the "As Input" radio button under the "Use Selection" section. 4. Change the "Execution" popup to "Run Service in the Background". Select the "Return Output" and "No Shell" radio buttons. 5. Click the "Save" button. Now, when you type "0" (actually, from any application), your signature will be added wherever your cursor is located (be careful not to have text selected as it will replace the selected text with your signature). I have found this to be very convenient for adding my .sig to outgoing mail. 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? searching, files find The Unix find command on the NeXT has the capability of quickly searching a database of all the files. This database is located in /etc/find.codes and has to be generated periodically. You can automatically generate this database, say twice a week at 3:15 a.m., by adding this line to your file /etc/crontab.local (you might have to create this file). 15 03 * * 2,5 root /usr/lib/find/updatedb > /usr/adm/updatedb.err After this has run, you can quickly find any file from a terminal by typing find where is a part of the file name you want (it is case-sensitive). [Carl Edman ] adds: Find still works under 3.0, but now has to match the entire filename (including the path) for a match to be recognized i.e. where under 2.x you would have find foobar, under 3.0 you have find '*foobar*' (The ' are necessary to prevent the shell from expanding the wildcards itself). [From: Geert Jan van Oldenborgh ] I find the following script in /usr/local/bin very handy to bring back the behavior that God Intended find to have: #!/bin/csh if ( $#argv == 1 ) then /usr/bin/find \*$1\* else set noglob /usr/bin/find $argv[1-] unset noglob endif 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! Mail, doesn't start When I double-click the Mail.app icon it loads and seems to start but then just terminates. How can I fix this ? Usually the problem is caused by Mail.app being terminated with extreme prejudice such as by a power outage or kill -9. Under those circumstances Mail.app may leave a lock file in your active mailbox. Due to a bug 3.0 Mail.app doesn't ask for permission to override this lock when started up again but just dies. Open a shell and look in /Mailboxes/Active.mbox. If this directory contains a file called .lock you have found the culprit. You can safely remove this file. 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! Recycler For some reason, after moving my home directory, my recycler no longer works? [From: eric%basilisk@src.honeywell.com (Eric D. Engstrom)] Basically, when you dump a file in the recycler, the workspace manager (attempts) to move it to one of the following locations: (note: no order implied here, because I'm unsure of the actual order used) - $HOME/.NeXT/.NextTrash (Should always exist; unsure what happens if it doesn't) - /tmp/.NextTrash_$USER Automatically created if non-existent) - $MNT-POINT/.NextTrash/$USER (.NextTrash NOT automatically created if non-existent) Also, the workspace requires that the trash directory into which it puts the to-be-deleted file be on the same disk partition that the file originally came from (for speed, I assume). Also, an example of the permissions for the external disk .NextTrash directory (which is not automatically created) should be : ls -aldg /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash drwxrwxrwt [...] /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash/ Note: /private/mnt2/local is the mount point. Do chmod 1777 .NextTrash to get the permissions right. Thus, if you moved your home directory from one partition to another, the one you left may not have a "recycler-repository" to use. 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? digital audio CDPlayer To hear sound, the following info is important. [Carl Edman ] Hearing the sound directly on the NeXT can be done with the play3401 program from the archives if you have a Toshiba 3401 series drive. Theoretically this can also be done with NEC [78]4-1s and Apple CD 300s, though I know of no NeXT program which supports them. Most other drives (including the NeXT CD-ROM) just don't have the hardware to do it. There is another player available: CD_evil, which is based on play3401 but offers a GUI. FAQ-Authors note: On Intel system it's very easy: just connect the CD-Audio out (internal) to your CD-in of the soundcard (internal). Anyway there are problems with different drives. E.g. we know, that the Toshiba, Sony and Nec drives currently use the same instruction set to access audio data. So be aware that there are drives which simply can't be accessed through CDPlayer. 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? .compressed compress uncompress gnutar tar gzip gunzip Do this with the following methods. [From: sanguish@digifix.com] .compressed files have been compressed in the Workspace Manager. Basically, they are just .tar.Z files. Even single files are tarred as well as compressed. There are several methods of decompressing these files. 1. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and Selecting uncompress from the file menu. 2. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and bringing up the Workspace Inspector. (You can double click to get there faster) 3. You can rename them to be .tar.Z and handle them the way you do them. FAQ-Authors note: use uncompress to access the .Z files and/or gunzip to access .z/.gz files. Use tar to access .tar files. You might also you gnutar to access both together, e.g. to access a .tar.gz at once. Read the man pages for more information. 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? compress gzip gunzip dwrites Change it with the given method. [Stephen Peters ] You can change the tools that the Workspace uses to create and read its .compressed files by issuing the following commands in a terminal window: dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress YES [Reuven M. Lerner reuven@the-tech.mit.edu] This is generally a good thing, except that people might follow your advice and then try to send NeXTmail to someone who is still using compress/uncompress. Changing Workspace/uncompress to gunzip isn't a problem, since it uncompresses all sorts of files, but people should be very careful not to change Workspace/compress to gzip unless they will only be dealing with other gzip-equipped users. 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. netinfo problem, /keyboard directory is missing. It's benign... but annoying. niutil -create . /keyboard Fixed in 2.1 and up. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine root login A number of people have complained about the situation where root can log onto the configuration server, but not its clients. Login proceeds normally, then a window with "Workspace error Internal error (signal 10)" pops up. Other users are not affected. This scenario occurs with NetBooted clients that are not permitted root access to / via the server's /etc/exports file, either via an explicit root= option or (the most heinous) anon=0. For security reasons many sites will NOT want to permit such access. Note that what you're up against is only a Workspace Manager misfeature; there's no problem logging in as root on the real UNIX console, or logging in as a non-root user and then using "su" to obtain root privileges. Root access is needed to: * Log in a root Workspace. * Perform BuildDisk on a client. * Run the GuidedTour demo for the first time subsequent invocations will not autologin, but they will run just fine if you log in as NextTour (no password). It is not required to perform updates on the local NetInfo database, for any normal user operations, nor to run programs requiring root access on the server using -NXHost. 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? Boot, from higher SCSI ID Boot, from second drive Use the following command. bsd(1,0,0) -a which will then ask you for the drive to use as the root disk, or still easier, bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 In the boot command the name of the bootfile can be replaced by '-'. This is very useful as the length of the bootcommand which can be stored in the permanent memory is very limited (on NeXT machines only). So the only way to eg. increase the number of buffers permanently to 128 in the boot command is to use the following boot command: sd- nbu=128 (sdmach nbu=128 would have been too long). 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? swapfile The swapfile is located in /private/vm. The only current way to make it shrink is to reboot the machine. See the man pages for swaptab for more information. Note, that putting a space after the comma in /etc/swaptab (lowat=,hiwat=) makes swapon ignore the hiwat entry. 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? netinfo Yes. 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? filesystem, external You need an entry in /etc/fstab so the disk will be mounted at boot time, rather than being "automounted" when somebody logs in. Automounted disks are owned by whoever logged in, fstab-mounted disks are owned by root. Something like this: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /Disk 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 (assuming the external disk is to be mounted as /Disk) fstab should be niloaded into the Netinfo database if it contains any NFS mounts. 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? coredump, size limit Limit it by the following command. This will work for apps running from a shell. limit coredumpsize 0 If your dock or workspace apps are dumping core, there's also: dwrite Workspace CoreLimit <bytesize> 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? buffers, ROM I know the ROM monitor only allows twelve characters, but I use something like this: bsd sdmach nbuf=xxx (NeXT machines only) Enter the hardware monitor. Hit 'p' to adjust the configuration parameters. It will respond: Boot command: ? Enter sd- nbu=xxx, where xxx is a number less than 256. 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? Maybe this could point you into the right direction. Pipe it to pft and see what happens.... %!PS-Adobe-2.0 EPSF-2.0 %%BoundingBox: 0 0 16 16 %%EndComments 0 0 16 16 Retained window dup windowdeviceround gsave 16 16 scale 16 16 4 [16 0 0 -16 0 16] {< ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0f0d0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0ffd0f0d0fffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ffd0ffd0ffd0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ff50ff50ff50ffd0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50ff50ff50ff50ff50ff50fffff00000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908fffff0000000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908f908fffff000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00f908f908fffffffffffffffffffff00000000000000000000 ffff908f908fffff00ff00ffffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff908fffff0000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffffffff00000000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 >} false 3 alphaimage grestore gstate nextdict /_NXSharedGrayAlpha get NX_TwelveBitRGB 1 index setwindowdepthlimit windowdeviceround 0 0 16 16 5 4 roll 0 32 Copy composite nulldevice termwindow Maybe somebody wants to write some kind of "pointer editor"? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? BuildDisk, customization The BuildDisk application is extremely limited in terms of the types of disks configuration it knows how to build. Essentially it "knows" about swapdisks, optical disks, 330 and 660 MB SCSI disks. If you wish to do custom configurations you should look at existing BLD script files in /etc/BLD.* There is a script which you can use to specify which BLD script you are using, which disktab entry, and other useful parameters in /usr/etc/builddisk Some things to note: * the fstab installed on the target disk is specified in the newclient command in the BLD script. standard fstabs are extracted from /usr/template/client/fstab.* * the BLD scripts do not put down a new boot block on the scsi disk, you may want to install one by hand using the /usr/etc/disk program. * some disks boot fine but NeXTstep comes up with a blank window and no login window. This is due sometimes to forgetting to install an accessible /NextLibrary/{Fonts,Sounds}. In general you need quite a lot of things to make a bootable disk. You can build a minimally usable bootable floppy (for crash recovery purposes). There is a modified version of builddisk (to make it support building floppies, a minimal change) and a BLD script to build the boot floppy available at cs.orst.edu in next/sources/Bootfloppy.tar.Z. (I put this together in response to several requests.) A newer version of Bootfloppy for 2.1 is on the archives as next/sources/util/Bootfloppy2.1.tar.Z. Also available from the archives is BootFloopy 3.x (for --- you guessed it --- NEXTSTEP 3.x). I might also add that one can improve on disk usage while enhancing functionality. BuildDisk (which is used by the various BootFloppy scripts) just copies the standard binaries for ls, mv, cp aso. from /bin. These binaries are statically linked as shipped by NeXT which makes them huge. (e.g. /bin/ls is 106496 bytes large. /usr/local/bin/gls with more features is just 16268 bytes). If you replace these binaries by the BSD or GNU equivalents you can save several hundred kBytes on your boot floppy. This extra diskspace can be used for tar, dump and more tools which makes the boot floppy actually usable. Tested. 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? dwrite, misc There a lot of dwrite useful for you. (self explanatory) dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress Yes dwrite Workspace DockOrginX (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOrginY (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOffsetX -1057 (leftmost) dwrite Workspace DockOnTop (0 or 1 for true or false) dwrite appname NXCMYKAdjust YES dwrite Preferences 24HourClock yes 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? @LongLink gnutar Because gnutar tries to be somewhat compatible to the old tar format, it can't store pathnames longer than 100 chars. In order to store files with longer names, it generates a special file entry containing just the longer filename. These are the long links you see. Nothing to worry about. 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? .place3_0.wmd The Workspace uses it to record the window attributes (sort order, view type, icon positions and so on) Switching the 'UNIX Expert' flag in UNIX Preferences panel off hides all files which start by '.'. 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder IconBuilder icon, transparent If you are repainting an icon on the filesystem e.g. .dir.tiff make a copy and remove it first. Then reload the directory (the default icon gets shown). This is needed because the system caches icons. Now here comes how to create transparent backgrounds using IconBuilder: * Select Format->Document Layout (or New document layout) * 'Has alpha' must be checkedus * Open the color inspector * UNcheck 'paint in overlay mode' * Choose any color (I took white) * Set Opacity to 0 * Use Paintbucket to fill the whole icon * Now set Opacity back to 100 * Draw the icon What 'Paint in overlay mode… does, is that when checked, it will use both the alpha (opacity) of the existing pixel and the alpha selected in the color inspector and combine both into a new color. When unchecked the existing pixel will just be replaced with one using color and alpha as selected in the inspector. 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM Mac DOS CD-ROM Some CD-ROMs are using multiple fileformats to adress more people. This is done by putting two filesystems on the disk. With NEXTSTEP you are able to acess both. But what to do if the Workspace only shows you the DOS side of a disk, while the Mac side is often more convenient (due to e.g. long filenames). The solution is to change the priority the system is searching for a usable filesystem. You need to rearange the filesystems in /usr/filesystems to fit your needs. Here is how: * ls -lR /usr/filesystems shows the actual searching queue. * mv /usr/filesystems /tmp/filesystems to backup things * mkdir /usr/filesystems recreate the directory. * cp -p -r /tmp/filesystems/xx /usr/filesystems copy the filesystems in order of searching back to the default location. * chmod 4755 /usr/filesystems/xx.fs/xx.util reset SUID mode * reset the links in /usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/. 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP PPP There is a commercial PPP and a public domain PPP implementation. The public domain PPP is based on the PPP-2.2 distribution. This distribution offers several enhancements over ppp-2.1.2. Especially noteworty is that it implements BSD packet compression. Using packet compression can lead to higher throughput than you get using compressing modems. The PPP-2.2 distribution is currently in alpha stage (6th release). However, the NeXT port of this code is very stable. The NeXT port will remain in alpha stage as long as the PPP-2.2 remains in that stage. Then, the NeXT port will follow the stages of the PPP-2.2 distribution. The port works on Motorola, Intel (both Mux and NeXT supplied serial drivers), and HP systems running OS 3.2 and 3.3. It also works in conjunction with Black and White's NXFAX software. You may also want to join the mailing list for PPP. This will keep you informed of new releases and will provide an arena for discussing problems with the NeXT specific PPP port. To add yourself to the list (or for any other administrative requests), send an email message to: nextppp-request@uunet.uu.net requesting you be placed on the list. Make sure to include your proper return email address. To send mail to all the participants on the list, address your messages to: nextppp@uunet.uu.net
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 5 - Next Hardware (Black) Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:57:31 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vcr$np2@digifix.digifix.com> 5 BLACK (NEXT) HARDWARE 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? disk drives Most SCSI disk drives will work without modifying /etc/disktab. There are problems with the installation of boot blocks and badly formed fstab generated by BuildDisk of NEXTSTEP 2.0. A disk connected to the NeXT will need to have a NeXT specific label written to it before it can be properly recognized by the system. If you get an error message "Invalid Label..." this indicates that the drive was successfully seen by the NeXT machine but it does not have the proper label, to install a label use the /usr/etc/disk program on the raw disk device that the system assigned to the device and use the label command to write the label onto the disk. [how the NeXT assigns disk devices is explained in the N&SA manual] NEXTSTEP releases 2.0 and up provide a low level disk formatter, sdform, which does not offer much flexibility, but gets the job done. Most drives are already formatted at the factory. 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? NS3.3 and 68030 Yes, but note that NeXTstep 3.3 is be optimized for the 68040 CPUs. NeXTstep 1.0 and 2.x were optimized for the 68030 CPU, 68882 FPU machines. 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? FUJITSU MO Yes, they do 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? SCSI-2, synchronous synchronous mode Quick answer is: No. The reason is that the NeXT does not support synchronous transfers from the SCSI bus. It does support SCSI-2 disks running in asynchronous mode, which all SCSI-2 disks must do. 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? HP 660, boot boot, HP 660 It has been reported that HP drives fail to autoboot on power on or while other devices are on the scsi bus. The problem seems to be with drives configured to spin-up automatically on power on do not get recognized at boot time. To remedy this problem reliably with HP 660Mb (HP97548) and 1Gbyte (HP 97549) drives remove the auto spinup jumper on the back of the drive. Looking at the disk from the back with the power connector on the lower left, it is the sixth jumper. The official fix was an EPROM change to the HP drive from HP. The HP drives took too long to wait up, so the system wasn't happy with the other drives coming ready first especially when the HP was suppose to be the boot device. (The EPROM is no longer available from NeXT). 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? Fujitsu M2263SA/SB See Izumi Ohzawa's note in /pub/next/docs/fujitsu.recipe available via anonymous ftp from sonata.cc.purdue.edu. 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? OD, corrupt OD, mount If you can't automount an OD, and you can't fix it, you can still manually mount it. Log in as root. Type /usr/etc/mount /dev/od0a /FoO. It will ask you to insert the disk. Insert it. It is mounted. This method WILL mount a corrupted OD so you can read its contents. Since it is corrupted, it is not recommended to write to it. You should copy the important files to something else, then reformat it. 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? CD-ROM, NeXT A USENET survey summary: Apple CD-150 PLI 1035N for NeXT SUN CD-ROM drive (Sony CDU-8012, Rev. 3.1a) NEC 73M and 74 (transfer rates > of 300 KB/sec.) NEC 84 S NEC 4xi NEC 6x speed Apple CD-SC (Sony 541-22 mechanism) Apple CD-300 Apple CD-300+ Chinon CDS-431 (with new drivers) Eclipse CD-ROM from Microtech Toshiba 3201 Toshiba 3301 Toshiba 3401 Toshiba 3501 Toshiba TXM3301E1 Toshiba XM-2200A external Toshiba XM3601 Plextor Quadspeed Plextor PX-63CS (6xspeed) DENON DRD-253 external (data only, no music) HP's LaserROM drive (Toshiba XM-3301TA drive in HP's box) Texel 3024 (required a firmware upgrade to version was 1.11) As with all SCSI devices, they just work. Some drives only get problems with their audio support with CD-Player (due to not standardized SCSI audio commands, but this isn't a NeXT specific problem!) In contrary the question should be: are there SCSI CD-ROMs which don't work together with NEXTSTEP? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? toner, NeXT printer The toner cartridge is a standard EP-S cartridge, the same that fits the HP LaserJet III and some other printers. Any HP LaserJet II or III will fit. HPLJ4mSI cartridges do NOT fit. Any HP LJII or LJIII paper tray will fit. IIISI and 4 trays will not. Confused? Read again :-) 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? printers, on NeXT If you plan to connect an HP LaserJet (II, IIP, III, etc.) you need to make a special cable in order for the NeXT 040 and HP to get the hardware handshaking correct. This is true for whatever version of the OS you are running. NeXT 68040 to HP LaserJet III Cable (not a Null-modem cable): Mini-Din HP DB-25 1 (DTR) nc 2 (DCD) 4 (RTS) 3 (TXD) 3 (RXD) 4 (GND) 7 (GND) 5 (RXD) 2 (TXD) 6 (RTS) 5 (CTS) 7 (RTXC) nc 8 (CTS) 20 (DTR) You may want to use hardware flow control for reliability (ie /dev/ttyfa). If you have problems with other printers, check the cable pinouts in the printer's manual against the one recommended in the zs man-page! Refer to Chapter 13 in Network and System Administration. 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? printer, turning off The NeXT 400dpi printer powers up every time you boot up when the print daemon is started (/usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd in /etc/rc). Apart from not running the daemon at boot time (commenting it out and having to run it by hand later), you can add the following lines to /etc/rc.local: if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi Once you queue a print job the printer daemon will automatically power up the NeXT printer for you. The printer daemon will not automatically power off the machine after a print job, you will need to turn off the printer by typing /usr/etc/nppower off. 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? microphone, NeXT Some NeXT owners use the RadioShack (Realistic) Tie Clip Microphone ($19.95) cat 33-1052. NeXT Computer, Inc. uses the "Sony Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-K7" in-house (available for $60). Some use Sony Tie-Clip microphone, #ECM-144, which costs around $40. Others have successfully used a WalMart brand microphone (available for $6). 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? modem, on NeXT Previously, we suggested that people use Mac modem cables; however, it has come to our attention that there is no one standard Mac modem cable. Since correct modem operation on a NeXT depends upon a correctly wired modem cable, buying a Mac cable is not a good idea. Some Mac cables do not allow dial-in and no Mac cable allows the use of hardware flow control. For these reasons, we are recommending that only cables that meet NeXT specifications be used. [however, if you have a Mac modem cable lying around and don't care about dial-in or hardware flow control, then by all means....] These cables are available commercially from any store, how still sells NeXT stuff, and from Computer Cables and Devices, or can be custom built. Note that no off- the-shelf Mac cable will allow hardware flow control. It is however possible to make a such a cable from an Imagewriter II cable by replacing one of the mini-8 ends with a DB-25 connector. Hardware flow control is absolutely essential for all serial port connections with speeds of 9600 bps and above. Make certain that you cable supports it, your modem is configured to use it and you are using the hardware flowcontrol devices /dev/cuf[ab], /dev/ttydf[ab] and /dev/ttyf[ab], respectively. Most people use tip or kermit to control the modem. SLIP and/or UUCP may also be used (but are more complicated to set up and require the remote machine to also have SLIP and/or UUCP (respectively)). A version of the DOS-program pcomm can be found on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de The 2.0 Network and System Administration Manual, which is available in hard-copy (shipped with each machine) contains an extensive description of how to use modems with the NeXT machine. Additionally NeXT in their TechSupportNotes series called SerialPortDoc.wn and UUCP for 1.0/1.0a systems . This document is available from most FTP sites that carry NextAnswers. Also, try to obtain the about.modem.Z file by Mark Adler in the pub/next/lore directory on sonata.cc.purdue.edu 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? SCSI cable to NeXT Yes. This cable is the same as the one used by Sun SparcStations and DecStation 5000's (but not DecStation 3100's which use 68-pin micro rather than the 50pin micro connector used on NeXT 040, Suns and DecStation 5000). The implication that a Sun SparcStation cable can be used with NeXT peripherals is generally false. NeXT themselves, and DEC, and nearly everyone else who makes SCSI peripherals, puts Telco-50 (centronics) connectors on their devices. Sun in their infinite wisdom uses DD50 which are quite different. Telco-50 is an approved connector type in the SCSI spec. Probably the original point was that the 50-pin microSCSI on the NeXT and Sun and some DecStations was different from the 68-pin microSCSI on the DecStation 5000. But this does not address the other end of the cable. 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? fax modem, on NeXT The following fax modems are currently available for the NeXT Computer: Manufacturer, Model Supplier, Type DoveFax for NeXT, Dove Computer, Class 1 HSD FaxMaster, HSD Microcomputer, Class 2* mix fax, i·link GmbH, Class 2** SupraFAXModem V.32bis, Supra Corp., Class 2 (requires DFax driver or NXFax driver) ZyXEL U-1496E/E+/S/S+, ZyXEL USA, Class 2 (requires NXFax driver) Telebit T3000 with fax option Telebit WorldBlazer with fax option (requires NXFax driver) Neuron 1414/1414+ with ZyXEL ROM upgrade (requires NXFax driver) (Neuron 1414 and Neuron 1414+ modems are relabelled ZyXEL modems. Contact ZyXEL USA for ROM upgrades. Neuron modems with 512K ROMs should upgrade their ROMs and ROM sockets to 1 Mb ROMs. People with 1Mb ROMs should just order the new ROMs.) (*) Note that the Class 2 is not yet approved; it is still out for ballot, after having failed in an October 1990 round. The Abaton InterFax 24/96 NX driver supports Class 2 as it was in that draft; there are expected to be very few changes prior to approval. (**) Note that mix fax works with both the October 1990 and October 1991 draft versions of Class 2, especially with the NeXT supplied Class 2 modem driver. Upgrading to an approved version of Class 2 would be a matter of just a software update (holds true for any forthcoming (class 3?) standard, for that matter). In order to use a fax modem with the NeXT Computer, a NeXT compatible fax driver must be available to operate the modem. Modem control procedures may be proprietary or conform to one of the following EIA/TIA standards: Class 1: CCITT T.30 session management and CCITT T.4 image data handling are controlled by the driver. Class 2*: CCITT T.30 session management and image data transport are handled by the modem. CCITT T.4 image data preparation and interpretation are controlled by the driver. Release 2.0 of the NeXT system software includes a Class 2 modem driver which will work with any fax modem which meets the EIA/TIA Asynchronous Facsimile Control standard. Other fax modems must supply a NeXT compatible driver. Note that there's a small bug in 2.0 (fixed in 2.1): a symbolic link is missing for the file Class2_Fax_Modem_Driver in /usr/lib/NextPrinter. The simple fix: create the link; it should reference Interfax_Fax_Modem_Driver, also in the /usr/lib/NextPrinter directory. An alternative workaround for Class 2, especially useful for novices: just use InterFax as the modem type in PrintManager, rather than Class 2*. After installing a fax modem using PrintManager one must repeat setting things in the Fax Options panel in order for them to be stored correctly. In particular, these include the Rings to Answer and Number of Times to Retry. This affects all fax modems being installed. If one uses illegal characters in the Modems Number field in the Fax Options when configuring an InterFax modem then the modem will not answer the phone. Legal characters are digits, spaces, and plus signs. This does not affect the Dove modem. Modems from the german vendor Dr. Neuhaus also work with the internal Fax-Driver. But only the FURY-series does. 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? serial port, >2 on NeXT TTYDSP From Yrrid converts the DSP port into an additional serial port. Yrrid Incorporated 507 Monroe St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Voice: 919-968-7858 Fax: 919-968-7856 E-mail: yrrid@world.std.com Unitnet has a device, the SLAT, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 Central Data Corporation makes the scsiTerminal Server family of products. Drivers for NextStep 3.0 and 3.1 are available for both the 68K-based and Intel-based platforms. The products available for NeXT include: Product DESCRIPTION ST-1002+ 2 serial, 1 parallel SP-1003 3 parallel ST-1008+ 8 serial, 1 parallel ST-1016 16 serial You can also mix and match multiple units. Phone: 217/359-8010 Toll-free: 800/482-0315 FAX: 217-359-6904 Email: info@cd.com support@cd.com sales@cd.com Also, one can use an IP terminal server. In a non-Internet environment, inexpensive terminal servers, which don't control access to the network securely, can be used. If your network is an Internet subnet, you must use a terminal server that controls either: (1) who can log into the terminal server, or (2) which machines the terminal server will access. These tend to be more expensive (around $250/port, but in 8-port increments), but it may be quite economical means of sharing ports among many NeXTs (or other computers) on the network. Particularly if one has a NeXT network, an Ethernet terminal server may be the way to go. One that supports Linemode Telnet (such as the Xylogics Annex III) will offer the best performance. 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? Ethernet, thick There are many possible solutions. For example, here are three: * The University of Waterloo (Audio Research Group) uses an old door-stop PC XT clone with two Western Digital cards (WD8003E Ethercard Plus, $250 CDN each; you should be able to get them for under $200 (US$)) running Vance Morrison's PCRoute (available from accuvax.nwu.edu). You will also need a thickwire transceiver and a drop cable (about $300). In addition, you will need Internet addresses for the NeXT and both PC Ethernet cards (and a subnet address). The documentation for PCRoute contains quite a bit of information on the performance of this setup. This solution requires two subnets. There is another program called PCbridge that allows the machines on the thin and thick wires to be part of the same subnet. This product also does packet filtering, so that packets destined to machines on the same side of the net do not cross over. * Cabletron sells a MR-2000C Singleport Repeater for $695 that does exactly what you need minus drop cable and transceiver. Their number is (408) 441-9900. * The march 1992 INMAC networking and connectivity products catalog lists thicknet to thinnet converters. Product number Z903071 price $445. Claims full ieee 802.3 compatibility and diagnostic LED's. 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? answering machine A company that is selling both hardware and software to allow you to do this: SES Computing 13206 Jenner Lane Austin, Texas 78729 Voice: (512) 219-9468 (Demo system number) i.link, a european company, has a combined data/fax modem and telephone answering machine. It uses the DSP port and is implemented mainly in software on the DSP with a little bit of hardware to interface to the phone line. i.link GmbH Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 D-1000 Berlin 30 Germany Tel: +49 30 216 20 48 Fax: +49 30 215 82 74 E-mail: info@ilink.de 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? monitor, color The important specs for the color monitor are: Horz Scan Rate: 61 KHz Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz Resolution: 1280x1024 (NeXT uses 1120x832) NON-INTERLACED Displays may require alignment to adjust for the scan rate of NeXT machines. The Nanao T560i 17" color display has been used with NeXTstation Color machines, and seems to work well. Some larger NEC displays have also worked. 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 13W3 to BNC BNC to 13W3 You can get them from:NeXT/Bell Atlantic: part number S4025. NuData in New Jersey carries 13W3 female to 4 BNC male connectors. The price is about $100. NuData Voice: 908-842-5757 DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for the following. If you can source the bits yourself here's how it's built. 1 female 13W3 connector 3 Male BNC connectors 3 mini coax ie. the pins to the coaxial are male and the regular pins are female. Looks like this. . o o o o o . . 13W3 FEMALE A1 o o o o o A2 A3 | | | | | | | | | Red Green Blue 3 BNC's That's the coax part. The outer shielding of the coax's are grounded on both pin 10 and the case. 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? centronics, NeXT parallel port, NeXT Uninet has devices, the SLAT-2 and the SLAT-DRV11, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 zardoz!sales@ics.uci.edu or uunet!ucivax!zardoz!sales 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? serial port, cpu power usage Perhaps you've got a (probably fairly long) unshielded serial cable attached to it, with either nothing at the other end or a powered-off device at the other end. EE's call this an antenna. It's probably picking up most of the radio stations in your area, which the serial chip is interpreting as a continuous stream of garbage bytes, which it feeds to getty, which tries to interpret them as login attempts. How do you avoid this problem? * leave the device at the other end switched on (even when it's not transmitting, it will assert a voltage that overrides the noise) * unplug the cable from the next when you're not using it * use 'kill -STOP' & 'kill -CONT' to stop and resume the getty process as needed * buy an adequately shielded serial cable 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? brightness, MegaPixel focus, MegaPixel Adjust it using the following information. From: Charles William Swiger I have adjusted several monitors with no problems, but make sure you know what you are doing before opening anything. I expressly disclaim responsibility for any ill results that may occur. In order to adjust NeXT's MegaPixel display (called 'the monitor' hereafter), you'll need (a) the NeXTtool (or a 3mm Allen wrench), (b) a plastic adjustment tool (preferred) or a thin bladed screwdriver, and possibly (c) a Phillips-head screwdriver. (NB: A similar procedure will work for color monitors, but you should either know what you're doing or you'll probably be better off letting a pro deal with it.) Turn off the computer. Disconnect all cables to the monitor. Look at the back of the monitor. There will be 4 screws there; use the NeXTtool (or Allen wrench) to remove them. Remove the plastic back of the monitor and put it out of your way. Reconnect the cables and turn the computer back on. As the machine powers up, examine the back of the monitor. You'll see a metallic box (usually silver, though some are black) surrounding the monitor's vitals. This protects you against the dangerous voltages inside, and also insulates the monitor from electromagnetic noise. On the back of this box are several holes for performing adjustments. There are two focus controls (labeled 'focus' and 'dynamic focus'), a brightness control (labeled 'brightness' or possibly 'black level') and several others that adjust various things like screen size and position. Depending on the exact placement of the controls on the circuit board of your specific monitor, some of these controls may be difficult (or impossible) to adjust from the back. If this is the case, I will describe what's necessary below. Otherwise, adjust the appropriate controls using either an adjustment tool or a screwdriver. Be warned that a screwdriver probably will cause some interesting video effects when it enters the case. Ignore this the best you can, or find a plastic adjustment tool, which is what you *really* should be using anyway. Using a flashlight will help you see into the hole so that you can align the business end of the tool correctly. Focus and position controls are fairly obvious. Adjust them slowly until you're happy with the results. Don't muck with anything you don't need to; the factory settings are usually pretty decent. To correctly adjust the brightness, follow this procedure: Turn the brightness of the monitor all the way down using the keyboard. Adjust the brightness control on the back of the monitor until a barely noticeable picture forms. Then turn the brightness down a little so this picture disappears completely. Check that you can get adequate brightness by using the keyboard to brighten the screen. If the display isn't bright enough, adjust the brightness control on the rear of the monitor high enough so that the monitor display is adequate. Note that you won't be able to dim the screen completely from the keyboard...sorry. Once you're finished, shut down the computer, take off the cables, reattach the back of the monitor, and reconnect the cables. You're done. If the control you need to adjust proves to be difficult, you may need to enter the metal case. This happened on one monitor's focus control and another's brightness. WARNING: THE VOLTAGES INSIDE THE MONITOR'S CASE ARE VERY DANGEROUS, EVEN WHEN THE MONITOR IS OFF. BE VERY CAREFUL, OR YOU CAN SERIOUSLY INJURE OR EVEN KILL YOURSELF. DO NOT PERFORM THE NEXT INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. You'll have to power off the computer again, and disconnect the cables. Looking at the monitor from the back, notice a section of metallic shielding on the right side of the metal box that extends to the picture tube. This is where the flyback transformer is connected. It shields a wire that is charged to about 25,000 V. WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE, IT CAN SHOCK YOU THROUGH ITS INSULATION. Being very careful of this, remove the metal case by unscrewing the Philip's head screws that hold the case on. Don't touch the screws that hold the picture tube into the front of the monitor's case. Once you've gotten the metal box off, reconnect the cables. Figure out what control you're going to adjust, and make sure that you can do so without touching anything else inside. Again, *watch out* for the wire that connects to the picture tube on the right side. Power up the computer. I recommend that you use only one hand to make the adjustment, and that your other hand be placed in your pocket (or similar equivalent, if you're wearing clothes lacking pockets). This precaution reduces the chances that you'll make a short circuit between one hand, your heart, and the other hand --- a good idea. Perform the necessary adjustment(s), being very careful not to touch anything inside. Then shut down and reassemble the monitor, following the directions given above. Hopefully, these instructions will prove useful. Once again, please be very careful...I don't want your death and/or injury on my conscience (or a lawsuit, for that matter, either :-) 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? MacIntosh, emulation emulation, MacIntosh There is a nice way to run macintosh-software on your original black hardware. It works fine with dual-headed cubes and is optimized for the Apple OS - Version 7.5. To get further information about daydream, please contact: QUIX Computerware AG 011-41-41-34-88-28 9 hour differential Luzernerstr.10 6030 Ebikon Switzerland Next software - 011-41-41-34-86-80 quix@applelink.apple.com 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? printer, eject, NeXT laser NeXT laser, eject paper Fix it as follows. If you continually get messages like, "sorry, the printer is jammed" and you have to pull each page out the last inch, you probably need to replace the 14 tooth gear in the output stage(fuse ass'y). You can see this gear before you disassemble the printer, so that is a good first step. Then read these instructions all the way through and see if you want to attempt it. Next recommends replacing the entire fuse ass'y ( big bucks) if the gear is damaged, but Chenesko, Inc., of Ronkonkoma, NY sells the gears for $2.31. The part number is RS1-0132. They recommended I also replace the 20 tooth gear, number RS1-0116, but I don't know if it is really necessary. Their phone number is 800-221-3516. To examine your gear, open the rear (delivery ) door and undo the screw attaching the strap that keeps the door from opening down all the way. The gear is on the side nearest the power input to the printer. There are two gears on the part of the delivery ass'y that swings down. The suspect gear engages the top one, but is mounted on the fixed portion of the fuse. Ours had several teeth missing and/or damaged. To get the gear off you have to remove the fuse ass'y. To remove the fuse you must open the printer lid fully, so it is straight up. To open the lid fully you must remove the case. To remove the case you must remove the plastic cover on the lid. Are you getting the idea now? This will be a lot of fun, and take most of the afternoon. I hope you have a spacious, well-lit area, because there are a lot of screws, and a lot of them are painted black, so they are hard to see when you drop them, unless you drop them inside of the printer, where you might NEVER see them again. Fortunately, as with all computer equipment, they seem to put lots of extras in, so just make sure there aren't any where they might do damage, like short out the mega KILOVOLT corona power supply, or grind into the REGISTRATION rollers. You do want your printouts to be straight, don't you? So, if you're ready, here we go. * PREPARATION Most mere mortals will want to power down everything and disconnect the cables, etc. Remove the cartridge and paper trays, etc. * REMOVE THE LID COVER open the lid and remove 3 screws. They DO NOT have any red paint on them. * REMOVE THE BACK DOOR there is one screw that holds the strap. When you can swing it clear down, you can squeeze the hinges together and remove the door. * REMOVE THE CASE There are maybe seven screws that hold the case on. Four are right on top. Two are just inside the rear door area. Two are down inside where you store that green cleaning tool. 4 + 2 + 2 = 7, right? Say, who was the last guy that worked on this printer anyway? The case has to be convinced that you really need to remove it, even when it is loose and all the screws are out. * REMOVE THE FUSE ASS'Y You will need a PHILLIPS screwdriver for this, as with the previous steps. But you will need a LONG one this time. Three of the screws are pretty easy to find. Just study the lower part of the fuse, as it is screwed onto the bottom case. Two of the screws are inside. One is under the lid next to the gears, the other near the green cleaning tool. On the outside, in back, there is one on each side. One is under the white wires that connect the fuse to the 10 AMP circuit breaker, which is pretty near that gear, and close to the power input. Unplug that cable. Then remove the small black crew that holds the black plastic gear cover so you will have better access to the last screw. Then you will have to wrestle the fuse out the back of the printer. Be careful with it. * DISASSEMBLE THE FUSE There are several screws and a spring. It's not too hard to take apart. You can see the gear, so you just have to take off the covers on that end of the ass'y to get to it. I should caution you that I had trouble putting them back on, because they have funny shapes and don't make a lot of sense. Plus I was tired, so I went home, ate dinner, played with the dog, went to bed, got up and ate breakfast before I put it back together. You might want to label some parts, make some drawings, etc. to reassure yourself that you can put the parts back just like they were. * REMOVE THE GEAR You can remove the gear pretty easily with a small screwdriver by unspringing the "E"-ring that holds it on the shaft. Try not to bend the e-ring. * PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER Sorry, I can't help you with this part (HA HA!) I told you you should read the instructions first. Maybe you should buy a new printer, or try to attach some third party printer via the serial port! Well, if you got this far I hope you dropped little crumbs of bread so you can find your way back. I try to save all the little screws by putting them back in the holes they came from, or putting them in some small container. You might clean some of the gears or the paper path while you have it open. You can also install a new OZONE filter. Remember OZONE is hazardous to your health, so you don't want to inhale it. DISCLAIMER: BE CAREFUL IF YOU TRY THIS PROCEDURE. THERE ARE DANGEROUS VOLTAGES PRESENT, AND EVEN IF YOU ARE TOO CHICKEN TO WORK ON IT POWERED UP, YOU COULD CUT YOURSELF, OR DROP THE WHOLE THING ON YOUR FOOT, THUS VOIDING THE WARRANTY. ALSO, THE PRINTER WONÂT WORK WITHOUT THE COVERS, BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO SECRET SWITCHES THAT INFORM THE NEXT CPU THAT SOMEONE "IS FOOLING AROUND WITH THE PRINTER AGAIN." Yet another update to reflect that Jacob Gore received gears for an Apple Laserwriter from Chenesko, which are similar enough to work, but with some modification.Also, if the original gear is in fair condition, it can be reversed on the shaft until a replacement is ordered. 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? mouse, connector Read the following instruction. Thanks to Alvin Austin (austin@cs.USask.Ca) I have the information I need on the NeXT mouse connections. Pin Function 1 +5v 2 X Encoder Phase A 3 X Encoder Phase B 4 Y Encoder Phase A 5 Y Encoder Phase B 6 Right Button 7 Left Button 8 Ground 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? References: NeXTanswers' hardware.620, 92_spring_bulletin "Announcing NeXTstation Turbo and NeXTcube Turbo" NeXT Computer (68030-25MHz/68040-25MHz), NeXTcube (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 16 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin low profile> SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 64 MB The low-profile vertically mounted 4 MB SIMMs are easier to install in the NeXTcube than the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs because of the small height clearance above the SIMM slots. It is possible to install the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs, but you will be required to slide the CPU board and the center tower in simultaneously. Parity (9-bit) SIMMs can be used in both 68030 and 68040 NeXT machines, but should not be mixed with non-parity SIMMs. Only 68040 boards with ROM levels of 2.2 (v63) and higher can use the parity memory to detect parity errors. It is OK to mix parity and non-parity memory, but the system will not boot unattended. Cubes with early boot ROMs will not work with 4 Mb parity ram, unless at least 3 banks are used. The system gives an exception error on power up. The fix is to get a new boot rom from Next. You can pay $30, or you may be able to squawk and get one for free. I have found Next to be pretty responsive, once I find the right person. The correct version is v66 which was the last or final rev for this series of 040 boards. This version also fixed the problem in the second paragraph. NeXTdimension boards (i860): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4, 8 MB (256Kx32, 1Mx32, 2Mx32) Maximum RAM: 64 MB (32 MB official NeXT) NeXT didn't officially bless the use of 8 MB SIMMs, but they seem to fit and work. NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers below ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 32 MB Faster SIMMS (70/80 ns) don't make the memory system work any faster than the 100 ns units. NeXTstation Color (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns5 SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 32 MB NeXTcube Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Color Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers above ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 4 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 70/100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 ,8, 16, 32 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 128 MB For maximum performance use 70 ns SIMMs: SIMMs rated at 80 or 100 ns will be detected upon powerup and the memory system clock slowed to 100 ns. NeXT manufacturing introduced the new 25 MHz NeXTstation CPU board into production in late June '92. To verify which SIMM type your machine uses, check the system's memory configuration. You can do this by using the ROM monitor©s print memory configuration command m. Start with your machine powered down. Press the Power key to power on. As soon as the message ªTesting system...º disappears, press command-command-tilde ( on the numeric keyboard). Under these circumstances, this will access the ROM monitor. In the ROM monitor, type m and press return. Turbo-designed boardsÐincluding new 25 MHz NeXTstations and all Turbo systemsÐwill return messages reporting the memory configuration contained in four sockets (sockets 0 -3); old 25 MHz boards will return messages for more than four sockets (usually 8). You can tell a Turbo-designed board, and the accompanying 72 pin, 70 nanosecond SIMMs, by the fact it only reports information for only four sockets. The memory system has programmable memory timing such that the number of processor clocks needed to access a given amount of data can be tailored to the speed of the memory installed. 70 ns memory is just enough faster than 80 ns memory to allow the cpu to access the data with fewer clock cycles. This improves memory system performance. "70 ns" memory is faster than "80 ns" memory in many parameters other than just RAS access time. The faster CAS access time in particular allows the memory system to respond quicker to burst (16 bytes) bus transfers. 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? SIMM Tool The tool came with 68040 upgrade kits for NeXTcubes. It really makes removing SIMMs easy. It looks like a dental tool: about six inches long with a 1/2" long head offset at 90 degrees. To remove SIMMs, you slip the head into the hole on one side of the SIMM, rest the head on the SIMM socket next to the SIMM you are pulling, and pivot the tool back, using the simple fulcrum to gently pry the SIMM up about 1/8" from the socket on that side. Repeat on the other side, and the SIMM can be then removed by hand. 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? Purchase, NeXT NeXT, purchase NeXT discontinued manufacturing hardware in Feb, 1993. Used systems are often advertised in comp.sys.next.marketplace. 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? service, hardware hardware, service Hardware service can be obtained through the following firms: USA hardware service has been purchased by Bell Atlantic. They will be supporting the Authorized Service Centers and are selling extended warranty contracts. Bell Atlantic Computing Technology Services Voice: 800 499 6398, or 800 848 NeXT Fax: 510 732 3078 For Europe, please contact: SORBUS 40549 Dösseldorf WillstÙtter Straûe 13 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? NeXT, types of cube section There are two packages: a cube, and a station. * NeXTcube systems: + 68030-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXT Computer) + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube Turbo) + NeXTdimension board adds 32-bit color (i860) to any of above systems Cube systems can use any of the boards. With hacks, multiple independent CPU boards can run in one cube. NeXT Computer systems have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive(s) in either position. NeXTcube systems also have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive in the lower position, but have additional mounting holes for 1/2-height devices, and have a floppy slot at the top position. * NeXTstation systems: + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation Turbo) + 68040-25 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color) + 68040-33 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color Turbo) NeXTstation systems have room for two 1/2-height 3.5" devices, with a floppy slot at the side. 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? fan, running wrong The fan on older 030 NeXTs cubes sucks air out of the back of the cube which means that it draws unfiltered air in through the optical disk on the front of the cube. This causes optical disks to succumb to dust must sooner than cubes with the new-style fan which turns in the opposite direction. NeXT has apparently reversed their decision regarding fan reversal in the case of machines that have been upgraded to 040 processor boards. It is now considered okay to reverse the direction of fans in these machines. If you have many third-party cards installed in your cube or an older processor board, you may wish to consider not reversing fan direction (overheating could become a problem). In any case, do not reverse the fan's polarity, only reverse the fan assembly itself. Perhaps the best solution is obtain the cleaning kit and OD filter from NeXT. 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? SONY MPX-111N The SONY MPX-111N internal 2.88 MB floppy drive which was shipped with all the 68040 NeXT machines is not a SCSI device, therefore there is no way of connecting that particular drive internally on a 68030 system. 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? OD, spinning A big problem with the Canon optical drives is that air flows through the drive to cool it. Dust accumulates inside the drive causing it to fail with the continuous spin-up spin-down syndrome. NeXT as part of it's 040 upgrades provided a dust filter to prevent this. If your drive has this problem it usually can be fixed simply by cleaning out dust from the drive. NeXT sold a cleaning kit for both the drives and the optical disks. 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? NeXT, colors The monochrome machines can display 4 gray levels. You can use color apps on a monochrome machine, they will converted into monochrome images and dithered accordingly. Color NeXTstations can combine 4 bits of red, green and blue primaries for a total of 4096 pure colors. The imaging functions dither the image to produce intermediate colors. NeXTdimension can combine 8 bits of red, green and blue for 16,777,216. There are not 16 million points on the display so all can not be displayed at once. Further display technology limits the usable color space. None of the NeXT products support color look up tables where the user can define their own color palette on a per window basis. This feature is useful for displaying images which have adaptive lookup tables, and display pure grayscale images on the color NeXTstation. On the NeXTdimension images can be converted to full 24 bit representation. 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? speed, display display, speed drops There is a bug with the window system in which if you select the monochrome display as your primary display the server will be much much slower. The solution for those wishing to use both displays is to select the color (NeXTdimension) display as the primary display. The most optimal configuration at present with the NeXTdimension is to run only the color display. 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? mouse, parts From: jdavidso@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu For those who have need of a new button in their mouse, and don't want to pay for the whole mouse when it is only the button that has gone bad, we have recently discovered a satisfactory replacement for the Omron switch. It is in the Digikey catalog, # 931, Jan-Feb 1993, page 141, under Cherry switches D4, DG, and DH series. Digikey part # CH164-ND, Cherry part # DG1C-B1AA. We ordered one of these, and just received it today. Tried it out, and it seems to be working flawlessly so far. 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? battery, purchase purchase, battery Battery part number: BR 2/3A 3V Lithium Battery (Panasonic) Source: Engineered Assemblies & Components Corporation 5204 Green's Dairy Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-790-9700 (ask for Debra) 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? ADB, turbo system If ADB equipment are used with older NeXT systems they won't work properly. Here are the ADB requirements: * A Turbo computer. * CPU eprom version 74. * New revision computer to soundbox/monitor cable. The part number is molded at both ends of the connector: Cable NEW OLD (Non ADB) NeXTcube 4534 150 NeXTstation 4535 1532 NeXTstation color 4536 2286 * New revision monitor which uses a vertical scan rate of 72hz instead of 68hz, except on NeXTdimension systems color monitor stays 68hz. Monitor NEW (72hz) OLD (68hz) 17" mono ACX (N4000b) AAA (N4000a \& N4000) 17" color ADF (N4006) ABG (N4001) 21" color ADB (N4005a) ABH (N4005) * ADB soundbox for color systems. S/N prefix ADD instead of ABN. 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NEXT, INC. AND WILL DEFINITELY VOID THE WARRANTY ON YOUR NEXT COMPUTER. FOLLOW IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE IN FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROCEDURE WILL WORK ON ALL VERSIONS(?) OF THE NEXT CUBE HARDWARE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT WORKED ON THE NEXT CUBE I WAS WORKING ON!!!! SO BEWARE. Here we go! I'll first provide a description of the hardware I was using and comment on what I accomplished and how I got the information on how to do it! The hardware included a NeXT cube with 660 MB drive, OD, etc., a 68040 upgrade board, and a 68030 motherboard. I successfully installed both the 68040 and 68030 boards on a SINGLE NeXT cube and linked them together through their ethernet ports. The 68040 was configured as a boot server and the 68030 was used as its client (booting off the network for lack of an additional hard drive). The procedure reconfigures slot #2 on the cube's back-plane as slot #0. This provides two slots configured as #0, required for booting the two motherboards. Once I determined what the slot pin-outs were (thanks to my good friend John Chmielewski), it was a matter of time before the two boards happily co-existed. The procedure: 1. First, follow the procedure on the NeXT User's Reference manual for removing the system board (Appendix C: Opening the Cube, page 291 of the 2.0 manual). 2. Using the NeXT supplied screwdriver, remove the two screws that attach the power-supply housing to the cube (the screws are located on the lower part of the housing) and gently pull the housing out. Set it aside in a safe place (away from kids and nosey friends!) 3. Remove the two plastic grooved plates (used to slide the system boards in) at each side of the inside bottom of the cube. (For each plate, lift the side closest to the rear opening and gently pull them out). Set them aside. 4. Using the NeXT tool, remove three screws holding the back-plane to the cube and then take the back-plane out of the cube. Let the cube rest for a while. Inspect the back-plane. You will see five bus slots (four vertical and one horizontal). The horizontal slot connects the back-plane to the power supply housing. We're only interested in the four vertical slots. From the factory these slots are configured as 6, 2, 0, and 4 (starting from the left and going right with the horizontal slot at the bottom). The system board connects to slot #0 (which you've probably noticed). Each slot contains three columns of 32 pins. Following is an ASCII representation of one of the slots: x y z C B A o-o o 32 . . . o-o o 31 . . . o-o o 30 . . . o-o o 29 . . . 28 . . . . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . ...where x, y, and z are labeled GND, SID, and VCC, respectively. The GND, SID, and VCC "holes" are used to configure the slot number using simple binary encoding, where GND is logical zero, VCC is logical one, and SID (for Slot-ID I guess) determines the current bit state (one or zero). Notice the four rows of GND, SID, VCC triads; each row is equivalent to one bit position in the slot number, the bottom row bit position 0, the top row bit position 3. This gives a total of four bit positions, or 16 possible slot numbers. To encode a slot number, you need to connect an SID row to its corresponding GND or VCC row. For example, the diagram below shows the configuration of the slots in my cube's back-plane (you'll have to look very closely to see the actual connections): SLOT 6 SLOT 2 SLOT 0 SLOT 4 BIT 3: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o BIT 2: o o-o o-o o o-o o o o-o BIT 1: o o-o * o o-o * o-o o o-o o BIT 0: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o 5. To reconfigure slot 2 as slot 0, cut the trace between SID and VCC for bit position 1 (see * o o-o * above) and connect SID to GND on the same row. I used the SIMM removal tool supplied by NeXT in the 040 upgrade (talk about multi-purpose) to cut the trace! Very gently, scrape the solder off between the two holes. Take a paperclip, shape it to fit between the holes in SID and GND, and trim it down to an even 1/4 inch (perfect fit)! That's all there is to it. If for some reason you ever want to revert to slot 2, just remove the paperclip from GND-SID and reconnect it to SID-VCC. 6. Now put the cube back together. First, re-install the back-plane using its three connecting screws, then snap on the plastic plates, and finally insert the power-supply housing and secure with its two screws. At this point the cube is ready to take on the two system boards (it is up to you to determine where/how you want to use the two boards; I'll explain how I used mine) ... 7. I installed the 68040 in the original slot 0 and the 68030 in the reconfigured slot 0 (previously slot 2). The 68040 was used as the main processor board. I connected the 660 MB drive, the OD, and the monitor to it. NOTE: Before beginning the procedure, I went into the NeXT Monitor on the 68030 and disabled the Sound out, SCSI tests and verbose test mode and enabled serial port A as a console terminal. I also made "en" the default boot device. I setup the 68040 as a boot server and taught it about the 68030 (which took some time in getting it setup properly). 8. I connected the 68040 to the 68030 using a thin-ethernet cable and I booted. First thing I noticed was that the 030 timed-out a couple of times waiting for the 040 to tell it to boot. But after the 040 was up, the 030 booted nicely. That's all folks. Hope all this made some sense and people find it useful. Comments: * To power off the cube, I have to first shutdown the 030 (I run "halt -p" as root from a telnet connection and wait for the 030 to go down), and I then power-down the 040. If you shut down the 040 before the 030, you'll have to pull the power plug to turn the machine off. The cube will not power off if either of the two boards is providing a load to the power-supply. * Remember, I've only performed this procedure on one system. I do not know what will happen on your system. So make sure you plan ahead what your going to do and that you understand the procedure. * I don't know what problems may arise when you add a board that uses the NeXTbus, such as the NeXTdimension, or how it will behave. If someone is courageous enough to perform the procedure and installs another board, please post your results to the net. Update: To clear up some misunderstandings with the settings in the "p" command of the NeXT monitor (these settings are only required for the system board that doesn't have the NeXT display monitor connected): 1. Sound out test must be "no"; the boot process will not proceed if the monitor isn't connected to the board and this is set to "yes" (the sound out tests will fail, aborting the boot procedure). 2. SCSI tests should be "no" if you don't have SCSI devices attached to the board (SCSI tests will fail otherwise, aborting the boot procedure). 3. Verbose test mode must be "no" for booting from the network. If set to "yes", the boot process will timeout waiting for a BOOTP and you'll be left in the monitor with no means of restarting the board (except pulling the power plug)! This is probably true also for booting from an OD that hasn't been inserted (assuming the OD was attached to the board). 4. Allow serial port A as alternate console if you want to view the boot process (for problems and peace-of-mind). 5. Other settings were not modified from their factory defaults or had no effect on the procedure. There is also a way in using 2 boards plus NeXTDimension board in one Cube. I've run my "screw with the backplane trick" cube with : | <empty> | 32MB-ND | | 64MB-040 | 40MB-030 | without any problems. Using the od got the system warm, but never had a problem. The cool part was having the printer on the 030. One day I tried to dump an 040 into the 030 position, but I couldn't get it to boot. I played for a couple minutes, but put the 030 back in and went on with life... 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? memory, DSP DSP, memory The Speech Recognition Lab at San Francisco State University has developed a DSP memory expansion board for the NeXT computer that provides the maximum memory supported by the DSP56001 processor. We are now offering this board to those whose are interested in high-performance custom DSP development. * The board is a 576KB DSP expansion memory board organized as three non-overlapping 192KB banks: X-data, Y-data and Program. The board uses relatively fast ( * The board is a high-quality, 4-layer board, open-circuit tested prior to assembly. It fits into the DSP memory daughterboard slot on all NeXT machines. * The price will be $600. Please let us know if you are interested. Delivery will be in about 3-4 weeks. * Contact Tom Holton (th@ernie.sfsu.edu). E-mail is preferred. The address is: Tom Holton Division of Engineering San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 415 338 1529 (phone) 415 338 0525 (fax) NOTE: Because we've organized our memory as three separate (non-overlapping) banks (X, Y and P) of 192KB apiece, none of the DSP memory image functionality provided by NeXT with its existing 8K base configuration, or its 96KB DSP expansion module is supported. While we cannot guarantee that every existing DSP application ever written will be plug-and-play compatible with our DSP expansion memory, we are not aware of any existing applications that use the image functionality. The MusicKit, and demo programs that use the DSP, such as Mandlebrot and ScorePlayer, work fine with our memory module. 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? The procedure is to just touch pins 6 and GND on the DB-19 NeXT monitor out with a 470 Ohm resistor (450 is the actual resistance, but 470 ohms is more commonly found in resistors). Pin 6 is the power sense, and pins 13-19 (and the DB shell) are the GND. Just say "pin 19", it may be easier. There's a pinout diagram of the DB-19 in the NeXT Users Reference Manual. If you have an old Cube, the power supply needs to have more power drawn from it than an 030 (and 040?) board uses to stay on. So: On the DB-19, attach a Power Resistor (20 Ohm, at least 20 Watt) between pins 12 and GND. (Pin 12 is -12V, pin 13 works well for GND). Then just "touch" the 470 ohm resistor as described above, and you're set. The 20 Ohm resistor draws an old 030 running without monitor in an old CUBE), but it isn't necessary - just don't touch it (*HOT!* ;-) To power off, type "halt -p" as root on the machine (either through a terminal connected to port A, or over the ethernet connection). Also, you have to have the Rom Monitor settings done correctly. The important ones are: Wait until keypress? N Sound out tests? N Port A as alternate Console? Y (if you have one, it's nice) Verbose mode? N (I think this may need to be N to work, don't r emember). 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? Black, spray paint paint, black spray You can get black spray from the following address. Sprayon Paint Omni-Packblend 4Next-Black (icon black) LAV-16 25216 Call 1-800-777-2966 for the name of a dealer near you. 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? monitor, dim The cause of the dimming monitors is the CRT cathode wearing out. The most common type of CRT (and the type used in most NeXT monochrome monitors and all of the NeXT color monitors) uses what is called an oxide cathode. A thin coating of oxide is deposited on the cathode to allow the electronics which form the picture to get off the cathode easily. The oxide gradually boils off the cathode itself, and when the oxide is gone, the CRT goes dim. Typically, the oxide will last from 10,000 to 20,000 power on hours (screen savers don't help the cathode, they only prevent phosphor aging). Unfortunately, the black monochrome monitors fall into the short end of the life range thanks to Toshiba who made the CRT's. The aging is more noticeable in Unix machines because they tend to be left on. Note that there are about 8,000 hours in a year. If you leave your monitor on all the time, all oxide type CRTs will be dim in three years. The other type of CRT cathode is the I-cathode or dispenser type. This type of cathode is porous and continually brings new activation material to the surface. Its lifetime is 40,000 hours or more. The last of the NeXT monochrome monitors (N4000B) used this type of CRT and they don't go dim. There aren't many of that type around because NeXT quit the hardware business after producing only a few thousand. If you can get an N4000B monitor, you won't ever have to worry about a dim monitor. Many manufacturers are going to dispenser cathode type CRTs in their monitors with Panasonic leading the way. The best advice is to turn off the monitor when not in use. If that is impractical, try to purchase one with the long life cathode. Spherical Solutions (smg@orb.com) has a supply of new N4000B long life monitors for sale in either ADB or non-ADB configurations. If you need to repair or replace a monochrome monitor, that is by far the best type to use. If you read this far, you probably know more than you ever wanted to about CRT aging, but I hope this helps. 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives drives, two internal It is possible to fit a second internal hard drive in a NeXT slab, in addition to the floppy drive and the first hard drive. The second drive must be third height, or 1 inch high. There is no room for a half height device. Buy a bracket or make one out of sheet metal for the 1 inch high drive. On 25 MHz mono stations the SIMMs are smaller and the drive doesn't have to go all the way against the back wall. In this case, glue the bracket to the underside of the NextStation cover, centered from side to side and as far to the back as possible. This is sufficient. On 25 MHz colorstations, however, one must file away a bit of the interior metal on the cover in order to glue the bracket fully to the rear of the cover. Once this modification is done, the drive will clear the RAM when the cover is closed. Screw the drive into the bracket, with the power and SCSI plugs toward the right hand side of the NextStation so that the cables will reach. Go to your favorite computer store and get both a "dual internal SCSI bus cable" and a "dual internal SCSI power cable." Plug in the cables to both internal hard drives and close the cover. This was verified on both a 25 MHz mono and a 25 MHz color NextStation. No power or heating problems occurred.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 7 - Storage Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:58:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vdr$nph@digifix.digifix.com> 7 STORAGE 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N disktab ST15230N Seagate, ST15230 This is the /etc/disktab entry for the SEAGATE ST15230N. ST15230N_1024|SEAGATE ST15230N_1024:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3992:nt#19:ns#59:ss#1024:rm#5411:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:hn=localhost:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#512000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#8:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#512000:sb#512000:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#8:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD:\ :pc#1024000:sc#716800:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#8:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\ :ic:tc=4.3BSD: \ :pd#1740800:sd#1536000:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#8:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\ :id:td=4.3BSD: \ :pe#3276800:se#1150000:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#8:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\ :ie:te=4.3BSD: 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. DEC, DSP3105 DPS3105, 1024 block size disktab A DEC DSP3160S was reformatted with 1024-byte blocks using the following entry in /etc/disktab (two partitions) # DEC DSP3160S DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S w/1024 b/sec as 2 partition:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#1302:nt#16:ns#75:ss#1024:rm#5403:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:r0=a:\ :pa#0:sa#744000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#7:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#744000:sb#818400:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#7:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD: 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! filesystem, overhead disk space space, disk filesystem, space Let's assume you bought a disk drive advertised with 400 MB unformatted capacity. Vendors are not consistent with the MB definition. You may have much less space less than you think you have. Which of the following did you buy? 400 * 1000 * 1000 = 400,000,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1000 = 409,600,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1024 = 419,430,400 bytes The disk must be formatted. This is often done by the vendor, but occasionally by the user. Formatting maps the disk into sectors. Space is reserved for the disk geometry and bad sectors. Formatting can take 10-20% of the capacity depending on the sector size. Common sector sizes are 512 and 1024. Generally, bigger sectors mean less waste. Once formatted, the UNIX file system must be created. On the NeXT, this is one of the steps performed by the BuildDisk application. It invokes the mkfs command to make a file system. This reserves space for the UNIX file system (e.g., superblocks, inode tables). This overhead can take another 2-3% of the available disk space. If you issue the df command, you may be surprised to see another 10 the available disk space has disappeared. The df command shows the total, used, and available disk space. The df units are in kbytes (1024 bytes). The sum of the used and available numbers will generally be about 10 allow the UNIX file system to be efficient in its storage allocation. If your disk fills up, only the superuser can store files in the remaining 10%. To complete the picture, here's a snapshot of what may occur: Capacity Lost/Used/Reserved Reason (in bytes) (in bytes) 419,430,000 19,430,000 Marketing hype (~5\%) 400,000,000 60,000,000 Formatting (~15\%) 340,000,000 6,800,000 UNIX file system (~2\%) 333,200,000 33,320,000 Efficiency & superuser (~10\%) 299,880,000 For more information, refer to the df and mkfs man pages. 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT OD, NeXT optical disk, OD OD, initializing Do the following: /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 288339 1803 2 8192 1024 12 10 60 4096 t 7.5 How to use a streamer ? streamer Using Configure.app add the SCSI streamer support driver in the "Others" config. 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? recover, disk Often people (mostly on Intel) complain about a formatted disk (sometimes partially) due to an installation process error of some other OS. There is a chance to recover most of the data. The following assumes you are on Intel, other hardware user have to handle things much less complicated, but the way is similar: * Prepare a new hard drive for booting * Don't try to repair the broken drive! * On Intel run fdisk to repartition the drive as it was before. If you are not able to do this, you are lost. Delete all evtl. new created partitions. By repartitioning, you won't loose data on the drive. * Run disk on the broken drive e.g. type disk -rsd1h. * Now scan the disk for superblocks by entereing the scan command at the interactive disk command prompt. * If your disk was partially formatted, use a higher superblock number to supply fsck with an new superblock. E.g. if a superblock was found at 3145 use fsck -b3145 -y /dev/sd1a (assuming the first partition is the broken one). * After this run, it is most important to reboot without syncing the drives! E.g. just turn off the computer without shutting down, or use the reboot -n command. * After rebooting the run fsck again, if it isn't done by the system itself. * You should be able to access the drive again now. Recovered files are placed in the /lost+found directory.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 8 - Printing Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:58:18 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vea$npo@digifix.digifix.com> 8 PRINTING 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, NeXT Adding supported postscript printers is rather simple: * Get a serial cable (e.g., Macintosh to LaserWriter Plus), but check whether that works with your printer * Configure using Print Manager * Configure printer communication according to manufacturer's recommendations. (9600 baud software flow control). A sample printcap entry needs to be loaded into the netinfo database. You can use either niload printcap . , or use NetInfoManager to change the br and lp properties of your LaserJet. Using the default baud rate and /dev/ttya will also work, for most print jobs (if the printer is connected to this port). LaserJet_III: \ :note=LaserJet_III:ty=HP LaserJet III PostScript: \ :sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/LaserJet_III:lp=/dev/ttyfa: \ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:af=/usr/adm/lp.acct:br=19200:rw:fc\#0000374: \ :fs\#0000003:xc\#0:xs\#0040040:mx\#0:sf:sb:if=/usr/lib/transcript/psif: \ :of=/usr/lib/transcript/psof:gf=/usr/lib/transcript/psgf: \ :nf=/usr/lib/transcript/psnf:tf=/usr/lib/transcript/pstf: \ :rf=/usr/lib/transcript/psrf:vf=/usr/lib/transcript/psvf: \ :cf=/usr/lib/transcript/pscf:df=/usr/lib/transcript/psdf: HP printer configuration: auto cont = off (doesn't matter) I/O = serial serial=rs-232 (for LJ III only) baud rate = 19200 (or whatever baud rate you have in ni database/printcap) robust xon = on (doesn't matter) dtr polarity = hi startpage = off (doesn't matter) language=english ret = med (you choose for LJ III only) Note that if you modify the printcap this way you cannot reconfigure this particular printer entry with PrintManager. If you are using NEXTSTEP 2.0 and you use remote non-next printers, there is a bug that can be simply corrected by doing "dwrite system PrinterResolution 1" for each user trying to access non-next printers on the network. This not a problem in later NEXTSTEP versions. 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? fonts Properly packaged Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts will work with NEXTSTEP, but certain conversions may be necessary to get them to work. Freeware and shareware fonts are available on various ftp archives. There are utilities with NEXTSTEP to download fonts into postscript printers. Freeware and shareware Type 1 and 3 fonts in files Fonts-1.0-free.tar.Z and Fonts-2.0-sw.tar.Z. Each file unpacks into it's own directory. Within each directory is a ReadMe.rtf and a Makefile. See the ReadMe.rtf for more font descriptions and installation instructions. (You may also find comments in the Makefile of interest.) These packages were prepared by Doug Brenner . The same directory contains fonts Shalom (Hebrew and Yiddish in Old Style, Stick and Script typefaces, by Jonathan Brecher, shareware) and CyrillicGothic (san serif, by Jay Sekora). These were packaged by Jacob Gore to work with the Installer application. WSI-Fonts for NEXTSTEP \#1 Abstract Software POB 25045 Seattle, WA 98125-1945 Voice: 206 361 5080 info@abstractsoft.com Trilithon Software is an Adobe-authorised reseller for Adobe Type 1 fonts. Trilithon Software, Two Ohlone Portola Valley, California 94028. Telephone: (415) 325-0767 FAX: (415) 325-0768 E-mail: info@trilithon.com Some fonts in Type 1 format for NEXTSTEP are also available from Y&Y: Y\&Y, 106 Indian Hill, Carlisle MA 01741 USA Voice: 800 742 4059 Voice: 508 371 3286 Fax: 508 371 2004 71172,524 on CompuServe 71172.524@compuserve.com from InterNet Trilithon Software supplies utilities to convert and install Macintosh or PC fonts to NEXTSTEP format. * MacToPfa: a Mac to NeXT font converter and installer. * PfbToPfa: a PC to NeXT font converter and installer. 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? PS to file Select PRINT from the main menu, then select SAVE from the resulting print panel. 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? odd and even pages even and odd pages duplex printing double sided print I wish print on both sides by feeding the paper through twice. We must recommend against re-using laser printed paper in your printers. The reason is that the toner which is used is not very robust, in that when heated again (which happens when you print) it can come off the other side of the paper. This causes a mess to accumulate in your printer, and probably some pretty rude things to happen. psutils from comp.sources.misc is a much better solution, and includes a lot more capabilities, plus it is being updated constantly. 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? banner There is a sample banner prologue file in /usr/lib/NextPrinter that is sent to the printer before or after the print job depending on what printer attributes are set in NetInfo. Sounds gross, but it isn't. Start up NetInfo on your printer machine. Go to the printer directory, and open up your local printer by double clicking it. Select the append property from Directory menu. Replace the name with BannerAfter (or BannerBefore if you want the banner page printed first). The select the New Value option, and put in the name of the banner prologue file. If you do not wish to do fancy customization of the file, simply put the path to the NeXT sample banner file: /usr/lib/NextPrinter/banner.pro Save out the netinfo modifications. 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? Latex TeX If you are printing to a non-NeXT printer from NeXT TeX using dvips, make sure you specify the correct resolution (300 dpi, usually), either on the command line with -D300, or in the /usr/lib/tex/config.ps file with a line that looks like : D 300 If you are printing from within TeXView, you will have to choose CustomResolution and enter the correct number (300, usually) because of the way DefaultResolution defaults to 0. 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? PS-Font to NeXT Many PostScript fonts port to NEXTSTEP with little effort. The easiest case is a font generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above (a comment near the top of the file should say which program generated the font). This version of Fontographer can generate fonts "for NEXTSTEP". This means that no hacking of the font is needed, but you may need to make some adjustments to make it appear in your font panel. Suppose you were porting the font family Shalom, which consists of three faces: Old Style, Stick and Script. Here is the procedure to follow: * In a working folder of yours, create folders called: Shalom-OldStyle.font Shalom-Script.font Shalom-Stick.font Note that the font family name is to the left of the hyphen ("-"), and the typeface name is to the right and with no spaces in it. * Copy the outline font file for each typeface from wherever it is into its folder, and give it the name of the folder minus the ".font". For example, if you are doing this in a Terminal window: cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.NeXT Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.NeXT Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.NeXT Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick If you are working in Workspace Manager's File Viewer, double-click on the big fat F icon to open the font directory as a folder, then you'll be able to rename files in it. * Do the same thing with the font metric files, but make the suffix ".afm": cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.AFM Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.AFM Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.AFM Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick.afm * If there is a "read me" file with the font, or any other documentation, copy it into the .font folder too. For example, each of the Shalom font folders contains files ReadMe, CheatSheet.wn and Sample.wn specific to the typeface. * Edit the outline and font metric files to make them fit the NeXT AppKit's Font Panel, which is what most NextStep applications use to let you choose your font. + Editing the outline file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle: The original used "ShalomOldStyle" as the font's name, full name, and family name. We want the name to be "Shalom-OldStyle", the full name "Shalom Old Style", and family name just "Shalom". First, find the lines: /FullName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def /FamilyName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def and change them to: /FullName (Shalom Old Style) readonly def /FamilyName (Shalom) readonly def Then, replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". + Editing the AFM file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm. Find the lines: FullName ShalomOldStyle FamilyName ShalomOldStyle and change them to: FullName Shalom Old Style FamilyName Shalom Replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". Repeat this procedure for the remaining typefaces. * You now have a font family ready to be installed. If the font family is to be used by your account only, place it in /Library/Fonts (creating it if necessary): mkdirs ~/Library/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font ~/Library/Fonts buildafmdir ~/Library/Fonts If everybody on your system should have access to this font family, place it (as superuser) in /LocalLibary/Fonts: su mkdirs /LocalLibrary/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font /LocalLibrary/Fonts buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts exit That's all you need to do for fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above. This will work with all applications that use AppKit's FontPanel. FrameMaker does not, so other changes may need to be done to keep FrameMaker happy [does anybody have something to add here?]. Fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or below don't work in Display PostScript as they are, because they use a memory management trick that screws everything up in a multitasking environment like DPS. However, there is a simple, though kludgy, way to make them work. The problematic trick uses a dictionary with a name like "Fog3.1" ("Casa1" in Casady & Green's fonts) in which most of the font resides. The problem is that Fontographer puts that whole dictionary into dictionary 'userdict' and expects it to stay there. DPS, however, clears out 'userdict' between tasks, including the task that loads the font and the task that uses it. This makes the font useless on the screen, and printable only by prepending the outline font file to the file you want to print and sending the result to print in one task. The fix is to move the troublesome dictionary from 'userdict' into the font dictionary itself (unlike 'userdict', the font dictionary does stick around between tasks). Perform the following changes in the outline font file (the font CyrillicGothic is used as the example): * Find the line "%%EndProlog". It will be followed by the line like this: /\$CyrillicGothic 23 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin Write down the number before 'dict' (in this case, 23). You will need it in the following step. Delete the dict definition, making the line look like this: \$CyrillicGothic begin * Go back to the beginning of the file. near the top of the font program, find the following lines: userdict/Fog3.1 known\{\{currentfile( )readstring \{(\%\%\%)eq\{exit\}if\}{pop exit\}ifelse\}loop \}if userdict begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin and replace them with these: /\$CyrillicGothic 24 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin The number before 'dict' (in this case, 24) is one greater than the number you wrote down in the previous step. * Find the line that defines procedure BuildChar: /BuildChar{Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec}def and change it as follows: /BuildChar{1 index begin Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec end}def * Go to the end of the file. The last line looks like this: /CyrillicGothic findfont/EFN get Fog3.1 begin\{RF\}forall end Delete it (or comment it out by placing one or more " beginning of it). The AFM file requires one adjustment. Change the line EncodingScheme AppleStandard to EncodingScheme AdobeStandardEncoding This concludes conversion of a font generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or lower to work with NEXTSTEP. You may still need to make the changes described for version 3.2 and above, to make the font fit the NEXTSTEP font panel. 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, color The (no longer sold) NeXT/Canon SCSI color printer, of course! With Dots Color, the HP DeskJet 500C can print in color today, under NEXTSTEP 2.1, and it costs significantly less than $1000 (in Germany at least). You can get more information from: d'ART Software GmbH Virchowstr. 17-19 W-2000 Hamburg 50 Germany Voice: +49 40 380 23 0 Fax: +49 40 380 23 290 software@dart.de JetPilot from Interpersonal Computer does this jobs also very well. You can get more information from: interpersonal computing GmbH Oettingenstrasse 2 W-80538 Muenchen Germany Voice: +49 89 22 28 63 Fax: +49 89 22 33 76 info@interpc.de 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? A4 default size Add "NXPaperType A4" in the "GLOBAL" preferences. 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? Using lpr -t, or lpr -d causes this problem. eg: [...] cat /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf [...] Christopher Lane has pointed out 3 (three!) errors in the distributed NEXTSTEP 3.0 lpd.comm file The last change is my own. It worked for the 1 (one!) dvi file I tried. tilley\% diff lpd.comm.DIST lpd.comm 11,12c11,12 < while "x\$1" != x do < case "\$1" in --- > while test \$\# != 0 > do case "\$1" in 16c16 < -h) HOST=\$"; shift;; --- > -h) HOST=\$2; shift;; 17a18 > esac 21c22 < PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h HOST -f -" --- > PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h \$HOST -f -" 27c28 < psdf) psbad \$FILTER \$PRINTER \$USER \$HOST | \$PRSERVER;; --- > psdf) dvips -f -D 400 -r | \$PRSERVER ;; 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 600dpi TeX fonts TeX, 600dpi If you upgrade to a 600 dpi laserwriter then the version of TeX that ships with NEXTSTEP (either 2.X or 3.0) does not know about 600 dpi fonts, i.e. does not know how to make them and will instead use scaled 400 dpi ones (which look significantly worse at 600 dpi than they do at 400 dpi). Some simple modifications to a few Metafont files and rebuilding the metafont bases are all that is needed. What to do to get the 600 dpi stuff working is as follows: * Edit /usr/lib/mf/inputs/next.mf and add a laserjetIV mode. Simply copy the entire imagen mode, change the name to laserjetIV, and change the pixels_per_inch to 600. Save the changed file. * Build a new mf.base file by executing the following commands: inimf "plain; input next; dump" (as superuser): cp plain.base /usr/lib/mf/bases/mf.base * Edit /usr/lib/tex/ps/config.ps and change the `D 400' line to `D 600' (you may have `D 300' or something else if you've set up a different printer.) * Edit /usr/bin/MakeTeXPK (as superuser), adding the lines elif test $BDPI = 600 then MODE=laserjetIV right before the second `else' in the file. That should do it! You might have to (depending on how you configure NEXTSTEP for the LaserJet IV) select `custom resolution' and set the gadget to 600 in the TeXview print panel, and save Preferences. These instructions are written for an HP Laserjet IV, but they should also work for a QMS printer just fine. Finally, if you have one of these printers and work in a "mixed" environment with perhaps 400 dpi and/or 300 dpi printers that you also print to on a regular basis then you might want to consider getting Type 1 PS version of the Computer Modern fonts instead. They obviate the need for the instructions above, and the savings in disc space will be considerable since having printer fonts for several printers takes lots of room, and the file sizes for 600 dpi are quite large (the files grow roughly as D logD, where D is the resolution). These fonts are made by Blue Sky Research, and work beautifully. Y&Y software is a reseller for BSR and sells a "NEXTSTEP specific" version of them which comes with appropriate instructions and installation scripts. 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? PPD, where? printer description files, PPD Adobe has a mail server and ftp site where you can get .PPD files. They are: ps-file-server@adobe.com (put "send help" in the mail body) ftp.mv.us.adobe.com 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? ink cartridge, Canon Canon, ink cartridge Part Numbers are: Red: BJI-643 M Yellow: BJI-643 Y Blue: BJI-643 C Black: BJI-643 Bk 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? JetPilot, JetDirect JetDirect, JetPilot It seems, that there is a bug in the /etc/rc-script. The bootpd is given with to arguments -a -f, which are not available for the bootpd under 3.3. Make an entry in /etc/bootptab like this: \# \# host htype haddr iaddr bootfile \# printer 1 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX where * host: your given hostname for the printer (eg. picasso) * haddr: The Ethernet hardware address (Can be seen, if you press the TEST-Key on your JetDirect box. * iaddr: Is the hostaddress for the printer (eg. 192.42.172.1) Entries have to be done also in the Netinfo-database. It's like adding a new host. Insert the following line to your etc/rc.local script: \# \# Starting JetDirect-Printer configuration \# fbshow -B -I "Starting Printer initialization" -z 92 /usr/etc/bootpd -d /etc/bootptab >/dev/console 2>\&1 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works power down, printer printer, printer down Type the following to your rc.local. \#turn off NeXT laser printer. fbshow -B -I "Powering off NeXTprinter" -z 95 if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi This works fine... the printer powers down immediately, and is available for any app which wants it. 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? HP Laserjet 4M I solved the problem by building a serial cable based upon the pinouts supplied by HP in their manual. Please note that the LJIII cable does not work. In particular, pin 1 from the DIN plug must be connected to pin 6 of the DB25. I used 38500 bps on both sides, and the 600 dpi ppd. Emulex offers the NETJet network interface which speaks lpd protocol, unlike the HP unit. 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP Laserwriter NTX This are the pin assignments. Eight-pin mini DIN-8 RS-422 Port Pin Signal Description 1,3 SG Signal Ground 4 TxD+ Transmit Data + 5 TxD- Transmit Data - 8 RxD+ Receive Data + 9 RxD- Receive Data - IBM-compatible DB-25 Plug LaserWriter DB-25 Plug Signal Pin Pin Signal Shield 1 ............ 1 Shield TxD 2 ............ 3 RxD RxD 3 ............ 2 TxD RTS 4 ............ 4 RTS CTS 5 ............ 5 CTS DSR 6 ............ 8 DCD GND 7 ............ 7 GND ............ 20 DTR The other aspect is to set the DIP switch on the printer. Here are the DIP switch settings: Switch 1 Switch 2 Meaning UP UP LocalTalk---RS-232 port disabled DOWN UP Serial ports at 1200 Baud UP DOWN Serial ports at 9600 Baud DOWN DOWN RS-232 at 9600 Baud; RS-422 at 0 Baud Switches 3 and 4 can probably be ignored---they're for strange stuff like Diablo 630 and HP LaserJet emulation modes. Switch 5 Switch 6 Meaning DOWN DOWN XON/XOFF UP UP XON/XOFF DOWN UP ETX/ACK UP DOWN DSR
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 9 - Obsolete Information Date: 1 Mar 1996 17:58:33 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h7vep$npv@digifix.digifix.com> 9 OBSOLETE BUT STILL INTERESTING? This chapter contains information covered in the early days of the FAQs. It is not updated anymore. Note that with new releases of NEXTSTEP and OpenStep some information might still be useful to those, who e.g. didn't update. 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? Paraphernalia These parts can be ordered. NeXT T-shirts Classic NeXT logo on front $6.95 each (S-XL) 3.1 NEXTSTEP logo on front $7.95 each (M-XXL) NeXT Pencils $20.30 box of 100 NeXT Cross Pen $21.15 each NeXT Decals $75.00 box of 100 NeXT T-shirt $ 5.65 each - sizes S, M, L, XL (pre-shrunk) Turtle Neck $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Glass Mug $ 1.70 each Leather Folder $54.50 each NeXT Sweatshirt $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Tote-bag $ 6.25 each NeXT Mouse pad $ 9.67 each Orders can be taken 24 hours a day for domestic and overseas orders Contact: Hermann Marketing -------- 1400 North Price Road St. Louis, MO 63132-2308 Phone: 1 800 972 1331, 314 432 1800 Fax: 314 432 1818 Method of payment: Purchase order, check, money order, or credit card 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? There is no way of changing the title bar of a Terminal.app window in 2.x; in 3.x there is. Check Preferences (Title Bar): set CustomTitle, type in the title, and hit CR (or Set Window) and voila! [From: andre@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Andre Roberge)] Actually, there is a way to change the title bar of a Terminal window in 2.x (at least in 2.1 which is what I am using). It is somewhat limited but it might be useful to some. The trick is to make a symbolic link between /bin/csh (or whichever shell one wishes to use) and a file in / named "Whatever_you_want_to_appear_in_the_title_bar". Then select this new "shell" in the terminal preference and, voila!, you'll have your terminal window with /Whatever_you..... in the title bar. You can edit Stuart's titlebar interactively from the "Window..." Inspector (Command-3). Stuart provides emulation of certain Operating System Command (OSC) sequences which can be used to modify the titlebar under subprocess control. Stuart can change the title of the current window from the command line. In Stuart is possible to get more descriptive titles by linking /usr/ucb/rsh to /usr/hosts/. Then by adding /usr/hosts to your Stuart ShellPath you can then get the hostname into the title bar: $ dwrite StuartShellPaths <various dirs>:/usr/hosts You should then type in the hostname as the shell to invoke (disable the "Shell reads .login file" for this. You can also add hosts to your .Stuartrc file: Shell=golem.ps.uci.edu SourceDotLogin=NO WinLocX=545 WinLocY=563 Lines=24 | WinLocX=76 WinLocY=833 For the localhost, link /bin/csh to /usr/hosts/, or even better /usr/local/bin/tcsh instead of using rsh. [From: Garance A Drosehn ] For what it's worth, I do this with a script called "telnet_to" and a (bash) function called "telnet_window". The function simply does a local soil_pars="-Lines 32 -Keypad YES -Reverse \ YES -Strict YES -TestExit YES"; soil -Shell "telnet_to $1" $soil_pars and the script is just: #!bin/sh /usr/ucb/telnet $* echo ' ' echo ' --> telnet exited, press enter to close window.' read -r Waste_Var exit 0 This has a number of advantages, not the least of which being that I can pop up a "telnet_window" to anywhere. I don't have to create links for each host (though I do create aliases for the most common hosts), and I can type "telnet_window" (or, e.g., "tel_aix") as a unix command. Also, if I lose the connection suddenly then the window stays around until I get a chance to see what happened. I use telnet instead of rsh because I generally connect to hosts which won't accept rsh's. 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb. OmniWeb, Images You have to install the OmniImage.service in your /Library/Services or /LocalLibrary/Services You can ftp this from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? Keyboard NeXT introduced a new keyboard configuration with the 040 products. The | keys which had been located on the main keyboard was moved to the numeric keypad. Many users have since complained about it, and a work around is to remap these keys using the demo application Keyboard (/NextDeveloper/Demos/Keyboard), Mike Carlton's keyboardfix program: ftp.cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/sources/next-interface/keyboardfix.tar.Z ...which lets you put these keys on shift-return or shift-delete. One can hope that there will be a choice of keyboards in the future. 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? Sendmail In /etc/sendmail.cf make this change: [old code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, [new code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, E=\n, This has been fixed in 3.1, and the default mailhost sendmail is UUCP oriented. 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? Boot hang, NS1.0 Release 1.0 contains a bug that can corrupt the kernel /odmach if a user attempts to launch /odmach from the browser. The solution is to copy a clean /odmach from another NeXT system. Be sure to change the permissions of the newly installed /odmach to remove execute permissions to prevent future occurrences of the same problem. Release 1.0a and beyond do not have this problem. It is possible for the sdmach to get corrupted in the same way. Boot from the OD, copy an uncorrupted version of the kernel to the hard disk, and remove the execute bits from sdmach. 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls modem calls, incoming There is a bug in the serial driver which causes getty to get stuck. The situation arises after a successful uucico connection, subsequent connections via modem will get a connection with the modem, but no login prompt. This is caused by getty hanging. A simple work around is to have a process run in cron to reset the getty every 15 minutes: #! /bin/sh -u PIDS=`ps -ax | bm getty | grep -v bm | awk '{print $1}'` kill -TERM $PIDS Of course trying to connect when the script is running will not allow you to connect, try again a minute later. This fix will not affect on-going UUCP or interactive connections. This will probably be fixed in the next kernel release. This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases. 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path /LocalApps, NS2.0 Workspace has its own internal application path. In 2.0 /LocalApps was omitted. Improv needs to have /LocalApps in the Workspace path if you have Improve installed in /LocalApps. The work around in 2.0 only is: dwrite Workspace ApplicationPaths "~/Apps:/LocalApps:/NextApps: \ /NextDeveloper/Apps:/NextAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos" This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases.
From: Denise Schneider <Denise_Schneider@NeXT.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Software, Inc. invites you to learn about our WebObjects Date: 2 Mar 1996 01:43:52 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h8qn8$q5u@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software, Inc. invites you to learn about our WebObjects development tools for Windows NT and popular UNIX servers. Find out what's next for the technology that gave birth to the World Wide Web. A decade's worth of the most advanced object software available today is now providing enterprise solutions for dynamic Web sites of all sizes. Integrate Client-side Technology WebObjects is server-based technology that vends pages customized to the user -- pages that might contain Java applets, embedded information for Netscape plug-ins, any HTML widget, and so forth. Integrate Different Languages WebObjects developers can integrate existing C, C++, Objective-C code (and APIs like ODBC) into Web-based applications in combination with scripted languages such as WebScript and (via WebObjects add-on partners) languages such as Tcl and Perl. Thus WebObjects supports a balance of scripted and compiled code determined by you and your application's needs. Support for both Java and JavaScript on the server has been announced. Integrate Different Datasources WebObjects also includes built-in adaptors for persistently storing objects in RDBMSes such as Sybase and Oracle. Solution partners provide extensions to this database access framework including support for Informix, DB/2, and 3270-based mainframe applications. Integrate Your Objects & OLE WebObjects includes object brokering technologies for Objective-C objects and OLE Automation objects over the wire. Thus a WebObjects application can vend an Excel spreadsheet, an Access database, or any application that supports OLE Automation on the web to clients anywhere with any browser (regardless of their desktop configuration). Note that this object brokering has been extended via NeXT's professional services organization to access objects implemented as CORBA or DCE services. Scale Your Applications In addition to compiled code support, WebObjects provides sophisticated scalability enhancements such as a high performance CGI and NSAPI HTTP server adaptors. This adaptor technology can be configured to easily perform load balancing across multiple machines running a single virtual WebObjects application (or multiple WebObjects applications). The WebObjects adaptor can run on any operating system or HTTP server platform including popular models from SGI -- and still message the right WebObjects applications running on any combination of Windows NT, Solaris, and NEXTSTEP machines. Support for other Web application platforms is planned. WebObjects is browser independent, HTTP server independent, database independent, and operating system independent. In short, WebObjects integrates technologies through independence bringing solutions to businesses large and small on the Web today. Pick your location for no-cost seminar and demonstration: 3/19/96 9am to 12pm Hyatt Regency Irvine 17900 Jamboree Blvd. Irvine, CA 91714 714-975-1234 3/20/96 9am to 12pm Sheraton Gateway-LAX 6101W. Century Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90045 310-642-1111 3/21/96 9am to 12pm Hyatt Regency La Jolla 3777 La Jolla Village Dr. San Diego, CA 92122 619-552-1234 To Register - Seating is limited - http://www.next.com email: ccarrizosa@NeXT.com Phone: 1-800-TRY-NeXT Southern California Sales Team Michell Cantin 714-476-3670 David Neumann 415-780-2817 Christie Carrizosa 415-780-2997
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: cmsg cancel <4grhhe$tg@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4grhhe$tg@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 26 Feb 1996 00:53:43 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4grht7$un@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
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From: Gregor Hoffleit <flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: InstantTeX 3.11. Quad-FAT, with Emacs key bindings. Date: 3 Mar 1996 01:24:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hbdv8$3ab@digifix.digifix.com> Release 3.11, 02.03.1996 by Gregor Hoffleit (flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de) InstantTeX - A User Friendly Interface to TeX Submitted to: ftp://zarquon.mathi.uni-heidelberg.de/pub/NeXT/TeX ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/Text/TeX ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/tex/apps InstantTeX.3.11.NIHS.b.tar InstantTeX.3.11.NIHS.README InstantTeX 3.11 is the first quad-FAT release of InstantTeX. Starting with this release, InstantTeX is no longer maintained by Dmitri Linde. The new maintainer is Gregor Hoffleit (flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de). Dmitri was so kind to hand me over the sources, since he has no more time to work on it. The list of changes compared with version 3.1 is fairly short, it's just a maintenance release with no really new features: - First quad-FAT (NeXT, Intel, HP-PA and SPARC) release. - Replaced XText with a more recent version. Emacs keybindings should finally work on all platforms! - Changed recipient's email address for suggestions. - Added Preface to the documentation. * Known bugs - Starting from page 2, this documentation is strongly out of date. - Feynman.app's documents aren't portable across platforms (tested with HP-PA and Intel). - Therefore, Feynman.app's Help doesn't work on Intel machines. * The future I don't know how many time I will spend on InstantTeX in the future. At least, I'd like to make this a stable release on all existing four NEXTSTEP architectures. Don't hesitate to send me bug reports for this version or suggestions and wishes for future releases. I'll try to evaluate them, and maybe put out enhanced releases of InstantTeX. Heidelberg, March 1, 1996. Gregor Hoffleit <flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de>
From: Aleksey Sudakov <zander@cnext.crec.mipt.ru> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ComponentEditor - RELEASE 0.02 Date: 3 Mar 1996 22:53:35 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hdpfv$1rn@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ComponentEditor - First and Still the Only One WebObjects Tool RELEASE 0.02 Sun. 3. March 1996 The source and binary(Intel only) distribution of ComponentEditor.app have been uploaded to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions I guess it will finally move to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/apps You could always find most recent copy of ComponentEditor at ftp://ftp.crec.mipt.ru/pub/NeXT Description. ComponentEditor.app is very simple editor. Do not expect too much from it. Remember that it was my one night hack when I finally get lost in hundreds of Editor.app's windows while checking out WebObject's examples. What it does? Not much so far. It just open WebObject's component directory *.wo and displays files found there (*.html, *.wod, *.wos) in *one* window. You can edit and view all three files at once. Later, I want it to be more powerful tool for WebObject's components editing like ClassEditor.app by Tomas Engel for ObjC code editing. Now I need your feedback. Think about this project as a RFD (request for discussion). Changes from release 0.01 There ain't much changes, it's just a maintenance release inspired by your numerous replies. Anyway here is the list of added features (many thanks to Robert Gottlieb): - added the ability to switch edited files to whole screen - added the ability to double click on a .wo file - added XText so that one can add keybindings - added the new command to create a new set of files - added the Windows and Services menus for window control and of course services This release contain a lot of bug fixes (again special thanks to Robert Gottlieb), like ComponentEditor crashed when someone decided to cancel while opening a component or ComponentEditor generated empty files, etc. This release is a lot more stable. The future I don't know how many time I will spend on ComponentEditor in the future. OK, here is a wish list - per method/per variable editing is still a wish, but some code have already been written, so I hope it will be available pretty soon. - HTML Import/Export/Preview. - support for setting the permissions on all files that you edit. - I don't like dwrite stuff. That should be done thru Preference. Any ideas how it should looks like? Don't hesitate to send me bug reports for this version or suggestions and wishes for future releases. Share and enjoy, Aleksey. Contact details: Name: Aleksey Sudakov Address:Moscow Institute of Physics & Technologies Computer Research & Educational Centre Department of Managment & Applied Math 25 Moscow drive Dolgoprudny,Moscow region Russia Phone: +7(095)408-6641 Fax: +7(095)408-6695 e-mail: zander@cnext..crec.mipt.ru (NeXT mail, MIME ok) WWW: http://www.crec.mipt.ru/~zander
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ipc - New Free WWW image tools Date: 3 Mar 1996 22:54:27 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hdphj$1rv@digifix.digifix.com> ipc, Sun 03. March 1996 - NEW FREE WWW image tools interpersonal-computing GmbH ++49 (0) 89-22 33 75 NeXT Center Munich ++49 (0) 89-22 33 76 fax Oettingenstrasse 2 info@interpc.de 80538 Munich/GERMANY http://www.ipc.de CompressOmatic 1.0 ================== May be you remember the NeXT app CompressionLab (Tak Hosoi), which was delivered with former NEXTSTEP releases. It never came as MAB, therefor we made a MAB version. Finally we found that it could be useful too supporting the WWW-jpeg format. You can open a TIFF image and compress it in several formats. In a second view you get the output result and an idea of the final quality. Some information about sizes and compression speed are shown in the information area. This way you can optimize to find the best size/quality ratio for WEB jpeg images. CompressOmatic BUG / FEATURE LIST ================================= + supported formats: TIFF-jpg, TIFF-lzw, WWW-jpg + New document from pasteboard [Command-V] + selectable compression ratio [0% - 100%] + free, no fees + NEW: synchronized scrollers + fast, all file format converters integrated + useful information: in size, out size, ratio, timings - WWW-jpg output is always 72 dpi GifOmatic Update ================ GifOmatic is intended to open NeXT TIFF files, replace and pick colors and save them as WWW-compliant GIFs, with transparency and interlaced effect. WHAT'S NEW IN GifOmatic 1.1 =========================== FILTERS Our smart boss allowed to put some useful (ScanOmatic) filter into the app. Esp. the gamma correction filter fixes too dark images on Wi..... machines. INTEL FIX Some byte ordering problems caused a strange color handling on Intel machines. GifOmatic BUG / FEATURE LIST ============================ + Image info in document window [Command-I] + New document from pasteboard [Command-V] + 32 bit RGBA images are automatically converted into compatible, transparent GIFs + independent from screen color depth + free, no fees + fast, all file format converters integrated + useful image filters: saturation - brightness - contrast rotate, gamma correction, RGB correction, scale - doesn't register for tiff - no source (or <A HREF="mailto:stefan@interpc.de">Stefan Seel</A>) ftp SOURCE ========== We put them on the new US site and on peanuts, but again we don't know where they are finally will be sorted in: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de ftp://next-ftp.peak.org THE PACKAGES ============ GifOmatic.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package CompressOmatic.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package Architectures and NEXTSTEP Releases =================================== ALL (INTEL, MOTOROLA, HP and SUN). COPYRIGHT & PRICES ================== STILL NO PRICE, this are free tools!!! But if like it, drop a short note: info@interpc.de The apps may be added to any non-commercial CD-ROMs and archives. If you plan to release it on commercial CD-ROMs or bundled with commercial applications please contact us. SOURCE ======= Currently no source, too much, too "quick hack", too less comments, too much internal stuff ... But may be if you drop a note: stefan@interpc.de You should also try these fine apps from ipc: - ScanOmatic NEXTSTEP scanner software - JetPilot NEXTSTEP printer driver for non-PS printers - live Video NEXTSTEP live video and TV integration - VDOconverter NEXTIME movie filter and converter - Video Dev. Kit NEXTSTEP video object framework - NCR NEXTSTEP network game (free!) - GifOmatic NEXTSTEP WWW-gif tool (free!) - Compressor NEXTSTEP WWW-jpeg tool (free!)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 125 - Articles posted since February 26 1996 Date: 4 Mar 1996 05:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4hdtcm$2a0@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 125 Postings since: February 26 1996 [4102] PRESS RELEASE: Running Start Opens Web Site, Offers Free Software [4103] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Developer/ILL [4104] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software and Object Technologies, Inc. announce an academic price for Complete Access and Complete Access Developer [4105] PRESS RELEASE: Twin Head Pentium Notebooks for NEXTSTEP/OpenStep [4106] JOB: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Developer Trainers - DC/VA Area [4107] JOBS: Filoli Information Systems seeks NEXTSTEP developers [4108] SUBMISSION: aCupOfCoffee Java InterfaceBuilder palette [4109] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.8.2 Beta [4110] PRESS RELEASE: Pencom Software Announces Record Year, New Name [4111] MEETING: B.C. Openstep Group (meeting and server) [4112] PRESS RELEASE: Opus 1 Music, Inc. and OpenSource, Inc. Announce the Release of NoteAbility [4113] FAQ: 0 - Table of Contents [4114] FAQ: 1 - Introduction [4115] FAQ: 2 - General Information [4116] FAQ: 3 - What is it... [4117] FAQ: 4 - Miscellaneous Information [4118] FAQ: 5 - Next Hardware (Black) [4119] FAQ: 6 - White Hardware (Intel) [4120] FAQ: 7 - Storage [4121] FAQ: 8 - Printing [4122] FAQ: 9 - Obsolete Information [4123] NeXT Software, Inc. invites you to learn about our WebObjects [4124] SUBMISSION: InstantTeX 3.11. Quad-FAT, with Emacs key bindings. [4125] SUBMISSION: ComponentEditor - RELEASE 0.02 [4126] SUBMISSION: ipc - New Free WWW image tools If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-125/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-125.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-125 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 4 Mar 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4hdu8o$2c0@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 4 Mar 1996 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4hdu8u$2c0@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. 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From: Daniel Green <dang@fnbc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: COSGiL Thursday March 28th - Survival Guide to Porting to OpenStep from NEXTSTEP Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:53:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfho0$78h@digifix.digifix.com> comp.sys.next.announce administrator, Please post the attached message to comp.sys.next.announce. Thanks!! Best regards, -- DanG Subject: COSGiL meeting Thursday March 28th - Survival Guide to Porting to OpenStep from NEXTSTEP COSGiL, The downtown Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop, a NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Group, is having a meeting at First Chicago NBD on Thursday, March 28th, 1996. Andrew Stone from Stone Design <http://www.stone.com/> will be talking about his guide to porting to OpenStep from NEXTSTEP, and sharing his experiences in porting StoneWare <http://www.stone.com/Products.html> to OPENSTEP/Mach, OPENSTEP/NT, and OPENSTEP/Solaris. As usual, we'll cover the latest and greatest OpenStep info and rumors. Post-meeting discussion and activities begin promptly after 8:00pm at the Berghoff pub, 17 W. Adams Street. WHERE: First Chicago NBD Corporation One First National Plaza 18th floor Conference Room (Dearborn Side) Chicago, Illinois WHEN: Thursday, March 28th, 1996 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WHAT: Survival Guide to Porting to OpenStep from NEXTSTEP CONTACT: Daniel Green First Chicago NBD Corporation <dang@cmg.fcnbd.com> (312)732-5532
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships CheckSum 2.0 Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:54:45 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfhq5$78q@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/CheckSum_2.0_SHIPS.html ====================================== Stone Design Ships CheckSum 2.0 ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 4, 1996 - Stone Design shipped CheckSum 2.0, the personal finance manager and check writer, on the STONE_CD volume 3. Originally produced by Andreas Glocker of Sirius Solutions, CheckSum is only available through Stone Design, which now provides technical support and software maintenance. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design said, "Stone Design has been using CheckSum for many years. We are pleased to bring CheckSum back to the market, and be working with Sirius Solutions in the upgrade, maintenance and support of this fine product. In fact, we love it so much, we added some cool features to have CheckSum interoperate seemlessly with DataPhile" CheckSum 2.0 incorporates several new features, including quad fat architecture, online manual, direct export to a custom DataPhile database provided in DataPhile 3.1, automatic entry of today's date, and numerous bug fixes. CheckSum 2.0 can now run on Motorola, Intel, HP-RISC, or SPARC processors running NEXTSTEP 3.2 or greater. For the month of March only, Stone Design is offering CheckSum at a very special introductory price: just $99. Existing CheckSum users can upgrade for just $29 during this period. To find out more about CheckSum and Stone Design, visit Stone Design's WWW site: http://www.stone.com/ especially: http://www.stone.com/CheckSum_Info.ps.gz To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships Create 3.1 Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:55:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfhr9$796@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/Create_3.1_SHIPS.html ====================================== Stone Design Ships Create 3.1 ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 4, 1996 - Stone Design shipped today Create 3.1, the popular high end drawing package for NEXTSTEP, on the STONE_CD volume 3. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design remarked, "This version of Create is the best ever! It has many requested features and bug fixes that make Create the finest drawing application in the NEXTSTEP market, hands down." Create 3.1 incorporates numerous new features, including, but not limited to: GENERAL: * QUAD Fat Architecture: runs on Motorola, Intel, HP and SPARC architectures * Autotracing to convert TIFFs to editable graphics. * Support for layers on each page. * Background graphic on each page. * More art galleries for shared access to clip art. * Template files and directories for stationary, forms, etc. * Expanded, updated on-line manual. * Colorful interface. EXPORT, EMBEDDING and LINKS: * EPS exported by Create remains editable by Create. * OOE Level 2 allows embedding Create docs into OpenWrite. * Filter program allows dropping of Create docs into other apps. * Total control over exported TIFFS: bitdepth, compression, etc. * True object links with no redundant storage. MAIL: * Prepare for Mailing to enfold links. * Allow alternate email support addresses. * Allow alternate Mailer to be used. TEXT: * Support for 2-byte fonts, like Kai-Su. * Convert Super Text to Paragraph Text and vice versa. * Text can be automatically "boxed". DESIGN: * Layout Guides for easy placement of objects. * Your custom zooms are remembered and available for all docs. * Zooming is much faster. * You can zoom in on an area with CONTROL-SHIFT drag. * Multiple objects can receive the same pattern easily. * Predefine your default colors of object's effects. * Composite masks formed from groups. * Reverse path of splines and polylines. * Objects can be "unscaled". Create is THE fully supported drawing application for NEXTSTEP. Create is a multi-page, full color, easy and fun to use graphics program that is perfect for professional artists and non-artists alike. Create's tool palette is highly extensive, including arcs, circles, lines, curves, splines, ovals, rectangles, squares, text, super text, and freehand tools. Create's User PostScript is unique, and perfect for advanced users or users who would like to learn more about PostScript, view, directly edit and repeatedly execute the PostScript code associated with any object created in or imported into the program. To find out more about Create, visit Stone Design's WWW site: http://www.stone.com/ The 3.1 features and fixes are described pictorially in: http://www.stone.com/Create_3_Features.rtfd.tar.gz To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships DataPhile 3.1 Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:55:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfhse$79d@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/DataPhile_3.1_SHIPS.html ====================================== Stone Design Ships DataPhile 3.1 ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 4, 1996 - Stone Design shipped today DataPhile 3.1, the popular multi media database manager, on the STONE_CD volume 3. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design said, "We worked hard to make this release the best ever. This version will once again confirm Stone Design's committment to the growing NEXTSTEP community and to the betterment of 3rd party applications. Try it and see for yourself!" DataPhile 3.1 incorporates numerous new features requested by users, including, but not limited to: NEW DATA TYPES: * Summary Fields - total your data. * Time Fields. * Duration Fields - great for client billing! * URL Fields - store and search your favorite WWW sites. GENERAL: * QUAD Fat Architecture: runs on Motorola, Intel, HP and SPARC architectures * New template database to accept CheckSum data directly. * Pop up lists. * Radio Buttons. * Search on non-alphanumeric characters. * EMACS key bindings. * Faster Navigation and Searches. * Expanded, updated on-line manual. * Ability to import fixed-length data. * More Colorful Interface. REPORTS: * Headers & footers printed first/last page only. * Two Page Views. * Sequence Number Function. * Choose envelope alignment for various printers. * Works with XANTHUS's OpenWrite and OpenMerge. MAIL: * Allow alternate email support addresses. * Allow alternate Mailer to be used. DESIGN: * Layout Guides for easy placement of objects. * Grids in Design Mode now a user preference. * Ability to reorder entry lists. FIXES: * Many performance enhancements and bug fixes. DataPhile is an award winning* flatfile database application for NEXTSTEP. For more information on DataPhile 3.1's features and fixes, get this file: http://www.stone.com/DataPhile_3_Features.rtfd.tar.gz For more info on DataPhile and Stone Design, visit: http://www.stone.com/ To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. *DataPhile was named the "The Best DataBase product of 1992" by a Usenet survey.
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships 3DReality 2.1 Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:56:30 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfhte$79l@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/3DReality_2.1_SHIPS.html ====================================== Stone Design Ships 3D Reality 2.1 ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 4, 1996 - Stone Design shipped today 3DReality 2.1, the easy to use 3D modeler and RenderMan frontend, on the STONE_CD volume 3. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design said, "This version of 3DReality is very cool!" He added, "Don't forget to check out our newly upgraded Web site: http://www.stone.com." 3DReality 2.1 incorporates several new features, including support for alternate renderers, such as Larry Gritz's Blue Moon Renderer and faster loading times. There are also several bug fixes for this version, making it the best release of Reality to date. 3DReality 2.1 can now run on Motorola, Intel, HP-RISC, or SPARC processors running NEXTSTEP 3.2 or greater. To find out more about 3DReality and Stone Design, visit Stone Design's WWW site: http://www.stone.com/ especially: http://www.stone.com/3DReality_2.x_Features.rtfd.tar.gz http://www.stone.com/3d/3DReality_Info.ps.gz To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships STONE_CD Volume 3 Date: 4 Mar 1996 14:57:17 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfhut$79t@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/STONE_CD_3_SHIPS.html ====================================== STONE DESIGN Ships the STONE CD volume 3 ALBUQUERQUE, NM, March 4, 1996 - Stone Design today shipped the STONE_CD v3 for NEXTSTEP. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design said, "Besides containing the latest versions of DataPhile, Create and 3DReality, this is a very special CDROM. We have reintroduced Andreas Glocker's CheckSum as StoneWare. This CD is destined to become a classic. As we enter our eighth year shipping NEXTSTEP software, we celebrate the NEXTSTEP community with this CD." The CD includes the Stone Explorer application which makes navigating the CD simple and exciting. Highlights of the STONE CD include: StoneWare: * DataPhile 3.1 - the premier Database manager for NEXTSTEP * CheckSum 2.0 - basic accounting made easy * Create 3.1 - most powerful drawing and layout package for NS * 3DReality 2.1 - the easy 3D modeling and rendering program * Stone_Order - get quotes and place orders via EMAIL with this handy app StoneFun: * Stone Rave Pictorial Archive - over a 100 full screen TIFFs of the last three Stone parties * Time Wave Zero for NEXTSTEP - an application for understanding the fractal nature of time * Bear's Choice - What's cool in the NEXTSTEP community STONE Partners Apps & Objects: * MiscKit 1.7.1 - Source and binary to the NEXTSTEP community's collaborative object library effort, your host Don Yacktman! * Netsurfer - the most powerful Internet browser available on any platform * Mesa - demo of Athena Design's excellent spreadsheet 3D Rendering * Blue Moon Renderer - Larry Gritz's rendering tools; an alternate rendering engine * Musgrave Shaders - more excellent shaders for your collection * Wave's World - the latest version of Michael B. Johnson's rendering and animation package, including binary, source, and a treatise on the architecture of WW Icons & Fonts: * Chinese font - Jackson LTD's public domain KaiSu-Regular font * Icons - hundreds and hundreds of icons from Tim Reed's next-icon@gun.com mailing list The price for the STONE CD is just $15 - every cent of which is refundable on your next software purchase from Stone. Also available is the commemorative Stone Design Tshirt - a 100% black cotton shirt featuring the Stone Seal on the front, and the "StoneWorker" hammering away on the back. These are available for $15 each while they last, and for a limited time, you can get both the CD and the tshirt for $22. To find out more about Stone Design, visit our WWW site: http://www.stone.com/ To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: jan@icgned.nl (Jan Roskott) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Developer Opportunities HOLLAND Date: 4 Mar 1996 16:15:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfmgm$83r@digifix.digifix.com> 3 March 1996 Software Developers sought IC Group The Netherlands is in search of full time Software Developers to join our development team. IC Group is the premier provider of object-oriented client/server solutions in the Benelux. It's primary target markets include financial services, telecommunication and publishing. IC Groups' main development-environment are NEXTSTEP/OpenStep and Java. - Responsibilities - * Contribute to the design and specification of productivity applications * Create implementation designs and schedules * Code, test, and debug * Ship high quality applications - Skills and Experience Required - * 1 or more years professional NEXTSTEP application development experience * Experience with several OO-methods * User interface design skills and experience are desirable, but not required * Familiarity with Solaris * Familiarity with DBMS's * B.S. in Computer Science or related areas * systematic, creative - Benefits - * Opportunity to work in state of the art object oriented environments * Work in small, highly motivated teams, in a pleasant and collegial professional environment * Competitive compensation * Free coffee (no decaf!) * Fun - How to Apply - Resumes may be submitted in any of the following ways (listed in order of preference). The submission deadline is *March 31*. Please be sure to put "Resume for the Software Engineer opening" on your cover sheet. Send e-mail to maarten@icgned.nl. NeXT Mail is best. MIME attachments are acceptable, too. Fax us at +31.10.4470099. Regular Mail is fine too, but doesn't always get the quick response that electronic submissions do. Send mail to: Mr M.J.W.M. Derks IC Group bv PO Box 4254 3006 AG ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
From: fischer@fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CFP: Save OPENSTEP for HP-PA Date: 4 Mar 1996 16:17:14 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hfmkq$85l@digifix.digifix.com> Call For Participation: Save OPENSTEP for HP-PA ----------------------------------------------- Dear colleagues, It seems very clear that NeXT will not support the HP-PA platform anymore. I'll try to start a initiative to make NeXT change its mind. So: - if you are working on a NS/HP - if you are planning to buy a HPPA for running NS - if you are a sysadmin with NS/HP to be administrated - if you are interested in this topic send me your electronic business card to forward it to NeXT! The covering letter to NeXT is not formulated at all, so any help is appreciated - my english is not very well to write an urgent letter. The number of replies to this call is very important to me as well as it is (hopefully) for NeXT, so: PLEASE PARTICIPATE I'll collect all replies by March 15, but I will be very 'quiet' if there are some fifty cards only, O.K? Robert.
From: Denise Howard <deniseh@filoli.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOBS: Filoli Information Systems seeks NEXTSTEP developers Date: 27 Feb 1996 23:48:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h0mr4$2go@digifix.digifix.com> Filoli Information Systems in Palo Alto, CA has several open positions in development, configuration management, and data management areas. Below are brief descriptions of these positions. To learn more or to submit your resume for consideration, e-mail jobs@filoli.com or fax your resume to us at (415) 856-3137. You may also contact us at: Dawn Deir Filoli Information Systems 777 California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304-1102 (415) 856-3100 While you're at it, mention my name--Denise Howard! :-) Filoli offers a very competitive benefits package including 22 days' paid vacation annually, employer-paid life insurance 7x salary, health and dental insurance, stock options and a team working environment. NeXTStep Programmers and Developers We are seeking skilled Objective C programmers and developers to implement a policy issuance and maintenance system. Because we need to produce finished, customer-ready applications on a demanding schedule, we are looking for applicants with serious experience in our development environment, namely NeXT. We pay special attention to technical accomplishments and examples of coding in our selection and hiring process. Programmers We are looking for experienced programmers using C/C++ and knowledge using relational and/or object-oriented database systems. Applicant must have experience in multi-user and multi-application networked environments. Experience in design, layout, programming of user interfaces essential. Strong problem solving skills and ability to learn new applications (i.e. NeXTStep) essential. BSCS or equivalent and 3+ years using C++ required. Database Programmer You will be involved in programming Sybase SQL. Stored procedures, BCP, SQR as well as UNIX-shell programming required. Knowledge of PERL, SYBPERL5 and some C necessary. Object-oriented knowledge helpful. Sybase experience a must. Configuration Engineer Assist the configuration manager of a large software project with implementing revision, control, product builds, integration testing, RCS branches and Makefile maintenance. Requires SCCS/RCS and Makefile experience. QA Test and Devman experience preferred. Information Systems Analyst Need Client/server and Relational Database Management System design experience. Requires minimum five years experience and Bachelors degree in business administration, information systems or math or will accept equivalent experience. Other experience should include: Workers Comp Insurance, Sybase, NeXT, Unix and data modeling tools such as ErwinERX.
From: suckow@uropax.contrib.de (Ralf Suckow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: aCupOfCoffee Java InterfaceBuilder palette Date: 28 Feb 1996 02:07:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4h0uvk$375@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION: aCupOfCoffee Java InterfaceBuilder palette ------------------------------------------------------ melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin e-mail: suckow@contrib.de Koenigswinterstrasse 12 fax: (+4930) 5030 595 10318 Berlin, Germany Submission of aCupOfCoffee 1.0 ------------------------------ aCupOfCoffee (code name BuildUIsNow) is the first full-featured Java Interface Builder for Sun's Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT), and also the first Java GUI Builder leaving the beta testing phase. Thank you to all beta testers and other people supporting this project! BuildUIsNow has been renamed to aCupOfCoffe to better reflect it's relation to the hot drink running now through the worldwideweb pipes. Well, every software developer likes a cup of coffee, doesn't she? A converter has been included for your existing .nib files. aCupOfCoffee is implemented as palette for the NEXTSTEP InterfaceBuilder. NeXT's InterfaceBuilder is not only the pioneer in its market, it is also the most powerful InterfaceBuilder today. With aCupOfCoffee, you can use all the features of InterfaceBuilder from drag-and-drop of components and their parts, to direct manipulation of component attributes, to alignment functions, to individual object inspectors, to custom palettes of frequently used arrangements. aCupOfCoffee turns InterfaceBuilder into a native Java AWT development tool, that gives you WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface design capabilities. The unique, flexible architecture of NeXTs InterfaceBuilder allowed full customization for the Java AWT. You arrange a user interface for Java applets with full InterfaceBuilder comfort. You can build Applets, Frames, Panels, Dialogs, Windows. aCupOfCoffee supports all standard AWT Component subclasses (Buttons, TextFields, TextAreas, Scrollbars, Checkboxes and CheckboxGroups, Lists, Labels, Choices). No longer programmed Layout Managers will create for you arbitrarily designed layouts. Now, with the mouse, you can arrange the one layout you really like. Also you won't need to program anymore to get a user interface for your Java application. From the prepared interface, a Java class is generated. You can use this class as is, or together with other classes, or you can subclass it to add your custom functionality. The subclassing approach avoids the need to adopt your customizations when you change the interface, vice versa. Also, aCupOfCoffee supports the interaction between the user interface and your application objects. It generates variables that allow you to access the interface objects. Also it generates an event handler for you, that will call your application object methods in response to user actions. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- aCupOfCoffee (quadruple-fat) is available via anonymous ftp from the german peanuts archive at ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/resources/palettes/aCupOfCoffee.1.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz aCupOfCoffee is free for any non-commercial use. Please see the README files in the submission for more detailed information about the use of aCupOfCoffee. Ralf Suckow Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. aCupOfCoffee is a trademark of melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
From: Justin Morgan <jmorgan@filoli.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Developer - Silicon Valley, CA Date: 5 Mar 1996 00:38:58 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hgk1i$2c7@digifix.digifix.com> Objectronics is currently looking for a qualified applicant to fill the position described below: Position: NEXTSTEP Developer (permanent, not contract) Location: Silicon Valley, California Primary Responsibility: Develop NEXTSTEP software for an integrated claims, underwriting and customer service system for the property/casualty insurance industry. Salary: Extremely competitive. Commensurate with experience. Education, Skills and Experience Required: * At least 2 years' software development experience in an object development environment (Objective-C, Smalltalk, Eiffel, or C++) * At least one year experience with client-server development * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or other technical field Additional Success Factors: * Sybase or other RDBMS experience * Exposure to NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework * Knowledge of the property/casualty insurance industry * Previous success launching software products * Experience with three-tier client-server middleware such as Tuxedo or Encina Other: * Relocation assistance available * Equal opportunity employer For further information, please contact: Justin Morgan recruiting@objectronics.com E-MAIL (408) 735-1144 VOICEMAIL http://www.objectronics.com/ OBJECTRONICS CONSULTING 558 Morse Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94086 If you are interested in the position described above, please send us your resume and cover letter. If you know of persons who may be qualified, please inform them about this position. Please send resumes in ASCII or Postscript when using e-mail to transmit resumes. ASCII, MIME, or NeXT mail accepted.
From: "Alan M. Frabutt" <alan@comshare.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, March 12, 1996) Date: 5 Mar 1996 15:38:29 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hi8o5$7uf@digifix.digifix.com> WHAT: Meeting of SEMiNUG (South Eastern Michigan NEXTSTEP Users' Group) DATE: Tuesday, March 12, 1996 TIME: 7:30 PM WHERE: The Advanced Technologies Laboratory (ATL) Building 1101 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, MI ATL is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus, on the corner of Beal and Bonisteel, behind the Center for Display Technology and Manufacturing (DTM). If you're not sure how to get there, send email or call one of the people listed below. REFRESHMENTS: Munchies of some variety will be generously provided by Lynn-Arthur Associates, Inc., leading developers of NEXTSTEP telecommunications systems. AGENDA: 1. Leadership. A review of SEMiNUG leadership and mission. This is your chance to impact the direction of our group and assume a leadership role! In this meeting we may decide to relocate the meeting site, or gear the meetings more to developer issues. 2. Questions and Answers. Ask questions about problems you may be having at work or home. The group consists of all types of users, administrators, managers, and developers, from novices to experts -- there is probably someone here who will be able to help you. 3. Discussion of upcoming topics and presentations. 4. Open discussion and conversations at the bar. The Cooker on Plymouth Road. We have a reservation for "SEMiNUG" at 9:30. CONTACT: Alan Frabutt alanf@izzy.net phone: 313.994.4800 x5891 Timothy Mills mills_timothy@cfc.com phone: 810-948-4959 Roland Telfeyan roland@telf.com phone: 313-761-9590
From: "Carolyn Muszynski" <carolynm_cma@msn.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOBS: Next Positions in Chicagoland area Date: 5 Mar 1996 15:45:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hi951$81d@digifix.digifix.com> I am currently assisting in the staffing of several NeXT positions in the Chicagoland area. Our primary goal is to build an architecture group who can help bring together software objects common toseveral development groups within the organization, with the goal of developing a common object library. This will include R&D of OO methodologies, tools to help support the methodologies and general design and development. This group is also responsible for specifying the conversion to OPENSTEP technologies as well as on going conversion to reuse frameworks internally developed. These positions demand self motivated individuals who are interested in seeking out and learning new technologies, while expanding and enhancing their current NeXT development skills. We are currently seeking Development managers, developers, NeXT administrators and architects. These are permanent positions with substantial a benefits package, generous vacations and bonus. We are also willing to provide relocation assistance. If you would like to consider joining our organization please contact myself, Carolyn Muszynski at the following contact numbers and addresses: Phone: 312-372-2900 ext. 2 Fax: 312-372-2901 email:carolynm_cma@msn.com
From: margaret@uxlusa.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Next Developers, East Coast - Permanent Date: 5 Mar 1996 15:47:57 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hi99u$82v@digifix.digifix.com> Numerous NeXT Developers required for Permanent slots on the East coast with minimum one year experience, more is preferred, in NeXTSTEP and Objective C. MUST have authorization to work in US or be a Canadian citizen. Respond to: margaret@uxlusa.com Fax: 1-800-895-7485
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: sendmail 8.7.5 Date: 6 Mar 1996 00:22:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hj7ek$b2m@digifix.digifix.com> sendmail 8.7.5 is now available. RELEASE NOTES: 8.7.5 A minor update to 8.7.4 that avoids occassional network hangs. 8.7.4 A security patch for CERT Advisory CA-96.04, Corrupt Information from Network Services. 8.7.3 A bug fix release. 8.7 The initial 8.7 version, released September 16, 1995. DESCRIPTION: Finally, a decent modern sendmail for NEXTSTEP! This latest version is compiled for multiple architectures (NeXT m68k, Intel x86, HP PA-RISC, Sun SPARC), supports NetInfo, NIS, smrsh (sendmail restricted shell), and outgoing aliases (YourName@host.com) with the user database. This version also includes a NetInfo bug fix not available in the Berkeley source distribution. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/sendmail-8.7.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz To verify that you have a good copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. % sum sendmail-8.7.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 03325 1379 To unpack the distribution: % gunzip sendmail-8.7.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz % gnutar xvpf sendmail-8.7.5.NIHS.bd.tar This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Documentation for sendmail 8.7 is in /etc/sendmail/doc. Configuration files are in /etc/sendmail/cf. You will need the GNU m4 compiler to create a .cf configuration file for use with this version of sendmail. It is available in the proglang subdirectory on next-ftp.peak.org's NeXT FTP archive. I recommend that you pick up a copy of the O'Reilly and Associates book on sendmail before using this version of sendmail. Furthermore, the installation and use of this software is entirely at your own risk. Read the README notice for more details. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GNU flex-2.5.2 Date: 6 Mar 1996 00:25:12 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hj7jo$b3i@digifix.digifix.com> GNU flex is a fast lexical analyzer generator that replaces lex. It is used to build scanners that can scan data into a series of tokens for use by a parser. Any development project that needs to parse ASCII files can benefit from the use of flex and it's companion program bison. Parsers written using flex/bison are often cleaner and more flexible than custom C code. These utilities have been successfully used at some of my customer sites. I hope you will find them as useful as I did. An excellent source for learning how to use flex/bison (lex/yacc) is the O'Reilly and Associates book "Lex and Yacc" by Levine, Mason, and Brown. ISBN 1-56592-000-7. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/flex-2.5.2.NIHS.bd.tar.gz To verify that you have a good copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. % sum flex-2.5.2.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 07850 363 To unpack the distribution: % gunzip flex-2.5.2.NIHS.bd.tar.gz % gnutar xvpf flex-2.5.2.NIHS.bd.tar This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GNU bison-1.24 Date: 6 Mar 1996 00:27:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hj7na$b4a@digifix.digifix.com> GNU bison is a general-purpose parser generator that replaces yacc. It is used to build C parsers that can parse tokens from a grammar description for a LALR(1) context-free grammar. Any development project that needs to parse ASCII files can benefit from the use of bison and it's companion program flex. Parsers written using flex/bison are often cleaner and more flexible than custom C code. These utilities have been successfully used at some of my customer sites. I hope you will find them as useful as I did. An excellent source for learning how to use flex/bison (lex/yacc) is the O'Reilly and Associates book "Lex and Yacc" by Levine, Mason, and Brown. ISBN 1-56592-000-7. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/bison-1.24.NIHS.bd.tar.gz To verify that you have a good copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. % sum bison-1.24.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 03215 275 To unpack the distribution: % gunzip bison-1.24.NIHS.bd.tar.gz % gnutar xvpf bison-1.24.NIHS.bd.tar This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: berezaw@river.it.gvsu.edu (Bill Bereza) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Docgen v0.3.2 ObjC documentation generator Date: 6 Mar 1996 14:45:36 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hkq10$fkb@digifix.digifix.com> Docgen v0.3.2 ****** docgen is a program to automatically create documentation of Objective C source code. You can create documentation in multiple formats including RTF, HTML and plain text. You can run docgen with a starting directory, and docgen will then look for any matching .h and .m class files. From those files it will create NeXT-style documents. NEW The '-R' recursive option is seven times faster. Docgen should be easier to compile on non-NextStep systems. Requirements ************ To produce .rtf documentation, docgen requires just a standard C compiler. To do .txt and .html you need Objective C with either the NeXT or GNU runtime. To dynamically load formatting classes requires the NeXT runtime. Availability ************ ftp://ftp.csis.gvsu.edu/pub/docgen/docgen-0.3.2.tar.gz ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/sources/util/docgen-0.3.2.tar.gz Quad-Fat Installer package for NextStep: ftp://ftp.csis.gvsu.edu/pub/docgen/docgen-0.3.2.pkg.tar Example output can be seen at: http://www.csis.gvsu.edu/~berezaw/programming.html A patch file to go from 0.3.1 to 0.3.2 is available at: ftp://ftp.csis.gvsu.edu/pub/docgen/docgen-0.3.0-to-0.3.1.diff.gz Changes since 0.3.1 ******* * 0.3.2 the '-R' recursive option is now 700% faster changed the behavior of the '-e' option. Text given in the '-e' is added to the class implementation file name expanded '-C' switch to parse comments on lines with "/*" and on lines with "*/" assorted big-fixes/suggestions/code-handling (Alex Blakemore, Pieter Schoenmakers, Michal Brouwer, Ralf E. Stranzenbach, Georg Tuparev) * 0.3.1 expanded '-R' switch to have docgen search below the '-d' directory for .h files that match with .m files (the way -R worked before was not a bug but a feature) added '-a' and '-b' switch to have docgen parse comments before and/or after method names ToDo **** * Enhance the HTML format output See the TODO file from the distribution. Usage ***** 'docgen -?' or docgen with any unknown option will give you the usage template. Usage: docgen [-d dir] [-l library] [-I headerdirs] [-R] [-v #] [-s string] [-e string] [-f class] [-B directory] [-x] [-S] [-F] [-C] [-A] [-D] [-a] [-b] [-d dir] Root dir to begin search for files [-l library] dir to dump RTF files into [-I headerdirs] List of directories separated by ':' [-R] recursively search the header dirs [-s string] Separator for inheritance path output [-v (0-5)] level of verbosity(0 = none, 5 = all) [-e string] Name of directory to put in Declared In: [-f classname] The name of the Formatting class to use [-B ModuleDir] The name of a directory containing modules [-x] Don't document methods that begin with _ [-F] Don't check for net-like fancy text. [-S] Sort the methods in the descriptions. [-C] Print the first line of comments. [-A] Auto-document ALL set and get methods. [-D] Show default values for all the above. [-a] Parse comments after method name in implementation. (default) [-b] Parse comments before the method name (may be used with -a)" -d docgen will begin searching from the '-d' directory looking for '*.m' and '*.h' files. -l When it finds matching '.h' and '.m' files, docgen parses through them creating useful documentation files in the directory specified by '-l' -I While parsing through the files, docgen will try to trace the inheritance of objects all the way back to 'Object' if possible. The '-I' option is a list of directories seperated by ':' that docgen will search in for '.h' files while tracing inheritance. The directories given with '-I' are searched _in addition to_ the default search paths. -R The '-R' switch control whether or not docgen will search below the directories given as the '.h' search path. -s The '-s' option is a string that docgen will use to seperate the list of objects in the traced inheritance output. -v The '-v' option controls the amount of stderr output. All output from docgen goes either to the '.rtf' file it's creating or to 'stderr' '-v 0' will cause docgen to never output anything. Anything above '-v3' will be pretty useless. -e The '-e' options lets you specify a string that will go in the Declared In: header of the .rtf file. It can be anything, because right now nothing else is added to your string. If you don't specifiy the '-e' option, then the full path of the directory will go there. -f The '-f' option lets you choose a Formatter class to use for the output format. The name you use is the actual name of the class. These are the built-in classes: class usage RTFFormatter -f RTF HTMLFormatter -f HTML TXTFormatter -f TXT You can abbrieviate the names by leaving of the 'Formatter'. *In future version of docgen, you will be able to dynamically load classes which aren't built-in at compile time. Currently you can only do one format at a time. If docgen can not find the class from the -f option, it will try to load a module for the class. By default docgen will search this path list (. /usr/local/lib/docgen /usr/lib/docgen) for object files to load. If ClassName is the class in the -f option, docgen will try to load "path/ClassName", "path/ClassName.o", "path/ClassNameFormatter" and "path/ClassNameFormatter.o" for each path in the search list. You can specify a specific object file to load with the -B option. -B : This specifies the full pathname of a directory to look in for the Formatter class module specified in the -f option. This allows new output formats to be dynami- cally added to docgen. If the -B option is specifed, then docgen will look there first for modules. The -B option is only used with the -f option. -x Using '-x' will cause docgen to skip over any method whose name begins with '_'. -S The '-S' option will cause docgen to sort the method names in the description section. In the Method Types section, the names are left as listed in the .h file. It will sort the Clss Methods seperately from the Instance Methods. -F The '-F' option will turn off fancy text search. Fancy text is done one word at a time. -C The '-C' option will cause docgen to print comment text that is the same line as the "/*" comment starter. This is by default off. -A The '-A' option will cause docgen to automatically document all set and get type methods. Normally docgen will only auto-doc one-line methods. -D With the '-D' option docgen will print a list of default argument values, and some other internal values set during compilation.' -a If the -a option is used then docgen will include comments that come between the method name and the first '{' in the implementation. It can be used with the -b option. -b If the -b option is used then docgen will include comments that come before the method name in the implementation. It can be used with the -b option. Code Format *********** Look at aClass.m and aClass.h for an example of the stuff docgen can do. Thanks ****** Thanks go to Dr. Carl Erickson for "suggesting" the program, and Jim Wissner and Carl for beta-testing and giving ideas for additions. Alex Blakemore, Pieter Schoenmakers, Michal Brouwer, Ralf E. Stranzenbach, and Georg Tuparev for suggestions/fixes.
From: Glenda Maddox <osg@mailhost.onramp.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US/Washington/DC NeXT Developers Date: 6 Mar 1996 15:42:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hktcd$g2t@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT DEVELOPERS OSG (Object Systems Group) is a technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations in new and emerging technologies. We currently have several openings for March, April and May in the following area: Top End NeXT Developers Minimum 4 years total experience with 2 years NeXTStep to work on exciting NeXT development project in DC. Send resume to osg@onramp.net , US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax to 214 742-5840.
From: Carl Edman <cedman@Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.1 is released Date: 6 Mar 1996 17:58:32 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hl5ao$1j4@digifix.digifix.com> This is mainly a bug fix release, but then all the major new feature I want to add may take a while still and in the mean time a lot of people are bothered by these bugs. EnhanceMail 1.1 has been uploaded into the submissions directories of both the next-ftp and the peak archives. The ultimate destination of the source and the binary packages respectively should be: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/mail/EnhanceMail.1.1.s.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/mail/EnhanceMail.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz And on the peanuts archive: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/bundles/EnhanceMail.1.1.s.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/bundles/EnhanceMail.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz I've attached the new README file to this message. Carl Edman This package contains the EnhanceMail bundle. This bundle extends the capabilities of Mail.app 3.3 by adding quoting, signatures, X face support and a number of other features. To enable it install EnhanceMail.bundle anywhere in the mail bundle path (~/Library/Mail, /LocalLibrary/Mail, /NextLibrary/Mail, and the Mail application wrapper itself) and restart Mail.app. The recommended location for system-wide installation is /LocalLibrary/Mail, for personal installation ~/Library/Mail. After installing the bundle, a more detailed description of its capabilities can be found at the end of the Mail.app online help. Note that this bundle will _only_ work with Mail.app 3.3. Earlier versions of Mail.app can not be extended by external bundles. However there are reports of success with this bundle using Mail.app 3.3 on NS 3.2 systems. Conceivably this bundle could also work with later versions of Mail.app, but as it is highly dependent on the internals of Mail.app this seems unlikely and there have been reports of failure in combination with the Mail.app from OS4.0pr2. Instead the author plans to release new versions of this bundle as new versions of Mail.app become available to him. IMPORTANT: There is a confirmed bug in Mail.app 3.3 which causes it to crash if more than one directory in the mail bundle path (see above) contains more than one bundle. For example, you could have one bundle in each of the given directories and a dozen in ~/Library/Mail, but you could not have two bundles in ~/Library/Mail and two in /LocalLibrary/Mail. Considering that as of the time of this writting there are a grand total of three mail bundles publicly available, this should not be a problem at most installations. Carl Edman 3-6-96 cedman@princeton.edu Changes: 1.0 -> 1.1 (*) A working AutoCompact option which compacts every mailbox as soon as it is closed. (*) Quotation code rewritten from scratch. (*) New quotation code found unsatisfactory and replaced by the old quotation code. (*) Bug fix %{} (*) Bug which caused plain text message not to auto-wrap correctly was fixed. (*) Non-ASCII quoted characters are forced to ASCII. (*) The unintentional-NeXTmail bug remains elusive. Please report if you can reproduce it.
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Announces 1-Month SuperDebugger Trial Offer Date: 7 Mar 1996 16:08:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hnj7n$bb@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 1-800-822-3385 / info@impact.com Impact Software Announces 1-Month SuperDebugger Trial Offer Long Island City, New York - March 8, 1996 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced the availability of a 1-month trial offer for its SuperDebugger(tm) product, one of the most advanced and easy-to-use graphical debugging tool available for NEXTSTEP. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep developers who have access to the internet can download a copy of SuperDebugger and obtain a 1-month evaluation license from Impact Software. Impact Software guarantees that developers will gain at least a 5% to 25% increase in productivity by using SuperDebugger instead of the standard gdb debugger. Developers who do not see these productivity gains during the 1-month trial period will be able to cancel their evaluation licenses and pay no charges or fees. SuperDebugger provides a more refined and superior graphical interface to the GNU debugger (gdb) so that developers can develop and debug mission-critical custom applications with significant savings in time. SuperDebugger features dynamic display of source-level execution, point-and-click setting of breakpoints, savable debugging environments, and user-definable custom macros. It also provides developers with tools such as a breakpoints browser, a dynamic local variables browser, a variable contents display, and a methods browser. SuperDebugger gives developers the ability to easily inspect and trace dynamic variables. SuperDebugger has a simple interface for setting conditional and data breakpoints. In addition, it supports advanced commands for debugging programs with multiple Mach threads, PostScript code, and dynamically loaded classes. SuperDebugger also includes a comprehensive on-line help with illustrated instructions on using each program feature. A demo copy of SuperDebugger which can be made fully functional with a 1-month evaluation license string is available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/programming/SuperDebugger3.9.NIHS.tar.gz SuperDebugger Version 3.9 is available now for Intel, NeXT, HP, and Sparc platforms running NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher. SuperDebugger is priced at $299. (Volume and site licenses are also available.) SuperDebugger is available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. For More Information: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 36-32 34th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106 1-800-822-3385 / 718-472-0600 718-472-0160 Fax info@impact.com New Features in Version 3.9: * The ability to easily set data breakpoints using the new Databreak command. * The ability to easily debug an already running process using the new Attach and Detach commands. * The ability to easily debug Mach threads using the new Thread List and Thread Select commands. * The ability to easily debug programs with PostScript code using the new Don't Show PS, Show PS, and Flush commands. * Full support of key word completions and the emacs command key set in the output window. ##### SuperDebugger is a trademark of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: "WSI Nationwide" <p00370@psilink.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US-NJ-NEXTSTEP OR HP/UX UNIX Sys Adm-WSI Date: 7 Mar 1996 16:12:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hnjfq$bu@digifix.digifix.com> I have been asked to identify independent consultants with strong Nextstep or HP/UX UNIX System Administration & RDBMS (Sybase/Oracle/ Informix) experience for a long term project in New Jersey at starting rates of $320 per day for Intermediates to $420 per day Seniors/Project Leaders. If you know someone who might qualify, or who is available, have them call and fax/email their resume. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified candidates must have at least 2 years experience with a company in the USA --- not a school --- working on business systems and must be a US citizen or not require sponsorship, thanks. If you know someone who might qualify or is coming to NYC/NJ/CT/PA, e-mail a straight ascii text file/resume to Jay L. (that does not require decoding/converting & no HTML or URL's initially, please) to p00370@psilink.com, fax to 212-534-3724 or call 212-410-1400. (To insure formatting & print quality, please also mail a copy to me at WSI, 1619 Third Avenue, Box #6415, New York City, New York 10128-0004) When resumes are received, the candidate is contacted if there is a match, the situation is thoroughly described and the candidate tells us how they would like us to proceed. No information leaves our office without prior approval. (This makes for long term relationships, which we encourage) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WSI is a "specialty" recruiting organization with over twenty years experience and fees paid by our selected client companies, freeing our hands to find top level candidates for "better" projects all over the USA.
From: hhsu@impact.com (Henry Hsu) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4hnj6e$at@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4hnj6e$at@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 7 Mar 1996 16:07:51 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hnj77$b0@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: support@Radical.Com (Radical Product Support) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.8.3 Beta Date: 7 Mar 1996 23:06:21 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hobnt$2m9@digifix.digifix.com> March 7, 1996 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, is proud to release the latest beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. This version of RadicalNews improves support for international newsgroups. Character set translation, input, and display for ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) and ISO 2022-JP (JIS/EUC variants) is now included for posting articles. Display of JIS/EUC characters requires NEXTSTEP-J. Other new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes are also in this release. See the README file (included below) or visit our web site for more details. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. (NEXTSTEP 3.0/3.1 will work, but are not supported.) The beta version is FREE, and will run until May 1, 1996. After the beta period, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.3.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.3.NIHS.README RadicalNews should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.3.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.3.NIHS.README Our web site will have updated information and links to the most current version: http://www.radical.com/ For further information, contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. ¬mailto:RadicalNews@Radical.Com ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS DESCRIPTION - RadicalNews is a commercial NEXTSTEP GUI-based USENET newsreader. - RadicalNews beta 0.8.3 is a FREE beta pre-release. - RadicalNews beta 0.8.3 expires May 1, 1996. ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS REQUIREMENTS - NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher supported, 3.0/3.1 work but unsupported - NEXTSTEP-J required for JIS/EUC character display - NNTP compliant news server or standard news (flat) files - Motorola, Intel, Sparc, or HP hardware ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS NEW FEATURES IN 0.8.3 * Option to sort threads by date provided Threads are sorted by the date of the lead article in the thread Articles are sorted by response level then subsorted by date * Post window supports basic Emacs key bindings control-a Beginning of Line control-b Backward a Character control-e End of Line control-f Forward a Character control-n Next Line control-p Previous Line meta-< Beginning of Text meta-> End of Text meta-b Backward a Word meta-f Forward a Word control-d Delete Next Character control-k Kill to End of Line control-y Yank Back Kill meta-d Delete Next Word meta-h Delete Previous Character ( currently meta means alternate, escape will be added ) * "Find Highlighted" feature modified Finds the next unread highlighted article via control-downarrow or command-H Finds any previous highlighted article via control-uparrow ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS BUG FIXES IN 0.8.3 * General performance improved * ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) support improved Post works properly * ISO 2022-JP (JIS/EUC) support improved Post requote text now works properly URL zaps are now positioned correctly Find text selection now positioned correctly * URL zap drag sensitivity reduced * Flat File mode now closes files properly * Article text memory leak fixed * Last day of a month now displays correctly * Posting from the browser viewer fills in newsgroup correctly * Automatic color detection method is improved ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS KNOWN PROBLEMS IN 0.8.3 * Browser does not support user defined colors and fonts * Areas with non-white backgrounds do not highlight properly when selected * Problems when NOV enabled and XOVER command not supported by news server * Selecting Flat Files as a news source requires a restart * ~ not expanded properly in file path names
From: "John C. Fox" <john@gscorp.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: GS Corporation Announces New World Wide Web Site Date: 7 Mar 1996 23:07:33 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hobq5$2mg@digifix.digifix.com> John C. Fox VP, Technology GS Corporation john@gscorp.com ¬http://www.gscorp.com 415/945-7000 415/945-7007 (fax) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cara Stallone cara@gscorp.com 415/945.7000 GS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES NEW WORLD WIDE WEB SITE New Look, New Format, New Information and Resources for GS's Products and Services Corte Madera, CA - March 7 1996 - GS Corporation announced today the launch of its new World Wide Web Site at http://www.gscorp.com. The site has been completely redesigned to take advantage of new features in today's web browsers, such as frames, which allow for a much more fluid navigation from point to point. GS has developed a new look and added more information along with visual examples of its technology and solutions. "Our goal was to stay current with the state-of-the-art in web design without resorting to the increasingly common practice of "coercing" people into using a particular browser. " says John C. Fox, GS Corporation's VP of Technology. " I think we've achieved that goal." In the coming months, GS will incorporate Java applets and WebObjects applications into the site to further showcase its technology and know-how. GS Corporation's web site was first launched last August in tandem with its HTML-based Solutions Suite CD ROM entitled "Workflow Solutions." This site has been the centerpiece of GS Corporation's continued commitment to its customers, and the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market. About GS Corporation As a leading object-oriented software developer and workflow solutions provider, GS Corporation has spent the last 5 years developing a comprehensive library of highly-reusable, object-oriented modules, applications and utilities. GS provides complete solutions including system design, custom and shrinkwrap software, training and consulting services. GS develops software under NEXTSTEP/OpenStep, the most advanced software development environment available today. NEXTSTEP and the object-oriented paradigm affords GS up to a 10 fold increase in productivity over conventional development methods..
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Bifrost Workstations to Join NeXT Software at WebObjects Seminars Date: 8 Mar 1996 02:00:24 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4holu8$c6@digifix.digifix.com> HOUSTON - NeXT Software, Inc. is holding regional seminars discussing their WebObjects development tools for Windows NT and popular UNIX servers. Find out what's next for the technology that gave birth to the WorldWide Web. A decade's worth of the most advanced object software available today is now providing enterprise solutions for the dynamic Web site. Bifrost Workstations is pleased to announce that they will be joining NeXT Software, Inc. at three WebObjects Seminars in southern California. BWI will provide NeXT with hardware to demo their WebObjects environment at sites in Los Angeles, Irvine, and La Jolla/San Diego. This follows BWI's participation at WebObjects demos in Houston, Austin, and Dallas. Also on display will be the impressive new Legacy Objects Framework from Yrrid, which leverages WebObjects to allow access to legacy applications and data stores from the World Wide Web. All seminars are 9am to 12pm. Tuesday 3/19/96: Hyatt Regency Irvine (714) 975-1234 17900 Jamboree Blvd. Irvine, CA 91714 Wednesday 3/20/96: Sheraton Gateway-LAX (310) 642-1111 6101 W. Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 Thursday 3/21/96: Hyatt Regency La Jolla (619) 552-1234 3777 La Jolla Village Dr. San Diego, CA 92122 Please call NeXT in advance to register. ABOUT NeXT SOFTWARE NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. ABOUT BIFROST WORKSTATIONS Bifrost Workstations, Inc. offers one of the most complete lines of hardware focused solely on the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep/WebObjects market (Hewlett-Packard and SUN workstations, several lines of Intel machines, and portables). We provide hardware, software, and networking solutions to numerous companies and organizations in the NS market. All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Contact: (for registration information) NeXT Software, Inc. Christie Carrizosa ccarrizosa@NeXT.com 1-800-TRY-NeXT http://WWW.NeXT.com (for questions on Legacy Objects Framework) Yrrid, Inc. info@yrrid.com 507 Monroe St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 968-7858 v, (919) 968-7856 f (for other questions) Bifrost Workstations, Inc. Jason McNamara jmcnamar@onramp.net 10850 Richmond Avenue, Suite 270 Houston, TX 77042 (713) 952-9949 v, (713) 952-9934 f http://www.stepwise.com/bwi.html
From: Dwight Everhart <everhart@alterlife.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Chronographer 0.60 beta -- A daily planner application Date: 8 Mar 1996 02:01:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4holvf$cq@digifix.digifix.com> Chronographer -- A daily planner application Dwight Everhart everhart@alterlife.com March 7, 1996 DESCRIPTION =========== Chronographer is an application designed to help you to organize not only your time but also your priorities in life. Instead of just keeping track of appointments, Chronographer also keeps track of the goals that these appointments further, so you can easily determine if what you are doing today is helping you to accomplish what you want to do this week, this month, this year, and this decade. Instead of just asking yourself, "What needs to be done and when do I need to do it?", Chronographer encourages you to first ask, "What do I want to accomplish in life?" and then ask, "What do I need to do in order to achieve these goals?" Chronographer focuses on the long term as well as the short term. Chronographer's time-management concepts are based, in part, on principles developed by Stephen R. Covey and presented in his book _The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People_. Chronographer helps you to organize your life by establishing a hierarchy of roles and goals. Out of these roles and goals appointments are scheduled. Chronographer allows you to set a time budget for each role or goal, and it provides you with instant summaries of how much time you've actually spent on each item. FEATURES ======== o A browser to organize your activities by grouping them into roles and goals. o Schedules for keeping track of appointments. Each day has its own schedule window. Appointments are displayed in colored boxes. Schedule detail can be set to one line for every 60, 30, 15, or 5 minutes. o To-do lists for keeping track of appointments that don't have specific times associated with them. Each day has its own to-do list. o Easy drag-and-drop interface. Once you type in an appointment's title, you never have to type it in again. Just drag the appointment to a schedule or to-do list to schedule it. Appointment durations can be changed by dragging the edges of the appointment. Appointments can be moved easily by dragging them to another location on the schedule or to another day's schedule or to a to-do list. FUTURE FEATURES =============== This version of Chronographer is a pre-release beta. The following features are not yet implemented: o Automatically repeating appointments o Appointment reminders o Printing o Week- or month-at-a-time views If you absolutely need one or more of the above features, wait until a later release. Otherwise, give Chronographer a try. AVAILABILITY ============ Chronographer beta release 0.60 has been submitted to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Chronographer-0.60-b-NI.tar.gz It should eventually be moved to /pub/next/binaries/productivity. MD5 checksum: c436013b082343b8c7cf255464378f45 The release is binary-only and includes software for NeXT and Intel hardware. It will run on NEXTSTEP versions 3.2 and later. It might also run on 3.0 and 3.1, but it has not been tested on those versions. This is the first release of Chronographer. It is a beta release. The final version will be commercial and should be released next month, but this beta release is free and is fully functional, except that it will stop running on April 15. By that time, either the commercial version or a newer beta version will be available. The commercial version will cost $40 per user.
From: Robin Shields <robin@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Support & Customer Training Date: 8 Mar 1996 14:37:25 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hq29l$452@digifix.digifix.com> Lighthouse Design is seeking a self-motivated person to perform the duties of technical support and customer training. Primary Responsibilities * Respond to Technical Support email requests. * Answer Technical Support phone inquiries. * Teach classes at customer sites. * Maintain and develop FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) and Support Web site. * Participate in Sales Process. * Solicit customer feedback. Auxilary Responsibilities * Develop and update training materials. * Track customer feature requests and bug reports. * Interface with engineering about product quality. Communication Skills * Must be able to listen well and explain difficult solutions to non-technical users. _ Education and Experience Required * 1-2 years NEXTSTEP experience, UNIX, HTML and Java experience a plus. Customer support and/or training experience desired. * BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience. * Must be willing to travel. Potential to relocate to the east coast in 6-12 months. _ How to Apply Resumes may be submitted in any of the following ways (listed in order of preference): Send e-mail to resume@lighthouse.com.(NeXTMail or MIME attachments are best). Fax to +1-415-570-7787. U.S. Mail should be sent to: Human Resources Lighthouse Design, Ltd. 2929 Campus Drive, Suite 101 San Mateo, CA 94403-2534 _ Lighthouse Design_ is an equal opportunity employer. Copyright 1996 Lighthouse Design, Ltd._ 2929 Campus Drive, San Mateo, CA 94403 USA. All rights reserved.
From: Robin Shields <robin@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Part Time Tech Support Position Date: 8 Mar 1996 14:37:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hq2ak$458@digifix.digifix.com> Lighthouse Design, Ltd. is seeking a self-motivated person to perform the duties of technical support and customer training. THIS POSITION IS A TEMPORARY PART-TIME POSITION WHICH COULD GROW TO A FULL-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT & CUSTOMER TRAINING POSITION. Primary Responsibilities * Respond to Technical Support email requests. * Answer Technical Support phone inquiries. * Work with support database. * Maintain and develop FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) and Support Web site. Communications Skills: * Must be able to listen well and explain difficult solutions to non-technical users. Education and Experience Required * 1-2 years NEXTSTEP experience, UNIX, HTML and Java experience a plus. _ How to Apply Resumes may be submitted in any of the following ways (listed in order of preference): Send e-mail to _resume@lighthouse.com_.(NeXTMail or MIME attachments are best). Fax to +1-415-570-7787. U.S. Mail should be sent to: Human Resources Lighthouse Design, Ltd. 2929 Campus Drive, Suite 101 San Mateo, CA 94403-2534 PRINCIPALS ONLY PLEASE Lighthouse Design is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Nicole Overson <Nicole_Overson@NeXT.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Steve Jobs to join Microsoft PDC keynote Date: 8 Mar 1996 14:47:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hq2rs$478@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT Software's Participation at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference, March 12 & 14 1996 Members of the media are invited to join Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, on Tuesday, March 12 1996 for the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference. Jobs will take the stage as part of an executive keynote speech with Microsoft's Paul Maritz, Executive Vice President of Platforms on Tuesday at 8:00 a.m in a show of support for Microsoft's Internet Strategy. That same evening at 7:00 p.m., Jobs will host a special evening session entitled The Future of the Web located in Hall B where he will demonstrate supporting technologies from NeXT including the WebObjects product family. On Thursday, March 14 at 2:00 p.m., NeXT will host a breakout session entitled A Technical Overview of WebObjects with Avadis Tevanian, Vice President of Engineering, NeXT Software. Microsoft Professional Developers Conference Moscone Center, San Francisco Tuesday, March 12 8 a.m. Keynote Address Steven P. Jobs Joins Paul Maritz in Keynote Address 7 p.m. Special Evening Session Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO, NeXT Software "The Future of the Web" Hall B Thursday, March 14 2 p.m. Breakout Session Avadis Tevanian, Jr., Vice President of Engineering, NeXT Software "A Technical Overview of WebObjects" For more information please contact Nicole Overson of NeXT Software at (415) 780-3731, email: nicoleo@next.com or Charlotte Penner of Copithorne & Bellows (415) 975-2280. For more information please contact Nicole Overson of NeXT Software at (415) 780-3731, email: nicoleo@next.com or Charlotte Penner of Copithorne & Bellows (415) 975-2280. ###
From: Rick Sanford <rsanford@dental> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: March GUN, Thursday, March 14th Date: 8 Mar 1996 22:54:08 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hqvd0$2lb@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Gotham Users of NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, March 14th, 6:45 PM Where: Advanced Digital Networks, Inc. 1140 Avenue of the Americas, Mezzanine Level New York NY 10036 Topic: What else? That WWW thing! Matt Kerr form NeXT Software Inc. will share with us what went on at Webmania, WebObjects, and his impression and insights into the upcoming 4.0 release of Openstep/Mach. There is some new Arts related news as well, new versions of Calliope and a Demo version of Notability available on the net. All around it promises to be a full evening, you'd better pack a lunch! If you are seeing this on the 'net, please remember that you can join the GUN mailing list and get these sent directly to your very own .mbox by sending a message to gun-members-request@gun.com with the word 'subscribe' in the subject. See you at the meeting!
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GNU awk 2.15.6 Date: 9 Mar 1996 02:14:24 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4hrb4g$3m9@digifix.digifix.com> GNU awk is a pattern scanning and processing language and tool. gawk 2.15 should be upwardly compatible with the System V Release 4 awk. It is almost completely compliant with POSIX 1003.2. For people who create and modify text files, awk is a power tool for editing. Most of the things that you can do with it can be done interactively with a text editor; however, using awk can save many hours of repetitive work in achieving the same result. An excellent source for learning how to use awk/gawk is the O'Reilly and Associates book "SED and AWK" by Dale Dougherty. ISBN 0-937175-59-5. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/gawk-2.15.6.NIHS.bd.tar.gz To verify that you have a good copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. % sum gawk-2.15.6.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 00208 401 To unpack the distribution: % gnutar xvzpf gawk-2.15.6.NIHS.bd.tar.gz This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 126 - Articles posted since March 04 1996 Date: 11 Mar 1996 05:00:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4i0c0l$fpp@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 126 Postings since: March 04 1996 [4128] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4129] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4130] MEETING: COSGiL Thursday March 28th - Survival Guide to Porting to OpenStep from NEXTSTEP [4131] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships CheckSum 2.0 [4132] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships Create 3.1 [4133] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships DataPhile 3.1 [4134] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships 3DReality 2.1 [4135] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN Ships STONE_CD Volume 3 [4136] JOB: Developer Opportunities HOLLAND [4137] CFP: Save OPENSTEP for HP-PA [4138] JOB: Developer - Silicon Valley, CA [4139] MEETING: SEMiNUG (Tuesday, March 12, 1996) [4140] JOBS: Next Positions in Chicagoland area [4141] JOB: Next Developers, East Coast - Permanent [4142] SUBMISSION: sendmail 8.7.5 [4143] SUBMISSION: GNU flex-2.5.2 [4144] SUBMISSION: GNU bison-1.24 [4145] SUBMISSION: Docgen v0.3.2 ObjC documentation generator [4146] JOB: US/Washington/DC NeXT Developers [4147] SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.1 is released [4149] PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Announces 1-Month SuperDebugger Trial Offer [4150] JOB: US-NJ-NEXTSTEP OR HP/UX UNIX Sys Adm-WSI [4151] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews.0.8.3 Beta [4152] PRESS RELEASE: GS Corporation Announces New World Wide Web Site [4153] PRESS RELEASE: Bifrost Workstations to Join NeXT Software at WebObjects Seminars [4154] SUBMISSION: Chronographer 0.60 beta -- A daily planner application [4155] JOB: Technical Support & Customer Training [4156] JOB: Part Time Tech Support Position [4157] Steve Jobs to join Microsoft PDC keynote [4158] MEETING: March GUN, Thursday, March 14th [4159] SUBMISSION: GNU awk 2.15.6 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-126/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-126.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-126 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 11 Mar 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4i0cso$fs8@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 11 Mar 1996 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4i0cst$fs8@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: rdl@world.std.com (Robert La Ferla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: gawk-3.0.NIHS.bd.tar.gz Date: 11 Mar 1996 00:23:11 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i0dbv$fuj@digifix.digifix.com> GNU awk is a pattern scanning and processing language and tool. gawk 3.0 should be upwardly compatible with the System V Release 4 awk. It is almost completely compliant with POSIX 1003.2. An excellent source for learning how to use awk/gawk is the O'Reilly and Associates book "SED and AWK" by Dale Dougherty. ISBN 0-937175-59-5. To obtain a copy of my distribution: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/gawk-3.0.NIHS.bd.tar.gz To verify that you have a good copy of my distribution, execute the following command. Note that the first number is the 16-bit checksum which must match exactly and that the second number is the number of blocks and can vary. % sum gawk-3.0.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 26460 442 To unpack the distribution: % gnutar xvzpf gawk-3.0.NIHS.bd.tar.gz This will create a .pkg file. You need to be logged in as "root" to install the package. Robert La Ferla Registered OPENSTEP / NEXTSTEP Consultant Boston, MA + 1 (617) 252-0088 Robert_La_Ferla@hot.com
From: Pedja Bogdanovich <pedja@TipTop.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software Ships Objective-Framework Version 3.0 Date: 11 Mar 1996 03:53:14 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i0plq$rd@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software Ships Objective-Framework Version 3.0 ==================================================================== Bethesda, Maryland, March 11, 1996. TipTop Software is proud to announce that the Objective-Framework system, including Objective-Tcl(tm), Objective-Perl(tm), and Objective-Browser(tm) version 3.0 are now shipping. "This is the best product I have ever used on NEXTSTEP. We are in the MCCA development business, and the Objective-Framework helps us get the job done in more ways than can be described ..." -- Hadar Pedhazur, Managing Director, Union Bank of Switzerland "Objective-Framework is one of the most exciting new technologies we've seen. Being able to create object-based software using any combination of Objective-C, TCL, Perl, as well as other interpreted languages is a major breakthrough. We are very pleased to be able to include this technology in our Web products. Objective-Framework provides Netsurfer with multiple scripting languages as well as the ability to run Web-based applets written in a variety of programming languages." -- Jeff Russell, President and CEO, Netsurfer, Inc. The Objective-Framework system provides true language independence to the Objective-C (e.g., OpenStep) object model. Objective-Framework provides a seamless integration of the Objective-C runtime system with other languages. Objective-Framework not only breaks the barrier between interpreted and compiled code, but it also breaks the barrier between various programming languages! Objective-Tcl and Objective-Perl are two languages currently available. Some of the benefits of Objective-Framework include: - The Objective-Framework languages, Objective-Tcl and Objective-Perl, provide a dynamic interactive interpretive environment. You get immediate feedback to all your programming actions in this environment, so you can prototype and develop much more rapidly. You can define and redefine classes on-the-fly, at runtime. - You can seamlessly mix-and-match languages. Thus you can use Objective-Perl for heavy-duty text processing, use Objective-Tcl for highly interactive (e.g., exploratory) programming, etc. Classes can have mixed implementation; certain methods can be implemented in Objective-C, other methods can be implemented in Objective-Tcl, yet some other methods can be implemented in Objective-Perl, etc. It is transparent and irrelevant to the sender of a message which language implements the corresponding method---the method looks "native" to the caller. - The Netkit(tm) Web client development environment supports Objective-Tcl and Objective-Perl applets and applet bundles and this way enables you to build powerful client-side web applications by leveraging the OpenStep framework in the client. - The Objective-Framework runtime library can be linked with any NEXTSTEP/OpenStep application to easily provide a high-level control (scripting) languages. - Objective-Tcl and Objective-Perl are very useful for Enterprise Object Framework (EOF) development, since this kind of development consists of writing high-level glue code which is hard to write in a low-level compiled language such as Objective-C, and easy to write in high-level languages such as Tcl or Perl. - Objective-Tcl and Objective-Perl are ideally suited for regression testing. ======================================================================= TipTop Software is also introducing version 3.0 of the Objective-Browser (OB) graphical runtime introspection and debugging tool. The browser allows you to view live objects within a running application in many object-specific ways. OB allows you to easily investigate the structure and methods of various objects and classes. For example, methods, instance variables, and other object information can be viewed and edited during execution. To a user, OB appears as a hierarchical browsing tool, similar to the file system browser. Each node in the browser represents an object or some other piece of information (e.g., a method) with an arbitrary number of subnodes. For example, when looking at an object, instance variables or methods appear as subnodes. OB is extensible. You can provide object-specific browser nodes and custom inspectors for any object in the system. OB can be used from any application which is linked with the Objective-Tcl runtime---the browser is dynamically loaded when needed. Availability ============ The Objective-Framework system consisting of Objective-Tcl, Objective-Perl, and Objective-Browser, runs under NEXTSTEP 3.3 for Motorola, Intel, HP/PA, and SPARC architectures, and is available from TipTop Software directly. The package is available from: ftp://ftp.tiptop.com/pub/Objective/ObjSys.pkg.tar ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/TipTop_Software/ObjSys.pkg.tar sum: 38130 2256 md5: 5f299aad2640eb1507605cffdcac262c NOTE: The ObjSys package is distributed exclusively from ftp.stepwise.com and ftp.tiptop.com. You may not redistribute the package. E.g., you may not put it on an ftp server. The quad-FAT compiled Perl 5.002 is available from: ftp://ftp.thoughtport.com/pub/next/lang/Perl.pkg.tar ftp://ftp.tiptop.com/pub/Objective/Perl.pkg.tar ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/TipTop_Software/Perl.pkg.tar Tcl man pages are available from: ftp://ftp.tiptop.com/pub/Objective/TclMan.pkg.tar ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/TipTop_Software/TclMan.pkg.tar PDO/DOLE versions will be available soon. If you are interested in a PDO version, please send us a note indicating which platforms you use. TipTop Software is committed to OpenStep. The Objective-Framework system will be released for Solaris/NEO, Windows-NT/OpenStep, and other OpenStep platforms as they become available. Licensing Terms and Pricing =========================== The Objective-Tcl, Objective-Perl, and Objective-Browser components of Objective-Framework may be separately purchased. 30-day evaluation licenses are FREE. To obtain FREE 30-day evaluation licenses for all the components send email to <registration@tiptop.com> with subject: request obj-framework eval license files Objective-Tcl and Objective-Perl developer licenses are priced as follows: The first language is $199 per developer seat. Additional languages are $99 per developer seat. The price includes 30-day complimentary technical support. Additional annual technical support can be purchased separately. Runtime distribution licenses are required for end-user products which incorporate the Objective Framework language component functionality. For widely-distributed applications, i.e., shrinkwrap, shareware, and freeware, the cost is max(12*min($199,p),$40) for the first language, where p is the list price of the application. Additional languages are 50% of that. For all other (custom) applications, the cost is $2388 (i.e., 12*$199) for the first language. Additional languages are 50% of that. Unlimited runtime licenses are also available. Objective-Browser is priced at $199. Educational pricing is also available. Objective-Framework Mailing List ================================ To subscribe to the Objective-Framework mailing list, simply send a message with the word "subscribe" in the "Subject:" field to: objsys-l-request@tiptop.com =========================================================================== For more information or to place an order contact TipTop Software: TipTop Software Email: info@tiptop.com URL: http://www.tiptop.com Tel: +1 (301) 656-3837 (9am--5pm US EST, Mon--Fri) Fax: +1 (301) 656-8432 USPS: PO Box 30681, Bethesda, MD 20824, USA Visa/MasterCard/Amex accepted. ========================================================================== Copyright 1996, TipTop Software. All rights reserved. Objective-Tcl, Objective-Perl, and Objective-Browser are trademarks of TipTop Software. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
From: Pedja Bogdanovich <pedja@TipTop.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software announces Web-Objective-Perl! Date: 11 Mar 1996 03:54:17 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i0pnp$rn@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software announces Web-Objective-Perl! ============================================================= Bethesda, Maryland, March 11, 1996 --- Today TipTop Software announced Web-Objective-Perl (WOPerl), a WebObjects add-on which seamlessly integrates Perl into the WebObjects framework from NeXT Software, Inc. WOPerl is based on Objective-Perl version 3.0, which is part of the Objective-Framework system provided by TipTop Software; this exciting new technology provides true language independence for the Objective-C (e.g., OpenStep) object model. It enables developers to use the best language for the task at hand, and also to seamlessly mix-and-match languages. "WOPerl extends the NeXT WebObjects framework so that it can be programmed in plain vanilla Perl" said Pedja Bogdanovich, President of TipTop Software. "This allows web-masters to use WebObjects without the need to learn any of the OpenStep object model, WebScript, the Objective-C language, or even the `Objective-' part of Objective-Perl! By using WOPerl developers can leverage the power of the Perl programming language, and all already-existing Perl code. WOPerl complements WebObjects beautifully, and provides the power needed to use WebObjects effectively." WOPerl also allows developers to use the full power of Objective-Perl to define classes, categories, and methods in Perl. Objective-C, Objective-Perl, and even WebScript code can be freely mixed. WOPerl is scheduled to ship in early Q2 1996. An early experience version of WOPerl is available now. Take a look at http://www.tiptop.com/WOPerl/. For more info contact TipTop Software: TipTop Software Email: info@tiptop.com URL: http://www.tiptop.com Tel: +1 (301) 656-3837 (9am--5pm US EST, Mon--Fri) Fax: +1 (301) 656-8432 USPS: PO Box 30681, Bethesda, MD 20824, USA ========================================================================== Copyright 1996, TipTop Software. All rights reserved. WOPerl, Objective-Framework, Objective-Perl, Objective-Tcl, and Objective-Browser are trademarks of TipTop Software. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners. ###
From: Jeff Russell <jeff@netsurfer.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Licenses Objective-Framework Date: 11 Mar 1996 03:54:54 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i0pou$rt@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: Rasika Weinstein Netsurfer, Inc. 430 Tenth St. N.W. Suite S-103 Atlanta, GA 30318 USA +1.404.815.1050 info@netsurfer.com http://www.netsurfer.com TipTop Software PO Box 30681 Bethesda, MD 20824 USA +1.301.656.3837 info@tiptop.com http://www.tiptop.com Netsurfer Licenses Objective-Framework(tm) Atlanta, GA, March 11, 1996 - Netsurfer, Inc. today announced that it has reached agreement with Tip Top Software to license Tip Top's Objective-Framework(tm) technology. Netsurfer plans to include Objective-Framework in its Web products including the Netsurfer(tm) Browser and Netkit(tm) Web Development Platform. Objective-Framework provides true language independence to the Objective-C (OpenStep) object model. It allows seamless integration of the Objective-C runtime system with other compiled and interpreted programming languages. Currently supported language environments include Objective-Perl(tm) and Objective-TCL(tm). Objective-Framework integrates with Objective-C and OpenStep object libraries making it possible to build sophisticated object-oriented Web-based applications using a variety of programming languages. "Inclusion of Objective-Framework in our Netsurfer browser and Netkit development tools provides these products with multiple scripting languages as well as the ability to run Web-based applets written in Perl and TCL." said Jon Bennett, Chief Technical Officer at Netsurfer. "With these languages in addition to Objective-C and OpenStep objects, Netkit based applications and Web browsers provide the ultimate tool set for building and testing Web-based MCCA (Mission Critical Custom Applications)." An early experience version of Netsurfer 2.0 and the Netkit framework including Objective-Framework is available today for developers using the NEXTSTEP operating environment from Next Software, Inc. The Netkit Web Development Platform will be available on Windows NT, Solaris (NEO), and OpenStep for Mach in second half of 1996. Contact netkit@netsurfer.com for more information. _____ Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software and object kits that allow individuals and organizations to access resources available on the global Internet computer network. Netsurfer produces the only 100% object-oriented framework for building custom, interactive applications integrated with the World Wide Web. TipTop Software provides state-of-the-art products and services to enterprises using object environments. Netsurfer and Netkit are trademarks of Netsurfer, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of Next Software, Inc. Objective-Framework, Objective-Perl, and Objective-TCL are trademarks of TipTop Software.
From: resume@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Consulting Engineers - Europe Date: 11 Mar 1996 16:34:06 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i268e$4t9@digifix.digifix.com> Today, NEXT is the object technology leader for client/server business computing and our commitment to delivering solutions is unmatched. Our award-winning product family has evolved through three major releases representing more than nine years of research and development and six years of global commercial distribution. NeXT offers an open architecture that integrates with corporate legacy systems, relational databases and other popular data sources, as well as other object models including Microsoft's OLE/COM. Our products offer built-in facilities for developing three-tier client/server applications for both the desktop and Web-based environments. And we have forged far-reaching partnerships with industry leaders, including Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Digital Equipment. NEXT would you like to invite you to become a part of our success. We're currently looking for Consulting Engineers to work in the London area, Paris, and Germany. The following describes the job, the requirements, and how to contact us. Please take the time to consider NEXT in your future! ***************************************************************** Position: Consulting Engineers, Object Expert Program Department: Professional Services/Consulting Engineers - Europe Location: Based in London area, Paris, or Germany Primary Responsibility: The Consulting Engineer will provide expedient technical assistance and proactive information to keep NEXTSTEP projects moving forward through first hand exposure to a customer's business goals, hands-on access to project specifications and designs, and face-to-face relationship building with project leaders, development teams, and third parties. This dedicated NeXT engineer will be a focal point for the resolution of day-to-day project issues and will act as the customer's conduit to the expertise of NEXT's Premium Support and Engineering staff who specialize in various aspects of NEXTSTEP. Job Requirements: First degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field. Four or more years experience software development experience, with at least two years of experience in NEXTSTEP development. A solid understanding of the software development process, including object oriented analysis & design. Additional Success Factors: Excellent communication skills. Prior experience with setting and managing customer expectations is a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Please send resumes in ASCII or Postscript when using email to transmit resumes. Email "pforrow@next.com" FAX: +44 (0) 1628 535200 Address: NeXT Software, Inc. - United Kingdom Technology House Meadowbank Furlong Road Bourne End Bucks SL8 5AJ NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. ****************************************************************** Visit our booth at CeBIT, March 14 - 20, 1996, in Hannover, Germany. Representatives from NeXT Software will be available to schedule interviews for interested candidates.
From: resume@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Web Constructors - Europe Date: 11 Mar 1996 16:34:12 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i268k$4tf@digifix.digifix.com> Today, NEXT is the object technology leader for client/server business computing and our commitment to delivering solutions is unmatched. Our award-winning product family has evolved through three major releases representing more than nine years of research and development and six years of global commercial distribution. NeXT offers an open architecture that integrates with corporate legacy systems, relational databases and other popular data sources, as well as other object models including Microsoft's OLE/COM. Our products offer built-in facilities for developing three-tier client/server applications for both the desktop and Web-based environments. And we have forged far-reaching partnerships with industry leaders, including Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Digital Equipment. NEXT would you like to invite you to become a part of our success. We're currently looking for Web Constructors to work in the London area, Paris, and Germany. The following describes the job, the requirements, and how to contact us. Please take the time to consider NEXT in your future! ***************************************************************** Position: Web Constructor, Object Expert Program Department: Professional Services/Consulting Engineers - Europe Location: Based in the London area, Paris or Germany Primary Responsibilities NeXT's Web Constructors are responsible for converting our Web Objects products into real business solutions for customers. Often working at the customer's site, they work closely with the customer to identify requirements and goals for proof-of-concept or production web sites, identifying any necessary integration with customer legacy databases or systems. Web Constructors bring specialist knowledge and experience of NeXT's Web Objects technology and the Internet and WWW infrastructure to bear in order to deliver real solutions to business problems in a fraction of the time taken using alternative tools. Job Requirements Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related field. Two or more years software development experience, with a solid working knowledge of Object Oriented software development. Up-to-date and detailed technical knowledge of the Internet and WWW, ideally gained within a project context. A solid understanding of the software development process, including object oriented analysis & design. Additional Success Factors Prior experience with setting and managing customer expectations is a plus. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Please send resumes in ASCII or Postscript when using email to transmit resumes. Email "pforrow@next.com" FAX: +44 (0) 1628 535200 Address: NeXT Software, Inc. - United Kingdom Technology House Meadowbank Furlong Road Bourne End Bucks SL8 5AJ NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. ****************************************************************** Visit our booth at CeBIT, March 14 - 20, 1996, in Hannover, Germany. Representatives from NeXT Software will be available to schedule interviews for interested candidates.
From: resume@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Premium Support Engineers - Europe Date: 11 Mar 1996 16:34:23 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i268v$4tl@digifix.digifix.com> Today, NEXT is the object technology leader for client/server business computing and our commitment to delivering solutions is unmatched. Our award-winning product family has evolved through three major releases representing more than nine years of research and development and six years of global commercial distribution. NeXT offers an open architecture that integrates with corporate legacy systems, relational databases and other popular data sources, as well as other object models including Microsoft's OLE/COM. Our products offer built-in facilities for developing three-tier client/server applications for both the desktop and Web-based environments. And we have forged far-reaching partnerships with industry leaders, including Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Digital Equipment. NEXT would you like to invite you to become a part of our success. We're currently looking for Premium Support engineers to work in our London office. The following describes the job, the requirements, and how to contact us. Please take the time to consider NEXT in your future! ***************************************************************** Title: Premium Support Engineer Department: Professional Services/Technical Support - Europe Location: London Primary Responsibilities: Designated phone and on-site technical support contact for selected corporate customers developing and deploying custom NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP applications. Job Requirements: Degree in Computer Science or equivalent. In depth knowledge of NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP development, and object oriented programming. At least one year of commercial experience in the use of object-oriented programming languages such as Objective C or C++, Object Oriented design, rapid prototyping of productivity applications, or account management/on-site technical support. Excellent problem solving and problem avoidance skills. Excellent written and oral communication skills Additional Success Factors: NEXTSTEP development experience with DBKit and/or EOF. Development experience in network applications or databases. Distributed application development using Distributed Objects, RPC, or sockets. Microsoft Windows NT networking and development a plus. Experience with HTML and Web server administration. Previous experience as an on-site development support or with classroom training. Native French and/or German language skills preferred. ***************************************************************** Contact Information: Please send resumes in ASCII or Postscript when using email to transmit resumes. Email "mthakur@next.com" FAX: +44 (0) 1628 535200 Address: NeXT Software, Inc. - United Kingdom Technology House Meadowbank Furlong Road Bourne End Bucks SL8 5AJ NeXT Software Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. ****************************************************************** To learn more about NEXT Software, Inc., check out our web site at http://www.next.com/. Visit our booth at CeBIT, March 14 - 20, 1996, in Hannover, Germany. Representatives from NeXT Software will be available to schedule interviews for interested candidates.
From: Dwight Everhart <everhart@alterlife.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Chronographer 0.61 beta -- bug fix Date: 12 Mar 1996 00:33:51 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i32bv$1u3@digifix.digifix.com> Chronographer -- A daily planner application Dwight Everhart everhart@alterlife.com March 11, 1996 The version of Chronographer released last week had a couple of bugs that prevented people from using it. Unfortunately, they weren't detected before the release, since they did not appear when I ran the program from my account. One of the bugs kept Chronographer from launching if the user hadn't set defaults for the date localization strings. The other bug kept everyone who didn't get bitten by the first one from being able to create any roles, goals, or appointments. Both bugs have been fixed, and a new, hopefully working, version has been released. You can find version 0.61 at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Chronographer-0.61-b-NI.tar.gz It should eventually be moved to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/productivity/Chronographer-0.61-b-NI.tar.gz MD5 checksum: e3a2b89db5d59ba53ab3198c9419a189 Thanks to everyone who reported the bugs. I'm sorry you went to the trouble of downloading something that wouldn't even run.
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Font Garden for NEXTSTEP Date: 12 Mar 1996 02:03:56 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i37ks$2gs@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1-800-786-9907 SPECIAL NEXTSTEP VERSION OF THE FONT GARDEN CDROM CONCORD, CA (March 12, 1996)--Walnut Creek CDROM proudly announces a new release of the Font Garden CDROM. This special edition runs under NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP for MachOS on Intel, SPARC, PA-RISC and m68k. Carefully collected and individually chosen, these 500 fonts represent the best of freeware and shareware fonts available anywhere on CDROM. Font Garden comes with a full sized book to be used as a reference guide. It displays the basic characters of each font found on the disc. In this special NEXTSTEP edition, the fonts were converted into native NEXTSTEP fonts. Simply drag and drop the fonts into your Fonts directory. Organized in alphabetical order, the name of each font appears above the character display in the book. To locate the files on the disc, simply look in the subdirectories on the CDROM. The disc is organized much like the book, alphabetically with folders that correspond with the books chapters, making it easy to install a favorite font you've located in the book. The NEXTSTEP version of Font Garden has a suggested retail price of US$39.95. It is available through mail order catalogs and retail outlets. It is also available direct from the publisher. Walnut Creek CDROM also publishes the popular Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM for NEXTSTEP. For more information contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 1 800 786-9907 +1 510 947-5996 +1 510 947-1644 FAX info@cdrom.com or eric@cdrom.com (Electronic Mail) WWW: Home page: http://www.cdrom.com Font Garden page: http://www.cdrom.com/titles/fontgarden_ns.html Walnut Creek CDROM markets a wide range of CDROM products for a variety of platforms . All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners
From: fischer@fokus.gmd.de (Robert Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ** Final Sprint ** : Save OPENSTEP for HP-PA Date: 12 Mar 1996 03:27:49 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i3ci5$2t5@digifix.digifix.com> Dear colleagues, up to now (March 12, 9:00 MST) I've got 87 responses to be included in my petition which I will sent to NeXT and HP shortly after March 15. To be remembered: Several sources has proved true, that NeXT will not support the HP platform anymore. So: NO OPENSTEP for Mach for HP-PA NO OPENSTEP for HP-UX NO more NeXTSTEP for our HP-PA Boxes If you want to partipipate in this petition as a signatory, please send me your business card (ASCII) and write some comments. Thanks to all who have yet participated and to those, who will join NOW! Robert. Initiative for OPENSTEP/HP-PA: http://www.fokus.gmd.de/ovma/employees/fischer/SaveOPENSTEP-HP.html
From: nit@stone.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: New Information Technologies featuring Stone Design Software Date: 12 Mar 1996 04:20:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i3fk7$372@digifix.digifix.com> For more information: EMAIL: nit@stone.com TEL: Georg Tuparev, +49 - (0)6221 - 800224 TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/NIT.html ====================================== New Information Technologies featuring Stone Design Software: HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, March 6, 1996 - New Information Technologies (NIT) today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Stone Design of Albuquerque. With this alliance, Stone software is now available in Europe at affordable prices. Introductory specials on Stone bundles slash the prices even further. Andrew Stone, president of Stone Design, said: "We are so happy to be working with the friendly and knowledgeable folks at NIT. We have heard tales of blatant overpricing by other Euro vendors, but now, STONEWARE will be available at excellent prices. I am sure that the European community will be well served with this strategic alliance." NIT offers the full suite of Stone Design applications: Create, 3DReality, DataPhile, and CheckSum. In addition, special introductory pricing has been announced for three Stone bundles: Stone Graphics Bundle: 3DReality + Create for DM 990 (save 660 DM) Stone Business Bundle: DataPhile + CheckSum for DM 990 (save 660 DM) Stone Master Bundle: All four apps just for DM 1550 (save 1500 DM)! (savings relative to regular retail price, 15% VAT & shipping included) The first 20 buyers of Stone Bundles will get a free Stone Design T-Shirt! This offer valid only until March 30th, 1996. Dr. David A. Coyle, vice-president of NIT, said: "We're really excited about working together with Stone Design. Stone has been shipping the finest applications for NextStep since the very beginning. We're proud to offer these fine products to European customers at an affordable price." About NIT: NIT (New Information Technologies) was founded in 1994 by Georg Tuparev, to provide NextStep solutions to small business and the academic community. NIT offers a full range of products, from shrink-wrapped applications, to consulting, hardware, and fully-configured WebStations for the European market. Vice-president Dr. Coyle had this to say about NIT: "NIT is committed to offering the finest software and services to the NextStep/OpenStep community. We also pledge to offer our educational customers the same degree of quality service that commercial customers receive." To find out more about Stone Design, visit Stone Design's WWW site: http://www.stone.com/ Contact Information: NIT attn. Georg Tuparev Am Fuerstenweiher 63 69118 Heidelberg Germany Phone: +49 - (0)6221 - 800224 FAX: +49 - (0)7433 273313 E-mail: nit@stone.com Stone Design E-mail: info@stone.com Phone:(505) 345-4800
From: mark@cam-ani.co.uk (Mark Williams) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: software engineer with computer graphics company Date: 12 Mar 1996 16:19:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i4pp6$8ag@digifix.digifix.com> Cambridge Animation Systems is looking for bright software engineers to join its first rate development team based in Cambridge, UK. Cambridge Animation Systems develops software to automate the production of cartoon animation. Our current product "Animo" is the market leader and is sold worldwide. If you are looking for a challenging role in a dynamic, growing company, and have in depth experience of at least two of the following, then we would like to hear from you: * NeXTStep * Windows NT * C++ Salary dependent on experience, but should not be a problem for the right applicant. Please send resume to: avis@cam-ani.co.uk or Annemarie Vis, Cambridge Animation Systems, 20 Cambridge Place, CAMBRIDGE CB2 1NR, UK.
From: Roberto.Dicosmo@ens.fr (Roberto DiCosmo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Latex2e package for NeXTSTEP Date: 13 Mar 1996 15:57:55 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i7csj$5f0@digifix.digifix.com> This is to announce that a package containing some minimal add-ons to set up a latex2e environment on a NeXT with NeXTTEX installed is finally available from ftp:/ftp.ens.fr/pub/dmi/users/dicosmo/SW/Latex2E.pkg.tar Indeed, the only tricky point concerns really the use of postscript fonts, while the rest is just nothing more than following the instructions coming with the latex2e distribution, but since there have been many request for this, just let's do it... Here is an excerpt from the README file: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Latex2e for NeXTSTEP README This package contains a set of macros and formats that allow to set up a latex2e environment on top on NeXTTEX. Most notable things: 1) since the tex implementation that comes in NeXTTEX does not support searching of files in subdirectories, most of the packages that I considered necessary to have installed are just laid flat inside the latex2e root input directory (/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/latex2e) 2) the postscript font description files that one find on the archives are *not* compatible with NeXT's postscript fonts, so we need a different set of *.fd files. I provided here the most common (Times, Palatino etc.) BEWARE that the .dvi files generated using postscript fonts are no longer that much device independent, so please use the .ps files to distribute a readable version of your work, if you need to. 3) to preserve the old latex command, latex2e is invoked by typing ... latex2e this is a shell script that sets up the necessary paths for latex2e to properly work and then call latex2exec, the real virtex format. 4) everything is installed in /usr/local, so please make sure you can write /usr/local before doing the actual install. Disclaimer: This is provided as a service to the community, with no claim to have chosen the most suitable, portable, intelligent layout. It should work out of the box, in the tradition of NeXTSTEP packages, but pleas dont blame me if something goes wrong. Roberto Di Cosmo <dicosmo@dmi.ens.fr>, http://www.ens.fr/users/dicosmo/index.html LIENS Ecole Normale Superieure 45, Rue d'Ulm 75005 Paris FRANCE e d'Ulm 75005 Paris FRANCE
From: Roberto.Dicosmo@ens.fr (Roberto DiCosmo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4i7csm$5f6@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4i7csm$5f6@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 13 Mar 1996 22:24:41 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4i83hp$7jr@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@cedman.remote.Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: TheDiskScripts Date: 14 Mar 1996 15:43:50 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ia0e6$d75@digifix.digifix.com> submitted as: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/The-Disk-Scripts.README ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/The-Disk-Scripts.tar.gz should move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/util/The-Disk-Scripts.README ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/util/The-Disk-Scripts.tar.gz AUTHOR: Timothy J. Luoma <luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu> DATE: 14 March 1996 WARNING: USE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK TESTED UNDER: NeXTStep 3.2 on my NeXTStation (owners of other architectures, please see note below: OTHER ARCHS) Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's talk. TABLE OF CONTENTS: This is a very small collection of 3 /bin/sh scripts which are designed to manipulate disks from the command line. eject.sh - eject disks (floppy or CD) ff - format floppy disks (FLOPPY ONLY) mntdisk - mount disks (floppy or CD) NONE OF THESE SCRIPTS HAVE BEEN TESTED WITH Optical Disks, Jazz Disks, Zip Disks, or any other kind of Disk besides 3.5" disks and CD-ROMs. NOTE: All of these scripts are designed to work only when run as root. To get around that you'd have to change the permissions to the following commands: mount, umount, disk, /usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/DOS.util, and /usr/filesystems/mac.fs/mac.util HISTORY: I got tired of having to refer to the 'disk', 'mount/umount', and 'fstab' man pages every time I wanted to eject a disk, or format a disk, or mount a disk manually. This was made more difficult by the fact that it seems like two different devices are used for both NeXT floppy disks and others (either /dev/fd0a or /dev/rfd0b, respectively), and for NeXT CDs and other types of CDs (/dev/sd2a or /dev/rsd2h). When you 'mount' you don't use the raw device, and when you use 'disk -e' you do, except sometimes, etc etc etc. If the 'umount' fails and you do 'disk -e' then you can really screw things up... Well, these scripts try to take the guess work out of all that. 'ff' and 'mntdisk' can be run in either LINE MODE (in case you know the format of the information they want) or INTERACTIVE MODE (in case you don't). 'eject.sh' just needs the name of the mountpoint (ie if you have a disk named '/mydisk', then use: 'eject.sh /mydisk')
From: Robin Shields <robin@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Software Engineer Date: 14 Mar 1996 15:45:38 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ia0hi$d8b@digifix.digifix.com> Software Engineer (2 positions available) Lighthouse Design is seeking a highly motivated, energetic engineer for OpenStep development team working on Object Oriented Analysis and Design tool. The engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, testing and maintaining major components of product. Primary Responsibilities: Work with team to help develop the current version of an Object Oriented Analysis and Design tool. Work with team on specification design and implementation of next versions of Analysis and Design tool. Evaluate other products. Position Requirements Excellent team skills. Excellent problem solving skills. Education & Experience Required BS Degree in Computer Science, 2 years object oriented programming experience with some GUI experience. Additional Success Factors Experience with Nextstep/Openstep, Java, OOAD methodology (OMT), Parsing (Lex/Yacc), Solaris, or Windows NT. Direct Inquiries: Lighthouse Design, Ltd. 2929 Campus Drive, #101 San Mateo, CA 94403-2534 Fax to 415.570.7787 attn: Human Resources. Email to resume@lighthouse.com. PRINCIPALS ONLY PLEASE Lighthouse Design is an equal opportunity employer
From: Marcus Edwardes <75151.1557@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT developers needed in the USA Date: 14 Mar 1996 23:29:37 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4iarnh$fvs@digifix.digifix.com> Computec International specializes in providing consultants with rare skills to a broad client base across the USA We employ suitably qualified indivduals from all over the world, and relocate them to the USA to work at one of our client sites. We pay excellent salaries and benefits, including visa, green card (Permanent Residency sponsorship), flights and full family relocation expenses, plus fully expensed medical and dental plan. We also pay vacation and public holidays. We currently seek NeXtstep developers/analysts/designers with at least 18 months commercial application development experience to work on projects mainly on the East Coast. For further information please contact Marcus Edwardes in Los Angeles:- Tel (818) 500 3921 Fax (818) 500 3924 Email: 75151. 1557@ compuserve.com
From: Rohit Khare <khare@pest.w3.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: nugi Releases Final Report Date: 15 Mar 1996 02:10:55 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ib55v$gqm@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release March 12, 1996 NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP USERS GROUPS INTERNATIONAL RELEASES REPORT ON NUGICONN '95 THEN DISSOLVES For more information contact: Rohit Khare nugi Publicist 617/491-5030 khare@w3.org http://xent.w3.org/nugi/ PASADENA, CA - In a move that many consider long overdue, but was greeted with sadness nonetheless, NeXTSTEP/OpenStep Users Groups International (nugi) announced that it was formally disbanding. The assets will be transferred to other elements of the NeXT community, but the structure and logo will be retired. This follows the announcement from NeXT Software, Inc. (formerly NeXT Computer, Inc.) that it was replacing the NEXTSTEP name with the more generic "OpenStep for Mach." "Let's face it, everything NeXTSTEP represented is pretty much gone," laments Dr. Ernie Prabhakar, nugi President. "nugi was created for a community which no longer has an identity. The technology is still there, and OpenStep has a great future, but it is a different future than the one nugi was designed for." Fortunately, several of the services nugi provided in its heyday have been taken over by others. The Omni Group has agreed to host the Educational and Publishing Special Interest Groups (nexted and nextpub, respectively). NeXT and Stepwise will continue to maintain their listings of user groups. And of course, many former NUGs have successfuly managed the transition to OpenStep User Groups and will continue to network and grow on their own. Plus, the various members of nugi will continue to be involved as private citizens, just not in any organized manner. Chris Lozinski of BPG has offered his email newsletter as a lifeline of information to replace the now-defunct 'nugi-list'. You can subscribe by sending email to newsletter@bpg.com, specifying either NeXTMail or ASCII. As a parting gesture, nugi has released its Official Report on last August's NUGICONN '95, the nugi Connection at Object World San Francisco. The document provides a fascinating historical snapshot of the NeXTSTEP community just before it dissolved into the world of OpenStep and WebObjects. The report will be available through http://xent.w3.org/nugi/. When asked whether there would ever be an "OpenStep Users International" to succeed nugi, Dr. Ernie shrugged and said, "I don't know. OpenStep doesn't have the same emotional appeal that the NeXT cube did, as a complete user experience rather than a set of tools. I'd like to think that there is a place in the OpenStep world for more than just corporations, but I don't know what that place is. Hopefully someday someone [else] will find that niche and create a network to develop a new community." There is also a version of the nugi DIRGE available at http://xent.w3.org/~khare/NugiDirge.htmld/ ----- NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, and WebObjects are registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. NeXTSTEP and NeXTstep used to be registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. nugi isn't the registered trademark of anybody. Long live lower case 'e'!
From: Brian Willoughby <brianw@sounds.wa.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MPEG Player 2.6 is QUAD FAT! (new location) Date: 15 Mar 1996 16:38:34 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ico0q$l9c@digifix.digifix.com> MPEG_Play.app ------------- Temporary location: next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/MPEGPlay2.6.QUADFAT.README next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/submissions/MPEGPlay2.6.QUADFAT.tar.Z Preferred permanent location: next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/binaries/graphics/MPEGPlay2.6.QUADFAT.README next-ftp.peak.org:/pub/next/binaries/graphics/MPEGPlay2.6.QUADFAT.tar.Z INTRO ----- Many of you are already familiar with MPEG_Play.app; the MPEG movie player for NEXTSTEP (borrowed in part by Movie.app to add MPEG support to it's .anim repertoire). This release is very similar to the 2.6 FAT version on the archives, but has been compiled QUAD FAT to satisfy many requests. All architectures are now supported: Motorola 68K, Intel 80x86, HP-PA, SPARC - and a few very minor changes/improvements have been made. The massive speed improvements and feature enhancements made since version 2.6 are not available for free distribution. COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS ---------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 1993,1996 by Brian Willoughby. All rights reserved. * Please do not charge money for this utility or for any service you provide using this utility. * Please do not remove my name (or that of any of the other contributors) from this file, the executable, or its associated user interface files. * Please do not distribute modified versions of any of these files, or include any of this program as part of your program or any other program. * I hold the copyrights for this utility and do not give permission for it to be distributed on CD-ROM without my prior written permission. For those of you who are compiling CD-ROM archives of software available freely via ftp, these restrictions are aimed directly at you - especially if you are planning to charge for the CD-ROM, but even if you are not. I would suggest keeping a copy of this file around to remind you not to forget about the restrictions I have placed on this free software. * Future versions are not guaranteed to be free. * There are no guarantees or warranties associated with this free software. You must accept it as is or else do without it. Brian Willoughby <brianw@sounds.wa.com>
From: lcrouch@stem.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Software Eng. Job - Palo Alto, CA Date: 15 Mar 1996 16:39:23 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ico2b$l9i@digifix.digifix.com> Systemix, Inc., a biotechnology research company, is seeking a software engineering to design, develop, document and maintain data analysis systems, particularly a NeXTSTEP-based system developed at SyStemix for our Information Services Department. Incumbent will be migrating the system to NT/OpenStep when it is released. Incombent will also assume responsibility for system administration of data analysis system including back-up/recovery, institution of an engineering change control process, maintenance of user documentation and implementing necessary system enhancements. Additionally, incumbent will develop other analysis/data management systems in support of key projects and new procedures in research, development and operations. Successful candidates have at least three years development experience in C++ and Objective C, and preferably with development on NeXTSTEP, good knowledge of client/server architecture, netwrods, knowledge of TCP/IP, IPX network protocol and experience with development graphics applications and dealing with large graphical objects. Experience validating systems is desirable. BSCS or MSCS required. Kindly mail or fax resume to: SyStemix, Inc. 3155 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 ATTN: Human Resources (415) 813-4121
From: lcrouch@stem.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Software Dev't. Engineer Job - Palo Alto, CA Date: 15 Mar 1996 16:39:38 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ico2q$l9o@digifix.digifix.com> SyStemix, Inc., a Palo Alto biotechnology research company, is seeking a Software Development Engineer for our MoFlo Engineering Department. Incumbent will design, develop, document and maintain a data aquisition and control system for high-speed flow cytometer developed at SyStemix. The system will be developed under MS Win95 or NT. Meanwhile, incumbent will be maintaining systems presently in place on an old HP system from the current platform to a new platform that will run on the SyStemix network, and will interface with a number of workstations running under NeXTSTEP (in the future, NT/OpenStep). Incumbent will assume responsibility for system administration of data acquisition systems including back-up/recovery, institution of an engineering change control process, maintenance or user documentation, implementing necessary system enhancement. Successful candidates will have at least three years data acquisition/control system development, good knowledge of client/ server architecture/networks, knowledge of TCP/IP and IPX network protocols. Some experience with NeXT desirable. Experience with developing GUI front ends; successful project management experience. Experience developing validated systems desirable. BSCS, MSCS, BSEE or equivalent required. Knowledge of flow cytometry highly desirable. Kindly mail or fax resume to: SyStemix, Inc. 3155 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 ATTN: Human Resources (415) 813-4121
From: Stefan Schneider <stefan@ping.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HelpViewer: new version 1.2 Date: 16 Mar 1996 04:58:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ie3cg$jq@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stefan Schneider Software DI Stefan Schneider Lerchenfelder St. 85/6 A-1070 Vienna, Austria, Europe +43-1-523-5834 stefan@ping.at http://www.ping.at/members/stefan/HelpViewer/ NEW VERSION 1.2 SUBMITTED TO FTP SITES The new HelpViewer release 1.2 introduces the Help Compander, a tool for compressing and expanding NEXTSTEP on-line help. Users can expand an application's compressed on-line help into a help folder in original "source code" form, perform certain automatic repair actions or manual modifications, and compress the help folder back into the application's on-line help. Developers can bypass the ProjectBuilder application completely and let the Help Compander perform all required steps to generate the Help.store file, including a final verification run to detect infamous "compresshelp" bug. -- expand help stores to help folders -- compress help folders to help stores -- verify help store contents -- detect damaged files -- check and repair "find by keyword" functionality -- verify help folder contents -- remove useless files -- detect missing help files -- detect RTFD file inconsistencies -- automatically create/update .index.store files -- reduce the disk space required by help folders to about 50% -- compare different versions of a help folder (in a far more suitable way than FileMerge can) Other new features in release 1.2 -- You can now re-open an application as often as you like, as well as open HelpViewer's own on-line help. -- A copy of the currently displayed help file can now be opened in Edit with a single command. -- The scale factor in the Page Layout panel now works, which enables printing of unusually wide on-line help as well. -- Optional scanning of an application's main NIB file now displays menus and commands in correct order. -- Optional auto-addition of missing 'Index' entry to the TOC. -- Optional prompt for confirmation of the Quit command when scanning results could be lost unintentionally. -- "HVSetup" and the new "HCSetup" are registered file types now, so you can load a setup by double-clicking in the File Viewer. -- A few bug fixes. General application description HelpViewer.app - view, scan, and print NEXTSTEP on-line help With HelpViewer, you can view any application's on-line help, and print all help pages, or just selected chapters or pages, with help links replaced by page numbers. Auto-scanning of all hidden help files. Auto-chaptering. Customizable Table of Contents, headers, and footers. Developers can scan their own application's on-line help to locate and correct help links to nonexistent help files, help links to nonexistent markers within existing help files, and duplicate marker definitions in help files. HelpViewer speaks English, French, and German. FTP sites where you can obtain HelpViewer 1.2 (1.25MB) from: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.2.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.2.README ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.2.README Fully licensable demo - for informations on how to purchase a license key for $39 US, send electronic mail to <stefan@ping.at>, or visit the HelpViewer World Wide Web home page at <http://www.ping.at/members/stefan/HelpViewer/>.
From: erictremblay@genie.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Emerald, Stock Investers Tool Date: 16 Mar 1996 23:29:45 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ig4fp$5e5@digifix.digifix.com> Emerald (The TD Green Line Investor Service Commission Tool) Version 1.0 by Eric Tremblay (erictremblay@genie.geis.com) Submitted to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Emerald.NIHS.bs.tar.gz Will eventualy be placed in: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/tools/Emerald.NIHS.bs.tar.gz And also submitted to the new Nebula Archive: ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/nebula/Apps/Financial/Emerald.NIHS.bs.tar.gz Intro: Emerald is a great tool if you have a Green Line Stock Trading Account at the Toronto Dominion Bank of Canada. It will calculate the commissions on your stock transactions and it also has an "Analysis" panel to help you take all the stock prices (buy, sell) and commissions to help you make sense of all these numbers. With this "Analysis" panel you will be better prepared to make an intelligent stock trade. If you don't have a Green Line Stock Trading Account but do business with another stock broker. Please feel free to modify the source code to your needs. This application was inspired by my good friend Mustafa Nazarali. This application is for you dude!!! The Package: Version 1.0 comes complete in a tar.gz package. Which includes: - Emerald.app A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware - README.TXT This file - Nebula.rtfd Information about the Nebula CDROM - FontGarden.rtfd Information about the FontGarden CDROM - Includes Full Source Code - Quad-FAT, NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC and SPARC. Compiling: This version includes all the source code necessary to recompile the program from scratch. Comments and suggestions are welcomed: E-mail: erictremblay@genie.geis.com (Electronic Mail) http://www.cdrom.com/titles/nebula.html http://www.cdrom.com/titles/fontgarden_ns.html
From: Roberto.Dicosmo@ens.fr (Roberto DiCosmo) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CORRECTION: Latex2e Package for NeXTSTEP Date: 17 Mar 1996 00:22:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ig7j0$5ll@digifix.digifix.com> My previous post announcing the availability of the Latex2e extension package was incomplete: indeed, due to the different byte orders between Intel processors and the other chips, the latex2e format dumped by initex is not compatible across all platforms: the package I announced before is ok for NeXT, HPPA and Sparc, but *not* for Intel machines, hence this new release in two different packages. As far as I can tell, there is no incompatibility between the 3.2 and 3.3 version of NeXTTEX (here the NHS package runs on HPPA 3.2, NeXT's 3.2 and Sparc 3.3, while the I package runs on Intel 3.3 and 3.3pl1). I also take this occasion to point out that the dumped format coming with this distribution includes the babel multi-lingual package, with english, italian, french and spanish pre-installed (which is a reasonable setting for an italian computer scientist living in France and married to an Argentinian :-) Here follows the modified announce. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is to announce that a package containing some minimal add-ons to set up a latex2e environment on a NeXT with NeXTTEX installed is finally available as ftp://ftp.ens.fr/pub/dmi/users/dicosmo/SW/TeX/Latex2E.I.pkg.tar (the Intel version) and ftp://ftp.ens.fr/pub/dmi/users/dicosmo/SW/TeX/Latex2E.NHS.pkg.tar (the NeXT, Sparc and HPPA version) Indeed, the only tricky point concerns really the use of postscript fonts, while the rest is just nothing more than following the instructions coming with the latex2e distribution, but since there have been many request for this, just let's do it... Here is an excerpt from the README file: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latex2e for NeXTSTEP README This package contains a set of macros and formats that allow to set up a latex2e environment on top on NeXTTEX. Most notable things: 1) since the tex implementation that comes in NeXTTEX does not support searching of files in subdirectories, most of the packages that I considered necessary to have installed are just laid flat inside the latex2e root input directory (/usr/local/lib/tex/inputs/latex2e) 2) the postscript font description files that one find on the archives are *not* compatible with NeXT's postscript fonts, so we need a different set of *.fd files. I provided here the most common (Times, Palatino etc.) BEWARE that the .dvi files generated using postscript fonts are no longer that much device independent, so please use the .ps files to distribute a readable version of your work, if you need to. 3) to preserve the old latex command, latex2e is invoked by typing ... latex2e this is a shell script that sets up the necessary paths for latex2e to properly work and then call latex2exec, the real virtex format. 4) everything is installed in /usr/local, so please make sure you can write /usr/local before doing the actual install. Disclaimer: This is provided as a service to the community, with no claim to have chosen the most suitable, portable, intelligent layout. It should work out of the box, in the tradition of NeXTSTEP packages, but pleas dont blame me if something goes wrong. Roberto Di Cosmo <dicosmo@dmi.ens.fr>, http://www.ens.fr/users/dicosmo/index.html LIENS Ecole Normale Superieure 45, Rue d'Ulm 75005 Paris FRANCE -- Roberto Di Cosmo <dicosmo@dmi.ens.fr>, http://www.ens.fr/users/dicosmo/index.html LIENS Ecole Normale Superieure 45, Rue d'Ulm 75005 Paris FRANCE
From: Brian Willoughby <brianw@sounds.wa.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Audio Driver for ENSONIQ Soundscape Date: 17 Mar 1996 23:34:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4iip5d$bgq@digifix.digifix.com> For more information: EMAIL: ENSONIQ@Sounds.wa.com ============================ NEXTSTEP Audio Driver released for ENSONIQ Soundscape multimedia sound cards BELLEVUE, WA- March 17 - Sound Consulting is shipping Release 3.30 of the EnsoniqSoundscape Audio Driver. This is the only NEXTSTEP solution providing support for both Audio and MIDI features on one Intel adaptor board. Compatibility with the currently shipping MusicKit MidiDriver enables Intel machines running NEXTSTEP to allocate a single ISA or EISA slot to the combined functions of Audio and MIDI. The Soundscape is the only shipping hardware solution which meets or exceeds the quality of the Microsoft Windows Sound System card that is no longer being produced, an important factor for performance under NEXTSTEP. More information on the Soundscape line of multimedia sound cards, featuring 16-bit stereo I/O and on-board General MIDI Synthesis, can be obtained from ENSONIQ Corporation at http://www.ensoniq.com/ The currently shipping version of the EnsoniqSoundscape driver is designed to work with the jumpered I/O versions of the ENSONIQ Soundscape and its compatible cards from third-party manufacturers such as NEC who use the ENSONIQ chipsets. Plug-and-Play support is under development and will be shipping soon. Installation and configuration are made simple by a full-featured custom interface for the Configure application, with driver-specific online help. The driver has hooks to support a mixer application for managing the hardware's on-board ten channel stereo mixer. For pricing and ordering information, please contact ENSONIQ@Sounds.wa.com EnsoniqSoundscape requires NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 or higher on Intel-based computers (486 or Pentium). ================ Sound Consulting has been providing quality software to the NEXTSTEP community for over four years. Some of these programs, which cover a wide variety of applications, include sdformat, DoomView.app, MPEG_Play.app, Calibration.app, News2mbox.app, eViewer.app and check_nibs. ENSONIQ Corporation of Malvern, Pennsylvania, founded in 1982, designs, manufactures, and markets products including synthesizers, samplers, effects processors, sound cards, and chips. ################### NeXT and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. Windows and the Windows Sound System are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 127 - Articles posted since March 11 1996 Date: 18 Mar 1996 05:00:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4iiqkl$bn6@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 127 Postings since: March 11 1996 [4161] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4162] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4163] SUBMISSION: gawk-3.0.NIHS.bd.tar.gz [4164] PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software Ships Objective-Framework Version 3.0 [4165] PRESS RELEASE: TipTop Software announces Web-Objective-Perl! [4166] PRESS RELEASE: Netsurfer Licenses Objective-Framework [4167] JOB: NeXT Consulting Engineers - Europe [4168] JOB: NeXT Web Constructors - Europe [4169] JOB: NeXT Premium Support Engineers - Europe [4170] SUBMISSION: Chronographer 0.61 beta -- bug fix [4171] PRESS RELEASE: Font Garden for NEXTSTEP [4172] ** Final Sprint ** : Save OPENSTEP for HP-PA [4173] PRESS RELEASE: New Information Technologies featuring Stone Design Software [4174] JOB: software engineer with computer graphics company [4175] SUBMISSION: Latex2e package for NeXTSTEP [4177] SUBMISSION: TheDiskScripts [4178] JOB: Software Engineer [4179] JOB: NeXT developers needed in the USA [4180] PRESS RELEASE: nugi Releases Final Report [4181] SUBMISSION: MPEG Player 2.6 is QUAD FAT! (new location) [4182] JOB: Software Eng. Job - Palo Alto, CA [4183] JOB: Software Dev't. Engineer Job - Palo Alto, CA [4184] SUBMISSION: HelpViewer: new version 1.2 [4185] PRESS RELEASE: Nebula NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP [4186] SUBMISSION: Emerald, Stock Investers Tool [4187] CORRECTION: Latex2e Package for NeXTSTEP [4188] PRESS RELEASE: Audio Driver for ENSONIQ Soundscape If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-127/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-127.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-127 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 18 Mar 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4iirgo$bqa@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 18 Mar 1996 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4iirgu$bqa@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Christian Starkjohann <cs@hal.kph.tuwien.ac.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ParallelPortDriver 1.5 Date: 18 Mar 1996 17:32:44 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ikoac$h4f@digifix.digifix.com> A new version of the ParallelPortDriver driver was submitted to the archives. Excerpts from the README file: ============================== What does it do? Par.config is a replacement for NeXT's ParallelPort.config. Who needs this driver? If you have no problems with NeXT's driver, you probably don't need Par.config. There are a few systems where NeXT's driver does not work at all or does not load reliably at boot time. Par.config is intended for these rare cases. If you are really short of IRQs, you might want to save the printer interrupt and use this driver. It might also be interesting for you (as an example) if you are planning to write your own kernel server. What do I need to run Par.config? You need NEXTSTEP User for Intel Processors version 3.2 or 3.3. If you run 3.1 you probably won't need Par.config anyway, because the driver that shipped with this version worked more reliably (at least on my machine). You will also need NEXTSTEP Developer if you want to recompile the sources. What changed since version 1.2? * A race condition was finally found, which caused occasional system panics or hangs. * The interrupt is supervised now. If it does not work correctly, a message is printed to /usr/adm/messages telling you about it. * If the interrupt does not work, printing is done from a timer interrupt (contribution by Axel Habermann <kiwi@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de>). * Statistics about each print job are written to /usr/adm/messages. This is also a contribution by Axel Habermann. * rewrote much of the README file Copyright: ========== GNU General Public License Distribution: ============= In the US: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/ParallelPortDriver1.5.I.bs.tar.gz It should move to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/drivers/ParallelPortDriver1.5.I.bs.tar.gz In Europe: ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/i486/parallel/ParallelPortDriver1.5.I.bs.tar.gz Contact Information: ==================== Christian Starkjohann Porschestr. 13-15/10/1 A-1230 Vienna, Austria, Europe Tel: +43-1-6093650 email: cs@hal.kph.tuwien.ac.at or cs@ds1.kph.tuwien.ac.at -- You can hire me for development of custom software and hardware.
From: product_feedback@NeXT.COM (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Software's Enterprise Objects Framework Supports Informix Date: 19 Mar 1996 16:11:11 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4in7tf$ml@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Overson NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3731 nicoleo@next.com NeXT SOFTWARE'S ENTERPRISE OBJECTS FRAMEWORK(TM) NOW SUPPORTS INFORMIX DATABASES Bridging the Gap Between Objects and Relational Data to Build Applications for the Internet, Intranet, and the Enterprise Redwood City, Calif.-March 19, 1996-NeXT Software today announced that its award winning development software, Enterprise Objects Framework now supports Informix databases. In a move to address the growing Informix customer base, NeXT has partnered with Informix, the leading provider of parallel database technology, to seamlessly integrate objects and relational data for critical business applications. Enterprise Objects Framework now supports major relational databases from market leaders including; Informix, Oracle, Sybase, and others. "Next has always been an innovator of object technology, and we are pleased to have them as a supporter of Informix databases," said Steve Sommer, vice president, marketing, Informix. "Enterprise Objects Framework will now allow developers to store their business objects in an Informix database and take advantage of our combined solutions for enterpise application development." Using Enterprise Objects Framework, Informix developers are able to take advantage of NeXT's powerful object-oriented development tools and rapidly build robust, multi-tier client/server applications that leverage existing relational data and can be deployed to the Enterprise. Enterprise Objects Framework and its object-relational mapping capabilities are a vital component of NeXT's product suite including: OPENSTEP, enabling users to deploy multi-tier applications enterprise-wide and WebObjects, NeXT's solution for building interactive Web applications. With Enterprise Objects Framework, developers construct reusable business objects that combine business logic with persistent storage in industry-standard relational databases. Developers save valuable time by creating business objects once and then reusing those objects to manage enterprise-wide operations. Enterprise Objects Framework is available on a number of client and server platforms including: Windows NT, Solaris, Sun OS, HP/UX, and Digital Unix, providing a flexible choice of object deployment strategies for optimal performance and scalability. "We are pleased to partner with Informix," said Mitchell Mandich, vice president, worldwide sales, NeXT Software. "Together we can provide the best of all worlds to our customers, powerful object-oriented development tools from NeXT and leading relational database technology from Informix. By integrating our products, NeXT and Informix now have the unique ability to meet the growing demands of global organizations." Availability Enterprise Objects Framework Version 1.2 which supports Oracle, Sybase, and Informix databases is available in a beta release now, and will ship in in Q2 1996. Informix Software, Inc. Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems, and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. Informix's corporate headquarters is based in Menlo Park, California. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OPENSTEP, WebObjects, and Enterprise Objects Framework are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: ruth@snowbird.advis.com (Ruthann Mackey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Immediate openings for NEXTSTEP developers & Unix sys. admins. Date: 19 Mar 1996 16:17:17 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4in88t$qb@digifix.digifix.com> Advanced Information Solutions, the leading provider of NEXTSTEP consulting and integration services, has immediate openings for NEXTSTEP developers and Unix system administrators. AIS is a rapidly growing systems integration and consulting firm specializing in NEXTSTEP and OpenStep solutions for Fortune 500 companies. We have a variety of career positions available in Boston, New York, Orlando, and Washington, DC. For additional information about our company, please direct your web browser to http://www.advis.com. LEAD ARCHITECT / PROJECT MANAGER This position requires a minimum of 5-10 years of object-oriented development with strengths in designing scalable, three-tier, client/server systems. This position requires strong experience with middleware, including: object messaging and queuing, RPC's, CORBA, database middleware, Tuxedo, Encina and DCE. Experience with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep is a plus. SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER This position requires a strong NEXTSTEP background and 3-5 years of programming and system design experience. Client/server project experience in a Fortune 500 company desirable. UNIX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR This individual will need 3-5 years of Unix systems administration experience and a strong hardware background. Knowledge of TCP-IP & NFS, NetInfo, NIS, SNMP, SLIP,HTML and shell programming is needed. This position will provide an extremely interesting mix of responsibilities to the qualified candidate. This individual will assist AIS customers on network integration projects, systems installation, and systems configuration. Please send your resume and cover letter to: resumes@advis.com or: Advanced Information Solutions, Inc. Attn: Human Resources Manager 268 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@cedman.remote.Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: 'dosname' a script to convert filenames into 8.3 format Date: 19 Mar 1996 16:26:41 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4in8qh$14g@digifix.digifix.com> Submitted by: Timothy J. Luoma Date: 19 March 1996 at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/dosname.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/dosname.README should move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/tools/dosname.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/tools/dosname.README 'dosname' is a /bin/csh script (go ahead and groan, I didn't write it) that works quite well at taking a NeXT filename such as: SomeVeryLongFileAnd.extension and turning it into somevery.ext for those of us who have to use DOS and it loathsome 8.3 filename limitations. BUGS AND OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 1) The only error checking it really does is make sure a file with the same name doesn't already exist. 2) it makes a COPY of the original file, rather than renaming the original. This is usually preferred (by me) because I'm usually copying something to a floppy which I'll want to keep as a NeXT file anyway. 3) you can probably fool this script if you try hard enough with files with spaces and non-alphanumerics. Since I feel that giving files names with spaces and other non-standard characters is a terrible practice I see this as a way of justifying my viewpoint. 4) it uses /bin/csh rather than /bin/sh. This will keep some people awake at night. Others of us will simply use it, see that it works, and not care what shell does it. If I get really bored some night this summer I may change this to /bin/sh (basically because I've forgotten how to code in csh) and add some functionality (options to rename rather than copy, convert UNIX EOL to DOS EOL, etc). If you use this script and like it, let me know. WARNINGS: They all apply. I didn't write this. When I use it, it works for me. If it doesn't work for you, is that my fault? Well, I won't accept blame for it. Questions, comments, and snacks can be sent to: luomat@capitalist.princeton.edu
From: support@Radical.Com (Radical Product Support) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.8.4 Beta Date: 19 Mar 1996 17:00:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4inap3$1j8@digifix.digifix.com> March 19, 1996 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, is proud to release the latest free beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. This version of RadicalNews is a maintenance release. Several display thrashes, memory trashes, and app crashes have been fixed in this version. See the README file or our web site for more details. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, HP, and Sparc platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. (NEXTSTEP 3.0/3.1 will work, but are not supported.) The beta version is free, and will run until May 1, 1996. After the beta period, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.4.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.4.NIHS.README RadicalNews should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.4.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.4.NIHS.README Our web site will have updated information and links to the most current version: http://www.radical.com/ For further information, contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. mailto:RadicalNews@Radical.Com
From: info@ecesys.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: eCesys Updates Q1 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems Date: 20 Mar 1996 16:07:05 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ips1p$5i6@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20th, 1996 eCesys Updates Q1 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems San Jose, CA - eCesys Computers announced the latest upgrade to their NEXTSTEP for Intel product line today. "As the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market continues to expand, our clients are demanding cutting edge, Pentium-class performance for enterprise-wide deployment at aggressive price points", noted J.Chin, Marketing Director. "We are rapidly expanding and differentiating our hardware product line by introducing our latest Pentium 166 Mhz systems based on Intel's Triton PCI chipset", she added. It is also noteworthy that the hardware cost of NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP deployment continues to drop. The Triton-based F Series, for example, provides low-cost, high-quality NEXTSTEP hardware solutions for less than $1,200! eCesys is an active participant in NeXT's NICE compatibility testing program, and the eCe5100 Series is "Tested Compatible". Price lists and current hardware configurations can be obtained from the Stepwise Information Server at: http://www.stepwise.com About eCesys,Inc. eCesys was founded in early 1993 to provide Intel Hardware to the NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP community. We specialize in developing, producing and testing hardware which leads the industry in speed, reliability, low cost and NEXTSTEP compatibility. We continually bring the latest PC hardware technology to our customers and our objective is to combine quality hardware, the latest NEXTSTEP drivers and an internal certification process to produce reliable NEXTSTEP platforms. Our customers include individual users, developers, and system integrators in both corporate and academic environments. In all cases, we make every effort to ensure that your NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP and Windows Oject Layer deployment on Intel hardware is a seamless, cost effective solution. eCesys is a Trademark of eCesys, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are Trademarks of NeXT, Inc.
From: Tiffany Bianco <tiffany@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships OmniWeb 2.0 for NEXTSTEP Date: 20 Mar 1996 23:16:22 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4iql6m$7u0@digifix.digifix.com> http://www.lighthouse.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Robin Shields 415/570-7736 omniweb@lighthouse.com LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN SHIPS OMNIWEB 2.0 FOR NEXTSTEP -- New release adds numerous Netscape extensions, as well as features not available in any other browser -- MARCH 20th, 1996 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced that it has shipped OmniWeb 2.0, a powerful new version of its World Wide Web (WWW) browser for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. OmniWeb 2.0 has been completely overhauled to add extended support for many HTML features, as well as functionality available in no other web browser shipping for any platform. Some highlights from the extensive list of new features include: - Support for additional HTML extensions, including: - Netscape 1.2 background images and font size extensions - HTML 3.0 and Netscape style tables - HTML 3.0 and Netscape style paragraph centering - Netscape 2.0 frames - HTML 3.0 and Netscape 2.0 tags: BIG, SMALL, SUB, SUP. - Netscape Cookies extension - HTML files from any source can be displayed inside OmniWeb. Users can view, edit, review, and save the HTML source using a new edit source feature. - New searching panel allows quick and easy searching of indexes and forms, including local indexes and internet servers like WebCrawler. - True multithreading, using OpenStep threads, allows users to download images and files in parallel, or continue browsing as downloads occur in the background. - Extensible bundle architecture allows developers to add new types of addresses, converters, viewers, and preferences. - Expanded preferences allows system administrators to add site-wide values for any preference via NetInfo. - Completely updated FTP user interface and functionality. - Bookmarks that have unviewed changes or are unreachable are now flagged with a special icon. Additionally, when opening a bookmarked page, users can quickly check it for changes since the last viewing, or set the inspector to automatically check it at a specified time interval. - Rich text and images can be copied from the browser and pasted into other applications, or printed. Even tables are correctly printed. For a complete feature list, refer to the following URL: http://www.lighthouse.com/ProductInfo/OmniWeb_2.0_features.html OmniWeb 2.0 can be downloaded from the following location: http://www.lighthouse.com/ftp.html. OmniWeb 2.0, which is free to individual users, is now shipping for SPARC-, Intel-, Motorola- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.3 or later. For organizations purchasing multiple licenses, the product will list for $119. The cost to upgrade from OmniWeb 1.0 to 2.0 is $69. Volume and academic discounts are available. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of object products and services for corporate developers deploying custom solutions to the World Wide Web, Microsoft's Windows NT and SunSoft's Solaris. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform, web-enabled object technology. For further information on Lighthouse Design and its products, call 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at <<http://www.lighthouse.com/. -30- Lighthouse Design, Ltd. and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. OmniWeb is a trademark of Omni Development, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. Netscape is a trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: MiscKit Announces the Transfer of the IndexingKit and 3DKit Date: 21 Mar 1996 02:12:30 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4iqvgu$8sa@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Don Yacktman MiscKit 801-221-0344 don@misckit.com MiscKit Announces the Transfer of the IndexingKit and 3DKit PROVO, UT, March 25, 1996 -- Don Yacktman announced today that an agreement has been made with NeXT Software, Inc., of Redwood City, CA, to allow the NeXT IndexingKit and 3DKit to be distributed as part of the MiscKit project. Both kits will be distributed in binary form and will work with NeXT Software's OPENSTEP for Mach software. "This agreement will allow the IndexingKit and 3DKit to remain available to all of NeXT's customers," said Don Yacktman, administrator of the MiscKit project. "I am excited to see NeXT so willing to support all members of the developer community." The release date of the IndexingKit and 3DKit has not yet been set, though delivery is planned to take place in Q2 1996, the same time frame as OPENSTEP for Mach. Distribution will be free via ftp over the Internet and via low cost CD-ROM, priced to cover distribution expenses. "We plan to keep both kits up to date and available to NeXT customers who want to use them," said Yacktman. "We also have a commitment to provide the best support possible." The IndexingKit is a library of Objective C classes designed to simplify the management of structured persistent data. With the IndexingKit, it is easy to build fast, lightweight databases that store structured data and invert its attributes. The 3DKit is a library of Objective C classes designed to construct and manipulate three-dimensional images. More information about the kits will be made available via the MiscKit web site, http://www.misckit.com. Email addresses for support and bug reporting will be announced soon. Don Yacktman Don Yacktman is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, with a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He acts as the MiscKit administrator in his spare time between various NEXTSTEP, Unix, and WWW/Internet consulting projects. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Press contact: Nicole Overson at nicoleO@next.com or 415-780-3731. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, IndexingKit, 3DKit, OPENSTEP, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: sedwards@fred.net (DEEPSPACE TECH.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: 120mhz notebooks shipping Date: 21 Mar 1996 16:02:05 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4isg4d$dll@digifix.digifix.com> SHIPPING IMMEDIATELY Frederick, Maryland (March 21, 1996) DeepSpace Technologies announces the release of its 120mhz notebook. The Twinhead Slimline notebook we call "JOURNEY" was recently featured in Byte magazine. It is considered the best value for performance in notebook computing. DeepSpace Technologies is a developer of NeXTStep drivers and OEM of notebook computers. For more details call DeepSpace Technologies at 301-633-3033. DeepSpace Technologies 4132 Ballenger Creek Pike Frederick, MD 21703 Phone: 1-301-663-3033 FAX: 1-301-620-9634 Other distributors of the Journey "Twinhead" notebooks are: Optimal Object (formally Object Technologies) 4685 Peoria Street Suite 221 Denver CO 80239 Phone: 1-800452-7608 FAX: 1-303-799-1435 Dancing Bear Enterprises 590 Lipoa Parkway Kihei, Maui, HI 96753 Phone: 1-808-875-2456 FAX: 1-808-874-3650 Computer Active 15 Capella Crt. Unit 128 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2E 7X1 Phone: 1-613-225-4824 FAX: 1-613-225-1670 NEXTSTEP is a trademark or registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc.. All other trademarks mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. -- DeepSpace Technologies 4132 Ballenger Creek Pike Frederick, MD 21703 Ph. 301-663-3033 Fax 301-620-9634
From: Kevin Swanson <Kevin_Swanson@BLaCKSMITH.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Developers Needed Date: 21 Mar 1996 16:03:07 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4isg6b$dlt@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: Junior- to Senior-Level OpenStep Developers Needed! Hiring Immediately! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the fastest growing software development companies in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market, is immediately hiring OpenStep developers to fill a large number of open positions in its consulting division. Employment opportunities ranging from junior-level to senior-level positions are available in prominent government, telecommunications, and financial organizations in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas. Every resume meeting minimum qualifications will be considered! Job categories are defined as follows: 1) Junior-level OpenStep Developer - 1 to 2 years professional NEXTSTEP/Objective-C experience required - Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience required - General knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design helpful - Minimum one year development experience in C or C++ - Minimum one year experience with UNIX - UNIX system administration and database administration helpful - knowledge/interest in Java a plus 2) Mid-level OpenStep Developer - 2 to 4 years professional NEXTSTEP/Objective-C experience required - Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience required - Experience in object-oriented analysis and design helpful - Minimum 3 years of development experience in C or C++ required - Minimum 3 years experience with UNIX required - Working knowledge of NEXTSTEP's EOF helpful - knowledge of Java a plus 3) Senior-level OpenStep Developer - 4+ years professional NEXTSTEP/Objective-C experience required - Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience required - Experience in object-oriented analysis and design required - Minimum 5 years of development experience in C or C++ required - Minimum 5 years experience with UNIX required - Working knowledge of NEXTSTEP's EOF required - knowledge of Java a plus Successful candidates who join BLaCKSMITH's consulting division will: - Have the opportunity to learn and be a part of rewarding business environments in the telecommunications, financial or government industries - Work on high-profile OpenStep development projects - Work with a team of talented OpenStep developers and provide valuable input and direction - Work with state-of-the-art object modeling and implementation techniques and professionals with extensive business and development experience. Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. The company delivers its expertise through its four divisions: Commercial Products; Consulting Services; Developer Training and Web Services. BLaCKSMITH employees are considered to be the company's most valuable asset. Resumes are being accepted immediately. For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com BLaCKSMITH is an equal opportunity employer.
From: info@prdgm.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: High-tech training in Los Altos, CA Date: 21 Mar 1996 16:04:50 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4isg9i$dmg@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION: Technical Trainer FOCUS: JAVA, JavaScript SEND RESUME TO: Paradigm Research, Inc. Re: Position: Technical Trainer I 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com http://www.pri.com Paradigm Research is a small, growing company seeking ambitious individuals looking to become major contributors. The Trainer I position is an entry level position. The main responsibilities focus on helping Paradigm's customers adopt new technology through training and support. Paradigm Research believes clear communication is important at all levels of technology adoption and development. The incumbent will work with Paradigm's experts to improve their presentation and communication skills over their initial tenure at Paradigm Research. After proving their ability to teach and organize presentations on technology, an Trainer/Engineer I has several possible career paths. These paths include curriculum development, project lead, mentoring or lead trainer roles, or moving into our product development or sales and marketing divisions. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Training * Teach technical courses developed by Paradigm Research or third-parties * Lecture at seminars of 30 to 1000+ participants * Assist in the design and development process of courseware: - Define objectives - Design and develop exercises - Design and develop tasks to support the objectives - Design and develop content to support the trainer * Review courseware and suggest improvements * Participate in the overall design of Paradigm's curriculum Training responsibilities may include 25% to 50% travel time. Programming * Develop tools to support Paradigm Research operation and customers * Review and maintain existing code and tools * Develop and document examples and exercise code * Suggest improvements to current products Training Support * Provide phone and email support to customers * Develop materials and processes to support on-site consultants * Provide feedback on customer interactions EXPERIENCE You must be creative, learn rapidly, keep abreast of rapid innovation, manage yourself, your work, time and deadlines effectively, and communicate easily with colleagues and customers. Working with customers to understand their unique problems and business application for a given technology is critical. You need experience in at least one of each: Environments - UNIX, NEXTSTEP, Windows NT, Solaris Languages/Tools - HTML, CGI, C, Objective-C, C++, Java Technologies - object-oriented analysis and design, relational databases, networking. Experience with Smalltalk, CORBA, interactive multimedia, telecommunications, systems and network management, Perl, Novell Netware, OLE, Open Doc is desirable. REQUIRED ABILITIES AND BACKGROUND * Computer Science Bachelors degree or equivalent * At least 1-2 years of teaching and/or professional training experience * Software development experience * Experience with object oriented analysis and design * Experience with world-wide-web technology * Strong verbal and written communications skills * Strong customer relations skills * Proven ability to balance quality with deadlines * Ability to establish credibility and rapport with members at all levels and in all areas of Paradigm Research as well as Paradigm Research's customers * Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, and apply this knowledge to products, consulting or training We want leadership and a strong commitment to customers and quality. In return we offer an environment for growth, challenges and an opportunity to share in the rewards of a small growing firm. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ PARADIGM RESEARCH, INC. Paradigm Research (PRI) provides the training, consulting, and mentoring necessary to introduce new technologies into existing business environments. Working with leading technology vendors, Paradigm Research has identified successful corporate adoption strategies for new technologies. Paradigm Research applies these strategies to reduce the risk involved in a company's transition from traditional software practices to specific technology solutions. ABOUT THE STAFF Each member of Paradigm Research's educational staff has strong technical expertise and presentation skills and an unparalleled drive to support the customer's unique requirements. The experienced instructors have taught technology such as object-oriented development to thousands of engineers, project managers, and key decision makers. The curriculum designers at PRI have developed curriculum for several of the major technology vendors and continue to mentor and train their customers. Paradigm Research instructors focus their attention on the individual participant's needs, whether it is an advanced C++ programmer looking for in-depth explanations or a programmer with little experience needing additional support. The instructors go out of their way to provide applicable examples and customized technology adoption strategies. PRI is able to provide this level of customer support because of their strong commitment to work with only the most talented and well-rounded personnel. Each member of the staff relates a variety of corporate experiences with several technologies and can apply this experience to the customer's situation. SERVICES OVERVIEW Course development * Curriculum design and validation. * Educational objectives and corporate needs identification and integration. * Content development and validation based on proven expertise in object environments and languages including: NEXTSTEP, OpenStep, Taligent's Common Point Application System, C++, Objective-C, ScriptX and SmallTalk. Custom training program design * Project-specific education and consulting resulting in tangible customer deliverables. * Assisting technology vendors in defining, implementing, and qualifying third-parties for ongoing support of customers. * Effective training program creation via separation of object technology and development environment learning issues. Course delivery * Lectures to classes of 4-40 or present seminars for 30-3000+ attendees. * Course delivery including stand-up presentation, seminars, instructor-led labs, and World Wide Web based training. * Real-world examples based on development and consulting experience. For more information: Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com http://www.pri.com
From: Gerald Erdmann <gerald@rcnhost.dasburo.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Raffle off ProductionPartner 1.67 and free test license Date: 21 Mar 1996 17:06:43 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4isjtj$e71@digifix.digifix.com> WELCOME TO PRODUCTIONPARTNER RCN is pleased to present version 1.67 of ProductionPartner, a professional tool for harddisk-recording, playing, editing and archiving of high quality (CD) sounds. You can rearrange, cut, paste and edit sounds. Sounds can be collected in archives called playlists which are unities within ProductionPartner. In addition text, images and movies may be used in a .rtfd file which is attached to each sound for description or background info on sound, like in a CD database. The program may be used to master audio CDs. Support for NeXT Computer and Intel based NEXTSTEP systems is available now. On Intel based Systems you need a NEXTSTEP supported sound card (we recommend SoundBlaster16, new Plug & Play cards not tested yet). For SUN and HP workstations ProductionPartner is available too, but for both architectures the current version is a beta release. SPECIAL OFFER AND RAFFLE OFF FREE LICENSES UNTIL APRIL 8th, 1996 RCN raffles three licenses of ProductionPartner. Until April 8th, 1996 you can participate by ordering your test license now! Tell us the name and the host id of your computer and we will send you a full license valid for two weeks. Everybody cannot win, so RCN afford all others of this raffle a 20 percent reduced price for a full ProductionPartner license who order his test license up to April 8th this year. *** CALL US NOW AND WIN PRODUCTIONPARTNER **** ABOUT PRODUCTIONPARTNER ProductionPartner is a NEXTSTEP application for recording, playing, editing and archiving of sounds. You can play, cut, paste and edit sounds. Sounds can be collected and rearranged in archives called playlists which are unities within ProductionPartner. Via documents (list of sounds) you can easily administrate sounds or search and find text marks. Therefore besides the sound data ProductionPartner stores additional informations (e. g. the author of the sound or any other comments) in .rtfd format. By the way sound files can be located on other machines within a network; the sounds will be linked or copied. Thus you can include graphics, videos or pictures in your audio archive just like in a multimedia archive. A comfortable sound editor permits displaying and cutting of sounds, subsequent level change and other effects. BroadcastPartner: We offer an extention for ProductionPartner called BroadcastPartner which offers you an automation of radio broadcast. Another extension to ProductionPartner to distribute music through networks for music production and publication firms is under development, special solutions are available. For further informations please contact RCN. Special features of ProductionPartner compared with other sound applications available for NEXTSTEP: * ProductionPartner is the only NEXTSTEP application which enables you to record sounds in CD quality (44.1 kHz, stereo) on intel hardware * ProductionPartner is a harddisc recording AND playing system, your swapdisc won't grow if you use big sounds. Therefore ProductionPartner doesn't need much more memory to play big sounds. * ProductionPartner can play sounds longer than six minutes. Because of a bug in NEXTSTEP normally you can't do this so almost all other sound applications fail to play such sounds! * ProductionPartner has a time bar to jump to any position in your sound or sound list WITHOUT delay during playback even using very large sounds! You can do this with a single mouse click. * The editor of ProductionPartner supports a reduction factor smaller one so you can zoom in as far as you want! Moreover, it's much faster than most of the other sound editors, and it needs less memory. * ProductionPartner offers you a frontend for making backups (tar format) of your sound library on a streamer or other devices. Support for NeXT Computer and Intel based NEXTSTEP systems is available now. On Intel based Systems you need a NEXTSTEP supported sound card (we recommend SoundBlaster16, new Plug & Play cards not tested yet). For SUN and HP workstations ProductionPartner is available too, but for both architectures the current version is a beta release. If you don't have any sound card RCN offers a bundle including a sound card or with any oterh hardware you need. Call RCN for details. ProductionPartner is a demo version which can be licensed. You find the newest version at the following internet locations: ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT/new/audio/apps/commercial ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/Audio ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/sound ORDER YOUR FREE TEST LICENSE Your can order your personal free test license. Tell us the name and the host id of your computer and we will send you a full license valid for two weeks. NORMAL PRICES At the moment the following prices are valid: $275 for the ProductionPartner 1.67 (user license) $295 for the ProductionPartner 1.67 (machine license) call RCN for a network license SPECIAL OFFER UNTIL APRIL 8th, 1996 After testing ProductionPartner we offer you a 20 percent discount (valid until April 8th, 1996): $220 for the ProductionPartner 1.67 (user license) $235 for the ProductionPartner 1.67 (machine license) For getting a license or licenseable version please contact RCN. We accept MC, VISA, money order or checks. Realtime Computing and Nets (RCN) Flotowstrasse 2 D - 12203 Berlin Germany TEL + 49 30 834 01 07 FAX + 49 30 834 01 08 GSM + 49 172 300 09 95 email info@rcnhost.dasburo.de To order a license please send us the following informations: * Username and HostID (user license) * HostID (machine license) * Number of Users and one HostID (network license) ABOUT RCN Realtime Computing and Nets (RCN) was founded in 1989 by engineers who worked on research problems at the Technical University of Berlin; among others the research areas of RCN are acoustics, sound engineering, broadcast and radio management systems, audio and video database systems, digital signal processing, instrumentation, communication, satellite and navigation systems. Copyright (c) 1996 RCN Realtime Computing and Nets. All brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <mgabrys@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group - Thursday March 28 Date: 21 Mar 1996 23:31:40 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4itafc$gb9@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, March 28th, 7:00pm Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: Jeff Russell of Netsurfer will demonstrate Netkit, the Company's new object toolkit for building custom Web-based applications integrated with OpenStep. Jeff will also provide an early look at the Netsurfer 2.0 browser based on Netkit. Highlights of Jeff's presentation include: o Building a custom Web browser using Interface Builder. o Web applet demos written in Objective-C, Objective-TCL, and Objective-Perl. o Netsurfer/Netkit "plug-ins" including QuickTime viewer, PDF viewer, RTFD viewer, and BackSpace animation viewer. o Integrating real-time data feeds in Web pages using custom HTML elements, OpenStep objects, and user defined URL types. After the program, join us for dinner at a nearby restaurant. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: margaret@uxlusa.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Permanent Jobs - Midwest Date: 22 Mar 1996 16:59:13 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4iv7rh$m11@digifix.digifix.com> Several NeXT Developers needed for permanent positions in the Midwest with a large financial client. Candidates must have authorization to work in the US and/or Canadian citizenship status. Positions require minimum two years experience using NeXTSTEP and Objective-C. Relocation is provided. Send resumes in TEXT format, no NeXTMAIL to margaret@uxlusa.com Phone: 1-800-895-7410 Fax: 1-800-895-7485
From: greaves@csli.stanford.edu (Mark Greaves) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Tarski's World for NEXTSTEP Date: 22 Mar 1996 17:40:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4iva9l$mbr@digifix.digifix.com> The Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University is pleased to announce that its logic education software, Tarski's World, is now available for all platforms running the NeXTStep operating system. Tarski's World is designed to be used as a companion to either "The Language of First-Order Logic" or "Tarski's World Lite", published by CSLI Publications. The software itself is free with the purchase of either of these books. Full details are available at our Web site: http://csli-www.stanford.edu/hp/Logic-software.html Thanks, Mark Greaves
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@optimal-object.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc. is now doing business as Optimal Object, Inc. Date: 22 Mar 1996 17:55:53 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ivb5p$mg1@digifix.digifix.com> Object Technologies, Inc. is now doing business as Optimal Object, Inc. Denver, CO (March 21st, 1996) - Object Technologies, Inc. announces that we are now doing business as Optimal Object, Inc. Business has been great and we have also moved our operations to larger offices in Denver (see address below). For your convenience, our phone and fax numbers remain unchanged. Our email address changed to match our new company name (info@optimal-object.com) but the previous one (info@object-tech.com) will still be available for a while. Optimal Object, Inc. 4685 Peoria Street, Suite 221 Denver, CO 80239 Phone: 1-800-452-7608 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@optimal-object.com (NEXT Mail Accepted) WWW: http://www.optimal-object.com/NEXTSTEP +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Optimal Object, Inc. Optimal Object, Inc. is a Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Operating Environment and the Exclusive Reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle for Universities, Students and Faculty Members. Optimal Object, Inc. provides custom solutions for the NEXSTEP Operating Environment including NEXTSTEP Tested Compatible Hardware Solutions and Third Party Software Applications. Optimal Object, Inc. has completed the required training course for NEXTSTEP version 3.3 and is a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibility Expert (N.I.C.E).
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@optimal-object.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4ivb5h$mfr@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4ivb5h$mfr@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 22 Mar 1996 22:56:42 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ivspq$npr@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: rmartin@dilan.com (Rob Martin) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXTSTEP Software Engineer Date: 24 Mar 1996 23:22:46 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4j572m$cb6@digifix.digifix.com> DILAN is looking for sharp NeXTSTEP software engineers to join its team in North Carolina. This position is for both internal work as well as projects for our clients in related areas. This is a regular full time position with very little travel. Qualified canidates should: *Have several years of experience with commerical applications *Experience with DBKit and EOF *Oracle or Sybase experience a plus *Network experience a plus *Ability to work independently and solve problems a must Salary will not be a problem for the right canidate. DILAN is a Systems Integrator with headquarters in Hickory, North Carolina and regional offices in Charlotte and Raleigh North Carolina. Please send resumes to: Robert Martin rmartin@dilan.com P.O. Box 159 Hickory, North Carolina 28603
From: wjabi@umich.edu (Wassim M. Jabi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: WebMapper 1.3 Date: 24 Mar 1996 00:49:22 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4j2np2$6d1@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact: Wassim Jabi, Ph.D. Student Doctoral Program in Architecture The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 313/936-0229 wjabi@umich.edu WEBMAPPER VERSION 1.3 FIXES ALL KNOWN BUGS AND ADDS SUPPORT FOR REGION LAYERING. March 24th, 1996 - ANN ARBOR, MI - Wassim Jabi today announced the release of WebMapper version 1.3, a tool for easily creating clickable imagemaps for the World Wide Web. This new updated version fixes all known bugs and adds the ability to change the layering order of regions. With this version, WebMapper can be used to consistently manage clickable imagemap files for CERN/htimage, NCSA/Apache/imagemap and Spyglass/Client-Side HTML as supported by popular Web browsers. WebMapper version 1.3 has been submitted to next-ftp.peak.org and to ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de The latest and official version is available from: http://libra.caup.umich.edu/www/Software/ Below are the URL Pointers for all the WebMapper files: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.README ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.README.rtf ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.app.1.3.H.tar.g z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.app.1.3.I.tar.g z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.app.1.3.N.tar.g z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.app.1.3.S.tar.g z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WebMapper.pkg.1.3.NIHS.ta r.gz The files should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.REA DME ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.REA DME.rtf ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.app .1.3.H.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.app .1.3.I.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.app .1.3.N.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.app .1.3.S.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/WebMapper.pkg .1.3.NIHS.tar.gz -- Wassim M. Jabi Doctoral Program in Architecture University of Michigan 2000 Bonisteel Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 wjabi@umich.edu (Text/MIME/NeXTMail) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wjabi/
From: Georg Tuparev <tuparev@NMR.EMBL-Heidelberg.DE> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: RhiNO Group - April 2nd Date: 26 Mar 1996 01:54:26 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4j84b2$m0r@digifix.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** RhiNO Group Meeting =================== When: Tuesday, April 2nd, 6:00pm Where: Geographical Faculty, University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 348, D-69120 Heidelberg Phone: +49 - 6221 - 545540 Presentations include: o WebObject (Dr. David A. Coyle, dcoyle@goanna.mpi-hd.mpg.de) o Stone Design products presented by New information Technologies (nit@stone.com) o PDO (Dr. David A. Coyle, dcoyle@goanna.mpi-hd.mpg.de) o GNUstep (Georg Tuparev, Tuparev@EMBL-Heidelberg.de) o New TeX-products (Gregor Hoffleit, flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de) o Working with CVS remote repositories and NS (Georg Tuparev) Discussions include: o Should RhiNO organize the first Euro-ObjectExpo o RhiNO's news-letter NeXT-shop: Everybody will have the opportunity to buy/exchange cheap NS-software, T-shirts, ... so bring $$$ with ;-) Fun: Pizza, chinese food, cold german beer, very black dutch coffee, and sweet british cookies will be available. Sleeping opportunities: If people coming from outside Heidelberg bring sleeping-bags, they can sleep at Georg's place NOTE: We cannot show NS4.0 (beta) because nobody from Heidelberg has it. It seems NeXT Inc. and/or NeXT-D do not like NS users from Heidelberg, although our community seams to be one of the biggest and most active communities in Europe. !!! PLEASE CALL US IF YOU ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE !!! Contact: Georg Tuparev EMBL / Protein Design Phone: +49 - 6221 - 387305 Meyerhofstr. 1 FAX: +49 - 6221 - 387517 D-69117 Heidelberg Germany Tuparev@EMBL-Heidelberg.de (NeXT-mail) or Gregor Hoffleit Mathematisches Institut PHONE: (49)6221 54-5771 INF 288, 69120 Heidelberg / Germany FAX: 54-3812 flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (NeXTmail) or the NIT crew nit@stone.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 128 - Articles posted since March 18 1996 Date: 25 Mar 1996 05:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4j598m$ch8@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 128 Postings since: March 18 1996 [4190] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4191] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4192] SUBMISSION: ParallelPortDriver 1.5 [4193] NeXT Software's Enterprise Objects Framework Supports Informix [4194] JOB: Immediate openings for NEXTSTEP developers & Unix sys. admins. [4195] SUBMISSION: 'dosname' a script to convert filenames into 8.3 format [4196] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.8.4 Beta [4197] PRESS RELEASE: eCesys Updates Q1 Products and Prices for NEXTSTEP 3.3 Systems [4199] JOB: NEXTSTEP Developers - Financial services [4200] PRESS RELEASE: NEXTSTEP Developers available [4201] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Ships OmniWeb 2.0 for NEXTSTEP [4202] PRESS RELEASE: MiscKit Announces the Transfer of the IndexingKit and 3DKit [4203] PRESS RELEASE: 120mhz notebooks shipping [4204] JOB: OpenStep Developers Needed [4205] JOB: High-tech training in Los Altos, CA [4206] PRESS RELEASE: Raffle off ProductionPartner 1.67 and free test license [4207] MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group - Thursday March 28 [4208] JOB: NeXT Permanent Jobs - Midwest [4209] PRESS RELEASE: Tarski's World for NEXTSTEP [4211] PRESS RELEASE: Object Technologies, Inc. is now doing business as Optimal Object, Inc. [4212] SUBMISSION: WebMapper 1.3 [4213] JOB: NeXTSTEP Software Engineer If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-128/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-128.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-128 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 25 Mar 1996 05:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4j5a4t$cj0@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 25 Mar 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4j5a4o$cj0@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: suckow@uropax.contrib.de (Ralf Suckow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: aCupOfCoffee special offer Date: 26 Mar 1996 16:30:19 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4j9nlb$96@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: aCupOfCoffee special offer ------------------------------------------ melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin e-mail: suckow@contrib.de Koenigswinterstrasse 12 fax: (+4930) 5030 595 10318 Berlin, Germany aCupOfCoffee is a Java Interface Builder for Sun's Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT), implemented as palette for the NEXTSTEP InterfaceBuilder. A few days before the beta release of aCupOfCoffee 1.1, melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin announces a special pricing for early adopters of US $99 compared to the normal price of US $299. The special offer is valid until April 30, 1996 and includes free update to releases 1.1 and 1.2. Note that aCupOfCoffee is not free for commercial purposes, which also include the internal use by commercial organizations of the software or software generated by it, in intranet applications or web pages. Release 1.1 includes runtime Java classes that resolve the "absolute layout versus layout manager" problem. The special price of $99 includes unlimited use of these classes in your organization or your web pages. You are also allowed to pass the classes to other organizations together with the user interfaces you built with aCupOfCoffee, at no extra charge. Ralf Suckow Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. aCupOfCoffee is a trademark of melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
From: Allen Davis <adassoc@netcom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US - Multiple NeXTSTEP Openings Date: 27 Mar 1996 15:46:20 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jc9es$6i5@digifix.digifix.com> ---------------------------------------------------------- Allen Davis & Associates - Software Search & Placement The Software Jobs Home Page - http://www.softwarejobs.com ---------------------------------------------------------- This is a revision of a previous posting. Our client is still looking for NeXTSTEP developers at all levels - the locations of the project sites have expanded however. In addition to SF Bay and TX there are now openings for permanent consultants in NYC and Washington D.C. (other locales pending). Please note that these are permanent positions with a rapidly growing NeXTSTEP consulting firm. They will not engage contractors - they are looking to increase the size and depth of their permanent NeXTSTEP development team. The firm has a number of long-term projects which may require temporary relo (with the possibility of flying home for the weekends). This is the fastest growing NeXTSTEP firm in the country. See footer for contact information. -------------------------------------------------------- Job Title: NeXTSTEP Specialists AD&A Position #: 0496100 Location: TX, CA, NY, DC Compensation: $50-130K Education Requirements: Years Experience: 1+ Required Experience: Requires strong NeXTSTEP development experience. Preferred Experience: Objective C experience is a plus. Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------ CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATION FORM ------------------------------------------------------------ If you would like to be considered for any current or future search assignments of Allen Davis & Associates, please complete this confidential registration form and send it to us along with a current resume. (Your name will not be given to any company without your consent.) 1. name: 2. address: 3. city, state, and zip: 4. home phone: 5. work phone: 6. company: 7. title: 8. current salary: 9. education: 10. years experience: 11. Are you a US citizen, Permanent Resident, other?: 12. If "other", please explain: 13. Are you a homeowner or renter?: 14. Would you consider relocating?: 15. If your resume doesn't include a summary of your technical skills, please provide one here: 16. If there are positions from our listing that you would like to be considered for, please indicate the AD&A position numbers here: 17. Are you willing to consider contract assignments?: Send this registration form and your resume to Allen Davis, of Allen Davis & Associates, National Technical Search: * mail: PO Box 2007, Amherst, MA 01004-2007 * fax: (413) 253-3535 * Internet: adassoc@netcom.com * Compuserve: 70744,3122 (70744.3122@compuserve.com) -------------------------------------------------------- To retrieve our job listings via FTP: 1. FTP to ftp.netcom.com 2. CD to /pub/ad/adassoc 3. GET "newjobs.txt" or "newjobs.zip" (current week's job listings, contract and permanent) or "contract.txt" or "contract.zip" (contract listings added in last ten weeks) or "index.txt" (two line index of current week's job listings). Feel free to circulate this document in its entirety.
From: Alberto Ricart <alberto@hydrogen.accesslink.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft Announces The Release Of CollagistPro Version 1.55 Date: 27 Mar 1996 17:54:59 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jch03$78d@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release For more information write to: Info@SmartSoft.COM, visit http://www.SmartSoft.COM, or call SmartSoft at (414)376.4590 SmartSoft, Inc. Announces The Release Of CollagistPro Version 1.55 Cedarburg, Wisconsin - March 27, 1995 - SmartSoft has announced the availability of an update to their best selling utility CollagistPro. "This release corrects problems with text type formats (RTF, RTFD, ASCII, or any other file format that converts into one of these). CollagistPro now properly formats these filetypes to match output by Edit.app. This release also provides increased stability and enhances the performance of the product." said Allen Washatko, Marketing Director of SmartSoft, Inc. Product Description Need to fax several documents to the same number at the same time? CollagistPro is an electronic binder that allows you to combine several documents into a PostScript file that you can email, fax, or print with ease. You can combine all standard NEXTSTEP file types with a simple drag-and-drop interface. CollagistPro is also filter-services aware. This feature transparently extends the number of formats usable by application based on the software available to your computer. CollagistPro gives you absolute control over the layout of your documents. You can manipulate settings such as the number of pages per sheet of paper, binding margins, or add page numbers. All layout controls operate on any individual document or on the entire CollagistPro document. CollagistPro automatically reformats PostScript documents to fit into any selected paper size, making it easy to use PostScript format documents. You can preview any document right from the application. You can effectively use CollagistPro to organize a series of related documents into an easy-to-use bundle. You can store documents as references to the original document, saving storage resources and making it convenient to reference the latest revision of a shared document. CollagistPro acts as a binder grouping your documents and giving you instant easy access to them. You can open any document from within the CollagistPro window, just by double-clicking its name. CollagistPro features a powerful API (Application Programmer's Interface) that allows your own mission-critical applications combine, fax, email, or print several documents types effortlessly. File Format Compatibility CollagistPro allows you to combine all the standard NEXTSTEP file formats: - Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) - FAX - Plain Text (ASCII) - PostScript - RTF - RTFD - TIFF - Or any other type that can be converted into a standard format by Filter Service Product Pricing and Availability CollagistPro version 1.55 is available for all currently supported NEXTSTEP platforms. OPENSTEP compatibility is coming soon. - Licenses are $199/user - Product upgrade licenses from Collagist to CollagistPro are $50.00/user. - Product upgrade licenses from CollagistPro are free to current users. Product Demos and Upgrades The latest version for CollagistPro can be found at the following URLs: http://www.smartsoft.com/Products.htmld/CollagistPro.htmld ftp://ftp.SmartSoft.COM/pub/SmartSoft/CollagistPro
From: margaret@uxlusa.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Permanent Jobs - Midwest Date: 28 Mar 1996 02:30:12 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jdf64$9ml@digifix.digifix.com> Several NeXT Developers needed for permanent positions in the Midwest with a large financial client. Candidates must have authorization to work in the US and/or Canadian citizenship status. Positions require minimum two years experience using NeXTSTEP and Objective-C. Relocation is provided. Send resumes in TEXT format, no NeXTMAIL to margaret@uxlusa.com Phone: 1-800-895-7410 Fax: 1-800-895-7485 ********** trieverPalette is a collection of objects that provides a simple interface for constructing and managing EOQualifiers. Using the palette, even complex, nested qualifiers can be built graphically in Interface Builder. The real power of the palette is in its ability to use UI objects for runtime query values. The palette supports connections to TextFields, PopUpLists, Buttons, NXBrowsers, NXTableViews, and EOControllers, allowing ad-hoc query panels to be instantly added into any EOF application. The palette can use any of these objects to supply it with query values at runtime. Further, the palette supports archiving of values from these UI objects, allowing queries constructed at runtime to be saved and retrieved from the file system. A date licensed version of the palette is available via ftp or directly from Target Development. Demo license keys should be obtained directly from Target Development. The product includes the palette, headers, libraries, technical documentation, and two demo applications. One of the demo applications includes a palettized FileWell object that is used to drag-and-drop qualifier representations to and from the application. Install scripts and EOModels are available for Sybase, Oracle, Informix, and QuickBase. The palette retails for $595.00 per developer seat. No runtime fees apply. Educational, site, and source licenses are also available. This product will be available for OpenStep in May, 1996. Please send us email if you are interested in beta testing the OpenStep product. The palette is available via ftp from : ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Vendors/Target_Development/RetrieverPalette Installation_README.rtfd.tar.gz RetrieverPalette.pkg.tar.gz Also, check out our WWW pages at: http://stepwise.com/Developers/Target_Development The palette is compiled for Intel, Motorola, Sparc and HP-PA. If you do not have ftp access, date-licensed demo versions can be obtained by sending email to objects@targetdev.com. Target Development is a Pennsylvania-based object-oriented solutions company, specializing in database productivity objects for NeXTSTEP. We are currently shipping object palettes for the DatabaseKit, AccessKit, and the EOF, as well as completing a suite of NeXTSTEP applications for self administered managed care. Interested persons should contact us by phone at (717) 399-9550, fax at (717) 399-9551, or email to objects@targetdev.com. DatabaseKit, EOF, Interface Builder, and NeXTSTEP are a trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc in the U.S. and other countries. AccessKit is a trademark of VNP Software, Inc. ReportPalette and RetrieverPalette are trademarks of Target Development.
From: margaret@uxlusa.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4iv7rh$m11@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4iv7rh$m11@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 28 Mar 1996 02:30:15 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jdf67$9mn@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: Chris Saldanha <chris@computeractive.on.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Ottawa NeXT Users Group, Tuesday Apr 2 Date: 28 Mar 1996 15:45:10 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jetom$f57@digifix.digifix.com> Ottawa NeXT User Group Meeting on TUESDAY Apr 2, 1995 Where: computerActive inc. 15 Capella Court Unit 128 Nepean, ON Contact: Chris Saldanha, Software Analyst (613) 225-4824 Voice (613) 225-1670 FAX http://www.mae.carleton.ca/~csaldanh chris@computerActive.on.ca csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca NeXTMail and MIME cheerfully accepted! When: 7:00pm, Tuesday Apr 2 Hope to see you there! --Chris
From: Samuel Goldberger <smg@orb.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pyro for Motorola to be Discontinued Date: 28 Mar 1996 16:12:31 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jevbv$fae@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: Mill Valley, CA Spherical Solutions announced that as of April 15 of this year, the Pyro accelerator board for 25 mhz Motorola-based NeXT hardware will no longer be manufactured by Newer Technology. This was a joint decision by Spherical and Newer. Sam Goldberger, President of Spherical Solutions, said:"We encountered a range of technical problems in developing and rolling out this product which proved very difficult to solve. But most importantly, the level of sales just doesn't justify continuing production." Until April 15, Pyro will remain available for 25 mhz Motorola-based NeXT hardware, including cubes, stations and color stations. No upgrades are available for 33 mhz turbo machines, nor are any contemplated for technical and economic reasons. Pyro is priced at $899, with a 10% academic discount. There is a $150 surcharge if your CPU is soldered to the motherboard. For further information or to place an order, please consult the Pyro Web Page at http://www.orb.com/Pyro or write us at the address below. Samuel M. Goldberger <smg@orb.com> Spherical Solutions 47 Myrtle Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941 415-383-2919--voice 415-381-9556--fax
From: Nicole Overson <Nicole_Overson@next.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Ships WebObjects -- On Time -- As Promised Date: 28 Mar 1996 15:26:35 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jeslr$f15@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Overson NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3731 nicole_overson@next.com NeXT SOFTWARE SHIPS WebObjects PRODUCT LINE Cross-Platform, Web Application Development Environment to be Distributed to Customers Today Via the Web Redwood City, Calif.-March 28, 1996-NeXT Software, a leading producer of software development environments for the Internet and Enterprise, announced that the WebObjects product family release 1.0 ships to customers across the globe today right on schedule. Already over 15,000 copies of the free, entry-level beta product have been downloaded off NeXT's website at http://www.next.com. Creating further momentum for the product, NeXT's WebConstructor Group, an innovative consulting group leveraging WebObjects technology, reports that more than 15 consulting projects have been started for leading organizations since its inception less than two months ago. The WebObjects product family offers a truly cross-platform and language independent development environment for building interactive server-based web applications for both the Internet and the Enterprise. NeXT's WebObjects product suite is designed to meet a variety of business needs- WebObjects, the free entry-level product, allows organizations to easily start building dynamic websites, WebObjects Pro gives developers the ability to compile reusable components, scale across multiple machines, and access databases, and WebObjects Enterprise brings a corporation's entire computing infrastructure to the Web. "We're very impressed with the functionality WebObjects brings to corporations building dynamic, web-based applications," said Jonathan Schwartz, president of Lighthouse Design. "In less than two months of working with WebObjects, Lighthouse has already delivered WebVision, a server-based developer component designed to augment NeXT's technology, delivering data-driven graphics to WebObjects developers." "Demonstrating the cross-platform interest, over half of all the 15,000 WebObjects downloads have been for the Windows NT platform while the other half is split by versions for SunSoft Solaris and NeXT's NEXTSTEP operating systems", said Linda Siener, director of software product marketing, NeXT Software. Additionally, NeXT's WebConstructors report over 15 contracts signed by customers to date. Comprised of a highly skilled and creative team of developers, the WebConstructor group is dedicated to building web applications that incorporate a corporation's existing code base and legacy database information. The goals of the team are to construct these applications quickly while bringing innovation and creativity to the development process and providing proof of concept. WebObjects is Open, Open, Open WebObjects is designed to work with existing infrastructure enabling corporations to expand the reach of their systems to the Web without having to rewrite data and applications. * WebObjects is operating system-independent spanning both UNIX and Windows environments including Microsoft's Windows NT, SunSoft Solaris, and NeXT's NEXTSTEP with more coming soon. * WebObjects works with industry standard data sources such as Oracle, Informix, and Sybase databases and, through third party software, can support mainframe and legacy applications. * WebObjects is browser independent working with standard browsers such as the Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mosaic. * WebObjects is HTTP server independent, OLE compatible, takes advantage of native server APIs, such as Netscape's NSAPI, and can use existing programming languages such as PERL, C, and C++ languages. WebObjects Supports Current and Emerging Web Technologies WebObjects offers highly interactive, dynamic web applications and is designed to interoperate with emerging technologies such as VRML, Shockwave, Real Audio, Java, and JavaScript standards. WebObjects allows you to reach people with real-time information about flights, personal banking accounts, and product demonstrations. WebObjects Quickly Delivers Interactive Web Solutions WebObjects allows web developers to deliver dynamic web applications faster than with traditional development tools. Customers can reuse components and can modify several applications at once by editing a single component. This environment translates into a large competitive advantage that leads directly to increased revenues and greater marketshare. WebObjects also enables corporations to scale and manage their websites. Webmasters simply plug in additional resources without having to take their machines and applications off line-this is critical for corporations experiencing "grid lock" on their site due to increased traffic. WebObjects facilitates this by managing incoming HTTP requests and distributing web application processes across multiple machines. WebObjects Covers Security WebObjects offers a secure solution for corporations building commerce-enabled applications for the Web. NeXT has leveraged existing security standards such as Netscape's SSL on the HTTP server. NeXT also provides authentication services via Security Dynamics' SecurID token cards, offering enterprise network security through one-time password identity verification. The WebObjects Product Family WebObjects The base product, WebObjects, offers an easy entry point for building dynamic Web-based applications. With WebScript you can easily build interactive applications using the pre-built components supplied with the product. This free download, is designed to introduce developers to NeXT's powerful environment and includes the Dodge Virtual Showroom application, allowing Web developers to get started today. The WebObjects is available today in its production release 1.0 for free download via NeXT's website at http://www.next.com. Future components and upgrades will also be available via the Web. WebObjects Pro WebObjects Pro answers the needs of Web developers wanting to move beyond script-based development to build more complex applications. The WebObjects Pro version includes the ability to incorporate C, C++, and Objective C code into Web-based applications and, with OLE connectivity and database client library support, the Pro product enables developers to access OLE objects and relational databases. WebObjects Pro also provides for distributed Web application servers allowing organizations to add more power as their system grows. WebObjects Pro is available for $2,999 through NeXT's telesales organization who can be reached at 1-800-TRY-NeXT. WebObjects Enterprise WebObjects Enterprise is NeXT's complete dynamic Web development solution. Targeted to customers who want a solution that encapsulates their existing data and applications, the Enterprise solution allows corporations to preserve their technology investment while building new internal and external Web applications. WebObjects Enterprise is sold through NeXT's direct salesforce for prices starting at $24,999. Contact NeXT at 1-800-TRY-NeXT to help you determine what you need and how to get started. Distribution In addition to CD, the WebObjects products are available via on-line distribution. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's Web site at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, WebObjects, Enterprise Objects Framework, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: BCOG Webmaster <webmaster@bcog.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BCOG - Tuesday April 9th Date: 28 Mar 1996 15:29:23 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jesr3$f1n@digifix.digifix.com> The BCOG (British Columbia Openstep Group) will be holding its next meeting on Tuesday, April 9th at 7:00 pm (PST) in the 7th floor training room of KPMG Peat Marwick Thorne, Chartered Accountants of Vancouver, BC, Canada. On the agenda so far: + TextToSpeech: Trillium's leading edge articulated voice synthesis software. Live demonstration and web server version details. + Accounting software for NEXTSTEP: a discussion of Sumeris, CheckSum and other packages. + Demonstration of the features of the BCOG.ORG server. + Membership details and benefits. Also, feel free to use ftp.bcog.org to download the latest NEXTSTEP software. Visit the BCOG web site at http://www.bcog.org for a map, NeXT Cubes for sale, and much more! For details by phone, call Kevin Hiebert at 604-264-1584.
From: Tiffany Bianco <tiffany@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces Webvision Date: 29 Mar 1996 22:57:22 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jibf3$d6g@digifix.digifix.com> http://www.lighthouse.com/ For information, contact: Angela Grady 415/570-7736 webvision@lighthouse.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN ANNOUNCES WEBVISION - FIRST OF SEVERAL BACKPAGE COMPONENTS --Live demo now available on Lighthouse Design's web site-- MARCH 29th, 1996 - SAN MATEO, CA - Lighthouse Design, Ltd. today announced WebVision, a multi-dimensional charting server compatible with NeXT Software's WebObjects environment and the first of several BackPage components the company plans to release. BackPage, an object-oriented framework and set of components for building dynamic, web-based applications, was announced earlier this year. WebVision will begin shipping in April. A live demo is available now on Lighthouse Design's web site (http://www.lighthouse.com). WebVision, a server component that runs on an organization's web server, enables corporate developers to leverage a pre-written component for dynamically generating data driven charts and graphs for display in web pages or custom applications. Designed to augment NeXT's WebObjects and EOF technology, developers can add WebVision's charting functionality without writing additional code, expediting the delivery of custom applications, while increasing their quality and consistency. A fully object-oriented API allows WebVision to be seamlessly integrated into custom applications, and to supplement web pages with content rich analytics and data-driven graphics. Support is provided for representation of multi-dimensional data in two dimensional and three dimensional graphical models. Chart types include 2-D and 3-D bars, areas, lines, columns, and pie charts. WebVision provides support for hit detection, allowing corporate developers to easily add custom controls and behavior to auto-generated chart graphics. For example, an end-user seeking more information on a particular chart series, such as a line or pie wedge, can simply click it to trigger additional system functionality. Pricing for WebVision will be announced in conjunction with its shipment in April. WebVision will be followed by additional BackPage components and developer tools, to be announced this spring and summer. Lighthouse began broadening its developer product line last year with the announcement of ObjectPlan, an object-oriented analysis and design (OOA&D) tool for the creation of object applications. Lighthouse Design is the leading supplier of object products and services for corporate developers deploying custom solutions to the World Wide Web, Microsoft Windows NT and SunSoft's Solaris. With a growing family of applications and object frameworks, Lighthouse is at the forefront of broadening the marketplace for cross-platform, web-enabled object technology. For more information on Lighthouse Design and its products, call 1-800-366-2279 or 1-415-570-7736, send electronic mail to info@lighthouse.com, or visit Lighthouse Design's World Wide Web page at http://www.lighthouse.com/. Lighthouse Design, Ltd., BackPage, WebVision, and the Lighthouse logo are trademarks of Lighthouse Design, Ltd. WebObjects is a trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: Carl Edman <cedman@Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Mailapp-utilities 1.5 have been released Date: 31 Mar 1996 17:25:10 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jn0o6$aa@digifix.digifix.com> A combined source and binary package has been uploaded to the next-ftp and peanuts archives. On the next-ftp archive the URL is (everything seems to remain in submissions there nowadays): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/mailapp-utilities.1.5.NIHS.bs.tar.gz On peanuts you should be able to find it very soon at this URL: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/programs/mailapp-utilities.1.5.NIHS.bs.tar.gz The README file for the distribution is attached. Carl Edman NOTE: This archive was compressed using GNU gzip. Gzip achieves considerably better compression rates and higher decompression speeds than compress, but it is not installed on machines running operating system versions older than NeXTStep 3.1. You can get it from prep.ai.mit.edu and many other fine anon ftp sites. Mail.app utilities 1.5 ====================== This is the sixth release of the Mail.app utilities. For a list of changes see the end of this file. The archive contains three command line tools useful in conjunction with Mail.app. Nextmail has a command line interface similar to UCB mail but instead of sending the letter it puts it in a Mail.app compose window. Appnmail appends messages to the end of Mail.app mailboxes while taking care to properly handle locks, NeXT mail and the table of contents. Compactmail compacts Mail.app mailboxes just like the Compact menu item does. (In addition, there is also a small utility called listmail which lists Mail.app table_of_contents. This is a minor program created mainly for my own debugging, but as it may come in handy for others it is part of this package as well.) There are also three other files in this package. Sendmail-addheadsig will automatically add headers, ASCII signatures or even RTF or RTFD signatures to your outgoing Mail.app letters. After installation, change the Mail.app "Mailer" expert preference to point to the location of this script (/usr/local/lib/sendmail-addheadsig by default) and all the lines in your ~/.add-header files will be added to the header, the ASCII text of ~/.signature will be added at the end of outgoing non-NeXTmail messages and the contents of ~/.signature.rtfd (and if that doesn't exist, ~/.signature.rtf) will be added to the end of outgoing NeXTmail messages. This allows you e.g. to automatically add your own TIFF picture or digitized real signature to all NeXTmail you send. Sendmail-remote is installed just like sendmail-addheadsig is. It will cause Mail.app to run sendmail on another machine. This may not be widely useful but in some situations it is invaluable. There is also an emacs-lisp program called gnus-mailapp.el. It will integrate Mail.app with GNUS to the same degree Mail.app is integrated with NewsGrazer. For instructions on how to enable its features, read the comments at the beginning of gnus-mailapp.el. MyMail.ts is a set of TickleServices (for use with Scott Hess TickleServices.app) which make use of the mailapp utilities. All have only been tested under NeXTStep 3.[0123], but for all but nextmail no reason to assume that they won't also work under earlier versions of the operating system. For more detail see the included man pages. Personally I use appnmail in conjunction with procmail which makes a very powerful combination for handling incoming mail. Nextmail (together with a number of elisp functions also included in this archive) causes all mail which I would send from within emacs (such as replies to articles read in GNUS) to be redirected through Mail.app, though many other uses are imaginable as well. Compactmail was created to help all the people screaming about the lack of an autocompact feature in Mail.app. Installation should be no problem if you have the standard directory structure for local programs (i.e.. binaries in /usr/local/bin, man pages in /usr/local/man/man[1-8ln], emacs lisp files in /usr/local/lib/emacs/site-lisp). Just type 'make install'. Otherwise you'll just have to put the binaries and man pages into the proper directories by hand or edit the Makefile. If you find any bugs or have any problems feel free to email me. Carl Edman 3-31-96 <cedman@princeton.edu> CHANGES ======= 1.4 to 1.5: * Added workaround for Mail.app 3.3 NeXTmail bug * Added mbox2bsd * Correct handling of message priorities * Elimination of stale locks left by other applications * Appnmail can mark messages as flagged as well as read/unread/deleted * All mailapp utilities are more aggressive about detecting stale locks 1.3 to 1.4: * Appnmail now accepts multiple mail messages with the -m option (no, it doesn't !) * added -t option to listmail on suggestion by Hadar Pedhazur <ubs!hadar@uunet.uu.net>. 1.2 to 1.3: * Extremely evil byte order bug on little endian machines was fixed. The utilities now do work under NS/FIP. * Support for NS 3.3. * MyMail.ts added. * Undocumented searchmail added. * The mailapp utilities work with hierarchical mailboxes. * Mime messages are classified correctly. * The mailapp utilities interpret '~' in path names. 1.1 to 1.2: * compactmail may work under NS/FIP now. * appnmail has been speeded up about 100x. On large messages this really matters. * A minor bug in appnmail was fixed which when the incoming message had a malformed Date header could cause Mail.app to believe that the mailbox directory was corrupted and recreate the table_of_contents file. This error could not cause the loss of mail messages. * Listmail has a man page now. * The Mail.app utilities are compiled fat. * Compactmail tries not to touch a mailbox at all if there are no deleted messages in it. * First public release of GNUS/Mail.app interface. * The Mail.app utilities are now NS/FIP compatible thanks to Todd Swan <tms@cfc.com>. * The Mail.app utilities now include sendmail-addheadsig. * Compactmail adds the -d, -s, -f and -u options. 1.0 to 1.1: * Compactmail and Listmail were added. 1.0: * First public release
From: Carl Edman <cedman@Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.2 has been released Date: 31 Mar 1996 17:25:23 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jn0oj$ag@digifix.digifix.com> A combined source and binary package has been uploaded to the next-ftp and peanuts archives. On the next-ftp archive the URL is (everything seems to remain in submissions there nowadays): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/EnhanceMail.1.2.NIHS.bs.tar.gz On peanuts you should be able to find it very soon at this URL: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/bundles/EnhanceMail.1.2.NIHS.bs.tar.gz Let me stress that this (in contrast to 1.1) is a major upgrade containing a lot of new features, bug fixes and rewritten documentation. I tried to be intuitive, but even if you have used older versions of EnhanceMail, re-reading or at least re-scanning the Help is highly recommended. If you are still using an older version, please upgrade. The net is being monitored and whoever continues to use an old version, will get a serious talking-to. Whoever continues to use beta versions will just be shot. The README file for the distribution is attached. Carl Edman This package contains the EnhanceMail bundle. This bundle extends the capabilities of Mail.app 3.3 by adding quoting, signatures, X face support, a distributed, cached user-image database, full-text indices and a number of other features. To enable it install EnhanceMail.bundle anywhere in the mail bundle path (~/Library/Mail, /LocalLibrary/Mail, /NextLibrary/Mail, and the Mail application wrapper itself) and restart Mail.app. The recommended location for system-wide installation is /LocalLibrary/Mail, for personal installation ~/Library/Mail. After installing the bundle, a more detailed description of its capabilities can be found at the end of the Mail.app online help. Note that this bundle will _only_ work with Mail.app 3.3. Earlier versions of Mail.app can not be extended by external bundles. Initial reports indicate that this bundle will only work partially with Mail.app 4.0 and that configuration is not recommended. However there are reports of success with this bundle using Mail.app 3.3 on NS 3.2 systems. Conceivably the bundle could also work with Mail.app 3.3 running under OS4.0+, but this has not been tested. The author plans to release new versions of this bundle as new versions of Mail.app become available to him. IMPORTANT: There is a confirmed bug in Mail.app 3.3 which causes it to crash if more than one directory in the mail bundle path (see above) contains more than one bundle. For example, you could have one bundle in each of the given directories and a dozen in ~/Library/Mail, but you could not have two bundles in ~/Library/Mail and two in /LocalLibrary/Mail. Carl Edman 3-31-96 cedman@princeton.edu Changes: 1.1 -> 1.2 (*) New Help files (*) New preference panels (*) Some more support for Japanese (*) Full text indexing (*) Distributed ftp-based, cached user imaging (*) NextFace will always override XFace (*) Optional color for quotes in NeXTmail (*) Rewrote quotation code once again (*) Worked around Mail.app bug to make flagging persistent (*) Automatic Spell Checking (*) Minimal adjustments for Japanese text. (*) Unintentional-NeXTmail bug stamped out !!! (multiple punctuation, the sure sign of the diseased mind) 1.0 -> 1.1 (*) A working AutoCompact option which compacts every mailbox as soon as it is closed. (*) Quotation code rewritten from scratch. (*) New quotation code found unsatisfactory and replaced by the old quotation code. (*) Bug fix %{} (*) Bug which caused plain text message not to auto-wrap correctly was fixed. (*) Non-ASCII quoted characters are forced to ASCII. (*) The unintentional-NeXTmail bug remains elusive. Please report if you can reproduce it.
From: "Tom R.Hageman" <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PackageInspector 0.96, gzip_package 2.3 Date: 31 Mar 1996 17:29:04 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jn0vg$ba@digifix.digifix.com> * PackageInspector 0.96. This is a bugfix/maintenance release of my Workspace Manager contents inspector bundle for Installer.app packages (.pkg extension). Source code and a quad-fat binary are included. Changes (since 0.95): - Indicate whether package has been further compressed using gzip_package. - Avoid deadlock/timeout with [Open] when Installer.app is not yet launched (using the open command-line utility). * gzip_package 2.3. This is a bugfix/maintenance release of my Installer package squasher script. Changes (since 2.1): - Avoid pre_install corruption when GNU sed is installed. - Added -i, --info option. - Fixed bug that crashed gzip_package when the package it worked on was located on an NFS-mounted volume. See the accompanying README files for more information. It can be found at: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PackageInspector-0.96.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PackageInspector-0.96.README.rtf> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/gzip_package-2.3.s.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/gzip_package-2.3.README> These should eventually migrate to: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/util/PackageInspector-0.96.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/util/PackageInspector-0.96.README.rtf> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/util/gzip_package-2.3.s.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/util/gzip_package-2.3.README> [I couldn't upload this stuff directly to ftp://ftp.leo.org/, but I expect it will turn up there in a few days...] Please report any bugs or suggestions to <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl>. Enjoy! Tom Hageman.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 1 Apr 1996 05:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4jnooo$2or@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 1 Apr 1996 05:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4jnoou$2or@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area Date: 1 Apr 1996 17:13:35 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jpkef$992@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/analyst/developer NEXTSTEP Objective C EOF--A Plus Sybase or Oracle--A Plus Contract--long term Greater DC Area To be considered---Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com Omni Search 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537 (419) 893-6334 [voice] (419) 893-6367 [fax]
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN announces Low Cost Leaseware Date: 1 Apr 1996 17:17:03 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jpkkv$9bg@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/LeaseWare.html ====================================== STONE DESIGN Announces Low Cost LeaseWare ALBUQUERQUE, NM, April 2, 1996 - Stone Design today announced breakthrough pricing for its family of productivity software for NEXTSTEP. Due to the niche market of NEXTSTEP, prices of shrinkwrap software have been traditionally high. Yearly leasing of software allows managers to take advantage of low prices and tax advantages. Without having to make a large upfront investment, sites will be able to put StoneWare on every desktop at an affordable price. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design, noted, "By providing the market with the option of yearly leasing of our software at low, low prices, we hope that more people will be able to take advantage of our apps. We considered both the needs of the struggling students and underpaid faculty, as well as the corporate/government IS manager with hundreds of seats to administer." Given the rapidly changing computer world, Stone Design believes that this model better addresses the needs of its clients. While the pundits ponder the takeover of the world by vaporous products, you can be using StoneWare for a fraction of list prices. Program Cost/Year Tech Support Savings Over List @ license (optional) Corporate/Gov DataPhile $149 $ 69 $ 546 Create $ 99 $ 69 $ 396 3DReality $ 99 $ 69 $ 396 CheckSum $ 49 $ 49 $ 146 All FOUR! $249 $149 $1,631 Academia/Faculty DataPhile $ 99 $ 39 $ 616 Create $ 69 $ 39 $ 446 3DReality $ 69 $ 39 $ 446 CheckSum $ 39 $ 29 $ 166 All FOUR! $149 $ 99 $1,791 Student DataPhile $ 69 $ 29 $ 626 Create $ 49 $ 29 $ 446 3DReality $ 49 $ 29 $ 446 CheckSum $ 29 $ 19 $ 166 All FOUR! $ 89 $ 49 $1,791 Terms: Apps provided on the STONE_CD at no additional cost. Lease is non-transferrable. Available only directly from Stone Design. To find out more about Stone Design and StoneWare, visit Stone Design's WWW site: http://www.stone.com To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. Or email info@stone.com anytime! =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Andrew Stone <andrew@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN announces Personalized Training Date: 1 Apr 1996 17:21:19 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jpksv$9bo@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For Immediate Release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 http://www.stone.com/pr/CustomTraining.html ====================================== STONE DESIGN Announces Personalized Training ALBUQUERQUE, NM, April 2, 1996 - Stone Design has begun offering a two-day intensive training program for StoneWare users. Andrew Stone, CEO of Stone Design, said, "There is so much power in our applications, and the demand from our customers for training seminars led us to create this novel approach to training. Instead of big classes with many levels of students, we offer one-on-one training. Now, anyone can become a StoneWare master." Send one or two key members from your organization to Stone Design's CyberRanch located on the Rio Grande in easily accessible Albuquerque New Mexico, and we'll train them in DataPhile, Create, 3DReality and CheckSum. Focus will be on creating and enhancing your databases and graphics, as well as learning the power tricks of these software applications. The training package includes: * 2 days of intensive training, customized to your needs * 2 nights at the lovely Yawning Llama Guest House * 2 gourmet breakfasts and lunches Introductory Pricing: 2 days, 2 nights, one person $1400 2 days, 2 nights, two people $1800 Significant others (no training) $30 each Additional nights at YLGH Single occupancy $110/night Double occupancy $125/night Triple occupancy $140/night Quad occupancy $155/night To find out more about Stone Design and StoneWare, visit Stone Design's WWW site: http://www.stone.com To reach a human, please call 505-345-4800 between 9am and 5pm Mountain Standard Time. Or email info@stone.com anytime! =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for NEXTSTEP. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: scholzb@pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de (Bernhard Scholz) Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.answers Subject: The NeXT-FAQ (Frequently asked questions) Followup-To: de.comp.sys.next Date: 2 Apr 1996 13:32:45 GMT Organization: InternetNews at LMU, University of Munich, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <NeXTFAQ-1-828451960@pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Summary: Frequently asked questions concerning NeXT related topics. Originator: scholzb@peanuts Posted-By: auto-faq 2.4 Archive-name: NeXTFAQ Last-modified: Tuesday, 2. March 1996 Posting-Frequency: monthly The NeXTSTEP/OpenStep FAQ _________________________________________________________________ THE NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP FAQ OVERVIEW * 1 Introduction * 2 General information * 3 What is ... * 4 Miscellaneous information * 5 Black (NeXT) hardware * 6 White (Intel) hardware * 7 Storage * 8 Printing * 9 Obsolete but still interesting? CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 About this FAQ 1.2 Submissions 1.3 Copyright 1.4 Disclaimer 1.5 Thanks 2 General information 2.1 Where to get answers? 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? 2.3 FTP servers 2.4 Software on CD 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? 2.8 What information is available by NeXT 2.9 What is the correct spelling? 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? 2.13 Additional information sources 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. 2.15 References on Objective C 2.16 How to contact music interested people. 2.17 How to announce upcoming events 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? 3 What is ... 3.1 NEXTSTEP 3.2 MACH 3.3 OpenStep 3.4 Objective-C 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer 3.6 D'OLE 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework 3.9 WebObjects 3.10 WWW Browser 3.11 Newsreader 4 Miscellaneous information 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? 4.7 What default affects menu location? 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP 5 Black (NeXT) hardware 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives 6 White (Intel) hardware 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? 6.30 How to use MIDI without the MusicKit? 7 Storage 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT 7.5 How to use a streamer ? 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? 8 Printing 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP 9 Obsolete but still interesting? 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this FAQ These are the frequently asked questions concerning NeXT, NeXTSTEP or any other NeXT related topics. This compilation is meant primarily as a service to the (comp.sys.next and de.comp.sys.next) community. NeXT,Inc. is a privately hold company, heading towards software business. It sells NEXTSTEP its award winning OS and several other software packages (most included with NEXTSTEP): EOF, NEXTSTEP Developer, WebObjects, NetInfo, ... With the coming 'open' version of NEXTSTEP, which is named OpenStep and will run not only on top of Mach (as NEXTSTEP does) but also on Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, HP-UX, the user of NeXT's software is confronted with a wide range of different software and hardware. To help in the unaware user, this FAQ was founded. But also professional users might find some interesting information, which they didn't knew already. Note the NEXTSTEP and OpenStep questions often concern related topics like Objective-C, UNIX, administration tasks, etc. for which already separate FAQs do exist. See the new.answers newsgroup for additional FAQs, if your problem isn't covered by this FAQ. 1.2 Submissions As with all FAQs the quality of the information provided here is mostly depending on the Usenet community, which in most cases serves for the information resource. Feel free to e-mail the FAQ author to contribute, or send error reports. If you contact the author, use the following subject for submissions: FAQ submission. To report errors use: FAQ error. Additionally you might want to add the chapter where the submission/error report belongs to. In the near future we want to implement an e-mail service for those who don't have access to news. You may add yourself to the mailinglist by sending an e-mail with subject: FAQ mailme. Note that this service isn't available, yet, and will only become available if there is enough request and not before June 1996. 1.3 Copyright This FAQ is copyrighted by Bernhard Scholz. 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This allows for readers to access the most recent information, and perhaps save a couple of trees. 1.4 Disclaimer Of course there is no warranty in any case using the information provided here. We haven't tested the information to be correct. We are not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this FAQ. 1.5 Thanks We want to say "thank you" to Nathan, who did a great job on first FAQs. Best wishes to you and your family!!! We want to thank Maximilian Goedel, who did the first reword on the FAQs after Nathan gave up. Especially we want to thank the Usenet community for contributing to the FAQ and all the people who have written us. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION General information 2.1 Where to get answers? If you run into a problem, first read the FAQ of course :-) Second you might consider asking NeXT directly through the electronic service: nextanswers@next.com. Send an e-mail with subject: ascii help index to start. If all fails, post to the newsgroups concerning NeXT related topics: comp.sys.next.*, de.comp.sys.next. 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? Next, Inc. Contacting NeXT, Inc. Address of NeXT, Inc. NeXT, Inc. can be reached under the following addresses. USA: NeXT, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Voice: 800-848-NeXT (Redwood City #) Voice: (415)-366-0900 NeXT marketing div. of Canon - Japan Phone: 81-44-549-5295 Fax: 81-44-549-5462 EUROPE: Munich: 49-89-996-5310 Note: numbers abroad are listed with the country codes first. You will need to dial the international access number of your long distance carrier before proceeding to dialing the country code, area code and phone number. 2.3 FTP servers FTP Software The FAQ mentions a lot of software packages which you might find useful. In general there are two big sites serving Europe and the US. These sites keep most of the software available and do mirror themselves to keep up to date (although the structure of the archive differ). If the software isn't on one of these sites, the appr opriate site is listed in the text. If you get slow connections you might want to consider contacting a mirror of the both sites. For the Peanuts archive (Europe) the WWW pages http://peanuts.leo.org give you links to an updated list of mirrors and other FTP sites. The addresses are: next-ftp.peak.org (formerly the ftp.cs.orst.edu archive) peanuts.leo.org (Peanuts archive in Europe) 2.4 Software on CD There are currently two CD (sets) which serve you with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software: Nebula. Nebula is published by Walnut Creek and mostly contains actual recompiled software for all supported hardware platforms. It might be the best choice for those who don't own a compiler. A big font collection and a developer section complete t he disk. Peanuts Archive Disks. The Peanuts FTP Archive in Munich distributes their complete NEXTSTEP/OpenStep archive on CD. This currently brings you 3CDs full with software. Although the software isn't compiled for each hardware (it is provided 'as uploaded') it is the most complete software and information resource available on CD. (It includes the NeXTanswers published by NeXT). Fatted Calf CD-ROM. The Fatted Calf CD-ROM is published by Ensuing Technologies, LasVegas, Nevada. Currently I don't know it's special contents. 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? status, NEXTSTEP status, OpenStep The third production version 3.3, has been released for Intel Processors (i486 and higher) as well as for NeXT hardware (not manufactured any longer but still supported), HP workstations and Sun workstations. OpenStep versions are announced and will be available this year (1996) for Windows NT, Windows 95, Mach, Solaris and HP-UX. The status for DEC machines and their OS (OSF/1, OpenVMS) is unknown. At least it is uncertain that there will be a port to OSF/1 o r even OpenVMS, because DEC is doing the port alone. At least you can run OpenStep on DEC machines running Windows NT in the near future. There will be no NEXTSTEP 4.0, because NeXT changed the naming conventions. NEXTSTEP 4.0 (also sometimes referenced as 'Mekka') is now named 'OpenStep for Mach' 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? Yes, there is a project by GNU. The so named GNUStep is available in pre-alpha state from the archive sites. Be aware that it is not fully functional and currently requires Motif. 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? Yes there are. OpenStep for Mach will include all the well known features from NEXTSTEP (Services, Filters, SoundKit, ...) which the other implementations will lack, due to the underlying OS. To get all the benefits which is offered in NEXTSTEP today, you need to go for OpenStep for Mach. 2.8 What information is available by NeXT information NeXT NeXT, Inc. now operates an automatic e-mail response system. Send e-mail to "nextanswers@next.com" with the subject "ascii help index" to start. 2.9 What is the correct spelling? NeXT did (and probably will) change their naming conventions a lot. E.g. NEXTSTEP is the current correct spelling for their operating system. With the shipping of OpenStep, there will be no more NEXTSTEP, but OpenStep for Mach/Solaris/HP-UX/Windows95/Wind owsNT. Incorrect spellings are: NeXTSTEP, NeXTstep, NeXTStep. A common shortcut used in the newsgroups is: NS for NEXTSTEP. 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? NUG user groups NeXT user groups To start a user group, just send e-mail to user_groups@next.com. 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? No, there are no differences beside the DSP, which is a hardware feature of NeXT computers. On other hardware platforms you have to buy additional hardware. 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? FTP, servers There are too many to list them all, so are here are just a few. NEXTSTEP: cs.orst.edu ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de (peanuts) nova.cc.purdue.edu sonata.cc.purdue.edu umd5.umd.edu ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de MIT GNU: aeneas.mit.edu MIT X: export.lcs.mit.edu music: princeton.edu 2.13 Additional information sources Additional information Information, additional Every NeXT machine owner has access to manuals to a degree. Network and System Administration (NSA), for example contains answers to many of the questions asked to comp.sys.next. Some of the important man pages are reproduced in the NSA as appendices. User manuals were shipped with every NeXT. Additional copies available from NeXT (N6002/N6003/N6014/N6026) $25. The following books are available directly from NeXT: * Operating System Software * NeXTstep Concepts * NeXTstep Reference, v. 1 * NeXTstep Reference, v. 2 * Development Tools * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Concepts * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Reference * Writing Loadable Kernel Servers * Technical Summaries * Supplemental Documentation Unix man pages, which are included in the online docs. BSD unix documentation (MISC, PS1, PS2, SMM, USD). Available from to USENIX site members. A lot of this has been integrated into the NeXT documentation. Some of this is sorely missing. The SMM Unix System Manager's Manual is really useful! USENIX Association 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA 94710 USA +1 510 528 8649 fax +1 510 548 5738 office@usenix.org * PS1 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 1 * PS2 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 2 * SMM = System Manager's Manual * USD = User's Supplementary Documents The SMM and the rest of the berkeley documentation are also available directly and for free via anon ftp e.g. from ftp.uu.net /packages/bsd-sources/share/doc. To format them properly for viewing and printing on the NeXT use nroff with the package indicated by the file suffix (e.g. to format the documentation file 0.t use nroff -mt 0.t). Adobe documentation. Available machine-readable by e-mail from ps-file-server@adobe.com. Hardcopy available from Adobe Developer Support Line +1 415 961-4111 for a nominal charge. NeXT last shipped these as part of the 1.0a release; hardcopies appeared in 0.9 Technical Documentation, were omitted in 1.0, and have returned in updated form in Supplemental Documentation of the 2.0 Tech Docs (which is not available on-line). Get NextAnswers for Digital Librarian from NeXT. The current versions are actually on ftp.next.com or available via the mailserver at nextanswers@next.com. Get NeXT Support Bulletin from the archives. It is meant for support centers. Another good source of information is the archives of previously posted notes from the comp.sys.next.* newsgroups. Note that since the split of comp.sys.next, there is a group archive maintained at peanuts.leo.org:/pub/comp/sys/next/. NeXTstep Advantage book is available electronically from the archive servers. The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is about 1.3 megabytes; uncompressed, it's about 9.5 megabytes). It is a good introduction to the NeXT programming environment. 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. FTP, e-mail access Some ftp sites are configured as an e-mail archive server. This means you can upload and download files via e-mail. Send mail to: archive-server@cc.purdue.edu ------------- mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de (with the subject line help and you will get a complete description of this service) Submissions: Mail should be sent to archive-server@cc.purdue.edu with the subject of 'submission' (no ticks) if a person is submitting material to the archives. They need to include a 1-2 sentence description of the submission, the OS release the product runs on, and if it is source, binary, newsletter, etc. 2.15 References on Objective C Objective-C, documents Objective-C and other useful Object-oriented programming references: Budd, Timothy, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Addison-Wesley) [It discusses Smalltalk, Object Pascal, C++ and Objective-C] Cox, Brad J., Object Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach ISBN 0-201-10393-1. (Addison-Wesley) [Note: 2nd edition - ISBN is 0-201-54834-8 and has coauthor A.J. Novobilski] Huizenga, Gerrit, Slides from a short course on Objective-C available via anonymous ftp from: sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/docs/ObjC.frame.Z, ObjC.ps.Z, or OldObjC.wn.tar.Z Meyer, Bertrand, Object-Oriented Software Construction (Prentice-Hall). NeXT Technical Documentation Pinson and Weiner, Objective-C: Object-Oriented Programming Techniques (Addison-Wesley). 350 pages, ISBN 0 201 50828 1, paperback. User Reference Manual for Objective-C which is available from Stepstone Corporation. (203)426-1875. Note: There are some differences between Stepstone's Objective-C and NeXT's. 2.16 How to contact music interested people. Music, contacts Since NeXT has become for now the platform of choice for much of the computer music composition and research community, the newsgroup comp.music is one good place to find people with information and interest in music on the NeXT. There is also a mailing list specifically for NeXT music. For posting to the dist list: nextmusic@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change addresses, etc.: nextmusic-request@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu 2.17 How to announce upcoming events Announcements Please send any announcements of upcoming NeXT-related events to next-announce@digifix.com These events will be posted to comp.sys.next.announce. Be sure to send your announcement in plenty of time to have it posted prior to the event. One to two weeks in advance would be a good idea. Since postings will be carried across many networks, commercial announcements may be edited down to reflect network usage policies. Look for current guidelines posted weekly in the newsgroup. 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? NeXT, networking Networking Of course! NEXTSTEP is design to plug and play with existing NeXT installations. NeXT has addressed interoperability between NEXTSTEP systems in the following ways: * NEXTSTEP systems share identical networking capabilities. * NEXTSTEP systems share the same Distributed Objects. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same system and network administration services. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same mass storage format. Yes, you can take a external SCSI drive, removable media (e.g. Bernoulli etc) or floppy disk and use it interchangeably between NeXT Computers running NEXTSTEP. 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? With the shipping of NEXTSTEP 3.x binaries are distributed FAT. This means, that a binary might include different versions of the executable for each hardware platform NEXTSTEP is running on. On the archive sites you might easily recognize the supported h ardware by a key letter: N = NeXT computers, I=Intel based, H=HP hardware, S=Sun hardware. A FAT binary is runable by every supported hardware listed in the binary file. NeXT ships tools to examine such a fat binary and to add/strip different hardwa re modules to/from a binary. The correct spelling for a fat binary is: MAB binary (multi architecture binary) but most commonly 'fat' is used. With the shipping of OpenStep this will change. OpenStep applications are only sourcecode compatible and have to be recompiled for each architecture. This implies that you need a compiler for future PD/SW/FW-software, although OpenStep for Mach will still support FAT binaries and NEXTSTEP 3.x applications will continue to run under OpenStep for Mach. 3 WHAT IS ... What is ... This chapter tries to give you some overview over NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software and related software. For a detailed description you should contact the producer's WWW server. E.g. for more information about OpenStep contact http://www.next.com/ 3.1 NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP is a complete development and user environment by NeXT it provides an unique GUI (graphical user interface), which currently gets copied by several other OS provider like Microsoft, combined with the currently most advanced and tested OS, named MACH. NeXT applied several changes to the MACH kernel to add special features which makes NEXTSTEP unique. NEXTSTEP comes with a lot of development kits (bundles of classes to build on), like: Sound Kit, Indexing Kit, 3D Graphics Kit, Database or EOF Kit and Application Kit. This will change with OpenStep. Bundled with NEXTSTEP are several user applications which enhance the daily use dramatically: NeXTMail (a MIME compatible mail application), Edit (a simple but powerful editor), FaxReader (for reading incoming faxes, you are able to send faxes from every application which supports printing), DigitalWebster (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus), Digital Librarian (indexing and full text search utility, usable over groups of files) Preview (a PostScript and TIFF display utility), Terminal (UNIX terminal application for VT100 and TN3270 emulation), TeX (a well known compiler for formatted text), SYBASE and ORACLE adapters (to contact to SYBASE and ORACLE databases within EOF applications). One special thing about NEXTSTEP is the display system. NeXT uses DPS (Display Post Script), which gives you true WYSIWYG on every NEXTSTEP system. The window server supports PostScript Level II, Interactive RenderMan and Photorealistic RenderMan (an distributed engine for fast high quality rendering, based on Pixar's RenderMan). To be used in networks, NEXTSTEP supports NFS, NetInfo, Novell Netware (as client only), Ethernet and Token Ring and different filesystems (Mac, DOS, ISO 9660, High Sierra, Rock Ridge). For multimedia purposes NeXT uses Lempel-Ziv compression for text, Audio Transform Compression for Sound (comparable to Sony MiniDisc), JPEG for TIFF and Group 4 for Fax. Of course these are only standard modes and NEXTSTEP is extensible to use other methods too. For system administration (remember that NEXTSTEP is using MACH as an UNIX derivate), NeXT supplies several administration applications which make it easy to configure NEXTSTEP as needed, like: SimpleNetworkStarter, UserManager, PrintManager, NFSManager, HostManager, NetInfo Manager, BuildDisk, Upgrader and the complete documentation and manual pages online. 3.2 MACH MACH MACH is the the basic OS layer NeXT uses for NEXTSTEP. It is a micro kernel, which means it is extensible at runtime. Micro kernel often stands for a small kernel size, too, but due to the compatibility to BSD 4.3 MACH is currently about 1MB in size. Features of MACH are: loadable kernel services (extensions during runtime), different scheduling algorithms, an advanced messaging system, an advanced memory allocation mechanism (copy on demand, world wide message broadcasting), true multitasking, multi threading and BSD compatibility. 3.3 OpenStep OpenStep OpenStep will be the next release of NeXT's NEXTSTEP with the ability to be OS independent (NEXTSTEP depends on MACH). Therefore OpenStep will run on Windows 95, Windows NT, MACH, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX and DEC OSF/1. The architecture of OpenStep was made public in late 1995 and since then GNU is working on a public port of OpenStep to e.g. X11 based UNIX systems. To express the new standard, OpenStep for MACH is now the correct spelling for the formerly named NEXTSTEP product by NeXT, but it is known that NeXT itself is still using the same version numbering scheme for at least the MACH product line, so the first release of OpenStep for MACH is equivalent to NEXTSTEP 4.0. OpenStep is supposed to be an industry standard for developing object oriented, system independent, scalable solutions for client/server architectures. It was adopted by Sun, Hewlett Packard and Digital. It provides distributed applications through PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) and D'OLE (Distributed OLE) based on CORBA. The usage of EOF supplies object persistence with traditional relational databases. And finally with WebObjects, objects are accessible through the internet or in your own private network. OpenStep, like NEXTSTEP 3.3 provides several kits for software developers like: Application Kit and Foundation Kit as well as Display PostScript. Applications written for OpenStep are sourcecode compatible to all other architectures running OpenStep, although FAT binaries are only available under OpenStep for MACH. For the NEXTSTEP user OpenStep doesn't take away old known features. In addition with OpenStep for MACH you will get MACH enhancements and a new GUI as an option as well as all the known advantages of OpenStep itself. Old applications will continue to run under OpenStep for MACH and need to be recompiled to run under Windows 95, Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX and other OpenStep platforms. Because OpenStep isn't already released, this section is just speculating and based on information from the usenet community. OpenStep is sheduled for quarter two 1996. 3.4 Objective-C Objective-C To develop applications NeXT uses Objective-C as its native programming language. Objective-C is a more strict OO language then C++ but covers C as well as C++. Because NeXT uses the GNU C/C++ compiler, you go with the most spreaded and tested C compiler available for most UNIX platforms today. (Of course you can use Objective-C on every platform on which gcc is available). Objective-C is different to other languages in the way it executes code. Objective-C uses a runtime library to dynamically access objects at runtime. This allows you to change objects at runtime etc. All this goes with nearly no speed penalty, because hashing mechanisms are used to access the different methods of an object. There is also ObjC which is an different product, available as a commercial compiler for different operating systems. Don't mix up things with by using the expression ObjC instead of Objective-C. For shortcut purposes the NeXT community also uses the term ObjC/Obj-C but of course thinks of Objective-C by NeXT. Objective-C isn't standardized, yet. In Objective-C you are able to mix code. E.g. you can use C++ and C in any Objective-C program. Objective-C is a simple and concise object-oriented extension to ANSI-C. It has a runtime messaging facility and offers dynamic binding. Distributed objects are supported and the code is optimized for native compilations. It's syntax and programming technique is much like in SmallTalk. Using Objective-C you can even message objects in other applications, also over a network! 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer is currently the only way to develop applications under NEXTSTEP because it includes all the necessary include files and libraries. (Of course you can get any GNU C version precompiled, but it won't help you without the include files and linker libraries). In addition to a precompiled GCC, include files and the linker libraries you will get the famous NeXT developer tools: ProjectBuilder (your commando center for building applications and managing sources), InterfaceBuilder (for designing the application's GUI and making object connections), an graphical addition to GDB (GNU Debugger) integrated in Edit, MallocDebug (for seeking memory leaks), HeaderViewer (access class information in header files and in documented form in a browser), DBModeler (for building data models, based on Database Kit), Yap (an interactive PostScript interpreter and viewer), IconBuilder (a very simple but extensible pixel-based editor for creating icons) and popular UNIX utilities like GNU Emacs, yacc, lex, vi... 3.6 D'OLE D'OLE D'OLE is a shortcut for Distributed OLE. OLE is Microsoft's standard for Object Linking and Embedding and is currently not distributable across platforms. With D'OLE you can distribute OLE objects across the network like e.g. in SOM by IBM. But D'OLE is more. It uses NeXT's object model PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) from Unix to Windows platforms and enables OLE objects to communicate with OpenStep objects natively, which means without changing the application. OpenStep objects behave like OLE objects and vice versa. D'OLE also supports EOF which enables a distributed computing environment that provides an infinitely flexible choice of application deployment of application deployment strategies. D'OLE uses the Foundation Framework, Distributed Object Framework and other core classes. It comes bundled with C/Objective-C compiler and GNU make, although Microsoft Visual C++ is required. Further you get a portable nmserver, MACH emulation and on-line documentation. 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects PDO PDO is a shortcut for Portable Distributed Objects. In the near future PDO will become CORBA 2.0 compliant. It is the industry's first product to provide a heterogeneous client/server framework on objects. With PDO it is possible to deploy objects on non-NEXTSTEP server machines and therefore deployed anywhere in a network, wherever they are most appropriate for a task. PDO encapsulates low-level network protocols, making messaging a remote object as straightforward as messaging a local object. You even don't have to learn new programming tools or techniques, because PDO is a subset of NEXTSTEP tools and objects. Because PDO makes object location completely transparent to the application, the application communicates with every object the same way regardless wether it is local, in the local network or anywhere in the world. Because of the free location of objects, objects may get moved to other locations, e.g. to optimize performance, without modification of the application using it. Because PDO also runs on non-NEXTSTEP servers, it comes with it's own set of classes, libraries and even an Objective-C++ compiler, etc. Neverless you can build, maintain, etc. from any NEXTSTEP client connected to a PDO server. The tools used for building the final objects however are native to the server's OS. PDO comes with Foundation Framework, Distributed Objects Framework, DOEventLoop and other core classes. Bundled tools are: Objective-C++ compiler, GDB, libg++, GNU make, Portable BuildServer, Portable nmserver, Mach Emulation, NEXTSTEP's default system, on-line documentation. Currently supported platforms are: HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX. 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework EOF EOF bridges the gap between objects and relational databases. With EOF you can bring the advantage of object oriented design etc. to applications which use relational databases. (Therefore you don't need an object oriented database!) EOF clarifies many things. It supports a three-tier client/server architecture by separating the user interface, business objects and the database. In fact you can simply exchange the database (by changing the adapter) and still use the same application! Developing under EOF doesn't limit you to e.g. Objective-C. EOF allows the integration of e.g. 4GL code as well as SQL etc. all combined under the advantage of NeXT's developer tools. EOF includes client and server software. It consists of the Enterprise Object Modeler, runtime libraries and adapters for SYBASE and ORACLE (other adapters available from the DBMS producers). It currently runs under HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX and always requires PDO. For client use you additionally need NEXTSTEP. 3.9 WebObjects WebObjects WebObjects helps you building dynamic Web pages. It is targeted to the server side of the Web and there mostly to the intranets, also most people might find it very useful for the Internet, too. It is operating system independent and runs under Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX and NEXTSTEP (Windows 95 announced). WebObjects contains development tools to build components for your application logic, as well as a set of reusable components to manage the rendering of your application. Because WebObjects is Java compatible, you even can integrate Java applets in your application today. It supports the standard http servers which have to support CGI or NSAPI interface. WebObjects supports database access to Informix, Oracle, Sybase and DB/2. What's unique about WebObjects is the ability to share the logic of your Web application and your data with other internal applications. It means that you are not required to maintain a dedicated database or write specific application code for your Web application. Currently there are three versions of WebObjects: WebObjects, WebObjects Pro and WebObjects Enterprise. WebObjects itself is freely available to anybody interested in. WebObjects Pro contains PDO and WebObjects Enterprise contains PDO and EOF with a special license to connect to the Internet. But because WebObjects is a brand new product, look at http://www.next.com/WebOjects/ for further information. 3.10 WWW Browser WWW Browser Browser OmniWeb NetSurfer SpiderWoman NetScape Several NEXTSTEP browsers are available for NEXTSTEP. The currently most advanced browser is named 'OmniWeb'. OmniWeb is commercial in the way that you need a license to use it in a network. A single user license is free. OmniWeb seems to be continuesly updated and support is known to be good. OmniWeb is also supporting a lot of well known Netscape features. There is also a public domain WWW browser named 'SpiderWoman'. It's plus is the NEXTSTEP look and feel (e.g. you navigate through the Web like you navigate your filesystem with WorkspaceManager). Anyway SpiderWoman is somehow unstable and it seems as if development stopped. Another commercial browser is NetSurfer. Demos are available on the ftp sites. This browser is preferred by several people because it integrates ftp access very well. Anyway you have to pay for it. Netscape isn't available for NEXTSTEP and is unlikely to be ported. The current state of Netscape seems to become more and more unclear because the latest release with Java support is known to work unstable on most systems. Also Netscape supports a lot of features which other companies are not going to adopt anymore as it was in the early times. Anyway you can use Netscape in the future under the most OpenStep platforms. 3.11 Newsreader Newsreader Alexandra NewsGrazer NewsFlash RadicalNews There are currently four well known newsreaders for NEXTSTEP. First there is Alexandra, a public domain newsreader and second there is NewsGrazer (and unsupported NeXT product). You should test them to get your personal favorite. The only real difference is the support of NEXTSTEP 3.3J (Japanese) and flatfiles in NewsGrazer, while the interface in Alexandra seems to be better to many people. NewsFlash is a commercial product which adds several features. As Radical news it supports article threading, automated posting and extraction of multi-part files. Demos are available on the ftp sites. E-mail inquiries should go to support@wolfware.com. Further info is available at: http://www.wolfware.com/ RadicalNews is a commercial newsreader. It supports true article threadin, quoted text highlighting, japanese and Latin-1 support, URL-support, an interface to Digital Librarian, a sophisticated coloring scheme and much more. Info is available at: http://www.radical.com/. A note to both commercial versions: the community is very splitted about which version is to prefer. In general it seems as if there are no really 'killer features' so it prefers much to personal taste. Demos are available and don't forget to test the free versions, too! 4 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Misc Various Unsorted 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? Pictures, in Mail Pictures, in NewsGrazer Mail, remote Pictures Newsgrazer, remote Pictures You can do this in the following ways. * Mail In /LocalLibrary/Images/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person@remote.site.domain.tiff (all lowercase). In /LocalLibrary/Images/People/passwd add an entry for the person: person@remote.site.domain:*:-2:-2::/nodir:/noshell (person and sitename need to be all lowercase as well) In the future anytime you get mail from the person their picture should appear. You can include an "aliases" file in /LocalLibrary/Images/People too. This allows you to use the same picture for somebody that might send you mail from accounts on many different sites, or for those people whose letters use several different routings. To do this, you include entries in this local aliases file like so: bkohler@ucrac1.ucr.edu:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.uucp:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu There should then be a .tiff file called bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu.tiff. There can be no CAPITAL LETTERS in this file. So even if the address in the From: field looks like gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.UUCP, keep the letters lowercase in the aliases file. As always, you have to restart Mail before these changes take effect. * NewsGrazer In /LocalLibrary/NewsGrazer/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person.remote.site.domain (all lowercase). This is a different naming convention from what Mail uses. There is a large archive of some 4000 or 5000 pictures prepared for this purpose. The name of this archive is Faces3.tar.Z and it is about 4.1 MBytes large. Currently it is available from several anonymous ftp sites (e.g. sonata.cc.purdue.edu in: /pub/next/graphics/Images/icons/people) That image archive also contains a script which automatically creates proper alias and passwd files. 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings * A command line utility for examining defaults is available from: sutro.sfsu.edu:/pub/wmdefaults1.0.tar.Z * A PD App, DefaultMgr.app, is available on the NeXT ftp archives. * A more brute approach (done by DefaultMgr.app): Start the application under gdb, and then try the following sequence of commands: break *0x500976a commands 1 silent printf "%s: ", *$a2 output {char *}(4+$a2) echo \n cont end run [Carl Edman ] adds: DefaultMgr.app doesn't any longer work properly under 3.0. It still is able to manipulate defaults but can't any longer "investigate" apps to find out which defaults they use. [eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)] adds: Needs to be revised for 3.x systems. wmdefaults is only for 2.x; it's not needed for 3.0 and later. 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? Remote running On the local machine make sure you have public window server access, this is set from the Preferences application. On the foreign NeXT machine run the application from a terminal window with the -NXHost . Both machines should be running the same version of NeXTstep. [shayman@Objectario.com (Steve Hayman)] NeXTSTEP 3.1 and higher includes a demo application called OpenSesame that simplifies this. You can select a program in Workspace and use > Service > Open Sesame > Open on Another Host ...to launch a program on a remote machine. This is a way to run old, non-fat-binary software on new NeXTSTEP/Intel machines. 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? UUCP What is happening is that the remote machine is waiting for you to end your login or password by typing a "Return" (aka &Mcirc; or CR or CARRIAGE RETURN). UUCP ends a line by sending a LineFeed (aka Ĵ or LF). Since UUCP doesn't send the CR, the login sequence is never completed, and you will usually get one of two error messages: wanted "password:" (means that username needs to end with a CR) imsg waiting for SYNC< (means that password needs to end with CR) So how do you get UUCP to send CR, instead of LF? End the send string with the sequence n c. For instance this line in L.sys will send a LF after login, but a CR after password. myfeed Any DIR 9600 cub "" ATTD19095551212 9600 \ "" ogin:--ogin: Unext ssword: secret\n\c 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? Webster Get Jiro Nakamura's define program from the archiver servers: define.tar.Z. This will allow you to access the database from the command line. This program breaks under 3.x. For 3.x there are two other programs which might be useful: Webster.a5 and websterd. 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? csh, arrow keys This is for people who use a terminal app that does vt100 keyboard emulation - pasc First, add these lines to your .cshrc (preferably between the if and endif): set editmode=emacs set macrofiles=.macros Then create a file called .bindings and put in it: bind-to-key ExecuteNamedMacro '\e[' And, next, you need to make a file called ".macros". Using an editor like emacs (which can insert control characters using a &Qcirc; prefix), into this file put: A^@^@^@^A^P B^@^@^@^A^N C^@^@^@^A^F D^@^@^@^A^B where &@circ; means Control-@ and ƒ means Control-A, etc. Also, don't put in the leading spaces. This will set up the left and right arrows to move back and forth on the line, and the up and down arrows will cycle through your history. On Intel machines these sequences are a little different: A^A^@^@^@^P B^A^@^@^@^N C^A^@^@^@^F D^A^@^@^@^B Then source .cshrc and the changes should take effect. 4.7 What default affects menu location? Menu, location Do the following. dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuX <value> dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuY <value> 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? Mathematica Login as root, or get root privileges running su, and execute the following five commands: mkdirs /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel/NeXT cd /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel ln -s uuuuu/Mathematica.app/Kernel/Display Utilities cd NeXT ln -s vvvvv/math mathexe where uuuuu is the directory where Mathematica was placed (typically, /LocalApps) and vvvvv is the directory where the executable math was placed (typically, /usr/local/bin) 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow loginwindow dwrites There are some for loginwindow: [Jess Anderson writes:] Here, I hope, is the quasi-definitive story on dwrites that affect the loginwindow. I'm indebted to several people, notably Art Isbell, Kristian Koehntopp, Dan Danz, Louie Mamakos, John Kheit, Felix Lugo, and Paul Sears, for some of the information presented here. Remember that dwrites are not supported by NeXT; they may change with any subsequent system release. These I've checked out using 3.0; some or all may work with earlier releases, but I can't vouch for most of them. All these dwrites must be done as root. You can also run as root and use DefaultMgr to set them (which is a whole lot more convenient if you're intending to fiddle with some of them). After setting the things you want, restart the WindowServer by logging out of the current session and typing exit on the login panel. OK, here's what we know (or think we do :-): dwrite loginwindow DefaultUser <login-name> Most new machines have set to me. This dwrite logs in user automatically. User must not have a password set, hence don't use this in a networked environment! dwrite loginwindow HostName "<host_name>" dwrite loginwindow HostName localhost These cause your host name to appear on the login panel. You need quote marks only if there's a space in the name. The first form hard-codes the name into root's defaults database. The second form uses whatever name has been set as localhost in NetInfo, which is convenient for networked machines. The font, size, color, and position of the printed string are not accessible (drat!). dwrite loginwindow ImageFile <path/to/a/suitable.tiff> This uses the tiff image pointed to instead of the standard one (in /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/English.lproj/nextlogin.tiff, .lproj as appropriate for your main language) as the login panel. Be sure you get the pointer right, though, or you'll have to boot single-user to fix it. In practical terms, the image is constrained in various ways I won't detail here. dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim <integer_number> No relation to the dim time set by Preferences. The units are odd, I think. Felix reported them as 1/34 second. However, when I changed it to 1020, I got 15 seconds to dimming, and 680 gives 10 seconds, that I'm sure of. So I think the units are 1/68 second. Maybe Felix just thought it was too damn long! We all know it seems longer when you're not having fun waiting. :-) Whatever, the login screen dims to about half after this length of time. dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES This causes the panel to move around approximately in Backspace bouncing-off-the-walls-tiff fashion. The point is to avoid burning the screen phosphors, as a static image would tend to do. The animation is controlled by the next couple dwrites. dwrite loginwindow MovementTimeout <real_number> The units are seconds. The panel starts moving (assuming the preceding is set to YES) after this time. If you set it to be less than the TimeToDim time, the movement starts before the dimming occurs. I did not try zero. I can't stand waiting around for things to happen, so I use 10 seconds for both times. The default appears to be 5 minutes. dwrite loginwindow MovementScale <integer_number> No movement occurs if this is set to 1. But it looks like the units might be approximately pixels for each change of position (the frequency of which is controlled by the next dwrite). If you put a big number here, say 200, the image moves in big jumps, but I don't know if the 200 is divided up somehow between change in x- and y-coordinates. I wouldn't worry about it much, just set it to something you like. Since my image contains readable text, I want it to scroll smoothly around, so I use the apparently minimum value, 2. The default appears to be 10. dwrite loginwindow MovementRate <real_number> The units are seconds. The image jumps by the amount above every this many seconds. The default is 0.0666 seconds. Bigger numbers mean slower motion. Since I don't like things being too jumpy or zooming around, I set this to 0.1 seconds. This makes my image ooze at a pace befitting an elderly person like me. dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled YES This makes it a little harder to turn the machine off; you have to use the monitor or the minimonitor (- ) if it's set, rather than the key. dwrite loginwindow LoginHook <path/to/loginhook/executable> dwrite loginwindow LogoutHook <path/to/logouthook/executable> Pointers to the login and logout hooks, if used. It should be pointed out that some of these things (login/logout hooks, for example) are maybe more logically set where the loginwindow is invoked by the WindowServer, namely /etc/ttys. There are yet others. Here's the full list (thanks, Art): NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DebugHook") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DryRun") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "WindowServerTimeout") => 0x0 NXRegisterDefaults("loginwindow", 0x16024) KeyMapPath: 0x12d97 "~/Library/Keyboards:/LocalLibrary/Keyboards:/NextLibrary/Keyboards" Keymap: 0x12de1 "/NextLibrary/Keyboards/USA" SwappedKeymap: 0x12e0a "No" LoginHook: 0x0 LogoutHook: 0x0 HostName: 0x0 ImageFile: 0x0 DefaultUser: 0x12e41 "me" PowerOffDisabled: 0x0 TimeToDim: 0x12e69 "2040" MoveWhenIdle: 0x12e0a "No" MovementTimeout: 0x12e8b "300.0" MovementRate: 0x12e9e "0.06666" MovementScale: 0x12eb4 "10" [Christopher J. Kane kane@cs.purdue.edu] Under NeXTSTEP 3.1, the login window has two buttons labeled "Reboot" and "Power" that allow a user to reboot and power down from the login window. In a public lab, this feature may be undesirable. The PowerOffDisabled default can be used to disable the buttons, but they are still shown in the window and push in when clicked (a bad user interface decision, IMHO). The program below patches loginwindow to eradicate the restart and power buttons. It makes the loginwindow's LoginButton class instance method initWithImage:altImage:andString: a no-op (just return nil). This patch has been applied to the machines in the NeXT lab at Purdue (like sonata.cc.purdue.edu for instance), and no adverse effects have been noted. This program must be run as root, since it writes to the file /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow. An archive with a compiled executable has been submitted to sonata.cc.purdue.edu. /* * Patches the loginwindow.app to eradicate the restart and power * buttons from the login window. * * Christopher J. Kane (kane@cs.purdue.edu) * Released into public domain; August 13, 1993. */ #include <libc.h> #include <errno.h> void main(int argc, char *argv[]) { unsigned char patch[8] = {0x0, 0x0, 0x42, 0x80, 0x4e, 0x5e, 0x4e, 0x75}; int file = open("/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow", O_WRONLY); if (-1==file) goto error; if (-1==lseek(file, 21170, SEEK_SET)) goto error; if (-1==write(file, patch, 8)) goto error; if (-1==close(file)) goto error; exit(0); error: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno)); exit(1); } FAQ-Authors note: We strongly recommend to do a backup of the loginwindow application, because the patch alters the file directly and will most likely not work on different versions of the OS. 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? man pages, NS2.x Beyond looking in the man pages under ixBuild, etc., what you want to do is put a few files (contents listed below file name) the .index directory: .roffArgs: -man displayCommand: tbl %s | nroff -man ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8ln] -V Other options that people suggested for ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8] -V /usr/local/man -fman -Nwhatis -V /usr/local/man/man* I don't think you need to explicitly name the directory in the first alternative, but you do in the second unless you want the cat* directories indexed as well. Note: Do NOT leave a trailing return after the line in ixBuildOptions; DL will barf. (I think someone said that, as shipped, the standard man .index/ixBuildOptions had this problem.) [From: Eric D. Engstrom ] Can anyone tell me what the command line for this might be under NEXTSTEP 3.0? Short answer: RTM on ixbuild(1) - specifically the parameter "-g". In addition, I'd like to inform the newsgroup of a simple hack I setup on my own machine to create a unified DL target for all UNIX Manual pages (including system, local, gnu, whatever). This was easier under 2.x because IXBuild (pre IXKit) had more hacks in it... Basically, you need to setup a directory with sym-links to the various man-page directories; For example: (397)basilisk% pwd /LocalLibrary/Documentation/ManPages (398)basilisk% ls -alg total 728 drwxrwxr-x 2 eric wheel 1024 Mar 28 18:03 ./ drwxrwxr-x 11 root wheel 1024 Mar 27 00:41 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 370 Feb 27 22:01 .README -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 872 Feb 27 17:11 .dir.tiff -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 20 Feb 27 17:11 .displayCommand -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 47 Feb 27 17:10 .index.iname -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 6 Feb 27 17:10 .index.itype -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 729088 Mar 28 18:44 .index.store -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 5 Feb 27 17:11 .roffArgs lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 18 Feb 27 17:53 gnu -> /usr/local/gnu/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 14 Feb 27 17:53 local -> /usr/local/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 9 Feb 27 17:53 news -> /news/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 35 Feb 27 17:53 system -> /usr/man/@ Notice that I also copied all the .[a-z]* files from the /usr/man/ directory as well. Then, use ixbuild -gl to (re)build the index. If your any of the links point to directories on other devices, add "d" to "-gl". "-v" will give you verbose output (like my writing style ;-). RTM under ixbuild(1) for more info. Unfortunately, once the index is built, I've never successfully gotten DL to update it correctly. Instead I have to do it by hand using ixbuild -ogldvc (actually, I setup a cron job to reindex weekly.) If you have troubles, try removing the .index.store file and rebuilding the entire database. I've had intermittent problems with ixbuild under 3.0. 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail .signature signature Mail There is a bundle for Mail to which, beside other features, allows you to add a .signature file to outgoing e-mails: EnhancedMail.bundle. This software package is available by the FTP archive sites. Here are other solutions which might serve you as well: [Carl Edman ] First create a simple text file the following content: #!/bin/sh { if test -r ${HOME}/.add-header; then cat ${HOME}/.add-header; fi cat - if test -r ${HOME}/.signature; then echo "--"; cat ${HOME}/.signature; fi }| /usr/lib/sendmail "$@" A good name for this file would be sendmail-addheader. If you want to and can install it for system-wide use put this file in e.g. /usr/lib. Otherwise your private /Unix/bin directory is also fine. Make certain that this file has execute permission. To set that, use e.g. chmod 755 /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader. Next, open up the preferences panel in Mail. Switch to the expert options. Change the Mailer option from /usr/lib/sendmail (which it should originally be) to /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader (or whatever the name of the file you created is). OK this and you should be set. From now on your file /.signature file should always be appended to all mail sent out with Mail.app. In addition if you have a file called add-header in your home-directory it should automatically be prepended to your outgoing mail. To implement a reply-to line, you would simply give it the following content: Reply-to: My Real Human Name <name@my.real.address> IMPORTANT: Make certain that you have one and exactly one newline at the end of /.add-header. Anything might break outgoing mail. Beware! BUG: The /.signature file is not added properly for NeXT mail containing attachments. The headers will still be added properly. This could be fixed but probably is more of a hassle than it is worth. [From: jbrow@radical1.radical.com (Jim Brownfield)] I have added a Terminal Service to terminal to add a signature file whenever I type "0" (command/zero), and I thought this might be of interest to people who read your FAQ. I have used this technique for over a year with no problems, and it has the advantage of working both with non-NeXT and NeXT Mail. First, you must create a file with your signature containing the characters "--" on the first line (there has been some discussion as to whether this should be "-- " ("--" followed by a blank), but my file only has the "--" as the first line. The rest of the file should contain your normal signature. If you place the file in your home directory, I recommend NOT using the filename ".signature" for this file since it may conflict with other programs (like NewsGrazer). I use the filename ".fullSignature". The file used for the signature should be ascii and not RTF to allow the file to be used for NeXT and non-NeXT mail. You can create a "Get signature" service by launching Terminal and accessing the "Terminal Services" window through the "Info/Terminal Services..." menu item. Then perform the following: 1. Create a new service by clicking on the "New" button. Change the service name to "Get signature". 2. Add the command "cat " and "0" (zero) to the "Command and Key Equivalent" entry. The "0" is obviously arbitrary, but I've found that it doesn't conflict with any of the commands I normally use. 3. De-select any items checked within the "Accept" grouping. Select the "As Input" radio button under the "Use Selection" section. 4. Change the "Execution" popup to "Run Service in the Background". Select the "Return Output" and "No Shell" radio buttons. 5. Click the "Save" button. Now, when you type "0" (actually, from any application), your signature will be added wherever your cursor is located (be careful not to have text selected as it will replace the selected text with your signature). I have found this to be very convenient for adding my .sig to outgoing mail. 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? searching, files find The Unix find command on the NeXT has the capability of quickly searching a database of all the files. This database is located in /etc/find.codes and has to be generated periodically. You can automatically generate this database, say twice a week at 3:15 a.m., by adding this line to your file /etc/crontab.local (you might have to create this file). 15 03 * * 2,5 root /usr/lib/find/updatedb > /usr/adm/updatedb.err After this has run, you can quickly find any file from a terminal by typing find where is a part of the file name you want (it is case-sensitive). [Carl Edman ] adds: Find still works under 3.0, but now has to match the entire filename (including the path) for a match to be recognized i.e. where under 2.x you would have find foobar, under 3.0 you have find '*foobar*' (The ' are necessary to prevent the shell from expanding the wildcards itself). [From: Geert Jan van Oldenborgh ] I find the following script in /usr/local/bin very handy to bring back the behavior that God Intended find to have: #!/bin/csh if ( $#argv == 1 ) then /usr/bin/find \*$1\* else set noglob /usr/bin/find $argv[1-] unset noglob endif 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! Mail, doesn't start When I double-click the Mail.app icon it loads and seems to start but then just terminates. How can I fix this ? Usually the problem is caused by Mail.app being terminated with extreme prejudice such as by a power outage or kill -9. Under those circumstances Mail.app may leave a lock file in your active mailbox. Due to a bug 3.0 Mail.app doesn't ask for permission to override this lock when started up again but just dies. Open a shell and look in /Mailboxes/Active.mbox. If this directory contains a file called .lock you have found the culprit. You can safely remove this file. 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! Recycler For some reason, after moving my home directory, my recycler no longer works? [From: eric%basilisk@src.honeywell.com (Eric D. Engstrom)] Basically, when you dump a file in the recycler, the workspace manager (attempts) to move it to one of the following locations: (note: no order implied here, because I'm unsure of the actual order used) - $HOME/.NeXT/.NextTrash (Should always exist; unsure what happens if it doesn't) - /tmp/.NextTrash_$USER Automatically created if non-existent) - $MNT-POINT/.NextTrash/$USER (.NextTrash NOT automatically created if non-existent) Also, the workspace requires that the trash directory into which it puts the to-be-deleted file be on the same disk partition that the file originally came from (for speed, I assume). Also, an example of the permissions for the external disk .NextTrash directory (which is not automatically created) should be : ls -aldg /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash drwxrwxrwt [...] /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash/ Note: /private/mnt2/local is the mount point. Do chmod 1777 .NextTrash to get the permissions right. Thus, if you moved your home directory from one partition to another, the one you left may not have a "recycler-repository" to use. 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? digital audio CDPlayer To hear sound, the following info is important. [Carl Edman ] Hearing the sound directly on the NeXT can be done with the play3401 program from the archives if you have a Toshiba 3401 series drive. Theoretically this can also be done with NEC [78]4-1s and Apple CD 300s, though I know of no NeXT program which supports them. Most other drives (including the NeXT CD-ROM) just don't have the hardware to do it. There is another player available: CD_evil, which is based on play3401 but offers a GUI. FAQ-Authors note: On Intel system it's very easy: just connect the CD-Audio out (internal) to your CD-in of the soundcard (internal). Anyway there are problems with different drives. E.g. we know, that the Toshiba, Sony and Nec drives currently use the same instruction set to access audio data. So be aware that there are drives which simply can't be accessed through CDPlayer. 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? .compressed compress uncompress gnutar tar gzip gunzip Do this with the following methods. [From: sanguish@digifix.com] .compressed files have been compressed in the Workspace Manager. Basically, they are just .tar.Z files. Even single files are tarred as well as compressed. There are several methods of decompressing these files. 1. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and Selecting uncompress from the file menu. 2. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and bringing up the Workspace Inspector. (You can double click to get there faster) 3. You can rename them to be .tar.Z and handle them the way you do them. FAQ-Authors note: use uncompress to access the .Z files and/or gunzip to access .z/.gz files. Use tar to access .tar files. You might also you gnutar to access both together, e.g. to access a .tar.gz at once. Read the man pages for more information. 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? compress gzip gunzip dwrites Change it with the given method. [Stephen Peters ] You can change the tools that the Workspace uses to create and read its .compressed files by issuing the following commands in a terminal window: dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress YES [Reuven M. Lerner reuven@the-tech.mit.edu] This is generally a good thing, except that people might follow your advice and then try to send NeXTmail to someone who is still using compress/uncompress. Changing Workspace/uncompress to gunzip isn't a problem, since it uncompresses all sorts of files, but people should be very careful not to change Workspace/compress to gzip unless they will only be dealing with other gzip-equipped users. 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. netinfo problem, /keyboard directory is missing. It's benign... but annoying. niutil -create . /keyboard Fixed in 2.1 and up. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine root login A number of people have complained about the situation where root can log onto the configuration server, but not its clients. Login proceeds normally, then a window with "Workspace error Internal error (signal 10)" pops up. Other users are not affected. This scenario occurs with NetBooted clients that are not permitted root access to / via the server's /etc/exports file, either via an explicit root= option or (the most heinous) anon=0. For security reasons many sites will NOT want to permit such access. Note that what you're up against is only a Workspace Manager misfeature; there's no problem logging in as root on the real UNIX console, or logging in as a non-root user and then using "su" to obtain root privileges. Root access is needed to: * Log in a root Workspace. * Perform BuildDisk on a client. * Run the GuidedTour demo for the first time subsequent invocations will not autologin, but they will run just fine if you log in as NextTour (no password). It is not required to perform updates on the local NetInfo database, for any normal user operations, nor to run programs requiring root access on the server using -NXHost. 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? Boot, from higher SCSI ID Boot, from second drive Use the following command. bsd(1,0,0) -a which will then ask you for the drive to use as the root disk, or still easier, bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 In the boot command the name of the bootfile can be replaced by '-'. This is very useful as the length of the bootcommand which can be stored in the permanent memory is very limited (on NeXT machines only). So the only way to eg. increase the number of buffers permanently to 128 in the boot command is to use the following boot command: sd- nbu=128 (sdmach nbu=128 would have been too long). 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? swapfile The swapfile is located in /private/vm. The only current way to make it shrink is to reboot the machine. See the man pages for swaptab for more information. Note, that putting a space after the comma in /etc/swaptab (lowat=,hiwat=) makes swapon ignore the hiwat entry. 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? netinfo Yes. 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? filesystem, external You need an entry in /etc/fstab so the disk will be mounted at boot time, rather than being "automounted" when somebody logs in. Automounted disks are owned by whoever logged in, fstab-mounted disks are owned by root. Something like this: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /Disk 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 (assuming the external disk is to be mounted as /Disk) fstab should be niloaded into the Netinfo database if it contains any NFS mounts. 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? coredump, size limit Limit it by the following command. This will work for apps running from a shell. limit coredumpsize 0 If your dock or workspace apps are dumping core, there's also: dwrite Workspace CoreLimit <bytesize> 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? buffers, ROM I know the ROM monitor only allows twelve characters, but I use something like this: bsd sdmach nbuf=xxx (NeXT machines only) Enter the hardware monitor. Hit 'p' to adjust the configuration parameters. It will respond: Boot command: ? Enter sd- nbu=xxx, where xxx is a number less than 256. 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? Maybe this could point you into the right direction. Pipe it to pft and see what happens.... %!PS-Adobe-2.0 EPSF-2.0 %%BoundingBox: 0 0 16 16 %%EndComments 0 0 16 16 Retained window dup windowdeviceround gsave 16 16 scale 16 16 4 [16 0 0 -16 0 16] {< ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0f0d0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0ffd0f0d0fffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ffd0ffd0ffd0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ff50ff50ff50ffd0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50ff50ff50ff50ff50ff50fffff00000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908fffff0000000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908f908fffff000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00f908f908fffffffffffffffffffff00000000000000000000 ffff908f908fffff00ff00ffffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff908fffff0000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffffffff00000000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 >} false 3 alphaimage grestore gstate nextdict /_NXSharedGrayAlpha get NX_TwelveBitRGB 1 index setwindowdepthlimit windowdeviceround 0 0 16 16 5 4 roll 0 32 Copy composite nulldevice termwindow Maybe somebody wants to write some kind of "pointer editor"? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? BuildDisk, customization The BuildDisk application is extremely limited in terms of the types of disks configuration it knows how to build. Essentially it "knows" about swapdisks, optical disks, 330 and 660 MB SCSI disks. If you wish to do custom configurations you should look at existing BLD script files in /etc/BLD.* There is a script which you can use to specify which BLD script you are using, which disktab entry, and other useful parameters in /usr/etc/builddisk Some things to note: * the fstab installed on the target disk is specified in the newclient command in the BLD script. standard fstabs are extracted from /usr/template/client/fstab.* * the BLD scripts do not put down a new boot block on the scsi disk, you may want to install one by hand using the /usr/etc/disk program. * some disks boot fine but NeXTstep comes up with a blank window and no login window. This is due sometimes to forgetting to install an accessible /NextLibrary/{Fonts,Sounds}. In general you need quite a lot of things to make a bootable disk. You can build a minimally usable bootable floppy (for crash recovery purposes). There is a modified version of builddisk (to make it support building floppies, a minimal change) and a BLD script to build the boot floppy available at cs.orst.edu in next/sources/Bootfloppy.tar.Z. (I put this together in response to several requests.) A newer version of Bootfloppy for 2.1 is on the archives as next/sources/util/Bootfloppy2.1.tar.Z. Also available from the archives is BootFloopy 3.x (for --- you guessed it --- NEXTSTEP 3.x). I might also add that one can improve on disk usage while enhancing functionality. BuildDisk (which is used by the various BootFloppy scripts) just copies the standard binaries for ls, mv, cp aso. from /bin. These binaries are statically linked as shipped by NeXT which makes them huge. (e.g. /bin/ls is 106496 bytes large. /usr/local/bin/gls with more features is just 16268 bytes). If you replace these binaries by the BSD or GNU equivalents you can save several hundred kBytes on your boot floppy. This extra diskspace can be used for tar, dump and more tools which makes the boot floppy actually usable. Tested. 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? dwrite, misc There a lot of dwrite useful for you. (self explanatory) dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress Yes dwrite Workspace DockOrginX (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOrginY (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOffsetX -1057 (leftmost) dwrite Workspace DockOnTop (0 or 1 for true or false) dwrite appname NXCMYKAdjust YES dwrite Preferences 24HourClock yes 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? @LongLink gnutar Because gnutar tries to be somewhat compatible to the old tar format, it can't store pathnames longer than 100 chars. In order to store files with longer names, it generates a special file entry containing just the longer filename. These are the long links you see. Nothing to worry about. 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? .place3_0.wmd The Workspace uses it to record the window attributes (sort order, view type, icon positions and so on) Switching the 'UNIX Expert' flag in UNIX Preferences panel off hides all files which start by '.'. 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder IconBuilder icon, transparent If you are repainting an icon on the filesystem e.g. .dir.tiff make a copy and remove it first. Then reload the directory (the default icon gets shown). This is needed because the system caches icons. Now here comes how to create transparent backgrounds using IconBuilder: * Select Format->Document Layout (or New document layout) * 'Has alpha' must be checkedus * Open the color inspector * UNcheck 'paint in overlay mode' * Choose any color (I took white) * Set Opacity to 0 * Use Paintbucket to fill the whole icon * Now set Opacity back to 100 * Draw the icon What 'Paint in overlay mode… does, is that when checked, it will use both the alpha (opacity) of the existing pixel and the alpha selected in the color inspector and combine both into a new color. When unchecked the existing pixel will just be replaced with one using color and alpha as selected in the inspector. 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM Mac DOS CD-ROM Some CD-ROMs are using multiple fileformats to adress more people. This is done by putting two filesystems on the disk. With NEXTSTEP you are able to acess both. But what to do if the Workspace only shows you the DOS side of a disk, while the Mac side is often more convenient (due to e.g. long filenames). The solution is to change the priority the system is searching for a usable filesystem. You need to rearange the filesystems in /usr/filesystems to fit your needs. Here is how: * ls -lR /usr/filesystems shows the actual searching queue. * mv /usr/filesystems /tmp/filesystems to backup things * mkdir /usr/filesystems recreate the directory. * cp -p -r /tmp/filesystems/xx /usr/filesystems copy the filesystems in order of searching back to the default location. * chmod 4755 /usr/filesystems/xx.fs/xx.util reset SUID mode * reset the links in /usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/. 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP PPP There is a commercial PPP and a public domain PPP implementation. For the public domain PPP there is an additional FAQ available at: http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/ The public domain PPP is based on the PPP-2.2 distribution. This distribution offers several enhancements over ppp-2.1.2. Especially noteworty is that it implements BSD packet compression. Using packet compression can lead to higher throughput than you get using compressing modems. The port works on Motorola, Intel (both Mux and NeXT supplied serial drivers), and HP systems running OS 3.2 and 3.3. It also works in conjunction with Black and White's NXFAX software. You may also want to join the mailing list for PPP. This will keep you informed of new releases and will provide an arena for discussing problems with the NeXT specific PPP port. To add yourself to the list (or for any other administrative requests), send an email message to: listproc@listproc.thoughtport.com requesting you be placed on the list. Make sure to include your proper return email address. To send mail to all the participants on the list, address your messages to: nextppp@listproc.thoughtport.com 5 BLACK (NEXT) HARDWARE 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? disk drives Most SCSI disk drives will work without modifying /etc/disktab. There are problems with the installation of boot blocks and badly formed fstab generated by BuildDisk of NEXTSTEP 2.0. A disk connected to the NeXT will need to have a NeXT specific label written to it before it can be properly recognized by the system. If you get an error message "Invalid Label..." this indicates that the drive was successfully seen by the NeXT machine but it does not have the proper label, to install a label use the /usr/etc/disk program on the raw disk device that the system assigned to the device and use the label command to write the label onto the disk. [how the NeXT assigns disk devices is explained in the N&SA manual] NEXTSTEP releases 2.0 and up provide a low level disk formatter, sdform, which does not offer much flexibility, but gets the job done. Most drives are already formatted at the factory. 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? NS3.3 and 68030 Yes, but note that NeXTstep 3.3 is be optimized for the 68040 CPUs. NeXTstep 1.0 and 2.x were optimized for the 68030 CPU, 68882 FPU machines. 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? FUJITSU MO Yes, they do 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? SCSI-2, synchronous synchronous mode Quick answer is: No. The reason is that the NeXT does not support synchronous transfers from the SCSI bus. It does support SCSI-2 disks running in asynchronous mode, which all SCSI-2 disks must do. 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? HP 660, boot boot, HP 660 It has been reported that HP drives fail to autoboot on power on or while other devices are on the scsi bus. The problem seems to be with drives configured to spin-up automatically on power on do not get recognized at boot time. To remedy this problem reliably with HP 660Mb (HP97548) and 1Gbyte (HP 97549) drives remove the auto spinup jumper on the back of the drive. Looking at the disk from the back with the power connector on the lower left, it is the sixth jumper. The official fix was an EPROM change to the HP drive from HP. The HP drives took too long to wait up, so the system wasn't happy with the other drives coming ready first especially when the HP was suppose to be the boot device. (The EPROM is no longer available from NeXT). 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? Fujitsu M2263SA/SB See Izumi Ohzawa's note in /pub/next/docs/fujitsu.recipe available via anonymous ftp from sonata.cc.purdue.edu. 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? OD, corrupt OD, mount If you can't automount an OD, and you can't fix it, you can still manually mount it. Log in as root. Type /usr/etc/mount /dev/od0a /FoO. It will ask you to insert the disk. Insert it. It is mounted. This method WILL mount a corrupted OD so you can read its contents. Since it is corrupted, it is not recommended to write to it. You should copy the important files to something else, then reformat it. 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? CD-ROM, NeXT A USENET survey summary: Apple CD-150 PLI 1035N for NeXT SUN CD-ROM drive (Sony CDU-8012, Rev. 3.1a) NEC 73M and 74 (transfer rates > of 300 KB/sec.) NEC 84 S NEC 4xi NEC 6x speed Apple CD-SC (Sony 541-22 mechanism) Apple CD-300 Apple CD-300+ Chinon CDS-431 (with new drivers) Eclipse CD-ROM from Microtech Toshiba 3201 Toshiba 3301 Toshiba 3401 Toshiba 3501 Toshiba TXM3301E1 Toshiba XM-2200A external Toshiba XM3601 Plextor Quadspeed Plextor PX-63CS (6xspeed) DENON DRD-253 external (data only, no music) HP's LaserROM drive (Toshiba XM-3301TA drive in HP's box) Texel 3024 (required a firmware upgrade to version was 1.11) As with all SCSI devices, they just work. Some drives only get problems with their audio support with CD-Player (due to not standardized SCSI audio commands, but this isn't a NeXT specific problem!) In contrary the question should be: are there SCSI CD-ROMs which don't work together with NEXTSTEP? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? toner, NeXT printer The toner cartridge is a standard EP-S cartridge, the same that fits the HP LaserJet III and some other printers. Any HP LaserJet II or III will fit. HPLJ4mSI cartridges do NOT fit. Any HP LJII or LJIII paper tray will fit. IIISI and 4 trays will not. Confused? Read again :-) 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? printers, on NeXT If you plan to connect an HP LaserJet (II, IIP, III, etc.) you need to make a special cable in order for the NeXT 040 and HP to get the hardware handshaking correct. This is true for whatever version of the OS you are running. NeXT 68040 to HP LaserJet III Cable (not a Null-modem cable): Mini-Din HP DB-25 1 (DTR) nc 2 (DCD) 4 (RTS) 3 (TXD) 3 (RXD) 4 (GND) 7 (GND) 5 (RXD) 2 (TXD) 6 (RTS) 5 (CTS) 7 (RTXC) nc 8 (CTS) 20 (DTR) You may want to use hardware flow control for reliability (ie /dev/ttyfa). If you have problems with other printers, check the cable pinouts in the printer's manual against the one recommended in the zs man-page! Refer to Chapter 13 in Network and System Administration. 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? printer, turning off The NeXT 400dpi printer powers up every time you boot up when the print daemon is started (/usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd in /etc/rc). Apart from not running the daemon at boot time (commenting it out and having to run it by hand later), you can add the following lines to /etc/rc.local: if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi Once you queue a print job the printer daemon will automatically power up the NeXT printer for you. The printer daemon will not automatically power off the machine after a print job, you will need to turn off the printer by typing /usr/etc/nppower off. 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? microphone, NeXT Some NeXT owners use the RadioShack (Realistic) Tie Clip Microphone ($19.95) cat 33-1052. NeXT Computer, Inc. uses the "Sony Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-K7" in-house (available for $60). Some use Sony Tie-Clip microphone, #ECM-144, which costs around $40. Others have successfully used a WalMart brand microphone (available for $6). 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? modem, on NeXT Previously, we suggested that people use Mac modem cables; however, it has come to our attention that there is no one standard Mac modem cable. Since correct modem operation on a NeXT depends upon a correctly wired modem cable, buying a Mac cable is not a good idea. Some Mac cables do not allow dial-in and no Mac cable allows the use of hardware flow control. For these reasons, we are recommending that only cables that meet NeXT specifications be used. [however, if you have a Mac modem cable lying around and don't care about dial-in or hardware flow control, then by all means....] These cables are available commercially from any store, how still sells NeXT stuff, and from Computer Cables and Devices, or can be custom built. Note that no off- the-shelf Mac cable will allow hardware flow control. It is however possible to make a such a cable from an Imagewriter II cable by replacing one of the mini-8 ends with a DB-25 connector. Hardware flow control is absolutely essential for all serial port connections with speeds of 9600 bps and above. Make certain that you cable supports it, your modem is configured to use it and you are using the hardware flowcontrol devices /dev/cuf[ab], /dev/ttydf[ab] and /dev/ttyf[ab], respectively. Most people use tip or kermit to control the modem. SLIP and/or UUCP may also be used (but are more complicated to set up and require the remote machine to also have SLIP and/or UUCP (respectively)). A version of the DOS-program pcomm can be found on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de The 2.0 Network and System Administration Manual, which is available in hard-copy (shipped with each machine) contains an extensive description of how to use modems with the NeXT machine. Additionally NeXT in their TechSupportNotes series called SerialPortDoc.wn and UUCP for 1.0/1.0a systems . This document is available from most FTP sites that carry NextAnswers. Also, try to obtain the about.modem.Z file by Mark Adler in the pub/next/lore directory on sonata.cc.purdue.edu 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? SCSI cable to NeXT Yes. This cable is the same as the one used by Sun SparcStations and DecStation 5000's (but not DecStation 3100's which use 68-pin micro rather than the 50pin micro connector used on NeXT 040, Suns and DecStation 5000). The implication that a Sun SparcStation cable can be used with NeXT peripherals is generally false. NeXT themselves, and DEC, and nearly everyone else who makes SCSI peripherals, puts Telco-50 (centronics) connectors on their devices. Sun in their infinite wisdom uses DD50 which are quite different. Telco-50 is an approved connector type in the SCSI spec. Probably the original point was that the 50-pin microSCSI on the NeXT and Sun and some DecStations was different from the 68-pin microSCSI on the DecStation 5000. But this does not address the other end of the cable. 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? fax modem, on NeXT The following fax modems are currently available for the NeXT Computer: Manufacturer, Model Supplier, Type DoveFax for NeXT, Dove Computer, Class 1 HSD FaxMaster, HSD Microcomputer, Class 2* mix fax, i·link GmbH, Class 2** SupraFAXModem V.32bis, Supra Corp., Class 2 (requires DFax driver or NXFax driver) ZyXEL U-1496E/E+/S/S+, ZyXEL USA, Class 2 (requires NXFax driver) Telebit T3000 with fax option Telebit WorldBlazer with fax option (requires NXFax driver) Neuron 1414/1414+ with ZyXEL ROM upgrade (requires NXFax driver) (Neuron 1414 and Neuron 1414+ modems are relabelled ZyXEL modems. Contact ZyXEL USA for ROM upgrades. Neuron modems with 512K ROMs should upgrade their ROMs and ROM sockets to 1 Mb ROMs. People with 1Mb ROMs should just order the new ROMs.) (*) Note that the Class 2 is not yet approved; it is still out for ballot, after having failed in an October 1990 round. The Abaton InterFax 24/96 NX driver supports Class 2 as it was in that draft; there are expected to be very few changes prior to approval. (**) Note that mix fax works with both the October 1990 and October 1991 draft versions of Class 2, especially with the NeXT supplied Class 2 modem driver. Upgrading to an approved version of Class 2 would be a matter of just a software update (holds true for any forthcoming (class 3?) standard, for that matter). In order to use a fax modem with the NeXT Computer, a NeXT compatible fax driver must be available to operate the modem. Modem control procedures may be proprietary or conform to one of the following EIA/TIA standards: Class 1: CCITT T.30 session management and CCITT T.4 image data handling are controlled by the driver. Class 2*: CCITT T.30 session management and image data transport are handled by the modem. CCITT T.4 image data preparation and interpretation are controlled by the driver. Release 2.0 of the NeXT system software includes a Class 2 modem driver which will work with any fax modem which meets the EIA/TIA Asynchronous Facsimile Control standard. Other fax modems must supply a NeXT compatible driver. Note that there's a small bug in 2.0 (fixed in 2.1): a symbolic link is missing for the file Class2_Fax_Modem_Driver in /usr/lib/NextPrinter. The simple fix: create the link; it should reference Interfax_Fax_Modem_Driver, also in the /usr/lib/NextPrinter directory. An alternative workaround for Class 2, especially useful for novices: just use InterFax as the modem type in PrintManager, rather than Class 2*. After installing a fax modem using PrintManager one must repeat setting things in the Fax Options panel in order for them to be stored correctly. In particular, these include the Rings to Answer and Number of Times to Retry. This affects all fax modems being installed. If one uses illegal characters in the Modems Number field in the Fax Options when configuring an InterFax modem then the modem will not answer the phone. Legal characters are digits, spaces, and plus signs. This does not affect the Dove modem. Modems from the german vendor Dr. Neuhaus also work with the internal Fax-Driver. But only the FURY-series does. 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? serial port, >2 on NeXT TTYDSP From Yrrid converts the DSP port into an additional serial port. Yrrid Incorporated 507 Monroe St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Voice: 919-968-7858 Fax: 919-968-7856 E-mail: yrrid@world.std.com Unitnet has a device, the SLAT, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 Central Data Corporation makes the scsiTerminal Server family of products. Drivers for NextStep 3.0 and 3.1 are available for both the 68K-based and Intel-based platforms. The products available for NeXT include: Product DESCRIPTION ST-1002+ 2 serial, 1 parallel SP-1003 3 parallel ST-1008+ 8 serial, 1 parallel ST-1016 16 serial You can also mix and match multiple units. Phone: 217/359-8010 Toll-free: 800/482-0315 FAX: 217-359-6904 Email: info@cd.com support@cd.com sales@cd.com Also, one can use an IP terminal server. In a non-Internet environment, inexpensive terminal servers, which don't control access to the network securely, can be used. If your network is an Internet subnet, you must use a terminal server that controls either: (1) who can log into the terminal server, or (2) which machines the terminal server will access. These tend to be more expensive (around $250/port, but in 8-port increments), but it may be quite economical means of sharing ports among many NeXTs (or other computers) on the network. Particularly if one has a NeXT network, an Ethernet terminal server may be the way to go. One that supports Linemode Telnet (such as the Xylogics Annex III) will offer the best performance. 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? Ethernet, thick There are many possible solutions. For example, here are three: * The University of Waterloo (Audio Research Group) uses an old door-stop PC XT clone with two Western Digital cards (WD8003E Ethercard Plus, $250 CDN each; you should be able to get them for under $200 (US$)) running Vance Morrison's PCRoute (available from accuvax.nwu.edu). You will also need a thickwire transceiver and a drop cable (about $300). In addition, you will need Internet addresses for the NeXT and both PC Ethernet cards (and a subnet address). The documentation for PCRoute contains quite a bit of information on the performance of this setup. This solution requires two subnets. There is another program called PCbridge that allows the machines on the thin and thick wires to be part of the same subnet. This product also does packet filtering, so that packets destined to machines on the same side of the net do not cross over. * Cabletron sells a MR-2000C Singleport Repeater for $695 that does exactly what you need minus drop cable and transceiver. Their number is (408) 441-9900. * The march 1992 INMAC networking and connectivity products catalog lists thicknet to thinnet converters. Product number Z903071 price $445. Claims full ieee 802.3 compatibility and diagnostic LED's. * NuData (908)-842-5757 (USA) sells AUI10 base-T boxes for about 149 US Dollar. 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? answering machine A company that is selling both hardware and software to allow you to do this: SES Computing 13206 Jenner Lane Austin, Texas 78729 Voice: (512) 219-9468 (Demo system number) i.link, a european company, has a combined data/fax modem and telephone answering machine. It uses the DSP port and is implemented mainly in software on the DSP with a little bit of hardware to interface to the phone line. i.link GmbH Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 D-1000 Berlin 30 Germany Tel: +49 30 216 20 48 Fax: +49 30 215 82 74 E-mail: info@ilink.de 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? monitor, color The important specs for the color monitor are: Horz Scan Rate: 61 KHz Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz Resolution: 1280x1024 (NeXT uses 1120x832) NON-INTERLACED Displays may require alignment to adjust for the scan rate of NeXT machines. The Nanao T560i 17" color display has been used with NeXTstation Color machines, and seems to work well. Some larger NEC displays have also worked. 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 13W3 to BNC BNC to 13W3 You can get them from:NeXT/Bell Atlantic: part number S4025. NuData in New Jersey carries 13W3 female to 4 BNC male connectors. The price is about $100. NuData Voice: 908-842-5757 DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for the following. If you can source the bits yourself here's how it's built. 1 female 13W3 connector 3 Male BNC connectors 3 mini coax ie. the pins to the coaxial are male and the regular pins are female. Looks like this. . o o o o o . . 13W3 FEMALE A1 o o o o o A2 A3 | | | | | | | | | Red Green Blue 3 BNC's That's the coax part. The outer shielding of the coax's are grounded on both pin 10 and the case. 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? centronics, NeXT parallel port, NeXT Uninet has devices, the SLAT-2 and the SLAT-DRV11, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 zardoz!sales@ics.uci.edu or uunet!ucivax!zardoz!sales 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? serial port, cpu power usage Perhaps you've got a (probably fairly long) unshielded serial cable attached to it, with either nothing at the other end or a powered-off device at the other end. EE's call this an antenna. It's probably picking up most of the radio stations in your area, which the serial chip is interpreting as a continuous stream of garbage bytes, which it feeds to getty, which tries to interpret them as login attempts. How do you avoid this problem? * leave the device at the other end switched on (even when it's not transmitting, it will assert a voltage that overrides the noise) * unplug the cable from the next when you're not using it * use 'kill -STOP' & 'kill -CONT' to stop and resume the getty process as needed * buy an adequately shielded serial cable 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? brightness, MegaPixel focus, MegaPixel Adjust it using the following information. From: Charles William Swiger I have adjusted several monitors with no problems, but make sure you know what you are doing before opening anything. I expressly disclaim responsibility for any ill results that may occur. In order to adjust NeXT's MegaPixel display (called 'the monitor' hereafter), you'll need (a) the NeXTtool (or a 3mm Allen wrench), (b) a plastic adjustment tool (preferred) or a thin bladed screwdriver, and possibly (c) a Phillips-head screwdriver. (NB: A similar procedure will work for color monitors, but you should either know what you're doing or you'll probably be better off letting a pro deal with it.) Turn off the computer. Disconnect all cables to the monitor. Look at the back of the monitor. There will be 4 screws there; use the NeXTtool (or Allen wrench) to remove them. Remove the plastic back of the monitor and put it out of your way. Reconnect the cables and turn the computer back on. As the machine powers up, examine the back of the monitor. You'll see a metallic box (usually silver, though some are black) surrounding the monitor's vitals. This protects you against the dangerous voltages inside, and also insulates the monitor from electromagnetic noise. On the back of this box are several holes for performing adjustments. There are two focus controls (labeled 'focus' and 'dynamic focus'), a brightness control (labeled 'brightness' or possibly 'black level') and several others that adjust various things like screen size and position. Depending on the exact placement of the controls on the circuit board of your specific monitor, some of these controls may be difficult (or impossible) to adjust from the back. If this is the case, I will describe what's necessary below. Otherwise, adjust the appropriate controls using either an adjustment tool or a screwdriver. Be warned that a screwdriver probably will cause some interesting video effects when it enters the case. Ignore this the best you can, or find a plastic adjustment tool, which is what you *really* should be using anyway. Using a flashlight will help you see into the hole so that you can align the business end of the tool correctly. Focus and position controls are fairly obvious. Adjust them slowly until you're happy with the results. Don't muck with anything you don't need to; the factory settings are usually pretty decent. To correctly adjust the brightness, follow this procedure: Turn the brightness of the monitor all the way down using the keyboard. Adjust the brightness control on the back of the monitor until a barely noticeable picture forms. Then turn the brightness down a little so this picture disappears completely. Check that you can get adequate brightness by using the keyboard to brighten the screen. If the display isn't bright enough, adjust the brightness control on the rear of the monitor high enough so that the monitor display is adequate. Note that you won't be able to dim the screen completely from the keyboard...sorry. Once you're finished, shut down the computer, take off the cables, reattach the back of the monitor, and reconnect the cables. You're done. If the control you need to adjust proves to be difficult, you may need to enter the metal case. This happened on one monitor's focus control and another's brightness. WARNING: THE VOLTAGES INSIDE THE MONITOR'S CASE ARE VERY DANGEROUS, EVEN WHEN THE MONITOR IS OFF. BE VERY CAREFUL, OR YOU CAN SERIOUSLY INJURE OR EVEN KILL YOURSELF. DO NOT PERFORM THE NEXT INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. You'll have to power off the computer again, and disconnect the cables. Looking at the monitor from the back, notice a section of metallic shielding on the right side of the metal box that extends to the picture tube. This is where the flyback transformer is connected. It shields a wire that is charged to about 25,000 V. WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE, IT CAN SHOCK YOU THROUGH ITS INSULATION. Being very careful of this, remove the metal case by unscrewing the Philip's head screws that hold the case on. Don't touch the screws that hold the picture tube into the front of the monitor's case. Once you've gotten the metal box off, reconnect the cables. Figure out what control you're going to adjust, and make sure that you can do so without touching anything else inside. Again, *watch out* for the wire that connects to the picture tube on the right side. Power up the computer. I recommend that you use only one hand to make the adjustment, and that your other hand be placed in your pocket (or similar equivalent, if you're wearing clothes lacking pockets). This precaution reduces the chances that you'll make a short circuit between one hand, your heart, and the other hand --- a good idea. Perform the necessary adjustment(s), being very careful not to touch anything inside. Then shut down and reassemble the monitor, following the directions given above. Hopefully, these instructions will prove useful. Once again, please be very careful...I don't want your death and/or injury on my conscience (or a lawsuit, for that matter, either :-) 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? MacIntosh, emulation emulation, MacIntosh There is a nice way to run macintosh-software on your original black hardware. It works fine with dual-headed cubes and is optimized for the Apple OS - Version 7.5. To get further information about daydream, please contact: QUIX Computerware AG 011-41-41-440-88-28 9 hour differential Luzernerstr.10 6030 Ebikon Switzerland Next software - 011-41-41-34-86-80 quix@applelink.apple.com 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? printer, eject, NeXT laser NeXT laser, eject paper Fix it as follows. If you continually get messages like, "sorry, the printer is jammed" and you have to pull each page out the last inch, you probably need to replace the 14 tooth gear in the output stage(fuse ass'y). You can see this gear before you disassemble the printer, so that is a good first step. Then read these instructions all the way through and see if you want to attempt it. Next recommends replacing the entire fuse ass'y ( big bucks) if the gear is damaged, but Chenesko, Inc., of Ronkonkoma, NY sells the gears for $2.31. The part number is RS1-0132. They recommended I also replace the 20 tooth gear, number RS1-0116, but I don't know if it is really necessary. Their phone number is 800-221-3516. To examine your gear, open the rear (delivery ) door and undo the screw attaching the strap that keeps the door from opening down all the way. The gear is on the side nearest the power input to the printer. There are two gears on the part of the delivery ass'y that swings down. The suspect gear engages the top one, but is mounted on the fixed portion of the fuse. Ours had several teeth missing and/or damaged. To get the gear off you have to remove the fuse ass'y. To remove the fuse you must open the printer lid fully, so it is straight up. To open the lid fully you must remove the case. To remove the case you must remove the plastic cover on the lid. Are you getting the idea now? This will be a lot of fun, and take most of the afternoon. I hope you have a spacious, well-lit area, because there are a lot of screws, and a lot of them are painted black, so they are hard to see when you drop them, unless you drop them inside of the printer, where you might NEVER see them again. Fortunately, as with all computer equipment, they seem to put lots of extras in, so just make sure there aren't any where they might do damage, like short out the mega KILOVOLT corona power supply, or grind into the REGISTRATION rollers. You do want your printouts to be straight, don't you? So, if you're ready, here we go. * PREPARATION Most mere mortals will want to power down everything and disconnect the cables, etc. Remove the cartridge and paper trays, etc. * REMOVE THE LID COVER open the lid and remove 3 screws. They DO NOT have any red paint on them. * REMOVE THE BACK DOOR there is one screw that holds the strap. When you can swing it clear down, you can squeeze the hinges together and remove the door. * REMOVE THE CASE There are maybe seven screws that hold the case on. Four are right on top. Two are just inside the rear door area. Two are down inside where you store that green cleaning tool. 4 + 2 + 2 = 7, right? Say, who was the last guy that worked on this printer anyway? The case has to be convinced that you really need to remove it, even when it is loose and all the screws are out. * REMOVE THE FUSE ASS'Y You will need a PHILLIPS screwdriver for this, as with the previous steps. But you will need a LONG one this time. Three of the screws are pretty easy to find. Just study the lower part of the fuse, as it is screwed onto the bottom case. Two of the screws are inside. One is under the lid next to the gears, the other near the green cleaning tool. On the outside, in back, there is one on each side. One is under the white wires that connect the fuse to the 10 AMP circuit breaker, which is pretty near that gear, and close to the power input. Unplug that cable. Then remove the small black crew that holds the black plastic gear cover so you will have better access to the last screw. Then you will have to wrestle the fuse out the back of the printer. Be careful with it. * DISASSEMBLE THE FUSE There are several screws and a spring. It's not too hard to take apart. You can see the gear, so you just have to take off the covers on that end of the ass'y to get to it. I should caution you that I had trouble putting them back on, because they have funny shapes and don't make a lot of sense. Plus I was tired, so I went home, ate dinner, played with the dog, went to bed, got up and ate breakfast before I put it back together. You might want to label some parts, make some drawings, etc. to reassure yourself that you can put the parts back just like they were. * REMOVE THE GEAR You can remove the gear pretty easily with a small screwdriver by unspringing the "E"-ring that holds it on the shaft. Try not to bend the e-ring. * PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER Sorry, I can't help you with this part (HA HA!) I told you you should read the instructions first. Maybe you should buy a new printer, or try to attach some third party printer via the serial port! Well, if you got this far I hope you dropped little crumbs of bread so you can find your way back. I try to save all the little screws by putting them back in the holes they came from, or putting them in some small container. You might clean some of the gears or the paper path while you have it open. You can also install a new OZONE filter. Remember OZONE is hazardous to your health, so you don't want to inhale it. DISCLAIMER: BE CAREFUL IF YOU TRY THIS PROCEDURE. THERE ARE DANGEROUS VOLTAGES PRESENT, AND EVEN IF YOU ARE TOO CHICKEN TO WORK ON IT POWERED UP, YOU COULD CUT YOURSELF, OR DROP THE WHOLE THING ON YOUR FOOT, THUS VOIDING THE WARRANTY. ALSO, THE PRINTER WONÂT WORK WITHOUT THE COVERS, BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO SECRET SWITCHES THAT INFORM THE NEXT CPU THAT SOMEONE "IS FOOLING AROUND WITH THE PRINTER AGAIN." Yet another update to reflect that Jacob Gore received gears for an Apple Laserwriter from Chenesko, which are similar enough to work, but with some modification.Also, if the original gear is in fair condition, it can be reversed on the shaft until a replacement is ordered. 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? mouse, connector Read the following instruction. Thanks to Alvin Austin (austin@cs.USask.Ca) I have the information I need on the NeXT mouse connections. Pin Function 1 +5v 2 X Encoder Phase A 3 X Encoder Phase B 4 Y Encoder Phase A 5 Y Encoder Phase B 6 Right Button 7 Left Button 8 Ground 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? References: NeXTanswers' hardware.620, 92_spring_bulletin "Announcing NeXTstation Turbo and NeXTcube Turbo" NeXT Computer (68030-25MHz/68040-25MHz), NeXTcube (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 16 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin low profile> SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 64 MB The low-profile vertically mounted 4 MB SIMMs are easier to install in the NeXTcube than the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs because of the small height clearance above the SIMM slots. It is possible to install the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs, but you will be required to slide the CPU board and the center tower in simultaneously. Parity (9-bit) SIMMs can be used in both 68030 and 68040 NeXT machines, but should not be mixed with non-parity SIMMs. Only 68040 boards with ROM levels of 2.2 (v63) and higher can use the parity memory to detect parity errors. It is OK to mix parity and non-parity memory, but the system will not boot unattended. Cubes with early boot ROMs will not work with 4 Mb parity ram, unless at least 3 banks are used. The system gives an exception error on power up. The fix is to get a new boot rom from Next. You can pay $30, or you may be able to squawk and get one for free. I have found Next to be pretty responsive, once I find the right person. The correct version is v66 which was the last or final rev for this series of 040 boards. This version also fixed the problem in the second paragraph. NeXTdimension boards (i860): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4, 8 MB (256Kx32, 1Mx32, 2Mx32) Maximum RAM: 64 MB (32 MB official NeXT) NeXT didn't officially bless the use of 8 MB SIMMs, but they seem to fit and work. NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers below ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 32 MB Faster SIMMS (70/80 ns) don't make the memory system work any faster than the 100 ns units. NeXTstation Color (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns5 SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 32 MB NeXTcube Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Color Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers above ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 4 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 70/100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 ,8, 16, 32 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 128 MB For maximum performance use 70 ns SIMMs: SIMMs rated at 80 or 100 ns will be detected upon powerup and the memory system clock slowed to 100 ns. NeXT manufacturing introduced the new 25 MHz NeXTstation CPU board into production in late June '92. To verify which SIMM type your machine uses, check the system's memory configuration. You can do this by using the ROM monitor©s print memory configuration command m. Start with your machine powered down. Press the Power key to power on. As soon as the message ªTesting system...º disappears, press command-command-tilde ( on the numeric keyboard). Under these circumstances, this will access the ROM monitor. In the ROM monitor, type m and press return. Turbo-designed boardsÐincluding new 25 MHz NeXTstations and all Turbo systemsÐwill return messages reporting the memory configuration contained in four sockets (sockets 0 -3); old 25 MHz boards will return messages for more than four sockets (usually 8). You can tell a Turbo-designed board, and the accompanying 72 pin, 70 nanosecond SIMMs, by the fact it only reports information for only four sockets. The memory system has programmable memory timing such that the number of processor clocks needed to access a given amount of data can be tailored to the speed of the memory installed. 70 ns memory is just enough faster than 80 ns memory to allow the cpu to access the data with fewer clock cycles. This improves memory system performance. "70 ns" memory is faster than "80 ns" memory in many parameters other than just RAS access time. The faster CAS access time in particular allows the memory system to respond quicker to burst (16 bytes) bus transfers. 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? SIMM Tool The tool came with 68040 upgrade kits for NeXTcubes. It really makes removing SIMMs easy. It looks like a dental tool: about six inches long with a 1/2" long head offset at 90 degrees. To remove SIMMs, you slip the head into the hole on one side of the SIMM, rest the head on the SIMM socket next to the SIMM you are pulling, and pivot the tool back, using the simple fulcrum to gently pry the SIMM up about 1/8" from the socket on that side. Repeat on the other side, and the SIMM can be then removed by hand. 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? Purchase, NeXT NeXT, purchase NeXT discontinued manufacturing hardware in Feb, 1993. Used systems are often advertised in comp.sys.next.marketplace. 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? service, hardware hardware, service Hardware service can be obtained through the following firms: USA hardware service has been purchased by Bell Atlantic. They will be supporting the Authorized Service Centers and are selling extended warranty contracts. Bell Atlantic Computing Technology Services Voice: 800 499 6398, or 800 848 NeXT Fax: 510 732 3078 For Europe, please contact: SORBUS 40549 Dösseldorf WillstÙtter Straûe 13 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? NeXT, types of cube section There are two packages: a cube, and a station. * NeXTcube systems: + 68030-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXT Computer) + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube Turbo) + NeXTdimension board adds 32-bit color (i860) to any of above systems Cube systems can use any of the boards. With hacks, multiple independent CPU boards can run in one cube. NeXT Computer systems have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive(s) in either position. NeXTcube systems also have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive in the lower position, but have additional mounting holes for 1/2-height devices, and have a floppy slot at the top position. * NeXTstation systems: + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation Turbo) + 68040-25 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color) + 68040-33 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color Turbo) NeXTstation systems have room for two 1/2-height 3.5" devices, with a floppy slot at the side. 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? fan, running wrong The fan on older 030 NeXTs cubes sucks air out of the back of the cube which means that it draws unfiltered air in through the optical disk on the front of the cube. This causes optical disks to succumb to dust must sooner than cubes with the new-style fan which turns in the opposite direction. NeXT has apparently reversed their decision regarding fan reversal in the case of machines that have been upgraded to 040 processor boards. It is now considered okay to reverse the direction of fans in these machines. If you have many third-party cards installed in your cube or an older processor board, you may wish to consider not reversing fan direction (overheating could become a problem). In any case, do not reverse the fan's polarity, only reverse the fan assembly itself. Perhaps the best solution is obtain the cleaning kit and OD filter from NeXT. 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? SONY MPX-111N The SONY MPX-111N internal 2.88 MB floppy drive which was shipped with all the 68040 NeXT machines is not a SCSI device, therefore there is no way of connecting that particular drive internally on a 68030 system. 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? OD, spinning A big problem with the Canon optical drives is that air flows through the drive to cool it. Dust accumulates inside the drive causing it to fail with the continuous spin-up spin-down syndrome. NeXT as part of it's 040 upgrades provided a dust filter to prevent this. If your drive has this problem it usually can be fixed simply by cleaning out dust from the drive. NeXT sold a cleaning kit for both the drives and the optical disks. 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? NeXT, colors The monochrome machines can display 4 gray levels. You can use color apps on a monochrome machine, they will converted into monochrome images and dithered accordingly. Color NeXTstations can combine 4 bits of red, green and blue primaries for a total of 4096 pure colors. The imaging functions dither the image to produce intermediate colors. NeXTdimension can combine 8 bits of red, green and blue for 16,777,216. There are not 16 million points on the display so all can not be displayed at once. Further display technology limits the usable color space. None of the NeXT products support color look up tables where the user can define their own color palette on a per window basis. This feature is useful for displaying images which have adaptive lookup tables, and display pure grayscale images on the color NeXTstation. On the NeXTdimension images can be converted to full 24 bit representation. 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? speed, display display, speed drops There is a bug with the window system in which if you select the monochrome display as your primary display the server will be much much slower. The solution for those wishing to use both displays is to select the color (NeXTdimension) display as the primary display. The most optimal configuration at present with the NeXTdimension is to run only the color display. 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? mouse, parts From: jdavidso@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu For those who have need of a new button in their mouse, and don't want to pay for the whole mouse when it is only the button that has gone bad, we have recently discovered a satisfactory replacement for the Omron switch. It is in the Digikey catalog, # 931, Jan-Feb 1993, page 141, under Cherry switches D4, DG, and DH series. Digikey part # CH164-ND, Cherry part # DG1C-B1AA. We ordered one of these, and just received it today. Tried it out, and it seems to be working flawlessly so far. It is also possible to replace mouse buttons from a two button mouse with mouse buttons of the three button mice. 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? battery, purchase purchase, battery Battery part number: BR 2/3A 3V Lithium Battery (Panasonic) Source: Engineered Assemblies & Components Corporation 5204 Green's Dairy Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-790-9700 (ask for Debra) 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? ADB, turbo system If ADB equipment are used with older NeXT systems they won't work properly. Here are the ADB requirements: * A Turbo computer. * CPU eprom version 74. * New revision computer to soundbox/monitor cable. The part number is molded at both ends of the connector: Cable NEW OLD (Non ADB) NeXTcube 4534 150 NeXTstation 4535 1532 NeXTstation color 4536 2286 * New revision monitor which uses a vertical scan rate of 72hz instead of 68hz, except on NeXTdimension systems color monitor stays 68hz. Monitor NEW (72hz) OLD (68hz) 17" mono ACX (N4000b) AAA (N4000a \& N4000) 17" color ADF (N4006) ABG (N4001) 21" color ADB (N4005a) ABH (N4005) * ADB soundbox for color systems. S/N prefix ADD instead of ABN. 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NEXT, INC. AND WILL DEFINITELY VOID THE WARRANTY ON YOUR NEXT COMPUTER. FOLLOW IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE IN FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROCEDURE WILL WORK ON ALL VERSIONS(?) OF THE NEXT CUBE HARDWARE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT WORKED ON THE NEXT CUBE I WAS WORKING ON!!!! SO BEWARE. Here we go! I'll first provide a description of the hardware I was using and comment on what I accomplished and how I got the information on how to do it! The hardware included a NeXT cube with 660 MB drive, OD, etc., a 68040 upgrade board, and a 68030 motherboard. I successfully installed both the 68040 and 68030 boards on a SINGLE NeXT cube and linked them together through their ethernet ports. The 68040 was configured as a boot server and the 68030 was used as its client (booting off the network for lack of an additional hard drive). The procedure reconfigures slot #2 on the cube's back-plane as slot #0. This provides two slots configured as #0, required for booting the two motherboards. Once I determined what the slot pin-outs were (thanks to my good friend John Chmielewski), it was a matter of time before the two boards happily co-existed. The procedure: 1. First, follow the procedure on the NeXT User's Reference manual for removing the system board (Appendix C: Opening the Cube, page 291 of the 2.0 manual). 2. Using the NeXT supplied screwdriver, remove the two screws that attach the power-supply housing to the cube (the screws are located on the lower part of the housing) and gently pull the housing out. Set it aside in a safe place (away from kids and nosey friends!) 3. Remove the two plastic grooved plates (used to slide the system boards in) at each side of the inside bottom of the cube. (For each plate, lift the side closest to the rear opening and gently pull them out). Set them aside. 4. Using the NeXT tool, remove three screws holding the back-plane to the cube and then take the back-plane out of the cube. Let the cube rest for a while. Inspect the back-plane. You will see five bus slots (four vertical and one horizontal). The horizontal slot connects the back-plane to the power supply housing. We're only interested in the four vertical slots. From the factory these slots are configured as 6, 2, 0, and 4 (starting from the left and going right with the horizontal slot at the bottom). The system board connects to slot #0 (which you've probably noticed). Each slot contains three columns of 32 pins. Following is an ASCII representation of one of the slots: x y z C B A o-o o 32 . . . o-o o 31 . . . o-o o 30 . . . o-o o 29 . . . 28 . . . . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . ...where x, y, and z are labeled GND, SID, and VCC, respectively. The GND, SID, and VCC "holes" are used to configure the slot number using simple binary encoding, where GND is logical zero, VCC is logical one, and SID (for Slot-ID I guess) determines the current bit state (one or zero). Notice the four rows of GND, SID, VCC triads; each row is equivalent to one bit position in the slot number, the bottom row bit position 0, the top row bit position 3. This gives a total of four bit positions, or 16 possible slot numbers. To encode a slot number, you need to connect an SID row to its corresponding GND or VCC row. For example, the diagram below shows the configuration of the slots in my cube's back-plane (you'll have to look very closely to see the actual connections): SLOT 6 SLOT 2 SLOT 0 SLOT 4 BIT 3: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o BIT 2: o o-o o-o o o-o o o o-o BIT 1: o o-o * o o-o * o-o o o-o o BIT 0: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o 5. To reconfigure slot 2 as slot 0, cut the trace between SID and VCC for bit position 1 (see * o o-o * above) and connect SID to GND on the same row. I used the SIMM removal tool supplied by NeXT in the 040 upgrade (talk about multi-purpose) to cut the trace! Very gently, scrape the solder off between the two holes. Take a paperclip, shape it to fit between the holes in SID and GND, and trim it down to an even 1/4 inch (perfect fit)! That's all there is to it. If for some reason you ever want to revert to slot 2, just remove the paperclip from GND-SID and reconnect it to SID-VCC. 6. Now put the cube back together. First, re-install the back-plane using its three connecting screws, then snap on the plastic plates, and finally insert the power-supply housing and secure with its two screws. At this point the cube is ready to take on the two system boards (it is up to you to determine where/how you want to use the two boards; I'll explain how I used mine) ... 7. I installed the 68040 in the original slot 0 and the 68030 in the reconfigured slot 0 (previously slot 2). The 68040 was used as the main processor board. I connected the 660 MB drive, the OD, and the monitor to it. NOTE: Before beginning the procedure, I went into the NeXT Monitor on the 68030 and disabled the Sound out, SCSI tests and verbose test mode and enabled serial port A as a console terminal. I also made "en" the default boot device. I setup the 68040 as a boot server and taught it about the 68030 (which took some time in getting it setup properly). 8. I connected the 68040 to the 68030 using a thin-ethernet cable and I booted. First thing I noticed was that the 030 timed-out a couple of times waiting for the 040 to tell it to boot. But after the 040 was up, the 030 booted nicely. That's all folks. Hope all this made some sense and people find it useful. Comments: * To power off the cube, I have to first shutdown the 030 (I run "halt -p" as root from a telnet connection and wait for the 030 to go down), and I then power-down the 040. If you shut down the 040 before the 030, you'll have to pull the power plug to turn the machine off. The cube will not power off if either of the two boards is providing a load to the power-supply. * Remember, I've only performed this procedure on one system. I do not know what will happen on your system. So make sure you plan ahead what your going to do and that you understand the procedure. * I don't know what problems may arise when you add a board that uses the NeXTbus, such as the NeXTdimension, or how it will behave. If someone is courageous enough to perform the procedure and installs another board, please post your results to the net. Update: To clear up some misunderstandings with the settings in the "p" command of the NeXT monitor (these settings are only required for the system board that doesn't have the NeXT display monitor connected): 1. Sound out test must be "no"; the boot process will not proceed if the monitor isn't connected to the board and this is set to "yes" (the sound out tests will fail, aborting the boot procedure). 2. SCSI tests should be "no" if you don't have SCSI devices attached to the board (SCSI tests will fail otherwise, aborting the boot procedure). 3. Verbose test mode must be "no" for booting from the network. If set to "yes", the boot process will timeout waiting for a BOOTP and you'll be left in the monitor with no means of restarting the board (except pulling the power plug)! This is probably true also for booting from an OD that hasn't been inserted (assuming the OD was attached to the board). 4. Allow serial port A as alternate console if you want to view the boot process (for problems and peace-of-mind). 5. Other settings were not modified from their factory defaults or had no effect on the procedure. There is also a way in using 2 boards plus NeXTDimension board in one Cube. I've run my "screw with the backplane trick" cube with : | <empty> | 32MB-ND | | 64MB-040 | 40MB-030 | without any problems. Using the od got the system warm, but never had a problem. The cool part was having the printer on the 030. One day I tried to dump an 040 into the 030 position, but I couldn't get it to boot. I played for a couple minutes, but put the 030 back in and went on with life... 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? memory, DSP DSP, memory The Speech Recognition Lab at San Francisco State University has developed a DSP memory expansion board for the NeXT computer that provides the maximum memory supported by the DSP56001 processor. We are now offering this board to those whose are interested in high-performance custom DSP development. * The board is a 576KB DSP expansion memory board organized as three non-overlapping 192KB banks: X-data, Y-data and Program. The board uses relatively fast ( * The board is a high-quality, 4-layer board, open-circuit tested prior to assembly. It fits into the DSP memory daughterboard slot on all NeXT machines. * The price will be $600. Please let us know if you are interested. Delivery will be in about 3-4 weeks. * Contact Tom Holton (th@ernie.sfsu.edu). E-mail is preferred. The address is: Tom Holton Division of Engineering San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 415 338 1529 (phone) 415 338 0525 (fax) NOTE: Because we've organized our memory as three separate (non-overlapping) banks (X, Y and P) of 192KB apiece, none of the DSP memory image functionality provided by NeXT with its existing 8K base configuration, or its 96KB DSP expansion module is supported. While we cannot guarantee that every existing DSP application ever written will be plug-and-play compatible with our DSP expansion memory, we are not aware of any existing applications that use the image functionality. The MusicKit, and demo programs that use the DSP, such as Mandlebrot and ScorePlayer, work fine with our memory module. 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? The procedure is to just touch pins 6 and GND on the DB-19 NeXT monitor out with a 470 Ohm resistor (450 is the actual resistance, but 470 ohms is more commonly found in resistors). Pin 6 is the power sense, and pins 13-19 (and the DB shell) are the GND. Just say "pin 19", it may be easier. There's a pinout diagram of the DB-19 in the NeXT Users Reference Manual. If you have an old Cube, the power supply needs to have more power drawn from it than an 030 (and 040?) board uses to stay on. So: On the DB-19, attach a Power Resistor (20 Ohm, at least 20 Watt) between pins 12 and GND. (Pin 12 is -12V, pin 13 works well for GND). Then just "touch" the 470 ohm resistor as described above, and you're set. The 20 Ohm resistor draws an old 030 running without monitor in an old CUBE), but it isn't necessary - just don't touch it (*HOT!* ;-) To power off, type "halt -p" as root on the machine (either through a terminal connected to port A, or over the ethernet connection). Also, you have to have the Rom Monitor settings done correctly. The important ones are: Wait until keypress? N Sound out tests? N Port A as alternate Console? Y (if you have one, it's nice) Verbose mode? N (I think this may need to be N to work, don't r emember). 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? Black, spray paint paint, black spray You can get black spray from the following address. Sprayon Paint Omni-Packblend 4Next-Black (icon black) LAV-16 25216 Call 1-800-777-2966 for the name of a dealer near you. 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? monitor, dim The cause of the dimming monitors is the CRT cathode wearing out. The most common type of CRT (and the type used in most NeXT monochrome monitors and all of the NeXT color monitors) uses what is called an oxide cathode. A thin coating of oxide is deposited on the cathode to allow the electronics which form the picture to get off the cathode easily. The oxide gradually boils off the cathode itself, and when the oxide is gone, the CRT goes dim. Typically, the oxide will last from 10,000 to 20,000 power on hours (screen savers don't help the cathode, they only prevent phosphor aging). Unfortunately, the black monochrome monitors fall into the short end of the life range thanks to Toshiba who made the CRT's. The aging is more noticeable in Unix machines because they tend to be left on. Note that there are about 8,000 hours in a year. If you leave your monitor on all the time, all oxide type CRTs will be dim in three years. The other type of CRT cathode is the I-cathode or dispenser type. This type of cathode is porous and continually brings new activation material to the surface. Its lifetime is 40,000 hours or more. The last of the NeXT monochrome monitors (N4000B) used this type of CRT and they don't go dim. There aren't many of that type around because NeXT quit the hardware business after producing only a few thousand. If you can get an N4000B monitor, you won't ever have to worry about a dim monitor. Many manufacturers are going to dispenser cathode type CRTs in their monitors with Panasonic leading the way. The best advice is to turn off the monitor when not in use. If that is impractical, try to purchase one with the long life cathode. Spherical Solutions (smg@orb.com) has a supply of new N4000B long life monitors for sale in either ADB or non-ADB configurations. If you need to repair or replace a monochrome monitor, that is by far the best type to use. If you read this far, you probably know more than you ever wanted to about CRT aging, but I hope this helps. 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives drives, two internal It is possible to fit a second internal hard drive in a NeXT slab, in addition to the floppy drive and the first hard drive. The second drive must be third height, or 1 inch high. There is no room for a half height device. Buy a bracket or make one out of sheet metal for the 1 inch high drive. On 25 MHz mono stations the SIMMs are smaller and the drive doesn't have to go all the way against the back wall. In this case, glue the bracket to the underside of the NextStation cover, centered from side t o side and as far to the back as possible. This is sufficient. On 25 MHz colorstations, however, one must file away a bit of the interior metal on the cover in order to glue the bracket fully to the rear of the cover. Once this modification is done, th e drive will clear the RAM when the cover is closed. Screw the drive into the bracket, with the power and SCSI plugs toward the right hand side of the NextStation so that the cables will reach. Go to your favorite computer store and get both a "dual int ernal SCSI bus cable" and a "dual internal SCSI power cable." Plug in the cables to both internal hard drives and close the cover. This was verified on both a 25 MHz mono and a 25 MHz color NextStation. No power or heating problems occurred. 6 WHITE (INTEL) HARDWARE 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? support, specific DSP, support support, DSP NeXT computers offer additional hardware support not commonly available for Intel systems. This includes the DSP. The DSP in a NeXT Computer is used for a variety of functions including ISDN support and real-time audio compression/de-compression. ISDN support for NEXTSTEP/Intel will be provided via an add-on PC card and ISDN adapter. Although the DSP programming feature is missing for NS3.3 on Intel, it is not necessary. The important SoundKit functions are rewritten to emulate an DSP on Intel, but this costs a lot of CPU time. 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? MAB, disk space multi application binary, MAB The concept of NEXTSTEP binaries is different to other platforms. On NEXTSTEP only the real program is compiled and linked in a hardware specific manner. E.g. the GUI and the multilanguage support are usable on any platform running NEXTSTEP and will do so under OPENSTEP. Therefore the real binary part is sometimes really small. Anyway it might be a good choice to thin such a fat binary. NeXT ships tools for this purpose. Look at the manpages for lipo. If an application wasn't installed using the standard NeXT tool Installer, it might also be a good choice to look into the application drawer and delete other languages supported but not used by the application. This additional data is found in the different *.lproj subdirectories in the application's folder. To get there, activate the application's icon and select Open as directory from the Workspace's File menu item. 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? compile, re Very easy. Most programs will simply recompile and run, or require few changes. We believe that any application that uses the standard development environment and Object kits provided by NeXT should simply compile and run. Only applications that use architecture specific features or data formats, will require additional time to port. Several developers have already ported applications to NEXTSTEP/Intel. Appsoft Draw simply recompiled and ran, Lighthouse Concurrence took 3 hours, other programs took 1/2 a day to 2 days, and this was all on a very early release of NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1! Some applications just will refuse to compile, because they are still based on the old 2.0 headers etc. These applications are really rare now and may get ported very easily too, by changing the include path in your developer package. Other applications require additional header files and libraries to properly compile and link. These applications are mostly based on the MiscKit or MusicKit and other PD-Kits. You need to install these Kits first to compile these programs. With the shipping of OpenStep this might change, because it will be possible to produce shared libraries with the NeXT Developer package. This will enable you to not install the complete Kit, but only the shared library and will also reduce your binary no ticeable. 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? portability Yes. As stated above, any applications that use the standard tools provided by the NEXTSTEP development environment, should just recompile and work. To make sure developers are aware of portability issues, NeXT is producing a guide to address source code portability between different architectures running NEXTSTEP. This guide is available in the online documentation to the NeXT Developer package. 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? user vs. developer developer vs. user The NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment consists of the entire NEXTSTEP 3.3 environment, minus the developer tools. The Developer Environment includes the developer tools such Interface builder, Project Builder, C compilers, Object Kits, example source code and developer documentation. Although it is possible to just get the latest GNU C compiler as a binary, you can not use it! This is because you won't get the standard libraries needed to produce NeXT applications neither the header files. Also it there is currently no third party com piler shipping. If you want to compile, you are forced to use the NeXT Developer package. The status of compiling a standard UNIX utility without NeXT's headers and just based on the supplied shared libraries is unknown. 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? I/O driver Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses a newly developed object-oriented driver architecture that brings the benefits of object-orientation all the way down to the I/O card driver level. 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? installation, Intel NEXTSTEP/Intel will come with a boot floppy and a CDROM. To install NEXTSTEP/Intel, the system boots from the floppy, and then installs the minimum NEXTSTEP environment from the CDROM (SCSI CDROM drive). The user may then chose from several optional packages depending on the available disk space and user requirements. 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 368 Intel 368 No. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses several 486 specific features that enhance the performance of NEXTSTEP. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support any 468 with Coprocessor and up. 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 468SLC, Cyrix Cyrix, 468SLC NeXT states: No. The Cyrix chip not a true 486. several other users state: Yes. Slow performance, though. 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? x68 Intel, x68 Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will not only support them, but will take advantage of any performance enhancements available with future Intel CPU's, just as NeXT has taken advantage of the 486. 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? portable computers Yes. Many portables and notebooks with 486 CPU's and sufficient system resources (>=8MB RAM and >=120MB hard disk space) are available. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel will support 640x480 VGA displays in grayscale, NEXTSTEP 486 can run on these systems. Do be aware that NEXTSTEP's user interface and applications were not designed for low-resolution screens, and consequently will impose limitations on the use of some applications. 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? MS-DOS Windows MS-Windows Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support a DOS and Windows compatibility package. This software will allow DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 programs to run within a NEXTSTEP window. Support will include DOS "Protected" mode and Windows 3.1. This package is called SoftPC and comes with every NEXTSTEP system. The software is not free with NEXTSTEP, you have to pay extra. Anyway you are not limited in a 30 day test phase when installing it. Windows 95 and Windows NT are not supported by the emulation software. 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? MS-DOS, performance Windows, performance MS-Windows, performance Very well. The DOS/Windows compatibility package for NEXTSTEP/Intel takes full advantage of the 486 microprocessor. Depending on system hardware configuration and type of DOS/Windows application, performance should vary between 386 and 486 native DOS/Windows performance on Pentium systems. In addition, to enhance the performance of Windows applications, a MS Windows specific Graphics Device Interface (GDI) driver which maps Microsoft Windows calls directly to the NEXTSTEP window server is part of the system. 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? Windows, size MS-Windwos, size Yes. You can set the Windows session to any size you wish up to the maximum screen size available to the NEXTSTEP/Intel system you are using. 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? MS-DOS, multitasking Yes. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel is a multi-tasking, virtual memory operating environment, several DOS/Windows sessions can be run at once. Hey, did I say Windows? Yes you can do real Windows multitasking with SoftPC. 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? cut&paste, Windows cut&paste, MS-DOS cut&paste, MS-Windows Yes. You can cut and paste text and graphics between DOS/Windows and NEXTSTEP applications. 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? partitions, NeXT and DOS multi OS setup OS, more than one Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support multiple operating systems on the same local hard disk. When the system boots, the user can chose to boot another operating system (such as DOS) or NEXTSTEP. If the local partition contains DOS, NEXTSTEP/Intel will be able to access the local DOS partition and read/write files to it. Executive Summary: It is possible to install DOS, Windows NT with NTFS, and NEXTSTEP/Intel on the same disk, and select which partition is booted at boot time. I spent some time experimenting with a 200MB SCSI disk. I wanted to see if the following configuration would be possible: Partition 1 Primary DOS Partition 2 Extended DOS Partition 3 Windows NT NTFS Partition 4 NS/Intel 3.2 Since Windows NT requires at least 70MB for installation, and NS/Intel requires at least 120MB, there wasn't much room for DOS! Ultimately, I only tested a three partition system (DOS, NTFS, NS/Intel), but I have no reason to believe that the extended DOS wouldn't also work. The recipe is as follows: * Preparation. You need a bootable DOS floppy that has FORMAT.COM on it. You need another (blank) floppy for installing NT. * Start with the NS/Intel installation. When it asks you how you want to configure your disk, it gives you three choices, which are basically 1. erase the whole disk and use it all for NS/Intel, 2. save some room for DOS, 3. advanced. Choose the advanced option, which places you in NS/Intel fdisk (not to be confused with DOS FDISK.EXE). * Create three partitions in this order: 1. Primary DOS (if more than 32MB desired, use the "large" FAT option) 2. HPFS (this is a placeholder for NT, and can be any non-DOS format) 3. NEXTSTEP * Proceed with the rest of the NEXTSTEP installation. * When NEXTSTEP is safely installed and tested out, boot DOS from your bootable DOS floppy. * FORMAT the DOS partition (which should be Drive C if you made it the first partition). You want to FORMAT C:/S, to install the boot code to make the DOS partition bootable. * Once DOS is safely formatted and tested out, insert the NT installation floppy and reboot. * Proceed with the NT installation. Tell Setup to install NT in the second partition (which shows up as "Unformatted"). You can select NTFS for FAT format. * Insert the blank floppy when asked. Don't bother to format it, NT unconditionally formats it. * If you select NTFS, there is a scary part of the installation that makes it seem like NT can't reboot. In fact, it is converting the installed files from FAT to NTFS in place. Just let it keep rebooting until it finishes, don't interrupt it like I did. * Finish setting up NT and test it out. It should be able to see the DOS partition in FileManager. * Likewise, there should be a DOS filesystem in / on NS/Intel. If you configured NT for FAT instead of NTFS, there should be two DOS filesystems in /. That's it. When you boot, you see the familiar NS/Intel boot manager. If you select DOS, it boots NT, which in turn offers you a chance to boot DOS or NT (not NS/Intel, of course). Kind of weird that you have this two tiered boot, but it's probably because the bootsector has been modified by NT. I haven't tried setting the active partition to DOS -- that might avoid the two tiers. 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? MacIntosh, r/w floppy MS-DOS, r/w floppy Yes. 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? multi OS boot Linux MS-DOS OS/2 boot manager dual boot The OS/2 boot manager does this nicely. NOTES ON INSTALLING DOS, OS/2 AND NEXTSTEP FOR DUAL BOOT * Boot OS/2 from diskette and press Escape to get to the [A:] command prompt * Run the OS/2 FDISK program and create the following partitions: + 1 MB Boot Manager + 20MB DOS Primary partition (drive C:) + 64MB OS/2 Extended partition (logical drive D:) + 120MB Data Extended partition (logical drive E:) (or 200MB or whatever size) NOTE: LEAVE THE REMAINING 460+MB FREE SPACE UNFORMATTED DO NOT CREATE A PARTITION FOR THE REMAINING SPACE * Re-boot the machine and boot DOS from diskette. * Format drive C: and install DOS on drive C: with the following command: format c: /s /u * Now Re-boot the machine with the OS/2 Installation diskette. * Install OS/2 on Drive D: (the 64 MB logical partition) You will be prompted to install OS/2 on the default drive C: You will need to select the option to change the drive which will throw you into FDISK. Just make drive D: installable and proceed. * After OS/2 has been installed shutdown the system. Do a cold power off boot. * Cold boot the machine with the NEXTSTEP boot diskette. * Proceed with normal NEXTSTEP install and you should get the following disk installation option screen: Type 1 to erase the entire disk and use all 667 MB ... Type 2 to set aside some space for DOS and use the rest ... Type 3 to keep existing partitions and use the 462 MB free space ... Type 4 to use the 184 MB DOS extended partition for NEXTSTEP. Type 5 for advanced options (in English only). ---> Choose option number 3 and proceed with the NEXTSTEP install * After NEXTSTEP has been installed, re-boot the machine and select 'd' from the NEXTSTEP boot manager menu to boot DOS. * When DOS has booted, run the FDISK program to set the active partition to the first partition, the BOOT Manager partition. Then exit fdisk. * Now run the DOS FDISK program again but with the following parameter: fdisk /mbr This command removes the NEXTSTEP boot manager from the DOS partition. * Now re-boot the machine and the boot manager should come up. Select OS/2 * Once OS/2 has booted, run the OS/2 FDISK program and name the NEXTSTEP partition and add it to the boot manager menu. * You should now have a machine with DOS, NEXTSTEP, OS/2 listed in the boot manager menu when the machine starts up. The boot manager defaults to the OS that was last booted. 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... keyboard error, Intel We installed NeXTSTEP for Intel on a P5-Board using an Adaptec A1540 SCSI-Controller. The System boots correctly. After running the kernel the keyboard is without any function. We can't use it anymore. Rebooting doesn't eliminate the error (advise from I-Guide). Well, it seems that the PS/2 Mouse driver interferes with the keyboard driver when installing on some motherboards. You have to remove the PS/2 mouse driver, then reboot, and it will work fine. I destroy the driver on our machines, so that config=Default will work properly as well. You should be able to remove the driver without reinstalling. 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. ET4000, NS3.2 TSENG Cards often have different DACs and BIOS-Versions. It is important, that the graphics card do have the original BIOS from TSENG Laps. Otherwise, it is not possible to run NS with the 1024 x 768 resolution. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? ROM-Monitor, Intel On Intel you just type -s at the boot: prompt. Also try CTRL-C at the point where it hangs it might continue. This gives you single user mode. There simply is no ROM-Monitor on Intel as it is on NeXT. You do have the choice to enter a simple ROM-Debugger by choosing the appropriate option when the system hangs. 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... This message is to clear up the confusion on the issue of whether or not the NEXTSTEP driver for the Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI Host Adapter supports Fast SCSI (i.e., 10 MB/s data transfers). The Adaptec 2940 SCSI Host Adapter Driver supports Synchronous Data Transfer as well as Fast SCSI transfers. In order to enable Synchronous Data Transfer, this feature must be enabled in both the 2940's AutoSCSI program and in the NEXTSTEP Configure application, when configuring the Adaptec 2940 driver. In the AutoSCSI program, this feature is enabled in the SCSI Device Configuration menu, via the "Initiate Sync Negotiation" field. This can be enabled or disabled on a per-target basis. In the Configure application, the "Synchronous" button, if disabled, disables Synchronous Transfers for ALL targets. If enabled, the values selected in the AutoSCSI program are used to determine whether or not Synchronous Transfers occur on a per-target basis. The Synchronous Transfer data rate is determined in the 2940's AutoSCSI program, via the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field in the SCSI Device Configuration menu. "Fast SCSI" Transfers are enabled by selecting a value of 10 (i.e., 10 Megabytes/seconds) for this field. Note that if Synchronous Transfers are disabled, the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field is meaningless. Also note that it is not recommended to select a value higher than 5 for a device which is in an external enclosure and connected to the 2940 via an external SCSI cable. 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? EIDE Yes, a driver is included in NEXTSTEP 3.3 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) ET4000/w32p, 8 Bit color Here's a trick that will work with 3.3 if the driver works with your adapter. You need the latest driver though. Simply select one of the 8-bit gray resolutions in Configure. Save the configuration and quit Configure. Open Instance0.table inside the driver bundle and search for BW:8 and replace it by RGB:256/8. Save the file. Restart your machine and you've got 8-bit color!!! 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? Glidepoint It will work nicely under NS as you don't need any driver to make it work and use the nice features that GlidePoint have, like 'double-tap' to replace left-button click and 'double-tap and slide on the pad' to replace the hold the button and move for dragging an object. 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? AppleTalk, Intel IPT has a product called Partner, which works fine under 3.3 and mounts AppleShare Volumes, supports AT printing etc. 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen Triton Bootoptions On some Triton based boards there seems to be a graphic problem while booting. The solution is to switch off graphic display and always boot with the '-v' option turned on (enter this at the 'boot:' prompt). If you don't get a 'boot:' prompt, or if you just want to fix things forever, you need to enter Default.table and Instance0.table in /usr/Devices/System.config and set 'BootGraphics="No"'. This has the same effect as typing '-v' at the 'boot:' prompt every time. 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? graphic card For the purposes of this discussion, I will limit my response to the manner in which DPS operates as part of the NEXTSTEP window server. DPS sometimes draws directly to the screen and sometimes to offscreen memory (buffered windows). The latter is the most common case. The former occurs only in nonretained windows and visible portions of retained windows. DPS is split into two sections: a device independent kernel and a device dependent driver layer. The driver layer is free to use graphics hardware to do its job; however there are complications. First, most graphics cards only allow you to use the hardware to draw into the framebuffer, not into system memory. This renders the hardware unusable for buffered windows. Second, the hardware must draw the same pixels that the software would draw. Often this is hard to achieve with satisfactory performance results. The DPS device primitives rely on precise pixel layout that often cannot be guaranteed using the hardware in the most straightforward manner. So, while it is theoretically possible to use graphics hardware with DPS in NEXTSTEP, it is not very practical. This should not lead you to the conclusion that all graphics cards are the same when it comes to NEXTSTEP. The speed of the system bus (ISA, EISA, PCI, VLB) is a big determinant of performance, but the internal architecture of the card itself also has a huge impact on the framebuffer memory bandwidth. I won't go into details, but some of the determinants include DRAM vs. VRAM, memory interleaving, and burst access. Other factors also influence the quality of a display card. These include the speed and stability of the RAMDAC and the supported display modes to name jsut two. 6.30 How to use MIDI without the MusicKit? MIDI MusicKit * Be sure you have an MPU-401 compatible MIDI card for the PC. * Get the Music Kit and install it. It's on the ftp servers. * Install the MIDI driver by double clicking on /LocalLibrary/Devices/Mididriver, which will add it to the system. Set the IRQ and IO port in the Configure.app. Then reboot. * If your program does not use the -ObjC flag on its link line, link against /usr/local/lib/libmusickit.a. However, if your program does use the -ObjC flag, extract the following files from libmusickit.a and link against them explicitly: mididriver\_replyServer.o mididriverUser.o mididriver\_nonMig.o * Add this line as the first line in the C file that accesses the MIDI driver: #import <musickit/midi\_driver\_compatability.h> Be sure that you do not explicitly import . This file is (conditionally) imported by . The reason for needing a separate API for Intel is that there's a structure size disparity between the 68k and Intel versions of NeXT's libsys_s. So we defined a new set of MIDI functions for the Intel driver. The header file above defines the old names to be the new names. * Change the mididriver port name from mididriver to Mididriver. Example: #if i386 #define MIDIDRIVER\_NAME "Mididriver" #else #define MIDIDRIVER\_NAME "mididriver" #endif r = netname\_look\_up(name\_server\_port, "",MIDIDRIVER\_NAME, &driverPort); This is another change to prevent conflict with the NeXT hardware driver. 7 STORAGE 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N disktab ST15230N Seagate, ST15230 This is the /etc/disktab entry for the SEAGATE ST15230N. ST15230N_1024|SEAGATE ST15230N_1024:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3992:nt#19:ns#59:ss#1024:rm#5411:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:hn=localhost:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#512000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#8:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#512000:sb#512000:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#8:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD:\ :pc#1024000:sc#716800:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#8:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\ :ic:tc=4.3BSD: \ :pd#1740800:sd#1536000:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#8:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\ :id:td=4.3BSD: \ :pe#3276800:se#1150000:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#8:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\ :ie:te=4.3BSD: 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. DEC, DSP3105 DPS3105, 1024 block size disktab A DEC DSP3160S was reformatted with 1024-byte blocks using the following entry in /etc/disktab (two partitions) # DEC DSP3160S DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S w/1024 b/sec as 2 partition:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#1302:nt#16:ns#75:ss#1024:rm#5403:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:r0=a:\ :pa#0:sa#744000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#7:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#744000:sb#818400:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#7:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD: 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! filesystem, overhead disk space space, disk filesystem, space Let's assume you bought a disk drive advertised with 400 MB unformatted capacity. Vendors are not consistent with the MB definition. You may have much less space less than you think you have. Which of the following did you buy? 400 * 1000 * 1000 = 400,000,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1000 = 409,600,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1024 = 419,430,400 bytes The disk must be formatted. This is often done by the vendor, but occasionally by the user. Formatting maps the disk into sectors. Space is reserved for the disk geometry and bad sectors. Formatting can take 10-20% of the capacity depending on the sector size. Common sector sizes are 512 and 1024. Generally, bigger sectors mean less waste. Once formatted, the UNIX file system must be created. On the NeXT, this is one of the steps performed by the BuildDisk application. It invokes the mkfs command to make a file system. This reserves space for the UNIX file system (e.g., superblocks, inode tables). This overhead can take another 2-3% of the available disk space. If you issue the df command, you may be surprised to see another 10 the available disk space has disappeared. The df command shows the total, used, and available disk space. The df units are in kbytes (1024 bytes). The sum of the used and available numbers will generally be about 10 allow the UNIX file system to be efficient in its storage allocation. If your disk fills up, only the superuser can store files in the remaining 10%. To complete the picture, here's a snapshot of what may occur: Capacity Lost/Used/Reserved Reason (in bytes) (in bytes) 419,430,000 19,430,000 Marketing hype (~5\%) 400,000,000 60,000,000 Formatting (~15\%) 340,000,000 6,800,000 UNIX file system (~2\%) 333,200,000 33,320,000 Efficiency & superuser (~10\%) 299,880,000 For more information, refer to the df and mkfs man pages. 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT OD, NeXT optical disk, OD OD, initializing Do the following: /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 288339 1803 2 8192 1024 12 10 60 4096 t 7.5 How to use a streamer ? streamer Using Configure.app add the SCSI streamer support driver in the "Others" config. 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? recover, disk Often people (mostly on Intel) complain about a formatted disk (sometimes partially) due to an installation process error of some other OS. There is a chance to recover most of the data. The following assumes you are on Intel, other hardware user have to handle things much less complicated, but the way is similar: * Prepare a new hard drive for booting * Don't try to repair the broken drive! * On Intel run fdisk to repartition the drive as it was before. If you are not able to do this, you are lost. Delete all evtl. new created partitions. By repartitioning, you won't loose data on the drive. * Run disk on the broken drive e.g. type disk -rsd1h. * Now scan the disk for superblocks by entereing the scan command at the interactive disk command prompt. * If your disk was partially formatted, use a higher superblock number to supply fsck with an new superblock. E.g. if a superblock was found at 3145 use fsck -b3145 -y /dev/sd1a (assuming the first partition is the broken one). * After this run, it is most important to reboot without syncing the drives! E.g. just turn off the computer without shutting down, or use the reboot -n command. * After rebooting the run fsck again, if it isn't done by the system itself. * You should be able to access the drive again now. Recovered files are placed in the /lost+found directory. 8 PRINTING 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, NeXT Adding supported postscript printers is rather simple: * Get a serial cable (e.g., Macintosh to LaserWriter Plus), but check whether that works with your printer * Configure using Print Manager * Configure printer communication according to manufacturer's recommendations. (9600 baud software flow control). A sample printcap entry needs to be loaded into the netinfo database. You can use either niload printcap . , or use NetInfoManager to change the br and lp properties of your LaserJet. Using the default baud rate and /dev/ttya will also work, for most print jobs (if the printer is connected to this port). LaserJet_III: \ :note=LaserJet_III:ty=HP LaserJet III PostScript: \ :sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/LaserJet_III:lp=/dev/ttyfa: \ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:af=/usr/adm/lp.acct:br=19200:rw:fc\#0000374: \ :fs\#0000003:xc\#0:xs\#0040040:mx\#0:sf:sb:if=/usr/lib/transcript/psif: \ :of=/usr/lib/transcript/psof:gf=/usr/lib/transcript/psgf: \ :nf=/usr/lib/transcript/psnf:tf=/usr/lib/transcript/pstf: \ :rf=/usr/lib/transcript/psrf:vf=/usr/lib/transcript/psvf: \ :cf=/usr/lib/transcript/pscf:df=/usr/lib/transcript/psdf: HP printer configuration: auto cont = off (doesn't matter) I/O = serial serial=rs-232 (for LJ III only) baud rate = 19200 (or whatever baud rate you have in ni database/printcap) robust xon = on (doesn't matter) dtr polarity = hi startpage = off (doesn't matter) language=english ret = med (you choose for LJ III only) Note that if you modify the printcap this way you cannot reconfigure this particular printer entry with PrintManager. If you are using NEXTSTEP 2.0 and you use remote non-next printers, there is a bug that can be simply corrected by doing "dwrite system PrinterResolution 1" for each user trying to access non-next printers on the network. This not a problem in later NEXTSTEP versions. 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? fonts Properly packaged Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts will work with NEXTSTEP, but certain conversions may be necessary to get them to work. Freeware and shareware fonts are available on various ftp archives. There are utilities with NEXTSTEP to download fonts into postscript printers. Freeware and shareware Type 1 and 3 fonts in files Fonts-1.0-free.tar.Z and Fonts-2.0-sw.tar.Z. Each file unpacks into it's own directory. Within each directory is a ReadMe.rtf and a Makefile. See the ReadMe.rtf for more font descriptions and installation instructions. (You may also find comments in the Makefile of interest.) These packages were prepared by Doug Brenner . The same directory contains fonts Shalom (Hebrew and Yiddish in Old Style, Stick and Script typefaces, by Jonathan Brecher, shareware) and CyrillicGothic (san serif, by Jay Sekora). These were packaged by Jacob Gore to work with the Installer application. WSI-Fonts for NEXTSTEP \#1 Abstract Software POB 25045 Seattle, WA 98125-1945 Voice: 206 361 5080 info@abstractsoft.com Some fonts in Type 1 format for NEXTSTEP are also available from Y&Y: Y\&Y, 106 Indian Hill, Carlisle MA 01741 USA Voice: 800 742 4059 Voice: 508 371 3286 Fax: 508 371 2004 71172,524 on CompuServe 71172.524@compuserve.com from InterNet Trilithon Software supplies utilities to convert and install Macintosh or PC fonts to NEXTSTEP format. * MacToPfa: a Mac to NeXT font converter and installer. * PfbToPfa: a PC to NeXT font converter and installer. 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? PS to file Select PRINT from the main menu, then select SAVE from the resulting print panel. 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? odd and even pages even and odd pages duplex printing double sided print I wish print on both sides by feeding the paper through twice. We must recommend against re-using laser printed paper in your printers. The reason is that the toner which is used is not very robust, in that when heated again (which happens when you print) it can come off the other side of the paper. This causes a mess to accumulate in your printer, and probably some pretty rude things to happen. psutils from comp.sources.misc is a much better solution, and includes a lot more capabilities, plus it is being updated constantly. 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? banner There is a sample banner prologue file in /usr/lib/NextPrinter that is sent to the printer before or after the print job depending on what printer attributes are set in NetInfo. Sounds gross, but it isn't. Start up NetInfo on your printer machine. Go to the printer directory, and open up your local printer by double clicking it. Select the append property from Directory menu. Replace the name with BannerAfter (or BannerBefore if you want the banner page printed first). The select the New Value option, and put in the name of the banner prologue file. If you do not wish to do fancy customization of the file, simply put the path to the NeXT sample banner file: /usr/lib/NextPrinter/banner.pro Save out the netinfo modifications. 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? Latex TeX If you are printing to a non-NeXT printer from NeXT TeX using dvips, make sure you specify the correct resolution (300 dpi, usually), either on the command line with -D300, or in the /usr/lib/tex/config.ps file with a line that looks like : D 300 If you are printing from within TeXView, you will have to choose CustomResolution and enter the correct number (300, usually) because of the way DefaultResolution defaults to 0. 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? PS-Font to NeXT Many PostScript fonts port to NEXTSTEP with little effort. The easiest case is a font generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above (a comment near the top of the file should say which program generated the font). This version of Fontographer can generate fonts "for NEXTSTEP". This means that no hacking of the font is needed, but you may need to make some adjustments to make it appear in your font panel. Suppose you were porting the font family Shalom, which consists of three faces: Old Style, Stick and Script. Here is the procedure to follow: * In a working folder of yours, create folders called: Shalom-OldStyle.font Shalom-Script.font Shalom-Stick.font Note that the font family name is to the left of the hyphen ("-"), and the typeface name is to the right and with no spaces in it. * Copy the outline font file for each typeface from wherever it is into its folder, and give it the name of the folder minus the ".font". For example, if you are doing this in a Terminal window: cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.NeXT Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.NeXT Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.NeXT Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick If you are working in Workspace Manager's File Viewer, double-click on the big fat F icon to open the font directory as a folder, then you'll be able to rename files in it. * Do the same thing with the font metric files, but make the suffix ".afm": cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.AFM Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.AFM Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.AFM Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick.afm * If there is a "read me" file with the font, or any other documentation, copy it into the .font folder too. For example, each of the Shalom font folders contains files ReadMe, CheatSheet.wn and Sample.wn specific to the typeface. * Edit the outline and font metric files to make them fit the NeXT AppKit's Font Panel, which is what most NextStep applications use to let you choose your font. + Editing the outline file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle: The original used "ShalomOldStyle" as the font's name, full name, and family name. We want the name to be "Shalom-OldStyle", the full name "Shalom Old Style", and family name just "Shalom". First, find the lines: /FullName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def /FamilyName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def and change them to: /FullName (Shalom Old Style) readonly def /FamilyName (Shalom) readonly def Then, replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". + Editing the AFM file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm. Find the lines: FullName ShalomOldStyle FamilyName ShalomOldStyle and change them to: FullName Shalom Old Style FamilyName Shalom Replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". Repeat this procedure for the remaining typefaces. * You now have a font family ready to be installed. If the font family is to be used by your account only, place it in /Library/Fonts (creating it if necessary): mkdirs ~/Library/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font ~/Library/Fonts buildafmdir ~/Library/Fonts If everybody on your system should have access to this font family, place it (as superuser) in /LocalLibary/Fonts: su mkdirs /LocalLibrary/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font /LocalLibrary/Fonts buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts exit That's all you need to do for fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above. This will work with all applications that use AppKit's FontPanel. FrameMaker does not, so other changes may need to be done to keep FrameMaker happy [does anybody have something to add here?]. Fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or below don't work in Display PostScript as they are, because they use a memory management trick that screws everything up in a multitasking environment like DPS. However, there is a simple, though kludgy, way to make them work. The problematic trick uses a dictionary with a name like "Fog3.1" ("Casa1" in Casady & Green's fonts) in which most of the font resides. The problem is that Fontographer puts that whole dictionary into dictionary 'userdict' and expects it to stay there. DPS, however, clears out 'userdict' between tasks, including the task that loads the font and the task that uses it. This makes the font useless on the screen, and printable only by prepending the outline font file to the file you want to print and sending the result to print in one task. The fix is to move the troublesome dictionary from 'userdict' into the font dictionary itself (unlike 'userdict', the font dictionary does stick around between tasks). Perform the following changes in the outline font file (the font CyrillicGothic is used as the example): * Find the line "%%EndProlog". It will be followed by the line like this: /\$CyrillicGothic 23 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin Write down the number before 'dict' (in this case, 23). You will need it in the following step. Delete the dict definition, making the line look like this: \$CyrillicGothic begin * Go back to the beginning of the file. near the top of the font program, find the following lines: userdict/Fog3.1 known\{\{currentfile( )readstring \{(\%\%\%)eq\{exit\}if\}{pop exit\}ifelse\}loop \}if userdict begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin and replace them with these: /\$CyrillicGothic 24 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin The number before 'dict' (in this case, 24) is one greater than the number you wrote down in the previous step. * Find the line that defines procedure BuildChar: /BuildChar{Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec}def and change it as follows: /BuildChar{1 index begin Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec end}def * Go to the end of the file. The last line looks like this: /CyrillicGothic findfont/EFN get Fog3.1 begin\{RF\}forall end Delete it (or comment it out by placing one or more " beginning of it). The AFM file requires one adjustment. Change the line EncodingScheme AppleStandard to EncodingScheme AdobeStandardEncoding This concludes conversion of a font generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or lower to work with NEXTSTEP. You may still need to make the changes described for version 3.2 and above, to make the font fit the NEXTSTEP font panel. 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, color The (no longer sold) NeXT/Canon SCSI color printer, of course! With Dots Color, the HP DeskJet 500C can print in color today, under NEXTSTEP 2.1, and it costs significantly less than $1000 (in Germany at least). You can get more information from: d'ART Software GmbH Virchowstr. 17-19 W-2000 Hamburg 50 Germany Voice: +49 40 380 23 0 Fax: +49 40 380 23 290 software@dart.de JetPilot from Interpersonal Computer does this jobs also very well. You can get more information from: interpersonal computing GmbH Oettingenstrasse 2 W-80538 Muenchen Germany Voice: +49 89 22 28 63 Fax: +49 89 22 33 76 info@interpc.de 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? A4 default size Add "NXPaperType A4" in the "GLOBAL" preferences. 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? Using lpr -t, or lpr -d causes this problem. eg: [...] cat /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf [...] Christopher Lane has pointed out 3 (three!) errors in the distributed NEXTSTEP 3.0 lpd.comm file The last change is my own. It worked for the 1 (one!) dvi file I tried. tilley\% diff lpd.comm.DIST lpd.comm 11,12c11,12 < while "x\$1" != x do < case "\$1" in --- > while test \$\# != 0 > do case "\$1" in 16c16 < -h) HOST=\$"; shift;; --- > -h) HOST=\$2; shift;; 17a18 > esac 21c22 < PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h HOST -f -" --- > PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h \$HOST -f -" 27c28 < psdf) psbad \$FILTER \$PRINTER \$USER \$HOST | \$PRSERVER;; --- > psdf) dvips -f -D 400 -r | \$PRSERVER ;; 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 600dpi TeX fonts TeX, 600dpi If you upgrade to a 600 dpi laserwriter then the version of TeX that ships with NEXTSTEP (either 2.X or 3.0) does not know about 600 dpi fonts, i.e. does not know how to make them and will instead use scaled 400 dpi ones (which look significantly worse at 600 dpi than they do at 400 dpi). Some simple modifications to a few Metafont files and rebuilding the metafont bases are all that is needed. What to do to get the 600 dpi stuff working is as follows: * Edit /usr/lib/mf/inputs/next.mf and add a laserjetIV mode. Simply copy the entire imagen mode, change the name to laserjetIV, and change the pixels_per_inch to 600. Save the changed file. * Build a new mf.base file by executing the following commands: inimf "plain; input next; dump" (as superuser): cp plain.base /usr/lib/mf/bases/mf.base * Edit /usr/lib/tex/ps/config.ps and change the `D 400' line to `D 600' (you may have `D 300' or something else if you've set up a different printer.) * Edit /usr/bin/MakeTeXPK (as superuser), adding the lines elif test $BDPI = 600 then MODE=laserjetIV right before the second `else' in the file. That should do it! You might have to (depending on how you configure NEXTSTEP for the LaserJet IV) select `custom resolution' and set the gadget to 600 in the TeXview print panel, and save Preferences. These instructions are written for an HP Laserjet IV, but they should also work for a QMS printer just fine. Finally, if you have one of these printers and work in a "mixed" environment with perhaps 400 dpi and/or 300 dpi printers that you also print to on a regular basis then you might want to consider getting Type 1 PS version of the Computer Modern fonts instead. They obviate the need for the instructions above, and the savings in disc space will be considerable since having printer fonts for several printers takes lots of room, and the file sizes for 600 dpi are quite large (the files grow roughly as D logD, where D is the resolution). These fonts are made by Blue Sky Research, and work beautifully. Y&Y software is a reseller for BSR and sells a "NEXTSTEP specific" version of them which comes with appropriate instructions and installation scripts. 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? PPD, where? printer description files, PPD Adobe has a mail server and ftp site where you can get .PPD files. They are: ps-file-server@adobe.com (put "send help" in the mail body) ftp.mv.us.adobe.com 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? ink cartridge, Canon Canon, ink cartridge Part Numbers are: Red: BJI-643 M Yellow: BJI-643 Y Blue: BJI-643 C Black: BJI-643 Bk 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? JetPilot, JetDirect JetDirect, JetPilot It seems, that there is a bug in the /etc/rc-script. The bootpd is given with to arguments -a -f, which are not available for the bootpd under 3.3. Make an entry in /etc/bootptab like this: \# \# host htype haddr iaddr bootfile \# printer 1 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX where * host: your given hostname for the printer (eg. picasso) * haddr: The Ethernet hardware address (Can be seen, if you press the TEST-Key on your JetDirect box. * iaddr: Is the hostaddress for the printer (eg. 192.42.172.1) Entries have to be done also in the Netinfo-database. It's like adding a new host. Insert the following line to your etc/rc.local script: \# \# Starting JetDirect-Printer configuration \# fbshow -B -I "Starting Printer initialization" -z 92 /usr/etc/bootpd -d /etc/bootptab >/dev/console 2>\&1 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works power down, printer printer, printer down Type the following to your rc.local. \#turn off NeXT laser printer. fbshow -B -I "Powering off NeXTprinter" -z 95 if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi This works fine... the printer powers down immediately, and is available for any app which wants it. 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? HP Laserjet 4M I solved the problem by building a serial cable based upon the pinouts supplied by HP in their manual. Please note that the LJIII cable does not work. In particular, pin 1 from the DIN plug must be connected to pin 6 of the DB25. I used 38500 bps on both sides, and the 600 dpi ppd. Emulex offers the NETJet network interface which speaks lpd protocol, unlike the HP unit. 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP Laserwriter NTX This are the pin assignments. Eight-pin mini DIN-8 RS-422 Port Pin Signal Description 1,3 SG Signal Ground 4 TxD+ Transmit Data + 5 TxD- Transmit Data - 8 RxD+ Receive Data + 9 RxD- Receive Data - IBM-compatible DB-25 Plug LaserWriter DB-25 Plug Signal Pin Pin Signal Shield 1 ............ 1 Shield TxD 2 ............ 3 RxD RxD 3 ............ 2 TxD RTS 4 ............ 4 RTS CTS 5 ............ 5 CTS DSR 6 ............ 8 DCD GND 7 ............ 7 GND ............ 20 DTR The other aspect is to set the DIP switch on the printer. Here are the DIP switch settings: Switch 1 Switch 2 Meaning UP UP LocalTalk---RS-232 port disabled DOWN UP Serial ports at 1200 Baud UP DOWN Serial ports at 9600 Baud DOWN DOWN RS-232 at 9600 Baud; RS-422 at 0 Baud Switches 3 and 4 can probably be ignored---they're for strange stuff like Diablo 630 and HP LaserJet emulation modes. Switch 5 Switch 6 Meaning DOWN DOWN XON/XOFF UP UP XON/XOFF DOWN UP ETX/ACK UP DOWN DSR 9 OBSOLETE BUT STILL INTERESTING? This chapter contains information covered in the early days of the FAQs. It is not updated anymore. Note that with new releases of NEXTSTEP and OpenStep some information might still be useful to those, who e.g. didn't update. 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? Paraphernalia These parts can be ordered. NeXT T-shirts Classic NeXT logo on front $6.95 each (S-XL) 3.1 NEXTSTEP logo on front $7.95 each (M-XXL) NeXT Pencils $20.30 box of 100 NeXT Cross Pen $21.15 each NeXT Decals $75.00 box of 100 NeXT T-shirt $ 5.65 each - sizes S, M, L, XL (pre-shrunk) Turtle Neck $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Glass Mug $ 1.70 each Leather Folder $54.50 each NeXT Sweatshirt $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Tote-bag $ 6.25 each NeXT Mouse pad $ 9.67 each Orders can be taken 24 hours a day for domestic and overseas orders Contact: Hermann Marketing -------- 1400 North Price Road St. Louis, MO 63132-2308 Phone: 1 800 972 1331, 314 432 1800 Fax: 314 432 1818 Method of payment: Purchase order, check, money order, or credit card 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? There is no way of changing the title bar of a Terminal.app window in 2.x; in 3.x there is. Check Preferences (Title Bar): set CustomTitle, type in the title, and hit CR (or Set Window) and voila! [From: andre@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Andre Roberge)] Actually, there is a way to change the title bar of a Terminal window in 2.x (at least in 2.1 which is what I am using). It is somewhat limited but it might be useful to some. The trick is to make a symbolic link between /bin/csh (or whichever shell one wishes to use) and a file in / named "Whatever_you_want_to_appear_in_the_title_bar". Then select this new "shell" in the terminal preference and, voila!, you'll have your terminal window with /Whatever_you..... in the title bar. You can edit Stuart's titlebar interactively from the "Window..." Inspector (Command-3). Stuart provides emulation of certain Operating System Command (OSC) sequences which can be used to modify the titlebar under subprocess control. Stuart can change the title of the current window from the command line. In Stuart is possible to get more descriptive titles by linking /usr/ucb/rsh to /usr/hosts/. Then by adding /usr/hosts to your Stuart ShellPath you can then get the hostname into the title bar: $ dwrite StuartShellPaths <various dirs>:/usr/hosts You should then type in the hostname as the shell to invoke (disable the "Shell reads .login file" for this. You can also add hosts to your .Stuartrc file: Shell=golem.ps.uci.edu SourceDotLogin=NO WinLocX=545 WinLocY=563 Lines=24 | WinLocX=76 WinLocY=833 For the localhost, link /bin/csh to /usr/hosts/, or even better /usr/local/bin/tcsh instead of using rsh. [From: Garance A Drosehn ] For what it's worth, I do this with a script called "telnet_to" and a (bash) function called "telnet_window". The function simply does a local soil_pars="-Lines 32 -Keypad YES -Reverse \ YES -Strict YES -TestExit YES"; soil -Shell "telnet_to $1" $soil_pars and the script is just: #!bin/sh /usr/ucb/telnet $* echo ' ' echo ' --> telnet exited, press enter to close window.' read -r Waste_Var exit 0 This has a number of advantages, not the least of which being that I can pop up a "telnet_window" to anywhere. I don't have to create links for each host (though I do create aliases for the most common hosts), and I can type "telnet_window" (or, e.g., "tel_aix") as a unix command. Also, if I lose the connection suddenly then the window stays around until I get a chance to see what happened. I use telnet instead of rsh because I generally connect to hosts which won't accept rsh's. 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb OmniWeb You have to install the OmniImage.service in your /Library/Services or /LocalLibrary/Services (This is also a nice way to get pictures converted in other applications as well. You can ftp this from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? Keyboard NeXT introduced a new keyboard configuration with the 040 products. The | keys which had been located on the main keyboard was moved to the numeric keypad. Many users have since complained about it, and a work around is to remap these keys using the demo application Keyboard (/NextDeveloper/Demos/Keyboard), Mike Carlton's keyboardfix program: ftp.cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/sources/next-interface/keyboardfix.tar.Z ...which lets you put these keys on shift-return or shift-delete. One can hope that there will be a choice of keyboards in the future. 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? Sendmail In /etc/sendmail.cf make this change: [old code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, [new code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, E=\n, This has been fixed in 3.1, and the default mailhost sendmail is UUCP oriented. 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? Boot hang, NS1.0 Release 1.0 contains a bug that can corrupt the kernel /odmach if a user attempts to launch /odmach from the browser. The solution is to copy a clean /odmach from another NeXT system. Be sure to change the permissions of the newly installed /odmach to remove execute permissions to prevent future occurrences of the same problem. Release 1.0a and beyond do not have this problem. It is possible for the sdmach to get corrupted in the same way. Boot from the OD, copy an uncorrupted version of the kernel to the hard disk, and remove the execute bits from sdmach. 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls modem calls, incoming There is a bug in the serial driver which causes getty to get stuck. The situation arises after a successful uucico connection, subsequent connections via modem will get a connection with the modem, but no login prompt. This is caused by getty hanging. A simple work around is to have a process run in cron to reset the getty every 15 minutes: #! /bin/sh -u PIDS=`ps -ax | bm getty | grep -v bm | awk '{print $1}'` kill -TERM $PIDS Of course trying to connect when the script is running will not allow you to connect, try again a minute later. This fix will not affect on-going UUCP or interactive connections. This will probably be fixed in the next kernel release. This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases. 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path /LocalApps, NS2.0 Workspace has its own internal application path. In 2.0 /LocalApps was omitted. Improv needs to have /LocalApps in the Workspace path if you have Improve installed in /LocalApps. The work around in 2.0 only is: dwrite Workspace ApplicationPaths "~/Apps:/LocalApps:/NextApps: \ /NextDeveloper/Apps:/NextAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos" This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases.
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Ships MindShare 2.0 Date: 2 Apr 1996 15:30:02 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4js2oa$9n@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: David Martel, Pangea Corporation 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944 info@pangea.com PANGEA SHIPS MINDSHARE 2.0 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 2, 1996 -- Pangea Corporation is now shipping MindShare 2.0, the Enterprise Messaging solution for OpenStep. The powerful groupware collaboration tool has been enhanced with electronic mail and Shared Mailboxes for a true enterprise solution. MindShare 2.0 is designed to increase team collaboration and performance into superior solutions and products. What Two MindShare 2.0 Beta Customers Say "We have already rolled out MindShare to over 1500 people around the world. Our lawyers have gained real benefits from the use of MindShare discussions, which allow them to exchange ideas and know-how far more effectively than regular e-mail." ---Charlie Richards, Linklaiters & Paines "Shared Mailboxes have improved the efficiency of our Top Accounts customer service group in handling the hundreds of messages received daily. Thanks to MindShare, our team has been able to save hours of processing time which lets them focus on serving customers better." ---Eric Westlund, Skyway Freight Systems Why MindShare? -- Maximize object re-use -- Reduce meetings -- Produce better code faster -- Manage mountains of incoming mail with Shared Mailboxes -- Replicate messages over networks and the Internet -- Increase team performance -- Build a corporate knowledge base FREE Demo Get the MindShare 2.0 Demo at any of these sites: ftp://ftp.pangea.com/pub/Demo/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/productivity/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/groupware/MindShareDemo.2.0.NIHS.tar.gz Pricing and Availability **SPECIAL LIMITED PRICE** From now until May 2, 1996, MindShare will be specially priced at $495 per seat -- a savings of 30% off the list price of $695. Quantity and educational discounts are available. Pangea is also offering 10-user Starter Packs for $243 per seat. See the Starter Pack press release for more details. As always, MindShare servers are FREE. MindShare 2.0 is a multi-architecture binary available for Motorola, Intel, Hewlett-Packard and SPARC. Clients require NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Servers require NEXTSTEP 3.3. Contact Pangea today to find out how MindShare 2.0 can increase team performance and produce superior solutions. For more information about MindShare 2.0 and Starter Packs, send electronic mail to info@pangea.com, or call 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944. About Pangea Corporation Pangea delivers collaboration solutions world-wide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pangea is the leading supplier of custom and shrinkwrap groupware messaging solutions for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Pangea Corporation, Pangea, and MindShare are trademarks of Pangea Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Offers MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs Date: 2 Apr 1996 15:30:41 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4js2ph$9t@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: David Martel, Pangea Corporation 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944 info@pangea.com PANGEA OFFERS MINDSHARE 2.0 STARTER PACKS PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 2, 1996 -- To celebrate the announcement of MindShare 2.0, the Enterprise Messaging solution for OpenStep, Pangea Corporation is offering Starter Packs. MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs are available for the next 30 days with savings of 65% off the list price. "Now is the best time to order MindShare," said Peter J. Park, president of Pangea Corporation. "Companies can't afford to miss this chance to exponentially increase team performance with the finest groupware collaboration tool for OpenStep." Not a stripped down version, Starter Packs are a fully-functional version of the newly released MindShare 2.0. A 10-user Starter Pack license is available for $243 per seat -- a substantial savings off the list price of $695. Starter Pack prices are available for a limited time through May 2, 1996. This offer is valid only through direct purchase from Pangea Corporation and must be obtained directly from the Internet. For more information about MindShare 2.0 and Starter Packs, send e-mail to info@pangea.com, or call 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944. About Pangea Corporation Pangea delivers collaboration solutions world-wide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pangea is the leading supplier of custom and shrinkwrap groupware messaging solutions for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Pangea Corporation, Pangea, and MindShare are trademarks of Pangea Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: steel456@aol.com (Steel456) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Developers Needed Date: 3 Apr 1996 16:09:55 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4jupf3$c13@digifix.digifix.com> We are the Premier search and recruiting firm for NeXT Professionals in the USA. We have a number of exclusive clients who have retained our services to search for the best NeXSTEP, Objective-C and strong OO Architects on the market.We are now recruiting for positions from coast to coast from Developers to Architects. If you have experience developing within the NeXT environment and are considering looking to leverage your career, now is the time and we are the firm to talk to. Please call us at: Corporate Resource Associates Bruce Rennert 800-662-9797 Fax 800-814-3100 Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is an expanding software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 129 - Articles posted since March 25 1996 Date: 1 Apr 1996 05:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4jnnsm$2k8@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 129 Postings since: March 25 1996 [4215] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4216] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4217] MEETING: RhiNO Group - April 2nd [4218] PRESS RELEASE: aCupOfCoffee special offer [4219] JOB: US - Multiple NeXTSTEP Openings [4220] PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft Announces The Release Of CollagistPro Version 1.55 [4221] PRESS RELEASE: Target Development Announces Release 3.01 of RetrieverPalette for EOF [4222] JOB: NeXT Permanent Jobs - Midwest [4223] NeXT Ships WebObjects -- On Time -- As Promised [4224] MEETING: BCOG - Tuesday April 9th [4225] MEETING: Ottawa NeXT Users Group, Tuesday Apr 2 [4226] PRESS RELEASE: Pyro for Motorola to be Discontinued [4227] SUBMISSION: mbox2pine -- another little hack script [4228] PRESS RELEASE: Lighthouse Design Announces Webvision [4229] SUBMISSION: Mailapp-utilities 1.5 have been released [4230] SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.2 has been released [4231] SUBMISSION: PackageInspector 0.96, gzip_package 2.3 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-129/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-129.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-129 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Raf Schietekat <flexus!rfschtkt@maze.ruca.ua.ac.be> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.bugs Subject: SUBMISSION: KBNS (``Known Bugs in NeXT Software'') edition (33.2). Date: 4 Apr 1996 17:30:28 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4k1ii4$g2i@digifix.digifix.com> This is to let you know about the new edition 33.2 of KBNS (``Known Bugs in NeXT Software''), the *only* public and aspiring-to-be-comprehensive database of problems and bugs (with workarounds, where known!) in all of NeXT's software products (not just NEXTSTEP itself), to be used together with NeXT's NeXTanswers. It's the third edition mentioning NEXTSTEP 3.3 at all, and there are a few things about OpenStep and EOF as well. ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/documents/KBNS.33.2.README.rtf ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/documents/KBNS.33.2.rtf.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/documents/KBNS.verification.32.1.tar So fetch the document, use it, and send me neat&concise reports about whatever is still missing (a new problem, a good workaround), about changes to applicability ranges, about a verification you did, if you volunteer to referee items in a particular category, about any mistakes, or a note about what you think of KBNS (if you think it is no good, I won't know unless you tell me, but please be specific; if you've been able to benefit from it, I'll be very happy to hear from you!). *** If an existing KBNS entry describes a problem you are having, do send a copy to Bug_NeXT! Perhaps effectiveness is in the numbers... *** KBNS is totally dependent on your cooperation. I see my role as an administrator and moderator for compiling the collective knowledge of the NeXT software community (about bugs, of course). It's up to YOU! (The KBNS file itself is rather hefty (do an ls and/or fetch the README first). If anyone knows a free program to distribute patches to RTF files (GNU diff/patch or any other line-based algorithm won't do), please tell me.) Raf Schietekat, RfSchtkt@maze.ruca.ua.ac.be (NeXTmail), Flanders, Belgium If I don't answer: my mail relay can't handle !, % or .uucp, I think
From: osg@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NeXT and WWW Developer Date: 4 Apr 1996 23:56:22 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4k295m$ia2@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT AND WWW DEVELOPER Object Systems Group is a OO technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations. These clients have already made the commitment to move to objects. That means that we can offer you the opportunity to build robust infrastructures, develop good designs, and direct state of the art implementations for large scale OO projects. Because OSG has a proven successful OO process and a reputation for excellence, we can keep you progressing in OO technology while you are making contractors wages. We currently have an assignment in the NE for the following area: NeXT AND WWW Minimum 2+ years total experience with extensive Objective C on a NeXT platform. Individual will be working in a team of developers for a application which is NeXT based, and will be responsible for the development of the WWW portion of that project. If you or someone you know might be interested in cutting edge work, please contact me either by e-mail or sending your resume to osg@onramp.net, US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax it to 214-742-5847.
From: osg@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4k295m$ia2@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4k295m$ia2@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 5 Apr 1996 01:30:56 -0500 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4k2en0$jid@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: osg@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT and WWW Developer Date: 5 Apr 1996 01:31:05 -0500 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4k2en9$jjd@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT AND WWW DEVELOPER Object Systems Group is a OO technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations. These clients have already made the commitment to move to objects. That means that we can offer you the opportunity to build robust infrastructures, develop good designs, and direct state of the art implementations for large scale OO projects. Because OSG has a proven successful OO process and a reputation for excellence, we can keep you progressing in OO technology while you are making contractors wages. We currently have an assignment in the NE for the following area: NeXT AND WWW Minimum 2+ years total experience with extensive Objective C on a NeXT platform. Individual will be working in a team of developers for a application which is NeXT based, and will be responsible for the development of the WWW portion of that project. If you or someone you know might be interested in cutting edge work, please contact me either by e-mail or sending your resume to osg@onramp.net, US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax it to 214-742-5847. **********
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 130 - Articles posted since April 01 1996 Date: 8 Apr 1996 04:00:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ka305$mqg@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 130 Postings since: April 01 1996 [4233] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4234] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4235] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area [4236] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN announces Low Cost Leaseware [4237] PRESS RELEASE: STONE DESIGN announces Personalized Training [4238] PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Ships MindShare 2.0 [4239] PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Offers MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs [4240] JOB: NeXT Developers Needed [4241] JOB: Software and Database Design Engineer - San Jose, CA [4242] SUBMISSION: KBNS (``Known Bugs in NeXT Software'') edition (33.2). [4244] JOB: NeXT and WWW Developer If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-130/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-130.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-130 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 8 Apr 1996 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ka3s9$mta@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 8 Apr 1996 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4ka3se$mta@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. 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To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. 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From: scholzb@pst.informatik.uni-muenchen.de (Bernhard Scholz) Newsgroups: de.comp.sys.next,news.answers,comp.answers,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: The NeXT-FAQ (Frequently asked questions) Followup-To: de.comp.sys.next Date: 9 Apr 1996 17:00:28 GMT Organization: InternetNews at LMU, University of Munich, Germany Distribution: world Message-ID: <4ke53c$je2@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Summary: Frequently asked questions concerning NeXT related topics. Originator: scholzb@peanuts Posted-By: auto-faq 2.4 Archive-name: NeXTFAQ Last-modified: Tuesday, 2. March 1996 Posting-Frequency: monthly The NeXTSTEP/OpenStep FAQ _________________________________________________________________ THE NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP FAQ OVERVIEW * 1 Introduction * 2 General information * 3 What is ... * 4 Miscellaneous information * 5 Black (NeXT) hardware * 6 White (Intel) hardware * 7 Storage * 8 Printing * 9 Obsolete but still interesting? CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 About this FAQ 1.2 Submissions 1.3 Copyright 1.4 Disclaimer 1.5 Thanks 2 General information 2.1 Where to get answers? 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? 2.3 FTP servers 2.4 Software on CD 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? 2.8 What information is available by NeXT 2.9 What is the correct spelling? 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? 2.13 Additional information sources 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. 2.15 References on Objective C 2.16 How to contact music interested people. 2.17 How to announce upcoming events 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? 3 What is ... 3.1 NEXTSTEP 3.2 MACH 3.3 OpenStep 3.4 Objective-C 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer 3.6 D'OLE 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework 3.9 WebObjects 3.10 WWW Browser 3.11 Newsreader 4 Miscellaneous information 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? 4.7 What default affects menu location? 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP 5 Black (NeXT) hardware 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives 6 White (Intel) hardware 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? 6.30 How to use MIDI without the MusicKit? 7 Storage 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT 7.5 How to use a streamer ? 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? 8 Printing 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP 9 Obsolete but still interesting? 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this FAQ These are the frequently asked questions concerning NeXT, NeXTSTEP or any other NeXT related topics. This compilation is meant primarily as a service to the (comp.sys.next and de.comp.sys.next) community. NeXT,Inc. is a privately hold company, heading towards software business. It sells NEXTSTEP its award winning OS and several other software packages (most included with NEXTSTEP): EOF, NEXTSTEP Developer, WebObjects, NetInfo, ... With the coming 'open' version of NEXTSTEP, which is named OpenStep and will run not only on top of Mach (as NEXTSTEP does) but also on Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, HP-UX, the user of NeXT's software is confronted with a wide range of different software and hardware. To help in the unaware user, this FAQ was founded. But also professional users might find some interesting information, which they didn't knew already. Note the NEXTSTEP and OpenStep questions often concern related topics like Objective-C, UNIX, administration tasks, etc. for which already separate FAQs do exist. See the new.answers newsgroup for additional FAQs, if your problem isn't covered by this FAQ. 1.2 Submissions As with all FAQs the quality of the information provided here is mostly depending on the Usenet community, which in most cases serves for the information resource. Feel free to e-mail the FAQ author to contribute, or send error reports. If you contact the author, use the following subject for submissions: FAQ submission. To report errors use: FAQ error. Additionally you might want to add the chapter where the submission/error report belongs to. In the near future we want to implement an e-mail service for those who don't have access to news. You may add yourself to the mailinglist by sending an e-mail with subject: FAQ mailme. Note that this service isn't available, yet, and will only become available if there is enough request and not before June 1996. 1.3 Copyright This FAQ is copyrighted by Bernhard Scholz. (Internet e-mails: scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de) Mentioned trademarks belong to their holder and are not explicitly listened. We do not collect any royalties, charge any fees, or compensate anyone in connection with this endeavor, but of course we would be happy about each e-mail commenting on the FAQ, about pizzas (lasagne is accepted, too :-) ), postcards, ... Anyway we reserve a copyright on the the published information in this FAQ. Any questions concerning other redistribution should be send to the authors of the FAQ. Reprinting of this FAQ, even in parts, is prohibited without permission by the author except for printings for private use. Newsletter editors wishing to excerpt from this work for publication should consider using local electronic bulletin boards to disseminate this information rather than preparing hardcopies. This allows for readers to access the most recent information, and perhaps save a couple of trees. 1.4 Disclaimer Of course there is no warranty in any case using the information provided here. We haven't tested the information to be correct. We are not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this FAQ. 1.5 Thanks We want to say "thank you" to Nathan, who did a great job on first FAQs. Best wishes to you and your family!!! We want to thank Maximilian Goedel, who did the first reword on the FAQs after Nathan gave up. Especially we want to thank the Usenet community for contributing to the FAQ and all the people who have written us. 2 GENERAL INFORMATION General information 2.1 Where to get answers? If you run into a problem, first read the FAQ of course :-) Second you might consider asking NeXT directly through the electronic service: nextanswers@next.com. Send an e-mail with subject: ascii help index to start. If all fails, post to the newsgroups concerning NeXT related topics: comp.sys.next.*, de.comp.sys.next. 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? Next, Inc. Contacting NeXT, Inc. Address of NeXT, Inc. NeXT, Inc. can be reached under the following addresses. USA: NeXT, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Voice: 800-848-NeXT (Redwood City #) Voice: (415)-366-0900 NeXT marketing div. of Canon - Japan Phone: 81-44-549-5295 Fax: 81-44-549-5462 EUROPE: Munich: 49-89-996-5310 Note: numbers abroad are listed with the country codes first. You will need to dial the international access number of your long distance carrier before proceeding to dialing the country code, area code and phone number. 2.3 FTP servers FTP Software The FAQ mentions a lot of software packages which you might find useful. In general there are two big sites serving Europe and the US. These sites keep most of the software available and do mirror themselves to keep up to date (although the structure of the archive differ). If the software isn't on one of these sites, the appr opriate site is listed in the text. If you get slow connections you might want to consider contacting a mirror of the both sites. For the Peanuts archive (Europe) the WWW pages http://peanuts.leo.org give you links to an updated list of mirrors and other FTP sites. The addresses are: next-ftp.peak.org (formerly the ftp.cs.orst.edu archive) peanuts.leo.org (Peanuts archive in Europe) 2.4 Software on CD There are currently two CD (sets) which serve you with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software: Nebula. Nebula is published by Walnut Creek and mostly contains actual recompiled software for all supported hardware platforms. It might be the best choice for those who don't own a compiler. A big font collection and a developer section complete t he disk. Peanuts Archive Disks. The Peanuts FTP Archive in Munich distributes their complete NEXTSTEP/OpenStep archive on CD. This currently brings you 3CDs full with software. Although the software isn't compiled for each hardware (it is provided 'as uploaded') it is the most complete software and information resource available on CD. (It includes the NeXTanswers published by NeXT). Fatted Calf CD-ROM. The Fatted Calf CD-ROM is published by Ensuing Technologies, LasVegas, Nevada. Currently I don't know it's special contents. 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? status, NEXTSTEP status, OpenStep The third production version 3.3, has been released for Intel Processors (i486 and higher) as well as for NeXT hardware (not manufactured any longer but still supported), HP workstations and Sun workstations. OpenStep versions are announced and will be available this year (1996) for Windows NT, Windows 95, Mach, Solaris and HP-UX. The status for DEC machines and their OS (OSF/1, OpenVMS) is unknown. At least it is uncertain that there will be a port to OSF/1 o r even OpenVMS, because DEC is doing the port alone. At least you can run OpenStep on DEC machines running Windows NT in the near future. There will be no NEXTSTEP 4.0, because NeXT changed the naming conventions. NEXTSTEP 4.0 (also sometimes referenced as 'Mekka') is now named 'OpenStep for Mach' 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? Yes, there is a project by GNU. The so named GNUStep is available in pre-alpha state from the archive sites. Be aware that it is not fully functional and currently requires Motif. 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? Yes there are. OpenStep for Mach will include all the well known features from NEXTSTEP (Services, Filters, SoundKit, ...) which the other implementations will lack, due to the underlying OS. To get all the benefits which is offered in NEXTSTEP today, you need to go for OpenStep for Mach. 2.8 What information is available by NeXT information NeXT NeXT, Inc. now operates an automatic e-mail response system. Send e-mail to "nextanswers@next.com" with the subject "ascii help index" to start. 2.9 What is the correct spelling? NeXT did (and probably will) change their naming conventions a lot. E.g. NEXTSTEP is the current correct spelling for their operating system. With the shipping of OpenStep, there will be no more NEXTSTEP, but OpenStep for Mach/Solaris/HP-UX/Windows95/Wind owsNT. Incorrect spellings are: NeXTSTEP, NeXTstep, NeXTStep. A common shortcut used in the newsgroups is: NS for NEXTSTEP. 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? NUG user groups NeXT user groups To start a user group, just send e-mail to user_groups@next.com. 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? No, there are no differences beside the DSP, which is a hardware feature of NeXT computers. On other hardware platforms you have to buy additional hardware. 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? FTP, servers There are too many to list them all, so are here are just a few. NEXTSTEP: cs.orst.edu ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de (peanuts) nova.cc.purdue.edu sonata.cc.purdue.edu umd5.umd.edu ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de MIT GNU: aeneas.mit.edu MIT X: export.lcs.mit.edu music: princeton.edu 2.13 Additional information sources Additional information Information, additional Every NeXT machine owner has access to manuals to a degree. Network and System Administration (NSA), for example contains answers to many of the questions asked to comp.sys.next. Some of the important man pages are reproduced in the NSA as appendices. User manuals were shipped with every NeXT. Additional copies available from NeXT (N6002/N6003/N6014/N6026) $25. The following books are available directly from NeXT: * Operating System Software * NeXTstep Concepts * NeXTstep Reference, v. 1 * NeXTstep Reference, v. 2 * Development Tools * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Concepts * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Reference * Writing Loadable Kernel Servers * Technical Summaries * Supplemental Documentation Unix man pages, which are included in the online docs. BSD unix documentation (MISC, PS1, PS2, SMM, USD). Available from to USENIX site members. A lot of this has been integrated into the NeXT documentation. Some of this is sorely missing. The SMM Unix System Manager's Manual is really useful! USENIX Association 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA 94710 USA +1 510 528 8649 fax +1 510 548 5738 office@usenix.org * PS1 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 1 * PS2 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 2 * SMM = System Manager's Manual * USD = User's Supplementary Documents The SMM and the rest of the berkeley documentation are also available directly and for free via anon ftp e.g. from ftp.uu.net /packages/bsd-sources/share/doc. To format them properly for viewing and printing on the NeXT use nroff with the package indicated by the file suffix (e.g. to format the documentation file 0.t use nroff -mt 0.t). Adobe documentation. Available machine-readable by e-mail from ps-file-server@adobe.com. Hardcopy available from Adobe Developer Support Line +1 415 961-4111 for a nominal charge. NeXT last shipped these as part of the 1.0a release; hardcopies appeared in 0.9 Technical Documentation, were omitted in 1.0, and have returned in updated form in Supplemental Documentation of the 2.0 Tech Docs (which is not available on-line). Get NextAnswers for Digital Librarian from NeXT. The current versions are actually on ftp.next.com or available via the mailserver at nextanswers@next.com. Get NeXT Support Bulletin from the archives. It is meant for support centers. Another good source of information is the archives of previously posted notes from the comp.sys.next.* newsgroups. Note that since the split of comp.sys.next, there is a group archive maintained at peanuts.leo.org:/pub/comp/sys/next/. NeXTstep Advantage book is available electronically from the archive servers. The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is about 1.3 megabytes; uncompressed, it's about 9.5 megabytes). It is a good introduction to the NeXT programming environment. 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. FTP, e-mail access Some ftp sites are configured as an e-mail archive server. This means you can upload and download files via e-mail. Send mail to: archive-server@cc.purdue.edu ------------- mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de (with the subject line help and you will get a complete description of this service) Submissions: Mail should be sent to archive-server@cc.purdue.edu with the subject of 'submission' (no ticks) if a person is submitting material to the archives. They need to include a 1-2 sentence description of the submission, the OS release the product runs on, and if it is source, binary, newsletter, etc. 2.15 References on Objective C Objective-C, documents Objective-C and other useful Object-oriented programming references: Budd, Timothy, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Addison-Wesley) [It discusses Smalltalk, Object Pascal, C++ and Objective-C] Cox, Brad J., Object Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach ISBN 0-201-10393-1. (Addison-Wesley) [Note: 2nd edition - ISBN is 0-201-54834-8 and has coauthor A.J. Novobilski] Huizenga, Gerrit, Slides from a short course on Objective-C available via anonymous ftp from: sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/docs/ObjC.frame.Z, ObjC.ps.Z, or OldObjC.wn.tar.Z Meyer, Bertrand, Object-Oriented Software Construction (Prentice-Hall). NeXT Technical Documentation Pinson and Weiner, Objective-C: Object-Oriented Programming Techniques (Addison-Wesley). 350 pages, ISBN 0 201 50828 1, paperback. User Reference Manual for Objective-C which is available from Stepstone Corporation. (203)426-1875. Note: There are some differences between Stepstone's Objective-C and NeXT's. 2.16 How to contact music interested people. Music, contacts Since NeXT has become for now the platform of choice for much of the computer music composition and research community, the newsgroup comp.music is one good place to find people with information and interest in music on the NeXT. There is also a mailing list specifically for NeXT music. For posting to the dist list: nextmusic@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change addresses, etc.: nextmusic-request@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu 2.17 How to announce upcoming events Announcements Please send any announcements of upcoming NeXT-related events to next-announce@digifix.com These events will be posted to comp.sys.next.announce. Be sure to send your announcement in plenty of time to have it posted prior to the event. One to two weeks in advance would be a good idea. Since postings will be carried across many networks, commercial announcements may be edited down to reflect network usage policies. Look for current guidelines posted weekly in the newsgroup. 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? NeXT, networking Networking Of course! NEXTSTEP is design to plug and play with existing NeXT installations. NeXT has addressed interoperability between NEXTSTEP systems in the following ways: * NEXTSTEP systems share identical networking capabilities. * NEXTSTEP systems share the same Distributed Objects. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same system and network administration services. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same mass storage format. Yes, you can take a external SCSI drive, removable media (e.g. Bernoulli etc) or floppy disk and use it interchangeably between NeXT Computers running NEXTSTEP. 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? With the shipping of NEXTSTEP 3.x binaries are distributed FAT. This means, that a binary might include different versions of the executable for each hardware platform NEXTSTEP is running on. On the archive sites you might easily recognize the supported h ardware by a key letter: N = NeXT computers, I=Intel based, H=HP hardware, S=Sun hardware. A FAT binary is runable by every supported hardware listed in the binary file. NeXT ships tools to examine such a fat binary and to add/strip different hardwa re modules to/from a binary. The correct spelling for a fat binary is: MAB binary (multi architecture binary) but most commonly 'fat' is used. With the shipping of OpenStep this will change. OpenStep applications are only sourcecode compatible and have to be recompiled for each architecture. This implies that you need a compiler for future PD/SW/FW-software, although OpenStep for Mach will still support FAT binaries and NEXTSTEP 3.x applications will continue to run under OpenStep for Mach. 3 WHAT IS ... What is ... This chapter tries to give you some overview over NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software and related software. For a detailed description you should contact the producer's WWW server. E.g. for more information about OpenStep contact http://www.next.com/ 3.1 NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP is a complete development and user environment by NeXT it provides an unique GUI (graphical user interface), which currently gets copied by several other OS provider like Microsoft, combined with the currently most advanced and tested OS, named MACH. NeXT applied several changes to the MACH kernel to add special features which makes NEXTSTEP unique. NEXTSTEP comes with a lot of development kits (bundles of classes to build on), like: Sound Kit, Indexing Kit, 3D Graphics Kit, Database or EOF Kit and Application Kit. This will change with OpenStep. Bundled with NEXTSTEP are several user applications which enhance the daily use dramatically: NeXTMail (a MIME compatible mail application), Edit (a simple but powerful editor), FaxReader (for reading incoming faxes, you are able to send faxes from every application which supports printing), DigitalWebster (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus), Digital Librarian (indexing and full text search utility, usable over groups of files) Preview (a PostScript and TIFF display utility), Terminal (UNIX terminal application for VT100 and TN3270 emulation), TeX (a well known compiler for formatted text), SYBASE and ORACLE adapters (to contact to SYBASE and ORACLE databases within EOF applications). One special thing about NEXTSTEP is the display system. NeXT uses DPS (Display Post Script), which gives you true WYSIWYG on every NEXTSTEP system. The window server supports PostScript Level II, Interactive RenderMan and Photorealistic RenderMan (an distributed engine for fast high quality rendering, based on Pixar's RenderMan). To be used in networks, NEXTSTEP supports NFS, NetInfo, Novell Netware (as client only), Ethernet and Token Ring and different filesystems (Mac, DOS, ISO 9660, High Sierra, Rock Ridge). For multimedia purposes NeXT uses Lempel-Ziv compression for text, Audio Transform Compression for Sound (comparable to Sony MiniDisc), JPEG for TIFF and Group 4 for Fax. Of course these are only standard modes and NEXTSTEP is extensible to use other methods too. For system administration (remember that NEXTSTEP is using MACH as an UNIX derivate), NeXT supplies several administration applications which make it easy to configure NEXTSTEP as needed, like: SimpleNetworkStarter, UserManager, PrintManager, NFSManager, HostManager, NetInfo Manager, BuildDisk, Upgrader and the complete documentation and manual pages online. 3.2 MACH MACH MACH is the the basic OS layer NeXT uses for NEXTSTEP. It is a micro kernel, which means it is extensible at runtime. Micro kernel often stands for a small kernel size, too, but due to the compatibility to BSD 4.3 MACH is currently about 1MB in size. Features of MACH are: loadable kernel services (extensions during runtime), different scheduling algorithms, an advanced messaging system, an advanced memory allocation mechanism (copy on demand, world wide message broadcasting), true multitasking, multi threading and BSD compatibility. 3.3 OpenStep OpenStep OpenStep will be the next release of NeXT's NEXTSTEP with the ability to be OS independent (NEXTSTEP depends on MACH). Therefore OpenStep will run on Windows 95, Windows NT, MACH, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX and DEC OSF/1. The architecture of OpenStep was made public in late 1995 and since then GNU is working on a public port of OpenStep to e.g. X11 based UNIX systems. To express the new standard, OpenStep for MACH is now the correct spelling for the formerly named NEXTSTEP product by NeXT, but it is known that NeXT itself is still using the same version numbering scheme for at least the MACH product line, so the first release of OpenStep for MACH is equivalent to NEXTSTEP 4.0. OpenStep is supposed to be an industry standard for developing object oriented, system independent, scalable solutions for client/server architectures. It was adopted by Sun, Hewlett Packard and Digital. It provides distributed applications through PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) and D'OLE (Distributed OLE) based on CORBA. The usage of EOF supplies object persistence with traditional relational databases. And finally with WebObjects, objects are accessible through the internet or in your own private network. OpenStep, like NEXTSTEP 3.3 provides several kits for software developers like: Application Kit and Foundation Kit as well as Display PostScript. Applications written for OpenStep are sourcecode compatible to all other architectures running OpenStep, although FAT binaries are only available under OpenStep for MACH. For the NEXTSTEP user OpenStep doesn't take away old known features. In addition with OpenStep for MACH you will get MACH enhancements and a new GUI as an option as well as all the known advantages of OpenStep itself. Old applications will continue to run under OpenStep for MACH and need to be recompiled to run under Windows 95, Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX and other OpenStep platforms. Because OpenStep isn't already released, this section is just speculating and based on information from the usenet community. OpenStep is sheduled for quarter two 1996. 3.4 Objective-C Objective-C To develop applications NeXT uses Objective-C as its native programming language. Objective-C is a more strict OO language then C++ but covers C as well as C++. Because NeXT uses the GNU C/C++ compiler, you go with the most spreaded and tested C compiler available for most UNIX platforms today. (Of course you can use Objective-C on every platform on which gcc is available). Objective-C is different to other languages in the way it executes code. Objective-C uses a runtime library to dynamically access objects at runtime. This allows you to change objects at runtime etc. All this goes with nearly no speed penalty, because hashing mechanisms are used to access the different methods of an object. There is also ObjC which is an different product, available as a commercial compiler for different operating systems. Don't mix up things with by using the expression ObjC instead of Objective-C. For shortcut purposes the NeXT community also uses the term ObjC/Obj-C but of course thinks of Objective-C by NeXT. Objective-C isn't standardized, yet. In Objective-C you are able to mix code. E.g. you can use C++ and C in any Objective-C program. Objective-C is a simple and concise object-oriented extension to ANSI-C. It has a runtime messaging facility and offers dynamic binding. Distributed objects are supported and the code is optimized for native compilations. It's syntax and programming technique is much like in SmallTalk. Using Objective-C you can even message objects in other applications, also over a network! 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer is currently the only way to develop applications under NEXTSTEP because it includes all the necessary include files and libraries. (Of course you can get any GNU C version precompiled, but it won't help you without the include files and linker libraries). In addition to a precompiled GCC, include files and the linker libraries you will get the famous NeXT developer tools: ProjectBuilder (your commando center for building applications and managing sources), InterfaceBuilder (for designing the application's GUI and making object connections), an graphical addition to GDB (GNU Debugger) integrated in Edit, MallocDebug (for seeking memory leaks), HeaderViewer (access class information in header files and in documented form in a browser), DBModeler (for building data models, based on Database Kit), Yap (an interactive PostScript interpreter and viewer), IconBuilder (a very simple but extensible pixel-based editor for creating icons) and popular UNIX utilities like GNU Emacs, yacc, lex, vi... 3.6 D'OLE D'OLE D'OLE is a shortcut for Distributed OLE. OLE is Microsoft's standard for Object Linking and Embedding and is currently not distributable across platforms. With D'OLE you can distribute OLE objects across the network like e.g. in SOM by IBM. But D'OLE is more. It uses NeXT's object model PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) from Unix to Windows platforms and enables OLE objects to communicate with OpenStep objects natively, which means without changing the application. OpenStep objects behave like OLE objects and vice versa. D'OLE also supports EOF which enables a distributed computing environment that provides an infinitely flexible choice of application deployment of application deployment strategies. D'OLE uses the Foundation Framework, Distributed Object Framework and other core classes. It comes bundled with C/Objective-C compiler and GNU make, although Microsoft Visual C++ is required. Further you get a portable nmserver, MACH emulation and on-line documentation. 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects PDO PDO is a shortcut for Portable Distributed Objects. In the near future PDO will become CORBA 2.0 compliant. It is the industry's first product to provide a heterogeneous client/server framework on objects. With PDO it is possible to deploy objects on non-NEXTSTEP server machines and therefore deployed anywhere in a network, wherever they are most appropriate for a task. PDO encapsulates low-level network protocols, making messaging a remote object as straightforward as messaging a local object. You even don't have to learn new programming tools or techniques, because PDO is a subset of NEXTSTEP tools and objects. Because PDO makes object location completely transparent to the application, the application communicates with every object the same way regardless wether it is local, in the local network or anywhere in the world. Because of the free location of objects, objects may get moved to other locations, e.g. to optimize performance, without modification of the application using it. Because PDO also runs on non-NEXTSTEP servers, it comes with it's own set of classes, libraries and even an Objective-C++ compiler, etc. Neverless you can build, maintain, etc. from any NEXTSTEP client connected to a PDO server. The tools used for building the final objects however are native to the server's OS. PDO comes with Foundation Framework, Distributed Objects Framework, DOEventLoop and other core classes. Bundled tools are: Objective-C++ compiler, GDB, libg++, GNU make, Portable BuildServer, Portable nmserver, Mach Emulation, NEXTSTEP's default system, on-line documentation. Currently supported platforms are: HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX. 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework EOF EOF bridges the gap between objects and relational databases. With EOF you can bring the advantage of object oriented design etc. to applications which use relational databases. (Therefore you don't need an object oriented database!) EOF clarifies many things. It supports a three-tier client/server architecture by separating the user interface, business objects and the database. In fact you can simply exchange the database (by changing the adapter) and still use the same application! Developing under EOF doesn't limit you to e.g. Objective-C. EOF allows the integration of e.g. 4GL code as well as SQL etc. all combined under the advantage of NeXT's developer tools. EOF includes client and server software. It consists of the Enterprise Object Modeler, runtime libraries and adapters for SYBASE and ORACLE (other adapters available from the DBMS producers). It currently runs under HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX and always requires PDO. For client use you additionally need NEXTSTEP. 3.9 WebObjects WebObjects WebObjects helps you building dynamic Web pages. It is targeted to the server side of the Web and there mostly to the intranets, also most people might find it very useful for the Internet, too. It is operating system independent and runs under Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX and NEXTSTEP (Windows 95 announced). WebObjects contains development tools to build components for your application logic, as well as a set of reusable components to manage the rendering of your application. Because WebObjects is Java compatible, you even can integrate Java applets in your application today. It supports the standard http servers which have to support CGI or NSAPI interface. WebObjects supports database access to Informix, Oracle, Sybase and DB/2. What's unique about WebObjects is the ability to share the logic of your Web application and your data with other internal applications. It means that you are not required to maintain a dedicated database or write specific application code for your Web application. Currently there are three versions of WebObjects: WebObjects, WebObjects Pro and WebObjects Enterprise. WebObjects itself is freely available to anybody interested in. WebObjects Pro contains PDO and WebObjects Enterprise contains PDO and EOF with a special license to connect to the Internet. But because WebObjects is a brand new product, look at http://www.next.com/WebOjects/ for further information. 3.10 WWW Browser WWW Browser Browser OmniWeb NetSurfer SpiderWoman NetScape Several NEXTSTEP browsers are available for NEXTSTEP. The currently most advanced browser is named 'OmniWeb'. OmniWeb is commercial in the way that you need a license to use it in a network. A single user license is free. OmniWeb seems to be continuesly updated and support is known to be good. OmniWeb is also supporting a lot of well known Netscape features. There is also a public domain WWW browser named 'SpiderWoman'. It's plus is the NEXTSTEP look and feel (e.g. you navigate through the Web like you navigate your filesystem with WorkspaceManager). Anyway SpiderWoman is somehow unstable and it seems as if development stopped. Another commercial browser is NetSurfer. Demos are available on the ftp sites. This browser is preferred by several people because it integrates ftp access very well. Anyway you have to pay for it. Netscape isn't available for NEXTSTEP and is unlikely to be ported. The current state of Netscape seems to become more and more unclear because the latest release with Java support is known to work unstable on most systems. Also Netscape supports a lot of features which other companies are not going to adopt anymore as it was in the early times. Anyway you can use Netscape in the future under the most OpenStep platforms. 3.11 Newsreader Newsreader Alexandra NewsGrazer NewsFlash RadicalNews There are currently four well known newsreaders for NEXTSTEP. First there is Alexandra, a public domain newsreader and second there is NewsGrazer (and unsupported NeXT product). You should test them to get your personal favorite. The only real difference is the support of NEXTSTEP 3.3J (Japanese) and flatfiles in NewsGrazer, while the interface in Alexandra seems to be better to many people. NewsFlash is a commercial product which adds several features. As Radical news it supports article threading, automated posting and extraction of multi-part files. Demos are available on the ftp sites. E-mail inquiries should go to support@wolfware.com. Further info is available at: http://www.wolfware.com/ RadicalNews is a commercial newsreader. It supports true article threadin, quoted text highlighting, japanese and Latin-1 support, URL-support, an interface to Digital Librarian, a sophisticated coloring scheme and much more. Info is available at: http://www.radical.com/. A note to both commercial versions: the community is very splitted about which version is to prefer. In general it seems as if there are no really 'killer features' so it prefers much to personal taste. Demos are available and don't forget to test the free versions, too! 4 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Misc Various Unsorted 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? Pictures, in Mail Pictures, in NewsGrazer Mail, remote Pictures Newsgrazer, remote Pictures You can do this in the following ways. * Mail In /LocalLibrary/Images/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person@remote.site.domain.tiff (all lowercase). In /LocalLibrary/Images/People/passwd add an entry for the person: person@remote.site.domain:*:-2:-2::/nodir:/noshell (person and sitename need to be all lowercase as well) In the future anytime you get mail from the person their picture should appear. You can include an "aliases" file in /LocalLibrary/Images/People too. This allows you to use the same picture for somebody that might send you mail from accounts on many different sites, or for those people whose letters use several different routings. To do this, you include entries in this local aliases file like so: bkohler@ucrac1.ucr.edu:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.uucp:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu There should then be a .tiff file called bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu.tiff. There can be no CAPITAL LETTERS in this file. So even if the address in the From: field looks like gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.UUCP, keep the letters lowercase in the aliases file. As always, you have to restart Mail before these changes take effect. * NewsGrazer In /LocalLibrary/NewsGrazer/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person.remote.site.domain (all lowercase). This is a different naming convention from what Mail uses. There is a large archive of some 4000 or 5000 pictures prepared for this purpose. The name of this archive is Faces3.tar.Z and it is about 4.1 MBytes large. Currently it is available from several anonymous ftp sites (e.g. sonata.cc.purdue.edu in: /pub/next/graphics/Images/icons/people) That image archive also contains a script which automatically creates proper alias and passwd files. 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings * A command line utility for examining defaults is available from: sutro.sfsu.edu:/pub/wmdefaults1.0.tar.Z * A PD App, DefaultMgr.app, is available on the NeXT ftp archives. * A more brute approach (done by DefaultMgr.app): Start the application under gdb, and then try the following sequence of commands: break *0x500976a commands 1 silent printf "%s: ", *$a2 output {char *}(4+$a2) echo \n cont end run [Carl Edman ] adds: DefaultMgr.app doesn't any longer work properly under 3.0. It still is able to manipulate defaults but can't any longer "investigate" apps to find out which defaults they use. [eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)] adds: Needs to be revised for 3.x systems. wmdefaults is only for 2.x; it's not needed for 3.0 and later. 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? Remote running On the local machine make sure you have public window server access, this is set from the Preferences application. On the foreign NeXT machine run the application from a terminal window with the -NXHost . Both machines should be running the same version of NeXTstep. [shayman@Objectario.com (Steve Hayman)] NeXTSTEP 3.1 and higher includes a demo application called OpenSesame that simplifies this. You can select a program in Workspace and use > Service > Open Sesame > Open on Another Host ...to launch a program on a remote machine. This is a way to run old, non-fat-binary software on new NeXTSTEP/Intel machines. 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? UUCP What is happening is that the remote machine is waiting for you to end your login or password by typing a "Return" (aka &Mcirc; or CR or CARRIAGE RETURN). UUCP ends a line by sending a LineFeed (aka Ĵ or LF). Since UUCP doesn't send the CR, the login sequence is never completed, and you will usually get one of two error messages: wanted "password:" (means that username needs to end with a CR) imsg waiting for SYNC< (means that password needs to end with CR) So how do you get UUCP to send CR, instead of LF? End the send string with the sequence n c. For instance this line in L.sys will send a LF after login, but a CR after password. myfeed Any DIR 9600 cub "" ATTD19095551212 9600 \ "" ogin:--ogin: Unext ssword: secret\n\c 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? Webster Get Jiro Nakamura's define program from the archiver servers: define.tar.Z. This will allow you to access the database from the command line. This program breaks under 3.x. For 3.x there are two other programs which might be useful: Webster.a5 and websterd. 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? csh, arrow keys This is for people who use a terminal app that does vt100 keyboard emulation - pasc First, add these lines to your .cshrc (preferably between the if and endif): set editmode=emacs set macrofiles=.macros Then create a file called .bindings and put in it: bind-to-key ExecuteNamedMacro '\e[' And, next, you need to make a file called ".macros". Using an editor like emacs (which can insert control characters using a &Qcirc; prefix), into this file put: A^@^@^@^A^P B^@^@^@^A^N C^@^@^@^A^F D^@^@^@^A^B where &@circ; means Control-@ and ƒ means Control-A, etc. Also, don't put in the leading spaces. This will set up the left and right arrows to move back and forth on the line, and the up and down arrows will cycle through your history. On Intel machines these sequences are a little different: A^A^@^@^@^P B^A^@^@^@^N C^A^@^@^@^F D^A^@^@^@^B Then source .cshrc and the changes should take effect. 4.7 What default affects menu location? Menu, location Do the following. dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuX <value> dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuY <value> 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? Mathematica Login as root, or get root privileges running su, and execute the following five commands: mkdirs /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel/NeXT cd /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel ln -s uuuuu/Mathematica.app/Kernel/Display Utilities cd NeXT ln -s vvvvv/math mathexe where uuuuu is the directory where Mathematica was placed (typically, /LocalApps) and vvvvv is the directory where the executable math was placed (typically, /usr/local/bin) 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow loginwindow dwrites There are some for loginwindow: [Jess Anderson writes:] Here, I hope, is the quasi-definitive story on dwrites that affect the loginwindow. I'm indebted to several people, notably Art Isbell, Kristian Koehntopp, Dan Danz, Louie Mamakos, John Kheit, Felix Lugo, and Paul Sears, for some of the information presented here. Remember that dwrites are not supported by NeXT; they may change with any subsequent system release. These I've checked out using 3.0; some or all may work with earlier releases, but I can't vouch for most of them. All these dwrites must be done as root. You can also run as root and use DefaultMgr to set them (which is a whole lot more convenient if you're intending to fiddle with some of them). After setting the things you want, restart the WindowServer by logging out of the current session and typing exit on the login panel. OK, here's what we know (or think we do :-): dwrite loginwindow DefaultUser <login-name> Most new machines have set to me. This dwrite logs in user automatically. User must not have a password set, hence don't use this in a networked environment! dwrite loginwindow HostName "<host_name>" dwrite loginwindow HostName localhost These cause your host name to appear on the login panel. You need quote marks only if there's a space in the name. The first form hard-codes the name into root's defaults database. The second form uses whatever name has been set as localhost in NetInfo, which is convenient for networked machines. The font, size, color, and position of the printed string are not accessible (drat!). dwrite loginwindow ImageFile <path/to/a/suitable.tiff> This uses the tiff image pointed to instead of the standard one (in /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/English.lproj/nextlogin.tiff, .lproj as appropriate for your main language) as the login panel. Be sure you get the pointer right, though, or you'll have to boot single-user to fix it. In practical terms, the image is constrained in various ways I won't detail here. dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim <integer_number> No relation to the dim time set by Preferences. The units are odd, I think. Felix reported them as 1/34 second. However, when I changed it to 1020, I got 15 seconds to dimming, and 680 gives 10 seconds, that I'm sure of. So I think the units are 1/68 second. Maybe Felix just thought it was too damn long! We all know it seems longer when you're not having fun waiting. :-) Whatever, the login screen dims to about half after this length of time. dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES This causes the panel to move around approximately in Backspace bouncing-off-the-walls-tiff fashion. The point is to avoid burning the screen phosphors, as a static image would tend to do. The animation is controlled by the next couple dwrites. dwrite loginwindow MovementTimeout <real_number> The units are seconds. The panel starts moving (assuming the preceding is set to YES) after this time. If you set it to be less than the TimeToDim time, the movement starts before the dimming occurs. I did not try zero. I can't stand waiting around for things to happen, so I use 10 seconds for both times. The default appears to be 5 minutes. dwrite loginwindow MovementScale <integer_number> No movement occurs if this is set to 1. But it looks like the units might be approximately pixels for each change of position (the frequency of which is controlled by the next dwrite). If you put a big number here, say 200, the image moves in big jumps, but I don't know if the 200 is divided up somehow between change in x- and y-coordinates. I wouldn't worry about it much, just set it to something you like. Since my image contains readable text, I want it to scroll smoothly around, so I use the apparently minimum value, 2. The default appears to be 10. dwrite loginwindow MovementRate <real_number> The units are seconds. The image jumps by the amount above every this many seconds. The default is 0.0666 seconds. Bigger numbers mean slower motion. Since I don't like things being too jumpy or zooming around, I set this to 0.1 seconds. This makes my image ooze at a pace befitting an elderly person like me. dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled YES This makes it a little harder to turn the machine off; you have to use the monitor or the minimonitor (- ) if it's set, rather than the key. dwrite loginwindow LoginHook <path/to/loginhook/executable> dwrite loginwindow LogoutHook <path/to/logouthook/executable> Pointers to the login and logout hooks, if used. It should be pointed out that some of these things (login/logout hooks, for example) are maybe more logically set where the loginwindow is invoked by the WindowServer, namely /etc/ttys. There are yet others. Here's the full list (thanks, Art): NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DebugHook") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DryRun") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "WindowServerTimeout") => 0x0 NXRegisterDefaults("loginwindow", 0x16024) KeyMapPath: 0x12d97 "~/Library/Keyboards:/LocalLibrary/Keyboards:/NextLibrary/Keyboards" Keymap: 0x12de1 "/NextLibrary/Keyboards/USA" SwappedKeymap: 0x12e0a "No" LoginHook: 0x0 LogoutHook: 0x0 HostName: 0x0 ImageFile: 0x0 DefaultUser: 0x12e41 "me" PowerOffDisabled: 0x0 TimeToDim: 0x12e69 "2040" MoveWhenIdle: 0x12e0a "No" MovementTimeout: 0x12e8b "300.0" MovementRate: 0x12e9e "0.06666" MovementScale: 0x12eb4 "10" [Christopher J. Kane kane@cs.purdue.edu] Under NeXTSTEP 3.1, the login window has two buttons labeled "Reboot" and "Power" that allow a user to reboot and power down from the login window. In a public lab, this feature may be undesirable. The PowerOffDisabled default can be used to disable the buttons, but they are still shown in the window and push in when clicked (a bad user interface decision, IMHO). The program below patches loginwindow to eradicate the restart and power buttons. It makes the loginwindow's LoginButton class instance method initWithImage:altImage:andString: a no-op (just return nil). This patch has been applied to the machines in the NeXT lab at Purdue (like sonata.cc.purdue.edu for instance), and no adverse effects have been noted. This program must be run as root, since it writes to the file /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow. An archive with a compiled executable has been submitted to sonata.cc.purdue.edu. /* * Patches the loginwindow.app to eradicate the restart and power * buttons from the login window. * * Christopher J. Kane (kane@cs.purdue.edu) * Released into public domain; August 13, 1993. */ #include <libc.h> #include <errno.h> void main(int argc, char *argv[]) { unsigned char patch[8] = {0x0, 0x0, 0x42, 0x80, 0x4e, 0x5e, 0x4e, 0x75}; int file = open("/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow", O_WRONLY); if (-1==file) goto error; if (-1==lseek(file, 21170, SEEK_SET)) goto error; if (-1==write(file, patch, 8)) goto error; if (-1==close(file)) goto error; exit(0); error: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno)); exit(1); } FAQ-Authors note: We strongly recommend to do a backup of the loginwindow application, because the patch alters the file directly and will most likely not work on different versions of the OS. 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? man pages, NS2.x Beyond looking in the man pages under ixBuild, etc., what you want to do is put a few files (contents listed below file name) the .index directory: .roffArgs: -man displayCommand: tbl %s | nroff -man ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8ln] -V Other options that people suggested for ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8] -V /usr/local/man -fman -Nwhatis -V /usr/local/man/man* I don't think you need to explicitly name the directory in the first alternative, but you do in the second unless you want the cat* directories indexed as well. Note: Do NOT leave a trailing return after the line in ixBuildOptions; DL will barf. (I think someone said that, as shipped, the standard man .index/ixBuildOptions had this problem.) [From: Eric D. Engstrom ] Can anyone tell me what the command line for this might be under NEXTSTEP 3.0? Short answer: RTM on ixbuild(1) - specifically the parameter "-g". In addition, I'd like to inform the newsgroup of a simple hack I setup on my own machine to create a unified DL target for all UNIX Manual pages (including system, local, gnu, whatever). This was easier under 2.x because IXBuild (pre IXKit) had more hacks in it... Basically, you need to setup a directory with sym-links to the various man-page directories; For example: (397)basilisk% pwd /LocalLibrary/Documentation/ManPages (398)basilisk% ls -alg total 728 drwxrwxr-x 2 eric wheel 1024 Mar 28 18:03 ./ drwxrwxr-x 11 root wheel 1024 Mar 27 00:41 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 370 Feb 27 22:01 .README -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 872 Feb 27 17:11 .dir.tiff -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 20 Feb 27 17:11 .displayCommand -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 47 Feb 27 17:10 .index.iname -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 6 Feb 27 17:10 .index.itype -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 729088 Mar 28 18:44 .index.store -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 5 Feb 27 17:11 .roffArgs lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 18 Feb 27 17:53 gnu -> /usr/local/gnu/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 14 Feb 27 17:53 local -> /usr/local/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 9 Feb 27 17:53 news -> /news/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 35 Feb 27 17:53 system -> /usr/man/@ Notice that I also copied all the .[a-z]* files from the /usr/man/ directory as well. Then, use ixbuild -gl to (re)build the index. If your any of the links point to directories on other devices, add "d" to "-gl". "-v" will give you verbose output (like my writing style ;-). RTM under ixbuild(1) for more info. Unfortunately, once the index is built, I've never successfully gotten DL to update it correctly. Instead I have to do it by hand using ixbuild -ogldvc (actually, I setup a cron job to reindex weekly.) If you have troubles, try removing the .index.store file and rebuilding the entire database. I've had intermittent problems with ixbuild under 3.0. 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail .signature signature Mail There is a bundle for Mail to which, beside other features, allows you to add a .signature file to outgoing e-mails: EnhancedMail.bundle. This software package is available by the FTP archive sites. Here are other solutions which might serve you as well: [Carl Edman ] First create a simple text file the following content: #!/bin/sh { if test -r ${HOME}/.add-header; then cat ${HOME}/.add-header; fi cat - if test -r ${HOME}/.signature; then echo "--"; cat ${HOME}/.signature; fi }| /usr/lib/sendmail "$@" A good name for this file would be sendmail-addheader. If you want to and can install it for system-wide use put this file in e.g. /usr/lib. Otherwise your private /Unix/bin directory is also fine. Make certain that this file has execute permission. To set that, use e.g. chmod 755 /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader. Next, open up the preferences panel in Mail. Switch to the expert options. Change the Mailer option from /usr/lib/sendmail (which it should originally be) to /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader (or whatever the name of the file you created is). OK this and you should be set. From now on your file /.signature file should always be appended to all mail sent out with Mail.app. In addition if you have a file called add-header in your home-directory it should automatically be prepended to your outgoing mail. To implement a reply-to line, you would simply give it the following content: Reply-to: My Real Human Name <name@my.real.address> IMPORTANT: Make certain that you have one and exactly one newline at the end of /.add-header. Anything might break outgoing mail. Beware! BUG: The /.signature file is not added properly for NeXT mail containing attachments. The headers will still be added properly. This could be fixed but probably is more of a hassle than it is worth. [From: jbrow@radical1.radical.com (Jim Brownfield)] I have added a Terminal Service to terminal to add a signature file whenever I type "0" (command/zero), and I thought this might be of interest to people who read your FAQ. I have used this technique for over a year with no problems, and it has the advantage of working both with non-NeXT and NeXT Mail. First, you must create a file with your signature containing the characters "--" on the first line (there has been some discussion as to whether this should be "-- " ("--" followed by a blank), but my file only has the "--" as the first line. The rest of the file should contain your normal signature. If you place the file in your home directory, I recommend NOT using the filename ".signature" for this file since it may conflict with other programs (like NewsGrazer). I use the filename ".fullSignature". The file used for the signature should be ascii and not RTF to allow the file to be used for NeXT and non-NeXT mail. You can create a "Get signature" service by launching Terminal and accessing the "Terminal Services" window through the "Info/Terminal Services..." menu item. Then perform the following: 1. Create a new service by clicking on the "New" button. Change the service name to "Get signature". 2. Add the command "cat " and "0" (zero) to the "Command and Key Equivalent" entry. The "0" is obviously arbitrary, but I've found that it doesn't conflict with any of the commands I normally use. 3. De-select any items checked within the "Accept" grouping. Select the "As Input" radio button under the "Use Selection" section. 4. Change the "Execution" popup to "Run Service in the Background". Select the "Return Output" and "No Shell" radio buttons. 5. Click the "Save" button. Now, when you type "0" (actually, from any application), your signature will be added wherever your cursor is located (be careful not to have text selected as it will replace the selected text with your signature). I have found this to be very convenient for adding my .sig to outgoing mail. 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? searching, files find The Unix find command on the NeXT has the capability of quickly searching a database of all the files. This database is located in /etc/find.codes and has to be generated periodically. You can automatically generate this database, say twice a week at 3:15 a.m., by adding this line to your file /etc/crontab.local (you might have to create this file). 15 03 * * 2,5 root /usr/lib/find/updatedb > /usr/adm/updatedb.err After this has run, you can quickly find any file from a terminal by typing find where is a part of the file name you want (it is case-sensitive). [Carl Edman ] adds: Find still works under 3.0, but now has to match the entire filename (including the path) for a match to be recognized i.e. where under 2.x you would have find foobar, under 3.0 you have find '*foobar*' (The ' are necessary to prevent the shell from expanding the wildcards itself). [From: Geert Jan van Oldenborgh ] I find the following script in /usr/local/bin very handy to bring back the behavior that God Intended find to have: #!/bin/csh if ( $#argv == 1 ) then /usr/bin/find \*$1\* else set noglob /usr/bin/find $argv[1-] unset noglob endif 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! Mail, doesn't start When I double-click the Mail.app icon it loads and seems to start but then just terminates. How can I fix this ? Usually the problem is caused by Mail.app being terminated with extreme prejudice such as by a power outage or kill -9. Under those circumstances Mail.app may leave a lock file in your active mailbox. Due to a bug 3.0 Mail.app doesn't ask for permission to override this lock when started up again but just dies. Open a shell and look in /Mailboxes/Active.mbox. If this directory contains a file called .lock you have found the culprit. You can safely remove this file. 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! Recycler For some reason, after moving my home directory, my recycler no longer works? [From: eric%basilisk@src.honeywell.com (Eric D. Engstrom)] Basically, when you dump a file in the recycler, the workspace manager (attempts) to move it to one of the following locations: (note: no order implied here, because I'm unsure of the actual order used) - $HOME/.NeXT/.NextTrash (Should always exist; unsure what happens if it doesn't) - /tmp/.NextTrash_$USER Automatically created if non-existent) - $MNT-POINT/.NextTrash/$USER (.NextTrash NOT automatically created if non-existent) Also, the workspace requires that the trash directory into which it puts the to-be-deleted file be on the same disk partition that the file originally came from (for speed, I assume). Also, an example of the permissions for the external disk .NextTrash directory (which is not automatically created) should be : ls -aldg /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash drwxrwxrwt [...] /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash/ Note: /private/mnt2/local is the mount point. Do chmod 1777 .NextTrash to get the permissions right. Thus, if you moved your home directory from one partition to another, the one you left may not have a "recycler-repository" to use. 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? digital audio CDPlayer To hear sound, the following info is important. [Carl Edman ] Hearing the sound directly on the NeXT can be done with the play3401 program from the archives if you have a Toshiba 3401 series drive. Theoretically this can also be done with NEC [78]4-1s and Apple CD 300s, though I know of no NeXT program which supports them. Most other drives (including the NeXT CD-ROM) just don't have the hardware to do it. There is another player available: CD_evil, which is based on play3401 but offers a GUI. FAQ-Authors note: On Intel system it's very easy: just connect the CD-Audio out (internal) to your CD-in of the soundcard (internal). Anyway there are problems with different drives. E.g. we know, that the Toshiba, Sony and Nec drives currently use the same instruction set to access audio data. So be aware that there are drives which simply can't be accessed through CDPlayer. 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? .compressed compress uncompress gnutar tar gzip gunzip Do this with the following methods. [From: sanguish@digifix.com] .compressed files have been compressed in the Workspace Manager. Basically, they are just .tar.Z files. Even single files are tarred as well as compressed. There are several methods of decompressing these files. 1. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and Selecting uncompress from the file menu. 2. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and bringing up the Workspace Inspector. (You can double click to get there faster) 3. You can rename them to be .tar.Z and handle them the way you do them. FAQ-Authors note: use uncompress to access the .Z files and/or gunzip to access .z/.gz files. Use tar to access .tar files. You might also you gnutar to access both together, e.g. to access a .tar.gz at once. Read the man pages for more information. 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? compress gzip gunzip dwrites Change it with the given method. [Stephen Peters ] You can change the tools that the Workspace uses to create and read its .compressed files by issuing the following commands in a terminal window: dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress YES [Reuven M. Lerner reuven@the-tech.mit.edu] This is generally a good thing, except that people might follow your advice and then try to send NeXTmail to someone who is still using compress/uncompress. Changing Workspace/uncompress to gunzip isn't a problem, since it uncompresses all sorts of files, but people should be very careful not to change Workspace/compress to gzip unless they will only be dealing with other gzip-equipped users. 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. netinfo problem, /keyboard directory is missing. It's benign... but annoying. niutil -create . /keyboard Fixed in 2.1 and up. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine root login A number of people have complained about the situation where root can log onto the configuration server, but not its clients. Login proceeds normally, then a window with "Workspace error Internal error (signal 10)" pops up. Other users are not affected. This scenario occurs with NetBooted clients that are not permitted root access to / via the server's /etc/exports file, either via an explicit root= option or (the most heinous) anon=0. For security reasons many sites will NOT want to permit such access. Note that what you're up against is only a Workspace Manager misfeature; there's no problem logging in as root on the real UNIX console, or logging in as a non-root user and then using "su" to obtain root privileges. Root access is needed to: * Log in a root Workspace. * Perform BuildDisk on a client. * Run the GuidedTour demo for the first time subsequent invocations will not autologin, but they will run just fine if you log in as NextTour (no password). It is not required to perform updates on the local NetInfo database, for any normal user operations, nor to run programs requiring root access on the server using -NXHost. 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? Boot, from higher SCSI ID Boot, from second drive Use the following command. bsd(1,0,0) -a which will then ask you for the drive to use as the root disk, or still easier, bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 In the boot command the name of the bootfile can be replaced by '-'. This is very useful as the length of the bootcommand which can be stored in the permanent memory is very limited (on NeXT machines only). So the only way to eg. increase the number of buffers permanently to 128 in the boot command is to use the following boot command: sd- nbu=128 (sdmach nbu=128 would have been too long). 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? swapfile The swapfile is located in /private/vm. The only current way to make it shrink is to reboot the machine. See the man pages for swaptab for more information. Note, that putting a space after the comma in /etc/swaptab (lowat=,hiwat=) makes swapon ignore the hiwat entry. 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? netinfo Yes. 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? filesystem, external You need an entry in /etc/fstab so the disk will be mounted at boot time, rather than being "automounted" when somebody logs in. Automounted disks are owned by whoever logged in, fstab-mounted disks are owned by root. Something like this: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /Disk 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 (assuming the external disk is to be mounted as /Disk) fstab should be niloaded into the Netinfo database if it contains any NFS mounts. 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? coredump, size limit Limit it by the following command. This will work for apps running from a shell. limit coredumpsize 0 If your dock or workspace apps are dumping core, there's also: dwrite Workspace CoreLimit <bytesize> 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? buffers, ROM I know the ROM monitor only allows twelve characters, but I use something like this: bsd sdmach nbuf=xxx (NeXT machines only) Enter the hardware monitor. Hit 'p' to adjust the configuration parameters. It will respond: Boot command: ? Enter sd- nbu=xxx, where xxx is a number less than 256. 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? Maybe this could point you into the right direction. Pipe it to pft and see what happens.... %!PS-Adobe-2.0 EPSF-2.0 %%BoundingBox: 0 0 16 16 %%EndComments 0 0 16 16 Retained window dup windowdeviceround gsave 16 16 scale 16 16 4 [16 0 0 -16 0 16] {< ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0f0d0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0ffd0f0d0fffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ffd0ffd0ffd0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ff50ff50ff50ffd0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50ff50ff50ff50ff50ff50fffff00000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908fffff0000000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908f908fffff000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00f908f908fffffffffffffffffffff00000000000000000000 ffff908f908fffff00ff00ffffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff908fffff0000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffffffff00000000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 >} false 3 alphaimage grestore gstate nextdict /_NXSharedGrayAlpha get NX_TwelveBitRGB 1 index setwindowdepthlimit windowdeviceround 0 0 16 16 5 4 roll 0 32 Copy composite nulldevice termwindow Maybe somebody wants to write some kind of "pointer editor"? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? BuildDisk, customization The BuildDisk application is extremely limited in terms of the types of disks configuration it knows how to build. Essentially it "knows" about swapdisks, optical disks, 330 and 660 MB SCSI disks. If you wish to do custom configurations you should look at existing BLD script files in /etc/BLD.* There is a script which you can use to specify which BLD script you are using, which disktab entry, and other useful parameters in /usr/etc/builddisk Some things to note: * the fstab installed on the target disk is specified in the newclient command in the BLD script. standard fstabs are extracted from /usr/template/client/fstab.* * the BLD scripts do not put down a new boot block on the scsi disk, you may want to install one by hand using the /usr/etc/disk program. * some disks boot fine but NeXTstep comes up with a blank window and no login window. This is due sometimes to forgetting to install an accessible /NextLibrary/{Fonts,Sounds}. In general you need quite a lot of things to make a bootable disk. You can build a minimally usable bootable floppy (for crash recovery purposes). There is a modified version of builddisk (to make it support building floppies, a minimal change) and a BLD script to build the boot floppy available at cs.orst.edu in next/sources/Bootfloppy.tar.Z. (I put this together in response to several requests.) A newer version of Bootfloppy for 2.1 is on the archives as next/sources/util/Bootfloppy2.1.tar.Z. Also available from the archives is BootFloopy 3.x (for --- you guessed it --- NEXTSTEP 3.x). I might also add that one can improve on disk usage while enhancing functionality. BuildDisk (which is used by the various BootFloppy scripts) just copies the standard binaries for ls, mv, cp aso. from /bin. These binaries are statically linked as shipped by NeXT which makes them huge. (e.g. /bin/ls is 106496 bytes large. /usr/local/bin/gls with more features is just 16268 bytes). If you replace these binaries by the BSD or GNU equivalents you can save several hundred kBytes on your boot floppy. This extra diskspace can be used for tar, dump and more tools which makes the boot floppy actually usable. Tested. 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? dwrite, misc There a lot of dwrite useful for you. (self explanatory) dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress Yes dwrite Workspace DockOrginX (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOrginY (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOffsetX -1057 (leftmost) dwrite Workspace DockOnTop (0 or 1 for true or false) dwrite appname NXCMYKAdjust YES dwrite Preferences 24HourClock yes 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? @LongLink gnutar Because gnutar tries to be somewhat compatible to the old tar format, it can't store pathnames longer than 100 chars. In order to store files with longer names, it generates a special file entry containing just the longer filename. These are the long links you see. Nothing to worry about. 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? .place3_0.wmd The Workspace uses it to record the window attributes (sort order, view type, icon positions and so on) Switching the 'UNIX Expert' flag in UNIX Preferences panel off hides all files which start by '.'. 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder IconBuilder icon, transparent If you are repainting an icon on the filesystem e.g. .dir.tiff make a copy and remove it first. Then reload the directory (the default icon gets shown). This is needed because the system caches icons. Now here comes how to create transparent backgrounds using IconBuilder: * Select Format->Document Layout (or New document layout) * 'Has alpha' must be checkedus * Open the color inspector * UNcheck 'paint in overlay mode' * Choose any color (I took white) * Set Opacity to 0 * Use Paintbucket to fill the whole icon * Now set Opacity back to 100 * Draw the icon What 'Paint in overlay mode… does, is that when checked, it will use both the alpha (opacity) of the existing pixel and the alpha selected in the color inspector and combine both into a new color. When unchecked the existing pixel will just be replaced with one using color and alpha as selected in the inspector. 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM Mac DOS CD-ROM Some CD-ROMs are using multiple fileformats to adress more people. This is done by putting two filesystems on the disk. With NEXTSTEP you are able to acess both. But what to do if the Workspace only shows you the DOS side of a disk, while the Mac side is often more convenient (due to e.g. long filenames). The solution is to change the priority the system is searching for a usable filesystem. You need to rearange the filesystems in /usr/filesystems to fit your needs. Here is how: * ls -lR /usr/filesystems shows the actual searching queue. * mv /usr/filesystems /tmp/filesystems to backup things * mkdir /usr/filesystems recreate the directory. * cp -p -r /tmp/filesystems/xx /usr/filesystems copy the filesystems in order of searching back to the default location. * chmod 4755 /usr/filesystems/xx.fs/xx.util reset SUID mode * reset the links in /usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/. 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP PPP There is a commercial PPP and a public domain PPP implementation. For the public domain PPP there is an additional FAQ available at: http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/ The public domain PPP is based on the PPP-2.2 distribution. This distribution offers several enhancements over ppp-2.1.2. Especially noteworty is that it implements BSD packet compression. Using packet compression can lead to higher throughput than you get using compressing modems. The port works on Motorola, Intel (both Mux and NeXT supplied serial drivers), and HP systems running OS 3.2 and 3.3. It also works in conjunction with Black and White's NXFAX software. You may also want to join the mailing list for PPP. This will keep you informed of new releases and will provide an arena for discussing problems with the NeXT specific PPP port. To add yourself to the list (or for any other administrative requests), send an email message to: listproc@listproc.thoughtport.com requesting you be placed on the list. Make sure to include your proper return email address. To send mail to all the participants on the list, address your messages to: nextppp@listproc.thoughtport.com 5 BLACK (NEXT) HARDWARE 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? disk drives Most SCSI disk drives will work without modifying /etc/disktab. There are problems with the installation of boot blocks and badly formed fstab generated by BuildDisk of NEXTSTEP 2.0. A disk connected to the NeXT will need to have a NeXT specific label written to it before it can be properly recognized by the system. If you get an error message "Invalid Label..." this indicates that the drive was successfully seen by the NeXT machine but it does not have the proper label, to install a label use the /usr/etc/disk program on the raw disk device that the system assigned to the device and use the label command to write the label onto the disk. [how the NeXT assigns disk devices is explained in the N&SA manual] NEXTSTEP releases 2.0 and up provide a low level disk formatter, sdform, which does not offer much flexibility, but gets the job done. Most drives are already formatted at the factory. 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? NS3.3 and 68030 Yes, but note that NeXTstep 3.3 is be optimized for the 68040 CPUs. NeXTstep 1.0 and 2.x were optimized for the 68030 CPU, 68882 FPU machines. 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? FUJITSU MO Yes, they do 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? SCSI-2, synchronous synchronous mode Quick answer is: No. The reason is that the NeXT does not support synchronous transfers from the SCSI bus. It does support SCSI-2 disks running in asynchronous mode, which all SCSI-2 disks must do. 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? HP 660, boot boot, HP 660 It has been reported that HP drives fail to autoboot on power on or while other devices are on the scsi bus. The problem seems to be with drives configured to spin-up automatically on power on do not get recognized at boot time. To remedy this problem reliably with HP 660Mb (HP97548) and 1Gbyte (HP 97549) drives remove the auto spinup jumper on the back of the drive. Looking at the disk from the back with the power connector on the lower left, it is the sixth jumper. The official fix was an EPROM change to the HP drive from HP. The HP drives took too long to wait up, so the system wasn't happy with the other drives coming ready first especially when the HP was suppose to be the boot device. (The EPROM is no longer available from NeXT). 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? Fujitsu M2263SA/SB See Izumi Ohzawa's note in /pub/next/docs/fujitsu.recipe available via anonymous ftp from sonata.cc.purdue.edu. 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? OD, corrupt OD, mount If you can't automount an OD, and you can't fix it, you can still manually mount it. Log in as root. Type /usr/etc/mount /dev/od0a /FoO. It will ask you to insert the disk. Insert it. It is mounted. This method WILL mount a corrupted OD so you can read its contents. Since it is corrupted, it is not recommended to write to it. You should copy the important files to something else, then reformat it. 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? CD-ROM, NeXT A USENET survey summary: Apple CD-150 PLI 1035N for NeXT SUN CD-ROM drive (Sony CDU-8012, Rev. 3.1a) NEC 73M and 74 (transfer rates > of 300 KB/sec.) NEC 84 S NEC 4xi NEC 6x speed Apple CD-SC (Sony 541-22 mechanism) Apple CD-300 Apple CD-300+ Chinon CDS-431 (with new drivers) Eclipse CD-ROM from Microtech Toshiba 3201 Toshiba 3301 Toshiba 3401 Toshiba 3501 Toshiba TXM3301E1 Toshiba XM-2200A external Toshiba XM3601 Plextor Quadspeed Plextor PX-63CS (6xspeed) DENON DRD-253 external (data only, no music) HP's LaserROM drive (Toshiba XM-3301TA drive in HP's box) Texel 3024 (required a firmware upgrade to version was 1.11) As with all SCSI devices, they just work. Some drives only get problems with their audio support with CD-Player (due to not standardized SCSI audio commands, but this isn't a NeXT specific problem!) In contrary the question should be: are there SCSI CD-ROMs which don't work together with NEXTSTEP? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? toner, NeXT printer The toner cartridge is a standard EP-S cartridge, the same that fits the HP LaserJet III and some other printers. Any HP LaserJet II or III will fit. HPLJ4mSI cartridges do NOT fit. Any HP LJII or LJIII paper tray will fit. IIISI and 4 trays will not. Confused? Read again :-) 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? printers, on NeXT If you plan to connect an HP LaserJet (II, IIP, III, etc.) you need to make a special cable in order for the NeXT 040 and HP to get the hardware handshaking correct. This is true for whatever version of the OS you are running. NeXT 68040 to HP LaserJet III Cable (not a Null-modem cable): Mini-Din HP DB-25 1 (DTR) nc 2 (DCD) 4 (RTS) 3 (TXD) 3 (RXD) 4 (GND) 7 (GND) 5 (RXD) 2 (TXD) 6 (RTS) 5 (CTS) 7 (RTXC) nc 8 (CTS) 20 (DTR) You may want to use hardware flow control for reliability (ie /dev/ttyfa). If you have problems with other printers, check the cable pinouts in the printer's manual against the one recommended in the zs man-page! Refer to Chapter 13 in Network and System Administration. 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? printer, turning off The NeXT 400dpi printer powers up every time you boot up when the print daemon is started (/usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd in /etc/rc). Apart from not running the daemon at boot time (commenting it out and having to run it by hand later), you can add the following lines to /etc/rc.local: if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi Once you queue a print job the printer daemon will automatically power up the NeXT printer for you. The printer daemon will not automatically power off the machine after a print job, you will need to turn off the printer by typing /usr/etc/nppower off. 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? microphone, NeXT Some NeXT owners use the RadioShack (Realistic) Tie Clip Microphone ($19.95) cat 33-1052. NeXT Computer, Inc. uses the "Sony Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-K7" in-house (available for $60). Some use Sony Tie-Clip microphone, #ECM-144, which costs around $40. Others have successfully used a WalMart brand microphone (available for $6). 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? modem, on NeXT Previously, we suggested that people use Mac modem cables; however, it has come to our attention that there is no one standard Mac modem cable. Since correct modem operation on a NeXT depends upon a correctly wired modem cable, buying a Mac cable is not a good idea. Some Mac cables do not allow dial-in and no Mac cable allows the use of hardware flow control. For these reasons, we are recommending that only cables that meet NeXT specifications be used. [however, if you have a Mac modem cable lying around and don't care about dial-in or hardware flow control, then by all means....] These cables are available commercially from any store, how still sells NeXT stuff, and from Computer Cables and Devices, or can be custom built. Note that no off- the-shelf Mac cable will allow hardware flow control. It is however possible to make a such a cable from an Imagewriter II cable by replacing one of the mini-8 ends with a DB-25 connector. Hardware flow control is absolutely essential for all serial port connections with speeds of 9600 bps and above. Make certain that you cable supports it, your modem is configured to use it and you are using the hardware flowcontrol devices /dev/cuf[ab], /dev/ttydf[ab] and /dev/ttyf[ab], respectively. Most people use tip or kermit to control the modem. SLIP and/or UUCP may also be used (but are more complicated to set up and require the remote machine to also have SLIP and/or UUCP (respectively)). A version of the DOS-program pcomm can be found on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de The 2.0 Network and System Administration Manual, which is available in hard-copy (shipped with each machine) contains an extensive description of how to use modems with the NeXT machine. Additionally NeXT in their TechSupportNotes series called SerialPortDoc.wn and UUCP for 1.0/1.0a systems . This document is available from most FTP sites that carry NextAnswers. Also, try to obtain the about.modem.Z file by Mark Adler in the pub/next/lore directory on sonata.cc.purdue.edu 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? SCSI cable to NeXT Yes. This cable is the same as the one used by Sun SparcStations and DecStation 5000's (but not DecStation 3100's which use 68-pin micro rather than the 50pin micro connector used on NeXT 040, Suns and DecStation 5000). The implication that a Sun SparcStation cable can be used with NeXT peripherals is generally false. NeXT themselves, and DEC, and nearly everyone else who makes SCSI peripherals, puts Telco-50 (centronics) connectors on their devices. Sun in their infinite wisdom uses DD50 which are quite different. Telco-50 is an approved connector type in the SCSI spec. Probably the original point was that the 50-pin microSCSI on the NeXT and Sun and some DecStations was different from the 68-pin microSCSI on the DecStation 5000. But this does not address the other end of the cable. 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? fax modem, on NeXT The following fax modems are currently available for the NeXT Computer: Manufacturer, Model Supplier, Type DoveFax for NeXT, Dove Computer, Class 1 HSD FaxMaster, HSD Microcomputer, Class 2* mix fax, i·link GmbH, Class 2** SupraFAXModem V.32bis, Supra Corp., Class 2 (requires DFax driver or NXFax driver) ZyXEL U-1496E/E+/S/S+, ZyXEL USA, Class 2 (requires NXFax driver) Telebit T3000 with fax option Telebit WorldBlazer with fax option (requires NXFax driver) Neuron 1414/1414+ with ZyXEL ROM upgrade (requires NXFax driver) (Neuron 1414 and Neuron 1414+ modems are relabelled ZyXEL modems. Contact ZyXEL USA for ROM upgrades. Neuron modems with 512K ROMs should upgrade their ROMs and ROM sockets to 1 Mb ROMs. People with 1Mb ROMs should just order the new ROMs.) (*) Note that the Class 2 is not yet approved; it is still out for ballot, after having failed in an October 1990 round. The Abaton InterFax 24/96 NX driver supports Class 2 as it was in that draft; there are expected to be very few changes prior to approval. (**) Note that mix fax works with both the October 1990 and October 1991 draft versions of Class 2, especially with the NeXT supplied Class 2 modem driver. Upgrading to an approved version of Class 2 would be a matter of just a software update (holds true for any forthcoming (class 3?) standard, for that matter). In order to use a fax modem with the NeXT Computer, a NeXT compatible fax driver must be available to operate the modem. Modem control procedures may be proprietary or conform to one of the following EIA/TIA standards: Class 1: CCITT T.30 session management and CCITT T.4 image data handling are controlled by the driver. Class 2*: CCITT T.30 session management and image data transport are handled by the modem. CCITT T.4 image data preparation and interpretation are controlled by the driver. Release 2.0 of the NeXT system software includes a Class 2 modem driver which will work with any fax modem which meets the EIA/TIA Asynchronous Facsimile Control standard. Other fax modems must supply a NeXT compatible driver. Note that there's a small bug in 2.0 (fixed in 2.1): a symbolic link is missing for the file Class2_Fax_Modem_Driver in /usr/lib/NextPrinter. The simple fix: create the link; it should reference Interfax_Fax_Modem_Driver, also in the /usr/lib/NextPrinter directory. An alternative workaround for Class 2, especially useful for novices: just use InterFax as the modem type in PrintManager, rather than Class 2*. After installing a fax modem using PrintManager one must repeat setting things in the Fax Options panel in order for them to be stored correctly. In particular, these include the Rings to Answer and Number of Times to Retry. This affects all fax modems being installed. If one uses illegal characters in the Modems Number field in the Fax Options when configuring an InterFax modem then the modem will not answer the phone. Legal characters are digits, spaces, and plus signs. This does not affect the Dove modem. Modems from the german vendor Dr. Neuhaus also work with the internal Fax-Driver. But only the FURY-series does. 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? serial port, >2 on NeXT TTYDSP From Yrrid converts the DSP port into an additional serial port. Yrrid Incorporated 507 Monroe St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Voice: 919-968-7858 Fax: 919-968-7856 E-mail: yrrid@world.std.com Unitnet has a device, the SLAT, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 Central Data Corporation makes the scsiTerminal Server family of products. Drivers for NextStep 3.0 and 3.1 are available for both the 68K-based and Intel-based platforms. The products available for NeXT include: Product DESCRIPTION ST-1002+ 2 serial, 1 parallel SP-1003 3 parallel ST-1008+ 8 serial, 1 parallel ST-1016 16 serial You can also mix and match multiple units. Phone: 217/359-8010 Toll-free: 800/482-0315 FAX: 217-359-6904 Email: info@cd.com support@cd.com sales@cd.com Also, one can use an IP terminal server. In a non-Internet environment, inexpensive terminal servers, which don't control access to the network securely, can be used. If your network is an Internet subnet, you must use a terminal server that controls either: (1) who can log into the terminal server, or (2) which machines the terminal server will access. These tend to be more expensive (around $250/port, but in 8-port increments), but it may be quite economical means of sharing ports among many NeXTs (or other computers) on the network. Particularly if one has a NeXT network, an Ethernet terminal server may be the way to go. One that supports Linemode Telnet (such as the Xylogics Annex III) will offer the best performance. 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? Ethernet, thick There are many possible solutions. For example, here are three: * The University of Waterloo (Audio Research Group) uses an old door-stop PC XT clone with two Western Digital cards (WD8003E Ethercard Plus, $250 CDN each; you should be able to get them for under $200 (US$)) running Vance Morrison's PCRoute (available from accuvax.nwu.edu). You will also need a thickwire transceiver and a drop cable (about $300). In addition, you will need Internet addresses for the NeXT and both PC Ethernet cards (and a subnet address). The documentation for PCRoute contains quite a bit of information on the performance of this setup. This solution requires two subnets. There is another program called PCbridge that allows the machines on the thin and thick wires to be part of the same subnet. This product also does packet filtering, so that packets destined to machines on the same side of the net do not cross over. * Cabletron sells a MR-2000C Singleport Repeater for $695 that does exactly what you need minus drop cable and transceiver. Their number is (408) 441-9900. * The march 1992 INMAC networking and connectivity products catalog lists thicknet to thinnet converters. Product number Z903071 price $445. Claims full ieee 802.3 compatibility and diagnostic LED's. * NuData (908)-842-5757 (USA) sells AUI10 base-T boxes for about 149 US Dollar. 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? answering machine A company that is selling both hardware and software to allow you to do this: SES Computing 13206 Jenner Lane Austin, Texas 78729 Voice: (512) 219-9468 (Demo system number) i.link, a european company, has a combined data/fax modem and telephone answering machine. It uses the DSP port and is implemented mainly in software on the DSP with a little bit of hardware to interface to the phone line. i.link GmbH Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 D-1000 Berlin 30 Germany Tel: +49 30 216 20 48 Fax: +49 30 215 82 74 E-mail: info@ilink.de 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? monitor, color The important specs for the color monitor are: Horz Scan Rate: 61 KHz Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz Resolution: 1280x1024 (NeXT uses 1120x832) NON-INTERLACED Displays may require alignment to adjust for the scan rate of NeXT machines. The Nanao T560i 17" color display has been used with NeXTstation Color machines, and seems to work well. Some larger NEC displays have also worked. 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 13W3 to BNC BNC to 13W3 You can get them from:NeXT/Bell Atlantic: part number S4025. NuData in New Jersey carries 13W3 female to 4 BNC male connectors. The price is about $100. NuData Voice: 908-842-5757 DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for the following. If you can source the bits yourself here's how it's built. 1 female 13W3 connector 3 Male BNC connectors 3 mini coax ie. the pins to the coaxial are male and the regular pins are female. Looks like this. . o o o o o . . 13W3 FEMALE A1 o o o o o A2 A3 | | | | | | | | | Red Green Blue 3 BNC's That's the coax part. The outer shielding of the coax's are grounded on both pin 10 and the case. 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? centronics, NeXT parallel port, NeXT Uninet has devices, the SLAT-2 and the SLAT-DRV11, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 zardoz!sales@ics.uci.edu or uunet!ucivax!zardoz!sales 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? serial port, cpu power usage Perhaps you've got a (probably fairly long) unshielded serial cable attached to it, with either nothing at the other end or a powered-off device at the other end. EE's call this an antenna. It's probably picking up most of the radio stations in your area, which the serial chip is interpreting as a continuous stream of garbage bytes, which it feeds to getty, which tries to interpret them as login attempts. How do you avoid this problem? * leave the device at the other end switched on (even when it's not transmitting, it will assert a voltage that overrides the noise) * unplug the cable from the next when you're not using it * use 'kill -STOP' & 'kill -CONT' to stop and resume the getty process as needed * buy an adequately shielded serial cable 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? brightness, MegaPixel focus, MegaPixel Adjust it using the following information. From: Charles William Swiger I have adjusted several monitors with no problems, but make sure you know what you are doing before opening anything. I expressly disclaim responsibility for any ill results that may occur. In order to adjust NeXT's MegaPixel display (called 'the monitor' hereafter), you'll need (a) the NeXTtool (or a 3mm Allen wrench), (b) a plastic adjustment tool (preferred) or a thin bladed screwdriver, and possibly (c) a Phillips-head screwdriver. (NB: A similar procedure will work for color monitors, but you should either know what you're doing or you'll probably be better off letting a pro deal with it.) Turn off the computer. Disconnect all cables to the monitor. Look at the back of the monitor. There will be 4 screws there; use the NeXTtool (or Allen wrench) to remove them. Remove the plastic back of the monitor and put it out of your way. Reconnect the cables and turn the computer back on. As the machine powers up, examine the back of the monitor. You'll see a metallic box (usually silver, though some are black) surrounding the monitor's vitals. This protects you against the dangerous voltages inside, and also insulates the monitor from electromagnetic noise. On the back of this box are several holes for performing adjustments. There are two focus controls (labeled 'focus' and 'dynamic focus'), a brightness control (labeled 'brightness' or possibly 'black level') and several others that adjust various things like screen size and position. Depending on the exact placement of the controls on the circuit board of your specific monitor, some of these controls may be difficult (or impossible) to adjust from the back. If this is the case, I will describe what's necessary below. Otherwise, adjust the appropriate controls using either an adjustment tool or a screwdriver. Be warned that a screwdriver probably will cause some interesting video effects when it enters the case. Ignore this the best you can, or find a plastic adjustment tool, which is what you *really* should be using anyway. Using a flashlight will help you see into the hole so that you can align the business end of the tool correctly. Focus and position controls are fairly obvious. Adjust them slowly until you're happy with the results. Don't muck with anything you don't need to; the factory settings are usually pretty decent. To correctly adjust the brightness, follow this procedure: Turn the brightness of the monitor all the way down using the keyboard. Adjust the brightness control on the back of the monitor until a barely noticeable picture forms. Then turn the brightness down a little so this picture disappears completely. Check that you can get adequate brightness by using the keyboard to brighten the screen. If the display isn't bright enough, adjust the brightness control on the rear of the monitor high enough so that the monitor display is adequate. Note that you won't be able to dim the screen completely from the keyboard...sorry. Once you're finished, shut down the computer, take off the cables, reattach the back of the monitor, and reconnect the cables. You're done. If the control you need to adjust proves to be difficult, you may need to enter the metal case. This happened on one monitor's focus control and another's brightness. WARNING: THE VOLTAGES INSIDE THE MONITOR'S CASE ARE VERY DANGEROUS, EVEN WHEN THE MONITOR IS OFF. BE VERY CAREFUL, OR YOU CAN SERIOUSLY INJURE OR EVEN KILL YOURSELF. DO NOT PERFORM THE NEXT INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. You'll have to power off the computer again, and disconnect the cables. Looking at the monitor from the back, notice a section of metallic shielding on the right side of the metal box that extends to the picture tube. This is where the flyback transformer is connected. It shields a wire that is charged to about 25,000 V. WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE, IT CAN SHOCK YOU THROUGH ITS INSULATION. Being very careful of this, remove the metal case by unscrewing the Philip's head screws that hold the case on. Don't touch the screws that hold the picture tube into the front of the monitor's case. Once you've gotten the metal box off, reconnect the cables. Figure out what control you're going to adjust, and make sure that you can do so without touching anything else inside. Again, *watch out* for the wire that connects to the picture tube on the right side. Power up the computer. I recommend that you use only one hand to make the adjustment, and that your other hand be placed in your pocket (or similar equivalent, if you're wearing clothes lacking pockets). This precaution reduces the chances that you'll make a short circuit between one hand, your heart, and the other hand --- a good idea. Perform the necessary adjustment(s), being very careful not to touch anything inside. Then shut down and reassemble the monitor, following the directions given above. Hopefully, these instructions will prove useful. Once again, please be very careful...I don't want your death and/or injury on my conscience (or a lawsuit, for that matter, either :-) 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? MacIntosh, emulation emulation, MacIntosh There is a nice way to run macintosh-software on your original black hardware. It works fine with dual-headed cubes and is optimized for the Apple OS - Version 7.5. To get further information about daydream, please contact: QUIX Computerware AG 011-41-41-440-88-28 9 hour differential Luzernerstr.10 6030 Ebikon Switzerland Next software - 011-41-41-34-86-80 quix@applelink.apple.com 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? printer, eject, NeXT laser NeXT laser, eject paper Fix it as follows. If you continually get messages like, "sorry, the printer is jammed" and you have to pull each page out the last inch, you probably need to replace the 14 tooth gear in the output stage(fuse ass'y). You can see this gear before you disassemble the printer, so that is a good first step. Then read these instructions all the way through and see if you want to attempt it. Next recommends replacing the entire fuse ass'y ( big bucks) if the gear is damaged, but Chenesko, Inc., of Ronkonkoma, NY sells the gears for $2.31. The part number is RS1-0132. They recommended I also replace the 20 tooth gear, number RS1-0116, but I don't know if it is really necessary. Their phone number is 800-221-3516. To examine your gear, open the rear (delivery ) door and undo the screw attaching the strap that keeps the door from opening down all the way. The gear is on the side nearest the power input to the printer. There are two gears on the part of the delivery ass'y that swings down. The suspect gear engages the top one, but is mounted on the fixed portion of the fuse. Ours had several teeth missing and/or damaged. To get the gear off you have to remove the fuse ass'y. To remove the fuse you must open the printer lid fully, so it is straight up. To open the lid fully you must remove the case. To remove the case you must remove the plastic cover on the lid. Are you getting the idea now? This will be a lot of fun, and take most of the afternoon. I hope you have a spacious, well-lit area, because there are a lot of screws, and a lot of them are painted black, so they are hard to see when you drop them, unless you drop them inside of the printer, where you might NEVER see them again. Fortunately, as with all computer equipment, they seem to put lots of extras in, so just make sure there aren't any where they might do damage, like short out the mega KILOVOLT corona power supply, or grind into the REGISTRATION rollers. You do want your printouts to be straight, don't you? So, if you're ready, here we go. * PREPARATION Most mere mortals will want to power down everything and disconnect the cables, etc. Remove the cartridge and paper trays, etc. * REMOVE THE LID COVER open the lid and remove 3 screws. They DO NOT have any red paint on them. * REMOVE THE BACK DOOR there is one screw that holds the strap. When you can swing it clear down, you can squeeze the hinges together and remove the door. * REMOVE THE CASE There are maybe seven screws that hold the case on. Four are right on top. Two are just inside the rear door area. Two are down inside where you store that green cleaning tool. 4 + 2 + 2 = 7, right? Say, who was the last guy that worked on this printer anyway? The case has to be convinced that you really need to remove it, even when it is loose and all the screws are out. * REMOVE THE FUSE ASS'Y You will need a PHILLIPS screwdriver for this, as with the previous steps. But you will need a LONG one this time. Three of the screws are pretty easy to find. Just study the lower part of the fuse, as it is screwed onto the bottom case. Two of the screws are inside. One is under the lid next to the gears, the other near the green cleaning tool. On the outside, in back, there is one on each side. One is under the white wires that connect the fuse to the 10 AMP circuit breaker, which is pretty near that gear, and close to the power input. Unplug that cable. Then remove the small black crew that holds the black plastic gear cover so you will have better access to the last screw. Then you will have to wrestle the fuse out the back of the printer. Be careful with it. * DISASSEMBLE THE FUSE There are several screws and a spring. It's not too hard to take apart. You can see the gear, so you just have to take off the covers on that end of the ass'y to get to it. I should caution you that I had trouble putting them back on, because they have funny shapes and don't make a lot of sense. Plus I was tired, so I went home, ate dinner, played with the dog, went to bed, got up and ate breakfast before I put it back together. You might want to label some parts, make some drawings, etc. to reassure yourself that you can put the parts back just like they were. * REMOVE THE GEAR You can remove the gear pretty easily with a small screwdriver by unspringing the "E"-ring that holds it on the shaft. Try not to bend the e-ring. * PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER Sorry, I can't help you with this part (HA HA!) I told you you should read the instructions first. Maybe you should buy a new printer, or try to attach some third party printer via the serial port! Well, if you got this far I hope you dropped little crumbs of bread so you can find your way back. I try to save all the little screws by putting them back in the holes they came from, or putting them in some small container. You might clean some of the gears or the paper path while you have it open. You can also install a new OZONE filter. Remember OZONE is hazardous to your health, so you don't want to inhale it. DISCLAIMER: BE CAREFUL IF YOU TRY THIS PROCEDURE. THERE ARE DANGEROUS VOLTAGES PRESENT, AND EVEN IF YOU ARE TOO CHICKEN TO WORK ON IT POWERED UP, YOU COULD CUT YOURSELF, OR DROP THE WHOLE THING ON YOUR FOOT, THUS VOIDING THE WARRANTY. ALSO, THE PRINTER WONÂT WORK WITHOUT THE COVERS, BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO SECRET SWITCHES THAT INFORM THE NEXT CPU THAT SOMEONE "IS FOOLING AROUND WITH THE PRINTER AGAIN." Yet another update to reflect that Jacob Gore received gears for an Apple Laserwriter from Chenesko, which are similar enough to work, but with some modification.Also, if the original gear is in fair condition, it can be reversed on the shaft until a replacement is ordered. 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? mouse, connector Read the following instruction. Thanks to Alvin Austin (austin@cs.USask.Ca) I have the information I need on the NeXT mouse connections. Pin Function 1 +5v 2 X Encoder Phase A 3 X Encoder Phase B 4 Y Encoder Phase A 5 Y Encoder Phase B 6 Right Button 7 Left Button 8 Ground 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? References: NeXTanswers' hardware.620, 92_spring_bulletin "Announcing NeXTstation Turbo and NeXTcube Turbo" NeXT Computer (68030-25MHz/68040-25MHz), NeXTcube (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 16 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin low profile> SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 64 MB The low-profile vertically mounted 4 MB SIMMs are easier to install in the NeXTcube than the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs because of the small height clearance above the SIMM slots. It is possible to install the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs, but you will be required to slide the CPU board and the center tower in simultaneously. Parity (9-bit) SIMMs can be used in both 68030 and 68040 NeXT machines, but should not be mixed with non-parity SIMMs. Only 68040 boards with ROM levels of 2.2 (v63) and higher can use the parity memory to detect parity errors. It is OK to mix parity and non-parity memory, but the system will not boot unattended. Cubes with early boot ROMs will not work with 4 Mb parity ram, unless at least 3 banks are used. The system gives an exception error on power up. The fix is to get a new boot rom from Next. You can pay $30, or you may be able to squawk and get one for free. I have found Next to be pretty responsive, once I find the right person. The correct version is v66 which was the last or final rev for this series of 040 boards. This version also fixed the problem in the second paragraph. NeXTdimension boards (i860): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4, 8 MB (256Kx32, 1Mx32, 2Mx32) Maximum RAM: 64 MB (32 MB official NeXT) NeXT didn't officially bless the use of 8 MB SIMMs, but they seem to fit and work. NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers below ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 32 MB Faster SIMMS (70/80 ns) don't make the memory system work any faster than the 100 ns units. NeXTstation Color (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns5 SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 32 MB NeXTcube Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Color Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers above ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 4 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 70/100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 ,8, 16, 32 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 128 MB For maximum performance use 70 ns SIMMs: SIMMs rated at 80 or 100 ns will be detected upon powerup and the memory system clock slowed to 100 ns. NeXT manufacturing introduced the new 25 MHz NeXTstation CPU board into production in late June '92. To verify which SIMM type your machine uses, check the system's memory configuration. You can do this by using the ROM monitor©s print memory configuration command m. Start with your machine powered down. Press the Power key to power on. As soon as the message ªTesting system...º disappears, press command-command-tilde ( on the numeric keyboard). Under these circumstances, this will access the ROM monitor. In the ROM monitor, type m and press return. Turbo-designed boardsÐincluding new 25 MHz NeXTstations and all Turbo systemsÐwill return messages reporting the memory configuration contained in four sockets (sockets 0 -3); old 25 MHz boards will return messages for more than four sockets (usually 8). You can tell a Turbo-designed board, and the accompanying 72 pin, 70 nanosecond SIMMs, by the fact it only reports information for only four sockets. The memory system has programmable memory timing such that the number of processor clocks needed to access a given amount of data can be tailored to the speed of the memory installed. 70 ns memory is just enough faster than 80 ns memory to allow the cpu to access the data with fewer clock cycles. This improves memory system performance. "70 ns" memory is faster than "80 ns" memory in many parameters other than just RAS access time. The faster CAS access time in particular allows the memory system to respond quicker to burst (16 bytes) bus transfers. 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? SIMM Tool The tool came with 68040 upgrade kits for NeXTcubes. It really makes removing SIMMs easy. It looks like a dental tool: about six inches long with a 1/2" long head offset at 90 degrees. To remove SIMMs, you slip the head into the hole on one side of the SIMM, rest the head on the SIMM socket next to the SIMM you are pulling, and pivot the tool back, using the simple fulcrum to gently pry the SIMM up about 1/8" from the socket on that side. Repeat on the other side, and the SIMM can be then removed by hand. 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? Purchase, NeXT NeXT, purchase NeXT discontinued manufacturing hardware in Feb, 1993. Used systems are often advertised in comp.sys.next.marketplace. 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? service, hardware hardware, service Hardware service can be obtained through the following firms: USA hardware service has been purchased by Bell Atlantic. They will be supporting the Authorized Service Centers and are selling extended warranty contracts. Bell Atlantic Computing Technology Services Voice: 800 499 6398, or 800 848 NeXT Fax: 510 732 3078 For Europe, please contact: SORBUS 40549 Dösseldorf WillstÙtter Straûe 13 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? NeXT, types of cube section There are two packages: a cube, and a station. * NeXTcube systems: + 68030-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXT Computer) + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube Turbo) + NeXTdimension board adds 32-bit color (i860) to any of above systems Cube systems can use any of the boards. With hacks, multiple independent CPU boards can run in one cube. NeXT Computer systems have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive(s) in either position. NeXTcube systems also have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive in the lower position, but have additional mounting holes for 1/2-height devices, and have a floppy slot at the top position. * NeXTstation systems: + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation Turbo) + 68040-25 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color) + 68040-33 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color Turbo) NeXTstation systems have room for two 1/2-height 3.5" devices, with a floppy slot at the side. 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? fan, running wrong The fan on older 030 NeXTs cubes sucks air out of the back of the cube which means that it draws unfiltered air in through the optical disk on the front of the cube. This causes optical disks to succumb to dust must sooner than cubes with the new-style fan which turns in the opposite direction. NeXT has apparently reversed their decision regarding fan reversal in the case of machines that have been upgraded to 040 processor boards. It is now considered okay to reverse the direction of fans in these machines. If you have many third-party cards installed in your cube or an older processor board, you may wish to consider not reversing fan direction (overheating could become a problem). In any case, do not reverse the fan's polarity, only reverse the fan assembly itself. Perhaps the best solution is obtain the cleaning kit and OD filter from NeXT. 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? SONY MPX-111N The SONY MPX-111N internal 2.88 MB floppy drive which was shipped with all the 68040 NeXT machines is not a SCSI device, therefore there is no way of connecting that particular drive internally on a 68030 system. 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? OD, spinning A big problem with the Canon optical drives is that air flows through the drive to cool it. Dust accumulates inside the drive causing it to fail with the continuous spin-up spin-down syndrome. NeXT as part of it's 040 upgrades provided a dust filter to prevent this. If your drive has this problem it usually can be fixed simply by cleaning out dust from the drive. NeXT sold a cleaning kit for both the drives and the optical disks. 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? NeXT, colors The monochrome machines can display 4 gray levels. You can use color apps on a monochrome machine, they will converted into monochrome images and dithered accordingly. Color NeXTstations can combine 4 bits of red, green and blue primaries for a total of 4096 pure colors. The imaging functions dither the image to produce intermediate colors. NeXTdimension can combine 8 bits of red, green and blue for 16,777,216. There are not 16 million points on the display so all can not be displayed at once. Further display technology limits the usable color space. None of the NeXT products support color look up tables where the user can define their own color palette on a per window basis. This feature is useful for displaying images which have adaptive lookup tables, and display pure grayscale images on the color NeXTstation. On the NeXTdimension images can be converted to full 24 bit representation. 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? speed, display display, speed drops There is a bug with the window system in which if you select the monochrome display as your primary display the server will be much much slower. The solution for those wishing to use both displays is to select the color (NeXTdimension) display as the primary display. The most optimal configuration at present with the NeXTdimension is to run only the color display. 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? mouse, parts From: jdavidso@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu For those who have need of a new button in their mouse, and don't want to pay for the whole mouse when it is only the button that has gone bad, we have recently discovered a satisfactory replacement for the Omron switch. It is in the Digikey catalog, # 931, Jan-Feb 1993, page 141, under Cherry switches D4, DG, and DH series. Digikey part # CH164-ND, Cherry part # DG1C-B1AA. We ordered one of these, and just received it today. Tried it out, and it seems to be working flawlessly so far. It is also possible to replace mouse buttons from a two button mouse with mouse buttons of the three button mice. 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? battery, purchase purchase, battery Battery part number: BR 2/3A 3V Lithium Battery (Panasonic) Source: Engineered Assemblies & Components Corporation 5204 Green's Dairy Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-790-9700 (ask for Debra) 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? ADB, turbo system If ADB equipment are used with older NeXT systems they won't work properly. Here are the ADB requirements: * A Turbo computer. * CPU eprom version 74. * New revision computer to soundbox/monitor cable. The part number is molded at both ends of the connector: Cable NEW OLD (Non ADB) NeXTcube 4534 150 NeXTstation 4535 1532 NeXTstation color 4536 2286 * New revision monitor which uses a vertical scan rate of 72hz instead of 68hz, except on NeXTdimension systems color monitor stays 68hz. Monitor NEW (72hz) OLD (68hz) 17" mono ACX (N4000b) AAA (N4000a \& N4000) 17" color ADF (N4006) ABG (N4001) 21" color ADB (N4005a) ABH (N4005) * ADB soundbox for color systems. S/N prefix ADD instead of ABN. 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NEXT, INC. AND WILL DEFINITELY VOID THE WARRANTY ON YOUR NEXT COMPUTER. FOLLOW IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE IN FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROCEDURE WILL WORK ON ALL VERSIONS(?) OF THE NEXT CUBE HARDWARE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT WORKED ON THE NEXT CUBE I WAS WORKING ON!!!! SO BEWARE. Here we go! I'll first provide a description of the hardware I was using and comment on what I accomplished and how I got the information on how to do it! The hardware included a NeXT cube with 660 MB drive, OD, etc., a 68040 upgrade board, and a 68030 motherboard. I successfully installed both the 68040 and 68030 boards on a SINGLE NeXT cube and linked them together through their ethernet ports. The 68040 was configured as a boot server and the 68030 was used as its client (booting off the network for lack of an additional hard drive). The procedure reconfigures slot #2 on the cube's back-plane as slot #0. This provides two slots configured as #0, required for booting the two motherboards. Once I determined what the slot pin-outs were (thanks to my good friend John Chmielewski), it was a matter of time before the two boards happily co-existed. The procedure: 1. First, follow the procedure on the NeXT User's Reference manual for removing the system board (Appendix C: Opening the Cube, page 291 of the 2.0 manual). 2. Using the NeXT supplied screwdriver, remove the two screws that attach the power-supply housing to the cube (the screws are located on the lower part of the housing) and gently pull the housing out. Set it aside in a safe place (away from kids and nosey friends!) 3. Remove the two plastic grooved plates (used to slide the system boards in) at each side of the inside bottom of the cube. (For each plate, lift the side closest to the rear opening and gently pull them out). Set them aside. 4. Using the NeXT tool, remove three screws holding the back-plane to the cube and then take the back-plane out of the cube. Let the cube rest for a while. Inspect the back-plane. You will see five bus slots (four vertical and one horizontal). The horizontal slot connects the back-plane to the power supply housing. We're only interested in the four vertical slots. From the factory these slots are configured as 6, 2, 0, and 4 (starting from the left and going right with the horizontal slot at the bottom). The system board connects to slot #0 (which you've probably noticed). Each slot contains three columns of 32 pins. Following is an ASCII representation of one of the slots: x y z C B A o-o o 32 . . . o-o o 31 . . . o-o o 30 . . . o-o o 29 . . . 28 . . . . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . ...where x, y, and z are labeled GND, SID, and VCC, respectively. The GND, SID, and VCC "holes" are used to configure the slot number using simple binary encoding, where GND is logical zero, VCC is logical one, and SID (for Slot-ID I guess) determines the current bit state (one or zero). Notice the four rows of GND, SID, VCC triads; each row is equivalent to one bit position in the slot number, the bottom row bit position 0, the top row bit position 3. This gives a total of four bit positions, or 16 possible slot numbers. To encode a slot number, you need to connect an SID row to its corresponding GND or VCC row. For example, the diagram below shows the configuration of the slots in my cube's back-plane (you'll have to look very closely to see the actual connections): SLOT 6 SLOT 2 SLOT 0 SLOT 4 BIT 3: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o BIT 2: o o-o o-o o o-o o o o-o BIT 1: o o-o * o o-o * o-o o o-o o BIT 0: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o 5. To reconfigure slot 2 as slot 0, cut the trace between SID and VCC for bit position 1 (see * o o-o * above) and connect SID to GND on the same row. I used the SIMM removal tool supplied by NeXT in the 040 upgrade (talk about multi-purpose) to cut the trace! Very gently, scrape the solder off between the two holes. Take a paperclip, shape it to fit between the holes in SID and GND, and trim it down to an even 1/4 inch (perfect fit)! That's all there is to it. If for some reason you ever want to revert to slot 2, just remove the paperclip from GND-SID and reconnect it to SID-VCC. 6. Now put the cube back together. First, re-install the back-plane using its three connecting screws, then snap on the plastic plates, and finally insert the power-supply housing and secure with its two screws. At this point the cube is ready to take on the two system boards (it is up to you to determine where/how you want to use the two boards; I'll explain how I used mine) ... 7. I installed the 68040 in the original slot 0 and the 68030 in the reconfigured slot 0 (previously slot 2). The 68040 was used as the main processor board. I connected the 660 MB drive, the OD, and the monitor to it. NOTE: Before beginning the procedure, I went into the NeXT Monitor on the 68030 and disabled the Sound out, SCSI tests and verbose test mode and enabled serial port A as a console terminal. I also made "en" the default boot device. I setup the 68040 as a boot server and taught it about the 68030 (which took some time in getting it setup properly). 8. I connected the 68040 to the 68030 using a thin-ethernet cable and I booted. First thing I noticed was that the 030 timed-out a couple of times waiting for the 040 to tell it to boot. But after the 040 was up, the 030 booted nicely. That's all folks. Hope all this made some sense and people find it useful. Comments: * To power off the cube, I have to first shutdown the 030 (I run "halt -p" as root from a telnet connection and wait for the 030 to go down), and I then power-down the 040. If you shut down the 040 before the 030, you'll have to pull the power plug to turn the machine off. The cube will not power off if either of the two boards is providing a load to the power-supply. * Remember, I've only performed this procedure on one system. I do not know what will happen on your system. So make sure you plan ahead what your going to do and that you understand the procedure. * I don't know what problems may arise when you add a board that uses the NeXTbus, such as the NeXTdimension, or how it will behave. If someone is courageous enough to perform the procedure and installs another board, please post your results to the net. Update: To clear up some misunderstandings with the settings in the "p" command of the NeXT monitor (these settings are only required for the system board that doesn't have the NeXT display monitor connected): 1. Sound out test must be "no"; the boot process will not proceed if the monitor isn't connected to the board and this is set to "yes" (the sound out tests will fail, aborting the boot procedure). 2. SCSI tests should be "no" if you don't have SCSI devices attached to the board (SCSI tests will fail otherwise, aborting the boot procedure). 3. Verbose test mode must be "no" for booting from the network. If set to "yes", the boot process will timeout waiting for a BOOTP and you'll be left in the monitor with no means of restarting the board (except pulling the power plug)! This is probably true also for booting from an OD that hasn't been inserted (assuming the OD was attached to the board). 4. Allow serial port A as alternate console if you want to view the boot process (for problems and peace-of-mind). 5. Other settings were not modified from their factory defaults or had no effect on the procedure. There is also a way in using 2 boards plus NeXTDimension board in one Cube. I've run my "screw with the backplane trick" cube with : | <empty> | 32MB-ND | | 64MB-040 | 40MB-030 | without any problems. Using the od got the system warm, but never had a problem. The cool part was having the printer on the 030. One day I tried to dump an 040 into the 030 position, but I couldn't get it to boot. I played for a couple minutes, but put the 030 back in and went on with life... 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? memory, DSP DSP, memory The Speech Recognition Lab at San Francisco State University has developed a DSP memory expansion board for the NeXT computer that provides the maximum memory supported by the DSP56001 processor. We are now offering this board to those whose are interested in high-performance custom DSP development. * The board is a 576KB DSP expansion memory board organized as three non-overlapping 192KB banks: X-data, Y-data and Program. The board uses relatively fast ( * The board is a high-quality, 4-layer board, open-circuit tested prior to assembly. It fits into the DSP memory daughterboard slot on all NeXT machines. * The price will be $600. Please let us know if you are interested. Delivery will be in about 3-4 weeks. * Contact Tom Holton (th@ernie.sfsu.edu). E-mail is preferred. The address is: Tom Holton Division of Engineering San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 415 338 1529 (phone) 415 338 0525 (fax) NOTE: Because we've organized our memory as three separate (non-overlapping) banks (X, Y and P) of 192KB apiece, none of the DSP memory image functionality provided by NeXT with its existing 8K base configuration, or its 96KB DSP expansion module is supported. While we cannot guarantee that every existing DSP application ever written will be plug-and-play compatible with our DSP expansion memory, we are not aware of any existing applications that use the image functionality. The MusicKit, and demo programs that use the DSP, such as Mandlebrot and ScorePlayer, work fine with our memory module. 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? The procedure is to just touch pins 6 and GND on the DB-19 NeXT monitor out with a 470 Ohm resistor (450 is the actual resistance, but 470 ohms is more commonly found in resistors). Pin 6 is the power sense, and pins 13-19 (and the DB shell) are the GND. Just say "pin 19", it may be easier. There's a pinout diagram of the DB-19 in the NeXT Users Reference Manual. If you have an old Cube, the power supply needs to have more power drawn from it than an 030 (and 040?) board uses to stay on. So: On the DB-19, attach a Power Resistor (20 Ohm, at least 20 Watt) between pins 12 and GND. (Pin 12 is -12V, pin 13 works well for GND). Then just "touch" the 470 ohm resistor as described above, and you're set. The 20 Ohm resistor draws an old 030 running without monitor in an old CUBE), but it isn't necessary - just don't touch it (*HOT!* ;-) To power off, type "halt -p" as root on the machine (either through a terminal connected to port A, or over the ethernet connection). Also, you have to have the Rom Monitor settings done correctly. The important ones are: Wait until keypress? N Sound out tests? N Port A as alternate Console? Y (if you have one, it's nice) Verbose mode? N (I think this may need to be N to work, don't r emember). 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? Black, spray paint paint, black spray You can get black spray from the following address. Sprayon Paint Omni-Packblend 4Next-Black (icon black) LAV-16 25216 Call 1-800-777-2966 for the name of a dealer near you. 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? monitor, dim The cause of the dimming monitors is the CRT cathode wearing out. The most common type of CRT (and the type used in most NeXT monochrome monitors and all of the NeXT color monitors) uses what is called an oxide cathode. A thin coating of oxide is deposited on the cathode to allow the electronics which form the picture to get off the cathode easily. The oxide gradually boils off the cathode itself, and when the oxide is gone, the CRT goes dim. Typically, the oxide will last from 10,000 to 20,000 power on hours (screen savers don't help the cathode, they only prevent phosphor aging). Unfortunately, the black monochrome monitors fall into the short end of the life range thanks to Toshiba who made the CRT's. The aging is more noticeable in Unix machines because they tend to be left on. Note that there are about 8,000 hours in a year. If you leave your monitor on all the time, all oxide type CRTs will be dim in three years. The other type of CRT cathode is the I-cathode or dispenser type. This type of cathode is porous and continually brings new activation material to the surface. Its lifetime is 40,000 hours or more. The last of the NeXT monochrome monitors (N4000B) used this type of CRT and they don't go dim. There aren't many of that type around because NeXT quit the hardware business after producing only a few thousand. If you can get an N4000B monitor, you won't ever have to worry about a dim monitor. Many manufacturers are going to dispenser cathode type CRTs in their monitors with Panasonic leading the way. The best advice is to turn off the monitor when not in use. If that is impractical, try to purchase one with the long life cathode. Spherical Solutions (smg@orb.com) has a supply of new N4000B long life monitors for sale in either ADB or non-ADB configurations. If you need to repair or replace a monochrome monitor, that is by far the best type to use. If you read this far, you probably know more than you ever wanted to about CRT aging, but I hope this helps. 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives drives, two internal It is possible to fit a second internal hard drive in a NeXT slab, in addition to the floppy drive and the first hard drive. The second drive must be third height, or 1 inch high. There is no room for a half height device. Buy a bracket or make one out of sheet metal for the 1 inch high drive. On 25 MHz mono stations the SIMMs are smaller and the drive doesn't have to go all the way against the back wall. In this case, glue the bracket to the underside of the NextStation cover, centered from side t o side and as far to the back as possible. This is sufficient. On 25 MHz colorstations, however, one must file away a bit of the interior metal on the cover in order to glue the bracket fully to the rear of the cover. Once this modification is done, th e drive will clear the RAM when the cover is closed. Screw the drive into the bracket, with the power and SCSI plugs toward the right hand side of the NextStation so that the cables will reach. Go to your favorite computer store and get both a "dual int ernal SCSI bus cable" and a "dual internal SCSI power cable." Plug in the cables to both internal hard drives and close the cover. This was verified on both a 25 MHz mono and a 25 MHz color NextStation. No power or heating problems occurred. 6 WHITE (INTEL) HARDWARE 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? support, specific DSP, support support, DSP NeXT computers offer additional hardware support not commonly available for Intel systems. This includes the DSP. The DSP in a NeXT Computer is used for a variety of functions including ISDN support and real-time audio compression/de-compression. ISDN support for NEXTSTEP/Intel will be provided via an add-on PC card and ISDN adapter. Although the DSP programming feature is missing for NS3.3 on Intel, it is not necessary. The important SoundKit functions are rewritten to emulate an DSP on Intel, but this costs a lot of CPU time. 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? MAB, disk space multi application binary, MAB The concept of NEXTSTEP binaries is different to other platforms. On NEXTSTEP only the real program is compiled and linked in a hardware specific manner. E.g. the GUI and the multilanguage support are usable on any platform running NEXTSTEP and will do so under OPENSTEP. Therefore the real binary part is sometimes really small. Anyway it might be a good choice to thin such a fat binary. NeXT ships tools for this purpose. Look at the manpages for lipo. If an application wasn't installed using the standard NeXT tool Installer, it might also be a good choice to look into the application drawer and delete other languages supported but not used by the application. This additional data is found in the different *.lproj subdirectories in the application's folder. To get there, activate the application's icon and select Open as directory from the Workspace's File menu item. 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? compile, re Very easy. Most programs will simply recompile and run, or require few changes. We believe that any application that uses the standard development environment and Object kits provided by NeXT should simply compile and run. Only applications that use architecture specific features or data formats, will require additional time to port. Several developers have already ported applications to NEXTSTEP/Intel. Appsoft Draw simply recompiled and ran, Lighthouse Concurrence took 3 hours, other programs took 1/2 a day to 2 days, and this was all on a very early release of NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1! Some applications just will refuse to compile, because they are still based on the old 2.0 headers etc. These applications are really rare now and may get ported very easily too, by changing the include path in your developer package. Other applications require additional header files and libraries to properly compile and link. These applications are mostly based on the MiscKit or MusicKit and other PD-Kits. You need to install these Kits first to compile these programs. With the shipping of OpenStep this might change, because it will be possible to produce shared libraries with the NeXT Developer package. This will enable you to not install the complete Kit, but only the shared library and will also reduce your binary no ticeable. 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? portability Yes. As stated above, any applications that use the standard tools provided by the NEXTSTEP development environment, should just recompile and work. To make sure developers are aware of portability issues, NeXT is producing a guide to address source code portability between different architectures running NEXTSTEP. This guide is available in the online documentation to the NeXT Developer package. 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? user vs. developer developer vs. user The NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment consists of the entire NEXTSTEP 3.3 environment, minus the developer tools. The Developer Environment includes the developer tools such Interface builder, Project Builder, C compilers, Object Kits, example source code and developer documentation. Although it is possible to just get the latest GNU C compiler as a binary, you can not use it! This is because you won't get the standard libraries needed to produce NeXT applications neither the header files. Also it there is currently no third party com piler shipping. If you want to compile, you are forced to use the NeXT Developer package. The status of compiling a standard UNIX utility without NeXT's headers and just based on the supplied shared libraries is unknown. 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? I/O driver Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses a newly developed object-oriented driver architecture that brings the benefits of object-orientation all the way down to the I/O card driver level. 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? installation, Intel NEXTSTEP/Intel will come with a boot floppy and a CDROM. To install NEXTSTEP/Intel, the system boots from the floppy, and then installs the minimum NEXTSTEP environment from the CDROM (SCSI CDROM drive). The user may then chose from several optional packages depending on the available disk space and user requirements. 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 368 Intel 368 No. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses several 486 specific features that enhance the performance of NEXTSTEP. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support any 468 with Coprocessor and up. 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 468SLC, Cyrix Cyrix, 468SLC NeXT states: No. The Cyrix chip not a true 486. several other users state: Yes. Slow performance, though. 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? x68 Intel, x68 Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will not only support them, but will take advantage of any performance enhancements available with future Intel CPU's, just as NeXT has taken advantage of the 486. 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? portable computers Yes. Many portables and notebooks with 486 CPU's and sufficient system resources (>=8MB RAM and >=120MB hard disk space) are available. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel will support 640x480 VGA displays in grayscale, NEXTSTEP 486 can run on these systems. Do be aware that NEXTSTEP's user interface and applications were not designed for low-resolution screens, and consequently will impose limitations on the use of some applications. 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? MS-DOS Windows MS-Windows Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support a DOS and Windows compatibility package. This software will allow DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 programs to run within a NEXTSTEP window. Support will include DOS "Protected" mode and Windows 3.1. This package is called SoftPC and comes with every NEXTSTEP system. The software is not free with NEXTSTEP, you have to pay extra. Anyway you are not limited in a 30 day test phase when installing it. Windows 95 and Windows NT are not supported by the emulation software. 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? MS-DOS, performance Windows, performance MS-Windows, performance Very well. The DOS/Windows compatibility package for NEXTSTEP/Intel takes full advantage of the 486 microprocessor. Depending on system hardware configuration and type of DOS/Windows application, performance should vary between 386 and 486 native DOS/Windows performance on Pentium systems. In addition, to enhance the performance of Windows applications, a MS Windows specific Graphics Device Interface (GDI) driver which maps Microsoft Windows calls directly to the NEXTSTEP window server is part of the system. 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? Windows, size MS-Windwos, size Yes. You can set the Windows session to any size you wish up to the maximum screen size available to the NEXTSTEP/Intel system you are using. 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? MS-DOS, multitasking Yes. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel is a multi-tasking, virtual memory operating environment, several DOS/Windows sessions can be run at once. Hey, did I say Windows? Yes you can do real Windows multitasking with SoftPC. 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? cut&paste, Windows cut&paste, MS-DOS cut&paste, MS-Windows Yes. You can cut and paste text and graphics between DOS/Windows and NEXTSTEP applications. 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? partitions, NeXT and DOS multi OS setup OS, more than one Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support multiple operating systems on the same local hard disk. When the system boots, the user can chose to boot another operating system (such as DOS) or NEXTSTEP. If the local partition contains DOS, NEXTSTEP/Intel will be able to access the local DOS partition and read/write files to it. Executive Summary: It is possible to install DOS, Windows NT with NTFS, and NEXTSTEP/Intel on the same disk, and select which partition is booted at boot time. I spent some time experimenting with a 200MB SCSI disk. I wanted to see if the following configuration would be possible: Partition 1 Primary DOS Partition 2 Extended DOS Partition 3 Windows NT NTFS Partition 4 NS/Intel 3.2 Since Windows NT requires at least 70MB for installation, and NS/Intel requires at least 120MB, there wasn't much room for DOS! Ultimately, I only tested a three partition system (DOS, NTFS, NS/Intel), but I have no reason to believe that the extended DOS wouldn't also work. The recipe is as follows: * Preparation. You need a bootable DOS floppy that has FORMAT.COM on it. You need another (blank) floppy for installing NT. * Start with the NS/Intel installation. When it asks you how you want to configure your disk, it gives you three choices, which are basically 1. erase the whole disk and use it all for NS/Intel, 2. save some room for DOS, 3. advanced. Choose the advanced option, which places you in NS/Intel fdisk (not to be confused with DOS FDISK.EXE). * Create three partitions in this order: 1. Primary DOS (if more than 32MB desired, use the "large" FAT option) 2. HPFS (this is a placeholder for NT, and can be any non-DOS format) 3. NEXTSTEP * Proceed with the rest of the NEXTSTEP installation. * When NEXTSTEP is safely installed and tested out, boot DOS from your bootable DOS floppy. * FORMAT the DOS partition (which should be Drive C if you made it the first partition). You want to FORMAT C:/S, to install the boot code to make the DOS partition bootable. * Once DOS is safely formatted and tested out, insert the NT installation floppy and reboot. * Proceed with the NT installation. Tell Setup to install NT in the second partition (which shows up as "Unformatted"). You can select NTFS for FAT format. * Insert the blank floppy when asked. Don't bother to format it, NT unconditionally formats it. * If you select NTFS, there is a scary part of the installation that makes it seem like NT can't reboot. In fact, it is converting the installed files from FAT to NTFS in place. Just let it keep rebooting until it finishes, don't interrupt it like I did. * Finish setting up NT and test it out. It should be able to see the DOS partition in FileManager. * Likewise, there should be a DOS filesystem in / on NS/Intel. If you configured NT for FAT instead of NTFS, there should be two DOS filesystems in /. That's it. When you boot, you see the familiar NS/Intel boot manager. If you select DOS, it boots NT, which in turn offers you a chance to boot DOS or NT (not NS/Intel, of course). Kind of weird that you have this two tiered boot, but it's probably because the bootsector has been modified by NT. I haven't tried setting the active partition to DOS -- that might avoid the two tiers. 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? MacIntosh, r/w floppy MS-DOS, r/w floppy Yes. 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? multi OS boot Linux MS-DOS OS/2 boot manager dual boot The OS/2 boot manager does this nicely. NOTES ON INSTALLING DOS, OS/2 AND NEXTSTEP FOR DUAL BOOT * Boot OS/2 from diskette and press Escape to get to the [A:] command prompt * Run the OS/2 FDISK program and create the following partitions: + 1 MB Boot Manager + 20MB DOS Primary partition (drive C:) + 64MB OS/2 Extended partition (logical drive D:) + 120MB Data Extended partition (logical drive E:) (or 200MB or whatever size) NOTE: LEAVE THE REMAINING 460+MB FREE SPACE UNFORMATTED DO NOT CREATE A PARTITION FOR THE REMAINING SPACE * Re-boot the machine and boot DOS from diskette. * Format drive C: and install DOS on drive C: with the following command: format c: /s /u * Now Re-boot the machine with the OS/2 Installation diskette. * Install OS/2 on Drive D: (the 64 MB logical partition) You will be prompted to install OS/2 on the default drive C: You will need to select the option to change the drive which will throw you into FDISK. Just make drive D: installable and proceed. * After OS/2 has been installed shutdown the system. Do a cold power off boot. * Cold boot the machine with the NEXTSTEP boot diskette. * Proceed with normal NEXTSTEP install and you should get the following disk installation option screen: Type 1 to erase the entire disk and use all 667 MB ... Type 2 to set aside some space for DOS and use the rest ... Type 3 to keep existing partitions and use the 462 MB free space ... Type 4 to use the 184 MB DOS extended partition for NEXTSTEP. Type 5 for advanced options (in English only). ---> Choose option number 3 and proceed with the NEXTSTEP install * After NEXTSTEP has been installed, re-boot the machine and select 'd' from the NEXTSTEP boot manager menu to boot DOS. * When DOS has booted, run the FDISK program to set the active partition to the first partition, the BOOT Manager partition. Then exit fdisk. * Now run the DOS FDISK program again but with the following parameter: fdisk /mbr This command removes the NEXTSTEP boot manager from the DOS partition. * Now re-boot the machine and the boot manager should come up. Select OS/2 * Once OS/2 has booted, run the OS/2 FDISK program and name the NEXTSTEP partition and add it to the boot manager menu. * You should now have a machine with DOS, NEXTSTEP, OS/2 listed in the boot manager menu when the machine starts up. The boot manager defaults to the OS that was last booted. 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... keyboard error, Intel We installed NeXTSTEP for Intel on a P5-Board using an Adaptec A1540 SCSI-Controller. The System boots correctly. After running the kernel the keyboard is without any function. We can't use it anymore. Rebooting doesn't eliminate the error (advise from I-Guide). Well, it seems that the PS/2 Mouse driver interferes with the keyboard driver when installing on some motherboards. You have to remove the PS/2 mouse driver, then reboot, and it will work fine. I destroy the driver on our machines, so that config=Default will work properly as well. You should be able to remove the driver without reinstalling. 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. ET4000, NS3.2 TSENG Cards often have different DACs and BIOS-Versions. It is important, that the graphics card do have the original BIOS from TSENG Laps. Otherwise, it is not possible to run NS with the 1024 x 768 resolution. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? ROM-Monitor, Intel On Intel you just type -s at the boot: prompt. Also try CTRL-C at the point where it hangs it might continue. This gives you single user mode. There simply is no ROM-Monitor on Intel as it is on NeXT. You do have the choice to enter a simple ROM-Debugger by choosing the appropriate option when the system hangs. 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... This message is to clear up the confusion on the issue of whether or not the NEXTSTEP driver for the Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI Host Adapter supports Fast SCSI (i.e., 10 MB/s data transfers). The Adaptec 2940 SCSI Host Adapter Driver supports Synchronous Data Transfer as well as Fast SCSI transfers. In order to enable Synchronous Data Transfer, this feature must be enabled in both the 2940's AutoSCSI program and in the NEXTSTEP Configure application, when configuring the Adaptec 2940 driver. In the AutoSCSI program, this feature is enabled in the SCSI Device Configuration menu, via the "Initiate Sync Negotiation" field. This can be enabled or disabled on a per-target basis. In the Configure application, the "Synchronous" button, if disabled, disables Synchronous Transfers for ALL targets. If enabled, the values selected in the AutoSCSI program are used to determine whether or not Synchronous Transfers occur on a per-target basis. The Synchronous Transfer data rate is determined in the 2940's AutoSCSI program, via the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field in the SCSI Device Configuration menu. "Fast SCSI" Transfers are enabled by selecting a value of 10 (i.e., 10 Megabytes/seconds) for this field. Note that if Synchronous Transfers are disabled, the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field is meaningless. Also note that it is not recommended to select a value higher than 5 for a device which is in an external enclosure and connected to the 2940 via an external SCSI cable. 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? EIDE Yes, a driver is included in NEXTSTEP 3.3 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) ET4000/w32p, 8 Bit color Here's a trick that will work with 3.3 if the driver works with your adapter. You need the latest driver though. Simply select one of the 8-bit gray resolutions in Configure. Save the configuration and quit Configure. Open Instance0.table inside the driver bundle and search for BW:8 and replace it by RGB:256/8. Save the file. Restart your machine and you've got 8-bit color!!! 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? Glidepoint It will work nicely under NS as you don't need any driver to make it work and use the nice features that GlidePoint have, like 'double-tap' to replace left-button click and 'double-tap and slide on the pad' to replace the hold the button and move for dragging an object. 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? AppleTalk, Intel IPT has a product called Partner, which works fine under 3.3 and mounts AppleShare Volumes, supports AT printing etc. 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen Triton Bootoptions On some Triton based boards there seems to be a graphic problem while booting. The solution is to switch off graphic display and always boot with the '-v' option turned on (enter this at the 'boot:' prompt). If you don't get a 'boot:' prompt, or if you just want to fix things forever, you need to enter Default.table and Instance0.table in /usr/Devices/System.config and set 'BootGraphics="No"'. This has the same effect as typing '-v' at the 'boot:' prompt every time. 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? graphic card For the purposes of this discussion, I will limit my response to the manner in which DPS operates as part of the NEXTSTEP window server. DPS sometimes draws directly to the screen and sometimes to offscreen memory (buffered windows). The latter is the most common case. The former occurs only in nonretained windows and visible portions of retained windows. DPS is split into two sections: a device independent kernel and a device dependent driver layer. The driver layer is free to use graphics hardware to do its job; however there are complications. First, most graphics cards only allow you to use the hardware to draw into the framebuffer, not into system memory. This renders the hardware unusable for buffered windows. Second, the hardware must draw the same pixels that the software would draw. Often this is hard to achieve with satisfactory performance results. The DPS device primitives rely on precise pixel layout that often cannot be guaranteed using the hardware in the most straightforward manner. So, while it is theoretically possible to use graphics hardware with DPS in NEXTSTEP, it is not very practical. This should not lead you to the conclusion that all graphics cards are the same when it comes to NEXTSTEP. The speed of the system bus (ISA, EISA, PCI, VLB) is a big determinant of performance, but the internal architecture of the card itself also has a huge impact on the framebuffer memory bandwidth. I won't go into details, but some of the determinants include DRAM vs. VRAM, memory interleaving, and burst access. Other factors also influence the quality of a display card. These include the speed and stability of the RAMDAC and the supported display modes to name jsut two. 6.30 How to use MIDI without the MusicKit? MIDI MusicKit * Be sure you have an MPU-401 compatible MIDI card for the PC. * Get the Music Kit and install it. It's on the ftp servers. * Install the MIDI driver by double clicking on /LocalLibrary/Devices/Mididriver, which will add it to the system. Set the IRQ and IO port in the Configure.app. Then reboot. * If your program does not use the -ObjC flag on its link line, link against /usr/local/lib/libmusickit.a. However, if your program does use the -ObjC flag, extract the following files from libmusickit.a and link against them explicitly: mididriver\_replyServer.o mididriverUser.o mididriver\_nonMig.o * Add this line as the first line in the C file that accesses the MIDI driver: #import <musickit/midi\_driver\_compatability.h> Be sure that you do not explicitly import . This file is (conditionally) imported by . The reason for needing a separate API for Intel is that there's a structure size disparity between the 68k and Intel versions of NeXT's libsys_s. So we defined a new set of MIDI functions for the Intel driver. The header file above defines the old names to be the new names. * Change the mididriver port name from mididriver to Mididriver. Example: #if i386 #define MIDIDRIVER\_NAME "Mididriver" #else #define MIDIDRIVER\_NAME "mididriver" #endif r = netname\_look\_up(name\_server\_port, "",MIDIDRIVER\_NAME, &driverPort); This is another change to prevent conflict with the NeXT hardware driver. 7 STORAGE 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N disktab ST15230N Seagate, ST15230 This is the /etc/disktab entry for the SEAGATE ST15230N. ST15230N_1024|SEAGATE ST15230N_1024:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3992:nt#19:ns#59:ss#1024:rm#5411:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:hn=localhost:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#512000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#8:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#512000:sb#512000:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#8:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD:\ :pc#1024000:sc#716800:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#8:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\ :ic:tc=4.3BSD: \ :pd#1740800:sd#1536000:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#8:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\ :id:td=4.3BSD: \ :pe#3276800:se#1150000:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#8:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\ :ie:te=4.3BSD: 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. DEC, DSP3105 DPS3105, 1024 block size disktab A DEC DSP3160S was reformatted with 1024-byte blocks using the following entry in /etc/disktab (two partitions) # DEC DSP3160S DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S w/1024 b/sec as 2 partition:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#1302:nt#16:ns#75:ss#1024:rm#5403:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:r0=a:\ :pa#0:sa#744000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#7:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#744000:sb#818400:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#7:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD: 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! filesystem, overhead disk space space, disk filesystem, space Let's assume you bought a disk drive advertised with 400 MB unformatted capacity. Vendors are not consistent with the MB definition. You may have much less space less than you think you have. Which of the following did you buy? 400 * 1000 * 1000 = 400,000,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1000 = 409,600,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1024 = 419,430,400 bytes The disk must be formatted. This is often done by the vendor, but occasionally by the user. Formatting maps the disk into sectors. Space is reserved for the disk geometry and bad sectors. Formatting can take 10-20% of the capacity depending on the sector size. Common sector sizes are 512 and 1024. Generally, bigger sectors mean less waste. Once formatted, the UNIX file system must be created. On the NeXT, this is one of the steps performed by the BuildDisk application. It invokes the mkfs command to make a file system. This reserves space for the UNIX file system (e.g., superblocks, inode tables). This overhead can take another 2-3% of the available disk space. If you issue the df command, you may be surprised to see another 10 the available disk space has disappeared. The df command shows the total, used, and available disk space. The df units are in kbytes (1024 bytes). The sum of the used and available numbers will generally be about 10 allow the UNIX file system to be efficient in its storage allocation. If your disk fills up, only the superuser can store files in the remaining 10%. To complete the picture, here's a snapshot of what may occur: Capacity Lost/Used/Reserved Reason (in bytes) (in bytes) 419,430,000 19,430,000 Marketing hype (~5\%) 400,000,000 60,000,000 Formatting (~15\%) 340,000,000 6,800,000 UNIX file system (~2\%) 333,200,000 33,320,000 Efficiency & superuser (~10\%) 299,880,000 For more information, refer to the df and mkfs man pages. 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT OD, NeXT optical disk, OD OD, initializing Do the following: /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 288339 1803 2 8192 1024 12 10 60 4096 t 7.5 How to use a streamer ? streamer Using Configure.app add the SCSI streamer support driver in the "Others" config. 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? recover, disk Often people (mostly on Intel) complain about a formatted disk (sometimes partially) due to an installation process error of some other OS. There is a chance to recover most of the data. The following assumes you are on Intel, other hardware user have to handle things much less complicated, but the way is similar: * Prepare a new hard drive for booting * Don't try to repair the broken drive! * On Intel run fdisk to repartition the drive as it was before. If you are not able to do this, you are lost. Delete all evtl. new created partitions. By repartitioning, you won't loose data on the drive. * Run disk on the broken drive e.g. type disk -rsd1h. * Now scan the disk for superblocks by entereing the scan command at the interactive disk command prompt. * If your disk was partially formatted, use a higher superblock number to supply fsck with an new superblock. E.g. if a superblock was found at 3145 use fsck -b3145 -y /dev/sd1a (assuming the first partition is the broken one). * After this run, it is most important to reboot without syncing the drives! E.g. just turn off the computer without shutting down, or use the reboot -n command. * After rebooting the run fsck again, if it isn't done by the system itself. * You should be able to access the drive again now. Recovered files are placed in the /lost+found directory. 8 PRINTING 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, NeXT Adding supported postscript printers is rather simple: * Get a serial cable (e.g., Macintosh to LaserWriter Plus), but check whether that works with your printer * Configure using Print Manager * Configure printer communication according to manufacturer's recommendations. (9600 baud software flow control). A sample printcap entry needs to be loaded into the netinfo database. You can use either niload printcap . , or use NetInfoManager to change the br and lp properties of your LaserJet. Using the default baud rate and /dev/ttya will also work, for most print jobs (if the printer is connected to this port). LaserJet_III: \ :note=LaserJet_III:ty=HP LaserJet III PostScript: \ :sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/LaserJet_III:lp=/dev/ttyfa: \ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:af=/usr/adm/lp.acct:br=19200:rw:fc\#0000374: \ :fs\#0000003:xc\#0:xs\#0040040:mx\#0:sf:sb:if=/usr/lib/transcript/psif: \ :of=/usr/lib/transcript/psof:gf=/usr/lib/transcript/psgf: \ :nf=/usr/lib/transcript/psnf:tf=/usr/lib/transcript/pstf: \ :rf=/usr/lib/transcript/psrf:vf=/usr/lib/transcript/psvf: \ :cf=/usr/lib/transcript/pscf:df=/usr/lib/transcript/psdf: HP printer configuration: auto cont = off (doesn't matter) I/O = serial serial=rs-232 (for LJ III only) baud rate = 19200 (or whatever baud rate you have in ni database/printcap) robust xon = on (doesn't matter) dtr polarity = hi startpage = off (doesn't matter) language=english ret = med (you choose for LJ III only) Note that if you modify the printcap this way you cannot reconfigure this particular printer entry with PrintManager. If you are using NEXTSTEP 2.0 and you use remote non-next printers, there is a bug that can be simply corrected by doing "dwrite system PrinterResolution 1" for each user trying to access non-next printers on the network. This not a problem in later NEXTSTEP versions. 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? fonts Properly packaged Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts will work with NEXTSTEP, but certain conversions may be necessary to get them to work. Freeware and shareware fonts are available on various ftp archives. There are utilities with NEXTSTEP to download fonts into postscript printers. Freeware and shareware Type 1 and 3 fonts in files Fonts-1.0-free.tar.Z and Fonts-2.0-sw.tar.Z. Each file unpacks into it's own directory. Within each directory is a ReadMe.rtf and a Makefile. See the ReadMe.rtf for more font descriptions and installation instructions. (You may also find comments in the Makefile of interest.) These packages were prepared by Doug Brenner . The same directory contains fonts Shalom (Hebrew and Yiddish in Old Style, Stick and Script typefaces, by Jonathan Brecher, shareware) and CyrillicGothic (san serif, by Jay Sekora). These were packaged by Jacob Gore to work with the Installer application. WSI-Fonts for NEXTSTEP \#1 Abstract Software POB 25045 Seattle, WA 98125-1945 Voice: 206 361 5080 info@abstractsoft.com Some fonts in Type 1 format for NEXTSTEP are also available from Y&Y: Y\&Y, 106 Indian Hill, Carlisle MA 01741 USA Voice: 800 742 4059 Voice: 508 371 3286 Fax: 508 371 2004 71172,524 on CompuServe 71172.524@compuserve.com from InterNet Trilithon Software supplies utilities to convert and install Macintosh or PC fonts to NEXTSTEP format. * MacToPfa: a Mac to NeXT font converter and installer. * PfbToPfa: a PC to NeXT font converter and installer. 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? PS to file Select PRINT from the main menu, then select SAVE from the resulting print panel. 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? odd and even pages even and odd pages duplex printing double sided print I wish print on both sides by feeding the paper through twice. We must recommend against re-using laser printed paper in your printers. The reason is that the toner which is used is not very robust, in that when heated again (which happens when you print) it can come off the other side of the paper. This causes a mess to accumulate in your printer, and probably some pretty rude things to happen. psutils from comp.sources.misc is a much better solution, and includes a lot more capabilities, plus it is being updated constantly. 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? banner There is a sample banner prologue file in /usr/lib/NextPrinter that is sent to the printer before or after the print job depending on what printer attributes are set in NetInfo. Sounds gross, but it isn't. Start up NetInfo on your printer machine. Go to the printer directory, and open up your local printer by double clicking it. Select the append property from Directory menu. Replace the name with BannerAfter (or BannerBefore if you want the banner page printed first). The select the New Value option, and put in the name of the banner prologue file. If you do not wish to do fancy customization of the file, simply put the path to the NeXT sample banner file: /usr/lib/NextPrinter/banner.pro Save out the netinfo modifications. 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? Latex TeX If you are printing to a non-NeXT printer from NeXT TeX using dvips, make sure you specify the correct resolution (300 dpi, usually), either on the command line with -D300, or in the /usr/lib/tex/config.ps file with a line that looks like : D 300 If you are printing from within TeXView, you will have to choose CustomResolution and enter the correct number (300, usually) because of the way DefaultResolution defaults to 0. 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? PS-Font to NeXT Many PostScript fonts port to NEXTSTEP with little effort. The easiest case is a font generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above (a comment near the top of the file should say which program generated the font). This version of Fontographer can generate fonts "for NEXTSTEP". This means that no hacking of the font is needed, but you may need to make some adjustments to make it appear in your font panel. Suppose you were porting the font family Shalom, which consists of three faces: Old Style, Stick and Script. Here is the procedure to follow: * In a working folder of yours, create folders called: Shalom-OldStyle.font Shalom-Script.font Shalom-Stick.font Note that the font family name is to the left of the hyphen ("-"), and the typeface name is to the right and with no spaces in it. * Copy the outline font file for each typeface from wherever it is into its folder, and give it the name of the folder minus the ".font". For example, if you are doing this in a Terminal window: cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.NeXT Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.NeXT Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.NeXT Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick If you are working in Workspace Manager's File Viewer, double-click on the big fat F icon to open the font directory as a folder, then you'll be able to rename files in it. * Do the same thing with the font metric files, but make the suffix ".afm": cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.AFM Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.AFM Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.AFM Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick.afm * If there is a "read me" file with the font, or any other documentation, copy it into the .font folder too. For example, each of the Shalom font folders contains files ReadMe, CheatSheet.wn and Sample.wn specific to the typeface. * Edit the outline and font metric files to make them fit the NeXT AppKit's Font Panel, which is what most NextStep applications use to let you choose your font. + Editing the outline file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle: The original used "ShalomOldStyle" as the font's name, full name, and family name. We want the name to be "Shalom-OldStyle", the full name "Shalom Old Style", and family name just "Shalom". First, find the lines: /FullName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def /FamilyName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def and change them to: /FullName (Shalom Old Style) readonly def /FamilyName (Shalom) readonly def Then, replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". + Editing the AFM file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm. Find the lines: FullName ShalomOldStyle FamilyName ShalomOldStyle and change them to: FullName Shalom Old Style FamilyName Shalom Replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". Repeat this procedure for the remaining typefaces. * You now have a font family ready to be installed. If the font family is to be used by your account only, place it in /Library/Fonts (creating it if necessary): mkdirs ~/Library/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font ~/Library/Fonts buildafmdir ~/Library/Fonts If everybody on your system should have access to this font family, place it (as superuser) in /LocalLibary/Fonts: su mkdirs /LocalLibrary/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font /LocalLibrary/Fonts buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts exit That's all you need to do for fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above. This will work with all applications that use AppKit's FontPanel. FrameMaker does not, so other changes may need to be done to keep FrameMaker happy [does anybody have something to add here?]. Fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or below don't work in Display PostScript as they are, because they use a memory management trick that screws everything up in a multitasking environment like DPS. However, there is a simple, though kludgy, way to make them work. The problematic trick uses a dictionary with a name like "Fog3.1" ("Casa1" in Casady & Green's fonts) in which most of the font resides. The problem is that Fontographer puts that whole dictionary into dictionary 'userdict' and expects it to stay there. DPS, however, clears out 'userdict' between tasks, including the task that loads the font and the task that uses it. This makes the font useless on the screen, and printable only by prepending the outline font file to the file you want to print and sending the result to print in one task. The fix is to move the troublesome dictionary from 'userdict' into the font dictionary itself (unlike 'userdict', the font dictionary does stick around between tasks). Perform the following changes in the outline font file (the font CyrillicGothic is used as the example): * Find the line "%%EndProlog". It will be followed by the line like this: /\$CyrillicGothic 23 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin Write down the number before 'dict' (in this case, 23). You will need it in the following step. Delete the dict definition, making the line look like this: \$CyrillicGothic begin * Go back to the beginning of the file. near the top of the font program, find the following lines: userdict/Fog3.1 known\{\{currentfile( )readstring \{(\%\%\%)eq\{exit\}if\}{pop exit\}ifelse\}loop \}if userdict begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin and replace them with these: /\$CyrillicGothic 24 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin The number before 'dict' (in this case, 24) is one greater than the number you wrote down in the previous step. * Find the line that defines procedure BuildChar: /BuildChar{Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec}def and change it as follows: /BuildChar{1 index begin Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec end}def * Go to the end of the file. The last line looks like this: /CyrillicGothic findfont/EFN get Fog3.1 begin\{RF\}forall end Delete it (or comment it out by placing one or more " beginning of it). The AFM file requires one adjustment. Change the line EncodingScheme AppleStandard to EncodingScheme AdobeStandardEncoding This concludes conversion of a font generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or lower to work with NEXTSTEP. You may still need to make the changes described for version 3.2 and above, to make the font fit the NEXTSTEP font panel. 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, color The (no longer sold) NeXT/Canon SCSI color printer, of course! With Dots Color, the HP DeskJet 500C can print in color today, under NEXTSTEP 2.1, and it costs significantly less than $1000 (in Germany at least). You can get more information from: d'ART Software GmbH Virchowstr. 17-19 W-2000 Hamburg 50 Germany Voice: +49 40 380 23 0 Fax: +49 40 380 23 290 software@dart.de JetPilot from Interpersonal Computer does this jobs also very well. You can get more information from: interpersonal computing GmbH Oettingenstrasse 2 W-80538 Muenchen Germany Voice: +49 89 22 28 63 Fax: +49 89 22 33 76 info@interpc.de 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? A4 default size Add "NXPaperType A4" in the "GLOBAL" preferences. 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? Using lpr -t, or lpr -d causes this problem. eg: [...] cat /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf [...] Christopher Lane has pointed out 3 (three!) errors in the distributed NEXTSTEP 3.0 lpd.comm file The last change is my own. It worked for the 1 (one!) dvi file I tried. tilley\% diff lpd.comm.DIST lpd.comm 11,12c11,12 < while "x\$1" != x do < case "\$1" in --- > while test \$\# != 0 > do case "\$1" in 16c16 < -h) HOST=\$"; shift;; --- > -h) HOST=\$2; shift;; 17a18 > esac 21c22 < PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h HOST -f -" --- > PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h \$HOST -f -" 27c28 < psdf) psbad \$FILTER \$PRINTER \$USER \$HOST | \$PRSERVER;; --- > psdf) dvips -f -D 400 -r | \$PRSERVER ;; 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 600dpi TeX fonts TeX, 600dpi If you upgrade to a 600 dpi laserwriter then the version of TeX that ships with NEXTSTEP (either 2.X or 3.0) does not know about 600 dpi fonts, i.e. does not know how to make them and will instead use scaled 400 dpi ones (which look significantly worse at 600 dpi than they do at 400 dpi). Some simple modifications to a few Metafont files and rebuilding the metafont bases are all that is needed. What to do to get the 600 dpi stuff working is as follows: * Edit /usr/lib/mf/inputs/next.mf and add a laserjetIV mode. Simply copy the entire imagen mode, change the name to laserjetIV, and change the pixels_per_inch to 600. Save the changed file. * Build a new mf.base file by executing the following commands: inimf "plain; input next; dump" (as superuser): cp plain.base /usr/lib/mf/bases/mf.base * Edit /usr/lib/tex/ps/config.ps and change the `D 400' line to `D 600' (you may have `D 300' or something else if you've set up a different printer.) * Edit /usr/bin/MakeTeXPK (as superuser), adding the lines elif test $BDPI = 600 then MODE=laserjetIV right before the second `else' in the file. That should do it! You might have to (depending on how you configure NEXTSTEP for the LaserJet IV) select `custom resolution' and set the gadget to 600 in the TeXview print panel, and save Preferences. These instructions are written for an HP Laserjet IV, but they should also work for a QMS printer just fine. Finally, if you have one of these printers and work in a "mixed" environment with perhaps 400 dpi and/or 300 dpi printers that you also print to on a regular basis then you might want to consider getting Type 1 PS version of the Computer Modern fonts instead. They obviate the need for the instructions above, and the savings in disc space will be considerable since having printer fonts for several printers takes lots of room, and the file sizes for 600 dpi are quite large (the files grow roughly as D logD, where D is the resolution). These fonts are made by Blue Sky Research, and work beautifully. Y&Y software is a reseller for BSR and sells a "NEXTSTEP specific" version of them which comes with appropriate instructions and installation scripts. 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? PPD, where? printer description files, PPD Adobe has a mail server and ftp site where you can get .PPD files. They are: ps-file-server@adobe.com (put "send help" in the mail body) ftp.mv.us.adobe.com 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? ink cartridge, Canon Canon, ink cartridge Part Numbers are: Red: BJI-643 M Yellow: BJI-643 Y Blue: BJI-643 C Black: BJI-643 Bk 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? JetPilot, JetDirect JetDirect, JetPilot It seems, that there is a bug in the /etc/rc-script. The bootpd is given with to arguments -a -f, which are not available for the bootpd under 3.3. Make an entry in /etc/bootptab like this: \# \# host htype haddr iaddr bootfile \# printer 1 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX where * host: your given hostname for the printer (eg. picasso) * haddr: The Ethernet hardware address (Can be seen, if you press the TEST-Key on your JetDirect box. * iaddr: Is the hostaddress for the printer (eg. 192.42.172.1) Entries have to be done also in the Netinfo-database. It's like adding a new host. Insert the following line to your etc/rc.local script: \# \# Starting JetDirect-Printer configuration \# fbshow -B -I "Starting Printer initialization" -z 92 /usr/etc/bootpd -d /etc/bootptab >/dev/console 2>\&1 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works power down, printer printer, printer down Type the following to your rc.local. \#turn off NeXT laser printer. fbshow -B -I "Powering off NeXTprinter" -z 95 if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi This works fine... the printer powers down immediately, and is available for any app which wants it. 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? HP Laserjet 4M I solved the problem by building a serial cable based upon the pinouts supplied by HP in their manual. Please note that the LJIII cable does not work. In particular, pin 1 from the DIN plug must be connected to pin 6 of the DB25. I used 38500 bps on both sides, and the 600 dpi ppd. Emulex offers the NETJet network interface which speaks lpd protocol, unlike the HP unit. 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP Laserwriter NTX This are the pin assignments. Eight-pin mini DIN-8 RS-422 Port Pin Signal Description 1,3 SG Signal Ground 4 TxD+ Transmit Data + 5 TxD- Transmit Data - 8 RxD+ Receive Data + 9 RxD- Receive Data - IBM-compatible DB-25 Plug LaserWriter DB-25 Plug Signal Pin Pin Signal Shield 1 ............ 1 Shield TxD 2 ............ 3 RxD RxD 3 ............ 2 TxD RTS 4 ............ 4 RTS CTS 5 ............ 5 CTS DSR 6 ............ 8 DCD GND 7 ............ 7 GND ............ 20 DTR The other aspect is to set the DIP switch on the printer. Here are the DIP switch settings: Switch 1 Switch 2 Meaning UP UP LocalTalk---RS-232 port disabled DOWN UP Serial ports at 1200 Baud UP DOWN Serial ports at 9600 Baud DOWN DOWN RS-232 at 9600 Baud; RS-422 at 0 Baud Switches 3 and 4 can probably be ignored---they're for strange stuff like Diablo 630 and HP LaserJet emulation modes. Switch 5 Switch 6 Meaning DOWN DOWN XON/XOFF UP UP XON/XOFF DOWN UP ETX/ACK UP DOWN DSR 9 OBSOLETE BUT STILL INTERESTING? This chapter contains information covered in the early days of the FAQs. It is not updated anymore. Note that with new releases of NEXTSTEP and OpenStep some information might still be useful to those, who e.g. didn't update. 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? Paraphernalia These parts can be ordered. NeXT T-shirts Classic NeXT logo on front $6.95 each (S-XL) 3.1 NEXTSTEP logo on front $7.95 each (M-XXL) NeXT Pencils $20.30 box of 100 NeXT Cross Pen $21.15 each NeXT Decals $75.00 box of 100 NeXT T-shirt $ 5.65 each - sizes S, M, L, XL (pre-shrunk) Turtle Neck $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Glass Mug $ 1.70 each Leather Folder $54.50 each NeXT Sweatshirt $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Tote-bag $ 6.25 each NeXT Mouse pad $ 9.67 each Orders can be taken 24 hours a day for domestic and overseas orders Contact: Hermann Marketing -------- 1400 North Price Road St. Louis, MO 63132-2308 Phone: 1 800 972 1331, 314 432 1800 Fax: 314 432 1818 Method of payment: Purchase order, check, money order, or credit card 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? There is no way of changing the title bar of a Terminal.app window in 2.x; in 3.x there is. Check Preferences (Title Bar): set CustomTitle, type in the title, and hit CR (or Set Window) and voila! [From: andre@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Andre Roberge)] Actually, there is a way to change the title bar of a Terminal window in 2.x (at least in 2.1 which is what I am using). It is somewhat limited but it might be useful to some. The trick is to make a symbolic link between /bin/csh (or whichever shell one wishes to use) and a file in / named "Whatever_you_want_to_appear_in_the_title_bar". Then select this new "shell" in the terminal preference and, voila!, you'll have your terminal window with /Whatever_you..... in the title bar. You can edit Stuart's titlebar interactively from the "Window..." Inspector (Command-3). Stuart provides emulation of certain Operating System Command (OSC) sequences which can be used to modify the titlebar under subprocess control. Stuart can change the title of the current window from the command line. In Stuart is possible to get more descriptive titles by linking /usr/ucb/rsh to /usr/hosts/. Then by adding /usr/hosts to your Stuart ShellPath you can then get the hostname into the title bar: $ dwrite StuartShellPaths <various dirs>:/usr/hosts You should then type in the hostname as the shell to invoke (disable the "Shell reads .login file" for this. You can also add hosts to your .Stuartrc file: Shell=golem.ps.uci.edu SourceDotLogin=NO WinLocX=545 WinLocY=563 Lines=24 | WinLocX=76 WinLocY=833 For the localhost, link /bin/csh to /usr/hosts/, or even better /usr/local/bin/tcsh instead of using rsh. [From: Garance A Drosehn ] For what it's worth, I do this with a script called "telnet_to" and a (bash) function called "telnet_window". The function simply does a local soil_pars="-Lines 32 -Keypad YES -Reverse \ YES -Strict YES -TestExit YES"; soil -Shell "telnet_to $1" $soil_pars and the script is just: #!bin/sh /usr/ucb/telnet $* echo ' ' echo ' --> telnet exited, press enter to close window.' read -r Waste_Var exit 0 This has a number of advantages, not the least of which being that I can pop up a "telnet_window" to anywhere. I don't have to create links for each host (though I do create aliases for the most common hosts), and I can type "telnet_window" (or, e.g., "tel_aix") as a unix command. Also, if I lose the connection suddenly then the window stays around until I get a chance to see what happened. I use telnet instead of rsh because I generally connect to hosts which won't accept rsh's. 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb OmniWeb You have to install the OmniImage.service in your /Library/Services or /LocalLibrary/Services (This is also a nice way to get pictures converted in other applications as well. You can ftp this from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? Keyboard NeXT introduced a new keyboard configuration with the 040 products. The | keys which had been located on the main keyboard was moved to the numeric keypad. Many users have since complained about it, and a work around is to remap these keys using the demo application Keyboard (/NextDeveloper/Demos/Keyboard), Mike Carlton's keyboardfix program: ftp.cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/sources/next-interface/keyboardfix.tar.Z ...which lets you put these keys on shift-return or shift-delete. One can hope that there will be a choice of keyboards in the future. 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? Sendmail In /etc/sendmail.cf make this change: [old code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, [new code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, E=\n, This has been fixed in 3.1, and the default mailhost sendmail is UUCP oriented. 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? Boot hang, NS1.0 Release 1.0 contains a bug that can corrupt the kernel /odmach if a user attempts to launch /odmach from the browser. The solution is to copy a clean /odmach from another NeXT system. Be sure to change the permissions of the newly installed /odmach to remove execute permissions to prevent future occurrences of the same problem. Release 1.0a and beyond do not have this problem. It is possible for the sdmach to get corrupted in the same way. Boot from the OD, copy an uncorrupted version of the kernel to the hard disk, and remove the execute bits from sdmach. 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls modem calls, incoming There is a bug in the serial driver which causes getty to get stuck. The situation arises after a successful uucico connection, subsequent connections via modem will get a connection with the modem, but no login prompt. This is caused by getty hanging. A simple work around is to have a process run in cron to reset the getty every 15 minutes: #! /bin/sh -u PIDS=`ps -ax | bm getty | grep -v bm | awk '{print $1}'` kill -TERM $PIDS Of course trying to connect when the script is running will not allow you to connect, try again a minute later. This fix will not affect on-going UUCP or interactive connections. This will probably be fixed in the next kernel release. This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases. 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path /LocalApps, NS2.0 Workspace has its own internal application path. In 2.0 /LocalApps was omitted. Improv needs to have /LocalApps in the Workspace path if you have Improve installed in /LocalApps. The work around in 2.0 only is: dwrite Workspace ApplicationPaths "~/Apps:/LocalApps:/NextApps: \ /NextDeveloper/Apps:/NextAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos" This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases.
From: Kevin Swanson <Kevin_Swanson@BLaCKSMITH.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP C and C++ Developers Needed Date: 9 Apr 1996 17:13:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kejt5$dd4@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: C and C++ Developers Needed! Hiring Immediately! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the fastest growing software development companies in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market, is immediately hiring C and C++ developers to fill a number of open positions in its consulting division. BLaCKSMITH will train successful candidates in the powerful NEXTSTEP/OpenStep object-oriented development environment. Exciting opportunities are available in prominent government, telecommunications, and financial organizations in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas. Every resume meeting minimum qualifications will be considered! BLaCKSMITH is looking for solid performers with the following experience: - Minimum two (2) years C and or C++ programming experience - Minimum two (2) years UNIX programming experience - One (1) year experience designing and developing object-oriented software - Interest/knowledge in HTML and/or Java a plus - Security clearances a plus Successful candidates who join BLaCKSMITH's consulting division will: - Be trained in the best object-oriented development technology available today - Have the opportunity to learn and be a part of rewarding business environments in the telecommunications, financial or government industries - Work on high-profile NEXTSTEP/OpenStep development projects - Work with a team of talented NEXTSTEP/OpenStep developers and provide valuable input and direction - Work with state-of-the-art object modeling and implementation techniques and professionals with extensive business and development experience. - Have opportunities to learn and develop in Java Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. The company delivers its expertise through its four divisions: Commercial Products; Consulting Services; Developer Training and Web Services. BLaCKSMITH employees are considered to be the company's most valuable asset. Learn more about BLaCKSMITH by visiting our web site at http://www.blacksmith.com. Resumes are being accepted immediately. For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com BLaCKSMITH is an equal opportunity employer.
From: briman101@aol.com (BriMan101) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Work - New York & London Date: 9 Apr 1996 23:44:11 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kfaqb$h74@digifix.digifix.com> If you are interested in working on financial applications for a large international bank (both front and back office development) then we must talk. We are looking to recruit 3 Snr Objective C developers in London and 4 developers in New York. Contact: Duncan Campling Datacom Technology Group Inc. The Empire State Building 212-629-5720 (Voice) 212-629-3374 (Fax)
From: "John W. Woodward" <john@scuzzy> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: source to scan.app Date: 9 Apr 1996 23:45:00 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kfars$h7a@digifix.digifix.com> ANNOUNCING the release of the source code to scan.app, a scanner driver for the Umax Vista S-8 (and possibly others). The source has been uploaded to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/scan.0.91b.source.tar.gz A precompiled binary can be found at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/drivers/scan.0.91b.nihs.b.tar.gz The code has been tested on an Intel P5-90 running NS 3.3, and a Umax Vista S-8 scanner. Feel free to hack at the code to add new scanners. Just send the resulting code to me so I can update my source repository. Eventually I will get around to updating the source beyond this "proof-of-concept" type mash. john John W. Woodward, PhD. Dallas, TX email: woodward@onramp.net
From: Carl Edman <cedman@Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.3 has been released Date: 11 Apr 1996 02:11:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ki7pq$t23@digifix.digifix.com> A combined source and binary package has been uploaded to the next-ftp and peanuts archives. On the next-ftp archive the URL is: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/EnhanceMail.1.3.NIHS.bs.tar.gz On peanuts you should be able to find it very soon at this URL: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/bundles/EnhanceMail.1.3.NIHS.bs.tar.gz In contrast to 1.2 this is a minor upgrade fixing the most annoying bugs and adding a few frequently requested features. The reason for a release now are (a) support for http X-Image-URLs and (b) the fact that this is probably going to be the last release of EnhanceMail to run under Mail.app 3.3. I expect future versions to run under Mail.app 4.0 only. The README file for the distribution is attached. Carl Edman This package contains the EnhanceMail bundle. This bundle extends the capabilities of Mail.app 3.3 by adding quoting, signatures, X face support, a distributed, cached user-image database, full-text indices and a number of other features. To enable it install EnhanceMail.bundle anywhere in the mail bundle path (~/Library/Mail, /LocalLibrary/Mail, /NextLibrary/Mail, and the Mail application wrapper itself) and restart Mail.app. The recommended location for system-wide installation is /LocalLibrary/Mail, for personal installation ~/Library/Mail. After installing the bundle, a more detailed description of its capabilities can be found at the end of the Mail.app online help. Note that this bundle will _only_ work with Mail.app 3.3. Earlier versions of Mail.app can not be extended by external bundles. Initial reports indicate that this bundle will only work partially with Mail.app 4.0 and that configuration is not recommended. However there are reports of success with this bundle using Mail.app 3.3 on NS 3.2 systems. Conceivably the bundle could also work with Mail.app 3.3 running under OS4.0+, but this has not been tested. The author plans to release new versions of this bundle as new versions of Mail.app become available to him. IMPORTANT: There is a confirmed bug in Mail.app 3.3 which causes it to crash if more than one directory in the mail bundle path (see above) contains more than one bundle. For example, you could have one bundle in each of the given directories and a dozen in ~/Library/Mail, but you could not have two bundles in ~/Library/Mail and two in /LocalLibrary/Mail. Carl Edman 4-10-96 cedman@princeton.edu Changes: 1.2 -> 1.3 (*) Option to auto-flag replies (*) AutoSpellCheck made more intuitive and user-friendly (*) Support for http URLs (*) The usual numerous minor bug fixes 1.1 -> 1.2 (*) New Help files (*) New preference panels (*) Some more support for Japanese (*) Full text indexing (*) Distributed ftp-based, cached user imaging (*) NextFace will always override XFace (*) Optional color for quotes in NeXTmail (*) Rewrote quotation code once again (*) Worked around Mail.app bug to make flagging persistent (*) Automatic Spell Checking (*) Minimal adjustments for Japanese text. (*) Unintentional-NeXTmail bug stamped out !!! (multiple punctuation, the sure sign of the diseased mind) 1.0 -> 1.1 (*) A working AutoCompact option which compacts every mailbox as soon as it is closed. (*) Quotation code rewritten from scratch. (*) New quotation code found unsatisfactory and replaced by the old quotation code. (*) Bug fix %{} (*) Bug which caused plain text message not to auto-wrap correctly was fixed. (*) Non-ASCII quoted characters are forced to ASCII. (*) The unintentional-NeXTmail bug remains elusive. Please report if you can reproduce it.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: Overview/Contents Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:39:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kicv7$nr@digifix.digifix.com> The NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FAQ _________________________________________________________________ THE NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP FAQ OVERVIEW * 1 Introduction * 2 General information * 3 What is ... * 4 Miscellaneous information * 5 Black (NeXT) hardware * 6 White (Intel) hardware * 7 Storage * 8 Printing * 9 Obsolete but still interesting? CONTENTS 1 Introduction 1.1 About this FAQ 1.2 Submissions 1.3 Copyright 1.4 Disclaimer 1.5 Thanks 2 General information 2.1 Where to get answers? 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? 2.3 FTP servers 2.4 Software on CD 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? 2.8 What information is available by NeXT 2.9 What is the correct spelling? 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? 2.13 Additional information sources 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. 2.15 References on Objective C 2.16 How to contact music interested people. 2.17 How to announce upcoming events 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? 3 What is ... 3.1 NEXTSTEP 3.2 MACH 3.3 OpenStep 3.4 Objective-C 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer 3.6 D'OLE 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework 3.9 WebObjects 3.10 WWW Browser 3.11 Newsreader 4 Miscellaneous information 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? 4.7 What default affects menu location? 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP 5 Black (NeXT) hardware 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives 6 White (Intel) hardware 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? 6.30 How to use MIDI without the MusicKit? 7 Storage 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT 7.5 How to use a streamer ? 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? 8 Printing 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP 9 Obsolete but still interesting? 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 1 - Introduction Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:40:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid10$o7@digifix.digifix.com> 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 About this FAQ These are the frequently asked questions concerning NeXT, NeXTSTEP or any other NeXT related topics. This compilation is meant primarily as a service to the (comp.sys.next and de.comp.sys.next) community. NeXT,Inc. is a privately hold company, heading towards software business. It sells NEXTSTEP its award winning OS and several other software packages (most included with NEXTSTEP): EOF, NEXTSTEP Developer, WebObjects, NetInfo, ... With the coming 'open' version of NEXTSTEP, which is named OpenStep and will run not only on top of Mach (as NEXTSTEP does) but also on Solaris, Windows NT, Windows 95, HP-UX, the user of NeXT's software is confronted with a wide range of different software and hardware. To help in the unaware user, this FAQ was founded. But also professional users might find some interesting information, which they didn't knew already. Note the NEXTSTEP and OpenStep questions often concern related topics like Objective-C, UNIX, administration tasks, etc. for which already separate FAQs do exist. See the new.answers newsgroup for additional FAQs, if your problem isn't covered by this FAQ. 1.2 Submissions As with all FAQs the quality of the information provided here is mostly depending on the Usenet community, which in most cases serves for the information resource. Feel free to e-mail the FAQ author to contribute, or send error reports. If you contact the author, use the following subject for submissions: FAQ submission. To report errors use: FAQ error. Additionally you might want to add the chapter where the submission/error report belongs to. In the near future we want to implement an e-mail service for those who don't have access to news. You may add yourself to the mailinglist by sending an e-mail with subject: FAQ mailme. Note that this service isn't available, yet, and will only become available if there is enough request and not before June 1996. 1.3 Copyright This FAQ is copyrighted by Bernhard Scholz. (Internet e-mails: scholz@informatik.tu-muenchen.de) Mentioned trademarks belong to their holder and are not explicitly listened. We do not collect any royalties, charge any fees, or compensate anyone in connection with this endeavor, but of course we would be happy about each e-mail commenting on the FAQ, about pizzas (lasagne is accepted, too :-) ), postcards, ... Anyway we reserve a copyright on the the published information in this FAQ. Any questions concerning other redistribution should be send to the authors of the FAQ. Reprinting of this FAQ, even in parts, is prohibited without permission by the author except for printings for private use. Newsletter editors wishing to excerpt from this work for publication should consider using local electronic bulletin boards to disseminate this information rather than preparing hardcopies. This allows for readers to access the most recent information, and perhaps save a couple of trees. 1.4 Disclaimer Of course there is no warranty in any case using the information provided here. We haven't tested the information to be correct. We are not affiliated with any of the companies mentioned in this FAQ. 1.5 Thanks We want to say "thank you" to Nathan, who did a great job on first FAQs. Best wishes to you and your family!!! We want to thank Maximilian Goedel, who did the first reword on the FAQs after Nathan gave up. Especially we want to thank the Usenet community for contributing to the FAQ and all the people who have written us.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 2 - General Information Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:40:56 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid28$od@digifix.digifix.com> 2 GENERAL INFORMATION General information 2.1 Where to get answers? If you run into a problem, first read the FAQ of course :-) Second you might consider asking NeXT directly through the electronic service: nextanswers@next.com. Send an e-mail with subject: ascii help index to start. If all fails, post to the newsgroups concerning NeXT related topics: comp.sys.next.*, de.comp.sys.next. 2.2 How may I contact NeXT, Inc.? Next, Inc. Contacting NeXT, Inc. Address of NeXT, Inc. NeXT, Inc. can be reached under the following addresses. USA: NeXT, Inc. 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Voice: 800-848-NeXT (Redwood City #) Voice: (415)-366-0900 NeXT marketing div. of Canon - Japan Phone: 81-44-549-5295 Fax: 81-44-549-5462 EUROPE: Munich: 49-89-996-5310 Note: numbers abroad are listed with the country codes first. You will need to dial the international access number of your long distance carrier before proceeding to dialing the country code, area code and phone number. 2.3 FTP servers FTP Software The FAQ mentions a lot of software packages which you might find useful. In general there are two big sites serving Europe and the US. These sites keep most of the software available and do mirror themselves to keep up to date (although the structure of the archive differ). If the software isn't on one of these sites, the appr opriate site is listed in the text. If you get slow connections you might want to consider contacting a mirror of the both sites. For the Peanuts archive (Europe) the WWW pages http://peanuts.leo.org give you links to an updated list of mirrors and other FTP sites. The addresses are: next-ftp.peak.org (formerly the ftp.cs.orst.edu archive) peanuts.leo.org (Peanuts archive in Europe) 2.4 Software on CD There are currently two CD (sets) which serve you with NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software: Nebula. Nebula is published by Walnut Creek and mostly contains actual recompiled software for all supported hardware platforms. It might be the best choice for those who don't own a compiler. A big font collection and a developer section complete t he disk. Peanuts Archive Disks. The Peanuts FTP Archive in Munich distributes their complete NEXTSTEP/OpenStep archive on CD. This currently brings you 3CDs full with software. Although the software isn't compiled for each hardware (it is provided 'as uploaded') it is the most complete software and information resource available on CD. (It includes the NeXTanswers published by NeXT). Fatted Calf CD-ROM. The Fatted Calf CD-ROM is published by Ensuing Technologies, LasVegas, Nevada. Currently I don't know it's special contents. 2.5 What is the current status of NEXTSTEP/OpenStep? status, NEXTSTEP status, OpenStep The third production version 3.3, has been released for Intel Processors (i486 and higher) as well as for NeXT hardware (not manufactured any longer but still supported), HP workstations and Sun workstations. OpenStep versions are announced and will be available this year (1996) for Windows NT, Windows 95, Mach, Solaris and HP-UX. The status for DEC machines and their OS (OSF/1, OpenVMS) is unknown. At least it is uncertain that there will be a port to OSF/1 o r even OpenVMS, because DEC is doing the port alone. At least you can run OpenStep on DEC machines running Windows NT in the near future. There will be no NEXTSTEP 4.0, because NeXT changed the naming conventions. NEXTSTEP 4.0 (also sometimes referenced as 'Mekka') is now named 'OpenStep for Mach' 2.6 Will there be a public implementation of OpenStep? Yes, there is a project by GNU. The so named GNUStep is available in pre-alpha state from the archive sites. Be aware that it is not fully functional and currently requires Motif. 2.7 Are there differences between Openstep for Mach and other implementations? Yes there are. OpenStep for Mach will include all the well known features from NEXTSTEP (Services, Filters, SoundKit, ...) which the other implementations will lack, due to the underlying OS. To get all the benefits which is offered in NEXTSTEP today, you need to go for OpenStep for Mach. 2.8 What information is available by NeXT information NeXT NeXT, Inc. now operates an automatic e-mail response system. Send e-mail to "nextanswers@next.com" with the subject "ascii help index" to start. 2.9 What is the correct spelling? NeXT did (and probably will) change their naming conventions a lot. E.g. NEXTSTEP is the current correct spelling for their operating system. With the shipping of OpenStep, there will be no more NEXTSTEP, but OpenStep for Mach/Solaris/HP-UX/Windows95/Wind owsNT. Incorrect spellings are: NeXTSTEP, NeXTstep, NeXTStep. A common shortcut used in the newsgroups is: NS for NEXTSTEP. 2.10 How do I start an official NeXT User Group? NUG user groups NeXT user groups To start a user group, just send e-mail to user_groups@next.com. 2.11 Are there differences in the NEXTSTEP implementations? No, there are no differences beside the DSP, which is a hardware feature of NeXT computers. On other hardware platforms you have to buy additional hardware. 2.12 What are the names of the ftp sites that have NeXT-related files? FTP, servers There are too many to list them all, so are here are just a few. NEXTSTEP: cs.orst.edu ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de (peanuts) nova.cc.purdue.edu sonata.cc.purdue.edu umd5.umd.edu ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de MIT GNU: aeneas.mit.edu MIT X: export.lcs.mit.edu music: princeton.edu 2.13 Additional information sources Additional information Information, additional Every NeXT machine owner has access to manuals to a degree. Network and System Administration (NSA), for example contains answers to many of the questions asked to comp.sys.next. Some of the important man pages are reproduced in the NSA as appendices. User manuals were shipped with every NeXT. Additional copies available from NeXT (N6002/N6003/N6014/N6026) $25. The following books are available directly from NeXT: * Operating System Software * NeXTstep Concepts * NeXTstep Reference, v. 1 * NeXTstep Reference, v. 2 * Development Tools * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Concepts * Sound, Music, and Signal Processing: Reference * Writing Loadable Kernel Servers * Technical Summaries * Supplemental Documentation Unix man pages, which are included in the online docs. BSD unix documentation (MISC, PS1, PS2, SMM, USD). Available from to USENIX site members. A lot of this has been integrated into the NeXT documentation. Some of this is sorely missing. The SMM Unix System Manager's Manual is really useful! USENIX Association 2560 Ninth Street, Suite 215 Berkeley, CA 94710 USA +1 510 528 8649 fax +1 510 548 5738 office@usenix.org * PS1 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 1 * PS2 = Programmer's Supplementary Documents, Volume 2 * SMM = System Manager's Manual * USD = User's Supplementary Documents The SMM and the rest of the berkeley documentation are also available directly and for free via anon ftp e.g. from ftp.uu.net /packages/bsd-sources/share/doc. To format them properly for viewing and printing on the NeXT use nroff with the package indicated by the file suffix (e.g. to format the documentation file 0.t use nroff -mt 0.t). Adobe documentation. Available machine-readable by e-mail from ps-file-server@adobe.com. Hardcopy available from Adobe Developer Support Line +1 415 961-4111 for a nominal charge. NeXT last shipped these as part of the 1.0a release; hardcopies appeared in 0.9 Technical Documentation, were omitted in 1.0, and have returned in updated form in Supplemental Documentation of the 2.0 Tech Docs (which is not available on-line). Get NextAnswers for Digital Librarian from NeXT. The current versions are actually on ftp.next.com or available via the mailserver at nextanswers@next.com. Get NeXT Support Bulletin from the archives. It is meant for support centers. Another good source of information is the archives of previously posted notes from the comp.sys.next.* newsgroups. Note that since the split of comp.sys.next, there is a group archive maintained at peanuts.leo.org:/pub/comp/sys/next/. NeXTstep Advantage book is available electronically from the archive servers. The file name is NeXTstepAdvantage.tar.Z; (its compressed size is about 1.3 megabytes; uncompressed, it's about 9.5 megabytes). It is a good introduction to the NeXT programming environment. 2.14 How to get FTP files via e-mail. FTP, e-mail access Some ftp sites are configured as an e-mail archive server. This means you can upload and download files via e-mail. Send mail to: archive-server@cc.purdue.edu ------------- mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de (with the subject line help and you will get a complete description of this service) Submissions: Mail should be sent to archive-server@cc.purdue.edu with the subject of 'submission' (no ticks) if a person is submitting material to the archives. They need to include a 1-2 sentence description of the submission, the OS release the product runs on, and if it is source, binary, newsletter, etc. 2.15 References on Objective C Objective-C, documents Objective-C and other useful Object-oriented programming references: Budd, Timothy, An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (Addison-Wesley) [It discusses Smalltalk, Object Pascal, C++ and Objective-C] Cox, Brad J., Object Oriented Programming: An Evolutionary Approach ISBN 0-201-10393-1. (Addison-Wesley) [Note: 2nd edition - ISBN is 0-201-54834-8 and has coauthor A.J. Novobilski] Huizenga, Gerrit, Slides from a short course on Objective-C available via anonymous ftp from: sonata.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/next/docs/ObjC.frame.Z, ObjC.ps.Z, or OldObjC.wn.tar.Z Meyer, Bertrand, Object-Oriented Software Construction (Prentice-Hall). NeXT Technical Documentation Pinson and Weiner, Objective-C: Object-Oriented Programming Techniques (Addison-Wesley). 350 pages, ISBN 0 201 50828 1, paperback. User Reference Manual for Objective-C which is available from Stepstone Corporation. (203)426-1875. Note: There are some differences between Stepstone's Objective-C and NeXT's. 2.16 How to contact music interested people. Music, contacts Since NeXT has become for now the platform of choice for much of the computer music composition and research community, the newsgroup comp.music is one good place to find people with information and interest in music on the NeXT. There is also a mailing list specifically for NeXT music. For posting to the dist list: nextmusic@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change addresses, etc.: nextmusic-request@horowitz.eecs.umich.edu 2.17 How to announce upcoming events Announcements Please send any announcements of upcoming NeXT-related events to next-announce@digifix.com These events will be posted to comp.sys.next.announce. Be sure to send your announcement in plenty of time to have it posted prior to the event. One to two weeks in advance would be a good idea. Since postings will be carried across many networks, commercial announcements may be edited down to reflect network usage policies. Look for current guidelines posted weekly in the newsgroup. 2.18 Can I mix different hardware running NEXTSTEP? NeXT, networking Networking Of course! NEXTSTEP is design to plug and play with existing NeXT installations. NeXT has addressed interoperability between NEXTSTEP systems in the following ways: * NEXTSTEP systems share identical networking capabilities. * NEXTSTEP systems share the same Distributed Objects. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same system and network administration services. * NEXTSTEP systems use the same mass storage format. Yes, you can take a external SCSI drive, removable media (e.g. Bernoulli etc) or floppy disk and use it interchangeably between NeXT Computers running NEXTSTEP. 2.19 Can I exchange software running on different hardware? With the shipping of NEXTSTEP 3.x binaries are distributed FAT. This means, that a binary might include different versions of the executable for each hardware platform NEXTSTEP is running on. On the archive sites you might easily recognize the supported h ardware by a key letter: N = NeXT computers, I=Intel based, H=HP hardware, S=Sun hardware. A FAT binary is runable by every supported hardware listed in the binary file. NeXT ships tools to examine such a fat binary and to add/strip different hardwa re modules to/from a binary. The correct spelling for a fat binary is: MAB binary (multi architecture binary) but most commonly 'fat' is used. With the shipping of OpenStep this will change. OpenStep applications are only sourcecode compatible and have to be recompiled for each architecture. This implies that you need a compiler for future PD/SW/FW-software, although OpenStep for Mach will still support FAT binaries and NEXTSTEP 3.x applications will continue to run under OpenStep for Mach.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 3 - What is... Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:41:32 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid3c$oj@digifix.digifix.com> 3 WHAT IS ... What is ... This chapter tries to give you some overview over NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software and related software. For a detailed description you should contact the producer's WWW server. E.g. for more information about OpenStep contact http://www.next.com/ 3.1 NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP NEXTSTEP is a complete development and user environment by NeXT it provides an unique GUI (graphical user interface), which currently gets copied by several other OS provider like Microsoft, combined with the currently most advanced and tested OS, named MACH. NeXT applied several changes to the MACH kernel to add special features which makes NEXTSTEP unique. NEXTSTEP comes with a lot of development kits (bundles of classes to build on), like: Sound Kit, Indexing Kit, 3D Graphics Kit, Database or EOF Kit and Application Kit. This will change with OpenStep. Bundled with NEXTSTEP are several user applications which enhance the daily use dramatically: NeXTMail (a MIME compatible mail application), Edit (a simple but powerful editor), FaxReader (for reading incoming faxes, you are able to send faxes from every application which supports printing), DigitalWebster (Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary and Collegiate Thesaurus), Digital Librarian (indexing and full text search utility, usable over groups of files) Preview (a PostScript and TIFF display utility), Terminal (UNIX terminal application for VT100 and TN3270 emulation), TeX (a well known compiler for formatted text), SYBASE and ORACLE adapters (to contact to SYBASE and ORACLE databases within EOF applications). One special thing about NEXTSTEP is the display system. NeXT uses DPS (Display Post Script), which gives you true WYSIWYG on every NEXTSTEP system. The window server supports PostScript Level II, Interactive RenderMan and Photorealistic RenderMan (an distributed engine for fast high quality rendering, based on Pixar's RenderMan). To be used in networks, NEXTSTEP supports NFS, NetInfo, Novell Netware (as client only), Ethernet and Token Ring and different filesystems (Mac, DOS, ISO 9660, High Sierra, Rock Ridge). For multimedia purposes NeXT uses Lempel-Ziv compression for text, Audio Transform Compression for Sound (comparable to Sony MiniDisc), JPEG for TIFF and Group 4 for Fax. Of course these are only standard modes and NEXTSTEP is extensible to use other methods too. For system administration (remember that NEXTSTEP is using MACH as an UNIX derivate), NeXT supplies several administration applications which make it easy to configure NEXTSTEP as needed, like: SimpleNetworkStarter, UserManager, PrintManager, NFSManager, HostManager, NetInfo Manager, BuildDisk, Upgrader and the complete documentation and manual pages online. 3.2 MACH MACH MACH is the the basic OS layer NeXT uses for NEXTSTEP. It is a micro kernel, which means it is extensible at runtime. Micro kernel often stands for a small kernel size, too, but due to the compatibility to BSD 4.3 MACH is currently about 1MB in size. Features of MACH are: loadable kernel services (extensions during runtime), different scheduling algorithms, an advanced messaging system, an advanced memory allocation mechanism (copy on demand, world wide message broadcasting), true multitasking, multi threading and BSD compatibility. 3.3 OpenStep OpenStep OpenStep will be the next release of NeXT's NEXTSTEP with the ability to be OS independent (NEXTSTEP depends on MACH). Therefore OpenStep will run on Windows 95, Windows NT, MACH, Solaris, SunOS, HP-UX and DEC OSF/1. The architecture of OpenStep was made public in late 1995 and since then GNU is working on a public port of OpenStep to e.g. X11 based UNIX systems. To express the new standard, OpenStep for MACH is now the correct spelling for the formerly named NEXTSTEP product by NeXT, but it is known that NeXT itself is still using the same version numbering scheme for at least the MACH product line, so the first release of OpenStep for MACH is equivalent to NEXTSTEP 4.0. OpenStep is supposed to be an industry standard for developing object oriented, system independent, scalable solutions for client/server architectures. It was adopted by Sun, Hewlett Packard and Digital. It provides distributed applications through PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) and D'OLE (Distributed OLE) based on CORBA. The usage of EOF supplies object persistence with traditional relational databases. And finally with WebObjects, objects are accessible through the internet or in your own private network. OpenStep, like NEXTSTEP 3.3 provides several kits for software developers like: Application Kit and Foundation Kit as well as Display PostScript. Applications written for OpenStep are sourcecode compatible to all other architectures running OpenStep, although FAT binaries are only available under OpenStep for MACH. For the NEXTSTEP user OpenStep doesn't take away old known features. In addition with OpenStep for MACH you will get MACH enhancements and a new GUI as an option as well as all the known advantages of OpenStep itself. Old applications will continue to run under OpenStep for MACH and need to be recompiled to run under Windows 95, Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX and other OpenStep platforms. Because OpenStep isn't already released, this section is just speculating and based on information from the usenet community. OpenStep is sheduled for quarter two 1996. 3.4 Objective-C Objective-C To develop applications NeXT uses Objective-C as its native programming language. Objective-C is a more strict OO language then C++ but covers C as well as C++. Because NeXT uses the GNU C/C++ compiler, you go with the most spreaded and tested C compiler available for most UNIX platforms today. (Of course you can use Objective-C on every platform on which gcc is available). Objective-C is different to other languages in the way it executes code. Objective-C uses a runtime library to dynamically access objects at runtime. This allows you to change objects at runtime etc. All this goes with nearly no speed penalty, because hashing mechanisms are used to access the different methods of an object. There is also ObjC which is an different product, available as a commercial compiler for different operating systems. Don't mix up things with by using the expression ObjC instead of Objective-C. For shortcut purposes the NeXT community also uses the term ObjC/Obj-C but of course thinks of Objective-C by NeXT. Objective-C isn't standardized, yet. In Objective-C you are able to mix code. E.g. you can use C++ and C in any Objective-C program. Objective-C is a simple and concise object-oriented extension to ANSI-C. It has a runtime messaging facility and offers dynamic binding. Distributed objects are supported and the code is optimized for native compilations. It's syntax and programming technique is much like in SmallTalk. Using Objective-C you can even message objects in other applications, also over a network! 3.5 NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer NEXTSTEP Developer is currently the only way to develop applications under NEXTSTEP because it includes all the necessary include files and libraries. (Of course you can get any GNU C version precompiled, but it won't help you without the include files and linker libraries). In addition to a precompiled GCC, include files and the linker libraries you will get the famous NeXT developer tools: ProjectBuilder (your commando center for building applications and managing sources), InterfaceBuilder (for designing the application's GUI and making object connections), an graphical addition to GDB (GNU Debugger) integrated in Edit, MallocDebug (for seeking memory leaks), HeaderViewer (access class information in header files and in documented form in a browser), DBModeler (for building data models, based on Database Kit), Yap (an interactive PostScript interpreter and viewer), IconBuilder (a very simple but extensible pixel-based editor for creating icons) and popular UNIX utilities like GNU Emacs, yacc, lex, vi... 3.6 D'OLE D'OLE D'OLE is a shortcut for Distributed OLE. OLE is Microsoft's standard for Object Linking and Embedding and is currently not distributable across platforms. With D'OLE you can distribute OLE objects across the network like e.g. in SOM by IBM. But D'OLE is more. It uses NeXT's object model PDO (Portable Distributed Objects) from Unix to Windows platforms and enables OLE objects to communicate with OpenStep objects natively, which means without changing the application. OpenStep objects behave like OLE objects and vice versa. D'OLE also supports EOF which enables a distributed computing environment that provides an infinitely flexible choice of application deployment of application deployment strategies. D'OLE uses the Foundation Framework, Distributed Object Framework and other core classes. It comes bundled with C/Objective-C compiler and GNU make, although Microsoft Visual C++ is required. Further you get a portable nmserver, MACH emulation and on-line documentation. 3.7 PDO --- Portable Distributed Objects PDO PDO is a shortcut for Portable Distributed Objects. In the near future PDO will become CORBA 2.0 compliant. It is the industry's first product to provide a heterogeneous client/server framework on objects. With PDO it is possible to deploy objects on non-NEXTSTEP server machines and therefore deployed anywhere in a network, wherever they are most appropriate for a task. PDO encapsulates low-level network protocols, making messaging a remote object as straightforward as messaging a local object. You even don't have to learn new programming tools or techniques, because PDO is a subset of NEXTSTEP tools and objects. Because PDO makes object location completely transparent to the application, the application communicates with every object the same way regardless wether it is local, in the local network or anywhere in the world. Because of the free location of objects, objects may get moved to other locations, e.g. to optimize performance, without modification of the application using it. Because PDO also runs on non-NEXTSTEP servers, it comes with it's own set of classes, libraries and even an Objective-C++ compiler, etc. Neverless you can build, maintain, etc. from any NEXTSTEP client connected to a PDO server. The tools used for building the final objects however are native to the server's OS. PDO comes with Foundation Framework, Distributed Objects Framework, DOEventLoop and other core classes. Bundled tools are: Objective-C++ compiler, GDB, libg++, GNU make, Portable BuildServer, Portable nmserver, Mach Emulation, NEXTSTEP's default system, on-line documentation. Currently supported platforms are: HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX. 3.8 EOF --- Enterprise Objects Framework EOF EOF bridges the gap between objects and relational databases. With EOF you can bring the advantage of object oriented design etc. to applications which use relational databases. (Therefore you don't need an object oriented database!) EOF clarifies many things. It supports a three-tier client/server architecture by separating the user interface, business objects and the database. In fact you can simply exchange the database (by changing the adapter) and still use the same application! Developing under EOF doesn't limit you to e.g. Objective-C. EOF allows the integration of e.g. 4GL code as well as SQL etc. all combined under the advantage of NeXT's developer tools. EOF includes client and server software. It consists of the Enterprise Object Modeler, runtime libraries and adapters for SYBASE and ORACLE (other adapters available from the DBMS producers). It currently runs under HP-UX, SunOS, Solaris, Digital UNIX and always requires PDO. For client use you additionally need NEXTSTEP. 3.9 WebObjects WebObjects WebObjects helps you building dynamic Web pages. It is targeted to the server side of the Web and there mostly to the intranets, also most people might find it very useful for the Internet, too. It is operating system independent and runs under Windows NT, Solaris, HP-UX, Digital UNIX and NEXTSTEP (Windows 95 announced). WebObjects contains development tools to build components for your application logic, as well as a set of reusable components to manage the rendering of your application. Because WebObjects is Java compatible, you even can integrate Java applets in your application today. It supports the standard http servers which have to support CGI or NSAPI interface. WebObjects supports database access to Informix, Oracle, Sybase and DB/2. What's unique about WebObjects is the ability to share the logic of your Web application and your data with other internal applications. It means that you are not required to maintain a dedicated database or write specific application code for your Web application. Currently there are three versions of WebObjects: WebObjects, WebObjects Pro and WebObjects Enterprise. WebObjects itself is freely available to anybody interested in. WebObjects Pro contains PDO and WebObjects Enterprise contains PDO and EOF with a special license to connect to the Internet. But because WebObjects is a brand new product, look at http://www.next.com/WebOjects/ for further information. 3.10 WWW Browser WWW Browser Browser OmniWeb NetSurfer SpiderWoman NetScape Several NEXTSTEP browsers are available for NEXTSTEP. The currently most advanced browser is named 'OmniWeb'. OmniWeb is commercial in the way that you need a license to use it in a network. A single user license is free. OmniWeb seems to be continuesly updated and support is known to be good. OmniWeb is also supporting a lot of well known Netscape features. There is also a public domain WWW browser named 'SpiderWoman'. It's plus is the NEXTSTEP look and feel (e.g. you navigate through the Web like you navigate your filesystem with WorkspaceManager). Anyway SpiderWoman is somehow unstable and it seems as if development stopped. Another commercial browser is NetSurfer. Demos are available on the ftp sites. This browser is preferred by several people because it integrates ftp access very well. Anyway you have to pay for it. Netscape isn't available for NEXTSTEP and is unlikely to be ported. The current state of Netscape seems to become more and more unclear because the latest release with Java support is known to work unstable on most systems. Also Netscape supports a lot of features which other companies are not going to adopt anymore as it was in the early times. Anyway you can use Netscape in the future under the most OpenStep platforms. 3.11 Newsreader Newsreader Alexandra NewsGrazer NewsFlash RadicalNews There are currently four well known newsreaders for NEXTSTEP. First there is Alexandra, a public domain newsreader and second there is NewsGrazer (and unsupported NeXT product). You should test them to get your personal favorite. The only real difference is the support of NEXTSTEP 3.3J (Japanese) and flatfiles in NewsGrazer, while the interface in Alexandra seems to be better to many people. NewsFlash is a commercial product which adds several features. As Radical news it supports article threading, automated posting and extraction of multi-part files. Demos are available on the ftp sites. E-mail inquiries should go to support@wolfware.com. Further info is available at: http://www.wolfware.com/ RadicalNews is a commercial newsreader. It supports true article threadin, quoted text highlighting, japanese and Latin-1 support, URL-support, an interface to Digital Librarian, a sophisticated coloring scheme and much more. Info is available at: http://www.radical.com/. A note to both commercial versions: the community is very splitted about which version is to prefer. In general it seems as if there are no really 'killer features' so it prefers much to personal taste. Demos are available and don't forget to test the free versions, too!
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 4 - Miscellaneous Information Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:42:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid4o$or@digifix.digifix.com> 4 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Misc Various Unsorted 4.1 How do I get pictures of people from remote sites to appear in Mail.app and NewsGrazer? Pictures, in Mail Pictures, in NewsGrazer Mail, remote Pictures Newsgrazer, remote Pictures You can do this in the following ways. * Mail In /LocalLibrary/Images/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person@remote.site.domain.tiff (all lowercase). In /LocalLibrary/Images/People/passwd add an entry for the person: person@remote.site.domain:*:-2:-2::/nodir:/noshell (person and sitename need to be all lowercase as well) In the future anytime you get mail from the person their picture should appear. You can include an "aliases" file in /LocalLibrary/Images/People too. This allows you to use the same picture for somebody that might send you mail from accounts on many different sites, or for those people whose letters use several different routings. To do this, you include entries in this local aliases file like so: bkohler@ucrac1.ucr.edu:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.uucp:bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu There should then be a .tiff file called bkohler.gonzo.ucr.edu.tiff. There can be no CAPITAL LETTERS in this file. So even if the address in the From: field looks like gonzo.ucr.edu!bkohler@uupsi2.UUCP, keep the letters lowercase in the aliases file. As always, you have to restart Mail before these changes take effect. * NewsGrazer In /LocalLibrary/NewsGrazer/People put a tiff (64x64) in the form of person.remote.site.domain (all lowercase). This is a different naming convention from what Mail uses. There is a large archive of some 4000 or 5000 pictures prepared for this purpose. The name of this archive is Faces3.tar.Z and it is about 4.1 MBytes large. Currently it is available from several anonymous ftp sites (e.g. sonata.cc.purdue.edu in: /pub/next/graphics/Images/icons/people) That image archive also contains a script which automatically creates proper alias and passwd files. 4.2 How to manipulate and examine default settings * A command line utility for examining defaults is available from: sutro.sfsu.edu:/pub/wmdefaults1.0.tar.Z * A PD App, DefaultMgr.app, is available on the NeXT ftp archives. * A more brute approach (done by DefaultMgr.app): Start the application under gdb, and then try the following sequence of commands: break *0x500976a commands 1 silent printf "%s: ", *$a2 output {char *}(4+$a2) echo \n cont end run [Carl Edman ] adds: DefaultMgr.app doesn't any longer work properly under 3.0. It still is able to manipulate defaults but can't any longer "investigate" apps to find out which defaults they use. [eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)] adds: Needs to be revised for 3.x systems. wmdefaults is only for 2.x; it's not needed for 3.0 and later. 4.3 How do I run NextApps remotely? Remote running On the local machine make sure you have public window server access, this is set from the Preferences application. On the foreign NeXT machine run the application from a terminal window with the -NXHost . Both machines should be running the same version of NeXTstep. [shayman@Objectario.com (Steve Hayman)] NeXTSTEP 3.1 and higher includes a demo application called OpenSesame that simplifies this. You can select a program in Workspace and use > Service > Open Sesame > Open on Another Host ...to launch a program on a remote machine. This is a way to run old, non-fat-binary software on new NeXTSTEP/Intel machines. 4.4 Why does UUCP hangs on outgoing connections after sending the password, but other communications software do not have a problem with it? UUCP What is happening is that the remote machine is waiting for you to end your login or password by typing a "Return" (aka &Mcirc; or CR or CARRIAGE RETURN). UUCP ends a line by sending a LineFeed (aka Ĵ or LF). Since UUCP doesn't send the CR, the login sequence is never completed, and you will usually get one of two error messages: wanted "password:" (means that username needs to end with a CR) imsg waiting for SYNC< (means that password needs to end with CR) So how do you get UUCP to send CR, instead of LF? End the send string with the sequence n c. For instance this line in L.sys will send a LF after login, but a CR after password. myfeed Any DIR 9600 cub "" ATTD19095551212 9600 \ "" ogin:--ogin: Unext ssword: secret\n\c 4.5 How do I access the NeXT's Digital Webster Dictionary from a program? Webster Get Jiro Nakamura's define program from the archiver servers: define.tar.Z. This will allow you to access the database from the command line. This program breaks under 3.x. For 3.x there are two other programs which might be useful: Webster.a5 and websterd. 4.6 How do I get the arrow keys to work in csh? csh, arrow keys This is for people who use a terminal app that does vt100 keyboard emulation - pasc First, add these lines to your .cshrc (preferably between the if and endif): set editmode=emacs set macrofiles=.macros Then create a file called .bindings and put in it: bind-to-key ExecuteNamedMacro '\e[' And, next, you need to make a file called ".macros". Using an editor like emacs (which can insert control characters using a &Qcirc; prefix), into this file put: A^@^@^@^A^P B^@^@^@^A^N C^@^@^@^A^F D^@^@^@^A^B where &@circ; means Control-@ and ƒ means Control-A, etc. Also, don't put in the leading spaces. This will set up the left and right arrows to move back and forth on the line, and the up and down arrows will cycle through your history. On Intel machines these sequences are a little different: A^A^@^@^@^P B^A^@^@^@^N C^A^@^@^@^F D^A^@^@^@^B Then source .cshrc and the changes should take effect. 4.7 What default affects menu location? Menu, location Do the following. dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuX <value> dwrite GLOBAL NXMenuY <value> 4.8 How to get Gourmet to boot up the Mathematica 2.0 kernel? Mathematica Login as root, or get root privileges running su, and execute the following five commands: mkdirs /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel/NeXT cd /NextApps/Mathematica.app/Kernel ln -s uuuuu/Mathematica.app/Kernel/Display Utilities cd NeXT ln -s vvvvv/math mathexe where uuuuu is the directory where Mathematica was placed (typically, /LocalApps) and vvvvv is the directory where the executable math was placed (typically, /usr/local/bin) 4.9 Manipulating the Loginwindow loginwindow dwrites There are some for loginwindow: [Jess Anderson writes:] Here, I hope, is the quasi-definitive story on dwrites that affect the loginwindow. I'm indebted to several people, notably Art Isbell, Kristian Koehntopp, Dan Danz, Louie Mamakos, John Kheit, Felix Lugo, and Paul Sears, for some of the information presented here. Remember that dwrites are not supported by NeXT; they may change with any subsequent system release. These I've checked out using 3.0; some or all may work with earlier releases, but I can't vouch for most of them. All these dwrites must be done as root. You can also run as root and use DefaultMgr to set them (which is a whole lot more convenient if you're intending to fiddle with some of them). After setting the things you want, restart the WindowServer by logging out of the current session and typing exit on the login panel. OK, here's what we know (or think we do :-): dwrite loginwindow DefaultUser <login-name> Most new machines have set to me. This dwrite logs in user automatically. User must not have a password set, hence don't use this in a networked environment! dwrite loginwindow HostName "<host_name>" dwrite loginwindow HostName localhost These cause your host name to appear on the login panel. You need quote marks only if there's a space in the name. The first form hard-codes the name into root's defaults database. The second form uses whatever name has been set as localhost in NetInfo, which is convenient for networked machines. The font, size, color, and position of the printed string are not accessible (drat!). dwrite loginwindow ImageFile <path/to/a/suitable.tiff> This uses the tiff image pointed to instead of the standard one (in /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/English.lproj/nextlogin.tiff, .lproj as appropriate for your main language) as the login panel. Be sure you get the pointer right, though, or you'll have to boot single-user to fix it. In practical terms, the image is constrained in various ways I won't detail here. dwrite loginwindow TimeToDim <integer_number> No relation to the dim time set by Preferences. The units are odd, I think. Felix reported them as 1/34 second. However, when I changed it to 1020, I got 15 seconds to dimming, and 680 gives 10 seconds, that I'm sure of. So I think the units are 1/68 second. Maybe Felix just thought it was too damn long! We all know it seems longer when you're not having fun waiting. :-) Whatever, the login screen dims to about half after this length of time. dwrite loginwindow MoveWhenIdle YES This causes the panel to move around approximately in Backspace bouncing-off-the-walls-tiff fashion. The point is to avoid burning the screen phosphors, as a static image would tend to do. The animation is controlled by the next couple dwrites. dwrite loginwindow MovementTimeout <real_number> The units are seconds. The panel starts moving (assuming the preceding is set to YES) after this time. If you set it to be less than the TimeToDim time, the movement starts before the dimming occurs. I did not try zero. I can't stand waiting around for things to happen, so I use 10 seconds for both times. The default appears to be 5 minutes. dwrite loginwindow MovementScale <integer_number> No movement occurs if this is set to 1. But it looks like the units might be approximately pixels for each change of position (the frequency of which is controlled by the next dwrite). If you put a big number here, say 200, the image moves in big jumps, but I don't know if the 200 is divided up somehow between change in x- and y-coordinates. I wouldn't worry about it much, just set it to something you like. Since my image contains readable text, I want it to scroll smoothly around, so I use the apparently minimum value, 2. The default appears to be 10. dwrite loginwindow MovementRate <real_number> The units are seconds. The image jumps by the amount above every this many seconds. The default is 0.0666 seconds. Bigger numbers mean slower motion. Since I don't like things being too jumpy or zooming around, I set this to 0.1 seconds. This makes my image ooze at a pace befitting an elderly person like me. dwrite loginwindow PowerOffDisabled YES This makes it a little harder to turn the machine off; you have to use the monitor or the minimonitor (- ) if it's set, rather than the key. dwrite loginwindow LoginHook <path/to/loginhook/executable> dwrite loginwindow LogoutHook <path/to/logouthook/executable> Pointers to the login and logout hooks, if used. It should be pointed out that some of these things (login/logout hooks, for example) are maybe more logically set where the loginwindow is invoked by the WindowServer, namely /etc/ttys. There are yet others. Here's the full list (thanks, Art): NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DebugHook") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "DryRun") => 0x0 NXGetDefaultValue("loginwindow", "WindowServerTimeout") => 0x0 NXRegisterDefaults("loginwindow", 0x16024) KeyMapPath: 0x12d97 "~/Library/Keyboards:/LocalLibrary/Keyboards:/NextLibrary/Keyboards" Keymap: 0x12de1 "/NextLibrary/Keyboards/USA" SwappedKeymap: 0x12e0a "No" LoginHook: 0x0 LogoutHook: 0x0 HostName: 0x0 ImageFile: 0x0 DefaultUser: 0x12e41 "me" PowerOffDisabled: 0x0 TimeToDim: 0x12e69 "2040" MoveWhenIdle: 0x12e0a "No" MovementTimeout: 0x12e8b "300.0" MovementRate: 0x12e9e "0.06666" MovementScale: 0x12eb4 "10" [Christopher J. Kane kane@cs.purdue.edu] Under NeXTSTEP 3.1, the login window has two buttons labeled "Reboot" and "Power" that allow a user to reboot and power down from the login window. In a public lab, this feature may be undesirable. The PowerOffDisabled default can be used to disable the buttons, but they are still shown in the window and push in when clicked (a bad user interface decision, IMHO). The program below patches loginwindow to eradicate the restart and power buttons. It makes the loginwindow's LoginButton class instance method initWithImage:altImage:andString: a no-op (just return nil). This patch has been applied to the machines in the NeXT lab at Purdue (like sonata.cc.purdue.edu for instance), and no adverse effects have been noted. This program must be run as root, since it writes to the file /usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow. An archive with a compiled executable has been submitted to sonata.cc.purdue.edu. /* * Patches the loginwindow.app to eradicate the restart and power * buttons from the login window. * * Christopher J. Kane (kane@cs.purdue.edu) * Released into public domain; August 13, 1993. */ #include <libc.h> #include <errno.h> void main(int argc, char *argv[]) { unsigned char patch[8] = {0x0, 0x0, 0x42, 0x80, 0x4e, 0x5e, 0x4e, 0x75}; int file = open("/usr/lib/NextStep/loginwindow.app/loginwindow", O_WRONLY); if (-1==file) goto error; if (-1==lseek(file, 21170, SEEK_SET)) goto error; if (-1==write(file, patch, 8)) goto error; if (-1==close(file)) goto error; exit(0); error: fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", argv[0], strerror(errno)); exit(1); } FAQ-Authors note: We strongly recommend to do a backup of the loginwindow application, because the patch alters the file directly and will most likely not work on different versions of the OS. 4.10 How does one set UNIX man pages to be viewed in nroff format with DL like the standard manual pages in NS2.x? man pages, NS2.x Beyond looking in the man pages under ixBuild, etc., what you want to do is put a few files (contents listed below file name) the .index directory: .roffArgs: -man displayCommand: tbl %s | nroff -man ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8ln] -V Other options that people suggested for ixBuildOptions: -fman -Nwhatis -Ncat[1-8] -V /usr/local/man -fman -Nwhatis -V /usr/local/man/man* I don't think you need to explicitly name the directory in the first alternative, but you do in the second unless you want the cat* directories indexed as well. Note: Do NOT leave a trailing return after the line in ixBuildOptions; DL will barf. (I think someone said that, as shipped, the standard man .index/ixBuildOptions had this problem.) [From: Eric D. Engstrom ] Can anyone tell me what the command line for this might be under NEXTSTEP 3.0? Short answer: RTM on ixbuild(1) - specifically the parameter "-g". In addition, I'd like to inform the newsgroup of a simple hack I setup on my own machine to create a unified DL target for all UNIX Manual pages (including system, local, gnu, whatever). This was easier under 2.x because IXBuild (pre IXKit) had more hacks in it... Basically, you need to setup a directory with sym-links to the various man-page directories; For example: (397)basilisk% pwd /LocalLibrary/Documentation/ManPages (398)basilisk% ls -alg total 728 drwxrwxr-x 2 eric wheel 1024 Mar 28 18:03 ./ drwxrwxr-x 11 root wheel 1024 Mar 27 00:41 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 370 Feb 27 22:01 .README -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 872 Feb 27 17:11 .dir.tiff -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 20 Feb 27 17:11 .displayCommand -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 47 Feb 27 17:10 .index.iname -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 6 Feb 27 17:10 .index.itype -rw-r--r-- 1 eric wheel 729088 Mar 28 18:44 .index.store -rw-rw-r-- 1 eric wheel 5 Feb 27 17:11 .roffArgs lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 18 Feb 27 17:53 gnu -> /usr/local/gnu/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 14 Feb 27 17:53 local -> /usr/local/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 9 Feb 27 17:53 news -> /news/man/@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 eric wheel 35 Feb 27 17:53 system -> /usr/man/@ Notice that I also copied all the .[a-z]* files from the /usr/man/ directory as well. Then, use ixbuild -gl to (re)build the index. If your any of the links point to directories on other devices, add "d" to "-gl". "-v" will give you verbose output (like my writing style ;-). RTM under ixbuild(1) for more info. Unfortunately, once the index is built, I've never successfully gotten DL to update it correctly. Instead I have to do it by hand using ixbuild -ogldvc (actually, I setup a cron job to reindex weekly.) If you have troubles, try removing the .index.store file and rebuilding the entire database. I've had intermittent problems with ixbuild under 3.0. 4.11 Appending a signature and addition headers to your e-mail .signature signature Mail There is a bundle for Mail to which, beside other features, allows you to add a .signature file to outgoing e-mails: EnhancedMail.bundle. This software package is available by the FTP archive sites. Here are other solutions which might serve you as well: [Carl Edman ] First create a simple text file the following content: #!/bin/sh { if test -r ${HOME}/.add-header; then cat ${HOME}/.add-header; fi cat - if test -r ${HOME}/.signature; then echo "--"; cat ${HOME}/.signature; fi }| /usr/lib/sendmail "$@" A good name for this file would be sendmail-addheader. If you want to and can install it for system-wide use put this file in e.g. /usr/lib. Otherwise your private /Unix/bin directory is also fine. Make certain that this file has execute permission. To set that, use e.g. chmod 755 /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader. Next, open up the preferences panel in Mail. Switch to the expert options. Change the Mailer option from /usr/lib/sendmail (which it should originally be) to /usr/lib/sendmail-addheader (or whatever the name of the file you created is). OK this and you should be set. From now on your file /.signature file should always be appended to all mail sent out with Mail.app. In addition if you have a file called add-header in your home-directory it should automatically be prepended to your outgoing mail. To implement a reply-to line, you would simply give it the following content: Reply-to: My Real Human Name <name@my.real.address> IMPORTANT: Make certain that you have one and exactly one newline at the end of /.add-header. Anything might break outgoing mail. Beware! BUG: The /.signature file is not added properly for NeXT mail containing attachments. The headers will still be added properly. This could be fixed but probably is more of a hassle than it is worth. [From: jbrow@radical1.radical.com (Jim Brownfield)] I have added a Terminal Service to terminal to add a signature file whenever I type "0" (command/zero), and I thought this might be of interest to people who read your FAQ. I have used this technique for over a year with no problems, and it has the advantage of working both with non-NeXT and NeXT Mail. First, you must create a file with your signature containing the characters "--" on the first line (there has been some discussion as to whether this should be "-- " ("--" followed by a blank), but my file only has the "--" as the first line. The rest of the file should contain your normal signature. If you place the file in your home directory, I recommend NOT using the filename ".signature" for this file since it may conflict with other programs (like NewsGrazer). I use the filename ".fullSignature". The file used for the signature should be ascii and not RTF to allow the file to be used for NeXT and non-NeXT mail. You can create a "Get signature" service by launching Terminal and accessing the "Terminal Services" window through the "Info/Terminal Services..." menu item. Then perform the following: 1. Create a new service by clicking on the "New" button. Change the service name to "Get signature". 2. Add the command "cat " and "0" (zero) to the "Command and Key Equivalent" entry. The "0" is obviously arbitrary, but I've found that it doesn't conflict with any of the commands I normally use. 3. De-select any items checked within the "Accept" grouping. Select the "As Input" radio button under the "Use Selection" section. 4. Change the "Execution" popup to "Run Service in the Background". Select the "Return Output" and "No Shell" radio buttons. 5. Click the "Save" button. Now, when you type "0" (actually, from any application), your signature will be added wherever your cursor is located (be careful not to have text selected as it will replace the selected text with your signature). I have found this to be very convenient for adding my .sig to outgoing mail. 4.12 How can I quickly find a file if I don't know its directory? searching, files find The Unix find command on the NeXT has the capability of quickly searching a database of all the files. This database is located in /etc/find.codes and has to be generated periodically. You can automatically generate this database, say twice a week at 3:15 a.m., by adding this line to your file /etc/crontab.local (you might have to create this file). 15 03 * * 2,5 root /usr/lib/find/updatedb > /usr/adm/updatedb.err After this has run, you can quickly find any file from a terminal by typing find where is a part of the file name you want (it is case-sensitive). [Carl Edman ] adds: Find still works under 3.0, but now has to match the entire filename (including the path) for a match to be recognized i.e. where under 2.x you would have find foobar, under 3.0 you have find '*foobar*' (The ' are necessary to prevent the shell from expanding the wildcards itself). [From: Geert Jan van Oldenborgh ] I find the following script in /usr/local/bin very handy to bring back the behavior that God Intended find to have: #!/bin/csh if ( $#argv == 1 ) then /usr/bin/find \*$1\* else set noglob /usr/bin/find $argv[1-] unset noglob endif 4.13 Mail.app suddenly stopped working! Mail, doesn't start When I double-click the Mail.app icon it loads and seems to start but then just terminates. How can I fix this ? Usually the problem is caused by Mail.app being terminated with extreme prejudice such as by a power outage or kill -9. Under those circumstances Mail.app may leave a lock file in your active mailbox. Due to a bug 3.0 Mail.app doesn't ask for permission to override this lock when started up again but just dies. Open a shell and look in /Mailboxes/Active.mbox. If this directory contains a file called .lock you have found the culprit. You can safely remove this file. 4.14 Recycler doesn't work anymore?! Recycler For some reason, after moving my home directory, my recycler no longer works? [From: eric%basilisk@src.honeywell.com (Eric D. Engstrom)] Basically, when you dump a file in the recycler, the workspace manager (attempts) to move it to one of the following locations: (note: no order implied here, because I'm unsure of the actual order used) - $HOME/.NeXT/.NextTrash (Should always exist; unsure what happens if it doesn't) - /tmp/.NextTrash_$USER Automatically created if non-existent) - $MNT-POINT/.NextTrash/$USER (.NextTrash NOT automatically created if non-existent) Also, the workspace requires that the trash directory into which it puts the to-be-deleted file be on the same disk partition that the file originally came from (for speed, I assume). Also, an example of the permissions for the external disk .NextTrash directory (which is not automatically created) should be : ls -aldg /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash drwxrwxrwt [...] /private/mnt2/local/.NextTrash/ Note: /private/mnt2/local is the mount point. Do chmod 1777 .NextTrash to get the permissions right. Thus, if you moved your home directory from one partition to another, the one you left may not have a "recycler-repository" to use. 4.15 How to hear sound from CDPlayer.app thought NEXTSTEP system? digital audio CDPlayer To hear sound, the following info is important. [Carl Edman ] Hearing the sound directly on the NeXT can be done with the play3401 program from the archives if you have a Toshiba 3401 series drive. Theoretically this can also be done with NEC [78]4-1s and Apple CD 300s, though I know of no NeXT program which supports them. Most other drives (including the NeXT CD-ROM) just don't have the hardware to do it. There is another player available: CD_evil, which is based on play3401 but offers a GUI. FAQ-Authors note: On Intel system it's very easy: just connect the CD-Audio out (internal) to your CD-in of the soundcard (internal). Anyway there are problems with different drives. E.g. we know, that the Toshiba, Sony and Nec drives currently use the same instruction set to access audio data. So be aware that there are drives which simply can't be accessed through CDPlayer. 4.16 How do I decompress a file with the extension .compressed? .compressed compress uncompress gnutar tar gzip gunzip Do this with the following methods. [From: sanguish@digifix.com] .compressed files have been compressed in the Workspace Manager. Basically, they are just .tar.Z files. Even single files are tarred as well as compressed. There are several methods of decompressing these files. 1. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and Selecting uncompress from the file menu. 2. They can be decompressed by selecting them in the Workspace, and bringing up the Workspace Inspector. (You can double click to get there faster) 3. You can rename them to be .tar.Z and handle them the way you do them. FAQ-Authors note: use uncompress to access the .Z files and/or gunzip to access .z/.gz files. Use tar to access .tar files. You might also you gnutar to access both together, e.g. to access a .tar.gz at once. Read the man pages for more information. 4.17 How do I change the Workspace compression app? compress gzip gunzip dwrites Change it with the given method. [Stephen Peters ] You can change the tools that the Workspace uses to create and read its .compressed files by issuing the following commands in a terminal window: dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress YES [Reuven M. Lerner reuven@the-tech.mit.edu] This is generally a good thing, except that people might follow your advice and then try to send NeXTmail to someone who is still using compress/uncompress. Changing Workspace/uncompress to gunzip isn't a problem, since it uncompresses all sorts of files, but people should be very careful not to change Workspace/compress to gzip unless they will only be dealing with other gzip-equipped users. 4.18 console: loginwindow: netinfo problem - No such directory. netinfo problem, /keyboard directory is missing. It's benign... but annoying. niutil -create . /keyboard Fixed in 2.1 and up. 4.19 Root login not possible on client machine root login A number of people have complained about the situation where root can log onto the configuration server, but not its clients. Login proceeds normally, then a window with "Workspace error Internal error (signal 10)" pops up. Other users are not affected. This scenario occurs with NetBooted clients that are not permitted root access to / via the server's /etc/exports file, either via an explicit root= option or (the most heinous) anon=0. For security reasons many sites will NOT want to permit such access. Note that what you're up against is only a Workspace Manager misfeature; there's no problem logging in as root on the real UNIX console, or logging in as a non-root user and then using "su" to obtain root privileges. Root access is needed to: * Log in a root Workspace. * Perform BuildDisk on a client. * Run the GuidedTour demo for the first time subsequent invocations will not autologin, but they will run just fine if you log in as NextTour (no password). It is not required to perform updates on the local NetInfo database, for any normal user operations, nor to run programs requiring root access on the server using -NXHost. 4.20 How to boot NEXTSTEP from the second (higher SCSI ID) HD? Boot, from higher SCSI ID Boot, from second drive Use the following command. bsd(1,0,0) -a which will then ask you for the drive to use as the root disk, or still easier, bsd(1,0,0)sdmach rootdev=sd1 In the boot command the name of the bootfile can be replaced by '-'. This is very useful as the length of the bootcommand which can be stored in the permanent memory is very limited (on NeXT machines only). So the only way to eg. increase the number of buffers permanently to 128 in the boot command is to use the following boot command: sd- nbu=128 (sdmach nbu=128 would have been too long). 4.21 How to make swapfile shrink to the normal size? swapfile The swapfile is located in /private/vm. The only current way to make it shrink is to reboot the machine. See the man pages for swaptab for more information. Note, that putting a space after the comma in /etc/swaptab (lowat=,hiwat=) makes swapon ignore the hiwat entry. 4.22 Does netinfo work between machines running NEXTSTEP 2.x and 3.x? netinfo Yes. 4.23 Why does the console user "own" the external disk filesystem? filesystem, external You need an entry in /etc/fstab so the disk will be mounted at boot time, rather than being "automounted" when somebody logs in. Automounted disks are owned by whoever logged in, fstab-mounted disks are owned by root. Something like this: /dev/sd0a / 4.3 rw,noquota,noauto 0 1 /dev/sd1a /Disk 4.3 rw,noquota 0 2 (assuming the external disk is to be mounted as /Disk) fstab should be niloaded into the Netinfo database if it contains any NFS mounts. 4.24 How to limit coredump sizes? coredump, size limit Limit it by the following command. This will work for apps running from a shell. limit coredumpsize 0 If your dock or workspace apps are dumping core, there's also: dwrite Workspace CoreLimit <bytesize> 4.25 What is the maximum value of nbuf that I can specify on bootup? buffers, ROM I know the ROM monitor only allows twelve characters, but I use something like this: bsd sdmach nbuf=xxx (NeXT machines only) Enter the hardware monitor. Hit 'p' to adjust the configuration parameters. It will respond: Boot command: ? Enter sd- nbu=xxx, where xxx is a number less than 256. 4.26 How can I change the mouse pointer shape and color? Maybe this could point you into the right direction. Pipe it to pft and see what happens.... %!PS-Adobe-2.0 EPSF-2.0 %%BoundingBox: 0 0 16 16 %%EndComments 0 0 16 16 Retained window dup windowdeviceround gsave 16 16 scale 16 16 4 [16 0 0 -16 0 16] {< ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0f0d0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0d0ffd0f0d0fffff00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ffd0ffd0ffd0fffff0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffffd0ff50ff50ff50ffd0fffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50ff50ff50ff50ff50ff50fffff00000000000000000000000000000000 fffff50fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908fffff0000000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00fd00fd00fd00f908f908fffff000000000000000000000000 ffffd00fd00fd00f908f908fffffffffffffffffffff00000000000000000000 ffff908f908fffff00ff00ffffff000000000000000000000000000000000000 ffff908fffff0000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffffffff00000000ffff00ff00ffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 ffff0000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000ffff00ff00ffffff0000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000ffffffff00000000000000000000000000000000 >} false 3 alphaimage grestore gstate nextdict /_NXSharedGrayAlpha get NX_TwelveBitRGB 1 index setwindowdepthlimit windowdeviceround 0 0 16 16 5 4 roll 0 32 Copy composite nulldevice termwindow Maybe somebody wants to write some kind of "pointer editor"? 4.27 How do I customize BuildDisk to create a bootable disk of my own configuration? BuildDisk, customization The BuildDisk application is extremely limited in terms of the types of disks configuration it knows how to build. Essentially it "knows" about swapdisks, optical disks, 330 and 660 MB SCSI disks. If you wish to do custom configurations you should look at existing BLD script files in /etc/BLD.* There is a script which you can use to specify which BLD script you are using, which disktab entry, and other useful parameters in /usr/etc/builddisk Some things to note: * the fstab installed on the target disk is specified in the newclient command in the BLD script. standard fstabs are extracted from /usr/template/client/fstab.* * the BLD scripts do not put down a new boot block on the scsi disk, you may want to install one by hand using the /usr/etc/disk program. * some disks boot fine but NeXTstep comes up with a blank window and no login window. This is due sometimes to forgetting to install an accessible /NextLibrary/{Fonts,Sounds}. In general you need quite a lot of things to make a bootable disk. You can build a minimally usable bootable floppy (for crash recovery purposes). There is a modified version of builddisk (to make it support building floppies, a minimal change) and a BLD script to build the boot floppy available at cs.orst.edu in next/sources/Bootfloppy.tar.Z. (I put this together in response to several requests.) A newer version of Bootfloppy for 2.1 is on the archives as next/sources/util/Bootfloppy2.1.tar.Z. Also available from the archives is BootFloopy 3.x (for --- you guessed it --- NEXTSTEP 3.x). I might also add that one can improve on disk usage while enhancing functionality. BuildDisk (which is used by the various BootFloppy scripts) just copies the standard binaries for ls, mv, cp aso. from /bin. These binaries are statically linked as shipped by NeXT which makes them huge. (e.g. /bin/ls is 106496 bytes large. /usr/local/bin/gls with more features is just 16268 bytes). If you replace these binaries by the BSD or GNU equivalents you can save several hundred kBytes on your boot floppy. This extra diskspace can be used for tar, dump and more tools which makes the boot floppy actually usable. Tested. 4.28 Are there any more dwrites useful for the workspace, ...? dwrite, misc There a lot of dwrite useful for you. (self explanatory) dwrite Workspace compress /usr/bin/gzip dwrite Workspace uncompress /usr/bin/gunzip dwrite Workspace AlwaysTarForCompress Yes dwrite Workspace DockOrginX (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOrginY (some number) dwrite Workspace DockOffsetX -1057 (leftmost) dwrite Workspace DockOnTop (0 or 1 for true or false) dwrite appname NXCMYKAdjust YES dwrite Preferences 24HourClock yes 4.29 What is the @LongLink message from gnutar all about? @LongLink gnutar Because gnutar tries to be somewhat compatible to the old tar format, it can't store pathnames longer than 100 chars. In order to store files with longer names, it generates a special file entry containing just the longer filename. These are the long links you see. Nothing to worry about. 4.30 What stands the file .place3_0.wmd for? .place3_0.wmd The Workspace uses it to record the window attributes (sort order, view type, icon positions and so on) Switching the 'UNIX Expert' flag in UNIX Preferences panel off hides all files which start by '.'. 4.31 How to create transparent icons with IconBuilder IconBuilder icon, transparent If you are repainting an icon on the filesystem e.g. .dir.tiff make a copy and remove it first. Then reload the directory (the default icon gets shown). This is needed because the system caches icons. Now here comes how to create transparent backgrounds using IconBuilder: * Select Format->Document Layout (or New document layout) * 'Has alpha' must be checkedus * Open the color inspector * UNcheck 'paint in overlay mode' * Choose any color (I took white) * Set Opacity to 0 * Use Paintbucket to fill the whole icon * Now set Opacity back to 100 * Draw the icon What 'Paint in overlay mode… does, is that when checked, it will use both the alpha (opacity) of the existing pixel and the alpha selected in the color inspector and combine both into a new color. When unchecked the existing pixel will just be replaced with one using color and alpha as selected in the inspector. 4.32 How to access the MAC format of a mixed DOS/MAC CD-ROM Mac DOS CD-ROM Some CD-ROMs are using multiple fileformats to adress more people. This is done by putting two filesystems on the disk. With NEXTSTEP you are able to acess both. But what to do if the Workspace only shows you the DOS side of a disk, while the Mac side is often more convenient (due to e.g. long filenames). The solution is to change the priority the system is searching for a usable filesystem. You need to rearange the filesystems in /usr/filesystems to fit your needs. Here is how: * ls -lR /usr/filesystems shows the actual searching queue. * mv /usr/filesystems /tmp/filesystems to backup things * mkdir /usr/filesystems recreate the directory. * cp -p -r /tmp/filesystems/xx /usr/filesystems copy the filesystems in order of searching back to the default location. * chmod 4755 /usr/filesystems/xx.fs/xx.util reset SUID mode * reset the links in /usr/filesystems/DOS.fs/. 4.33 Is there a PPP for NEXTSTEP PPP There is a commercial PPP and a public domain PPP implementation. For the public domain PPP there is an additional FAQ available at: http://www.thoughtport.com:8080/PPP/ The public domain PPP is based on the PPP-2.2 distribution. This distribution offers several enhancements over ppp-2.1.2. Especially noteworty is that it implements BSD packet compression. Using packet compression can lead to higher throughput than you get using compressing modems. The port works on Motorola, Intel (both Mux and NeXT supplied serial drivers), and HP systems running OS 3.2 and 3.3. It also works in conjunction with Black and White's NXFAX software. You may also want to join the mailing list for PPP. This will keep you informed of new releases and will provide an arena for discussing problems with the NeXT specific PPP port. To add yourself to the list (or for any other administrative requests), send an email message to: listproc@listproc.thoughtport.com requesting you be placed on the list. Make sure to include your proper return email address. To send mail to all the participants on the list, address your messages to: nextppp@listproc.thoughtport.com _________________________________________________________________ * (weiter mit 5 Black (NeXT) hardware) _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 5 - Black (NeXT) Hardware Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:43:03 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid67$p6@digifix.digifix.com> 5 BLACK (NEXT) HARDWARE 5.1 What disk drives will work with the NeXT? disk drives Most SCSI disk drives will work without modifying /etc/disktab. There are problems with the installation of boot blocks and badly formed fstab generated by BuildDisk of NEXTSTEP 2.0. A disk connected to the NeXT will need to have a NeXT specific label written to it before it can be properly recognized by the system. If you get an error message "Invalid Label..." this indicates that the drive was successfully seen by the NeXT machine but it does not have the proper label, to install a label use the /usr/etc/disk program on the raw disk device that the system assigned to the device and use the label command to write the label onto the disk. [how the NeXT assigns disk devices is explained in the N&SA manual] NEXTSTEP releases 2.0 and up provide a low level disk formatter, sdform, which does not offer much flexibility, but gets the job done. Most drives are already formatted at the factory. 5.2 Will a 68030 NeXT Computer run NEXTSTEP 3.3? NS3.3 and 68030 Yes, but note that NeXTstep 3.3 is be optimized for the 68040 CPUs. NeXTstep 1.0 and 2.x were optimized for the 68030 CPU, 68882 FPU machines. 5.3 Does a FUJITSU MO (256 MB) works with NeXT original Hardware? FUJITSU MO Yes, they do 5.4 Can I run my SCSI-2 disks in synchronous mode? SCSI-2, synchronous synchronous mode Quick answer is: No. The reason is that the NeXT does not support synchronous transfers from the SCSI bus. It does support SCSI-2 disks running in asynchronous mode, which all SCSI-2 disks must do. 5.5 How do I configure my HP 660 to boot properly? HP 660, boot boot, HP 660 It has been reported that HP drives fail to autoboot on power on or while other devices are on the scsi bus. The problem seems to be with drives configured to spin-up automatically on power on do not get recognized at boot time. To remedy this problem reliably with HP 660Mb (HP97548) and 1Gbyte (HP 97549) drives remove the auto spinup jumper on the back of the drive. Looking at the disk from the back with the power connector on the lower left, it is the sixth jumper. The official fix was an EPROM change to the HP drive from HP. The HP drives took too long to wait up, so the system wasn't happy with the other drives coming ready first especially when the HP was suppose to be the boot device. (The EPROM is no longer available from NeXT). 5.6 What is the procedure for installing a Fujitsu M2263SA/SB SCSI Disk as the NeXT Boot Disk? Fujitsu M2263SA/SB See Izumi Ohzawa's note in /pub/next/docs/fujitsu.recipe available via anonymous ftp from sonata.cc.purdue.edu. 5.7 How to mount a corrupted OD that won't automount? OD, corrupt OD, mount If you can't automount an OD, and you can't fix it, you can still manually mount it. Log in as root. Type /usr/etc/mount /dev/od0a /FoO. It will ask you to insert the disk. Insert it. It is mounted. This method WILL mount a corrupted OD so you can read its contents. Since it is corrupted, it is not recommended to write to it. You should copy the important files to something else, then reformat it. 5.8 What non-NeXT CD Players that work with a NeXT? CD-ROM, NeXT A USENET survey summary: Apple CD-150 PLI 1035N for NeXT SUN CD-ROM drive (Sony CDU-8012, Rev. 3.1a) NEC 73M and 74 (transfer rates > of 300 KB/sec.) NEC 84 S NEC 4xi NEC 6x speed Apple CD-SC (Sony 541-22 mechanism) Apple CD-300 Apple CD-300+ Chinon CDS-431 (with new drivers) Eclipse CD-ROM from Microtech Toshiba 3201 Toshiba 3301 Toshiba 3401 Toshiba 3501 Toshiba TXM3301E1 Toshiba XM-2200A external Toshiba XM3601 Plextor Quadspeed Plextor PX-63CS (6xspeed) DENON DRD-253 external (data only, no music) HP's LaserROM drive (Toshiba XM-3301TA drive in HP's box) Texel 3024 (required a firmware upgrade to version was 1.11) As with all SCSI devices, they just work. Some drives only get problems with their audio support with CD-Player (due to not standardized SCSI audio commands, but this isn't a NeXT specific problem!) In contrary the question should be: are there SCSI CD-ROMs which don't work together with NEXTSTEP? 5.9 What are some other sources of toner cartridges and trays for the NeXT laser printer? toner, NeXT printer The toner cartridge is a standard EP-S cartridge, the same that fits the HP LaserJet III and some other printers. Any HP LaserJet II or III will fit. HPLJ4mSI cartridges do NOT fit. Any HP LJII or LJIII paper tray will fit. IIISI and 4 trays will not. Confused? Read again :-) 5.10 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with a NeXT? printers, on NeXT If you plan to connect an HP LaserJet (II, IIP, III, etc.) you need to make a special cable in order for the NeXT 040 and HP to get the hardware handshaking correct. This is true for whatever version of the OS you are running. NeXT 68040 to HP LaserJet III Cable (not a Null-modem cable): Mini-Din HP DB-25 1 (DTR) nc 2 (DCD) 4 (RTS) 3 (TXD) 3 (RXD) 4 (GND) 7 (GND) 5 (RXD) 2 (TXD) 6 (RTS) 5 (CTS) 7 (RTXC) nc 8 (CTS) 20 (DTR) You may want to use hardware flow control for reliability (ie /dev/ttyfa). If you have problems with other printers, check the cable pinouts in the printer's manual against the one recommended in the zs man-page! Refer to Chapter 13 in Network and System Administration. 5.11 What can I do to prevent my NeXT printer from running all the time? printer, turning off The NeXT 400dpi printer powers up every time you boot up when the print daemon is started (/usr/lib/NextPrinter/npd in /etc/rc). Apart from not running the daemon at boot time (commenting it out and having to run it by hand later), you can add the following lines to /etc/rc.local: if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi Once you queue a print job the printer daemon will automatically power up the NeXT printer for you. The printer daemon will not automatically power off the machine after a print job, you will need to turn off the printer by typing /usr/etc/nppower off. 5.12 What type of microphones will work with the NeXT? microphone, NeXT Some NeXT owners use the RadioShack (Realistic) Tie Clip Microphone ($19.95) cat 33-1052. NeXT Computer, Inc. uses the "Sony Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-K7" in-house (available for $60). Some use Sony Tie-Clip microphone, #ECM-144, which costs around $40. Others have successfully used a WalMart brand microphone (available for $6). 5.13 How do I connect a modem to the NeXT? modem, on NeXT Previously, we suggested that people use Mac modem cables; however, it has come to our attention that there is no one standard Mac modem cable. Since correct modem operation on a NeXT depends upon a correctly wired modem cable, buying a Mac cable is not a good idea. Some Mac cables do not allow dial-in and no Mac cable allows the use of hardware flow control. For these reasons, we are recommending that only cables that meet NeXT specifications be used. [however, if you have a Mac modem cable lying around and don't care about dial-in or hardware flow control, then by all means....] These cables are available commercially from any store, how still sells NeXT stuff, and from Computer Cables and Devices, or can be custom built. Note that no off- the-shelf Mac cable will allow hardware flow control. It is however possible to make a such a cable from an Imagewriter II cable by replacing one of the mini-8 ends with a DB-25 connector. Hardware flow control is absolutely essential for all serial port connections with speeds of 9600 bps and above. Make certain that you cable supports it, your modem is configured to use it and you are using the hardware flowcontrol devices /dev/cuf[ab], /dev/ttydf[ab] and /dev/ttyf[ab], respectively. Most people use tip or kermit to control the modem. SLIP and/or UUCP may also be used (but are more complicated to set up and require the remote machine to also have SLIP and/or UUCP (respectively)). A version of the DOS-program pcomm can be found on ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de The 2.0 Network and System Administration Manual, which is available in hard-copy (shipped with each machine) contains an extensive description of how to use modems with the NeXT machine. Additionally NeXT in their TechSupportNotes series called SerialPortDoc.wn and UUCP for 1.0/1.0a systems . This document is available from most FTP sites that carry NextAnswers. Also, try to obtain the about.modem.Z file by Mark Adler in the pub/next/lore directory on sonata.cc.purdue.edu 5.14 Are there any alternative sources for the SCSI-II to SCSI-I cable required to attach external SCSI devices to the 040 NeXTs? SCSI cable to NeXT Yes. This cable is the same as the one used by Sun SparcStations and DecStation 5000's (but not DecStation 3100's which use 68-pin micro rather than the 50pin micro connector used on NeXT 040, Suns and DecStation 5000). The implication that a Sun SparcStation cable can be used with NeXT peripherals is generally false. NeXT themselves, and DEC, and nearly everyone else who makes SCSI peripherals, puts Telco-50 (centronics) connectors on their devices. Sun in their infinite wisdom uses DD50 which are quite different. Telco-50 is an approved connector type in the SCSI spec. Probably the original point was that the 50-pin microSCSI on the NeXT and Sun and some DecStations was different from the 68-pin microSCSI on the DecStation 5000. But this does not address the other end of the cable. 5.15 What fax modems will work with the NeXT? fax modem, on NeXT The following fax modems are currently available for the NeXT Computer: Manufacturer, Model Supplier, Type DoveFax for NeXT, Dove Computer, Class 1 HSD FaxMaster, HSD Microcomputer, Class 2* mix fax, i·link GmbH, Class 2** SupraFAXModem V.32bis, Supra Corp., Class 2 (requires DFax driver or NXFax driver) ZyXEL U-1496E/E+/S/S+, ZyXEL USA, Class 2 (requires NXFax driver) Telebit T3000 with fax option Telebit WorldBlazer with fax option (requires NXFax driver) Neuron 1414/1414+ with ZyXEL ROM upgrade (requires NXFax driver) (Neuron 1414 and Neuron 1414+ modems are relabelled ZyXEL modems. Contact ZyXEL USA for ROM upgrades. Neuron modems with 512K ROMs should upgrade their ROMs and ROM sockets to 1 Mb ROMs. People with 1Mb ROMs should just order the new ROMs.) (*) Note that the Class 2 is not yet approved; it is still out for ballot, after having failed in an October 1990 round. The Abaton InterFax 24/96 NX driver supports Class 2 as it was in that draft; there are expected to be very few changes prior to approval. (**) Note that mix fax works with both the October 1990 and October 1991 draft versions of Class 2, especially with the NeXT supplied Class 2 modem driver. Upgrading to an approved version of Class 2 would be a matter of just a software update (holds true for any forthcoming (class 3?) standard, for that matter). In order to use a fax modem with the NeXT Computer, a NeXT compatible fax driver must be available to operate the modem. Modem control procedures may be proprietary or conform to one of the following EIA/TIA standards: Class 1: CCITT T.30 session management and CCITT T.4 image data handling are controlled by the driver. Class 2*: CCITT T.30 session management and image data transport are handled by the modem. CCITT T.4 image data preparation and interpretation are controlled by the driver. Release 2.0 of the NeXT system software includes a Class 2 modem driver which will work with any fax modem which meets the EIA/TIA Asynchronous Facsimile Control standard. Other fax modems must supply a NeXT compatible driver. Note that there's a small bug in 2.0 (fixed in 2.1): a symbolic link is missing for the file Class2_Fax_Modem_Driver in /usr/lib/NextPrinter. The simple fix: create the link; it should reference Interfax_Fax_Modem_Driver, also in the /usr/lib/NextPrinter directory. An alternative workaround for Class 2, especially useful for novices: just use InterFax as the modem type in PrintManager, rather than Class 2*. After installing a fax modem using PrintManager one must repeat setting things in the Fax Options panel in order for them to be stored correctly. In particular, these include the Rings to Answer and Number of Times to Retry. This affects all fax modems being installed. If one uses illegal characters in the Modems Number field in the Fax Options when configuring an InterFax modem then the modem will not answer the phone. Legal characters are digits, spaces, and plus signs. This does not affect the Dove modem. Modems from the german vendor Dr. Neuhaus also work with the internal Fax-Driver. But only the FURY-series does. 5.16 How may I attach more than two serial ports to the NeXT? serial port, >2 on NeXT TTYDSP From Yrrid converts the DSP port into an additional serial port. Yrrid Incorporated 507 Monroe St. Chapel Hill, NC 27516 Voice: 919-968-7858 Fax: 919-968-7856 E-mail: yrrid@world.std.com Unitnet has a device, the SLAT, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 Central Data Corporation makes the scsiTerminal Server family of products. Drivers for NextStep 3.0 and 3.1 are available for both the 68K-based and Intel-based platforms. The products available for NeXT include: Product DESCRIPTION ST-1002+ 2 serial, 1 parallel SP-1003 3 parallel ST-1008+ 8 serial, 1 parallel ST-1016 16 serial You can also mix and match multiple units. Phone: 217/359-8010 Toll-free: 800/482-0315 FAX: 217-359-6904 Email: info@cd.com support@cd.com sales@cd.com Also, one can use an IP terminal server. In a non-Internet environment, inexpensive terminal servers, which don't control access to the network securely, can be used. If your network is an Internet subnet, you must use a terminal server that controls either: (1) who can log into the terminal server, or (2) which machines the terminal server will access. These tend to be more expensive (around $250/port, but in 8-port increments), but it may be quite economical means of sharing ports among many NeXTs (or other computers) on the network. Particularly if one has a NeXT network, an Ethernet terminal server may be the way to go. One that supports Linemode Telnet (such as the Xylogics Annex III) will offer the best performance. 5.17 What is the best and/or cheapest way to connect a NeXT to a thick Ethernet? Ethernet, thick There are many possible solutions. For example, here are three: * The University of Waterloo (Audio Research Group) uses an old door-stop PC XT clone with two Western Digital cards (WD8003E Ethercard Plus, $250 CDN each; you should be able to get them for under $200 (US$)) running Vance Morrison's PCRoute (available from accuvax.nwu.edu). You will also need a thickwire transceiver and a drop cable (about $300). In addition, you will need Internet addresses for the NeXT and both PC Ethernet cards (and a subnet address). The documentation for PCRoute contains quite a bit of information on the performance of this setup. This solution requires two subnets. There is another program called PCbridge that allows the machines on the thin and thick wires to be part of the same subnet. This product also does packet filtering, so that packets destined to machines on the same side of the net do not cross over. * Cabletron sells a MR-2000C Singleport Repeater for $695 that does exactly what you need minus drop cable and transceiver. Their number is (408) 441-9900. * The march 1992 INMAC networking and connectivity products catalog lists thicknet to thinnet converters. Product number Z903071 price $445. Claims full ieee 802.3 compatibility and diagnostic LED's. * NuData (908)-842-5757 (USA) sells AUI10 base-T boxes for about 149 US Dollar. 5.18 How can I connect my NeXT to the telephone line and use it like an answering Machine? answering machine A company that is selling both hardware and software to allow you to do this: SES Computing 13206 Jenner Lane Austin, Texas 78729 Voice: (512) 219-9468 (Demo system number) i.link, a european company, has a combined data/fax modem and telephone answering machine. It uses the DSP port and is implemented mainly in software on the DSP with a little bit of hardware to interface to the phone line. i.link GmbH Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 D-1000 Berlin 30 Germany Tel: +49 30 216 20 48 Fax: +49 30 215 82 74 E-mail: info@ilink.de 5.19 What color monitors can I use with the Color NeXT machines? monitor, color The important specs for the color monitor are: Horz Scan Rate: 61 KHz Vertical Scan Rate: 68 Hz Resolution: 1280x1024 (NeXT uses 1120x832) NON-INTERLACED Displays may require alignment to adjust for the scan rate of NeXT machines. The Nanao T560i 17" color display has been used with NeXTstation Color machines, and seems to work well. Some larger NEC displays have also worked. 5.20 Where can I get 13W3 to BNC adapters to connect third party color monitors? 13W3 to BNC BNC to 13W3 You can get them from:NeXT/Bell Atlantic: part number S4025. NuData in New Jersey carries 13W3 female to 4 BNC male connectors. The price is about $100. NuData Voice: 908-842-5757 DISCLAIMER: I take no responsibility for the following. If you can source the bits yourself here's how it's built. 1 female 13W3 connector 3 Male BNC connectors 3 mini coax ie. the pins to the coaxial are male and the regular pins are female. Looks like this. . o o o o o . . 13W3 FEMALE A1 o o o o o A2 A3 | | | | | | | | | Red Green Blue 3 BNC's That's the coax part. The outer shielding of the coax's are grounded on both pin 10 and the case. 5.21 How may I attach Centronics or 16 bit wide parallel ports to the NeXT? centronics, NeXT parallel port, NeXT Uninet has devices, the SLAT-2 and the SLAT-DRV11, that will connect to the scsi bus. Uninet Peripherals, Inc. Voice: 714-263-4222 Fax: 714-263-4299 zardoz!sales@ics.uci.edu or uunet!ucivax!zardoz!sales 5.22 Why does an unused serial port consume cpu? serial port, cpu power usage Perhaps you've got a (probably fairly long) unshielded serial cable attached to it, with either nothing at the other end or a powered-off device at the other end. EE's call this an antenna. It's probably picking up most of the radio stations in your area, which the serial chip is interpreting as a continuous stream of garbage bytes, which it feeds to getty, which tries to interpret them as login attempts. How do you avoid this problem? * leave the device at the other end switched on (even when it's not transmitting, it will assert a voltage that overrides the noise) * unplug the cable from the next when you're not using it * use 'kill -STOP' & 'kill -CONT' to stop and resume the getty process as needed * buy an adequately shielded serial cable 5.23 How to adjust MegaPixel Display brightness and focus? brightness, MegaPixel focus, MegaPixel Adjust it using the following information. From: Charles William Swiger I have adjusted several monitors with no problems, but make sure you know what you are doing before opening anything. I expressly disclaim responsibility for any ill results that may occur. In order to adjust NeXT's MegaPixel display (called 'the monitor' hereafter), you'll need (a) the NeXTtool (or a 3mm Allen wrench), (b) a plastic adjustment tool (preferred) or a thin bladed screwdriver, and possibly (c) a Phillips-head screwdriver. (NB: A similar procedure will work for color monitors, but you should either know what you're doing or you'll probably be better off letting a pro deal with it.) Turn off the computer. Disconnect all cables to the monitor. Look at the back of the monitor. There will be 4 screws there; use the NeXTtool (or Allen wrench) to remove them. Remove the plastic back of the monitor and put it out of your way. Reconnect the cables and turn the computer back on. As the machine powers up, examine the back of the monitor. You'll see a metallic box (usually silver, though some are black) surrounding the monitor's vitals. This protects you against the dangerous voltages inside, and also insulates the monitor from electromagnetic noise. On the back of this box are several holes for performing adjustments. There are two focus controls (labeled 'focus' and 'dynamic focus'), a brightness control (labeled 'brightness' or possibly 'black level') and several others that adjust various things like screen size and position. Depending on the exact placement of the controls on the circuit board of your specific monitor, some of these controls may be difficult (or impossible) to adjust from the back. If this is the case, I will describe what's necessary below. Otherwise, adjust the appropriate controls using either an adjustment tool or a screwdriver. Be warned that a screwdriver probably will cause some interesting video effects when it enters the case. Ignore this the best you can, or find a plastic adjustment tool, which is what you *really* should be using anyway. Using a flashlight will help you see into the hole so that you can align the business end of the tool correctly. Focus and position controls are fairly obvious. Adjust them slowly until you're happy with the results. Don't muck with anything you don't need to; the factory settings are usually pretty decent. To correctly adjust the brightness, follow this procedure: Turn the brightness of the monitor all the way down using the keyboard. Adjust the brightness control on the back of the monitor until a barely noticeable picture forms. Then turn the brightness down a little so this picture disappears completely. Check that you can get adequate brightness by using the keyboard to brighten the screen. If the display isn't bright enough, adjust the brightness control on the rear of the monitor high enough so that the monitor display is adequate. Note that you won't be able to dim the screen completely from the keyboard...sorry. Once you're finished, shut down the computer, take off the cables, reattach the back of the monitor, and reconnect the cables. You're done. If the control you need to adjust proves to be difficult, you may need to enter the metal case. This happened on one monitor's focus control and another's brightness. WARNING: THE VOLTAGES INSIDE THE MONITOR'S CASE ARE VERY DANGEROUS, EVEN WHEN THE MONITOR IS OFF. BE VERY CAREFUL, OR YOU CAN SERIOUSLY INJURE OR EVEN KILL YOURSELF. DO NOT PERFORM THE NEXT INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. You'll have to power off the computer again, and disconnect the cables. Looking at the monitor from the back, notice a section of metallic shielding on the right side of the metal box that extends to the picture tube. This is where the flyback transformer is connected. It shields a wire that is charged to about 25,000 V. WARNING: DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE, IT CAN SHOCK YOU THROUGH ITS INSULATION. Being very careful of this, remove the metal case by unscrewing the Philip's head screws that hold the case on. Don't touch the screws that hold the picture tube into the front of the monitor's case. Once you've gotten the metal box off, reconnect the cables. Figure out what control you're going to adjust, and make sure that you can do so without touching anything else inside. Again, *watch out* for the wire that connects to the picture tube on the right side. Power up the computer. I recommend that you use only one hand to make the adjustment, and that your other hand be placed in your pocket (or similar equivalent, if you're wearing clothes lacking pockets). This precaution reduces the chances that you'll make a short circuit between one hand, your heart, and the other hand --- a good idea. Perform the necessary adjustment(s), being very careful not to touch anything inside. Then shut down and reassemble the monitor, following the directions given above. Hopefully, these instructions will prove useful. Once again, please be very careful...I don't want your death and/or injury on my conscience (or a lawsuit, for that matter, either :-) 5.24 I want to emulate a macintosh, how? MacIntosh, emulation emulation, MacIntosh There is a nice way to run macintosh-software on your original black hardware. It works fine with dual-headed cubes and is optimized for the Apple OS - Version 7.5. To get further information about daydream, please contact: QUIX Computerware AG 011-41-41-440-88-28 9 hour differential Luzernerstr.10 6030 Ebikon Switzerland Next software - 011-41-41-34-86-80 quix@applelink.apple.com 5.25 My NeXT laser printer fails to fully eject the sheet - how to fix? printer, eject, NeXT laser NeXT laser, eject paper Fix it as follows. If you continually get messages like, "sorry, the printer is jammed" and you have to pull each page out the last inch, you probably need to replace the 14 tooth gear in the output stage(fuse ass'y). You can see this gear before you disassemble the printer, so that is a good first step. Then read these instructions all the way through and see if you want to attempt it. Next recommends replacing the entire fuse ass'y ( big bucks) if the gear is damaged, but Chenesko, Inc., of Ronkonkoma, NY sells the gears for $2.31. The part number is RS1-0132. They recommended I also replace the 20 tooth gear, number RS1-0116, but I don't know if it is really necessary. Their phone number is 800-221-3516. To examine your gear, open the rear (delivery ) door and undo the screw attaching the strap that keeps the door from opening down all the way. The gear is on the side nearest the power input to the printer. There are two gears on the part of the delivery ass'y that swings down. The suspect gear engages the top one, but is mounted on the fixed portion of the fuse. Ours had several teeth missing and/or damaged. To get the gear off you have to remove the fuse ass'y. To remove the fuse you must open the printer lid fully, so it is straight up. To open the lid fully you must remove the case. To remove the case you must remove the plastic cover on the lid. Are you getting the idea now? This will be a lot of fun, and take most of the afternoon. I hope you have a spacious, well-lit area, because there are a lot of screws, and a lot of them are painted black, so they are hard to see when you drop them, unless you drop them inside of the printer, where you might NEVER see them again. Fortunately, as with all computer equipment, they seem to put lots of extras in, so just make sure there aren't any where they might do damage, like short out the mega KILOVOLT corona power supply, or grind into the REGISTRATION rollers. You do want your printouts to be straight, don't you? So, if you're ready, here we go. * PREPARATION Most mere mortals will want to power down everything and disconnect the cables, etc. Remove the cartridge and paper trays, etc. * REMOVE THE LID COVER open the lid and remove 3 screws. They DO NOT have any red paint on them. * REMOVE THE BACK DOOR there is one screw that holds the strap. When you can swing it clear down, you can squeeze the hinges together and remove the door. * REMOVE THE CASE There are maybe seven screws that hold the case on. Four are right on top. Two are just inside the rear door area. Two are down inside where you store that green cleaning tool. 4 + 2 + 2 = 7, right? Say, who was the last guy that worked on this printer anyway? The case has to be convinced that you really need to remove it, even when it is loose and all the screws are out. * REMOVE THE FUSE ASS'Y You will need a PHILLIPS screwdriver for this, as with the previous steps. But you will need a LONG one this time. Three of the screws are pretty easy to find. Just study the lower part of the fuse, as it is screwed onto the bottom case. Two of the screws are inside. One is under the lid next to the gears, the other near the green cleaning tool. On the outside, in back, there is one on each side. One is under the white wires that connect the fuse to the 10 AMP circuit breaker, which is pretty near that gear, and close to the power input. Unplug that cable. Then remove the small black crew that holds the black plastic gear cover so you will have better access to the last screw. Then you will have to wrestle the fuse out the back of the printer. Be careful with it. * DISASSEMBLE THE FUSE There are several screws and a spring. It's not too hard to take apart. You can see the gear, so you just have to take off the covers on that end of the ass'y to get to it. I should caution you that I had trouble putting them back on, because they have funny shapes and don't make a lot of sense. Plus I was tired, so I went home, ate dinner, played with the dog, went to bed, got up and ate breakfast before I put it back together. You might want to label some parts, make some drawings, etc. to reassure yourself that you can put the parts back just like they were. * REMOVE THE GEAR You can remove the gear pretty easily with a small screwdriver by unspringing the "E"-ring that holds it on the shaft. Try not to bend the e-ring. * PUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER Sorry, I can't help you with this part (HA HA!) I told you you should read the instructions first. Maybe you should buy a new printer, or try to attach some third party printer via the serial port! Well, if you got this far I hope you dropped little crumbs of bread so you can find your way back. I try to save all the little screws by putting them back in the holes they came from, or putting them in some small container. You might clean some of the gears or the paper path while you have it open. You can also install a new OZONE filter. Remember OZONE is hazardous to your health, so you don't want to inhale it. DISCLAIMER: BE CAREFUL IF YOU TRY THIS PROCEDURE. THERE ARE DANGEROUS VOLTAGES PRESENT, AND EVEN IF YOU ARE TOO CHICKEN TO WORK ON IT POWERED UP, YOU COULD CUT YOURSELF, OR DROP THE WHOLE THING ON YOUR FOOT, THUS VOIDING THE WARRANTY. ALSO, THE PRINTER WONÂT WORK WITHOUT THE COVERS, BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO SECRET SWITCHES THAT INFORM THE NEXT CPU THAT SOMEONE "IS FOOLING AROUND WITH THE PRINTER AGAIN." Yet another update to reflect that Jacob Gore received gears for an Apple Laserwriter from Chenesko, which are similar enough to work, but with some modification.Also, if the original gear is in fair condition, it can be reversed on the shaft until a replacement is ordered. 5.26 What are the NeXT mouse connections? mouse, connector Read the following instruction. Thanks to Alvin Austin (austin@cs.USask.Ca) I have the information I need on the NeXT mouse connections. Pin Function 1 +5v 2 X Encoder Phase A 3 X Encoder Phase B 4 Y Encoder Phase A 5 Y Encoder Phase B 6 Right Button 7 Left Button 8 Ground 5.27 What type of memory may be installed in a NeXT? References: NeXTanswers' hardware.620, 92_spring_bulletin "Announcing NeXTstation Turbo and NeXTcube Turbo" NeXT Computer (68030-25MHz/68040-25MHz), NeXTcube (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 16 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin low profile> SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 64 MB The low-profile vertically mounted 4 MB SIMMs are easier to install in the NeXTcube than the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs because of the small height clearance above the SIMM slots. It is possible to install the horizontally mounted 4 MB SIMMs, but you will be required to slide the CPU board and the center tower in simultaneously. Parity (9-bit) SIMMs can be used in both 68030 and 68040 NeXT machines, but should not be mixed with non-parity SIMMs. Only 68040 boards with ROM levels of 2.2 (v63) and higher can use the parity memory to detect parity errors. It is OK to mix parity and non-parity memory, but the system will not boot unattended. Cubes with early boot ROMs will not work with 4 Mb parity ram, unless at least 3 banks are used. The system gives an exception error on power up. The fix is to get a new boot rom from Next. You can pay $30, or you may be able to squawk and get one for free. I have found Next to be pretty responsive, once I find the right person. The correct version is v66 which was the last or final rev for this series of 040 boards. This version also fixed the problem in the second paragraph. NeXTdimension boards (i860): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4, 8 MB (256Kx32, 1Mx32, 2Mx32) Maximum RAM: 64 MB (32 MB official NeXT) NeXT didn't officially bless the use of 8 MB SIMMs, but they seem to fit and work. NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers below ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 4 SIMM type: 30-pin SIMM access rating: 100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (1x8/1x9, 4x8/4x9) Maximum RAM: 32 MB Faster SIMMS (70/80 ns) don't make the memory system work any faster than the 100 ns units. NeXTstation Color (68040-25MHz): Number SIMM slots: 8 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 80 ns5 SIMM capacity: 1, 4 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 32 MB NeXTcube Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstation Color Turbo (68040-33MHz), NeXTstations (68040-25MHz) serial numbers above ABB 002 6300: Number SIMM slots: 4 SIMM group size: 2 SIMM type: 72-pin SIMM access rating: 70/100 ns SIMM capacity: 1, 4 ,8, 16, 32 MB (256Kx32/256Kx36, 1Mx32/1Mx36) Maximum RAM: 128 MB For maximum performance use 70 ns SIMMs: SIMMs rated at 80 or 100 ns will be detected upon powerup and the memory system clock slowed to 100 ns. NeXT manufacturing introduced the new 25 MHz NeXTstation CPU board into production in late June '92. To verify which SIMM type your machine uses, check the system's memory configuration. You can do this by using the ROM monitor©s print memory configuration command m. Start with your machine powered down. Press the Power key to power on. As soon as the message ªTesting system...º disappears, press command-command-tilde ( on the numeric keyboard). Under these circumstances, this will access the ROM monitor. In the ROM monitor, type m and press return. Turbo-designed boardsÐincluding new 25 MHz NeXTstations and all Turbo systemsÐwill return messages reporting the memory configuration contained in four sockets (sockets 0 -3); old 25 MHz boards will return messages for more than four sockets (usually 8). You can tell a Turbo-designed board, and the accompanying 72 pin, 70 nanosecond SIMMs, by the fact it only reports information for only four sockets. The memory system has programmable memory timing such that the number of processor clocks needed to access a given amount of data can be tailored to the speed of the memory installed. 70 ns memory is just enough faster than 80 ns memory to allow the cpu to access the data with fewer clock cycles. This improves memory system performance. "70 ns" memory is faster than "80 ns" memory in many parameters other than just RAS access time. The faster CAS access time in particular allows the memory system to respond quicker to burst (16 bytes) bus transfers. 5.28 What is the NeXT SIMM tool? SIMM Tool The tool came with 68040 upgrade kits for NeXTcubes. It really makes removing SIMMs easy. It looks like a dental tool: about six inches long with a 1/2" long head offset at 90 degrees. To remove SIMMs, you slip the head into the hole on one side of the SIMM, rest the head on the SIMM socket next to the SIMM you are pulling, and pivot the tool back, using the simple fulcrum to gently pry the SIMM up about 1/8" from the socket on that side. Repeat on the other side, and the SIMM can be then removed by hand. 5.29 Where can I purchase a NeXT machine? Purchase, NeXT NeXT, purchase NeXT discontinued manufacturing hardware in Feb, 1993. Used systems are often advertised in comp.sys.next.marketplace. 5.30 Where to obtain hardware service? service, hardware hardware, service Hardware service can be obtained through the following firms: USA hardware service has been purchased by Bell Atlantic. They will be supporting the Authorized Service Centers and are selling extended warranty contracts. Bell Atlantic Computing Technology Services Voice: 800 499 6398, or 800 848 NeXT Fax: 510 732 3078 For Europe, please contact: SORBUS 40549 Dösseldorf WillstÙtter Straûe 13 5.31 What types of NeXT machines were manufactured? NeXT, types of cube section There are two packages: a cube, and a station. * NeXTcube systems: + 68030-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXT Computer) + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTcube Turbo) + NeXTdimension board adds 32-bit color (i860) to any of above systems Cube systems can use any of the boards. With hacks, multiple independent CPU boards can run in one cube. NeXT Computer systems have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive(s) in either position. NeXTcube systems also have room for 2 full-height 5.25" internal devices with a wide slot for an Optical Disk drive in the lower position, but have additional mounting holes for 1/2-height devices, and have a floppy slot at the top position. * NeXTstation systems: + 68040-25 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation) + 68040-33 2-bit grayscale (NeXTstation Turbo) + 68040-25 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color) + 68040-33 16-bit color (NeXTstation Color Turbo) NeXTstation systems have room for two 1/2-height 3.5" devices, with a floppy slot at the side. 5.32 What can be done about older 030 NeXT cubes that have a fan that turns in the "wrong" direction? fan, running wrong The fan on older 030 NeXTs cubes sucks air out of the back of the cube which means that it draws unfiltered air in through the optical disk on the front of the cube. This causes optical disks to succumb to dust must sooner than cubes with the new-style fan which turns in the opposite direction. NeXT has apparently reversed their decision regarding fan reversal in the case of machines that have been upgraded to 040 processor boards. It is now considered okay to reverse the direction of fans in these machines. If you have many third-party cards installed in your cube or an older processor board, you may wish to consider not reversing fan direction (overheating could become a problem). In any case, do not reverse the fan's polarity, only reverse the fan assembly itself. Perhaps the best solution is obtain the cleaning kit and OD filter from NeXT. 5.33 Can I connect SONY MPX-111N to my 68030 NeXT Computer? SONY MPX-111N The SONY MPX-111N internal 2.88 MB floppy drive which was shipped with all the 68040 NeXT machines is not a SCSI device, therefore there is no way of connecting that particular drive internally on a 68030 system. 5.34 Why does the OD continually spin up and spin down? OD, spinning A big problem with the Canon optical drives is that air flows through the drive to cool it. Dust accumulates inside the drive causing it to fail with the continuous spin-up spin-down syndrome. NeXT as part of it's 040 upgrades provided a dust filter to prevent this. If your drive has this problem it usually can be fixed simply by cleaning out dust from the drive. NeXT sold a cleaning kit for both the drives and the optical disks. 5.35 How many colors can NeXT machines display? NeXT, colors The monochrome machines can display 4 gray levels. You can use color apps on a monochrome machine, they will converted into monochrome images and dithered accordingly. Color NeXTstations can combine 4 bits of red, green and blue primaries for a total of 4096 pure colors. The imaging functions dither the image to produce intermediate colors. NeXTdimension can combine 8 bits of red, green and blue for 16,777,216. There are not 16 million points on the display so all can not be displayed at once. Further display technology limits the usable color space. None of the NeXT products support color look up tables where the user can define their own color palette on a per window basis. This feature is useful for displaying images which have adaptive lookup tables, and display pure grayscale images on the color NeXTstation. On the NeXTdimension images can be converted to full 24 bit representation. 5.36 Why is my machine so slow when I run the monochrome and NeXTdimension displays? speed, display display, speed drops There is a bug with the window system in which if you select the monochrome display as your primary display the server will be much much slower. The solution for those wishing to use both displays is to select the color (NeXTdimension) display as the primary display. The most optimal configuration at present with the NeXTdimension is to run only the color display. 5.37 Where to obtain replacement mouse parts? mouse, parts From: jdavidso@nextwork.rose-hulman.edu For those who have need of a new button in their mouse, and don't want to pay for the whole mouse when it is only the button that has gone bad, we have recently discovered a satisfactory replacement for the Omron switch. It is in the Digikey catalog, # 931, Jan-Feb 1993, page 141, under Cherry switches D4, DG, and DH series. Digikey part # CH164-ND, Cherry part # DG1C-B1AA. We ordered one of these, and just received it today. Tried it out, and it seems to be working flawlessly so far. It is also possible to replace mouse buttons from a two button mouse with mouse buttons of the three button mice. 5.38 Where to obtain extra batteries? battery, purchase purchase, battery Battery part number: BR 2/3A 3V Lithium Battery (Panasonic) Source: Engineered Assemblies & Components Corporation 5204 Green's Dairy Road Raleigh, NC 27604 Phone: 919-790-9700 (ask for Debra) 5.39 How to convert a Turbo system to use ADB? ADB, turbo system If ADB equipment are used with older NeXT systems they won't work properly. Here are the ADB requirements: * A Turbo computer. * CPU eprom version 74. * New revision computer to soundbox/monitor cable. The part number is molded at both ends of the connector: Cable NEW OLD (Non ADB) NeXTcube 4534 150 NeXTstation 4535 1532 NeXTstation color 4536 2286 * New revision monitor which uses a vertical scan rate of 72hz instead of 68hz, except on NeXTdimension systems color monitor stays 68hz. Monitor NEW (72hz) OLD (68hz) 17" mono ACX (N4000b) AAA (N4000a \& N4000) 17" color ADF (N4006) ABG (N4001) 21" color ADB (N4005a) ABH (N4005) * ADB soundbox for color systems. S/N prefix ADD instead of ABN. 5.40 68030 board in the same NeXTcube as a 68040 board? DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NEXT, INC. AND WILL DEFINITELY VOID THE WARRANTY ON YOUR NEXT COMPUTER. FOLLOW IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. I DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE IN FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PROCEDURE WILL WORK ON ALL VERSIONS(?) OF THE NEXT CUBE HARDWARE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT WORKED ON THE NEXT CUBE I WAS WORKING ON!!!! SO BEWARE. Here we go! I'll first provide a description of the hardware I was using and comment on what I accomplished and how I got the information on how to do it! The hardware included a NeXT cube with 660 MB drive, OD, etc., a 68040 upgrade board, and a 68030 motherboard. I successfully installed both the 68040 and 68030 boards on a SINGLE NeXT cube and linked them together through their ethernet ports. The 68040 was configured as a boot server and the 68030 was used as its client (booting off the network for lack of an additional hard drive). The procedure reconfigures slot #2 on the cube's back-plane as slot #0. This provides two slots configured as #0, required for booting the two motherboards. Once I determined what the slot pin-outs were (thanks to my good friend John Chmielewski), it was a matter of time before the two boards happily co-existed. The procedure: 1. First, follow the procedure on the NeXT User's Reference manual for removing the system board (Appendix C: Opening the Cube, page 291 of the 2.0 manual). 2. Using the NeXT supplied screwdriver, remove the two screws that attach the power-supply housing to the cube (the screws are located on the lower part of the housing) and gently pull the housing out. Set it aside in a safe place (away from kids and nosey friends!) 3. Remove the two plastic grooved plates (used to slide the system boards in) at each side of the inside bottom of the cube. (For each plate, lift the side closest to the rear opening and gently pull them out). Set them aside. 4. Using the NeXT tool, remove three screws holding the back-plane to the cube and then take the back-plane out of the cube. Let the cube rest for a while. Inspect the back-plane. You will see five bus slots (four vertical and one horizontal). The horizontal slot connects the back-plane to the power supply housing. We're only interested in the four vertical slots. From the factory these slots are configured as 6, 2, 0, and 4 (starting from the left and going right with the horizontal slot at the bottom). The system board connects to slot #0 (which you've probably noticed). Each slot contains three columns of 32 pins. Following is an ASCII representation of one of the slots: x y z C B A o-o o 32 . . . o-o o 31 . . . o-o o 30 . . . o-o o 29 . . . 28 . . . . . . 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . ...where x, y, and z are labeled GND, SID, and VCC, respectively. The GND, SID, and VCC "holes" are used to configure the slot number using simple binary encoding, where GND is logical zero, VCC is logical one, and SID (for Slot-ID I guess) determines the current bit state (one or zero). Notice the four rows of GND, SID, VCC triads; each row is equivalent to one bit position in the slot number, the bottom row bit position 0, the top row bit position 3. This gives a total of four bit positions, or 16 possible slot numbers. To encode a slot number, you need to connect an SID row to its corresponding GND or VCC row. For example, the diagram below shows the configuration of the slots in my cube's back-plane (you'll have to look very closely to see the actual connections): SLOT 6 SLOT 2 SLOT 0 SLOT 4 BIT 3: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o BIT 2: o o-o o-o o o-o o o o-o BIT 1: o o-o * o o-o * o-o o o-o o BIT 0: o-o o o-o o o-o o o-o o 5. To reconfigure slot 2 as slot 0, cut the trace between SID and VCC for bit position 1 (see * o o-o * above) and connect SID to GND on the same row. I used the SIMM removal tool supplied by NeXT in the 040 upgrade (talk about multi-purpose) to cut the trace! Very gently, scrape the solder off between the two holes. Take a paperclip, shape it to fit between the holes in SID and GND, and trim it down to an even 1/4 inch (perfect fit)! That's all there is to it. If for some reason you ever want to revert to slot 2, just remove the paperclip from GND-SID and reconnect it to SID-VCC. 6. Now put the cube back together. First, re-install the back-plane using its three connecting screws, then snap on the plastic plates, and finally insert the power-supply housing and secure with its two screws. At this point the cube is ready to take on the two system boards (it is up to you to determine where/how you want to use the two boards; I'll explain how I used mine) ... 7. I installed the 68040 in the original slot 0 and the 68030 in the reconfigured slot 0 (previously slot 2). The 68040 was used as the main processor board. I connected the 660 MB drive, the OD, and the monitor to it. NOTE: Before beginning the procedure, I went into the NeXT Monitor on the 68030 and disabled the Sound out, SCSI tests and verbose test mode and enabled serial port A as a console terminal. I also made "en" the default boot device. I setup the 68040 as a boot server and taught it about the 68030 (which took some time in getting it setup properly). 8. I connected the 68040 to the 68030 using a thin-ethernet cable and I booted. First thing I noticed was that the 030 timed-out a couple of times waiting for the 040 to tell it to boot. But after the 040 was up, the 030 booted nicely. That's all folks. Hope all this made some sense and people find it useful. Comments: * To power off the cube, I have to first shutdown the 030 (I run "halt -p" as root from a telnet connection and wait for the 030 to go down), and I then power-down the 040. If you shut down the 040 before the 030, you'll have to pull the power plug to turn the machine off. The cube will not power off if either of the two boards is providing a load to the power-supply. * Remember, I've only performed this procedure on one system. I do not know what will happen on your system. So make sure you plan ahead what your going to do and that you understand the procedure. * I don't know what problems may arise when you add a board that uses the NeXTbus, such as the NeXTdimension, or how it will behave. If someone is courageous enough to perform the procedure and installs another board, please post your results to the net. Update: To clear up some misunderstandings with the settings in the "p" command of the NeXT monitor (these settings are only required for the system board that doesn't have the NeXT display monitor connected): 1. Sound out test must be "no"; the boot process will not proceed if the monitor isn't connected to the board and this is set to "yes" (the sound out tests will fail, aborting the boot procedure). 2. SCSI tests should be "no" if you don't have SCSI devices attached to the board (SCSI tests will fail otherwise, aborting the boot procedure). 3. Verbose test mode must be "no" for booting from the network. If set to "yes", the boot process will timeout waiting for a BOOTP and you'll be left in the monitor with no means of restarting the board (except pulling the power plug)! This is probably true also for booting from an OD that hasn't been inserted (assuming the OD was attached to the board). 4. Allow serial port A as alternate console if you want to view the boot process (for problems and peace-of-mind). 5. Other settings were not modified from their factory defaults or had no effect on the procedure. There is also a way in using 2 boards plus NeXTDimension board in one Cube. I've run my "screw with the backplane trick" cube with : | <empty> | 32MB-ND | | 64MB-040 | 40MB-030 | without any problems. Using the od got the system warm, but never had a problem. The cool part was having the printer on the 030. One day I tried to dump an 040 into the 030 position, but I couldn't get it to boot. I played for a couple minutes, but put the 030 back in and went on with life... 5.41 How to expand DSP memory? memory, DSP DSP, memory The Speech Recognition Lab at San Francisco State University has developed a DSP memory expansion board for the NeXT computer that provides the maximum memory supported by the DSP56001 processor. We are now offering this board to those whose are interested in high-performance custom DSP development. * The board is a 576KB DSP expansion memory board organized as three non-overlapping 192KB banks: X-data, Y-data and Program. The board uses relatively fast ( * The board is a high-quality, 4-layer board, open-circuit tested prior to assembly. It fits into the DSP memory daughterboard slot on all NeXT machines. * The price will be $600. Please let us know if you are interested. Delivery will be in about 3-4 weeks. * Contact Tom Holton (th@ernie.sfsu.edu). E-mail is preferred. The address is: Tom Holton Division of Engineering San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 415 338 1529 (phone) 415 338 0525 (fax) NOTE: Because we've organized our memory as three separate (non-overlapping) banks (X, Y and P) of 192KB apiece, none of the DSP memory image functionality provided by NeXT with its existing 8K base configuration, or its 96KB DSP expansion module is supported. While we cannot guarantee that every existing DSP application ever written will be plug-and-play compatible with our DSP expansion memory, we are not aware of any existing applications that use the image functionality. The MusicKit, and demo programs that use the DSP, such as Mandlebrot and ScorePlayer, work fine with our memory module. 5.42 How to boot a NeXT without a monitor? The procedure is to just touch pins 6 and GND on the DB-19 NeXT monitor out with a 470 Ohm resistor (450 is the actual resistance, but 470 ohms is more commonly found in resistors). Pin 6 is the power sense, and pins 13-19 (and the DB shell) are the GND. Just say "pin 19", it may be easier. There's a pinout diagram of the DB-19 in the NeXT Users Reference Manual. If you have an old Cube, the power supply needs to have more power drawn from it than an 030 (and 040?) board uses to stay on. So: On the DB-19, attach a Power Resistor (20 Ohm, at least 20 Watt) between pins 12 and GND. (Pin 12 is -12V, pin 13 works well for GND). Then just "touch" the 470 ohm resistor as described above, and you're set. The 20 Ohm resistor draws an old 030 running without monitor in an old CUBE), but it isn't necessary - just don't touch it (*HOT!* ;-) To power off, type "halt -p" as root on the machine (either through a terminal connected to port A, or over the ethernet connection). Also, you have to have the Rom Monitor settings done correctly. The important ones are: Wait until keypress? N Sound out tests? N Port A as alternate Console? Y (if you have one, it's nice) Verbose mode? N (I think this may need to be N to work, don't r emember). 5.43 Where can I get black spray paint for my NeXT? Black, spray paint paint, black spray You can get black spray from the following address. Sprayon Paint Omni-Packblend 4Next-Black (icon black) LAV-16 25216 Call 1-800-777-2966 for the name of a dealer near you. 5.44 What makes aged NeXT monitors dim? monitor, dim The cause of the dimming monitors is the CRT cathode wearing out. The most common type of CRT (and the type used in most NeXT monochrome monitors and all of the NeXT color monitors) uses what is called an oxide cathode. A thin coating of oxide is deposited on the cathode to allow the electronics which form the picture to get off the cathode easily. The oxide gradually boils off the cathode itself, and when the oxide is gone, the CRT goes dim. Typically, the oxide will last from 10,000 to 20,000 power on hours (screen savers don't help the cathode, they only prevent phosphor aging). Unfortunately, the black monochrome monitors fall into the short end of the life range thanks to Toshiba who made the CRT's. The aging is more noticeable in Unix machines because they tend to be left on. Note that there are about 8,000 hours in a year. If you leave your monitor on all the time, all oxide type CRTs will be dim in three years. The other type of CRT cathode is the I-cathode or dispenser type. This type of cathode is porous and continually brings new activation material to the surface. Its lifetime is 40,000 hours or more. The last of the NeXT monochrome monitors (N4000B) used this type of CRT and they don't go dim. There aren't many of that type around because NeXT quit the hardware business after producing only a few thousand. If you can get an N4000B monitor, you won't ever have to worry about a dim monitor. Many manufacturers are going to dispenser cathode type CRTs in their monitors with Panasonic leading the way. The best advice is to turn off the monitor when not in use. If that is impractical, try to purchase one with the long life cathode. Spherical Solutions (smg@orb.com) has a supply of new N4000B long life monitors for sale in either ADB or non-ADB configurations. If you need to repair or replace a monochrome monitor, that is by far the best type to use. If you read this far, you probably know more than you ever wanted to about CRT aging, but I hope this helps. 5.45 How to use two internal hard drives drives, two internal It is possible to fit a second internal hard drive in a NeXT slab, in addition to the floppy drive and the first hard drive. The second drive must be third height, or 1 inch high. There is no room for a half height device. Buy a bracket or make one out of sheet metal for the 1 inch high drive. On 25 MHz mono stations the SIMMs are smaller and the drive doesn't have to go all the way against the back wall. In this case, glue the bracket to the underside of the NextStation cover, centered from side t o side and as far to the back as possible. This is sufficient. On 25 MHz colorstations, however, one must file away a bit of the interior metal on the cover in order to glue the bracket fully to the rear of the cover. Once this modification is done, th e drive will clear the RAM when the cover is closed. Screw the drive into the bracket, with the power and SCSI plugs toward the right hand side of the NextStation so that the cables will reach. Go to your favorite computer store and get both a "dual int ernal SCSI bus cable" and a "dual internal SCSI power cable." Plug in the cables to both internal hard drives and close the cover. This was verified on both a 25 MHz mono and a 25 MHz color NextStation. No power or heating problems occurred. _________________________________________________________________ * (weiter mit 6 White (Intel) hardware) _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 6 - White (Intel) Hardware Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:43:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid73$pc@digifix.digifix.com> 6 WHITE (INTEL) HARDWARE 6.1 What about support for NeXT Computer specific hardware features such as the DSP? support, specific DSP, support support, DSP NeXT computers offer additional hardware support not commonly available for Intel systems. This includes the DSP. The DSP in a NeXT Computer is used for a variety of functions including ISDN support and real-time audio compression/de-compression. ISDN support for NEXTSTEP/Intel will be provided via an add-on PC card and ISDN adapter. Although the DSP programming feature is missing for NS3.3 on Intel, it is not necessary. The important SoundKit functions are rewritten to emulate an DSP on Intel, but this costs a lot of CPU time. 6.2 Do Multi-Architecture Binaries take a lot of extra disk space? MAB, disk space multi application binary, MAB The concept of NEXTSTEP binaries is different to other platforms. On NEXTSTEP only the real program is compiled and linked in a hardware specific manner. E.g. the GUI and the multilanguage support are usable on any platform running NEXTSTEP and will do so under OPENSTEP. Therefore the real binary part is sometimes really small. Anyway it might be a good choice to thin such a fat binary. NeXT ships tools for this purpose. Look at the manpages for lipo. If an application wasn't installed using the standard NeXT tool Installer, it might also be a good choice to look into the application drawer and delete other languages supported but not used by the application. This additional data is found in the different *.lproj subdirectories in the application's folder. To get there, activate the application's icon and select Open as directory from the Workspace's File menu item. 6.3 How difficult is it to recompile existing NeXT applications over to NEXTSTEP/Intel? compile, re Very easy. Most programs will simply recompile and run, or require few changes. We believe that any application that uses the standard development environment and Object kits provided by NeXT should simply compile and run. Only applications that use architecture specific features or data formats, will require additional time to port. Several developers have already ported applications to NEXTSTEP/Intel. Appsoft Draw simply recompiled and ran, Lighthouse Concurrence took 3 hours, other programs took 1/2 a day to 2 days, and this was all on a very early release of NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1! Some applications just will refuse to compile, because they are still based on the old 2.0 headers etc. These applications are really rare now and may get ported very easily too, by changing the include path in your developer package. Other applications require additional header files and libraries to properly compile and link. These applications are mostly based on the MiscKit or MusicKit and other PD-Kits. You need to install these Kits first to compile these programs. With the shipping of OpenStep this might change, because it will be possible to produce shared libraries with the NeXT Developer package. This will enable you to not install the complete Kit, but only the shared library and will also reduce your binary no ticeable. 6.4 When developing programs, are there any portability issues I should be aware of? portability Yes. As stated above, any applications that use the standard tools provided by the NEXTSTEP development environment, should just recompile and work. To make sure developers are aware of portability issues, NeXT is producing a guide to address source code portability between different architectures running NEXTSTEP. This guide is available in the online documentation to the NeXT Developer package. 6.5 What is the difference between the NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment and Developer Environment? user vs. developer developer vs. user The NEXTSTEP/Intel User Environment consists of the entire NEXTSTEP 3.3 environment, minus the developer tools. The Developer Environment includes the developer tools such Interface builder, Project Builder, C compilers, Object Kits, example source code and developer documentation. Although it is possible to just get the latest GNU C compiler as a binary, you can not use it! This is because you won't get the standard libraries needed to produce NeXT applications neither the header files. Also it there is currently no third party com piler shipping. If you want to compile, you are forced to use the NeXT Developer package. The status of compiling a standard UNIX utility without NeXT's headers and just based on the supplied shared libraries is unknown. 6.6 If a specific I/O card is not supported by NeXT, can 3rd parties write drivers for NEXTSTEP/Intel? I/O driver Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses a newly developed object-oriented driver architecture that brings the benefits of object-orientation all the way down to the I/O card driver level. 6.7 How is NEXTSTEP/Intel installed? installation, Intel NEXTSTEP/Intel will come with a boot floppy and a CDROM. To install NEXTSTEP/Intel, the system boots from the floppy, and then installs the minimum NEXTSTEP environment from the CDROM (SCSI CDROM drive). The user may then chose from several optional packages depending on the available disk space and user requirements. 6.8 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on 386 machines? 368 Intel 368 No. NEXTSTEP/Intel uses several 486 specific features that enhance the performance of NEXTSTEP. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support any 468 with Coprocessor and up. 6.9 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the Cyrix 486SLC? 468SLC, Cyrix Cyrix, 468SLC NeXT states: No. The Cyrix chip not a true 486. several other users state: Yes. Slow performance, though. 6.10 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on the future Intel Microprocessors in the x86 family? x68 Intel, x68 Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will not only support them, but will take advantage of any performance enhancements available with future Intel CPU's, just as NeXT has taken advantage of the 486. 6.11 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel run on portable computers? portable computers Yes. Many portables and notebooks with 486 CPU's and sufficient system resources (>=8MB RAM and >=120MB hard disk space) are available. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel will support 640x480 VGA displays in grayscale, NEXTSTEP 486 can run on these systems. Do be aware that NEXTSTEP's user interface and applications were not designed for low-resolution screens, and consequently will impose limitations on the use of some applications. 6.12 Will NEXTSTEP/Intel be able to run MS-DOS and Windows programs? MS-DOS Windows MS-Windows Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support a DOS and Windows compatibility package. This software will allow DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 programs to run within a NEXTSTEP window. Support will include DOS "Protected" mode and Windows 3.1. This package is called SoftPC and comes with every NEXTSTEP system. The software is not free with NEXTSTEP, you have to pay extra. Anyway you are not limited in a 30 day test phase when installing it. Windows 95 and Windows NT are not supported by the emulation software. 6.13 How will my DOS and Windows applications perform under NEXTSTEP/Intel? MS-DOS, performance Windows, performance MS-Windows, performance Very well. The DOS/Windows compatibility package for NEXTSTEP/Intel takes full advantage of the 486 microprocessor. Depending on system hardware configuration and type of DOS/Windows application, performance should vary between 386 and 486 native DOS/Windows performance on Pentium systems. In addition, to enhance the performance of Windows applications, a MS Windows specific Graphics Device Interface (GDI) driver which maps Microsoft Windows calls directly to the NEXTSTEP window server is part of the system. 6.14 Is the window I use to run Microsoft Windows applications resizable? Windows, size MS-Windwos, size Yes. You can set the Windows session to any size you wish up to the maximum screen size available to the NEXTSTEP/Intel system you are using. 6.15 Will this DOS/Windows compatibility system allow me to run several DOS programs at once? MS-DOS, multitasking Yes. Since NEXTSTEP/Intel is a multi-tasking, virtual memory operating environment, several DOS/Windows sessions can be run at once. Hey, did I say Windows? Yes you can do real Windows multitasking with SoftPC. 6.16 Can I cut and paste between DOS/Windows sessions and NEXTSTEP applications? cut&paste, Windows cut&paste, MS-DOS cut&paste, MS-Windows Yes. You can cut and paste text and graphics between DOS/Windows and NEXTSTEP applications. 6.17 Can I use both DOS and NEXTSTEP/Intel partitions on the same hard disk? partitions, NeXT and DOS multi OS setup OS, more than one Yes. NEXTSTEP/Intel will support multiple operating systems on the same local hard disk. When the system boots, the user can chose to boot another operating system (such as DOS) or NEXTSTEP. If the local partition contains DOS, NEXTSTEP/Intel will be able to access the local DOS partition and read/write files to it. Executive Summary: It is possible to install DOS, Windows NT with NTFS, and NEXTSTEP/Intel on the same disk, and select which partition is booted at boot time. I spent some time experimenting with a 200MB SCSI disk. I wanted to see if the following configuration would be possible: Partition 1 Primary DOS Partition 2 Extended DOS Partition 3 Windows NT NTFS Partition 4 NS/Intel 3.2 Since Windows NT requires at least 70MB for installation, and NS/Intel requires at least 120MB, there wasn't much room for DOS! Ultimately, I only tested a three partition system (DOS, NTFS, NS/Intel), but I have no reason to believe that the extended DOS wouldn't also work. The recipe is as follows: * Preparation. You need a bootable DOS floppy that has FORMAT.COM on it. You need another (blank) floppy for installing NT. * Start with the NS/Intel installation. When it asks you how you want to configure your disk, it gives you three choices, which are basically 1. erase the whole disk and use it all for NS/Intel, 2. save some room for DOS, 3. advanced. Choose the advanced option, which places you in NS/Intel fdisk (not to be confused with DOS FDISK.EXE). * Create three partitions in this order: 1. Primary DOS (if more than 32MB desired, use the "large" FAT option) 2. HPFS (this is a placeholder for NT, and can be any non-DOS format) 3. NEXTSTEP * Proceed with the rest of the NEXTSTEP installation. * When NEXTSTEP is safely installed and tested out, boot DOS from your bootable DOS floppy. * FORMAT the DOS partition (which should be Drive C if you made it the first partition). You want to FORMAT C:/S, to install the boot code to make the DOS partition bootable. * Once DOS is safely formatted and tested out, insert the NT installation floppy and reboot. * Proceed with the NT installation. Tell Setup to install NT in the second partition (which shows up as "Unformatted"). You can select NTFS for FAT format. * Insert the blank floppy when asked. Don't bother to format it, NT unconditionally formats it. * If you select NTFS, there is a scary part of the installation that makes it seem like NT can't reboot. In fact, it is converting the installed files from FAT to NTFS in place. Just let it keep rebooting until it finishes, don't interrupt it like I did. * Finish setting up NT and test it out. It should be able to see the DOS partition in FileManager. * Likewise, there should be a DOS filesystem in / on NS/Intel. If you configured NT for FAT instead of NTFS, there should be two DOS filesystems in /. That's it. When you boot, you see the familiar NS/Intel boot manager. If you select DOS, it boots NT, which in turn offers you a chance to boot DOS or NT (not NS/Intel, of course). Kind of weird that you have this two tiered boot, but it's probably because the bootsector has been modified by NT. I haven't tried setting the active partition to DOS -- that might avoid the two tiers. 6.18 Can NEXTSTEP/Intel read, write, and format DOS and Mac floppies? MacIntosh, r/w floppy MS-DOS, r/w floppy Yes. 6.19 NEXTSTEP/Intel 3.1, DOS, Linux/NT multi-boot system? multi OS boot Linux MS-DOS OS/2 boot manager dual boot The OS/2 boot manager does this nicely. NOTES ON INSTALLING DOS, OS/2 AND NEXTSTEP FOR DUAL BOOT * Boot OS/2 from diskette and press Escape to get to the [A:] command prompt * Run the OS/2 FDISK program and create the following partitions: + 1 MB Boot Manager + 20MB DOS Primary partition (drive C:) + 64MB OS/2 Extended partition (logical drive D:) + 120MB Data Extended partition (logical drive E:) (or 200MB or whatever size) NOTE: LEAVE THE REMAINING 460+MB FREE SPACE UNFORMATTED DO NOT CREATE A PARTITION FOR THE REMAINING SPACE * Re-boot the machine and boot DOS from diskette. * Format drive C: and install DOS on drive C: with the following command: format c: /s /u * Now Re-boot the machine with the OS/2 Installation diskette. * Install OS/2 on Drive D: (the 64 MB logical partition) You will be prompted to install OS/2 on the default drive C: You will need to select the option to change the drive which will throw you into FDISK. Just make drive D: installable and proceed. * After OS/2 has been installed shutdown the system. Do a cold power off boot. * Cold boot the machine with the NEXTSTEP boot diskette. * Proceed with normal NEXTSTEP install and you should get the following disk installation option screen: Type 1 to erase the entire disk and use all 667 MB ... Type 2 to set aside some space for DOS and use the rest ... Type 3 to keep existing partitions and use the 462 MB free space ... Type 4 to use the 184 MB DOS extended partition for NEXTSTEP. Type 5 for advanced options (in English only). ---> Choose option number 3 and proceed with the NEXTSTEP install * After NEXTSTEP has been installed, re-boot the machine and select 'd' from the NEXTSTEP boot manager menu to boot DOS. * When DOS has booted, run the FDISK program to set the active partition to the first partition, the BOOT Manager partition. Then exit fdisk. * Now run the DOS FDISK program again but with the following parameter: fdisk /mbr This command removes the NEXTSTEP boot manager from the DOS partition. * Now re-boot the machine and the boot manager should come up. Select OS/2 * Once OS/2 has booted, run the OS/2 FDISK program and name the NEXTSTEP partition and add it to the boot manager menu. * You should now have a machine with DOS, NEXTSTEP, OS/2 listed in the boot manager menu when the machine starts up. The boot manager defaults to the OS that was last booted. 6.20 NeXTSTEP on INTEL, KEYBOARD-ERROR ... keyboard error, Intel We installed NeXTSTEP for Intel on a P5-Board using an Adaptec A1540 SCSI-Controller. The System boots correctly. After running the kernel the keyboard is without any function. We can't use it anymore. Rebooting doesn't eliminate the error (advise from I-Guide). Well, it seems that the PS/2 Mouse driver interferes with the keyboard driver when installing on some motherboards. You have to remove the PS/2 mouse driver, then reboot, and it will work fine. I destroy the driver on our machines, so that config=Default will work properly as well. You should be able to remove the driver without reinstalling. 6.21 NS 3.2 Tseng ET4000 Video Driver doesn't work. ET4000, NS3.2 TSENG Cards often have different DACs and BIOS-Versions. It is important, that the graphics card do have the original BIOS from TSENG Laps. Otherwise, it is not possible to run NS with the 1024 x 768 resolution. 6.22 Accessing ROM monitor on Intel-System, how? ROM-Monitor, Intel On Intel you just type -s at the boot: prompt. Also try CTRL-C at the point where it hangs it might continue. This gives you single user mode. There simply is no ROM-Monitor on Intel as it is on NeXT. You do have the choice to enter a simple ROM-Debugger by choosing the appropriate option when the system hangs. 6.23 Adaptec 2940 Fast and Sync. SCSI explanation... This message is to clear up the confusion on the issue of whether or not the NEXTSTEP driver for the Adaptec 2940 PCI SCSI Host Adapter supports Fast SCSI (i.e., 10 MB/s data transfers). The Adaptec 2940 SCSI Host Adapter Driver supports Synchronous Data Transfer as well as Fast SCSI transfers. In order to enable Synchronous Data Transfer, this feature must be enabled in both the 2940's AutoSCSI program and in the NEXTSTEP Configure application, when configuring the Adaptec 2940 driver. In the AutoSCSI program, this feature is enabled in the SCSI Device Configuration menu, via the "Initiate Sync Negotiation" field. This can be enabled or disabled on a per-target basis. In the Configure application, the "Synchronous" button, if disabled, disables Synchronous Transfers for ALL targets. If enabled, the values selected in the AutoSCSI program are used to determine whether or not Synchronous Transfers occur on a per-target basis. The Synchronous Transfer data rate is determined in the 2940's AutoSCSI program, via the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field in the SCSI Device Configuration menu. "Fast SCSI" Transfers are enabled by selecting a value of 10 (i.e., 10 Megabytes/seconds) for this field. Note that if Synchronous Transfers are disabled, the "Maximum Sync Transfer Rate" field is meaningless. Also note that it is not recommended to select a value higher than 5 for a device which is in an external enclosure and connected to the 2940 via an external SCSI cable. 6.24 Do EIDE-Drives work with NEXTSTEP? EIDE Yes, a driver is included in NEXTSTEP 3.3 6.25 Anyone have a driver yet that does 8 bit color on an ET4000/w32p card? (Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB) ET4000/w32p, 8 Bit color Here's a trick that will work with 3.3 if the driver works with your adapter. You need the latest driver though. Simply select one of the 8-bit gray resolutions in Configure. Save the configuration and quit Configure. Open Instance0.table inside the driver bundle and search for BW:8 and replace it by RGB:256/8. Save the file. Restart your machine and you've got 8-bit color!!! 6.26 Does a Glidepoint pointing device work with NEXTSTEP? Glidepoint It will work nicely under NS as you don't need any driver to make it work and use the nice features that GlidePoint have, like 'double-tap' to replace left-button click and 'double-tap and slide on the pad' to replace the hold the button and move for dragging an object. 6.27 AppleTalk under NEXTSTEP/Intel? AppleTalk, Intel IPT has a product called Partner, which works fine under 3.3 and mounts AppleShare Volumes, supports AT printing etc. 6.28 Booting hangs with black screen Triton Bootoptions On some Triton based boards there seems to be a graphic problem while booting. The solution is to switch off graphic display and always boot with the '-v' option turned on (enter this at the 'boot:' prompt). If you don't get a 'boot:' prompt, or if you just want to fix things forever, you need to enter Default.table and Instance0.table in /usr/Devices/System.config and set 'BootGraphics="No"'. This has the same effect as typing '-v' at the 'boot:' prompt every time. 6.29 Why are the features of my graphic card useless? graphic card For the purposes of this discussion, I will limit my response to the manner in which DPS operates as part of the NEXTSTEP window server. DPS sometimes draws directly to the screen and sometimes to offscreen memory (buffered windows). The latter is the most common case. The former occurs only in nonretained windows and visible portions of retained windows. DPS is split into two sections: a device independent kernel and a device dependent driver layer. The driver layer is free to use graphics hardware to do its job; however there are complications. First, most graphics cards only allow you to use the hardware to draw into the framebuffer, not into system memory. This renders the hardware unusable for buffered windows. Second, the hardware must draw the same pixels that the software would draw. Often this is hard to achieve with satisfactory performance results. The DPS device primitives rely on precise pixel layout that often cannot be guaranteed using the hardware in the most straightforward manner. So, while it is theoretically possible to use graphics hardware with DPS in NEXTSTEP, it is not very practical. This should not lead you to the conclusion that all graphics cards are the same when it comes to NEXTSTEP. The speed of the system bus (ISA, EISA, PCI, VLB) is a big determinant of performance, but the internal architecture of the card itself also has a huge impact on the framebuffer memory bandwidth. I won't go into details, but some of the determinants include DRAM vs. VRAM, memory interleaving, and burst access. Other factors also influence the quality of a display card. These include the speed and stability of the RAMDAC and the supported display modes to name jsut two. 6.30 How to use MIDI without the MusicKit? MIDI MusicKit * Be sure you have an MPU-401 compatible MIDI card for the PC. * Get the Music Kit and install it. It's on the ftp servers. * Install the MIDI driver by double clicking on /LocalLibrary/Devices/Mididriver, which will add it to the system. Set the IRQ and IO port in the Configure.app. Then reboot. * If your program does not use the -ObjC flag on its link line, link against /usr/local/lib/libmusickit.a. However, if your program does use the -ObjC flag, extract the following files from libmusickit.a and link against them explicitly: mididriver\_replyServer.o mididriverUser.o mididriver\_nonMig.o * Add this line as the first line in the C file that accesses the MIDI driver: #import <musickit/midi\_driver\_compatability.h> Be sure that you do not explicitly import . This file is (conditionally) imported by . The reason for needing a separate API for Intel is that there's a structure size disparity between the 68k and Intel versions of NeXT's libsys_s. So we defined a new set of MIDI functions for the Intel driver. The header file above defines the old names to be the new names. * Change the mididriver port name from mididriver to Mididriver. Example: #if i386 #define MIDIDRIVER\_NAME "Mididriver" #else #define MIDIDRIVER\_NAME "mididriver" #endif r = netname\_look\_up(name\_server\_port, "",MIDIDRIVER\_NAME, &driverPort); This is another change to prevent conflict with the NeXT hardware driver. _________________________________________________________________ * (weiter mit 7 Storage) _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 7 - Storage Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:43:55 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid7r$pi@digifix.digifix.com> 7 STORAGE 7.1 Disktab help needed: ST15230N disktab ST15230N Seagate, ST15230 This is the /etc/disktab entry for the SEAGATE ST15230N. ST15230N_1024|SEAGATE ST15230N_1024:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#3992:nt#19:ns#59:ss#1024:rm#5411:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:hn=localhost:ro=a:\ :pa#0:sa#512000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#8:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#512000:sb#512000:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#8:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD:\ :pc#1024000:sc#716800:bc#8192:fc#1024:cc#8:dc#4096:rc#10:oc=time:\ :ic:tc=4.3BSD: \ :pd#1740800:sd#1536000:bd#8192:fd#1024:cd#8:dd#4096:rd#10:od=time:\ :id:td=4.3BSD: \ :pe#3276800:se#1150000:be#8192:fe#1024:ce#8:de#4096:re#10:oe=time:\ :ie:te=4.3BSD: 7.2 Formatting DEC DSP3105 with 1024-byte blocks. DEC, DSP3105 DPS3105, 1024 block size disktab A DEC DSP3160S was reformatted with 1024-byte blocks using the following entry in /etc/disktab (two partitions) # DEC DSP3160S DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S|DEC DSP3160S w/1024 b/sec as 2 partition:\ :ty=fixed_rw_scsi:nc#1302:nt#16:ns#75:ss#1024:rm#5403:\ :fp#160:bp#0:ng#0:gs#0:ga#0:ao#0:\ :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:r0=a:\ :pa#0:sa#744000:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#7:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\ :ia:ta=4.3BSD:\ :pb#744000:sb#818400:bb#8192:fb#1024:cb#7:db#4096:rb#10:ob=time:\ :ib:tb=4.3BSD: 7.3 My formatted disk has much less space then advertised! filesystem, overhead disk space space, disk filesystem, space Let's assume you bought a disk drive advertised with 400 MB unformatted capacity. Vendors are not consistent with the MB definition. You may have much less space less than you think you have. Which of the following did you buy? 400 * 1000 * 1000 = 400,000,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1000 = 409,600,000 bytes 400 * 1024 * 1024 = 419,430,400 bytes The disk must be formatted. This is often done by the vendor, but occasionally by the user. Formatting maps the disk into sectors. Space is reserved for the disk geometry and bad sectors. Formatting can take 10-20% of the capacity depending on the sector size. Common sector sizes are 512 and 1024. Generally, bigger sectors mean less waste. Once formatted, the UNIX file system must be created. On the NeXT, this is one of the steps performed by the BuildDisk application. It invokes the mkfs command to make a file system. This reserves space for the UNIX file system (e.g., superblocks, inode tables). This overhead can take another 2-3% of the available disk space. If you issue the df command, you may be surprised to see another 10 the available disk space has disappeared. The df command shows the total, used, and available disk space. The df units are in kbytes (1024 bytes). The sum of the used and available numbers will generally be about 10 allow the UNIX file system to be efficient in its storage allocation. If your disk fills up, only the superuser can store files in the remaining 10%. To complete the picture, here's a snapshot of what may occur: Capacity Lost/Used/Reserved Reason (in bytes) (in bytes) 419,430,000 19,430,000 Marketing hype (~5\%) 400,000,000 60,000,000 Formatting (~15\%) 340,000,000 6,800,000 UNIX file system (~2\%) 333,200,000 33,320,000 Efficiency & superuser (~10\%) 299,880,000 For more information, refer to the df and mkfs man pages. 7.4 Initialing Opticals for NeXT OD, NeXT optical disk, OD OD, initializing Do the following: /etc/mkfs /dev/rsd1a 288339 1803 2 8192 1024 12 10 60 4096 t 7.5 How to use a streamer ? streamer Using Configure.app add the SCSI streamer support driver in the "Others" config. 7.6 How to recover from an partially formatted disk? recover, disk Often people (mostly on Intel) complain about a formatted disk (sometimes partially) due to an installation process error of some other OS. There is a chance to recover most of the data. The following assumes you are on Intel, other hardware user have to handle things much less complicated, but the way is similar: * Prepare a new hard drive for booting * Don't try to repair the broken drive! * On Intel run fdisk to repartition the drive as it was before. If you are not able to do this, you are lost. Delete all evtl. new created partitions. By repartitioning, you won't loose data on the drive. * Run disk on the broken drive e.g. type disk -rsd1h. * Now scan the disk for superblocks by entereing the scan command at the interactive disk command prompt. * If your disk was partially formatted, use a higher superblock number to supply fsck with an new superblock. E.g. if a superblock was found at 3145 use fsck -b3145 -y /dev/sd1a (assuming the first partition is the broken one). * After this run, it is most important to reboot without syncing the drives! E.g. just turn off the computer without shutting down, or use the reboot -n command. * After rebooting the run fsck again, if it isn't done by the system itself. * You should be able to access the drive again now. Recovered files are placed in the /lost+found directory. _________________________________________________________________ * (weiter mit 8 Printing) _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 8 - Printing Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:44:17 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid8h$po@digifix.digifix.com> 8 PRINTING 8.1 What printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, NeXT Adding supported postscript printers is rather simple: * Get a serial cable (e.g., Macintosh to LaserWriter Plus), but check whether that works with your printer * Configure using Print Manager * Configure printer communication according to manufacturer's recommendations. (9600 baud software flow control). A sample printcap entry needs to be loaded into the netinfo database. You can use either niload printcap . , or use NetInfoManager to change the br and lp properties of your LaserJet. Using the default baud rate and /dev/ttya will also work, for most print jobs (if the printer is connected to this port). LaserJet_III: \ :note=LaserJet_III:ty=HP LaserJet III PostScript: \ :sd=/usr/spool/NeXT/LaserJet_III:lp=/dev/ttyfa: \ :lf=/usr/adm/lpd-errs:af=/usr/adm/lp.acct:br=19200:rw:fc\#0000374: \ :fs\#0000003:xc\#0:xs\#0040040:mx\#0:sf:sb:if=/usr/lib/transcript/psif: \ :of=/usr/lib/transcript/psof:gf=/usr/lib/transcript/psgf: \ :nf=/usr/lib/transcript/psnf:tf=/usr/lib/transcript/pstf: \ :rf=/usr/lib/transcript/psrf:vf=/usr/lib/transcript/psvf: \ :cf=/usr/lib/transcript/pscf:df=/usr/lib/transcript/psdf: HP printer configuration: auto cont = off (doesn't matter) I/O = serial serial=rs-232 (for LJ III only) baud rate = 19200 (or whatever baud rate you have in ni database/printcap) robust xon = on (doesn't matter) dtr polarity = hi startpage = off (doesn't matter) language=english ret = med (you choose for LJ III only) Note that if you modify the printcap this way you cannot reconfigure this particular printer entry with PrintManager. If you are using NEXTSTEP 2.0 and you use remote non-next printers, there is a bug that can be simply corrected by doing "dwrite system PrinterResolution 1" for each user trying to access non-next printers on the network. This not a problem in later NEXTSTEP versions. 8.2 What fonts can I use with NEXTSTEP? fonts Properly packaged Type 1 or 3 PostScript fonts will work with NEXTSTEP, but certain conversions may be necessary to get them to work. Freeware and shareware fonts are available on various ftp archives. There are utilities with NEXTSTEP to download fonts into postscript printers. Freeware and shareware Type 1 and 3 fonts in files Fonts-1.0-free.tar.Z and Fonts-2.0-sw.tar.Z. Each file unpacks into it's own directory. Within each directory is a ReadMe.rtf and a Makefile. See the ReadMe.rtf for more font descriptions and installation instructions. (You may also find comments in the Makefile of interest.) These packages were prepared by Doug Brenner . The same directory contains fonts Shalom (Hebrew and Yiddish in Old Style, Stick and Script typefaces, by Jonathan Brecher, shareware) and CyrillicGothic (san serif, by Jay Sekora). These were packaged by Jacob Gore to work with the Installer application. WSI-Fonts for NEXTSTEP \#1 Abstract Software POB 25045 Seattle, WA 98125-1945 Voice: 206 361 5080 info@abstractsoft.com Some fonts in Type 1 format for NEXTSTEP are also available from Y&Y: Y\&Y, 106 Indian Hill, Carlisle MA 01741 USA Voice: 800 742 4059 Voice: 508 371 3286 Fax: 508 371 2004 71172,524 on CompuServe 71172.524@compuserve.com from InterNet Trilithon Software supplies utilities to convert and install Macintosh or PC fonts to NEXTSTEP format. * MacToPfa: a Mac to NeXT font converter and installer. * PfbToPfa: a PC to NeXT font converter and installer. 8.3 How can I save my printable documents to a postscript file? PS to file Select PRINT from the main menu, then select SAVE from the resulting print panel. 8.4 How can I print only the even or odd pages of a document? odd and even pages even and odd pages duplex printing double sided print I wish print on both sides by feeding the paper through twice. We must recommend against re-using laser printed paper in your printers. The reason is that the toner which is used is not very robust, in that when heated again (which happens when you print) it can come off the other side of the paper. This causes a mess to accumulate in your printer, and probably some pretty rude things to happen. psutils from comp.sources.misc is a much better solution, and includes a lot more capabilities, plus it is being updated constantly. 8.5 How do I get banner pages on my printer output? banner There is a sample banner prologue file in /usr/lib/NextPrinter that is sent to the printer before or after the print job depending on what printer attributes are set in NetInfo. Sounds gross, but it isn't. Start up NetInfo on your printer machine. Go to the printer directory, and open up your local printer by double clicking it. Select the append property from Directory menu. Replace the name with BannerAfter (or BannerBefore if you want the banner page printed first). The select the New Value option, and put in the name of the banner prologue file. If you do not wish to do fancy customization of the file, simply put the path to the NeXT sample banner file: /usr/lib/NextPrinter/banner.pro Save out the netinfo modifications. 8.6 How do I get [la]TeX files to print correctly on non-NeXT printers? Latex TeX If you are printing to a non-NeXT printer from NeXT TeX using dvips, make sure you specify the correct resolution (300 dpi, usually), either on the command line with -D300, or in the /usr/lib/tex/config.ps file with a line that looks like : D 300 If you are printing from within TeXView, you will have to choose CustomResolution and enter the correct number (300, usually) because of the way DefaultResolution defaults to 0. 8.7 What if I have a PostScript font has not been ported to NEXTSTEP? PS-Font to NeXT Many PostScript fonts port to NEXTSTEP with little effort. The easiest case is a font generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above (a comment near the top of the file should say which program generated the font). This version of Fontographer can generate fonts "for NEXTSTEP". This means that no hacking of the font is needed, but you may need to make some adjustments to make it appear in your font panel. Suppose you were porting the font family Shalom, which consists of three faces: Old Style, Stick and Script. Here is the procedure to follow: * In a working folder of yours, create folders called: Shalom-OldStyle.font Shalom-Script.font Shalom-Stick.font Note that the font family name is to the left of the hyphen ("-"), and the typeface name is to the right and with no spaces in it. * Copy the outline font file for each typeface from wherever it is into its folder, and give it the name of the folder minus the ".font". For example, if you are doing this in a Terminal window: cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.NeXT Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.NeXT Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.NeXT Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick If you are working in Workspace Manager's File Viewer, double-click on the big fat F icon to open the font directory as a folder, then you'll be able to rename files in it. * Do the same thing with the font metric files, but make the suffix ".afm": cp /Floppy/ShalomOldStyle.AFM Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomScript.AFM Shalom-Script.font/Shalom-Script.afm cp /Floppy/ShalomStick.AFM Shalom-Stick.font/Shalom-Stick.afm * If there is a "read me" file with the font, or any other documentation, copy it into the .font folder too. For example, each of the Shalom font folders contains files ReadMe, CheatSheet.wn and Sample.wn specific to the typeface. * Edit the outline and font metric files to make them fit the NeXT AppKit's Font Panel, which is what most NextStep applications use to let you choose your font. + Editing the outline file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle: The original used "ShalomOldStyle" as the font's name, full name, and family name. We want the name to be "Shalom-OldStyle", the full name "Shalom Old Style", and family name just "Shalom". First, find the lines: /FullName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def /FamilyName (ShalomOldStyle) readonly def and change them to: /FullName (Shalom Old Style) readonly def /FamilyName (Shalom) readonly def Then, replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". + Editing the AFM file, e.g., Shalom-OldStyle.font/Shalom-OldStyle.afm. Find the lines: FullName ShalomOldStyle FamilyName ShalomOldStyle and change them to: FullName Shalom Old Style FamilyName Shalom Replace all remaining occurrences of the string "ShalomOldStyle" with "Shalom-OldStyle". Repeat this procedure for the remaining typefaces. * You now have a font family ready to be installed. If the font family is to be used by your account only, place it in /Library/Fonts (creating it if necessary): mkdirs ~/Library/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font ~/Library/Fonts buildafmdir ~/Library/Fonts If everybody on your system should have access to this font family, place it (as superuser) in /LocalLibary/Fonts: su mkdirs /LocalLibrary/Fonts mv Shalom-*.font /LocalLibrary/Fonts buildafmdir /LocalLibrary/Fonts exit That's all you need to do for fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.2 or above. This will work with all applications that use AppKit's FontPanel. FrameMaker does not, so other changes may need to be done to keep FrameMaker happy [does anybody have something to add here?]. Fonts generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or below don't work in Display PostScript as they are, because they use a memory management trick that screws everything up in a multitasking environment like DPS. However, there is a simple, though kludgy, way to make them work. The problematic trick uses a dictionary with a name like "Fog3.1" ("Casa1" in Casady & Green's fonts) in which most of the font resides. The problem is that Fontographer puts that whole dictionary into dictionary 'userdict' and expects it to stay there. DPS, however, clears out 'userdict' between tasks, including the task that loads the font and the task that uses it. This makes the font useless on the screen, and printable only by prepending the outline font file to the file you want to print and sending the result to print in one task. The fix is to move the troublesome dictionary from 'userdict' into the font dictionary itself (unlike 'userdict', the font dictionary does stick around between tasks). Perform the following changes in the outline font file (the font CyrillicGothic is used as the example): * Find the line "%%EndProlog". It will be followed by the line like this: /\$CyrillicGothic 23 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin Write down the number before 'dict' (in this case, 23). You will need it in the following step. Delete the dict definition, making the line look like this: \$CyrillicGothic begin * Go back to the beginning of the file. near the top of the font program, find the following lines: userdict/Fog3.1 known\{\{currentfile( )readstring \{(\%\%\%)eq\{exit\}if\}{pop exit\}ifelse\}loop \}if userdict begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin and replace them with these: /\$CyrillicGothic 24 dict def \$CyrillicGothic begin/Fog3.1 45 dict def Fog3.1 begin The number before 'dict' (in this case, 24) is one greater than the number you wrote down in the previous step. * Find the line that defines procedure BuildChar: /BuildChar{Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec}def and change it as follows: /BuildChar{1 index begin Fog3.1/BuildChar get exec end}def * Go to the end of the file. The last line looks like this: /CyrillicGothic findfont/EFN get Fog3.1 begin\{RF\}forall end Delete it (or comment it out by placing one or more " beginning of it). The AFM file requires one adjustment. Change the line EncodingScheme AppleStandard to EncodingScheme AdobeStandardEncoding This concludes conversion of a font generated by Fontographer version 3.1 or lower to work with NEXTSTEP. You may still need to make the changes described for version 3.2 and above, to make the font fit the NEXTSTEP font panel. 8.8 What color printers (laser or otherwise) may be used with NEXTSTEP? printer, color The (no longer sold) NeXT/Canon SCSI color printer, of course! With Dots Color, the HP DeskJet 500C can print in color today, under NEXTSTEP 2.1, and it costs significantly less than $1000 (in Germany at least). You can get more information from: d'ART Software GmbH Virchowstr. 17-19 W-2000 Hamburg 50 Germany Voice: +49 40 380 23 0 Fax: +49 40 380 23 290 software@dart.de JetPilot from Interpersonal Computer does this jobs also very well. You can get more information from: interpersonal computing GmbH Oettingenstrasse 2 W-80538 Muenchen Germany Voice: +49 89 22 28 63 Fax: +49 89 22 33 76 info@interpc.de 8.9 How can I make the Page Layout default to A4 in all applications? A4 default size Add "NXPaperType A4" in the "GLOBAL" preferences. 8.10 /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf: syntax error at line 31: `end of file' unexpected? Using lpr -t, or lpr -d causes this problem. eg: [...] cat /usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/pstf [...] Christopher Lane has pointed out 3 (three!) errors in the distributed NEXTSTEP 3.0 lpd.comm file The last change is my own. It worked for the 1 (one!) dvi file I tried. tilley\% diff lpd.comm.DIST lpd.comm 11,12c11,12 < while "x\$1" != x do < case "\$1" in --- > while test \$\# != 0 > do case "\$1" in 16c16 < -h) HOST=\$"; shift;; --- > -h) HOST=\$2; shift;; 17a18 > esac 21c22 < PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h HOST -f -" --- > PRSERVER="/usr/lib/NextPrinter/Server/prserver -p \$PRINTER -n \$USER -h \$HOST -f -" 27c28 < psdf) psbad \$FILTER \$PRINTER \$USER \$HOST | \$PRSERVER;; --- > psdf) dvips -f -D 400 -r | \$PRSERVER ;; 8.11 How to get TeX with NEXTSTEP to make proper fonts for a 600 dpi laserwriter? 600dpi TeX fonts TeX, 600dpi If you upgrade to a 600 dpi laserwriter then the version of TeX that ships with NEXTSTEP (either 2.X or 3.0) does not know about 600 dpi fonts, i.e. does not know how to make them and will instead use scaled 400 dpi ones (which look significantly worse at 600 dpi than they do at 400 dpi). Some simple modifications to a few Metafont files and rebuilding the metafont bases are all that is needed. What to do to get the 600 dpi stuff working is as follows: * Edit /usr/lib/mf/inputs/next.mf and add a laserjetIV mode. Simply copy the entire imagen mode, change the name to laserjetIV, and change the pixels_per_inch to 600. Save the changed file. * Build a new mf.base file by executing the following commands: inimf "plain; input next; dump" (as superuser): cp plain.base /usr/lib/mf/bases/mf.base * Edit /usr/lib/tex/ps/config.ps and change the `D 400' line to `D 600' (you may have `D 300' or something else if you've set up a different printer.) * Edit /usr/bin/MakeTeXPK (as superuser), adding the lines elif test $BDPI = 600 then MODE=laserjetIV right before the second `else' in the file. That should do it! You might have to (depending on how you configure NEXTSTEP for the LaserJet IV) select `custom resolution' and set the gadget to 600 in the TeXview print panel, and save Preferences. These instructions are written for an HP Laserjet IV, but they should also work for a QMS printer just fine. Finally, if you have one of these printers and work in a "mixed" environment with perhaps 400 dpi and/or 300 dpi printers that you also print to on a regular basis then you might want to consider getting Type 1 PS version of the Computer Modern fonts instead. They obviate the need for the instructions above, and the savings in disc space will be considerable since having printer fonts for several printers takes lots of room, and the file sizes for 600 dpi are quite large (the files grow roughly as D logD, where D is the resolution). These fonts are made by Blue Sky Research, and work beautifully. Y&Y software is a reseller for BSR and sells a "NEXTSTEP specific" version of them which comes with appropriate instructions and installation scripts. 8.12 How to get printer description files (PPD)? PPD, where? printer description files, PPD Adobe has a mail server and ftp site where you can get .PPD files. They are: ps-file-server@adobe.com (put "send help" in the mail body) ftp.mv.us.adobe.com 8.13 What are the Canon part numbers for ink cartridges equivalent to those NeXT's Color Printer uses? ink cartridge, Canon Canon, ink cartridge Part Numbers are: Red: BJI-643 M Yellow: BJI-643 Y Blue: BJI-643 C Black: BJI-643 Bk 8.14 JetPilot does not work with my JetDirect box, why? JetPilot, JetDirect JetDirect, JetPilot It seems, that there is a bug in the /etc/rc-script. The bootpd is given with to arguments -a -f, which are not available for the bootpd under 3.3. Make an entry in /etc/bootptab like this: \# \# host htype haddr iaddr bootfile \# printer 1 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX where * host: your given hostname for the printer (eg. picasso) * haddr: The Ethernet hardware address (Can be seen, if you press the TEST-Key on your JetDirect box. * iaddr: Is the hostaddress for the printer (eg. 192.42.172.1) Entries have to be done also in the Netinfo-database. It's like adding a new host. Insert the following line to your etc/rc.local script: \# \# Starting JetDirect-Printer configuration \# fbshow -B -I "Starting Printer initialization" -z 92 /usr/etc/bootpd -d /etc/bootptab >/dev/console 2>\&1 8.15 powering down NeXTprinter during bootup, printer still works power down, printer printer, printer down Type the following to your rc.local. \#turn off NeXT laser printer. fbshow -B -I "Powering off NeXTprinter" -z 95 if [ -f /usr/etc/nppower ]; then sleep 3 /usr/etc/nppower off (echo 'powering off NeXTprinter') >/dev/console fi This works fine... the printer powers down immediately, and is available for any app which wants it. 8.16 How to set up the HP LaserJet 4M? HP Laserjet 4M I solved the problem by building a serial cable based upon the pinouts supplied by HP in their manual. Please note that the LJIII cable does not work. In particular, pin 1 from the DIN plug must be connected to pin 6 of the DB25. I used 38500 bps on both sides, and the 600 dpi ppd. Emulex offers the NETJet network interface which speaks lpd protocol, unlike the HP unit. 8.17 Laserwriter NTX & NEXTSTEP Laserwriter NTX This are the pin assignments. Eight-pin mini DIN-8 RS-422 Port Pin Signal Description 1,3 SG Signal Ground 4 TxD+ Transmit Data + 5 TxD- Transmit Data - 8 RxD+ Receive Data + 9 RxD- Receive Data - IBM-compatible DB-25 Plug LaserWriter DB-25 Plug Signal Pin Pin Signal Shield 1 ............ 1 Shield TxD 2 ............ 3 RxD RxD 3 ............ 2 TxD RTS 4 ............ 4 RTS CTS 5 ............ 5 CTS DSR 6 ............ 8 DCD GND 7 ............ 7 GND ............ 20 DTR The other aspect is to set the DIP switch on the printer. Here are the DIP switch settings: Switch 1 Switch 2 Meaning UP UP LocalTalk---RS-232 port disabled DOWN UP Serial ports at 1200 Baud UP DOWN Serial ports at 9600 Baud DOWN DOWN RS-232 at 9600 Baud; RS-422 at 0 Baud Switches 3 and 4 can probably be ignored---they're for strange stuff like Diablo 630 and HP LaserJet emulation modes. Switch 5 Switch 6 Meaning DOWN DOWN XON/XOFF UP UP XON/XOFF DOWN UP ETX/ACK UP DOWN DSR _________________________________________________________________ * (weiter mit 9 Obsolete but still interesting?) _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: Bernhard Scholz <scholzb@informatik.uni-muenchen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: FAQ: 9 - Outdated information Date: 11 Apr 1996 03:44:58 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kid9q$pv@digifix.digifix.com> 9 OBSOLETE BUT STILL INTERESTING? This chapter contains information covered in the early days of the FAQs. It is not updated anymore. Note that with new releases of NEXTSTEP and OpenStep some information might still be useful to those, who e.g. didn't update. 9.1 Where can I get NeXT paraphernalia? Paraphernalia These parts can be ordered. NeXT T-shirts Classic NeXT logo on front $6.95 each (S-XL) 3.1 NEXTSTEP logo on front $7.95 each (M-XXL) NeXT Pencils $20.30 box of 100 NeXT Cross Pen $21.15 each NeXT Decals $75.00 box of 100 NeXT T-shirt $ 5.65 each - sizes S, M, L, XL (pre-shrunk) Turtle Neck $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Glass Mug $ 1.70 each Leather Folder $54.50 each NeXT Sweatshirt $19.20 each - sizes S, M, L, XL NeXT Tote-bag $ 6.25 each NeXT Mouse pad $ 9.67 each Orders can be taken 24 hours a day for domestic and overseas orders Contact: Hermann Marketing -------- 1400 North Price Road St. Louis, MO 63132-2308 Phone: 1 800 972 1331, 314 432 1800 Fax: 314 432 1818 Method of payment: Purchase order, check, money order, or credit card 9.2 Is there any way to change the text in the title bar of a terminal window? There is no way of changing the title bar of a Terminal.app window in 2.x; in 3.x there is. Check Preferences (Title Bar): set CustomTitle, type in the title, and hit CR (or Set Window) and voila! [From: andre@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Andre Roberge)] Actually, there is a way to change the title bar of a Terminal window in 2.x (at least in 2.1 which is what I am using). It is somewhat limited but it might be useful to some. The trick is to make a symbolic link between /bin/csh (or whichever shell one wishes to use) and a file in / named "Whatever_you_want_to_appear_in_the_title_bar". Then select this new "shell" in the terminal preference and, voila!, you'll have your terminal window with /Whatever_you..... in the title bar. You can edit Stuart's titlebar interactively from the "Window..." Inspector (Command-3). Stuart provides emulation of certain Operating System Command (OSC) sequences which can be used to modify the titlebar under subprocess control. Stuart can change the title of the current window from the command line. In Stuart is possible to get more descriptive titles by linking /usr/ucb/rsh to /usr/hosts/. Then by adding /usr/hosts to your Stuart ShellPath you can then get the hostname into the title bar: $ dwrite StuartShellPaths <various dirs>:/usr/hosts You should then type in the hostname as the shell to invoke (disable the "Shell reads .login file" for this. You can also add hosts to your .Stuartrc file: Shell=golem.ps.uci.edu SourceDotLogin=NO WinLocX=545 WinLocY=563 Lines=24 | WinLocX=76 WinLocY=833 For the localhost, link /bin/csh to /usr/hosts/, or even better /usr/local/bin/tcsh instead of using rsh. [From: Garance A Drosehn ] For what it's worth, I do this with a script called "telnet_to" and a (bash) function called "telnet_window". The function simply does a local soil_pars="-Lines 32 -Keypad YES -Reverse \ YES -Strict YES -TestExit YES"; soil -Shell "telnet_to $1" $soil_pars and the script is just: #!bin/sh /usr/ucb/telnet $* echo ' ' echo ' --> telnet exited, press enter to close window.' read -r Waste_Var exit 0 This has a number of advantages, not the least of which being that I can pop up a "telnet_window" to anywhere. I don't have to create links for each host (though I do create aliases for the most common hosts), and I can type "telnet_window" (or, e.g., "tel_aix") as a unix command. Also, if I lose the connection suddenly then the window stays around until I get a chance to see what happened. I use telnet instead of rsh because I generally connect to hosts which won't accept rsh's. 9.3 I can't get my pictures in OmniWeb OmniWeb You have to install the OmniImage.service in your /Library/Services or /LocalLibrary/Services (This is also a nice way to get pictures converted in other applications as well. You can ftp this from ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de 9.4 How do I remap the and | keys on my keyboard? Keyboard NeXT introduced a new keyboard configuration with the 040 products. The | keys which had been located on the main keyboard was moved to the numeric keypad. Many users have since complained about it, and a work around is to remap these keys using the demo application Keyboard (/NextDeveloper/Demos/Keyboard), Mike Carlton's keyboardfix program: ftp.cs.orst.edu:/pub/next/sources/next-interface/keyboardfix.tar.Z ...which lets you put these keys on shift-return or shift-delete. One can hope that there will be a choice of keyboards in the future. 9.5 How do I stop NeXTMail/Sendmail adding &Mcirc;s onto the end of lines? Sendmail In /etc/sendmail.cf make this change: [old code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, [new code] ##### UUCP Mailer specification ##### Muucp, P=/usr/bin/uux, F=msDFMhuU, S=13, R=23, E=\n, This has been fixed in 3.1, and the default mailhost sendmail is UUCP oriented. 9.6 Why does NEXTSTEP 1.0 hang a few seconds after attempting to boot? Boot hang, NS1.0 Release 1.0 contains a bug that can corrupt the kernel /odmach if a user attempts to launch /odmach from the browser. The solution is to copy a clean /odmach from another NeXT system. Be sure to change the permissions of the newly installed /odmach to remove execute permissions to prevent future occurrences of the same problem. Release 1.0a and beyond do not have this problem. It is possible for the sdmach to get corrupted in the same way. Boot from the OD, copy an uncorrupted version of the kernel to the hard disk, and remove the execute bits from sdmach. 9.7 Modem hangs under NS2.0 by incoming calls modem calls, incoming There is a bug in the serial driver which causes getty to get stuck. The situation arises after a successful uucico connection, subsequent connections via modem will get a connection with the modem, but no login prompt. This is caused by getty hanging. A simple work around is to have a process run in cron to reset the getty every 15 minutes: #! /bin/sh -u PIDS=`ps -ax | bm getty | grep -v bm | awk '{print $1}'` kill -TERM $PIDS Of course trying to connect when the script is running will not allow you to connect, try again a minute later. This fix will not affect on-going UUCP or interactive connections. This will probably be fixed in the next kernel release. This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases. 9.8 NS2.0 doesn't recognize /LocalApps path /LocalApps, NS2.0 Workspace has its own internal application path. In 2.0 /LocalApps was omitted. Improv needs to have /LocalApps in the Workspace path if you have Improve installed in /LocalApps. The work around in 2.0 only is: dwrite Workspace ApplicationPaths "~/Apps:/LocalApps:/NextApps: \ /NextDeveloper/Apps:/NextAdmin:/NextDeveloper/Demos" This bug is corrected in NEXTSTEP 2.1 and later releases. _________________________________________________________________ This document was converted from LaTeX using Karl Ewald's latex2html.
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4js2ph$9t@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4js2ph$9t@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 11 Apr 1996 16:43:30 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjqti$7q6@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
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From: prasad@mcs.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP - Immediate - Detroit, MI Date: 11 Apr 1996 16:41:04 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjqp0$7pm@digifix.digifix.com> JOB OPENNINGS: IMMEDIATE NEED There are several positions for Next developers available at Synergy Computer Solutions Inc. These positions are to be filled ASAP. The positions require 1) a good knowledge of Relational Databases. 2) exp. with app kit / db kit and EOF Salary based on experiance. Attractive packages and incentives will be offered. Note: All positions are based in Detriot. MI To Apply send resume to Synergy Computer Solutions Inc. 34577 Bunkerhill Farmington Hills, MI 48331 Phone: (810)553-6653 or FAX to (810)553-6288
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Offers MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs Date: 11 Apr 1996 16:43:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjqt1$7pu@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: David Martel, Pangea Corporation 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944 info@pangea.com PANGEA OFFERS MINDSHARE 2.0 STARTER PACKS PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 2, 1996 -- To celebrate the announcement of MindShare 2.0, the Enterprise Messaging solution for OpenStep, Pangea Corporation is offering Starter Packs. MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs are available for the next 30 days with savings of 65% off the list price. "Now is the best time to order MindShare," said Peter J. Park, president of Pangea Corporation. "Companies can't afford to miss this chance to exponentially increase team performance with the finest groupware collaboration tool for OpenStep." Not a stripped down version, Starter Packs are a fully-functional version of the newly released MindShare 2.0. A 10-user Starter Pack license is available for $243 per seat -- a substantial savings off the list price of $695. Starter Pack prices are available for a limited time through May 2, 1996. This offer is valid only through direct purchase from Pangea Corporation and must be obtained directly from the Internet. For more information about MindShare 2.0 and Starter Packs, send e-mail to info@pangea.com, or call 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944. About Pangea Corporation Pangea delivers collaboration solutions world-wide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pangea is the leading supplier of custom and shrinkwrap groupware messaging solutions for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Pangea Corporation, Pangea, and MindShare are trademarks of Pangea Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. **********
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Ships MindShare 2.0 Date: 11 Apr 1996 16:43:24 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjqtc$7q4@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release Contact: David Martel, Pangea Corporation 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944 info@pangea.com PANGEA SHIPS MINDSHARE 2.0 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, APRIL 2, 1996 -- Pangea Corporation is now shipping MindShare 2.0, the Enterprise Messaging solution for OpenStep. The powerful groupware collaboration tool has been enhanced with electronic mail and Shared Mailboxes for a true enterprise solution. MindShare 2.0 is designed to increase team collaboration and performance into superior solutions and products. What Two MindShare 2.0 Beta Customers Say "We have already rolled out MindShare to over 1500 people around the world. Our lawyers have gained real benefits from the use of MindShare discussions, which allow them to exchange ideas and know-how far more effectively than regular e-mail." ---Charlie Richards, Linklaiters & Paines "Shared Mailboxes have improved the efficiency of our Top Accounts customer service group in handling the hundreds of messages received daily. Thanks to MindShare, our team has been able to save hours of processing time which lets them focus on serving customers better." ---Eric Westlund, Skyway Freight Systems Why MindShare? -- Maximize object re-use -- Reduce meetings -- Produce better code faster -- Manage mountains of incoming mail with Shared Mailboxes -- Replicate messages over networks and the Internet -- Increase team performance -- Build a corporate knowledge base FREE Demo Get the MindShare 2.0 Demo at any of these sites: ftp://ftp.pangea.com/pub/Demo/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/productivity/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/groupware/MindShareDemo.2.0.NIHS.tar.gz Pricing and Availability **SPECIAL LIMITED PRICE** From now until May 2, 1996, MindShare will be specially priced at $495 per seat -- a savings of 30% off the list price of $695. Quantity and educational discounts are available. Pangea is also offering 10-user Starter Packs for $243 per seat. See the Starter Pack press release for more details. As always, MindShare servers are FREE. MindShare 2.0 is a multi-architecture binary available for Motorola, Intel, Hewlett-Packard and SPARC. Clients require NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Servers require NEXTSTEP 3.3. Contact Pangea today to find out how MindShare 2.0 can increase team performance and produce superior solutions. For more information about MindShare 2.0 and Starter Packs, send electronic mail to info@pangea.com, or call 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944. About Pangea Corporation Pangea delivers collaboration solutions world-wide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pangea is the leading supplier of custom and shrinkwrap groupware messaging solutions for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Pangea Corporation, Pangea, and MindShare are trademarks of Pangea Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. **********
From: sl@skynet.oph.rwth-aachen.de (Stefan Leuker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Xnext beta released Date: 11 Apr 1996 17:06:47 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjs97$82b@digifix.digifix.com> The Xnext beta release packages have been uploaded to the PEANUTS archive. They can be obtained via ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/X11/server/Xnext / Here is the Xnext readme: --- cut here -------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the official Xnext distribution! This is the (beta) release of Xnext, an X server for all NEXTSTEP platforms. An X screen that's realised as a window in the common NEXTSTEP UI makes it possible for you to start X11R6 applications on your system (or to display X apps that are running on a remote system). Xnext consists of the following NEXTSTEP packages: Xnext-dist.pkg X11R6 executables and manual pages. Xnext-fonts.pkg X11R6 fonts and bitmap data. Xnext-server.pkg Xnext server executable. Xnext-libs.pkg Xnext development kit. Xnext-man-include.pkg X11R6 manual pages and header files. You need the Xnext-fonts.pkg and the Xnext-server.pkg to success- fully run Xnext. The Xnext-dist.pkg contains additional xapps. If you like to compile your own xapps, you need the Xnext-libs.pkg and the Xnext-man-include.pkg which contain the "Xnext development kit". THIS IS A BETA RELEASE when it comes to the server and part of the libraries. So if you discover a bug, please inform the author (see below for eMail/snailmail address). Xnext is shareware -- if you want to use the software, you have to buy it. The registration fee is US$20 (or 30DM, if you like). Please contact me for details or fill out the registration form. Stefan Leuker Grefrather Strasse 4 41334 Nettetal GERMANY eMail: leuker@POOL.informatik.rwth-aachen.de Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 by Stefan Leuker
From: Nicole Overson <Nicole_Overson@next.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT at Internet World Date: 11 Apr 1996 17:08:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjscq$82o@digifix.digifix.com> Steve Jobs Outlines Future of the Web in Keynote at Spring Internet World '96 San Jose, California April 30 - May 2 Members of the media are invited to join NeXT Software, a leading producer of custom application development software for the Internet and Enterprise, at Spring Internet World April 30 - May 2 1996 and experience how NeXT separates hype from reality. On Tuesday evening at 5:45 pm, Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO will take the stage for a special keynote entitled The Future of the Web . Jobs will highlight NeXT's shipping technologies and professional services for Internet/ Intranet development and announce real world customer solutions that affect everyday life. NeXT will demonstrate how organizations can achieve competitive advantage by leveraging their business to the Web on the show floor in Booth #A308. NeXT media briefings will be hosted in Booth #C217. Spring Internet World '96 San Jose Convention and Civic Centers Tuesday, April 30 5:45 p.m. Keynote Address Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO, NeXT "The Future of the Web" Civic Auditorium Tuesday, April 30 - Thursday, May 2 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. NeXT Software Booths Live Demos of WebObjects and Theater Booth # A308 San Jose Civic Center
From: "Carolyn Muszynski" <carolynm_cma@msn.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Positions - Technical Architecture Group Date: 11 Apr 1996 17:17:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kjstd$85r@digifix.digifix.com> We are still seeking members for our technical Architecture group. As a member of this group you will create and implement the vision for bringing together software objects from each of four separate development groups, with the goal of developing a common object library. This will include research and development of object oriented methodologies, tools to support methodologies and general framework development, design and develop reuse frameworks, and evaluate third party tools as needed to support changing needs. The group is also responsible for specifying conversion to OPENSTEP technologies as well as on going conversion to reuse frameworks internally developed. These positions demands a person that has a passion for technology. We ask that potential candidates have working knowledge of the NeXTSTEP development environment and a conceptual understanding of and implementation experience in object-oriented concepts and paradigms. We have Sr. and Jr. level development positions open in this group and management level open in others. Please note that these are permanent positions. We provide full benefits and are willing to relocate; however, at this time we are limited to working with candidates who are either permanent residents or citizens of the United States. If you are interested in joining our organization please contact; Carolyn Muszynski phone:312-372-2900 ext. 2 fax: 312-372-2901 email: carolynm_cma@msn.com I look forward to hearing from you!
From: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NEXTVegas2.0 now available Date: 12 Apr 1996 17:10:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kmgs6$m2e@digifix.digifix.com> NEXTVegas version 2.0 now available by anonymouse ftp! Announcing the availability of the latest version of the extreamely popular freeware casino game NEXTVegas. This is a fairly major upgrade from version 1.01. NEXTVegas is a casino-simulation game with dynamically loading game modules including Blackjack and Craps. This upgrade features a new way of displaying chips in betting areas, a re-designed player window, drag-and-drop, saved preferences for all modules, and major upgrades to the Blackjack module. NEXTVegas comes with six game modules (Baccarat, Blackjack, Craps, Klondike, Red Dog, and Video Poker). Hopefully, there will be more modules available in the future... NEXTVegas is available by anonymous ftp at: ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegas2.0.NI.tar.Z And should also be available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NEXTVegas2.0.NI.tar.Z And later... ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/games/NEXTVegas2.0.NI.tar.Z NEXTSTEP 3.x is required. The binary distribution is compiled for both Motorola and Intel hardware and takes up about 4.45 MB of disk space. People who are interested in writting modules and who need access to the source code should write me. /Fuji/mark/Apps> sum NEXTVegas2.0.NI.tar.Z 21416 2571 /Fuji/mark/Apps> Changes since version 1.01: NEXTVegas.app * Drag-and-drop fully implemented!!! (Not all modules utilize this feature). * New ChipPile class - chips stack on tables * New Player Window format -- displays how many $1, $5, $25, $50, and $100 chips the player has. * The "Default" chip and "Variable" chip have been removed. * New file format for player files (can't use 1.01 player files - sorry!) * Shoes automatically display number of decks and number of cards left in the shoe. * Select a player by typing COMMAND+n, where n is the players tag * Select a chip for the current player by typing 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 on keyboard. * Bet by dragging chips from your window, or by mousing down on the appropriate area on the table (as before). * A new system for saving module's preferences. Baccarat.nvgame * Preferences are saved in user's defaults database. * Drag-and-drop enabled. * Updated for NEXTVegas 2.0 Blackjack.nvgame * Players can play multiple hands by "owning" betting areas on the table. * An amount can be set for each hand that is automatically bet for the owning player when their hand loses. * Option for each player to have winnings automatically removed and returned to them. * Players can ask the dealer for advice -- will tell player what to do with their hand (split, hit, stand, double, or surrender). * Preference option to control when deck is shuffled. * Preference option to allow players to better hand after splitting aces. * Preference option to set a time for the dealer to pause before clearing the cards from the table (or not to clear at all). * Preference option to have dealer always give advice. * "No" and "Yes" buttons on Insurance panel reversed so you don't have to use the mouse to decline to purchase insurance. * Drag-and-drop enabled. * Preferences are saved in user's defaults database * Updated for NEXTVegas 2.0 * Bug Fix: Dealer has Blackjack, player has 21 -- no longer a "push". * Bug Fix: Splitting Aces produces correct hand totals. Craps.nvgame * Can drag chips all over the place. * Preferences are saved in user's defaults database * Updated for NEXTVegas 2.0 Klondike.nvgame - NEW! * Solitaire game. $52 to play, $5 won per card placed in foundation piles. * Drag-and-drop enabled (CardSet). * Preferences controls if player draws three cards indefinately, or 1 card for only three passes. RedDog.nvgame * Preferences are saved in user's defaults database * Drag-and-drop enabled. * Updated for NEXTVegas 2.0 VideoPoker.nvgame * Preferences are saved in user's defaults database * Updated for NEXTVegas 2.0 It is my goal to write more modules for the game, and I encourage others to do the same. Texas Hold 'em, Pai Gao anyone? Please check out the game and let me know what you think. Any and all feedback is appreciated! Legal Disclaimer: NEXTVegas is intended for amusement only!
From: Chris Saldanha <csaldanh@mae.carleton.ca> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Fortunate 1.0, a BSD fortune front-end Date: 14 Apr 1996 16:56:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4krops$du3@digifix.digifix.com> Fortunate v1.0 has been uploaded to computerActive's FTP site. http://www.computerActive.on.ca/cAi/software/ ftp://ftp.computerActive.on.ca/pub/software/Fortunate1.0.NIHS.bs.tar.gz. >From the README: --------------- This is Fortunate v1.0, a NeXTSTEP front-end to BSD fortune. Fortunate displays a fortune (obtained from the command-line fortune) in a NeXTSTEP window, with simple menu options to change fortunes, and copy the current fortune into the pasteboard. This program is in the Public Domain (except for bits of the source which fall under the MiscKit license) and includes full source, and a quad-FAT binary. It was built under NeXTSTEP 3.3, but should run under 3.2 or even 3.0, since there's nothing too fancy going on in the source. For < 3.3, you will likely need to thin the binary down to your architectures, using the lipo(1) program, or rebuild it. The file README.rtf in the distribution describes the program in detail. --Chris
From: briman101@aol.com (BriMan101) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: New York & London - Leverage your NeXT skills - See the World! Date: 14 Apr 1996 16:56:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kroqc$du9@digifix.digifix.com> Our client, one of the world's leading user of NeXT technology is currently building a new team of NeXT developers. You will be responsible for developing a completely new Derivatives system using Objective-C/EOF/Sybase and OpenStep/WindowsNT. Work with some of the NeXT-Worlds most experienced professionals. The ideal candidate will have 1 to 3 years experience developing in Obj-C/NeXT, possess a B.S or M.S degree, and be willing to re-locate to the NY/NJ or London, England, or already live in those locations. These are the best positions we have advertised for, for NeXT people, in over 2 years. This is truly an outstanding career opportunity and a chance to see the world (London, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Milan, The Cayman Islands and Sao Paulo). Salaries start at $60k and all packages include bonuses and excellent benefits. My client WILL consider VISA SPONSORSHIP. Contact: Brian Mitchell Datacom Technology Group Inc 212-629-5720 212-629-3374(FAX)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 131 - Articles posted since April 08 1996 Date: 15 Apr 1996 04:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4kshk7$hep@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 131 Postings since: April 08 1996 [4246] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4247] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4248] PRESS RELEASE: Problems Downloading MindShare Demo with Opener and Omniweb 2.0.1 [4249] PRESS RELEASE: ForeignControls - an EOF extension - uploaded to major ftp sites [4250] PRESS RELEASE: Optimal Object, Inc. is now shipping Twin Head P120 Notebooks. [4251] JOB: NEXTSTEP C and C++ Developers Needed [4252] JOB: NeXT Work - New York & London [4253] SUBMISSION: source to scan.app [4254] SUBMISSION: EnhanceMail 1.3 has been released [4255] FAQ: Overview/Contents [4256] FAQ: 1 - Introduction [4257] FAQ: 2 - General Information [4258] FAQ: 3 - What is... [4259] FAQ: 4 - Miscellaneous Information [4260] FAQ: 5 - Black (NeXT) Hardware [4261] FAQ: 6 - White (Intel) Hardware [4262] FAQ: 7 - Storage [4263] FAQ: 8 - Printing [4264] FAQ: 9 - Outdated information [4265] JOB: NEXTSTEP - Immediate - Detroit, MI [4266] PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Offers MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs [4267] PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Ships MindShare 2.0 [4268] SUBMISSION: Xnext beta released [4269] NeXT at Internet World [4270] JOB: NEXTSTEP Positions - Technical Architecture Group [4271] SUBMISSION: NEXTVegas2.0 now available [4272] SUBMISSION: Fortunate 1.0, a BSD fortune front-end [4273] JOB: New York & London - Leverage your NeXT skills - See the World! If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-131/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-131.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-131 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 15 Apr 1996 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ksig9$hur@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 15 Apr 1996 04:15:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4ksigg$hur@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Daniel Green <dang@fnbc.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: COSGiL meeting Wednesday May 1st - WebObjects Product Family Update Date: 15 Apr 1996 16:31:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4kubmn$qd1@digifix.digifix.com> COSGiL, The downtown Chicago OpenStep Group in the Loop, a NEXTSTEP/OpenStep User Group, is having a meeting at First Chicago NBD on Wednesday, May 1st, 1996. Rich Flewelling from NeXT Software, Inc. <http://www.next.com/> will be demonstrating the shipping version of WebObjects <http://www.next.com/WebObjects/>, discussing WebObjects products and their capabilities, and showing the development of an application using WebObjects Enterprise. As usual, we'll cover the latest and greatest OpenStep info and rumors. Post-meeting discussion and activities begin promptly after 8:00pm at the Berghoff pub, 17 W. Adams Street. WHERE: First Chicago NBD Corporation One First National Plaza 18th floor Conference Room (Dearborn Street Side) Chicago, Illinois WHEN: Wednesday, May 1st, 1996 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM WHAT: WebObjects Product Family Update CONTACT: Daniel Green First Chicago NBD Corporation <dang@cmg.fcnbd.com> (312)732-5532
From: osg@onramp.net (Glenda ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Opportunity for NeXT OOA/D Date: 16 Apr 1996 15:50:38 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4l0tme$6ei@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT PROCESS MENTORS Object Systems Group is a OO technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations. These clients have already made the commitment to move to objects. That means that we can offer you the opportunity to build robust infrastructures, develop good designs, and direct state of the art implementations for large scale OO projects. Because OSG has a proven successful OO process and a reputation for excellence, we can keep you progressing in OO technology while you are making contractors wages. We currently have assignments in the NE for April, May, and June in the following areas: CHIEF PROCESS MENTORS Minimum 5 years total experience with 1 year NeXTStep, and Objective C. This person will be the lead Methodologist for a group of Process Mentors. They will participate in the development of Object Models to Persistence Models and will educate team members in process, methods, techniques, and in tool usage. If you or someone you know might be interested in cutting edge work, please contact me either by e-mail or sending your resume to osg@onramp.net, US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax it to 214-742-5847.
From: Mark DeBruyn <mld@nomos.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Positions Available at NOMOS Corporation Date: 16 Apr 1996 16:52:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4l119s$7t9@digifix.digifix.com> NOMOS Career Opportunities BIRDS OF A FEATHER? Throughout the world of high technology medical products, NOMOS is soaring. As the developer of the PEACOCK Planning and Treatment System for radiation therapy, NOMOS is becoming recognized for employing some of the best software engineers and technicians in the business. Now we are looking for more top professionals who can help us reach new heights. If you have solid problem solving and communications skills, and thrive in a team-oriented environment, consider joining us for the following position. note: NOMOS uses the NEXTSTEP user interface system and high performance compute engines in a distributed process environment. Position: C++ Programmer Implement software systems to provided specifications. May prepare program documentation and materials for users. Will be expected to explore domains outside of current experience. Qualifications/Competencies BA or BS in Computer Science or related discipline 1 to 4 years of programming experience Must know C++ or have especially strong background in C Knowledge of MS-DOS/ Windows or UNIX Knowledge of some of the following is desirable: Graphics programming, medical imaging, neurology, radiation therapy, clinical experience, NextStep development, networks Position: C++ Senior Programmer Design and develop software systems from high level problem descriptions. Perform production grade application development. Design and implement significant portions of product. Develop specs and documentation for sections of the product. Implement both product code and associated module test code. Prototype and develop designs for implementing new features. Qualifications/Competencies BA or BS in Computer Science or related discipline. 3 to 6 years of commercial programming/systems engineering experience. Must know C++ or have especially strong background in C and OOPL. Proficient with graphics/GUI. Knowledge of MS-DOS/ Windows or UNIX. Knowledge of some of the following is desirable: medical imaging, neurology, radiation therapy, clinical experience, NextStep development, networks, Objective C Position: Technical Support Specialist Provide telephone and on-site technical support for the NOMOS product line, related to UNIX and network applications Trouble shoot system level problems remotely (or on-site as required) Provide support for product installations, software upgrades and system level problem resolution Provide system administration, setup and instructions to customers in the operation and support of NOMOS products Diagnose customer problems Gather information/data required to replicate problem for evaluation and correction Provide answers and solutions to customer questions Interface with software engineering to solve more complex customer problems Provide assistance to other technical support representatives in the work group Provide technical training to other NOMOS personnel Qualifications/Competencies BS Computer Science or equivalent experience Three or more years experience in UNIX and network environments Two or more years customer service experience Systems administration experience in networked UNIX systems environment including system and network troubleshooting Experience with Sun 'Solaris" platform is a plus Communications skills (verbal and written) Strong problem solving/analysis skills Customer relations skills Organization/Multi-tasking skills NOMOS offers a superior wage and benefit package including health insurance, stock options, and a challenging, entrepreneurial environment. Forward your resume-indicating position of interest to: Human Resources, NOMOS Corporation, 2591 Wexford-Bayne Road, Suite 400, Sewickley, PA 15143. No phone calls, please. NOMOS is an equal opportunity employer. Or, respond to mdebruyn@nomos.com.
From: info@blacksmith.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/UNIX System Administrator Needed Date: 18 Apr 1996 16:30:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4l68ou$3ad@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: UNIX System Administrator Needed! Hiring Immediately! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the fastest growing software development companies in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market, is immediately hiring a Unix System Administrator for its corporate headquarters. The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily management of the company's network and get exposure to the powerful NEXTSTEP/OpenStep object-oriented development environment. Every resume meeting minimum qualifications will be considered! Job Requirements: - B.S. in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience - Minimum of 1 year professional Unix System Administration Experience - Experience with designing and implementing networks (especially Ethernet networks) - Experience with networking and configuring Intel hardware - Working knowledge of concepts like TCP/IP networking, network management and routers - Good understanding of Unix - Good organizational skills - NEXTSTEP system administration experience a plus - Solaris system administration a plus - DOS/Windows/WindowsNT system administration experience a plus - Oracle and/or Sybase database administration experience a plus As the corporate system administrator, the successful candidate will: - Maintain a Unix Network (mostly running NeXTSTEP) for developers and users - Perform backups - Add new user accounts - Provide general user support - Purchase and set up hardware (computers, printers, modems, etc.) - Install and maintain software, software licenses, tech. support agreements, etc. - Keep the network stable and running and well-documented - Maintain remote access to network - Work closely with a team of talented NEXTSTEP developers - Work in an environment that is flexible, relaxed and technically challenging Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. The company delivers its expertise through its four divisions: Commercial Products; Consulting Services; Developer Training and Web Services. BLaCKSMITH employees are considered to be the company's most valuable asset. Learn more about BLaCKSMITH by visiting its web site at http://www.blacksmith.com. Resumes are being accepted immediately. For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com BLaCKSMITH is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Eric Tremblay <eric@CAM.ORG> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: The Walnut Creek Trio Date: 21 Apr 1996 00:10:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lccfk$9iv@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1-800-786-9907 The Walnut Creek Trio Walnut Creek, Calif., April 20, 1996 - This is just a little update of what's currently going on at Walnut Creek CDROM with our support for NEXTSTEP. We are supporting NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP 100%. In the past two month we introduced a new product called Font Garden for NEXTSTEP and we also started the new Nebula NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP ftp archive. Which shows our commitment to the platform. Here's a small recap of The Walnut Creek Trio 1- Nebula NEXTSTEP/OpenStep FTP Archive The Nebula ftp archive at ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/nebula/ is one of the largest collections of Quad FAT applications for NEXTSTEP. This site offers a very large collection of applications most of them including source code. The layout of the archive is based on the layout of the Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM which makes it easy to locate the application that you are looking for. You can also access the ftp archive using the web at http://www.cdrom.com. ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/nebula/ 2- Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM for NEXTSTEP The third edition of the largest collection of applications presently available for NEXTSTEP in categories such as utilities, games, general productivity. Also included are graphics files in TIFF, PostScript, GIF, and Login Panels, as well as a large collection of fonts and sounds. Programmers will be happy to note that almost all the applications onthe disc comes with complete source code making the Nebula a valuable reference for NeXTSTEP programmers. A central index is included which can be used with Digital Librarian to quickly locate the file you're looking for. This disc is in Quad-Fat format, so it will work on any platform. (Intel, Black , HP PA-RISC and SPARC) Nebula Web Page: http://www.cdrom.com/titles/nebula.html 3- Font Garden CDROM/Book for NEXTSTEP A professional collection of 500 fonts for NEXTSTEP. Font Garden comes with a full sized book to be used as a reference guide. It displays the basic characters of each font found on the disc. In this special NEXTSTEP edition, the fonts were converted into native NEXTSTEP fonts. Simply drag and drop the fonts into your Fonts directory. $39.95 Font Garden Web Page: http://www.cdrom.com/titles/fontgarden_ns.html For more information contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 1 800 786-9907 +1 510 947-5996 +1 510 947-1644 FAX info@cdrom.com or eric@cdrom.com (Electronic Mail) Walnut Creek CDROM markets a wide range of CDROM products for a variety of platforms . All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners --- -- Eric "E.T." eric@cdrom.com
From: Torrey McMahon <tm8025a@mailhost.soc.american.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSIONS: Bind 4.9.3pl1 and Apache 1.0.5 Date: 21 Apr 1996 16:56:50 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4le7ei$j7t@digifix.digifix.com> I have recently uploaded a newer version of the Apache WWW server. It fixes a security hole and is compiled with some more modules added to it. Check the readme file for more info. The peanuts version is in transition but should eventually find its way to the spot below: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/apache_1.0.5.bd.NIHS.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/apache_1.0.5.bd.NIHS.README ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Network/www/programs/apache_1.0.5.bs.NIHS.gnutar.gz ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Network/www/programs/apache_1.0.5.bs.NIHS.README I have also uploaded a newer, "fixed for NeXT (I hope)", version of BIND. Not only does it have the latest patch but I have fixed a few of the makefiles that I missed before and now it should install into the correct places. Make sure you read the README files before installing! The peanuts version is in transition but should eventually move to the spot below: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/tools/bind-4.9.3pl1.NIHS.bd.gnutar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/tools/bind-4.9.3pl1.NIHS.bd.README ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Unix/network/system/bind-4.9.3pl1.NIHS.bd.gnutar.gz ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Unix/network/system/bind-4.9.3pl1.NIHS.bd.README Please e-mail me if you have any problems. Torrey McMahon American University School of Communication System Administrator, WebMaster, Security Consultant
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 132 - Articles posted since April 15 1996 Date: 22 Apr 1996 04:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4lf086$msc@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 132 Postings since: April 15 1996 [4275] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4276] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4277] MEETING: COSGiL meeting Wednesday May 1st - WebObjects Product Family Update [4278] JOB: Opportunity for NeXT OOA/D [4279] JOB: Positions Available at NOMOS Corporation [4280] PRESS RELEASE: aCupOfCoffee 1.2 beta with demo of aCupOfCoffePro [4281] PRESS RELEASE: Target Development Announces Release 4.0 of ReportPalette for EOF [4282] NeXT Software Announces Object Solutions Tour [4283] PRESS RELEASE: SmartSoft, Inc. Announces Stronghold: The Apache-SSL-US for NEXTSTEP [4284] JOB: NEXTSTEP/UNIX System Administrator Needed [4285] JOB: DreamWorks seeks OO Web Developers [4286] PRESS RELEASE: The Walnut Creek Trio [4287] SUBMISSIONS: Bind 4.9.3pl1 and Apache 1.0.5 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-132/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-132.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-132 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 22 Apr 1996 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4lf149$mva@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 22 Apr 1996 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4lf14e$mva@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <Michael_Gabrys@tellurium.sf.ca.us> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BANG General Meeting, Thursday April 25th Date: 22 Apr 1996 02:17:52 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lf8ah$o86@digifix.digifix.com> **** ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, April 25th, 7:00pm Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: General Meeting - NEXTSTEP IMAGE ARCHIVE Join us to see what's NeXT at THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Robert MacKimmie will talk about the thousands of archival photographs the Society has cataloged in the ultra cool IMAGE CURATOR application. A real world NEXTSTEP site! DON'T MISS IT! Monthly meetings are free and open to the public, and usually held on the 4th Thursday of the month at the SLAC auditorium in Menlo Park. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA * NEXTSTEP Announcements * TECH Q&A (Incl. WebObjects) * CHS PRESENTATION * RAFFLE and SCHMOOZING After the program, join us for dinner at a nearby restaurant. Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 (415) 327-BANG Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: suckow@uropax.contrib.de (Ralf Suckow) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: aCupOfCoffee 1.2 beta 3 Date: 22 Apr 1996 16:37:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lgqlo$12b@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION: aCupOfCoffee 1.2 beta 3 ------------------------------------- melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin e-mail: suckow@contrib.de Koenigswinterstrasse 12 fax: (+4930) 5030 595 10318 Berlin, Germany New beta release of aCupOfCoffee 1.2 uploaded to the archives. aCupOfCoffee is a Java Interface Builder for Sun's Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT), implemented as palette for the NEXTSTEP InterfaceBuilder. BUGS FIXES: BOXES work better on Win95 now. A workaround has been found to make boxes draw correctly on Win95 at least the first time. The OneBox and TwoBoxes examples work reliable now, including resizing and repainting. There is a bug in the Windows95 Java AWT implementation that makes custom components to be displayed at wrong places. This occures when too many Canvases (like the Box class) are placed in one window. So the AllBoxes test (with 28 boxes) paints correctly the first time, but does still not repaint correctly on Win95. MAKING JAVA or TESTING INTERFACE does not set the document to "edited" anymore. DELETING CustomObjects, CustomComponents in aCupOfCoffeePro, or the Coffeemaker, while the Attributes Inspector is active, does not crash InterfaceBuilder anymore. The software has been submitted to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/resources/palettes/aCupOfCoffee.1.2b3.NIHS.b.tar.gz and ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/aCupOfCoffee.1.2b3.NIHS.tar.gz Ralf Suckow Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. aCupOfCoffee is a trademark of melonSoft Ralf Suckow Berlin. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
From: info@prdgm.com (pri) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Technical Training in Los Altos, CA Date: 24 Apr 1996 02:45:03 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lkilf$gd8@digifix.digifix.com> POSITION: Technical Trainer Paradigm Research Inc. (PRI) provides the training and mentoring necessary to introduce new technologies into existing business environments. Located in the heart of the Silicon Valley, PRI works with leading technology vendors creating successful corporate adoption strategies for new technologies. Paradigm Research applies these strategies to reduce the risk involved in a company's transition from traditional software practices to specific technology solutions. We have established training relationships with Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Netscape Communications and many other industry leaders. PRI is looking for positive individuals, who possesses a strong desire to grow and change with PRI. The Technical Trainer position demands an individual who is versatile and comfortable with the rapidly changing environment of the Valley. This individual must learn and adopt to new technologies quickly. A Technical Trainer must also be able to teach and organize technical information into a clear and concise presentation. A Technical Trainer will be expected to consult with other members of the PRI staff in the design and development of projects and processes, and will be expected to implement those projects and processes independently. Preferred Qualifications and Background: * BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience * Teaching and/or professional training experience * An understanding of one ore more of the following technologies: Object oriented programming, Relational databases, Distributed Computing, Operating Systems * Strong verbal and written communications skills * Proven ability to work within time constraints. * Ability to initiate improvements and solutions by collecting and analyzing available data * Proven ability to learn new technologies quickly, and apply this knowledge to products, consulting or training. * Experience with object oriented analysis and design and web technology is a plus The ideal candidate should have experience in an object-oriented language such as C++, Java, SmallTalk, Objective-C, Delphi There are several career paths for an individual in the Technical Trainer position. The PRI environment allows individuals to wear many different hats and have a large impact on the direction of the company. We are looking for individuals who have a drive to excel. Send Resumes To: Hiring Manager Paradigm Research, Inc. 4546 El Camino Real, Suite O Los Altos, CA 94023 Voice:(415)988-8585 Fax:(415)949-3942 email:info@prdgm.com Make sure to reference this position title and where you saw it.
From: info@impact.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Announces New WWW Site For SuperDraw 4 and SuperDebugger Date: 24 Apr 1996 18:11:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lm8u9$nf4@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information please contact: Impact Software Publishing, Inc. 36-32 34th Street, Long Island City, NY 11106 Phone: 1-800-822-3385 / 718-472-0600 Fax: 718-472-0160 E-mail: info@impact.com IMPACT SOFTWARE Announces New WWW Site For SuperDraw 4 and SuperDebugger LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK - April 24, 1996 - Impact Software Publishing, Inc. today announced the availability of a new World Wide Web site (http://www.impact.com) with product information about its SuperDraw 4, SuperDebugger, PhaseScope, and enTar programs. SuperDraw 4 is a powerful and easy-to-use graphics program for creating business graphics, diagrams, illustrations, layouts, and presentations. For additional information, please visit: http://www.impact.com/Products/SuperDraw.htmld/ SuperDebugger is a powerful and easy-to-use graphical debugging tool for NEXTSTEP. For additional information, please visit: http://www.impact.com/Products/SuperDebugger.htmld/ PhaseScope is a comprehensive user-interface and general graphical display for analyzing dynamical systems. For additional information, please visit: http://www.impact.com/Products/PhaseScope.htmld/ enTar is a back-up program for backing up to DAT, 8 mm, and other SCSI tape devices. For additional information, please visit: http://www.impact.com/Products/enTar.htmld/ All four programs are available now for the Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC-, and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Demo versions of these programs are also available by FTP from: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/graphics/SuperDraw4.0.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/programming/SuperDebugger3.9.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/science/PhaseScope3.3.NIHS.tar.Z ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/util/enTar3.1.NIHS.tar.Z SuperDraw 4, SuperDebugger, PhaseScope, and enTar are available direct from Impact Software and through authorized NEXTSTEP resellers. OpenSource Inc. - http://www.opensource.com Optimal Object Inc. - http://www.optimal-object.com/NEXTSTEP #### SuperDraw, SuperDebugger, PhaseScope, and enTar are trademarks of Impact Software Publishing, Inc. NEXTSTEP is a trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks acknowledged.
From: cmh@spiff.ccs.carleton.ca (Colin Henein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Unix Admin/Programmer in Ottawa, Canada Date: 24 Apr 1996 22:27:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lmnvf$pa8@digifix.digifix.com> SKILLED PROGRAMMER / SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY computerActive is an Ottawa, Canada based consulting and system integration firm specializing in applying UNIX tools to today's business challenges: Corporate computing today means working on a variety of different hardware platforms, provided by multiple vendors and often using different operating systems. While one employee works on a UNIX workstation, her colleague down the hall may be using a PC running windows, while their manager has a Macintosh on his desk. These machines may all be connected on a network, but they are generally unable to take advantage of the full potential of the network. In many organizations, the idea of sharing files and applications across the network or maintaining computer systems remotely is pure fantasy. We make it a reality. Our team: the working environment --------------------------------- computerActive employs highly skilled individuals, ready to work hard in our team environment. Our employees are always trying to push the limits of today's technologies to produce more efficient solutions for our customers. Our company is project oriented. You would be required to carry a project from conception, through design and implementation to final customer acceptance. No two days at computerActive are alike. We will rely on your extensive knowledge and your creativity to deliver the best solution... on time... on budget. For further information about computerActive, see our web page <http://www.computerActive.com> This is what our technical staff does: -------------------------------------- - assembles systems which allow users through a single screen and keyboard to access all of the compute resources in a diverse networking environment (PCs, Macintoshes, minis, and mainframes) - services computerActive's support contracts. This work includes: - UNIX administration and technical support - system specification, installation, and configuration - telephone support for installed systems - system documentation - assists in the design of proposed systems, and becomes involved in writing technical proposals to generate new contracts - participates in new development and programming of: - UNIX system software - graphical applications using X-Windows, NEXTSTEP and other graphical systems - multi-user relational database access applications - web-based tools to make sophisticated dynamic websites, interacting with databases and real-time systems - assists in maintaining computerActive's internal office systems We are looking for people with: ------------------------------- - a solid UNIX background - the ability to make lots of different computers and operating systems talk to each other on LANs, WANs, and on the Internet - the ability to create world class web solutions. Not static web pages, but full blown applications that use the web as a front end only - good programming skills and style, both in compiled and in scripting languages. A knowledge of Object Oriented programming is an asset. - excellent working manner and competency providing direct on-site support to clients - experience with firewalls, encryption an asset. - bilingualism (French) an asset Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada and willing to work in Ottawa for at least one year. Some travel may be a requirement for this position. Timeframe: ---------- Immediate and ongoing Please send your resume, and names and phone numbers of three references to: Kevin Ford Questions regarding these positions computerActive, Inc. and email resumes (ascii-only please) should 15 Capella Ct. be sent to: Unit 128 Ottawa, Ontario job@computerActive.com Canada, K2E 7X1 Fax: (613) 225-1670
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: CryptorBundle 1.3 Date: 25 Apr 1996 15:59:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lolim$4u1@digifix.digifix.com> A new release of CryptorBundle, the missing bundle for encryption of NeXT Mail, has been submitted to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/apps/CryptorBundle.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz The major new feature is the long awaited compatibility with the HP version and SPARC version of NeXTSTEP. CryptorBundle does not contain PGP anymore. It must be obtained separately !! Therefore CryptorBundle may now be placed on US ftp-servers ! CryptorBundle-1.3 ----------------- This is the bundle which reenables NeXTMail-Encryption. It uses PGP-2.6, one of the best encryption software which is available for free. CryptorBundle-1.3 comes as a fat bundle, compiled for intel, m68k, hppa and sparc hardware. It works ONLY on NeXTSTEP 3.2 and NS-3.3, later versions may work or not. CryptorBundle has been written by Thomas Funke, thomas@gamelan.shnet.org. Why CryptorBundle-1.3 ? ----------------------- NeXT has prepared Mail.app with public key encryption software since NS3.0. But because of US law, they were not allowed to export encryption software. The infamous three-letter-company would mind .... Thus the standard Mail.app comes without encryption SW. Now you can reenable this again, have NeXT's original GUI for public-key mail encryption: Browse through your public keys, add keys to your key list just by drag and drop, send encrypted messages and decipher encrypted messages (if you have the public key, of course ... ). All this is done inside Mail.app: No services add-on necessary, just the usual NeXT-way as NeXT has prepared it already. How safe is it ? ---------------- Well, probably much safer than NeXT has originally planned. The algorithm used to encrypt is 'RSA', probably not hackable. It uses the well known (free) PGP program, thus if you already have PGP keys, you can still use them with the new bundle. Thomas Funke, thomas@gamelan.shnet.org
From: ernst@cs.tu-berlin.de (Ernst Kloecker) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4loli9$4tq@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4loli9$4tq@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 25 Apr 1996 15:59:46 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lolji$4u5@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: product_feedback@next.com (NeXT Announce) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Software's Object Solutions Tour - 50% discounts on Developer Tools Date: 25 Apr 1996 18:26:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lou66$64n@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT SOFTWARE'S OBJECT SOLUTIONS TOUR Save 50% on NeXT's Powerful Developer Tools for the Web & the Enterprise! In a few hours learn how your organization can start using proven object technology to build open solutions for the Web & Windows. ____________ Coming soon to a city near you. Register today! MAY 14 - Dallas - Wyndham Anatole 16 - Los Angeles - Hyatt Newporter 21 - Chicago - Hyatt 23 - Minneapolis - Hyatt 30 - Washington DC - Ritz Carlton JUNE 11- Boston - Ritz Carlton 13 - New York - Millenium Conference Center 18 - St. Louis - Ritz Carlton 20 - Tampa- Doubletree Suites 27 - Denver - Hyatt JULY 11 - Seattle - Bellevue Hyatt 16 - Chapel Hill, NC - Carolina Suites LEARN HOW TO: * Build an enterprise solution * Manage enterprise complexity by linking disparate systems * Deliver dynamic web applications that leverage your existing IT infrastructure * Integrate robust object-technology with your preferred development tools * Move to scalable three-tier client/server architecture HOW TO BUILD DYNAMIC WEBSITES - $99 8:00-8:30 am Registration/Continental Breakfast 8:30-10:15 am Introduction to building dynamic websites 10:15 am Break 10:30-12:00 pm Demonstrations on how to build a dynamic website 12:00-12:20 pm Q&A with NeXT engineers HOW TO BUILD ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS - $99 12:30-1 pm Working Lunch 1-2:15 pm Evolution of the Enterprise 2:15 pm Break 2:30-4:30 pm Demonstrations on how to build an Enterprise Solution 4:30-5:00 pm Q&A with NeXT engineers ***************** ATTEND ALL DAY FOR ONLY $149! ****************** Each session includes: comprehensive presentations and demonstrations, a technical notebook, multiple whitepapers, a NeXT t-shirt, and a video tape featuring Steve Jobs, or Paul Hegarty. PLUS ATTEND AND SAVE 50% ON NeXT's POWERFUL DEVELOPER TOOLS FOR THE WEB & THE ENTERPRISE! *OPENSTEP Developer for only $2499! (List Price $4999; a save of nearly $2500.) *WebObjects Pro for only $1499! (List Price $2999; a save of nearly $1500.) *****THREE EASY WAYS TO REGISTER OR FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION***** WEB: http://www.next.com PHONE: 1-800-TRY-NeXT E-MAIL: rsvp@next.com Register early and receive a COOL gift! Call today seating is limited.
From: Brian Willoughby <brianw@sounds.wa.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Audio Driver for ENSONIQ Soundscape Date: 26 Apr 1996 01:17:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lpm8r$9b5@digifix.digifix.com> For more information: EMAIL: SS_NSI@Sounds.wa.com ============================ NEXTSTEP Audio Driver released for ENSONIQ Soundscape multimedia sound cards BELLEVUE, WA- April 25 - Sound Consulting is shipping Release 3.30 of the EnsoniqSoundscape Audio Driver for NEXTSTEP. Current support includes all of the shipping ENSONIQ sound cards plus several third-party compatible sound cards which are based on the ENSONIQ chip set. There is currently no bundle of the hardware together with the driver. However, the combined price from separate sources is still quite affordable and more than competitive. BACKGROUND The combination of the EnsoniqSoundscape Driver with any of the supported sound cards is currently the only solution available for NEXTSTEP providing support for both Audio and MIDI features on one Intel-compatible bus adaptor board. The EnsoniqSoundscape Driver is compatible with the currently shipping MusicKit MidiDriver, enabling Intel machines running NEXTSTEP to allocate a single ISA or EISA slot to the combined functions of Audio and MIDI. According to the archives of the NeXTmusic mailing list: "Sources at NeXT say the most reliable sound card for NEXTSTEP-Intel is the Microsoft card. Microsoft [...] have stopped production, [...]" The ENSONIQ Soundscape hardware is based on the same quality CODEC chip as the Microsoft Windows Sound System, and is therefore the only shipping option available to NEXTSTEP users which meets or exceeds the same quality and reliability standards. Considering that the Microsoft product did not include MIDI support and has since been discontinued, the ENSONIQ Soundscape should be the multimedia sound card of choice for NEXTSTEP now that a Driver is available. ABOUT THE DRIVER The currently shipping version of the EnsoniqSoundscape driver is designed to work with both the jumpered I/O hardware as well as the newer software-configurable Plug-and-Play versions. Detection and support is provided for the Soundscape line plus many third-party compatibles, such as the NEC Harmony sound card. Installation and configuration are made simple by a full-featured custom interface for the Configure application, with driver-specific online help. The driver has hooks to support a mixer application for managing the hardware's on-board ten channel stereo mixer. The mixer application is still in its beta phase of development and is not currently shipping. EnsoniqSoundscape requires NEXTSTEP Release 3.3 or higher on Intel-based computers (486 or Pentium). WHERE TO OBTAIN THE DRIVER For additional information, please first visit http://nwlink.com/cyberartists/brianw/ss_nsi.html For pricing and ordering information, please contact "Soundscape under NEXTSTEP for Intel" <SS_NSI@Sounds.wa.com> ABOUT THE HARDWARE More information on the Soundscape line of multimedia sound cards, featuring 16-bit stereo I/O and on-board General MIDI Synthesis, can be obtained from ENSONIQ Corporation at http://www.ensoniq.com/ WHERE TO OBTAIN THE HARDWARE The following cards are available directly from ENSONIQ via http://www.ensoniq.com/mmd/fax/direct.htm * ENSONIQ Soundscape * ENSONIQ Soundscape Elite OTHER SUPPORTED HARDWARE The first few of the following cards are manufactured by ENSONIQ as OEM for Gateway, and may be found pre-installed on newer Gateway multimedia computers * Soundscape 2, 2000, SS2000 * Soundscape (OPUS Based) * Soundscape Plug-and-Play (Revision 0, Revision 1, et al) * SoundscapeOFFICE Plug-and-Play The remainder of the cards are not available from ENSONIQ, but are instead manufactured by third-party hardware vendors and are found on the retail market. * Reveal SC-600 * Spea Media FX 16 * NEC Harmony Plug-and-Play ================ Sound Consulting has been providing quality software to the NEXTSTEP community for over four years, and is also the developer of the Windows NT Driver for the Soundscape, currently shipping via Gateway and ENSONIQ. Some of the NEXTSTEP programs, which cover a wide variety of applications, include sdformat, DoomView.app, MPEG_Play.app, Calibration.app, News2mbox.app, eViewer.app and check_nibs. ENSONIQ Corporation of Malvern, Pennsylvania, founded in 1982, designs, manufactures, and markets products including synthesizers, samplers, effects processors, mixers, sound cards, and chips. ################### NeXT and NEXTSTEP are registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. Windows and the Windows Sound System are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
From: support@Radical.Com (Radical Product Support) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.8.6 Date: 26 Apr 1996 23:42:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ls52r$25q@digifix.digifix.com> April 26, 1996 - Anaheim Hills, California. Radical System Solutions, a long-time provider of object oriented expertise to the professional market, is proud to release the latest free beta version of its commercial newsreader, RadicalNews. RadicalNews is an advanced object-oriented newsreader, designed for the discriminating NEXTSTEP marketplace. See the README file (partially included below) for more details about this version of RadicalNews. RadicalNews is built quad-fat, running on Motorola, Intel, Sparc, and HP platforms with NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. (NEXTSTEP 3.0/3.1 will work, but are not supported.) The beta version is free, and will run until July 1, 1996. After the beta period, a license may be purchased. The beta version is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.6.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RadicalNews.0.8.6.NIHS.README RadicalNews should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.6.NIHS.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/news/RadicalNews.0.8.6.NIHS.README Our web site will have updated information and links to the most current version: http://www.radical.com/ For further information, contact: Radical System Solutions, Inc. mailto:RadicalNews@Radical.Com ----------------------------------- RADICALNEWS NEW FEATURES IN 0.8.6 * New icon based tool bar - New expanded interface with additional functionality on the tool bar Article Archive/Decode/Print added Group Read/Showall added Thread Read/Unread added Post "Fork" (Was:...) removed from tool bar but left in menu interface. * Requote post text no longer merges paragraphs when you have selected more than one paragraph to requote - the following text is an example: > : This is an example of > multiple paragraph requoting. This > : paragraph will be requoted at level > 2. > : > : Requote text will now preserve paragraph > boundaries when a blank line separates paragraphs. becomes... > > This is an example of multiple paragraph > > requoting. This paragraph will be requoted > > at level 2. > > > > Requote text will now preserve paragraph > > boundaries when a blank line separates > > paragraphs. * Post viewer is reorganized - Now looks more like the thread viewer * More editable headers added for posting - Organization header added - Approved header added - Expires header added * Post and e-mail reply added - Cc header added for e-mailing your followups to the poster of the original message - You can also type in email addresses of "interested parties" whom you want to receive an email copy of your post * Thread sort by filter type added - Threads are sorted by: Followup highlights (default Red) Filter highlights (default Blue) New threads (default Green) Thread followups (default Black) - Feature can be disabled in preferences to return to pre-0.8.6 functionality - Articles still subsorted alphabetically or by date * Menu item for setting followup highlight filters added - Track followups to specific posts of interest - Followups to post are highlighted in Red (by default) and sorted to the top of the thread list - Followup highlight filters are still added automatically for posts you make * Menu items for "quickly" setting filters added - No need to enter the filters panel to add simple filters - Menu items are available for: Highlight Subject -- highlights exact (non-expression) subject Highlight Author -- highlights your favorite authors Delete Subject -- deletes exact (non-expression) subject Delete Author -- plugh... * Group showall added - Shows all the articles in the group without marking them unread * Thread read/unread added - Thread unread finds all the previous articles available in the thread - Thread unread is not supported for the "flat file" interface - NNTP servers fed by cnews MUST have been built with the same DBM library as the cnews software for thread unread to work. Otherwise the message-id database is inaccessable to NNTP (see "Building NNTP" in _Managing UUCP and Usenet_ by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc). INN servers should all work properly. * Automatic file open after uudecoding is now selectable
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT - Quality Engineers, Prerelease Group Date: 28 Apr 1996 00:48:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lutas$cg7@digifix.digifix.com> Position: Quality Engineers, Prerelease Group Department: Software Quality Location: Redwood City, CA The Prerelease Group of NeXT's Software Quality Department is now hiring for several full-time temporary positions in Redwood City. NeXT Computer Inc 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City - CA 94063 FAX: (415)780-4554 resumes@next.com This job has these benefits, among others: First-hand access to the most current (and future) versions of NEXTSTEP Furthering your knowledge of NEXTSTEP and other NeXT products Experience using new hardware running NEXTSTEP Probable career-track to NeXT Engineering The job description is as follows: Process incoming bugs and suggestions from NEXTSTEP customers Verify (try to duplicate) bug reports Communicate with customers to get further information Submit bug reports to NeXT's Software Engineering team Assist with distribution of Prerelease software to sites Customer support (installation and configuration issues) General assistance within the SQA/Prerelease Program Requirements: 1 or more years hands-on experience with NEXTSTEP Have good verbal and written communication skills Be well organized and detail-oriented Be a fast learner Highly Preferred: NEXTSTEP programming experience NEXTSTEP and other networking experience Familiarity with SQL Experience with EOF and/or PDO Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software Important note: These positions are at NeXT headquarters in Redwood City, CA. Moving and housing expenses will not be reimbursed. Please email (ASCII, RTF or PostScript), fax or mail your resume to: NeXT Computer Inc 900 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City - CA 94063 FAX: (415)780-4554 resumes@next.com
From: resumes@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Quality Engineers, Test Execution Group Date: 28 Apr 1996 00:48:54 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4lutbm$cgj@digifix.digifix.com> Position: Quality Engineers, Test Execution Group Department: Software Quality Location: Redwood City, CA The Test Execution Group of NeXT's Software Quality Department is now hiring several Temporary employees for Quality Engineer positions in Redwood City. This job has these benefits, among others: First-hand access to the most current versions of NeXT products Experience using new hardware running NEXTSTEP Furthering your knowledge of NEXTSTEP and other NeXT products Extremely pleasant working environment Probable career-track to NeXT Engineering and other Departments The job description is as follows: Performance, stress, regression and functionality testing of software (with and without formal testplans), both manual and automated, for the full range of NeXT products Database querying and reporting Writing of testplans Writing test reports Communicating to Software Quality Department managers and software engineers Devising and implementing of increasingly efficent testing and reporting processes Peer training of new hires (other Temporary employees) Attending and reporting on Cross-Functional Team meetings Requirements: 2 or more years hands-on experience with NEXTSTEP Have good verbal and written communication skills Be well organized, detail-oriented, and punctual Be a fast learner (new software, methodologies and processes) with a willingness to learn new technologies and systems. Knowledge of C, Objective C, Shell programming (csh, sh, zsh, Bourne) helpful In-depth knowledge of UNIX and UNIX system administration Knowledge of NEXTSTEP networking tools and daemons In-depth knowledge of NEXTSTEP hardware systems internals (CISC and RISC) Familiarity with other NeXT products, EOF, PDO, NEXTIME Preferred: NEXTSTEP or Unix programming experience Experience using commercial NEXTSTEP software Deductive logic, troubleshooting and analytical skills Comfortable with e-mail communications Location: This position is at NeXT headquarters in Redwood City, CA. **************************************************************************
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 133 - Articles posted since April 22 1996 Date: 29 Apr 1996 04:00:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4m1es4$k9m@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 133 Postings since: April 22 1996 [4289] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4290] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4291] MEETING: BANG General Meeting, Thursday April 25th [4292] SUBMISSION: aCupOfCoffee 1.2 beta 3 [4293] JOB: Technical Training in Los Altos, CA [4294] PRESS RELEASE: Impact Software Announces New WWW Site For SuperDraw 4 and SuperDebugger [4295] JOB: Unix Admin/Programmer in Ottawa, Canada [4297] SUBMISSION: CryptorBundle 1.3 [4298] NeXT Software's Object Solutions Tour - 50% discounts on Developer Tools [4299] PRESS RELEASE: Audio Driver for ENSONIQ Soundscape [4300] SUBMISSION: RadicalNews 0.8.6 [4301] JOB: NeXT - Quality Engineers, Prerelease Group [4302] JOB: NeXT Quality Engineers, Test Execution Group If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-133/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-133.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-133 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Jason Fosback <jfosback@pscwa.psca.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PopOver v1.5 quad fat Date: 29 Apr 1996 00:00:56 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4m1eto$ka0@digifix.digifix.com> OVERVIEW PopOver version 1.5 is now available quad fat. Several critical bugs have been fixed since version 1.4, and a couple of new features have been added. It has been uploaded to two FTP sites: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Mail/apps PopOver.1.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz PopOver.1.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz.README ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions PopOver.v1.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz PopOver.v1.5.NIHS.bd.tar.gz.README Most likely moving to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/mail CHANGES * Added support for pipes via the mail destination. If the mail destination is prefixed with a '|' symbol, PopOver will pipe the retrieved mailbox through the specified process. This allows applications like procmail to be easily integrated * Fixed a bug with several messages being concatenated in Mail.app * Fixed problem with extremely long lines in the header or in the body of mail messages. This would cause random SEGV's in PopOver * Added some additional on-line documentation to help people to configure outbound mail * Many, many others ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PopOver ------- PopOver is a program designed to retrieve your mail from remote mail hosts. It is most useful in a situation where: * An organization has a centralized mail server * You are not directly connected to a network * You're in a mixed network and want to use NeXTmail The remote mail hosts can be any machine which provides POP3, POP2, or IMAP2 services. If you don't know if your mail hosts provide any of these services, contact your system administrator. PopOver is an extremely easy to use and well tested mail client that can be used to retrieve your mail. It works independently of what mail reader you use; it simply retrieves your mail. The good news about this is that you can use NeXTmail, with the ease and convenience of Mail.app. For people who use SLIP, or people that are familiar with cron jobs, a Unix command-line interface is provided to simply retrieve your mail with a single command. Extensive help information is available through the NEXTSTEP 3.x interface. PopOver has been well tested on several different mail servers. Great detail has gone into locking and re-entrance, as well as compliance with various RFCs. PopOver will only delete mail messages on remote hosts that are retrieved properly (or will leave them. See the help panels for more information). Since PopOver was originally designed for users of low-speed modem connections, this is extremely valuable if there is a transmission error. PopOver does not require root privilege to use, and should NOT be run suid. It can be dragged into ~/Apps or /LocalApps, and the Unix command line version can be placed in ~/bin, or /usr/local/bin. I sincerely hope that this program proves useful. Jason Fosback, Sr. Software Engineer Paradigm Systems Corp. jason_fosback@pscwa.psca.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 29 Apr 1996 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4m1fo9$kcg@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 29 Apr 1996 04:15:12 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4m1fog$kcg@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: ehutch@norden1.com (E. Hutchinson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area Date: 29 Apr 1996 15:03:56 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4m33qs$rfs@digifix.digifix.com> Programmer/analyst NEXTSTEP Objective C EOF---A plus Sybase or Oracle---A plus Contract-----Long term US Citizen or Greencard Must be----US Citizen or Greencard To be considered----Fax resume or mail a hard copy. ehutch@norden1.com Omni Search 1310 Craig Maumee, Ohio 43537 (419) 893-6367 [fax] (419) 893-6334 [voice]
From: jbader@neteffects.com (Jack Bader) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Nextstep development in Minneapolis Date: 30 Apr 1996 17:05:10 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4m5va6$df9@digifix.digifix.com> NetEffects Inc. has several openings in the Minneapolis area for Nexstep developers. You will participate in the ongoing development and support of applications that are Nexstep based. Our client has a multi-platform environment. Your background should include: Nextstep Objective C Other C++ dialects If you would like to discuss these openings, please contact us now. Thanks, Jack Bader NetEffects Inc. 314-727-1107 jbader@neteffects.com
From: Liz Statmore <liz@sarrus.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Sarrus Software Ships Pencil Me In 2.0 for NEXTSTEP Date: 30 Apr 1996 17:09:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4m5vim$dfk@digifix.digifix.com> http://www.sarrus.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Product Information, contact: Trisha Broome (415) 343-9111 info@sarrus.com SARRUS SOFTWARE SHIPS PENCIL ME IN 2.0 FOR NEXTSTEP --New release adds color highlighting, new calendar views, and more-- April 30, 1996 - BURLINGAME, CA - Sarrus Software, inc. today announced that it has shipped Pencil Me In 2.0, a powerful new version of its acclaimed group scheduling application for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP environment. Some of the new features in Pencil Me In 2.0: - New highlighting with color allows drag-and-drop of color highlights onto appointments and action items on the calendar page. - Expanded group scheduling features, including RSVP requests and tracking, allow users to plan meetings, invite others, and track attendance before the meeting. - New delegation feature allows users to distribute or delegate actions to other people's action lists. - New Group Day View expands group scheduling options by allowing users to compare details of people's calendars to find the best time for a meeting. - New Listing View expands the range of customized event listings and printouts, including formatted notes. - New Shadow Appointments offer a new appointment type that indicates "optional" events that don't conflict with other business appointments. - New "Find Free Time" feature simplifies group scheduling by suggesting free time(s) that will work for all invitees. - New Distributed Delete and Distributed Change make it easier to cancel or modify appointments or action items that you've distributed to other calendars. - Prioritization of Action Items allows users to arrange or rearrange action items to reflect top priorities in the Action List. - Improved conflict management preferences notify you instantly of conflicting events in your calendar. - New broader range of printed output, including support for standard formats such as Avery<R> forms and cards. - Support for color printers enables users to print out their highlighted calendars. - New RTF notes feature allows users to attach formatted notes to appointments and action items for further information. - Expanded, object-oriented API for integration of Pencil Me In calendars with custom applications. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Pencil Me In 2.0 runs on NEXTSTEP 3.3 or higher for SPARC, Intel, Motorola, and PA-RISC. The same version runs unmodified on any NEXTSTEP system. PRICE AND AVAILABILITY Pencil Me In 2.0 is available now direct from Sarrus or through Sarrus Authorized Resellers. The suggested retail price is $299 per user. Sarrus also offers educational discounts for students and universities. Contact the company for information. UPGRADE PROGRAM Through August 31, 1996, current owners of Pencil Me In can upgrade to the new version for $79.99 per user, plus shipping and handling. The upgrade to Pencil Me In 2.0 is available direct from Sarrus. More information about the Customer Upgrade Program can be found by visiting Sarrus Software's World Wide Web page at http://www.sarrus.com/. ABOUT SARRUS Founded in 1991, Sarrus Software, Inc. is the leading provider of object-based workgroup solutions for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP environments. Offering personal and group scheduling solutions, scheduling objects for custom application developers, and contact management on OPENSTEP, Sarrus is pioneering the integration of object technology and groupware for enterprise computing customers. -30- Sarrus, the Sarrus logo, Pencil Me In, and SBook are registered trademarks of Sarrus Software, Inc. NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP are trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. Avery is a registered trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: nicole_overson@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Announces Major Customer Successes and Vigorous Sales of WebObjects Date: 1 May 1996 17:02:03 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4m8jgb$nk9@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Overson NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3731 nicole_overson@next.com NeXT SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES MAJOR CUSTOMER SUCCESSES AND VIGOROUS SALES OF WebObjects PRODUCT LINE Steven P. Jobs Premiers Dynamic Web Applications for New Customers The Sharper Image and Reebok International Ltd Spring Internet World '96, San Jose, Calif.-May 1, 1996-NeXT Software announced sales of WebObjects, in the first 30 days of shipping, totaled more than $2.5 million demonstrating strong market acceptance of their web product line for developing open, dynamic, server-based applications. In addition, over 20,000 copies of the free version of WebObjects have been downloaded via NeXT's website at http://www.next.com. A partial list of WebObjects customers includes: * Abeille Vie * Disney * Dreamworks SKG * Fannie Mae * MCI * Merrill Lynch * Mitsubishi * Motorola * Poweragent Inc * Prospex Inc * Reebok International Ltd * Subsurface Tools * The Sharper Image * UB Networks * WeatherLabs Inc "The momentum behind NeXT in the Web marketplace has been phenomenal," said Mitchell Mandich, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, NeXT Software. "NeXT is pleased to be helping these notable customers build applications for their Intranet and Internet websites. Our customers have confirmed that the WebObjects development environment truly provides a competitive edge." Live on-stage during his keynote presentation at Internet World '96 in San Jose, Steven P. Jobs, Chairman and CEO of NeXT Software, showcased compelling customer technologies from The Sharper Image and Reebok International Ltd. NeXT & The Sharper Image Less than one month ago Richard Thalheimer, Founder/Chairman and CEO of retail catalog giant, The Sharper Image, contacted NeXT in a quest to energize their website. Thalheimer wanted to make The Sharper Image website a dynamic experience where custom pages would meet the needs of site visitors using NeXT's WebObjects. "We wanted The Sharper Image site to provide our customers with a truly interactive experience," said The Sharper Image's Richard Thalheimer. "By joining with NeXT we believe that we have set the standard for doing business on the Web." By integrating the company website into their existing computing infrastructure with WebObjects, The Sharper Image will no longer need to constantly update static web pages. Instead, the website will be automatically updated when new products are added to the database management system. The Sharper Image also wanted to allow customers easy access to products in multiple logical categories. Just as a customer can walk into a retail store to ask for that perfect gift, The Sharper Image website will allow online shoppers to receive that same level of service with interactive web-based queries. The Sharper Image's web catalog orders are placed online via CyberCati, an order management system developed by Evergreen Internet, Inc. Other web commerce solutions require building separate systems and lack tight integration, whereas the seamless integration of WebObjects has allowed The Sharper Image to easily tie Internet orders to their existing order management systems. From concept to completion, The Sharper Image interactive website will go "live" with WebObjects shortly after Internet World at http://www.sharperimage.com. NeXT & Reebok International NeXT also demonstrated a sneak preview of how WebObjects will enable Reebok to create a truly dynamic Reebok Versa Training application on the Planet Reebok site at http://www.planetreebok.com. Based on individual preferences, the web application interactively asks users to select a fitness goal, find their fitness level, and chart their own personalized fitness program. The program then shows the user which athletic shoes would be most appropriate based on their answers. As Reebok adds new footwear, apparel, and equipment to their product lines, WebObjects can automatically add this information to their website for customers to view. "We are excited about the tremendous versatility of WebObjects technology and look forward to exploring new and exciting ways to develop and enhance the interactivity of the Planet Reebok website," said Marvin Chow, Interactive Marketing Manager for Reebok. "WebObjects will give Planet Reebok the edge to intrigue and inform the consumer in new and exciting ways." WebObjects Product Line The WebObjects product line offers a truly cross-platform and language independent development environment for building interactive server-based Web applications for both the Internet and Intranet. NeXT's WebObjects product suite is designed to meet a variety of business needs- WebObjects, the free entry-level product, allows organizations to easily build dynamic websites, WebObjects Pro gives developers the ability to compile reusable components, scale across multiple machines, and access databases, and WebObjects Enterprise brings a corporation's entire computing infrastructure to the Web. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, and WebObjects are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: nicole_overson@next.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT Strengthens WebObjects Line with Visual Development Enviroment Date: 1 May 1996 17:02:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4m8jgm$nkf@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT SOFTWARE STRENGTHENS WebObjects(tm) PRODUCT LINE New Visual Development Environment for Building Server-Based Web Applications Spring Internet World '96, San Jose, Calif.-May 1, 1996-NeXT Software, a leading producer of custom application development software for the Internet and the Enterprise, today announced a major new technology enhancement to NeXT's WebObjects product line for quickly and easily building server-side web applications. This new visual development environment, code named Tsunami, allows developers to easily create and manage WebObjects applications running on the server. Capitalizing on ten years of expertise in the development arena, NeXT will include this new functionality as an integral part of WebObjects Pro and WebObjects Enterprise shipping this Summer. "We have leveraged our experience in the client/server market to enhance WebObjects and provide a valuable and seamless graphical development environment that builds server-based web applications," said Avadis Tevanian, Vice President of Engineering, NeXT Software. "Developers will now be able to quickly build dynamic web applications using our simple drag-and-drop environment and run these applications on the server for universal access." Unlike many companies focusing solely on the client-side user interface and functionality, NeXT is providing a visual tool that allows developers to build custom business logic on the server which is then accessed from a variety of clients via the Web. This methodology maintains true browser independence and offers increased security. With WebObjects, applications are built on the server, which alleviates a common fear of downloading applets that could potentially damage the client system. WebObjects can also interface with client-side applets such as Java and ActiveX in environments where transactions can be trusted. This new graphical environment speeds development time by enabling developers to lay out WebObjects and HTML on each application page, bind the WebObjects dynamic elements to script methods and variables, and fill in the server logic. Developers will have significantly less code to write and maintain by building reusable components. The WebObjects product line will also include enhancements for greater compatibility and scalability - challenges that many web development vendors have failed to address. Applications may be built with the new development environment on Windows NT and then deployed to not only on Windows NT but also Sun's Solaris operating system. WebObjects continues to be the premier development environment for quickly building multi-tier web applications that leverage a corporation's existing computing infrastructure of databases, mainframes, and existing applications needing a web interface. Not only does the multi-tier architecture support a diverse set of data sources, it truly separates the business logic of an application from its datasources and user-interfaces. This architecture creates a highly scalable environment that is also very easy to develop and maintain. WebObjects Product Line The WebObjects product line offers a truly cross-platform and language independent development environment for building interactive server-based Web applications for both the Internet and Intranet. NeXT's WebObjects product suite is designed to meet a variety of business needs- WebObjects, the free entry-level product, allows organizations to easily build dynamic Websites, WebObjects Pro gives developers the ability to compile reusable components, scale across multiple machines, and access databases, and WebObjects Enterprise brings a corporation's entire computing infrastructure to the Web in a true multi-tier environment. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, and WebObjects are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: mishelle@thoughtful.com (Mishelle Baun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: New HyperSense Web Page and Promotion! Date: 2 May 1996 16:37:35 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mb6ef$74n@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: Birthday Bash: New HyperSense Web Page and Promotion! Contact info: Mishelle Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 Internet (NEXTMAIL): info@thoughtful.com Fort Collins, Colorado -April 30, 1996 - Thoughtful Software celebrates founder Doug Simons' birthday with a special sale on our acclaimed HyperSense authoring software. We're also pleased to announce a new HyperSense web page on the Stepwise Server: http://www.stepwise.com/Developers/Thoughtful_Software.htmld/Products/HyperSense.htmld/ We invite you to party with us, browse the web page, and take advantage of a 30% discount on HyperSense. With HyperSense you can create multimedia applications and documents quickly and easily without the need for the NEXTSTEP Developer environment. But Hurry! The promo5tion lasts only until May 13th. As an added bonus, anyone who correctly guesses Doug's birthdate receives an extra $20 off. =-=-=-= HyperSense is a powerful hypermedia authoring system, with uses ranging from rapid prototyping to custom application development to creation of computer based training (CBT) titles. The object-based SenseTalk scripting language empowers documents with fully interactive capabilities through an intuitive English-like language that is easily mastered. HyperSensePlayer provides a user environment for working with documents and applications created in HyperSense without the ability to modify their scripts or basic structure. A FREE single-user license allows anyone to run the Player, in order to use the many HyperSense-based applications and documents which are now available. A useful assortment of documents is included with the package, immediately giving users the ability to maintain an address book and print labels, manage user defaults, store paragraphs of text for composing letters, work with multiple pasteboard items, and much more. Both the HyperSensePlayer and the full development environment are available by ftp at the address shown below, or can be ordered on floppy disks from Thoughtful Software for $10 each to cover media and shipping costs. HyperSensePlayer (including FREE single-user license and sample documents): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseREADME1.00B14a.rtfd.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar HyperSense (full development version and documentation): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseApp.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseDocs.pkg.1.00B14a.tar Licenses for the HyperSense developer version are available until May 13th for just $349USD. MasterCard, Visa, and personal checks are accepted. After that date, order at the regular price of $499. Educational and quantity discounts are available. For more information, email info@thoughtful.com or send Doug a birthday card at Thoughtful Software, 616 East Locust St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA or call 970-221-4596. Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need. HyperSense, SenseTalk, and HyperSensePlayer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Thoughtful Software. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc.
From: Dana Parrish <dana@oceansoft.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Announces Complete Access Developer 1.2 Date: 2 May 1996 16:49:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mb748$77v@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS DEVELOPER v1.2 for NEXTSTEP April 26, 1996 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased to announce Complete Access(TM) Developer version 1.2 for the NEXTSTEP(TM) environment has been released. Complete Access Developer is an Interface Builder Palette which works with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework(TM) to permit rapid development of database query, reporting, and data analysis functionalities in mission critical custom applications. The impact of this tool is significant since it permits the developer to design a sophisticated report in just minutes, assign any number of queries or text file imports, and be done. There is literally no programming required for most applications, and all database access is performed via EOF. Complete Access Developer will significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to embed hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, and/or labels into custom applications. New features found in Complete Access Developer v1.2 include: * An SQL editor * The ability to do stored procedures * Optional subquery generation * Improved Query performance * The ability to add custom functions for use in calculations "I have found the product both powerful and flexible," says Hector Nunez, of PMI Comercio Internacional SA. "In addition, Ocean Software has been extremely helpful with any questions I've had using their technology." "Our customers need to develop mission critical applications now." says Randy Leonard, president of Ocean Software, Inc. "With Complete Access technology, our customers can develop their reporting and data analysis applications now and still maintain their investment when porting to OpenStep on Windows NT, Solaris, or Mach when it becomes available." The reports created with Complete Access Developer are saved within your application, so they cannot be modified by end-users. But it is possible for applications built with Complete Access Developer to read reports created with our end-user reporting application, Complete Access. This permits your unassisted customers to modify the reports generated by your custom application, should your design permit it. So depending on your needs, we offer the security required by some and flexibility demanded by others. Since Complete Access Developer is comprised of the same objects used to create Complete Access, the functionality of our palette is nearly identical to our application. Features included in Complete Access Developer include: * The perfect complement to EOF * Full support of DBKit * Extensive query support, including: * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice, no knowledge of SQL is required * Query parameterization * Results of many queries are easily combined * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature * An SQL editor * Stored Procedures * Query results may be shared by many documents * Extensive import/export support, including: * Arbitrary field and record delimiters * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file * Exported data may be sorted * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data * Extensive aggregate support, including: * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Count * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result * Extensive document interfaces * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages * Free form design environment * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will appear as you design it * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports automatically reflow to the paper size you require * Extensive support for calculations including: * Seven distinct function categories: * Math * Statistics * Trigonometric * Text * Date/Time * Database * Logical * Ability to define custom functions * Calculations on aggregated values * Aggregates on calculated values * Automatic scanning for syntax errors * Shared "smart" variables * Utilize variables in any number of calculations * Embed variables within queries * Display variables in any number of documents * Use variables for layout, aggregate, and data export filters * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers * Documentation * Tutorial * User Manual * API Manual * Developer Manual * On-line Help * FAQ's * Extensive API to empower developers * Currently porting to the OpenStep platform Complete Access v1.2 is available for Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Pricing starts at $1999 per user. A run-time fee of $149 is required for each application created with Complete Access Developer. A demonstration version is available via ftp, e-mail, or disk. Contact Dana Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for further details. Ocean Software, Inc. Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Dana Parrish <dana@oceansoft.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Announces Complete Access 1.2 Date: 2 May 1996 16:48:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mb73l$77p@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS v1.2 for NEXTSTEP April 26, 1996 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased to announce that Complete Access(TM) version 1.2 for the NEXTSTEP(TM) environment has been released. Complete Access is a database query, reporting, and decision making application which works in conjunction with NeXT's Enterprise Objects Framework(TM) to generate sophisticated documents for the end-user. Complete Access enables both professionals and generalists to create hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, and labels quickly and easily. The application can also produce summary pages to display aggregate and/or calculated values without showing the individual records from which they were derived. New features found in Complete Access v1.2 include: * An SQL editor * The ability to do stored procedures * Optional subquery generation * Improved Query performance * The ability to add custom functions for use in calculations Database reporting applications typically create static documents which require continuous query execution to be modified. Complete Access documents are dynamic, allowing the user to perform "what-if" scenarios on data by omitting, finding, sorting, and applying various filters to browse a subset of data retrieved with a database query or text file import. Multiple documents may reference the results of a single query or import and multiple query results and imports are easily combined. "Complete Access is a great product and I was surprised by how fast records were returned!" says Etienne Gourdon of the University of La Rochelle. Indeed query performance is just one of the many improvements to Complete Access v1.2. "We are excited to release Complete Access v1.2 prior to supporting OpenStep." says Randy Leonard, president of Ocean Software, Inc. "Not all of our customers will move immediately to the OpenStep environment, so this version gives them access to requested new functionalities until they upgrade to OpenStep on Windows NT, Solaris, or Mach." In addition to the newly added features, Complete Access still retains a vast array of powerful and intuitive tools that make Complete Access a truly all encompassing reporting application that can be used by anyone. These features include: * The only DBKit and EOF-based reporting application. DBKit support alone is also included. * The ability to drag and drop both DBKit and EOF models from any location into Complete Access * Extensive query support, including: * A graphical query builder empowers even the novice, no knowledge of SQL is required * Query parameterization * Results of many queries are easily combined * Automatic generation of subqueries as an optional feature * An SQL editor * The ability to do stored procedures * Query results may be shared by many documents * Extensive import/export support, including: * Arbitrary field and record delimiters * Drag & drop import with optional automatic model generation * Export data from multiple tables to a single text file * Exported data may be sorted * Filters to exclude specific records from the exported data * Extensive aggregate support, including: * Total, Running Total, Percent of Total, Average, Minimum, Maximum, and Count * Group aggregates, unlimited nested groups are supported * Filters to exclude specific records from the aggregate result * Extensive document interfaces * Hierarchical reports, forms, columnar reports, form letters, envelopes, labels, and summary pages * Free form design environment * A paper interface allows you to see how your document will appear as you design it * A document's paper size is arbitrary, your reports automatically reflow to the paper size you require * Extensive support for calculations including: * Seven distinct function categories: * Math * Statistics * Trigonometric * Text * Date/Time * Database * Logical * Ability to define custom functions * Calculations on aggregated values * Aggregates on calculated values * Automatic scanning for syntax errors * Shared "smart" variables * Utilize variables in any number of calculations * Embed variables within queries * Display variables in any number of documents * Use variables for layout, aggregate and data export filters * Arbitrary formatting of dates, times, and numbers * Documentation * Tutorial * User Manual * API Manual * Developer Manual * On-line Help * FAQ's * Extensive API to empower developers * Currently porting to the OpenStep platform Complete Access v1.2 is available now for Intel-, Motorola-, SPARC- and HP PA-RISC-based versions of NEXTSTEP 3.2 or later. Pricing starts at $799 per user, with volume discounts available. A demonstration version is available via ftp, e-mail, or disk. Contact Dana Parrish of Ocean Software at 904-363-1646 or dana@oceansoft.com for further details. Ocean Software, Inc. Ocean Software, Inc. of Jacksonville, FL, founded in 1991, develops a variety of database access tools for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Complete Access is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc. NeXT Computer, Inc. NeXT develops and markets OpenStep, the industry's first and most advanced object environment. OpenStep versions have been announced which will run on several operating systems, including NeXT's own MachOS, Sun's Solaris, Digital's OSF/1 and Microsoft's Windows NT and Windows 95. OpenStep's object-oriented technology allows corporate customers to rapidly create and deploy three-tier, client-server, mission critical custom applications. NeXT is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich and Tokyo. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: kim@bogus.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Junior Software and Database Design Engineer Date: 5 May 1996 00:57:18 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mhcfe$o3o@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: Software and Database Design Engineer Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Willingness to travel within USA UNIX Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is an expanding software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: kim@bogus.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: System and Database Administrator Date: 5 May 1996 00:57:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mhcfi$o3u@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: System and Database Administrator Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Required: *** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science Experience with UNIX system administration, preferably SUN Desired: UNIX, Solaris, SUN O/S, NEXTSTEP, DEC/OSF knowledge Oracle/Sybase database administration Knowledge of NeXT Mail and Net Info NeXT Graphical User Interface for system administration SLIP, modem access and TCP/IP Networking SUN Yellow Pages and SUN patches Building kernels Software and hardware installation Web Servers/Firewalls Windows NT/OLE Duties: PDH has an exceptional opportunity for a system/database administrator. This job will expand your experience with NeXT ,SUN and DEC system administration as well as Oracle and Sybase DBA. We are looking for immediate SUN/UNIX system administration support and PDH will provide you the NeXT, Sybase, and Oracle training, if needed. You will provide system and database administration support for a group of twenty engineers. This position involves performing backups, maintaining network integrity, supporting remote access, maintaining current software releases, and supporting configuration requirements for PDH engineering needs. You will have the authority to purchase and install software and hardware from third party vendors. In general, you will be required to support our internal network. Environment: PDH, Inc. is an expanding software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. You will support a network of 20 NeXT based Motorola/Intel workstations, 2 SUN SPARC servers, 1 DEC/Alpha Server and remote access. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Contact: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: kim@bogus.pdh.com (Kim Ortiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Senior Software and Database Design Engineer Date: 5 May 1996 00:57:28 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mhcfo$o44@digifix.digifix.com> Company: PDH, Inc. Position: Software and Database Design Engineer Location: San Jose, California (near the San Jose Airport) Qualifications: Design Engineer: preferably at least 4+ years software/database development experience Required: **** US CITIZENSHIP **** BS in Computer Science or related field Database design experience (2+ years, Sybase 10/Oracle 7) Willingness to travel within USA UNIX Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases GUI design and development Object Oriented Methodology, OOD and OOP UNIX NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++ Duties: Design engineer/architect participates in all stages of the product life-cycle: proposal, design, implementation, testing, and documentation. Environment: PDH, Inc. is an expanding software development company specializing in systems solutions using NEXTSTEP and OpenStep development environments. These environments permit a 10 to 1 improvement in developer productivity on the first project and up to 25 to 1 on subsequent through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). NEXTSTEP and OpenStep are available on Motorola, Intel, Sun, HP and DEC workstations now, and will soon be running in Windows/NT and SUN DOE. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Current projects include: system engineering for a 3000+ workstation enterprise environment, a document management system, a reservation system, a property management system, and a requirements tracking system. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged, where the quality of the company is matched by the quality of the staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and sponsored refreshments. PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an experienced OO or NEXTSTEP developer, or if you aspire to be one, and you would like to be part of a fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused NEXTSTEP development team, send your resume to: Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com (NeXT Mail welcome)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 134 - Articles posted since April 29 1996 Date: 6 May 1996 04:00:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4mjtg5$6ho@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 134 Postings since: April 29 1996 [4304] SUBMISSION: PopOver v1.5 quad fat [4305] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4306] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4307] JOB: NEXTSTEP/Contract/DC Area [4308] JOB: Nextstep development in Minneapolis [4309] PRESS RELEASE: Sarrus Software Ships Pencil Me In 2.0 for NEXTSTEP [4310] NeXT Announces Major Customer Successes and Vigorous Sales of WebObjects [4311] NeXT Strengthens WebObjects Line with Visual Development Enviroment [4312] PRESS RELEASE: New HyperSense Web Page and Promotion! [4313] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Announces Complete Access 1.2 [4314] PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Announces Complete Access Developer 1.2 [4315] JOB: Junior Software and Database Design Engineer [4316] JOB: System and Database Administrator [4317] JOB: Senior Software and Database Design Engineer If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-134/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-134.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-134 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 6 May 1996 04:15:08 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4mjucc$6k8@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 6 May 1996 04:15:13 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4mjuch$6k8@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Juergen Moellenhoff <jurgen@oic.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HTTPS Version 0.5 (SSL) PLUG-IN FOR OMNIWEB 2.0.1 Date: 6 May 1996 15:27:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mljrf$co8@digifix.digifix.com> May 06, 1996 - Bochum, Germany. HTTPS Version 0.5 (SSL) PLUG-IN FOR OMNIWEB 2.0.1 ================================================= Juergen Moellenhoff (jm@oic.de), 1996-05-05 Description =========== With this bundle you can use https-URLs (Netscapes SSL) with OmniWeb 2.0.1. It uses the free SSLeay-lib (Version 0.5.1b) from Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au) and the OmniWeb (omniweb@lighthouse.com) extensible bundle architecture. The software is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Network/www/OmniWeb2Bundles/https.0.5.NIHS.b.tar.gz This software comes without any warranty of any kind. I am not responsible for any damage that may occur as a result of using this software. Please keep in mind that this is a work in progress, and bear with the incomplete nature of this bundle. Installation ============ To enable it install https.omni anywhere in the OmniWeb bundle path (~/Library/OmniComponents, /LocalLibrary/OmniComponents, and the OmniWeb application wrapper itself) and restart OmniWeb.app. The recommended location for system-wide installation is /LocalLibrary/OmniComponents, for personal installation ~/Library/OmniComponents. OmniWeb.app will automatically load it the next time you run it. Architectures ============= ALL Architectures (INTEL, MOTOROLA, HP and SUN). HP and SUN is not tested!! Copyright ========= This bundle is free for commercial and non-commercial use. Bugs? ===== Send bug reports, suggestions or comments to the address below. Contact Information =================== Juergen Moellenhoff OIC - Object Innovation Center Bochum, Germany EMail: jm@oic.de (NEXTMail and MIME-Mail)
From: steel456@aol.com (Steel456) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Positions Available Date: 8 May 1996 22:59:54 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mrn3a$9ec@digifix.digifix.com> We are the Premier search and recruiting firm for NeXT Professionals in the USA. We have a number of exclusive clients who have retained our services to search for the best NeXSTEP, Objective-C and strong OO Architects on the market.We are now recruiting for positions from coast to coast from Developers to Architects. If you have experience developing within the NeXT environment and are considering looking to leverage your career, now is the time and we are the firm to talk to. Please call us at: Corporate Resource Associates Bruce Rennert 800-662-9797 Fax 800-814-3100
From: Aleksey Sudakov <zander@crec.mipt.ru> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ComponentEditor - WebObjects Tool - RELEASE 0.03 Date: 8 May 1996 23:00:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mrn59$9gf@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ComponentEditor - First and Still the Only One WebObjects Tool RELEASE 0.03 Wed. 8. May 1996 The source and binary(Intel only) distribution of ComponentEditor.app have been uploaded to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/submissions ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions I guess it will finally move to ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Developer/apps You could always find most recent copy of ComponentEditor at ftp://ftp.crec.mipt.ru/pub/NeXT Description. ComponentEditor.app is very simple editor. Do not expect too much from it. Remember that it was my one night hack when I finally get lost in hundreds of Editor.app's windows while checking out WebObject's examples. What it does? Not much so far. It just open WebObject's component directory *.wo and displays files found there (*.html, *.wod, *.wos) in *one* window. You can edit and view all three files at once. Later, I want it to be more powerful tool for WebObject's components editing like ClassEditor.app by Tomas Engel for ObjC code editing. Now I need your feedback. Think about this project as a RFD (request for discussion). Changes from release 0.02 There ain't much changes, it's just another maintenance release inspired by your numerous replies. Anyway here is the list of added features (special thanks to Robert Gottlieb): * Fixed Mono-spaced Font. Well, as long as text coloring is a wish I guess this is the best solution. * Added Find panel and Print Menu Item. Well, I completely forgot about it in v0.02. Thanks Steve Hayman for reminding me. This release contain some bug fixes as well and should be a lot more stable. The future I don't know how many time I will spend on ComponentEditor in the future. OK, here is a wish list - permethod/pervariable editing is still a wish, but some code have already been written, so I hope it will be available pretty soon. - HTML Import/Export/Preview. - support for setting the permissions on all files that you edit. - Text coloring, but first I gotta clean up Preferences. - Preference panel. - Support for Description.plist and component's images. Any ideas how it should look like? - WebObject panel. I didn't want to make ComponentEditor do IB palette job, but since so much time have come and IB palette didn't showed up I gonna add Steve Hayman's Add WebObjects panel. It would look like this Don't hesitate to send me bug reports for this version or suggestions and wishes for future releases. Share and enjoy, Aleksey. Contact details: Name: Aleksey Sudakov Address: Moscow Institute of Physics & Technologies Computer Research & Educational Centre Department of Managment & Applied Math 25 Moscow drive Dolgoprudny, Moscow region Russia Phone: +7(095)408-6641 Fax: +7(095)408-6695 e-mail: zander@cnext..crec.mipt.ru (NeXT mail, MIME ok) WWW: http://www.crec.mipt.ru/~zander
From: Scott Keith <scott@QuickBase.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OPENBASE 5.0 SHIPS! QuickBase 4.1h upgrades available. Date: 9 May 1996 17:30:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mto63$iqp@digifix.digifix.com> CONTACT: OpenBase International Ltd. (formerly known as SofDesign) 58 Greenfield Road Francestown NH 03043 USA TEL: 603.547.8404 FAX:603.547.2423 E-MAIL: info@openbase.com WEB SITE: http://www.openbase.com Francestown, N.H., May 8, 1996 OpenBase International, Ltd. announces its OpenBase 5.0 client-server database. Upgrades are available for current QuickBase 4.1 owners. OpenBase replaces the popular QuickBase product and offers a number of advantages over its predecessor. These advantages include: - Fast server initialization - Full subquery and view support - Alter table support - Improved data integrity enforcement - Better performance and query optimization - New numerical rowid column - Improved unique index support - Improved Objective-C API - Improved documentation OpenBase also comes with new graphical tools for designing and altering database schemas, managing user access and viewing database information. The new OpenBase manager provides everything you need to build and manage your databases. OpenBase is available under NeXTSTEP 3.3 and OpenStep for Mach, and will soon be available on OpenStep for Windows NT and OpenStep for Solaris. OpenBase also works with WebObjects, available from NeXT Software. Electronic orders may be placed using our secure E-MAIL order application available at the web site. VISA and MASTERCARD are accepted. Visit our web site http://www.openbase.com to obtain more information and to download a free demo of OpenBase. ABOUT OPENBASE: OpenBase International (formerly known as SofDesign Corporation) is a software development company specializing in database server technology and object oriented software. Since 1991, OpenBase International has sold OpenBase and QuickBase database software to customers in 37 foreign countries, spanning over 20 industries. Customers such as Canon, the Royal Danish Police, MCI, AT&T, and NeXT Software use OpenBase for building mission critical applications. TRADEMARK INFO: OpenBase, OpenBase logo, and QuickBase are registered trademarks of OpenBase International, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ####
From: steel456@aol.com (Steel456) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Positions in New York Date: 9 May 1996 17:33:20 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mtob0$itg@digifix.digifix.com> We are now recruiting for strong Software Engineers with at least one year of Objective-C experience for three exclusive clients.All of the applications are exciting and include new development.If you are tired of traveling around the country going from project to project, give us a call.We have new openings every day. Bruce Rennert Corporate Resource Associates 800-662-9797 Fax 800-814-3100
From: mishelle@thoughtful.com (Mishelle Baun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: HyperSense Developer's Kit Enables Creation of Custom Objects Date: 9 May 1996 17:49:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mtp92$j62@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: HyperSense Developer's Kit Enables Creation of Custom Objects Contact info: Mishelle Baun Thoughtful Software 616 East Locust St. Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA 970/221-4596 Internet (NEXTMAIL): info@thoughtful.com Thoughtful Software Releases XModDevKit New Version of Developer's Kit Enables Greater Customization of HyperSense Fort Collins, Colorado - May 9, 1996 - Thoughtful Software announces the release of another powerful HyperSense tool, the XModDevKit. The kit provides header files and full documentation, together with template and example files, to allow developers to easily extend HyperSense's functionality through external modules (XModules) which are dynamically loaded into the program when needed. In addition to the standard buttons, fields, sliders, and other interface objects included with HyperSense, users can now add any custom or non-standard objects they may need. Dials, gauges, colored push-buttons, graph views -- even custom text fields -- the list of possibilities is endless. "HyperSense has always been an extensible environment, to which users could add custom behavior through their own commands and functions," declared Douglas Simons, Thoughtful Software's Director of Development. "Now we've carried that ability to the screen in a way that fully integrates custom interface objects into their documents." AT&T Wireless Services, which uses HyperSense extensively for developing and delivering computer based training (CBT) to its users, has made good use of the new custom interface capability. Portions of their interactive tutorials lead users step-by-step through the actual procedures they will follow in working with the company's mission-critical custom applications. Taking advantage of HyperSense's new custom elements allowed them to exactly duplicate the interface of their application, including such non-standard objects as colored buttons, popups, and browsers, and text fields with custom behavior and coloring. By incorporating these custom elements within their HyperSense-based tutorials, AT&T's instructional designers were able to achieve realistic simulation of their application, under the control of SenseTalk scripts which guide users through specific tasks. The scripts set up the preconditions for each task, and can then respond to the user's interaction with the application and provide appropriate feedback. The XModDevKit is available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/XModDevKit.pkg.tar It should migrate soon from the submissions directory to the HyperSense directory there. There is no charge for use of the XModDevKit. Third party developers are encouraged to create modules providing specific functions or commands for interfacing with other applications. The NEXTSTEP Developer environment is needed in order to build XModules. HyperSense is a powerful hypermedia authoring system, with uses ranging from rapid prototyping to custom application development to creation of computer based training (CBT) titles. The object-based SenseTalk scripting language empowers documents with fully interactive capabilities through an intuitive English-like language that is easily mastered. HyperSensePlayer provides a user environment for working with documents and applications created in HyperSense without the ability to modify their scripts or basic structure. A FREE single-user license allows anyone to run the Player, in order to use the many HyperSense-based applications and documents which are now available. A useful assortment of documents is included with the package, immediately giving users the ability to maintain an address book and print labels, manage user defaults, store paragraphs of text for composing letters, work with multiple pasteboard items, and much more. Both the HyperSensePlayer and the full development environment are available by ftp at the address shown below, or can be ordered on floppy disks from Thoughtful Software for $10 each to cover media and shipping costs. HyperSensePlayer (including FREE single-user license and sample documents): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseREADME1.00B14a.rtfd.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar HyperSense (full development version and documentation): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseApp.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseDocs.pkg.1.00B14a.tar Licenses for the HyperSense developer version are available for just $349 until May 13. After that date, order at the regular price of $499USD. MasterCard, Visa, and checks are accepted. Educational and quantity discounts are available. For more information, email info@thoughtful.com at Thoughtful Software, 616 East Locust St., Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA or call 970-221-4596. Thoughtful Software has been dedicated to the creation of tools which unlock the power of NEXTSTEP since 1989. We believe that users of a superior operating environment deserve an equally high standard of excellence in the tools they use. Our aim is to serve that need. HyperSense, SenseTalk, and HyperSensePlayer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Thoughtful Software. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc.
From: info@pangea.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pangea Extends MindShare 2.0 Starter Pack Offer Date: 9 May 1996 17:33:04 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mtoag$ita@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: David Martel, Pangea Corporation 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944 info@pangea.com PANGEA EXTENDS MINDSHARE 2.0 STARTER PACK OFFER PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, MAY 10, 1996 -- Due to the significant response for MindShare 2.0 Starter Packs, Pangea Corporation has extended their limited time offer for an additional month. Save 65% off the MindShare 2.0 list price on a 10-user Starter Pack. Use MindShare to reduce meetings, increase team productivity, build a valuable corporate knowledge base, create virtual teams, and collaborate over the Internet. Check out the MindShare 2.0 demo at: ftp://ftp.pangea.com/pub/Demo/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/productivity/MindShareDemo.app.compressed ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/groupware/MindShareDemo.2.0.NIHS.tar.gz A 10-user Starter Pack license is available for $243 per seat -- a substantial savings off the list price of $695. Starter Packs are a fully-functional version of MindShare 2.0 including support, documentation, and the ability to add more licenses. Starter Pack prices are now available through June 14, 1996. This offer is valid only through direct purchase from Pangea Corporation and must be obtained directly from the Internet. For more information about MindShare 2.0 and Starter Packs, send e-mail to info@pangea.com, or call 1-800-793-9372 or +1-412-381-9944. About Pangea Corporation Pangea delivers collaboration solutions world-wide. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pangea is the leading supplier of custom and shrinkwrap groupware messaging solutions for NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. Pangea Corporation and MindShare are trademarks of Pangea Corporation. Other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Scott Keith <scott@QuickBase.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Free Contact Manager License! (a $195 value) Date: 9 May 1996 17:31:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4mto80$it0@digifix.digifix.com> CONTACT: OpenBase International Ltd. 58 Greenfield Road Francestown NH 03043 USA TEL: 603.547.8404 FAX:603.547.2423 E-MAIL: info@openbase.com WEB SITE: http://www.openbase.com For a limited time, when you register your name and address with our web site (http://www.openbase.com) you will receive a FREE license to our contact manager application. You need Netscape 2.0 or OmniWeb 2.0 to view the site. OpenBase Contact is a contact management program designed with the end-user in mind. It's stylish interface and small size makes it the perfect companion along side your mission critical applications. OpenBase Contact offers multi-user record locking and full integration with OpenBase SQL servers. - Perform searches on any combination of fields. Phonetic and wild-card searches are supported. - Set user definable fields and check-boxes to serve your needs better. - Store files related to your contact in the database using the directory feature. - Create custom groups to categorize your contacts. Contacts may participate in several groups at the same time. - Drag and drop contact addresses into your favorite word processor or Pencil-Me-In calendar application. - Store unlimited notes on each contact with images and other drag-and-drop attachments. - Change sort order to match what makes sense for your needs. - View multiple contacts at the same time. See our web site (http://www.openbase.com) for more details. ABOUT OPENBASE: OpenBase International (formerly known as SofDesign Corporation) is a software development company specializing in database server technology and object oriented software. Since 1991, OpenBase International has sold OpenBase and QuickBase database software to customers in 37 foreign countries, spanning over 20 industries. Customers such as Canon, the Royal Danish Police, MCI, AT&T, and NeXT Software use OpenBase for building mission critical applications. TRADEMARK INFO: OpenBase, OpenBase logo, and QuickBase are registered trademarks of OpenBase International, Ltd. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ####
From: "DEEPSPACE TECH." <sedwards@bigdog.fred.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: DeepSpace Technologies announces availability of video drivers for Compaq, Toshiba and other notebooks Date: 11 May 1996 01:59:32 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4n1ac4$9a9@digifix.digifix.com> DeepSpace Technologies announces the availability of video drivers for the following machines and chipsets. COMPAQ LTE 5100, 5200, & 5300 notebooks using the Cirrus Logic GD7543 chipset. 800 X 600 TFT 16 bit color supported. TOSHIBA TECRA 720CDT and all models below using the C & T 65550 chipset. 1024 X 768 TFT 16 or 8 bit color 800 X 600 TFT 16 or 8 bit color. DeepSpace Technologies also resells Twinhead notebooks for NeXTStep. For more complete information please contact us at 301-663-3033. Anyone needing additional information or pricing please contact DeepSpace Technologies. Quantity and Educational discounts available. DEEPSPACE TECHNOLOGIES is a developer of NeXTStep drivers,an OEM of Notebook solutions and reseller of used NeXT hardware for the NeXT Community.
From: Luke Howard <lukeh@vurt.schnet.edu.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Squid Object Cache for NEXTSTEP Date: 13 May 1996 02:22:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4n6ker$r03@digifix.digifix.com> This is a port of the Squid Object Cache (a descendent of the Harvest Object Cache) to NEXTSTEP. It's distributed as a quad-fat NEXTSTEP package. It includes some code from the GNU C library; diffs against the Squid distributed are available on request. This is beta software; no support is provided; and I haven't tested it thoroughly. That said, it appears to work fine, and unlike Radium's NEXTSTEP Harvest port, the source is available. It's available as squid-1.0.beta7-NeXT-NIHS.tar.gz in: ftp://ftp.schnet.edu.au/pub/lukeh/NeXT/ and ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/ >From the README with the original software: This is the Squid Internet Object Cache developed by the National Laboratory for Applied Networking Research (NLANR) and Internet volunteers. This software is freely available for anyone to use. The Squid home page is http://www.nlanr.net/Squid/. This software is based on the Harvest Object Cache developed by the University of Colorado and the University of Southern California. The Harvest home page is http://harvest.cs.colorado.edu/. -- Luke
From: mikeg@eng.sun.com (SunSoft) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: SunSoft - OpenStep Developer Team Manager Date: 13 May 1996 23:17:22 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4n8u02$62a@digifix.digifix.com> SunSoft - OpenStep Developer Team Manager As the Manager of the OpenStep Developer Team you will have responsibility for managing the engineering and productization of the OpenStep object-oriented application development environment. Responsibilities include directing a motivated team of appoximately six engineers. These engineers are working at all levels of the development environment including an integrated ObjectiveC/C++ compiler, debugger, Interface Builder, Project Builder and associated tools. In addition, this team is building exciting links to SunSoft's distributed object infrastructure. A degree in Computer Science and six plus years of experience in the industry with a demonstrated ability to lead a team is required. Experience with design and implementation of object-oriented systems, and knowledge of C/C++ is also necessary. Knowledge of Objective C and experience with NeXTStep based systems is desired. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. MTV 19-02 Mt. View, CA 94043 Phone 415-336-2082 Fax 415-336-3157 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: jmcnamar@onramp.net Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Synectic Design and Bifrost Workstations Announce Display Driver for the Toshiba Tecra 720CDT Date: 14 May 1996 00:40:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4n92s7$6vr@digifix.digifix.com> Contact: Synectic Design Eric Brown ericb@synectic.com eric_brown@il.us.swissbank.com 967 Vista Drive Gurnee, IL 60031 Bifrost Workstations, Inc. Jason McNamara jmcnamar@onramp.net 10850 Richmond Avenue, Suite 270 Houston, TX 77042 (713) 952-9949 v, (713) 952-9934 f http://www.stepwise.com/bwi.html CHICAGO / HOUSTON - Synectic Design and BWI are pleased to announce that release 1.0 of display drivers for the Toshiba Tecra 720CDT is shipping NOW. Support is currently provided for NEXTSTEP 3.3 and 3.3J, with OpenStep/Mach (NS 4.0) support to follow shortly. Users may purchase the laptop preloaded from BWI, or may purchase the driver alone. Site and organization licenses are also available. Though not officially supported, the driver may also work on other laptops with video based on the Chips & Technologies 65550 chipset. Please contact either party if you wish to have official support for such a laptop. The following video modes are supported: * 640 x 480 - 8-bit greyscale, 8-bit color, 16-bit color, 24-bit color (*) * 800 x 600 - 8-bit greyscale, 8-bit color, 16-bit color, 24-bit color (*) * 1024 x 768 - 8-bit greyscale, 8-bit color, 16-bit color - and - * 1280 x 1024 - 8-bit greyscale, 8-bit color (virtual mode) (*) - 24-bit for external display only Both 1280 x 1024 resolutions are supported by providing an 1024 x 768 display that pans around a 1280 x 1024 workspace when the mouse moves off the edge of the screen. Other features include: * P133 power and a PCI bus * 12.1", 1024x768 Active Matrix LCD capable of 16-bit color * Compatibility with NeXT-certified SCSI & Ethernet PCMCIA cards * Display can be in on-board, external, or SIMULTANEOUS mode * Compatibility with fax/modem and NeXT power mgmt features To help support the NEXTSTEP community, Synectic & BWI have again agreed to make the driver available to individuals and educational users for FREE. For corporate users, BWI offers the driver for sale by itself, or bundled with a laptop. The driver is included in the price of a system purchased from BWI. This includes all future upgrades and additional drivers for this laptop. Installation of a valid NS license and all drivers on machines purchased from BWI is, as always, performed free of charge. All drivers (regardless of end-user status) will be licensed through SD and BWI. BWI and Synectic Design will be showing the laptop at the Chicago OPENSTEP Group in the Loop (COSGiL) meeting, held on 21 May at 6 pm at First Chicago / NBD. Please stop by and see us! For further details on COSGil & instructions to First Chicago, please watch c.s.n.announce or contact dang@cmg.fcnbd.com. ABOUT SYNECTIC DESIGN: Synectic Design is a dynamic consulting organization that specializes in NEXTSTEP software development. With a special focus on providing custom enterprise solutions and specialized hardware support, we are commited to providing our customers with quality products and services. ABOUT BIFROST WORKSTATIONS: Bifrost Workstations, Inc. offers one of the most complete lines of hardware focused solely on the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep/WebObjects market (HP and SUN workstations/servers, several lines of Intel machines, and portables). We provide hardware, software, and networking solutions for the NS market. All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@optimal-object.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: CO-XIST 3.3s Now Available from Optimal Object, Inc. with New Pricing Date: 14 May 1996 17:41:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4naun1$hbj@digifix.digifix.com> CO-XIST 3.3s Now Available from Optimal Object, Inc. with New Pricing. DENVER, COLORADO- May 13th, 1996. PSW Technologies (Previoulsy Pencom Software) and Optimal Object, Inc. are pleased to announce a price reduction in co-Xist (TM) prices. co-Xist is Pencom's implementation of X11R5, the industry standard X window system that provides a network-transparent and vendor-independent windowing environment. With co-Xist, NEXTSTEP users can display X applications that are running locally or remotely on a network within windows on NEXTSTEP for NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC and Sun SPARC systems. co-Xist is now available through Optimal Object, Inc. co-Xist new North American commercial pricing co-Xist Runtime $330.00 Includes co-Xist and Motif and full documentation. co-Xist Developer $490.00 Includes co-Xist and Motif Runtime Systems, documentation and complete Developer Extensions. Academic and International Prices available. For more information, contact: Optimal Object, Inc. 4685 Peoria Street, Suite 221 Denver, CO 80239 800 - 452 - 7608 303 - 799 - 6223 303 - 799 - 1435fax info@optimal-object.com http://www.optimal.object.com ______ Optimal Object, Inc. Optimal Object, Inc. is a Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Operating Environment and the main Reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle for Universities, Students and Faculty Members. Optimal Object, Inc. provides custom solutions for the NEXSTEP Operating Environment including NEXTSTEP Tested Compatible Hardware Solutions and Third Party Software Applications. Optimal Object, Inc. has completed the required training course for NEXTSTEP version 3.3 and is a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibility Expert (N.I.C.E). PSW Technologies, formerly Pencom Software, began in Austin, Texas in 1989. As the software consulting arm of Pencom Systems Inc., it began its experience with the NEXTSTEP operating system in 1989 and released its first version of co-Xist (TM) in 1991. Pencom Systems has been supplying software engineering expertise to serve the UNIX/open systems marketplace since 1981. Pencom Software was created in response to the growing demand among large technology vendors and end-user companies for project-oriented work that applied the newest leading-edge computing technologies available. Today, PSW Technologies is an independent consulting and services company focused exclusively on applying those "new world" software technologies to meet the strategic business demands of its customers. For more information on the services PSW Technologies provides, call 800-736-2664 or 512-343-6666, send e-mail to Matthew_Waters@pswtech.com or visit http://www.pswtech.com
From: osg@onramp.net (Glenda ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Mentors and Developers Date: 14 May 1996 17:40:46 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4nauku$hb8@digifix.digifix.com> NeXT MENTORS AND DEVELOPERS Object Systems Group is a OO technology-based consultancy that provides assistance to Global 1000 corporations. These clients have already made the commitment to move to objects. That means that we can offer you the opportunity to build robust infrastructures, develop good designs, and direct state of the art implementations for large scale OO projects. Because OSG has a proven successful OO process and a reputation for excellence, we can keep you progressing in OO technology while you are making contractors wages. We currently have assignments in the NE for April, May, and June in the following areas: OOA/OOD We are in need of OOA/OOD's with strong OO methodologies and process experience. Our projects are enterprise-wide transition to OO that will take approximately 2+ years. DC, Virginia, Maryland, and Dallas. NeXT Platform Mentors Minimum 5 years total experience with extensive NeXTSTEP and Objective C. Ability to lead people in a development effort. NeXTSTEP Developers If you have a minimum of 2 years experience in a NeXTSTEP environment at any level, we want to talk to you. The project is a new development (no legacy issues) and will span 2+ years. We need to hire numerous developers. DC and Virginia. All work must be done on site. Candidates must be willing to make a minimum of a one year commitment to the project. Send resume to osg@onramp.net , US mail your resume to Object Systems Group, Inc., Attn: Glenda Maddox, 3048 Infomart, 1950 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Tx. 75207, or fax to 214 742-5847.
From: Nicole Overson <Nicole_Overson@next.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NeXT SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATES WebObjects AND SAP R/3 INTEGRATION Date: 14 May 1996 17:46:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4nauvl$he7@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Overson NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3731 nicole_overson@next.com NeXT SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATES WebObjects AND SAP R/3 INTEGRATION NeXT Develops a Prototype Providing Internet and Intranet Access for SAP R/3 Developers SAP Technical Developers Conference, Orlando, FL-May 14, 1996-NeXT Software, a leading producer of custom application development software for the Internet and Enterprise, announces an integrated WebObjects application for SAP R/3 customers, enabling them to vend their applications on the Internet or on corporate Intranets. SAP developers can vend their mission critical R/3 applications for finance, manufacturing, etc. and take advantage of the power of the Web using NeXT's WebObjects. NeXT Software will demonstrate this new technology at the SAP Technical Developer Conference in Orlando Florida May 15-17 in Booth #18. "NeXT is working closely with SAP to help deliver powerful applications via the Internet and corporate Intranets with our proven WebObjects technology," said Mitchell Mandich, vice president of worldwide sales, NeXT Software. "NeXT, as a leader in web development and deployment tools, is excited about working with SAP in providing world class, scalable, reliable, enterprise-wide solutions that will allow SAP customers to have access to the Web." SAP customers using R/3, the market leading software for managing information and logistics within an enterprise, in conjunction with WebObjects can now use the Internet/Intranet as its open platform. For example, users can now transparently access SAP applications through the Internet via their favorite browser and HTTP server while preserving their investment in SAP systems. About The WebObjects Product Line The WebObjects product line offers a truly cross-platform and language independent development environment for building interactive server-based web applications for both the Internet and the Enterprise. NeXT's WebObjects product suite is designed to meet a variety of business needs- WebObjects, the free entry-level product, allows organizations to easily build dynamic websites, WebObjects Pro gives developers the ability to compile reusable components, scale across multiple machines, and access databases (price:$2999), and WebObjects Enterprise brings a corporation's entire computing infrastructure to the Web (price: $24,999). WebObjects is designed to work with existing infrastructure enabling corporations to expand the reach of their systems to the Web without having to rewrite data and applications. * WebObjects is operating system-independent spanning both UNIX and Windows environments including Microsoft's Windows NT, SunSoft's Solaris, and NeXT's NEXTSTEP with more coming soon. * WebObjects works with industry standard data sources such as Oracle, Informix, and Sybase databases and, through third party software, can support mainframe and legacy applications. * WebObjects is browser independent working with standard browsers such as the Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mosaic. * WebObjects is HTTP server independent, OLE compatible, takes advantage of native server APIs, such as Netscape's NSAPI, and can use existing programming languages such as PERL, C, and C++ languages. WebObjects Supports Current and Emerging Web Technologies WebObjects offers highly interactive, dynamic web applications and is designed to interoperate with emerging technologies such as VRML, Shockwave, Real Audio, Java, and JavaScript standards. WebObjects allows you to reach people with real-time information about flights, personal banking accounts, and product demonstrations. WebObjects Quickly Delivers Interactive Web Solutions WebObjects allows web developers to deliver dynamic web applications faster than with traditional development tools. Customers can reuse components and can modify several applications at once by editing a single component. This environment translates into a large competitive advantage that leads directly to increased revenues and greater marketshare. WebObjects also enables corporations to scale and manage their websites. Webmasters simply plug in additional resources without having to take their machines and applications off line-this is critical for corporations experiencing "grid lock" on their site due to increased traffic. WebObjects facilitates this by managing incoming HTTP requests and distributing web application processes across multiple machines. WebObjects Covers Security WebObjects offers a secure solution for corporations building commerce-enabled applications for the Web. NeXT has leveraged existing security standards such as Netscape's SSL on the HTTP server. NeXT also provides authentication services via Security Dynamics' SecurID token cards, offering enterprise network security through one-time password identity verification. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo and WebObjects are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: brilee@po.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Woo Lee) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New Game for NeXTStep - Firestorm Date: 15 May 1996 15:31:50 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ndbf6$5pl@digifix.digifix.com> Firestorm is a free new game for NeXTStep machines! Currently, Firestorm has only been compiled for the Intel architecture. However, a Quad-fat binary will be generated shortly to support all architectures supported by NeXTStep (HP PA-Risc, Sun Sparc, Motorola 68K, and Intel x86). ----- Here's a brief description of the game: Firestorm is a fast paced, multiplayer arcade game where players battle to the death. Bombs are the weapon of choice. When strategically placed, these bombs allow a player to reak havoc on its oponents. Players can pick up items which allow them to remotely detonate their bombs, kick bombs, or even turn their bombs into heat seeking missiles! In addition, players can pick up other items such as invincibility stars, speed boots, slow potions, and many other objects! Players can also become infected with viruses and annoy their oponents by infecting them as well. Firestorm can support up to 4 players with any combination of human and computer controlled players. In addition, a fifth player, the Grim Reaper, will appear to destory you if the game takes too long! There are many versions available for many platforms. Some of the versions include X11 (HP, Sun, DEC, SGI, Linux), Macintosh, Windows 95, and NeXTStep. Have fun playing!!! ----- Firestrom was created by a bunch of Berekely students during the course of this semester in an attempt to have some fun! It is freeware and we hope you enjoy the effort we placed into it during the midst of our schoolwork, midterms, and finals! You can obtain it from our web page on: http://www.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/Firestorm Hopefully, Firestorm will be distributed widely onto various FTP sites and local BBS's Have fun with Firestorm!!
From: dcoyle@goanna.mpi-hd.mpg.de Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: RhiNO Group - May 21 Date: 15 May 1996 15:36:01 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ndbn1$5qq@digifix.digifix.com> RhiNO Group Meeting =================== When: Tuesday, May 21st, 6:30pm Where: Geographical Faculty, University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 348, D-69120 Heidelberg Phone: +49 - 6221 - 545540 Presentations include: o Power tips & tricks for developers Q & A. Bring your OpenStep questions! (Dr. David A. Coyle, dcoyle@goanna.mpi-hd.mpg.de & Georg Tuparev, Tuparev@EMBL-Heidelberg.de) o Maintaining your NeXTSTEP/OpenStep sources. CVS and beyond. Remote repositories. Working in a group. The trouble with the NIB files. Maintaining software versions. Keep your colleagues informed about the newest version. (Georg Tuparev) o New TeX-products (Gregor Hoffleit, flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de) o WebObjects Q & A (Dr. David A. Coyle) Discussions include: o RhiNO and our friends (WiNG, StepPeople, NeXT-lovers from UK,...) want to organize the first OpenStep Expo in Europe. If we're to present the full NeXT user experience to masses of users, and not have this a pay-per-view developer conference for big corporations, we need YOUR help. So bring many good ideas and sugestions. a selection of wild ideas we've had already: - The JobStep fair: Recruiters, job seekers, come together in one convenient location. Drop off your resume, get an interview that afternoon (or not..). Coordinated by RhiNO. Possibly with a WOF pre-registration system. - The Black Hole: The NeXTstep experience, presented chronologically via a selection of NeXThardware from the first cube onwards. See NeXTstep 1.0 through 3.3, IndexingKit, 3D-Kit and all those other orphaned great ideas, live and in action. (if we can round this stuff up, that is..!). The '030, the '040, tubos, colors, dimensions, ADB, and (hopefully) things you've never seen and only heard about. All items contrasted with then-current alternative technologies (Mac, Windows) to heighten the dysphoria of it all. NeXT-shop: Everybody will have the opportunity to buy/exchange cheap NS-software, T-shirts, ... so bring cash. Fun: Pizza (this time ordered earlier ;-), chinese food, cold german beer, very black dutch coffee, and sweet british cookies will be available. Sleeping opportunities: If people coming from outside Heidelberg bring sleeping-bags, they can sleep at Georg's place NOTE: We will not be showing NS4.0 (beta) as was planned. !!! PLEASE CALL US IF YOU ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE !!! Contact: Georg Tuparev EMBL / Protein Design Phone: +49 - 6221 - 387305 Meyerhofstr. 1 FAX: +49 - 6221 - 387517 D-69117 Heidelberg Germany Tuparev@EMBL-Heidelberg.de (NeXT-mail) or Gregor Hoffleit Mathematisches Institut PHONE: (49)6221 54-5771 INF 288, 69120 Heidelberg / Germany FAX: 54-3812 flight@mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (NeXTmail) or the NIT crew nit@stone.com
From: dja3@lexis-nexis.com (Dave Anderson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP development in Ohio Date: 15 May 1996 15:36:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ndbnt$5r0@digifix.digifix.com> We are a small, ambitious team in a medium-sized company, owned by a really big company, creating new information products for the planet. We are searching for a few bright minds with two or more years experience in object-oriented development and NEXTSTEP programming who are not afraid to do work that other people think is impossible. You should have some DO and EOF, and know your way around RDBMSs. And you must know the difference between what the industry considers to be OO and what doing real OO is. LEXIS-NEXIS, a Reed-Elsevier company, is the leading online publisher of legal, business, and news research materials. Located between Dayton and Cincinnati in the midwest, we enjoy a laid-back lifestyle, a low cost-of-living, good schools, midwest values, and some most excellent recreation. In other words, it isn't Silicon Valley but we do offer hard, mind-stretching work in a decent place to live. Email your RTF or ASCII resume to dja3@lexis-nexis.com by May 31 for consideration. In your cover letter, include a description of something you've done that hadn't been done before or a vision of what you want to contribute to the OO and information world in the next five years. Basically convince us that you're smart, you know what you're doing, you have good ideas, and you can learn quickly. If we like what we see, you'll be hearing from us!
From: Cara Stallone <cara@gscorp.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: GS announces winner of Solutions Suite Ever Seen a Tadpole Surf Contest Date: 16 May 1996 17:01:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ng52i$im1@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cara Stallone GS Corporation 415.945.7000 GS announces winner of Solutions Suite Ever Seen a Tadpole Surf Contest. San Francisco, Calif. - May 14, 1996 - GS Corporation announced today the winner of its WINBIG ªEver Seen a Tadpole Surf?º sweepstakes. The sweepstakes, made available through GS Corporation's Solutions Suite CD-ROM, ªWorkflow Solutionsº, offered participants a chance to win a Tadole P1000 series, Pentium-based notebook computer loaded with software from GS Corporation and Netsurfer, by entering via fax-back questionnaire. ªWow, I've never won anything before. Thank you GS Corporation!º says winner Mr. Duke, ªThe GS applications that I won with my computer will help me organize the constant paperflow across my desk and improve the look of the paper flowing from my desk. I can't wait!º Michael Duke is Information Technology Leader at Corning Incorporated located in Corning, NY. He manages Corning's IT solutions unique to Science and Technology, with responsibility for IT strategy and implementation. Mr Duke plans to use his new Tadpole Pentium notebook and GS software to help manage his workflow more efficiently, no matter where he is. ªThis Tadpole Notebook and software from GS Corporation will truly make a difference in my life. I spend most of my day in meetings. I will use the Tadpole as ªmy portable officeº in meetings, on trips and to manage my day to day business tasks such as taking notes, sending communications and for immediate web access. Thanks to GS Corporation, I will now be able to greatly streamline my workload.º Software included with the Tadpole P1000 series are the leading web-based publishing and productivity tools and applications available from GS Corporation. Software includes Collaggi Palette, a visual database product, eXTRATIFF, a tool to render anti-aliased TIFF images, eXTRAPRINT, a driver for the NeXT Color Printer, and eXTRASCAN and eXTRAREAD, companion applications to scan and OCR, for all document management needs. The NEXTSTEP/OpenStep-based web browser is provided by Netsurfer with Netsurferä, the next generation, object oriented software for Internet and World-Wide Web access. GS Corporation is a solutions provider of internet and intranet Website development, consulting and training. GS Corporation's goal is to increase its customers' profits with solutions for dynamic web-based commerce, and to reduce their internal costs with web-based solutions for customer care, job and project management. GS provides turnkey solutions, tools and templates directly to targeted customers, and indirectly through independent solutions providers (ISPs). GS Corporation's software and solutions have been recognized as superior by industry peers through NeXTWORLD Magazine's Best of Breed Award, 1993 - printing applications category and NEXTSTEP Expo's Object Honors Award, 1994 - re-engineering the Clorox Company's packaging graphics department's workflow model through internet-based tools. GS Corporation's product and service information is available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gscorp.com About Netsurfer - Netsurfer, Inc. produces easy-to-use graphical software and object-based development tools that allow individuals and organizations to access resources on the global Internet computer network. Netsurfer provides object-oriented tools and expertise to organizations building custom, interactive applications based on the World-Wide Web. Netsurfer also produces and distributes Netsurfer(tm), the world's most advanced, 100% object-oriented World Wide Web Browser framework. NetSurfer product and service information is available via the World Wide Web: http://www.netsurfer.com About Tadpole Technology - Tadpole Technology designs, manufactures and supports workstation-class portable computer systems based on Alpha, Pentium and microSPARC II microprocessors, as well as board-level and software products for OEMs and end users. Established in 1984 and publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange, Tadpole is headquartered in Cambridge, England. U.S. headquarters are in Austin, Texas, with sales offices and authorized resellers throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia/Pacific Rim. Tadpole product and service information is available via the World Wide Web: http://www.tadpole.com
From: Jeff Kirk <captain@ent.mrj.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Positions in Charlotte, NC Date: 17 May 1996 18:13:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4nitmh$ssh@digifix.digifix.com> MRJ Inc. is a technical consulting and systems intagration company specializing in the delivery of leading edge database and on-line systems to commercial customers. We have several exciting opportunities in the Charlotte, NC area for NeXTstep developers, developing new systems. 2+ years experience in NeXTStep required. If you would like to discuss these openings, please contact: (please do not respond to the poster of this message) G. Lasser 200 Four Falls Corp Center, Suite 308 West Conshohocken, PA 19428 (610) 940-9854 or email at glasser@ent.mrj.com
From: Thomas Engel <tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Shanghai v0.81. It is faster now Date: 20 May 1996 16:28:23 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4nqkl7$b7@digifix.digifix.com> Release 0.81, 03.05.1996 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org) Submitted to: ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/Games/ ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Games/board ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/games/ The Shanghai application ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package. WHAT's NEW IN 0.81: - Tile selection is a lot faster - Nicer gray level appearance - Fixed SPARC crasher. - ...for details read the 'Release Notes' Its time to relax again. This is yet another version of the old Chinese Shanghai game. A tile game with old traditional images and the taste of something elegant. What it does The game is quite simple. The computer will create a setup from which you must try to remove all the tiles. You can remove them only in pairs by pulling the tiles either to the left or the right. The tiles must lie along the edge of on of the tile levels. To select a tile single click on it. If you have located the corresponding second tile you must double click it to remove both from the game board. You can undo a move or let the computer suggest possible moves. If you failed to solve a setup you can decide to restart the last game in order to try another solution. But remember that currently there is no guarantee that a board really has a solution! This instruction is not very rich but it should be enough to enable you to play this game. It might take some time until you recognize The Package Version 0.81 comes in two packages. The main Shanghai.0.81.NIHS.bd.tar.gzarchive includes: * Shanghai.app. A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware... * ...with Online help (minimal) * The documentation including the Release Notes. The source package Shanghai.0.81.sd.tar.gz comes with: * Full sourcecode * And also the documentation with Release Notes to free you from having to download both packages. On where to find the latest releases please see the 'About this Project' section. Features There are not many features in this release - only the things that are mentioned above. There are a lot of plans for future versions.but almost no time to implement them. Sorry. For a complete description of known bugs see the Release Notes in the second chapter. If you have any questions you can contact me. Thomas Engel Netpunstr. 9 D-90522 Oberasbach Germany E-mail: tsengel@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org (NeXTMail welcome)
From: "Carolyn Muszynski" <carolynm_cma@msn.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Technical Architecture Group - Chicago Date: 22 May 1996 01:18:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4nu82o$10r@digifix.digifix.com> We are still seeking members for our technical Architecture group. As a member of this group you will create and implement the vision for bringing together software objects from each of four separate development groups, with the goal of developing a common object library. This will include research and development of object oriented methodologies, tools to support methodologies and general framework development, design and develop reuse frameworks, and evaluate third party tools as needed to support changing needs. The group is also responsible for specifying conversion to OPENSTEP technologies as well as on going conversion to reuse frameworks internally developed. These positions demands a person that has a passion for technology. We ask that potential candidates have working knowledge of the NeXTSTEP development environment and a conceptual understanding of and implementation experience in object-oriented concepts and paradigms. We have Sr. and Jr. level development positions open in this group and management level open in others. Please note that these are permanent positions that are located in Chicago. We provide full benefits and are willing to relocate; however, at this time we are limited to working with candidates who are either permanent residents or citizens of the United States. If you are interested in joining our organization please contact; Carolyn Muszynski phone:312-372-2900 ext. 2 fax: 312-372-2901 email: carolynm_cma@msn.com I look forward to hearing from you!
From: info@bang.org Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group, Thursday May 23rd Date: 22 May 1996 01:23:39 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4nu8cr$11a@digifix.digifix.com> **** ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, May 23rd, 7:00pm Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: General Meeting - Pencil Me In 2.0 Join us to see the latest version of Pencil Me In. Andy Turk of Sarrus Software will demonstrate Pencil Me In 2.0, a personal and group scheduling application for OPENSTEP. Andy will also answer questions about the API for Pencil Me In. Monthly meetings are free and open to the public, and usually held on the 4th Thursday of the month at the SLAC auditorium in Menlo Park. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA * NEXTSTEP Announcements * TECH Q&A (Incl. WebObjects) * PRESENTATION * RAFFLE and SCHMOOZING After the program, join us for dinner at a nearby restaurant. Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 Directions: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: Guenther Fuerthaller <GIMLI!onevision.de!guenther> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PDFView 1.41 Date: 22 May 1996 17:55:46 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4o02h2$6p5@digifix.digifix.com> PDFView 1.41 has been submitted to: ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Text/apps A mirror site in the US is: ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Or check the PDFView Home Page: http://www.BITart.com/PDFView PDFView is the leading PDF reader for Nextstep. The latest version implements most features defined for PDF 1.1, as there are: * Viewing and printing of PDF documents. * High quality and optimized font substitution. * Support for calibrated colors. * Support for page mode and open actions. * Bookmarks. * Thumbnails. * Text annotations (movable and resizeable). * Hyperlinks. * Movies. * Cross-Document-Links. * Internet-Links/URLs (which are passed to OmniWeb). * Full text search, selection, copy to pasteboard. * Search for text annotations. * Document info and fonts info. * Save page as EPS. * Save entire text of the document as RTF. * Works cool with Librarian. PDFView is free software to anyone but not public domain similar to the original Acrobat Reader° from Adobe. Contact me at: guenther@onevision.de or guenther@golem.franken.de
From: Alex Mazzardo <alex@gestel.it> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: special solidThinking 2.4 prices for education Date: 22 May 1996 17:56:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4o02hs$6pd@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information: Alessandro Mazzardo GESTEL Italia srl Tel.: 39 444 964-974 Fax: 39 444 964-984 (fax) Email:alex@gestel.it GESTEL announces special solidThinking 2.4 prices for education Monaco - May 15, 1996 - GESTEL s.a.m. today announced the introduction of a special offer for educational institutions and qualified students. Starting from today educational institutions and students can buy the solidThinking 3D environment at exceptional prices. To provide the lowest possible price, academic licenses come on CD-ROM with on-line documentation. Product is available directly from GESTEL Italia, worldwide distributor of GESTEL s.a.m. products. For more information on the solidThinking 3D environment or to get a demonstrative version of solidThinking 2.4, visit the GESTEL Web sites at: http://www.gestel.it or http://www.gestel.com GESTEL s.a.m. is a wholly owned independent company based in Monaco specialized in the development of 3D shrinkwrapped and customized applications. GESTEL Italia srl acts as worldwide distributor. # # # # # solidThinking is a registered trademark of GESTEL s.a.m. All other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
From: dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (David Evans) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Grand Opening: NeXTSTEP Disktab Archive Date: 24 May 1996 16:56:13 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4o57pd$nps@digifix.digifix.com> I've started a collection of NeXTSTEP disktab entries. They can be found at http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/ns-disktab/ I can't verify most of them, but at least it's a central place to go and look if you need an entry for a particular device. The archive will be build from submissions so, if you have an entry that's not there already or one that differs in some important way, send it in! David Evans dfevans@bbcr.uwaterloo.ca (NeXTMail OK) http://bbcr.uwaterloo.ca/~dfevans/ University of Waterloo Ontario, Canada
From: Douglas Simons <doug@thoughtful.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: RetainSimulator Demonstrates Solution to Circular Reference Problem Date: 24 May 1996 17:40:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4o5aci$oa4@digifix.digifix.com> Reference counting of objects as implemented in NeXT's FoundationKit provides a useful way of managing memory by keeping track of the number of references to an object. When the number of references goes to zero, the object can be freed. Situations arise, however, in which circular references among objects occur, causing the memory they occupy never to be freed. RetainSimulator.sense is a HyperSense document which simulates objects containing circular or other complex inter-relationships, and implements a strategy for freeing them appropriately. The simulator allows you to experiment with different types of relationships to see what happens. The simulator, together with a README file which describes the approach used, as well as some directions on using the simulator, have been posted to the archives at next-ftp.peak.org, in the submissions directory: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RetainSimulator.sense.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/RetainSimulator.sense.README They should migrate to the HyperSense directory and possibly other locations. To use the simulator, you will need to also need either HyperSense.app or HyperSensePlayer.app, which are also available at the peak site. More information may be found in the README file. Any questions or comments may be directed to: Doug Simons Thoughtful Software doug@thoughtful.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 137 - Articles posted since May 20 1996 Date: 27 May 1996 04:00:07 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ob9c7$fst@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 137 Postings since: May 20 1996 [4353] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4354] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4355] SUBMISSION: Shanghai v0.81. It is faster now [4356] JOB: OpenStep Technical Architecture Group - Chicago [4357] MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group, Thursday May 23rd [4358] SUBMISSION: PDFView 1.41 [4359] PRESS RELEASE: special solidThinking 2.4 prices for education [4360] SUBMISSION: Grand Opening: NeXTSTEP Disktab Archive [4361] SUBMISSION: RetainSimulator Demonstrates Solution to Circular Reference Problem If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-137/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-137.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-137 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 27 May 1996 04:15:13 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4oba8h$g04@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 27 May 1996 04:15:05 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4oba89$g04@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: Info@SmartSoft.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: BETA TEST: FaxEditor Date: 29 May 1996 15:20:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4oi81u$cen@digifix.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release For more information write to: Info@SmartSoft.COM, visit http://www.SmartSoft.COM, or call SmartSoft at (414)376.4590 Beta Testers Wanted: FaxEditor Cedarburg, Wisconsin - May 29, 1996 - SmartSoft has announced the availability of a prerelease version of FaxEditor. FaxEditor is a NEXTSTEP program that allows you to mark up faxes electronically, and refax them without ever printing a paper copy. "This product is a real time saver, anyone who has ever used a modem to receive faxes will be interested in a product like this one." said Christopher Gonderzik, Marketing Director of SmartSoft, Inc. Product Description FaxEditor allows you to open a multipage fax, mark it up using text and graphics, and refax back. Product Pricing and Availability FaxEditor version 0.9 will be available June 1st, 1996 from the SmartSoft's WWW server. Anyone interested in helping with the beta cycle can download a prerelease copy from http://www.smartsoft.com. Version 0.9 supports all currently supported NEXTSTEP architectures. Product will be available for sale after completion of the beta cycle. Product will have an introductory retail price of $99/copy with substantial discounts for large deployments. For more information, please contact SmartSoft. FaxEditor, and SmartSoft are a trademarks of SmartSoft, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
From: Douglas Simons <doug@thoughtful.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: AddressImporter Enables Printing NEXTSTEP Address Book Data Date: 31 May 1996 17:27:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ono7j$6kl@digifix.digifix.com> In response to a recent request, I've created a small HyperSense document which makes it possible to print mailing labels or other types of formatted listings using data contained in NEXTSTEP address book files. The AddressImporter.sense document is able to read information from a standard NEXTSTEP address book (such as that found in ~/Library/Addresses/Examples.adresses). The information is copied into a HyperSense document, such as the Addresses.sense document which is included with the standard HyperSense distribution packages. Registered HyperSense users may also create custom document formats for receiving the data, if desired. The AddressImporter automatically copies data from the address book file into correspondingly named fields in a HyperSense document. If a matching field name is not found, the user is given the ability to specify which field each data item should be placed into. The process is very simple and straightforward, and is described in more detail in the online help contained in the document. Once the data has been imported into a HyperSense document, HyperSense's custom report layout facilities may be used to design a report format to fit any type of label stock, printed address book, etc. People using the HyperSensePlayer application (which is available with a free single-user license) may print using the standard report and label formats included with the Addresses.sense document. AddressImporter.sense is available by ftp at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/AddressImporter.sense.compressed It should migrate from submissions to the /pub/next/HyperSense directory. To use the AddressImporter, you will need a copy of either HyperSense.app or HyperSensePlayer.app. Both of these are available in the HyperSense directory at peak. Using the Player you will be able to import, edit, and save address information in any existing HyperSense document. Using the full version of HyperSense, you may examine (and modify, if you choose) the SenseTalk scripts which implement the data importing, although the imported data will not be saved if you are running in demo mode. Naturally, registered HyperSense users may change any documents and scripts to their heart's content. HyperSensePlayer (including FREE single-user license and sample documents): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseREADME1.00B14a.rtfd.compressed ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSensePlayer.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar HyperSense (full development version and documentation): ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseApp.pkg.1.00B14a.NIHS.b.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/HyperSense/HyperSenseDocs.pkg.1.00B14a.tar I'd be happy to respond to any questions or comments, regarding either the AddressImporter document, or the HyperSense authoring tool. Regards, Doug Simons Thoughtful Software doug@thoughtful.com
From: Marcus Edwardes <75151.1557@CompuServe.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXTstep opportunities in the USA Date: 31 May 1996 18:07:27 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4onqiv$7f2@digifix.digifix.com> COMPUTEC INTERNATIONAL specializes in providing consultants with rare skills to a broad client base across the USA. We employ qualified individuals from all over the world and offer excellent salaries and benefits including the correct work visa, green card sponsorship, full relocation and medical benefits plus paid vacation and paid public holidays. We are currently seeking experienced NeXTstep developers, to work on major projects based on the East Coast. Successful applicants will have at least 18 months commercial application development experience using NeXTSTEP. For further information please contact our Los Angeles office:- Marcus Edwardes Computec International, 230 N.Maryland Avenue, Suite 209, Glendale, CA 91206, USA Tel: +1 818 500 3921 Fax: +1 818 500 3924 Email: 75151.1557@compuserve.com
From: William Shipley <wjs@omnigroup.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MAILING LIST: OmniNews - News about OmniPDF, OmniWeb, etc.. Date: 1 Jun 1996 00:10:29 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4oofrl$a49@digifix.digifix.com> Omni Development, Inc. has created a new mailing list for people who are interested in finding out about new releases of Omni products and their features. This will be a low-traffic mailing list, mainly dedicated to announcing betas and shipping releases of Omni software, but also to new bundles (for OmniWeb) and other information we think might be pertinent. You can join OmniNews by sending mail to omninews-request@omnigroup.com, with the body, "subscribe firstname lastname". You can get out by sending mail with the body, "unsubscribe me@whereever.com". You can't send mail to OmniNews; if you have a question for Omni please send it to info@omnigroup.com, and if you have a question about omniweb or omnipdf send it to omniweb@lighthouse.com or omnipdf@lighthouse.com, respectively. If you want to talk with other OmniWeb users, you can subscribe to omniweb-l by sending mail to omniweb-request@omnigroup.com. -Wil Shipley President, Omni Development, Inc.
From: Nicole Overson <Nicole_Overson@next.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: NeXT Software Customers Fannie Mae and MCI Selected as Smithsonian Awards Finalists Date: 31 May 1996 15:58:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4onj17$611@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Overson NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3731 nicole_overson@next.com NeXT SOFTWARE CUSTOMERS HONORED IN SMITHSONIAN AWARDS Fannie Mae and MCI Selected as Finalists for Developing Innovative Information Technology Solutions Redwood City, Calif.-May 29, 1996-NeXT Software, a leading producer of custom application development software for the Internet and Enterprise, announces two outstanding customers, Fannie Mae and MCI Information Technology, have been chosen as finalists for the 1996 Computerworld Smithsonian Awards (CWSA). CWSA recognizes corporations, organizations and individuals who create positive change in our society through technology. Award winners will be announced at the eighth annual awards dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C., on Monday, June 3, 1996. "Fannie Mae and MCI are true pioneers in shaping the way businesses compete in the Information Age, " said Mitchell Mandich, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, NeXT Software. "NeXT is pleased to be partnering with these notable customers to build applications that truly make a difference to consumers with our object-oriented development environments." Fannie Mae has been chosen as a finalist for their revolutionary mortgage application called Distressed Asset Reporting and Tracking System (DARTS). Developed with NeXT's software and services, DARTS provides rapid recognition of mortgage holders with financial difficulties and provides the loss mitigation process enabling more positive solutions, reducing costly defaults and keeping homeowners in their homes. DARTS is a good example of the scalable and enhanced service and reliability levels enabled by NeXT's development environment. Fannie Mae's DARTS application is a finalist in the category of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate. MCI's Information Technology group has been chosen as a finalist for their 1-800-MUSIC NOW application. 1-800-MUSIC NOW allows music enthusiasts to shop for music over the telephone choosing from 14 music styles and allowing music to be purchased at home, at the office or even from the car. The 1-800-MUSIC NOW application provides a good example of the object reuse and rapid development (20 weeks from conception to completion) benefits customers experience when using NeXT's object-oriented, enterprise solution. MCI's application is a finalist in the category of Media, Arts and Entertainment. Each CWSA finalist's innovative work is accorded a place in history in the Smithsonian Institution's permanent research collection. Information on the finalists is available at "The Information Age: People, Information and Technology," a permanent exhibit at the National Museum of American History; and in the Innovation Network (http://innovate.si.edu), the CWSA website. There were a total of 341 nominations, representing 39 states and 18 foreign countries. An independent panel of three judges selected Fannie Mae and MCI as one of five finalists in their categories. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT and the NeXT logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@plsys.co.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: P & L Systems Acquires Mesa for NEXTSTEP Date: 2 Jun 1996 01:36:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4or992$ksm@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Elizabeth Lynch +44 1494 432422 liz@plsys.co.uk URL: http://www.plsys.co.uk/ -- P & L SYSTEMS ACQUIRES MESA FOR NeXTSTEP -- MAY 31st, 1996 -- AMERSHAM, UK -- P & L Systems today announced that it had acquired Athena Design's Mesa for NeXTSTEP, the leading spreadsheet for the NeXTSTEP object-oriented environment. Mesa is a highly functional and fast traditional spreadsheet for NeXTSTEP with 1-2-3 and Excel interoperability, and provides a powerful API used by many of its extensive customer base. Mesa is used at Chrysler, Swiss Bank and Bozell, as well as many other NeXTSTEP sites. "Acquiring Mesa was a logical step for us," said Paul Lynch, Managing Director of P & L Systems. "We have worked closely with Athena from the start developing companion products for Mesa, and acting as their European distributor. Mesa offers us opportunities for closer interoperation with our existing real-time data distribution products. Existing users will continue to enjoy a high level of support and assistance from us, and we are actively working towards a new release for later this year." "P & L Systems has been a great partner over the past four years. They will give Mesa and its customers better support and a brighter upgrade path than Athena Design has been able to," says David Pollak, President of Athena Design. "Current and future Mesa users will benefit greatly from the quality that P & L Systems will dedicate to Mesa." P & L Systems will continue to provide customer service and upgrades for existing customers. Current customers can request support by sending email to mesa@plsys.co.uk, fax to +44 1494 432478, or phoning +44 1494 432422. Mesa will continue to be available from your favourite NeXTSTEP reseller, or directly from P & L Systems. Mesa for NeXTSTEP is a traditional spreadsheet that is a powerful tool for analysing your data. Mesa, the best-selling NeXTSTEP spreadsheet, won the 1993 NeXTWORLD Magazine "Best-of-Breed" award for financial modelling. Quad-fat, Mesa runs on NEXTSTEP for Motorola, Intel, HP-PA RISC and SPARC architectures. * MOLI[TM]- Mesa Object Library Interface and Mesa's Palletised Objects make it easy for your mission critical custom applications to access the full functionality of the Mesa spreadsheet. MOLI is an object-oriented application program interface that allows custom applications to leverage the power of your Mesa spreadsheet. * Mesa accepts real-time feeds that update your data moment-by-moment, based on changes in the stock market, medical instruments or telephone/data switches. * Execute SQL database queries from your worksheet to select, insert, delete and update SQL databases. * MScript[TM] - Mesa's easy-to-learn scripting language - lets you automate repeated activities. * SmartFill[TM] automatically generates logical sequences of numbers, dates, days, etc. * Formula Inheritance[TM] makes building and maintaining worksheets faster and easier. Enter a formula in one call of the worksheet, and use it again in any cell. All referenced cells will update automatically upon change and recalculation without time-consuming copy and paste. * Easily place spreadsheet ranges and graphs into presentation quality reports using the Visual Report Builder. * Graphing capabilities allow you to effectively communicate the meaning of your data in 2D and 3D graphs. * Drag and Drop fonts, colours, and patterns onto ranges and graphs for direct manipulation on screen. Drag & Drop command icons anywhere on a sheet. * Mesa supports live links to other NeXTSTEP applications for instant recalculation in other documents. * Mesa features file compatibility with Lotus[TM] 1-2-3, Excel[TM] 3.0 and 4.0, SYLK, and of course, delimited text. P & L Systems is the leading supplier of products and services for NeXTSTEP in the UK. With a complete range of software and hardware products and services, P & L Systems offer full support for customers in the aggressive and sometimes bewildering world of object oriented solutions. Products developed by P & L Systems include the Oracle Adaptor for Mesa; the QuickBase Adaptor for Mesa; Pager, a flexible application for pagers and beepers; PassKey, a password management tool for administrators; AppManager, a software usage monitoring and license allocation utility; and Informant!, a radical new real-time data feed distribution application for Reuters and other feeds on NeXTSTEP, Solaris and Windows NT. For additional information about P & L Systems and its products and services, contact the company directly at +44 1494 432422, send electronic mail to info@plsys.co.uk, or visit P & L Systems' World Wide Web pages at http://www.plsys.co.uk/. -30- P & L Systems, AppManager, PassKey, and Informant! are trademarks for P & L Systems. Mesa is a trademark of Athena Design. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Computer, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 138 - Articles posted since May 27 1996 Date: 3 Jun 1996 04:00:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4oto04$6e@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 138 Postings since: May 27 1996 [4363] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4364] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4365] BETA TEST: FaxEditor [4366] PRESS RELEASE: Anderson Financial Systems Releases Minor Upgrades to Product Line [4367] JOB: US-NJ-201-NEXTSTEP Project Manager-WSI [4368] PRESS RELEASE: NeXT Software Customers Fannie Mae and MCI Selected as Smithsonian Awards Finalists [4369] SUBMISSION: AddressImporter Enables Printing NEXTSTEP Address Book Data [4370] JOB: NeXTstep opportunities in the USA [4371] MAILING LIST: OmniNews - News about OmniPDF, OmniWeb, etc.. [4372] PRESS RELEASE: P & L Systems Acquires Mesa for NEXTSTEP If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-138/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-138.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-138 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 3 Jun 1996 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4otos8$9p@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 3 Jun 1996 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4otose$9p@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. 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USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: steel456@aol.com (Steel456) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Developers and Architects needed Date: 4 Jun 1996 17:53:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4p2b9n$9g@digifix.digifix.com> We are the Premier search and recruiting firm for NeXT Professionals in the USA. We have a number of exclusive clients who have retained our services to search for the best permanent NeXTSTEP, Objective-C and strong OO Architects on the market.We are now recruiting for positions from coast to coast from Developers to Architects.We have critical needs for 2 Architects and 2 Senior Software Engineers If you have experience developing within the NeXT environment and are considering looking to leverage your career, now is the time and we are the firm to talk to. Please call us at: Corporate Resource Associates Bruce Rennert 800-662-9797 Fax 800-814-3100
From: Katie Graunke <katie@stone.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Stone Design Announces May Raffle Winner! Date: 5 Jun 1996 18:14:51 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4p50sr$a98@digifix.digifix.com> NEWS For immediate release For more information: EMAIL: info@stone.com TEL: Katie Graunke, (505) 345-4800 Albuquerque, NM, June 5, 1996 -- Stone Design Corp, a long time leader in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep software marketplace, announced today the winner of the May 1996 Raffle for a Stoneworker tshirt and Stone CD Volume 3. The winner is Dr. Bruno Garguet-Duport of Meylan France. Congratulations Bruno! Stone Design will raffle a tshirt and CD combo each month while supplies last or until ATT buys the company. To enter the raffle, please visit our World Wide Web site: http://www.stone.com/ =*= Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984, develops a variety of productivity applications for Java, NEXTSTEP and OpenStep. 3D Reality, DataPhile, and Create are trademarks of Stone Design Corporation. The Stone Design logotype is copyright Stone Design 1994. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
From: randy@is.com (Randy Marchessault) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NEXTSTEP Developers, Project Managers, Minneapolis MN Date: 6 Jun 1996 17:51:59 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4p7jtv$90s@digifix.digifix.com> Position #1: NEXTSTEP Project Manager. Our largest customer, a telecommunications firm, needs ongoing order-entry systems for tracking sales of their digital services (Frame Relay, ISDN, SMDS, etc). They are using an Oracle database to house the data, and NEXTSTEP/EOF to provide custom interfaces for the data. Duties include OOA/OOD, establishing project timelines and resource plans, supervising developers, and interfacing with the customer. Required: * Project Management experience {prefer 1 year experience} * Objective-C {prefer 2 years experience} * EOF {prefer 1 year experience} * RDBMS (Oracle/Sybase) {prefer 1 year experience} * Relocation to twin cities Desired: * WebObjects * PDO * Methodologies (Booch, OMT ) * OOA/OOD, architect * Framework experience Position #2: NEXTSTEP Developer. Same customer (above) needs ongoing order-entry systems for tracking sales of their digital services (Frame Relay, ISDN, SMDS, etc). They are using an Oracle database to house the data, and NEXTSTEP/EOF to provide custom interfaces for the data. Duties include OOA/OOD, development, and some testing. Required: * Objective-C {prefer 2 years experience} * EOF {prefer 1 year experience} * RDBMS (Oracle/Sybase) {prefer 1 year experience} * Relocation to twin cities Desired: * Project Management * WebObjects * PDO * Methodologies (Booch, OMT) * OOA/OOD, architect * Framework experience Integrity Solutions, a 45-person consulting firm, has been building custom NEXTSTEP and Smalltalk applications since 1992. Our strength is creating graphical front-ends to relational databases, primarily Oracle and Sybase. We also tackle the "hard" Web problems: Web interfaces to RDBM's, and Java applets. We are a full-solutions provider, with talented consultants at every phase of the software development cycle: project management, OOA/OOD, prototyping, development, testing, documentation, and training. Excellent compensation and benefits. Please send email to randy@is.com. -- Randy Marchessault V.P., Integrity Solutions, Inc. 23 Empire Drive St. Paul, MN 55103 Voice: (612)-223-8474 X207 Fax: (612)-223-8481
From: resfloat@aol.com (Resfloat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: UK: Openstep/C++/Financial - London Date: 6 Jun 1996 17:51:34 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4p7jt6$90m@digifix.digifix.com> Our client, a leading investment bank based in the heart of London is currently looking for 3 analyst programmers to assist in the new development of a Repo Fixed Income banking system. These vacancies range from senior to junior status. Salaries will be awarded according to experience (please note, it is my client s policy to always make a competitive offer). Desirable Skills: OPENSTEP / Windows NT NEXTSTEP / Objective C / PDO / EOF C++ / OOD / OOA / OOP Sybase System 10 Financial experience (fixed income/derivative pricing) For an immediate interview contact: Duncan Campling Datacom Technology Group Inc. The Empire State Building 212-629-5720 (voice) 212-629-3374 (fax - to my attn.) e-mail: duncanc@datacom1.com web: http://www.datacom1.com
From: Tom Hageman <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: bison-1.25 and flex-2.5.3 binary packages. Date: 7 Jun 1996 14:53:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4p9tqq$ii5@digifix.digifix.com> These are the latest versions of GNU bison, a parser generator, and GNU flex, a lexical scanner generator. These have been made ``ProjectBuilder aware'', using an unofficial API as described in KBNS.32.2.029, compiled quad-fat, and packaged into easy-to-install Installer packages along with support files, man pages and on-line *.info documentation. It can be found at: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/bison-1.25PB.NIHS.b.pkg.tar> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/flex-2.5.3PB.NIHS.b.pkg.tar> These should eventually migrate to: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/programming/bison-1.25PB.NIHS.b.pkg.tar> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/programming/flex-2.5.3PB.NIHS.b.pkg.tar> [I expect it will turn up at ftp://ftp.leo.org/ in a few days...] INSTALLATION NOTE: the flex library (.../lib/libfl.a) is always installed for all architectures. That is, the architecture selection in Installer only affects the installed executables, not your ability to create quad-fat binaries that link against this library. Enjoy! Tom Hageman.
From: Greg Anderson <greg@afs.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CORRECTION: Anderson Financial Systems Releases Minor Upgrades to Product Line Date: 7 Jun 1996 14:56:48 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4p9u1g$iic@digifix.digifix.com> The original press release stated that the files are in /demo/productivity. Unfortunately, they have not been moved to that location as yet. The files are available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/WriteUp.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/WriteUpHPPA.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/WriteUpSPARC.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/AFSDocumentFilter_Main.pkg.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/PasteUp.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/PasteUpHPPA.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/submissions/PasteUpSPARC.tar
From: Graph Sales <graphing@mttam.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph and OpenStep Date: 7 Jun 1996 15:47:33 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pa10l$ed@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: OpenGraph and OpenStep Contact: VVI Data Control Specialists (VVI-DCS) 311 Adams Ave. State College, PA 16803 814-234-9613 graphing@mttam.com ... I want a graphing and data reporting system that is world-class, used by billion-dollar companies worldwide for years, doesn't limit me, is backed by a stable company with years of experience with NEXTSTEP projects, has a full and open API, gives plenty of room for future growth, is backed by ongoing development, AND is well priced. That's OpenGraph! ... As one NeXT Software, Inc. manager puts it "OpenGraph is the premium graphing solution for NEXTSTEP ... for customers that need power graphs ...". OPENGRAPH(tm) FACTS: 1) OpenGraph is used to track and purchase billions of dollars ($US) of securities, is used to monitor engineering processes worth 100's of millions and is used throughout the world by Fortune 500 companies. 2) OpenGraph's object based framework was designed by experts, tested at the largest NEXTSTEP sites, and is used by corporate developers driven to produce proprietary world-class data reporting applications that run 24 hours a day in real-time. 3) OpenGraph has a published, well documented and open API. The OpenGraph documentation is extensive and includes many source code examples of real-world and real-time data reporting applications. OpenGraph updates and ports to the newest computers are provided regularly. 4) VVI-DCS (the maker of OpenGraph) has plenty of Solaris(tm), Windows NT(tm), and Mach based computers running in-house (details after OpenStep ships commercially) and has provided NEXTSTEP solutions and contracting expertise since 1991. 5) The upcoming version of OpenGraph incorporates an open and well defined document storage system and scripting language which is forward and backward compatible, person readable and modifiable, is compatible with 3d party developers' extensions, is extensible, is sturdy enough to transcend all versions of OpenStep, and (our hallmark) parses efficiently and in real-time. WHAT INDUSTRY EXPERTS THINK: OpenGraph on NEXTSTEP has won praise from corporate developers who say "OpenGraph...": "...speeds development time", "...makes data reporting applications thought to be impossible become practical", "...is the best data reporting solution, regardless of operating system", "...provides the right kind and level of API and features", "...yields a powerful application that produces results far above the norm for our industry", , and as an IEEE editor (who wrote a feature article on visualization) puts it: "OpenGraph is a price break through ... real value ... full of features I have never seen before, ... I want it for my home computer..." and the quotes go on and on throughout years of use in critical productions situations where OpenGraph is used to report data representing billions of dollars worth of products throughout the world. AVAILABILITY FOR OPENSTEP: OpenGraph for NEXTSTEP has been available for years. Pricing and availability for OpenStep based computers will be announced soon after OpenStep ships commercially. _________________________________ (c) Copyright 1996 VVimaging, Inc. (VVI-DCS); All rights reserved. OpenGraph, GraphBuilder, VVI Data Control Specialists, VVI-DCS are trademarks of VVimaging, Inc. (VVI-DCS). Sun, Sun Microsystems, NEO, SunSoft, Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. NeXT and OpenStep are trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft, Inc. Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks belong to their respective owners.
From: Kevin Swanson <Kevin_Swanson@BLaCKSMITH.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: UNIX System Administrator Needed! Hiring Immediately! Date: 7 Jun 1996 16:02:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pa1st$j2@digifix.digifix.com> For Immediate Release: UNIX System Administrator Needed! Hiring Immediately! BLaCKSMITH, Inc., one of the fastest growing software development companies in the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep market, is immediately hiring a Unix System Administrator for its corporate headquarters. The successful candidate will be responsible for the daily management of the company's network and get exposure to the powerful NEXTSTEP/OpenStep object-oriented development environment. Every resume meeting minimum qualifications will be considered! Job Requirements: - B.S. in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience - Minimum of 1 year professional Unix System Administration Experience - Experience with designing and implementing networks (especially Ethernet networks) - Experience with networking and configuring Intel hardware - Working knowledge of concepts like TCP/IP networking, network management and routers - Good understanding of Unix - Good organizational skills - NEXTSTEP system administration experience a plus - Solaris system administration a plus - DOS/Windows/WindowsNT system administration experience a plus - Oracle and/or Sybase database administration experience a plus As the corporate system administrator, the successful candidate will: - Maintain a Unix Network (mostly running NeXTSTEP) for developers and users - Perform backups - Add new user accounts - Provide general user support - Purchase and set up hardware (computers, printers, modems, etc.) - Install and maintain software, software licenses, tech. support agreements, etc. - Keep the network stable and running and well-documented - Maintain remote access to network - Work closely with a team of talented NEXTSTEP developers - Work in an environment that is flexible, relaxed and technically challenging Founded in 1992, BLaCKSMITH, Inc. is dedicated to providing custom and commercial software solutions to customers who wish to capitalize on the advantages of object-oriented software. The company delivers its expertise through its four divisions: Commercial Products; Consulting Services; Developer Training and Web Services. BLaCKSMITH employees are considered to be the company's most valuable asset. Learn more about BLaCKSMITH by visiting its web site at ¬http://www.blacksmith.com. Resumes are being accepted immediately. Please respond by July 1, 1996. For more information contact: Denise Britti 9401 Mathy Drive, Suite 300 Fairfax, VA 22031 (800) 619-6147 (703) 250-1741 (703) 250-1744 Fax Plain Text, NeXT Mail, or MIME: info@blacksmith.com BLaCKSMITH is an equal opportunity employer.
From: Carolin Woltermann <carolin@ilink.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Substantial Price Reduction of Mix for Motorola Date: 8 Jun 1996 01:16:53 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pb2c5$4os@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: ilink GmbH Carolin Woltermann +49 30 - 216 20 48 Carolin_Woltermann@ilink.de SUBSTANTIAL PRICE REDUCTION OF MIX FOR MOTOROLA FREE CALL PLUS PAK INCLUDED ($599 VALUE) June 8, 1996 - Berlin, Germany. ilink GmbH today announced it has substantially lowered the price of mix 2.11, its popular computer telephone integration product for the object-oriented NEXTSTEP operating environment. A copy of the callPlusPak, the advanced object package for the creation of business telephone applications, is included free of charge with every mix package. mix 2.11 for Motorola now retails for just US$ 400.00, a $299.00 price reduction from the previous price of $699.00. The package ships complete with the mix box/2, all cables, the mixCallObjects, mix fax, direct, as well as the mix callPlusPak (previously listed at US$ 599). previous price NEW PRICE mix mix/2 box, cables + mixCallObjects, + fax + direct, US$ 699.00 US$ 400.00 and callPlusPak US$ 599.00 free of charge Please add delivery charges and value-added tax (if applicable). Please note that mix for NEXTSTEP Intel-PCs requires ilink's i56 DSP board. "This is the best price ever for mix," said Carsten Gericke, CEO of ilink. "Using the free callPlusPak and our unique graphical scripting system, every customer now is able to set up serious CTI applications like voicemail and audiotext." mix for NEXTSTEP combines all telephone based communication forms (voice, fax, data) in a flexible way, e.g. as an advanced digital answering machine, fax system, or extensible computer telephone integration (CTI) system that forms the basis for many CTI applications. With its scalable hardware and software architecture, mix can be extended from a simple system for small offices all the way up to complex information retrieval systems. Applications for mix include: audiotext menu systems to let the caller directly access the desired information or to automatically make a connection to a specific extension - even where a PBX system might not support dial through, single line fax-on-demand systems that let the caller select the documents to be faxed to their fax number, automation of order processing via fax or telephone, retrieval of company information while being out of the office, voicemail, support for dialing from database applications. ilink GmbH Nollendorfstrasse 11-12 10777 Berlin, Germany +49 30 - 216 20 48 Tel. +49 30 - 215 82 74 Fax info@ilink.de http://www.ilink.de mix is a registered trademark, ilink, mixCall, direct and i56 are trademarks of ilink GmbH. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
From: edp contract services <edptemps@mail.halcyon.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Seattle - Contract NEXTSTEP/EOF Date: 9 Jun 1996 01:36:37 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pdnt5$e9b@digifix.digifix.com> EDP Conract Services is looking for NEXTSTEP/EOF developers to work on a 5 month project in the Seattle area. Need to be intermediate to senior level. Rate is open and per diems are an option. If you have interest please call and ask for Cheryle Elder @ 206.453.5085. Please fax your resume attn: Cheryle for an immediate response. We offer referal fees!
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 10 Jun 1996 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4pg7g8$nms@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 10 Jun 1996 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4pg7ge$nms@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: Donald Eaves <Donald.S.Eaves@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: SIGHT-C-ING 2.07 - Source Browser and Document Generator Date: 10 Jun 1996 02:01:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pgdo8$cd@digifix.digifix.com> A new version of SIGHT-C-ING, the award winning Source Browser and Document Generator has been uploaded to the following locations: ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/dev eloper/apps/SIGHT-C-ING2.07.NI.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/SIGHT-C-ING2.07.NI.b.tar.gz It should be migrated from the submissions directory to: /pub/next/demos/programming/SIGHT-C-ING2.07.NI.b.tar.gz . Regards, Don Eaves Donald.S.Eaves@worldnet.att.net Hypersight, Inc. 19 Meadowbrook Ave. Atlantic Highlands,NJ 07716 USA
From: Donald Eaves <Donald.S.Eaves@postoffice.worldnet.att.net> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Hypersight Inc. producer of SIGHT-C-ING has moved Date: 10 Jun 1996 02:02:19 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pgdpb$cl@digifix.digifix.com> June 9, 1996. Hypersight Inc., the producer of SIGHT-C-ING; the award winning Source Browser and Document Generator, has changed address. The new contact information is as follows: Hypersight, Inc. 19 Meadowbrook Ave. Atlantic Highlands,NJ 07716 USA Email: Donald.S.Eaves@worldnet.att.net We apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused. Regards, Don Eaves Donald.S.Eaves@worldnet.att.net
From: Tom Hageman <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: PB-API, a ProjectBuilder API library. Date: 11 Jun 1996 01:48:26 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pj1ba$akd@digifix.digifix.com> This project builds a small library containing a single function named make_support that can be used by compiler tools to communicate with ProjectBuilder. Basically I just took the relevant files from the cc sources in GNUSource.pkg and organized this library project around it. Also enclosed are source patches to make the latest versions of Bison and Flex ProjectBuilder aware. It can be found at: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PB-API-0.1.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PB-API-0.1.README> These should eventually migrate to: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/programming/PB-API-0.1.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/programming/PB-API-0.1.README> [I expect it will turn up at ftp://ftp.leo.org/ in a few days...] Enjoy! Tom Hageman.
From: "WSI Nationwide" <p00370@psilink.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US-East Coast-Nextstep-Objective-C-WSI Date: 11 Jun 1996 01:49:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pj1cq$akn@digifix.digifix.com> Qualified candidates must have at least six months paid work experience outside school for a corporation and not require sponsorship. I have been personally asked by an established, industry leading East Coast software developer with over 1000 customers worldwide, assembling a small project team developing new Client/Server products, to identify a candidate with six months to two years Nextstep Objective-C development experience, preferrably also with application design, some RDBMS experience (Oracle or Sybase preferred) and database design to develop new systems, support through rollout and possibly some network & database System Administration. The new products being developed will use Nextstep Objective-C as well as other state of the art technologies including: Internet tools/technologies-world wide web/ WWW, HTML - etc, MS-Windows, Sybase, Oracle, PC LANs, AIX & HP. This teamwork oriented environment is laid back with casual dress, social with a good sense of humor, offers flexible hours and the opportunity for some international travel, if desired. This technical environment offers pure Nextstep developers a chance to strenghen their Objective-C development/design skills while diversifying and giving more depth to their experience with new software on different platforms including exposure to Internet technologies. Full time employee candidates with intermediate skills will be offered attractive starting salaries with great benefits and a solid technical and promotional career path. Independent consultants will be offered an initial six month contract at a competitive starting rate with renewals available. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualified candidates must have at least six months paid experience with a company --- not a school --- working on business systems and must be a US citizen or not require sponsorship, thanks. If you know someone who might qualify (no 3rd party referrals or agencies, please) or is coming to the NYC/NJ/CT/PA area, e-mail a straight ascii text file/resume to Jay L. (that does not require decoding/converting, no HTML or URL's initially and please do not return a copy of this announcement with your response) to p00370@psilink.com, fax to 212-534-3724 or call 212-410-1400. (To insure formatting & print quality, please also mail a copy to me at WSI, 1619 Third Avenue, Box #6415, New York, NY 10128-0004) When resumes are received, the candidate is contacted if there is a match, the situation is thoroughly described and the candidate tells us how they would like us to proceed. No information leaves our office without prior approval. (This makes for long term relationships, which we encourage) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WSI is a "specialty" recruiting organization with over twenty years experience and fees paid by our selected client companies, freeing our hands to find top level candidates for "better" projects all over the USA. ---------(All fees are paid by our client companies and all projects are on-site at the locations listed below-no telecommuting and no 3rd party referrals or agencies, please)----------- ----(Please DO NOT return a copy of this announcement with your response)---
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: CORRECTION: CORRECTION: Anderson Financial Systems Releases Minor Upgrades to Product Line Date: 11 Jun 1996 05:52:34 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4pj1j2$aks@digifix.digifix.com> References: <4p9u1g$iic@digifix.digifix.com> In-Reply-To: <4p9u1g$iic@digifix.digifix.com> This is infact a correction of the correction. Don't blame Greg, blame me, The AFS updates are available at these locations. I'm sure they'll move immediately upon posting of this article. Scott The files are available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WriteUp.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WriteUpHPPA.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/WriteUpSPARC.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/AFSDocumentFilter_Main.pk g.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PasteUp.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PasteUpHPPA.tar ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/PasteUpSPARC.tar -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: BCOG Webmaster <webmaster@bcog.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: BCOG - Tues. June 25th with Sumeris Date: 11 Jun 1996 17:19:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pkntf$h2u@digifix.digifix.com> The next meeting of the British Columbia Openstep Group will be held on Tuesday, June 25th at 7:00pm at the offices of KPMG, 9th Floor - 777 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Our feature presentation will be Lionel Aboulkheir of Sumeris Technology who will be demonstrating: QuantaFlow, InFlow, and QuantaBase (together forming an integrated accounting system with invoicing, purchasing, and other workflow management features). For a map to the meeting and other information, visit the BCOG web site at: http://www.bcog.org/map2kpmg.html For details, contact Kevin Hiebert by phone at (604) 691-3192 or send e-mail to <webmaster@bcog.org>.
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@cedman.remote.Princeton.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: lipoi (v 1.0) -- Interactive LIPO Date: 14 Jun 1996 01:30:52 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4pqtec$coi@digifix.digifix.com> lipoi (v 1.0) -- Interactive LIPO WHAT IT DOES: Provides an interactive means by which to use lipo to remove one or more architecture from a specific binary file. Currently there is no good way to thin to two archs that I know of (TickleServices apparently does this, but I couldn't get it to). BUGS/WARNINGS/NOTES: THIS SCRIPT ASSUMES THAT YOUR VERSION OF LIPO CAN CORRECTLY UNDERSTAND hppa AND sparc ARCHS!!! The lipo which shipped with NS 3.2 does not do this (I believe). I am not familiar enough with any of the other 'lipo'-type binaries to use them with this script. If you are, feel free to use this as a starting point. This script is ugly. I do not pretend that it is not. But it works for me, and that's what really counts ;-) All you have to do is give it the path to any MAB file, and it will prompt you for which archs to remove. As always, make a backup before you use any new modifying tool. If you remove the wrong arch, the binary will NO LONGER WORK. Be Careful. See the beginning of the script for more information. LAWS OF USAGE: #1) If you use it, you accept the risk for it. I cannot/willnot take personal responsibility for what you do with this script. Once you have it, all responsibility goes to you. The only promise you get is that it has worked fine for me. #2) If you like it, tell me. No $ needed. Just tell me. #3) If you change it and redistribute it, send me a copy. #4) Feel free to give it away or put it on a CD you are making. As long as you keep my name on there somewhere, even if it is to say "he did it wrong, I'm doing it right". Questions, comments, and snacks can be sent to: 476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu (no NeXTMail, MIME for attachments only) Submitted by: Timothy J. Luoma <476tjl@ptsmail.ptsem.edu> Date: 12 June 1996 currently at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/lipoi.1.0.NIHS.bs.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/lipoi.1.0.NIHS.bs.README (this file) should move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/util [ also submitted to peanuts and should eventually show up at: /pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/workspace ] << end >>
From: Juergen Moellenhoff <jurgen@oic.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HTTPS Version 0.5a (SSL) PLUG-IN FOR OMNIWEB 2.0.1 Date: 15 Jun 1996 00:24:52 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ptduk$m2v@digifix.digifix.com> June 14, 1996 - Bochum, Germany. HTTPS Version 0.5a (SSL) PLUG-IN FOR OMNIWEB 2.0.1 ================================================== Juergen Moellenhoff (jm@oic.de), 1996-06-14 Description =========== With this bundle you can use https-URLs (Netscapes SSL) with OmniWeb 2.0.1. It uses the free SSLeay-lib (Version 0.5.2a) from Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au) and the OmniWeb (omniweb@lighthouse.com) extensible bundle architecture. The software is currently available via anonymous ftp at: ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Network/www/OmniWeb2Bundles/https.0.5a.NIHS.bs.tar.gz This software comes without any warranty of any kind. I am not responsible for any damage that may occur as a result of using this software. Please keep in mind that this is a work in progress, and bear with the incomplete nature of this bundle. Installation ============ To enable it install https.omni anywhere in the OmniWeb bundle path (~/Library/OmniComponents, /LocalLibrary/OmniComponents, and the OmniWeb application wrapper itself) and restart OmniWeb.app. The recommended location for system-wide installation is /LocalLibrary/OmniComponents, for personal installation ~/Library/OmniComponents. OmniWeb.app will automatically load it the next time you run it. Architectures ============= ALL Architectures (INTEL, MOTOROLA, HP and SUN). HP and SUN is not tested!! Warning! ======= It is illegal to use this software inside of the USA, because the PKP has exclusive patent rights in the USA on all aspects of public key cryptography. Sorry, but this is not my fault, if you are interested to learn more about this stuff, read the documentation to the SSLeay-lib. Copyright ========= This bundle is free for commercial and non-commercial use. Bugs? ===== It it not possible to use this bundle together with a PROXY-Server, because OmniWeb 2.0.1 goes around the bundle every time you try to use the https-URL via a PROXY-Server. I reported this bug to Lighthouse but got no response. Send bug reports, suggestions or comments to the address below. History ======= 0.5a - The bundle use now the SSLeay-lib in version 0.5.2a. - Fixed a little (not important) bug. - Included the source code 0.5 - First version, which uses the SSLeay-lib in version 0.5.1b Source Code =========== To compile this bundle you need the SSLeay-lib in version 0.5.2a and the API (Headers) for OmniWeb 2.0.1. Please contact <omniweb@lighthouse.com> if you need this API. If you modify the source code, please send a copy of the modifications to me <jm@oic.de>. Thank you. Contact Information =================== Juergen Moellenhoff OIC - Object Innovation Center Bochum, Germany EMail: jm@oic.de (ASCII, NEXT and MIME-Mail)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 17 Jun 1996 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4q2m4e$bv4@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 17 Jun 1996 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4q2m48$bv4@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys-soft.nextstep Subject: Summary 140 - Articles posted since June 10 1996 Date: 17 Jun 1996 04:00:06 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4q2l86$bqj@digifix.digifix.com> Summary: 140 Postings since: June 10 1996 [4387] ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines [4388] NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet [4389] SUBMISSION: SIGHT-C-ING 2.07 - Source Browser and Document Generator [4390] PRESS RELEASE: Hypersight Inc. producer of SIGHT-C-ING has moved [4391] SUBMISSION: PB-API, a ProjectBuilder API library. [4392] JOB: US-East Coast-Nextstep-Objective-C-WSI [4393] CORRECTION: CORRECTION: Anderson Financial Systems Releases Minor Upgrades to Product Line [4394] MEETING: BCOG - Tues. June 25th with Sumeris [4395] SUBMISSION: lipoi (v 1.0) -- Interactive LIPO [4396] SUBMISSION: HTTPS Version 0.5a (SSL) PLUG-IN FOR OMNIWEB 2.0.1 If your submission is not listed above, please contact me at next-announce-request@digifix.com. Archives -------- Individual messages are available at http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-140/**article_number** where **article_number** is the [xxxx] beside the Subject line above.. FTP archives: ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives/csna-140.tar.gz WWW archives: http://www.stepwise.com/comp.sys.next.announce/csna-140 Article submissions : next-announce@digifix.com Submission guidelines: next-announce-guidelines@digifix.com Suggestions/comments : next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: 102621.3724@compuserve.com (Vince DeMarco) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OO Jobs in Switzerland Date: 17 Jun 1996 15:37:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q4c67$6j5@digifix.digifix.com> SYSTOR AG, a leading, consulting and systems integrator in Zurich, Switzerland is seeking new additions to their Telecommunications Group. SYSTOR AG is owned by majority stake-holder Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC) and minority stake-holder Perot System Incorporated. SYSTOR AG has a long history of systems development for the banking, finance and insurance industries. Formerly the internal IT department of SBC, SYSTOR AG spun off several years ago to become a for-profit, autonomous systems integrator. Since then, SYSTOR AG has grown steadily and profitably and is now entering the burgeoning European telecommunications market. SYSTOR AG began their new telecommunications group in January of this year and is already experiencing rapid growth and need for new team members. The telecommunications group is a dedicated vertical group within SYSTOR AG bringing object-oriented solutions to the European telecommunications market. The group's deliver focus is 1) systems consulting, development and integration; and 2) development of industry framework products which are marketed and customized for telecommunications clients. The group is currently seeking a wide range of skills to play several roles. These are listed below. Candidates are not expected to possess all of these skills, but a strong expertise in many is desired. SKILLS SOUGHT: - Strong Object-Oriented Analysis and Design - Experience with OOA&D tools and methodologies - Experience as a technical lead - Solid application architecture skills - Solid application development and integration skills - Experience with Gynsem's G2 product - Experience with OO and OO-based languages including Smalltalk, C++, C, Objective C, Java - Experience with OODBs such as Versant or Object Store - Experience in a combination of UNIX operating systems, Windows NT & 95, OpenStep (NeXTSTEP) - Experience in CORBA and other object-based middleware - Strong English skills if you are a native English-speaker and strong German and/or Swiss German skills if you are a native German-speaker. All positions will be based in Zurich, Switzerland. Willingness to travel within Switzerland is required, although travel may not be necessary. Also, travel within Switzerland means about 1 hour from Zurich (it's not a big country). Salaries and benefits are attractive and taxes are low. Incredible Swiss skiing, sailing, mountain biking, hang-gliding, motorcycling, rafting, various other Summer/Winter activities, awesome landscape and interesting culture are thrown in free of charge :-) If you'd like more information about SYSTOR AG, you can visit our web-site at <http://www.systor.ch/systor/index.html> If you'd like more information about the opportunities at SYSTOR AG, please fax, email, write or phone to the information below: SYSTOR AG Attn: M. Lynch Baslerstrasse 60 CH-8048 Zurich Switzerland +41.1.405.3254 PH Direct +41.1.405.3111 PH General +41.1.405.3113 FX (dialing from the US, dial 001.41.1.405.etc.) email: <102621.3724@compuserve.com>
From: resfloat@aol.com (Resfloat) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: London - Openstep/NT/C++ developers - Investment bank Date: 18 Jun 1996 00:11:48 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q5aa4$3ie@digifix.digifix.com> Our client, a world class investment bank based in the heart of London is currently looking for 3 developers to play a major role in exciting new development of a leading edge system. These vacancies range from senior to junior level. Salaries will be determined according to experience (please note, it is my client's policy to always make a competitive offer). Desirable Skills: OPENSTEP / Windows NT NEXTSTEP / Objective C / PDO / EOF C++ / OOD / OOA / OOP Sybase System 10 Financial experience (fixed income/derivative pricing) For immediate consideration please contact Duncan Campling without delay at: Datacom Technology Group Inc. The Empire State Building 212-629-5720 (voice) 212-629-3374 (fax - mark for Duncan's attention) e-mail: duncanc@datacom1.com web: http://www.datacom1.com
From: Tiffany Bianco <tiffany@lighthouse.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Sun Microsystems Aquires Lighthouse Design, Ltd. Date: 18 Jun 1996 15:46:06 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q711u$aej@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Susanne Vagadori (415) 786-8281 Burson Marstellar Mark Richardson (415) 614-0671 SUN MICROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCES INTENT TO PURCHASE LIGHTHOUSE DESIGN, LTD. MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.- June 18, 1996 - Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: SUNW) announced today that it has reached an agreement to purchase all of the shares of Lighthouse Design, Ltd., a leading provider of object-based developer and productivity tools, for an undisclosed amount. The purchase supports Sun's current object-oriented software offering and will enhance and extend Sun's capabilities that will benefit enterprise developers, independent software vendors, and end-users. "This acquisition fortifies our OpenStep on Solaris solution and further enhances our commitment to NEO, Sun's object-oriented network environment," said Eric Schmidt, Sun's chief technology officer. "Moreover, Lighthouse Design's proven object-oriented expertise bolsters Sun's vision of providing network technologies that customers use for global competitive advantage." "Both Sun and Lighthouse Design share a common vision to provide object-oriented technology throughout the corporate enterprise," said Jonathan Schwartz, Lighthouse Design's CEO. "Combining our product line and development expertise with Sun's R&D resources and distribution channels, we'll be able to accelerate the acceptance and deployment of object technology for the corporate network." Lighthouse Design will operate as a new business unit reporting into the office of the chief technology officer. Jonathan Schwartz will become general manager of the newly formed business unit and will report into Dr. Schmidt. Subject to Lighthouse Design shareholder approval, Sun expects the transaction to close on or before June 30. Sun will incur a one-time charge for purchased R&D, in the fourth quarter that is not expected to exceed $.10 per share. With annual revenues of more than $6 billion, Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides products and services that enable customers to build and maintain open network computing environments. Widely recognized as a proponent of open standards, the company is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of products, technologies and services for commercial and technical computing. Sun's SPARC (TM) workstations, multiprocessing servers, SPARC microprocessors, Solaris operating software and ISO-certified service organization each rank No. 1 in the UNIX industry. Java, Sun's platform-independent programming language, provides a comprehensive solution to the challenge of programming for complex networks, including the Internet. Sun Microsystems was founded in 1982, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. # # # Sun, the Sun logo, Sun Microsystems, SunSoft, Solaris, and NEO are trademarks orregistered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company, Ltd. Press announcements and other information about Sun Microsystems are available on the Internet via the World Wide Web using a tool such as Netscape or NCSA Mosaic. Type <http://www.sun.com at the URL prompt.
From: Robert Jones <Robert_Jones@next.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Conference, June 20, 1996 - Building Enterprise Solutions for the Web and Client/Server Date: 18 Jun 1996 15:51:54 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q71cq$aij@digifix.digifix.com> May 1, 1996 - NeXT Software announced sales of WebObjects, in the first 30 days of shipping, totaled more than $2.5 million, demonstrating strong market acceptance of their web product line for developing open, dynamic, server-based Internet and Intranet applications. A partial list of WebObjects customers includes: * Merrill Lynch * Reebok International Ltd * Disney * Mitsubishi * Subsurface Tools * Dreamworks SKG * Motorola * The Sharper Image * Fannie Mae * Poweragent Inc * UB Networks * MCI * WeatherLabs Inc "Building Enterprise Solutions for the Web and Client/Server" Learn to implement Dynamic, Scalable, Enterprise-Wide Applications Thursday, June 20, 1996 from 8:00-12:00am @ Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) Marriott Learn how: * To build truly interactive web pages that respond to your customer's requests * To deliver existing database and mainframe applications to the Intranet and the Internet * To build dynamic web sites significantly faster using reusable components * NeXT's mature and robust development tools increase productivity over other web products * To reuse business logic from the web to the Enterprise * NeXT supports a robust three-tier client/server architecture using reuseable components * To develop websites that distribute the load to handle large amounts of traffic * NeXT's components can leverage OLE/COM, Corba, and Java objects * To build screens using WebObjects graphical interface builder * WebObjects works as an open solution with Java, JavaScript, Perl, ActiveX, etc. NeXT Software will be presenting practical, available today, solutions for your most challenging Internet applications. We will be addressing mission-critical development issues for Enterprise Application Builders. This technical forum is for executives, project managers, and senior developers looking for solutions for the Enterprise and the WWW ! This $50 session includes: Continental breakfast, WebObjects technical notebook w/proceedings, detailed presentation and demonstrations, "Deploying Dynamic Web Applications" white paper, future of the web video featuring Steve Jobs, and Application Starter Catalog of Reuseable Web Components. To register call 703-506-3940. For more information call or visit http://www.next.com Space is limited, please Register Today.
From: mikeg@eng.sun.com (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Engineer SunSoft Date: 18 Jun 1996 23:17:16 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q7rfs$bg@digifix.digifix.com> OpenStep Developer Engineer The successful candidate will play an important part in the development of Sun's OpenStep programming environment. Working in a small group, you will contribute in a number of ways from porting and debugging of the original NeXT source to designing new code and functionality. This position requires someone who has worked extensively with UNIX, X toolkits, and object oriented languages. Experience with Solaris and NeXTStep would be an advantage. The ability to work well in a team is important as well as the experience to be able to complete tasks on time. BS/MS required. 5 years experience is desired For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. MPK18-210 Mt. View, CA 94043 Fax 415-786-4101 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: mikeg@eng.sun.com (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: OpenStep Manager SunSoft Date: 18 Jun 1996 23:17:26 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q7rg6$bs@digifix.digifix.com> SunSoft - OpenStep Developer Team Manager As the Manager of the OpenStep Developer Team you will have responsibility for managing the engineering and productization of the OpenStep object-oriented application development environment. Responsibilities include directing a motivated team of appoximately six engineers. These engineers are working at all levels of the development environment including an integrated ObjectiveC/C++ compiler, debugger, Interface Builder, Project Builder and associated tools. In addition, this team is building exciting links to SunSoft's distributed object infrastructure. A degree in Computer Science and six plus years of experience in the industry with a demonstrated ability to lead a team is required. Experience with design and implementation of object-oriented systems, and knowledge of C/C++ is also necessary. Knowledge of Objective C and experience with NeXTStep based systems is desired. For consideration please forward your resume to: Michael Goldstein SunSoft 2550 Garcia Ave. MPK18-210 Mt. View, CA 94043 Fax 415-786-4101 E-M mikeg@eng.sun.com
From: mikeg@eng.sun.com (Michael Goldstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: cmsg cancel <4q7rg3$bm@digifix.digifix.com> Control: cancel <4q7rg3$bm@digifix.digifix.com> Date: 18 Jun 1996 23:18:03 -0400 Organization: Digital Fix Development Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4q7rhb$bu@digifix.digifix.com> Cancelled Message by sanguish@digifix.com -- - Scott Anguish - sanguish@digifix.com (NextMail) next-announce@digifix.com (comp.sys.next.announce submissions) http://www.stepwise.com/ (Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information Server)
From: edp contract services <edptemps@mail.halcyon.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: US:Seattle, Contract: WANTED NeXT Developers, Porting to NT Date: 20 Jun 1996 17:36:57 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qcg9p$jpp@digifix.digifix.com> EDP Contract Services is looking for NeXT Developers that can work with a team of 6 - 10 developers. The project is slated to last approximatley 5-6 months. Applications that that utilize Oracle and Sybase databases are among some of the applications in the porting project. Rates: are negiotable at this point. Client is in process of interviewing NOW!!! You must be available to at least phone screen and then fly in to interview formally. We can assist with flights and per diems are available if you qualify. Please call Cheryle Elder @ EDP Contract Services, 206.453.5085 you may call collect! or email and attach your resume and i'll give you a call. Thanks for your interest. Check out our web page @ EDPCS.COM
From: Amir Guindehi <amir@datacore.ch> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: DataCore PPP Software v1.113 Date: 20 Jun 1996 17:36:12 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qcg8c$jpj@digifix.digifix.com> DATACORE ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF DATACORE PPP SOFTWARE V1.113 FOR MORE INFORMATION: DataCore, Software and Networking Solutions Amir Guindehi & Michael Hauber Witikonerstrasse 289 8053 Zurich Switzerland email address: mailto:info@datacore.ch website: http://www.datacore.ch/ phone: ++41-1-380-21-91 DOWNLOAD: website: http://www.datacore.ch/products.html ftpsite: ftp://ftp.datacore.ch/pub/datacore FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zurich - June 19th 1996, DataCore, Amir Guindehi & Michael Hauber announced the availability of DataCore PPP v1.113, a Point-to-Point Protocol software for systems running under NeXTStep 3.1 and higher. The version is offered for SPARC, Intel, NeXT and HPPA architectures, but HPPA and SPARC are still in beta testing stage. DataCore's Point-to-Point Protocol Software is especially designed for NeXTStep platforms to interconnect local area networks or to simply connect a standalone NeXTStep machine to the Internet of a service provider. The self installing package comes with a highly integrated NeXTStep application for easy handling of configuration files, daemon control and administration. DataCore PPP is able of demultiplexing an IP packet stream on several transport devices (RS-232 modems as well as TCP/IP based modems and probably ISDN adaptors soon), regarding the speed and load of each device. The common Van Jacobsen TCP header compression algorithms, protocol field compression, address and control field compression enhance the link performance of DataCore PPP. In addition to the standard PPP escape an extended escaping method increases the reliability of the link. The built-in priority manager promises faster interactive sessions for services like telnet or rlogin. An implementation of a well known LZW compression and DES encryption algorithm guarantee security and high performance. For authentification purposes the standard user/ password authentification protocol (UPAP) and the improved challenge authentification protocols (CHAP) are supported by the software. Other features like selective dial on demand, packet rejecting, idle timeouts and priorities are each configurable by IP packet patterns (source/destination ip, source/destination ports, and all other important information in IP headers). These patterns can be grouped together into named timegroups being active in a separately configurated time interval. All these features can be easily configured either by the included NeXTStep application or by editing the human readable configuration files with an UNIX texteditor. DataCore PPP is able to support individual dialup scripts. The administrator is pleased to write them in whatever language he prefers (Perl, C, or for simple dialups even shell scripts, using the included UNIX commands). To interactively control the DataCore PPP a UNIX command is included to change the configuration, link state and logging style at runtime. For easy setup of the software an logging system is included. It's possible to enable or disable groups of log messages which may be separated into individual files. Not like other PPP software, this package is well separated into two parts: A very small loadable kernel server and a daemon responsible for most of the functionality. This separation grants a highly stable product since most of the complex code is running outside the kernel space. To sum it up it can be said that DataCore PPP is the most advanced and user friendliest PPP software for NeXTStep 3.1 and higher. For detailed information about DataCore PPP feel free to contact DataCore, Amir Guindehi and Michael Hauber. PRICES DataCore PPP Version 1.113 can be purchased for Full version (client, server, all options) SFr. 985.- Client only version SFr. 485.- Additional options: - Server SFr. 215.- - LZW compression SFr. 95.- - DES encryption SFr. 95.- - Multilink SFr. 95.- Educational version (client only, LZW compression) SFr. 185.- Additional options: - Server SFr. 215.- - DES encryption SFr. 95.- - Multilink SFr. 95.- DataCore, Amir Guindehi & Michael Hauber is an innovative company founded in 1994, located in Zurich Witikon, Switzerland. Its main targets are software development under various operating systems like NextStep, Irix, Solaris and Windows NT. We are also providing various network services like PPP dialups and dedicated lines to the Internet. Feel free to contact us for more information. Moderators Note: There is a Currency Converter on the WWW at http://www.xe.net/currency/
From: paul@plsys.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Export to HTML table from Mesa Date: 20 Jun 1996 17:32:52 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qcg24$jog@digifix.digifix.com> I have written a very simple Mesa addin to support export to HTML tables. This addin takes the current selected range from a Mesa spreadsheet, and presents the user with a save panel. The selected range is reformatted as an HTML table and written to the file chosen. An accessory view on the save panel selects if the first row of the range is to be used as header cells, and permits the user to enter a caption, if required. More could be done with this if desired, but most people looking for this type of application seem to be dealing in bulk conversion of sheets from Excel (or Mesa) to HTML, which the application in its present state is ideal for. It can be found on: ftp://ftp.plsys.co.uk/pub/Misc/Shareware/MiscTable.tar.gz Paul -- Paul Lynch (NeXTmail) paul@plsys.co.uk Tel: (01494)432422 P & L Systems Fax: (01494)432478 http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
From: "Lionel P. Aboulkheir" <lionel@wahz.SUMERIS.COM> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: SUMERIS Accounting System Date: 20 Jun 1996 17:31:43 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qcfvv$joa@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE Contact: SUMERIS Technology Lionel Aboulkheir 7310 Cactus Curve Chanhassen, MN 55317-9030 (612) 474-6505 (612) 470-3593 fax info@SUMERIS.COM in Europe: 17, avenue du Tramway 94420 Le Plessis-Trevise FRANCE +33 1 49 41 15 01 +33 1 45 94 24 64 fax SUMERIS Technology delivers a well proven client/server accounting system to the NEXTSTEP platforms. Chanhassen, MN - June 19, 1996 - SUMERIS Technology. We are pleased to announce a major release of the SUMERIS Accounting System version 2.1, a complete client/server accounting solution for the NEXTSTEP operating system. The SUMERIS Accounting System is a series of seamlessly integrated modules providing real-time accounting and business management software. Specifically designed for NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP, it takes full advantage of the ease-of-use and power of these object-oriented environments. "With over four years of development in the US and Europe, our accounting system is well in its second release, and after extensive beta testing, both in-house and on customer sites, we're now able to deliver a solid, well proven and scalable industry-strength client/server accounting solution to the NEXTSTEP platforms, and soon to the various flavors of OPENSTEP for Windows NT and Sun's Solaris" said Lionel Aboulkheir, Director of American Operations. "I believe our accounting system has unique and unmatched capabilities. The system handles the whole flow of business operations and coordinates the flow of all related documents, from sales quotations and sales or purchase orders to shipping, receiving and invoicing. Cost of goods sold accounting transactions and inventory evaluation may be performed at any time both in real-time or on-demand." "With QuantaReport, SUMERIS's reporting and database access technology, business documents are easily created and dynamically connected to the database server to become "live" Interactive Documents. These documents use all types of formulas (which can include database references) as well as scripts attached to buttons to perform specific actions. This very same technology will be available in a couple of weeks with our first release of another product called QuantaBase. QuantaBase will benefit all users needing these types of tools in all areas of database management and reporting." "In addition to QuantaBase, SUMERIS also introduces exciting new products to support further customization, like our QuantaFlowServer API which is an accounting server based on NeXT's Distributed Object technology and which can be used by developers to get a direct Objective-C interface to the accounting engine." "In its standard version the system comes with QuantaServer, SUMERIS's own relational database server, providing an inexpensive entry-level, yet powerful, system. With the upcoming versions of the system connecting to other third-party database servers, we are able to offer a truly scalable client/server accounting system." "Because of the technology edge we have been able to acquire over the last few years, we are also able to provide consulting and customized solutions faster and cheaper." Languages currently available are English and French and supported countries include the US, Canada, France, Switzerland, England, Africa and the Middle-East Demonstration versions in English and French are available on the Internet and can be found on the "peanuts" archive and on next-ftp.peak.org: Quad-Fat version for Intel, NeXT, Sparc and HPPA (15 MB): ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/next/Commercial/business/SUMERIS_Accounting_2.1_v8.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/SUMERIS_Accounting_2.1_v8.NIHS.b.tar Intel Only version (7 MB): ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/next/Commercial/business/SUMERIS_Accounting_2.1_v8.I.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/SUMERIS_Accounting_2.1_v8.I.b.tar The files on next-ftp.peak.org should eventually be moved to /pub/next/binaries/demos/productivity. Instructions are provided in the file SUMERIS_Accounting_2.1_v8_README.rtf A short demo script (SUMERIS_Accounting_2.1_v8_Demo_script.rtfd.compressed) brings you on a quick tour of the system. ### SUMERIS Technology is an independently held company created in 1992, dedicated to developing business and productivity software using object-oriented technology. It has offices in the US and France and customers worldwide. SUMERIS is a registered trademark of SUMERIS Technology, SARL. NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, and NEXTSTEP are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. ###
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: BETA TEST: Beta testers for new version of Balling.app Date: 20 Jun 1996 23:04:26 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qd3fq$mac@digifix.digifix.com> Since Dimitri Plotnikov didn't have the time or resources to fix the problem with ADB in Balling.app, he has been kind enough to allow me to do it. I now have a quad fat version of Balling.app, built under NEXTSTEP 3.3, that should work on any hardware that NEXTSTEP 3.3 runs on. Before I make the general public release I would like to have some people test it to make sure that all is well and good with the new version. I'm looking for people with the following hardware to test it: * Black (Motorola/NeXT) hardware with ADB keyboards only. I have plenty of non-ADB black hardware here and have already tested the changes to my satisfaction on that hardware. :-) * White (Intel) hardware * Sparc * HPPA There will be no compensation for helping test this, other than the chance to be one of the first kids on the block with a new "toy" and perhaps an early chance to test a few other games of my own that I hope to put the finishing touches on soon. (Nothing too particularly exciting there, to be quite honest.) If you are interested in beta testing, please send me an email message telling me what hardware you have and I'll send you the beta software. Please specify whether you'd like the app sent to you via MIME, NeXTMail or uuencode. I plan to only send this to the first two or so people with each hardware type to respond, so be sure to respond quickly! Assuming all testers find everything working OK (knock on wood) the new version is planned to be released to the ftp sites in about a week or so. This means that if you don't get a chance to be a tester, you needn't fret too much. Later, -Don Yacktman don@misckit.com <a href="http://www.misckit.com/don.html">My home page</a>
From: briman101@aol.com (BriMan101) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: London & Paris - NeXT/NT/UNIX - O-O Architects & Developers Date: 20 Jun 1996 23:46:31 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qd5un$mls@digifix.digifix.com> European Investment Powerhouse currently seeks O-O architects and developers for a major new systems development project based in London and Paris. Candidates will be involved in developing a new architecture and front-end for several trading systems in the banks Fixed Income Group. You must have a strong background in Object-Oriented analysis and design, preferably from a Unix, NeXT, or Windows NT background. The project will be broken up into numerous small teams, each responsible for key elements of the trading environment. Architects need to have experience in analysis, design, and development of medium to large scale environments, with a strong hands-on knowledge of a wide range of development tools and operating systems, such as OMT, UNIX, Solaris, C++, X-Motif, and/or NeXTSTEP/OpenStep, Obj-C, EOF, and/or WinNT, VC++. Experience with Corba, Orbix, PDO, or OLE would be a strong advantage. Developers need to have experience in design and development of classic client/server systems. You must have strong hands-on experience in C++ or Objective-C development, coupled with one or more of the following skills: X-Motif, OpenStep, WinNT, VC++, OLE, Visual Basic, EOF, PDO. Salary range 30k to 65k + Bonus + Car + Benefits. Contact: Brian Mitchell Datacom Technology Group Inc New York Office 212-629-5720 212-629-3374(FAX) brianm@datacom1.com
From: paul@plsys.co.uk (Paul Lynch) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Export to HTML table from Mesa (Correction) Date: 21 Jun 1996 16:36:11 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qf13r$53@digifix.digifix.com> In <4qcg24$jog@digifix.digifix.com> Paul Lynch wrote: > It can be found on: > > ftp://ftp.plsys.co.uk/pub/Misc/Shareware/MiscTable.tar.gz MiscKit on my brain, again :-). This should have said: It can be found on: ftp://ftp.plsys.co.uk/pub/Misc/Shareware/MesaTable.tar.gz To install the bundle, you can either specify it to Mesa through Info->Preferences and use the Function Addins section, or you can create a directory called /LocalLibrary/MesaAddIns, and put the bundle in there. If correctly installed, you will see an new item under the AddIn menu called "HTML Menu". Paul -- Paul Lynch (NeXTmail) paul@plsys.co.uk Tel: (01494)432422 P & L Systems Fax: (01494)432478 http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
From: Anne_Tableau_Lechner <anne@optimal-object.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Pentium Pro 200Mhz (P6) available now from Optimal Object, Inc. Date: 21 Jun 1996 16:45:11 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qf1kn$6a@digifix.digifix.com> Pentium Pro 200Mhz (P6) available now from Optimal Object, Inc. Denver, CO (June 21, 1996) - Optimal Object, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of Pentium Pro 200Mhz (P6) compatible with NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP. The P6 is the best server solution for NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP, Novell SMP, Windows NT and Unix Servers. It has been optimized to deliver the superior advantages of SMP processor system architecture for maximum Pentium Pro Processor system performance. - Intel Pentium Pro (P6) - CPU with 256K Cache & Pentium Pro Math-Co with 4 PCI Slots, 4 16-Bit ISA slots, 256K External Cache exp. to 512K - Super Cooling Fan for Intel CPU - Intel Mid-Tower Case with 250Watt Power Supply - 32MB RAM exp. 1024MB RAM on board - PCI Enhanced IDE Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. - 2 High Speed Serial, 1ECP & EPP Parallel Call us to configure your own system and inquire about pricing. Optimal Object, Inc. 4685 Peoria Street, Suite 221 Denver, CO 80239 Phone: 1-800-452-7608 Phone: 1 - 303 - 799 - 6223 Fax: 1-303-799-1435 E-Mail: info@optimal-object.com (NEXT Mail Preferred) WWW: http://www.optimal-object.com Optimal Object, Inc. Optimal Object, Inc. is a Distributor of the NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Operating Environment and the Exclusive Reseller of the NEXTSTEP Academic Bundle for Universities, Students and Faculty Members. Optimal Object, Inc. provides custom solutions for the NEXSTEP Operating Environment including NEXTSTEP Tested Compatible Hardware Solutions and Third Party Software Applications. Optimal Object, Inc. has completed the required training course for NEXTSTEP version 3.3 and is a NEXTSTEP Intel Compatibility Expert (N.I.C.E).
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: ipc - NEXTSTEP SCANNING - ScanOmatic New Release 2.3 Date: 23 Jun 1996 00:18:58 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qigji$ch@digifix.digifix.com> PRESS RELEASE: ipc - NEXTSTEP SCANNING - ScanOmatic New Release 2.3 PRESS RELEASE NEXTSTEP SCANNING - ScanOmatic New Release 2.3 Munich, June 22, ipc -- ScanOmatic, Release 2.3 new features - more supported scanners - same price! ScanOmatic is an easy-to-use scanner software for most of the popular desktop scanners. Additional software filters and an intuitive user interface allow powerful scanning. Again we were able to add new scanners, enhance the driver and software filter support. ScanOcopy is a small utility which allows fast access to simple scan&print and scan&fax jobs. This utility is only available via ftp. ScanOcopy runs with the same license as ScanOmatic. For more information visit our website at http://www.ipc.de/ SUPPORTED SCANNERS ================== HP ScanJet: II, IIc, IIcx, IIp, 3c/4c Umax: UG80, UC300, UC630, UC840, UC1200S, UC1260 VISTA S6, VISTA S8, PS2400 PowerLook, T630 EPSON: GT-6000, GT-9000 (verified) 300,600,800,1000,4000,6500,8000 (not tested) HSD: color, mono XRS: RSU-1, x-ray scanner Oce: G60XX and G60XX-S series AGFA: Arcus II NIKON: FS-1000 slide scanner RICOH: IS410, IS420 A3 large size Bell+Howell: 4000 F, 5000 F A3 large size And any scanner with a compatible mode to one of the above listed. Architectures and NEXTSTEP Releases =================================== We support ALL architectures (INTEL, NeXT, HP & SUN). Due to differences in SCSI driver support you are invited to test it with your configuration before purchasing a license. ********************* * FREE DEMO LICENSE * ********************* Take the chance for a free test drive. You will find the latest releases on ftp (early birds should look in the submission area). For users of releases 2.x this update is FREE! ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/scanner/ScanOmatic.2.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/graphics/ScanOmatic.2.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/scanner/ScanOcopy.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/graphics/ScanOcopy.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz The integrated order system will help you to order a timed, UNRESTRICTED demo license or to purchase a fully enabled license. Use the "Demo" button in the license panel to start a restricted demo. A demo is also possible with no scanner attached. FEATURE LIST ============ - fast copy and fax tool - file format (e.g. gif etc.) filter support - one button scanning - scanning as a service - desktop support: HP, Umax, HSD, AGFA, EPSON - medical support with Rayven X-Ray scanners - slide support with Nikon FS-1000 scanner - large size support with A3 RICOH scanner - newspaper support with Oce scanners - many software filters - modular scanner devices - hardware independent user interface - integrated order & update system - floating and multi-user licenses - free updates within major release - OCR service support NEW IN 2.3 ============= - Gamma filter added - multiple scanner defaults added - RICOH scanner added - Bell+HOWELL scanner added - NIKON scanner added - some Epson problems fixed - online Help fixed PRICES & UPDATES ================ UPDATE to 2.x (current users) all scanners 1.x to 2.x 99 US$ (includes ScanOcopy) DESKTOP SCANNERS Retail 395 US$ ACADEMIC price 250 US$ (Agfa, Umax, HP, EPSON, HSD, Ricoh, Nikon, B+H) X-RAY SCANNERS Retail 1495 US$ Oce SCANNERS Retail 998 US$ SCANNER KIT on request obj. C library Europe shipping 10 US$ International shipping 18 US$ just license key, no manual no shipping charge Members of the EU + 15% VAT Contact Information =================== interpersonal-computing GmbH ++49 (0) 89-219975.0 NeXT Center Munich ++49 (0) 89-22337.6 fax Oettingenstrasse 2 info@ipc.de 80538 Munich/GERMANY http://www.ipc.de/ Also available through any NEXTSTEP reseller!
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <Michael_Gabrys@tellurium.sf.ca.us> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group: Thursday June 27th Date: 23 Jun 1996 23:30:44 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4ql254$9k9@digifix.digifix.com> Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, June 27 Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA What: Come see OpenStep 4.0! Diana Vallance, NeXT's District Sales Manager for the Northern California region, and James Wilkey, System Engineer for that region, will present the new software, which will be shipping by the time of the meeting. This is a good opportunity to view the next generation of NEXTSTEP, and to meet local members of NeXT's direct sales force. As usual, there will also be discussion of rumors and news (can you say "Sun buys Lighthouse Design"?), technical Q&A (including Q&A about WebObjects, whose 2.0 version will be shipping by meeting time), and dinner at a nearby restaurant for those who wish to continue the conversation. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 For questions about purchasing or upgrading to OpenStep 4.0, contact Diana Vallance at (415) 780-3814. Directions: SLAC is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines Date: 24 Jun 1996 04:15:04 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <4ql4o8$a16@digifix.digifix.com> NEW POLICY: =========== In an attempt to standardize the format of the FTP locations for files, all ftp addresses should be submitted using the Universal Resource Locator (URL) format. (for example) ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/file.tar.gz Please try and give an indication of where you expect the file will end up on the archive site, in the same notation. Cross Posting ============= I try very hard to make sure that postings get out in a timely fashion. Most go out in less than 24 hours. Postings that require editing because they do not contain information in a useable format, or have already been posted to other comp.sys.next.* groups may be delayed, or returned to you. If your posting is rejected, I'll try and make suggestions about what should be changed where possible. Obviously off charter messages (spams, open-letters, etc) may not get a response. Content Guidelines ================== Try to keep submissions short and concise (80-100 lines max). Include full instructions on contacting you (where applicable) All Postings e-mail address, telephone (optional) Press Release toll-free voice phone, toll-free fax, voice phone, fax phone mailing address,info@blahblah.com,retail price,educational price availability Software available ftp site full path to file _IN URL FORMAT_ supported CPU's for binary distributions, OS version requirements Meeting Announcements location of meeting, time of meeting, speakers expected Signatures will be deleted automatically, so please don't rely on your .sig for the contact information Please double check all information you are posting for accuracy. If you are announcing software available by FTP, make sure the copy on the archive site is good. Announcement of Product Sales ============================= This is an area of announcement that has caused me terrible grief in recent months. The policy is tilted towards the ISV, which has worked out well in the past. Posts that announce sales of products that you are DIRECTLY involved in the development of are OK. Posts from companies trying to sell other products are evaluated on an individual basis. Time Sensitive Announcements ============================ Many times an announcement should coincide with a specific date. Unfortunately, that can be the worst time for you to get access to your internet connection to send the announcements to comp.sys.next.announce. In order to make comp.sys.next.announce as timely as possible, I will accept "post-dated" announcements for release on a specific future date. All information will be kept confidential until the requested release date, and NDAs will be signed where required to ensure this. Hopefully this will make these announcements arrive at users sites as quickly as if you posted them directly to comp.sys.next.whatever. Submissions can be sent to next-announce@digifix.com. Questions and comments to next-announce-request@digifix.com
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.programmer,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.soft-sys.nextstep Subject: NEXTSTEP Resources on the Internet Date: 24 Jun 1996 04:15:09 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4ql4od$a16@digifix.digifix.com> Topics include: Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site eduSTEP WWW site NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site comp.sys.next newsgroups related newsgroups comp.sys.next newsgroups mailing list ftp sites NeXTanswers Stepwise NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Information WWW site =============================================== This online community resource includes - 150+ ISV company pages - 350+ ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - NEXTSTEP User Group Directory - comp.sys.next archives - User Group information - Mailing List archives and information You can connect via the world wide web at: http://www.stepwise.com/ Suggestions or comments can be directed to me at sanguish@digifix.com If you would like to get your company and product information on Stepwise, please contact me at sanguish@digifix.com. eduSTEP WWW site ================ http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/ eduStep aims to provide up-to-date information on: - NextStep tools and projects for scientists. - Third-party products interesting for the educational and scientific community (with educational discounts noted, where they exist). - A listing of resellers and shops interested in working with customers in the educational community. - Conferences, meetings, workshops - Major projects, such as SciTools, EMBL's project to develop a NextStep scientific work environment - Status reports on GNUStep, a freely-available implementation of OpenStep now being developed NeXT Software, Inc. WWW site ============================ http://www.next.com comp.sys.next.* newsgroups ========================== news:comp.sys.next.advocacy This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc. news:comp.sys.next.announce Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial announcements etc.) This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish) will screen them for suitability. Archives are available by ftp at ftp://ftp.stepwise.com/pub/Next_Announce_Archives Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted to any other comp.sys.next groups. news:comp.sys.next.bugs A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software. Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so this is a place for the net community find out about problems when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT- specific groups as well. news:comp.sys.next.hardware Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals, and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for. news:comp.sys.next.marketplace NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate regional newsgroups. news:comp.sys.next.misc For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e. no crossposting!!! news:comp.sys.next.programmer Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers. This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material. Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions), although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c, comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip, etc.) that may also be of interest. news:comp.sys.next.software This is a place to talk about [third party] software products that run on NEXTSTEP systems. news:comp.sys.next.sysadmin Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software. Related Newsgroups ================== news:comp.soft-sys.nextstep Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined. Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope similar to NEXTSTEP. news:comp.lang.objective-c Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc. news:comp.object Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion, but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to it.) Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.* newsgroups. Getting the Newsgroups without getting News =========================================== Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups are now available as a mailing list digest as well. next-nextstep-d next-advocacy-d next-announce-d next-bugs-d next-hardware-d next-marketplace-d next-misc-d next-programmer-d next-software-d next-sysadmin-d (For a full description, send mail saying LISTS to <digestif@antigone.com>). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as LISTSERV's. To subscribe, send a message to <digestif@antigone.com> saying: SUB Listname YourName Example: SUB next-hardware-d John Doe The ftp sites ============= ftp://next-ftp.peak.org: The main site for North American submissions (formerly ftp.cs.orst.edu) ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de: (Peanuts) Located in Germany. ftp://ftp.dn.net/pub/next Peanuts mirror in the US ftp://terra.stack.urc.tue.nl (Dutch NEXTSTEP User Group) and ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it (Italian NEXTSTEP User Group) ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next/ eduStep ftp://ftp.next.com: See below ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com ===================================== [from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help] Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system! This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS. NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being. NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests. USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead. To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the body of the message. You can request several files in a single message. You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message. These commands affect the way that files you request are sent: ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME Message/Partial specification REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system: HELP returns this help file INDEX returns the list of all available files INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list (ignoring capitalization) For example, a message with the following Subject line requests three files: Subject: 2101 2234 1109 A message with this body requests the same three files be sent as ASCII text files: 2101 2234 1109 ascii This message requests two lists of files, one for each search: Subject: SEARCH Dell SCSI SEARCH NetInfo domain NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command REPLY-TO <your-address> If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the files will be faxed to you. If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada. USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web server at URL http://www.next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com. USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965. Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you can download NeXTanswers documents. FOR MORE HELP... If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S. call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician. If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a pay-per-call basis. Thanks for using NeXTanswers! Written by: Eric P. Scott (mailto:eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU) and Scott Anguish (mailto:sanguish@digifix.com) Additions from: Greg Anderson (mailto:Greg_Anderson@afs.com) Michael Pizolato (mailto:alf@epix.net) Dan Grillo (mailto:dan_grillo@next.com)
From: tjw@omnigroup.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: BETA RELEASE: OmniPentiumPro boosts PentiumPro video performance Date: 24 Jun 1996 15:38:36 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qmqrs$g5l@digifix.digifix.com> The OmniPentiumPro driver dramatically enhances the video performance on computers with Intel Pentium Pro CPUs by utilizing the Memory Type Range Register feature introduced with the PPro (documented in "Pentium Pro Family Developer's Manual, Vols II and III" available from McGraw Hill). This driver should work on most PentiumPro NEXTSTEP systems and will work best on systems with the PCI Write-Posting enabled (requires the B0 or later chipsets and the appropriate BIOS). This driver will generally makes video scream. One user has reported that the speed of 512x512 32 bit animations increased by 380%! More information, and the driver itself, may be obtained from: http://www.omnigroup.com/Software/OmniPentiumPro/ Feedback or questions about the driver can be sent to: mailto:pentiumpro@omnigroup.com
From: far@ix.netcom.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: GateKeeper 2.0 Beta 1 Date: 24 Jun 1996 15:39:09 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qmqst$g5r@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION GateKeeper 2.0 Beta 1 has been uploaded to the archives. You will need ppp2.2 and NeXTDeveloper 3.2 or greater. GateKeeper is a graphical user interface control for ppp2.2. NOTES This release simplifies a few implementation details and makes GateKeeper easier to use and install. The version has been bumped up to 2.0 since the underlying ppp configuration has been changed slightly, although, ppp configurations which work with versions 0.9 and 1.0 should continue to work. Distributing GateKeeper with BIND which is necessary for the Dial on Demand feature results in a very large package. Although DoD is a really cool feature not everyone is interested in it and so I have unbundled BIND during the Beta test phase. Nothing has been changed in BIND from GateKeeper release 1.0a which contains BIND 4.9.3 SUPPORT While this program is GNU type freeware, support for it is not. Comments and bug reports are always welcome, but if you would like support I ask for the following: 1. If you are a non-commercial user and are doing some type of FSF GNU or other freeware work for the UNIX community let me know and we'll call it even. The same is true if you provide a software package free to single users or if you have contributed to the creation of GateKeeper. 2. If you would like E-mail support please register for it by sending in a one time registration fee of $20 USD. 3. If you would like telephone support please contact me via E-mail for details. WHERE ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/GateKeeper.2.0.Beta.1.s.tar.gz or ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.0.Beta.1.s.tar.gz NEW FEATURES MAJOR GateKeeper is now installed from a package. Thus insuring that it is installed as SUID root. Gate docs no longer require an absolute path to the chat pppup script. The threshold below which GateKeeper will trigger Inactivity Timeout can now be adjusted via GK's preferences. GateKeeper can now be set in preferences to use an ordinary log file as its IPC mechanism with pppd/syslogd. The polling technique from the UNIX tail command is used, although, this method is not as efficient as the FIFO option. The options file within a Gate doc can now be edited graphically. GateKeeper now checks whether the real user has permission to access a file before allowing editing or Linking. Older versions required a recompile in order to achieve this. MINOR Sound can be disabled in preferences. Gong sound is played prior to inactivity timeout. Numerous other minor bug fixes and improvements. DISTRIBUTION FILES GateKeeper.2.0.Beta.1.s.tar.gz contains a source distribution OVERVIEW GateKeeper has the following significant features: -- Dial on demand (triggered by NS Apps and UNIX tools) -- Graphical options file editor -- Toolbar control -- Inactivity timeout -- displays pppStats -- Capable of auto-launching pppd using defaults or using information from a GateKeeper document -- AutoRedial if provider's line is busy. -- Manual Dial and login to a ppp provider without a script. -- Persistent connection will redial and link to your provider if the connection is unexpectedly dropped. -- Compound document format for storing information necessary to access an Internet Service Provider. -- Secure mode which translates all output from pppd to "X"'s. This provides some user feedback as to pppd's progress in establishing the link. -- App Icon shows session time. -- Tri-state animated icon provides status feedback. -- Preferences editor simplifies editing of ppp2.2 files. -- NeXTStep online Help -- Plays a sound file when link is established -- Captures and displays connection information Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to: Felipe A. Rodriguez 5315 Colodny st. #7 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 far@ix.netcom.com (NeXTmail preferred) (MIMEmail welcome)
From: Nicole Overson <Nicole_Overson@next.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXT SOFTWARE SHIPS VERSION 2.0 OF WebObjects PRODUCT LINE Date: 24 Jun 1996 23:57:05 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qno2h$fn@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nicole Overson NeXT Software, Inc. 415-780-3731 nicole@next.com Melinda Mattei Niehaus Ryan Group Public Relations 415-827-7089 melinda@nrgpr.com NeXT SOFTWARE SHIPS VERSION 2.0 OF WebObjects PRODUCT LINE WebObjects Builder Provides Rapid Drag and Drop Web Application Assembly with Minimal Coding Redwood City, Calif.-June 25, 1996- NeXT Software, a leading producer of software development environments for the Internet and Enterprise, announced that version 2.0 of the WebObjects3 product line is shipping to customers. With version 2.0, NeXT is shipping a pre-release version of WebObjects Builder (code named Tsunami), which changes the development paradigm for web applications from code generation and manipulation to rapid drag and drop application assembly with minimal coding. WebObjects is a server-based development environment for rapidly creating dynamic web applications, while allowing access to existing corporate data and applications. WebObjects 2.0 includes feature enhancements for greater compatibility and scalability and is based on proven NeXT technology. Customers are deploying applications powered by WebObjects today. "Corporations are rushing to create a web presence for their products, services and business processes," said Mitchell Mandich, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, NeXT Software. "Offering a sophisticated, interactive, and fun website has become a requirement. We are proud to be offering WebObjects Builder to our customers, so that they can compete on the web and respond to business, market, and competitive changes professionally, quickly, and flexibly. We are looking forward to working with our customers over the the summer to make the rapid assembly of enterprise-scale web applications as ubiquitous as the world wide web." WebObjects Builder was announced at Internet World in May, previewed at NeXT's Objects Solutions Tour across North America, and was instrumental in the rapid deployment of several recent customer websites powered by WebObjects. A pre-release of WebObjects Builder is being made available to all WebObjects customers, so that their experiences and input can be incorporated into the product to maximize rapid website deployment and enhancement. A production release of WebObjects Builder is scheduled for the third quarter. "When you look at the web development tools available today you find four product classes," said Richard Guth, Director of Web Marketing at NeXT. "You see HTML editors for creating static pages; scripting languages for programming at a high level or embedding SQL in HTML; environments for programming, compiling and debugging; and code generators in which customers have to put all their trust to generate quality, maintainable code. With many of these products, customers have to manually hook up their enterprise databases and applications, and ease-of-maintenance is questionable. WebObjects Builder brings the best characteristics of all of these products together into the intuitive, drag and drop development paradigm that NeXT customers have come to expect, yet with the flexibility, maintainability, and scalability enterprise applications need." WebObjects Builder WebObjects Builder provides graphical drag and drop access to all of the WebObjects 2.0 functions and features, with palettes and reusable components. WebObjects Builder is server language independent with support for WebScript, C, C++, and Objective-C, with support for JavaScript, Java, and Visual Basic Script coming by year-end. WebObjects Builder is integrated with all of the features in WebObjects 2.0. WebObjects 2.0 WebObjects is based on proven technology that is enabling customers such as Merrill Lynch, Motorola, and The Sharper Image to deploy their applications on the Web. The WebObjects product line offers a cross-platform and language independent development environment for delivering interactive, scalable, server-based web applications for both the Internet and the Enterprise. WebObjects is designed to work with existing infrastructure enabling corporations to expand the reach of their systems to the Web without having to rewrite data and applications. WebObjects has the following standard features: - Client language independence with support for HTML, Java Applets, JavaScript, and ActiveX Technologies. - Heterogeneous database support including Sybase, Oracle, and ODBC, with Informix coming by year-end. - Enterprise application interoperability, with support for OLE, Perl, C, C++, and Objective-C applications. - Standard web server support via NSAPI, ISAPI, and CGI. Pricing and Availability The WebObjects product family is available on Windows NT, Solaris, and NEXTSTEP platforms. WebObjects 2.0 with WebObjects Builder will be provided to customers with software maintenance contracts at no additional charge. Customers without software maintenance contracts can obtain WebObjects 2.0 with WebObjects Builder for an upgrade fee of 25% of the WebObjects purchase price. WebObjects Pro is available for $2,999. WebObjects Enterprise starts at $24,999. NeXT Software, Inc. NeXT delivers an open development environment for building custom applications for both the World Wide Web and the Enterprise. NeXT's development software adds value to today's business by shortening the development cycle, working with an organization's existing technology, supporting current and emerging standards, and enabling organizations to grow and change with ease. Providing its customers with a combination of award-winning software and professional services, NeXT delivers real-world solutions. NeXT Software, Inc. is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has offices in North America, London, Paris, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information please visit NeXT's website at http://www.next.com or call 1-800-TRY-NeXT. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, WebObjects, Objective-C, and WebScript are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: Eric Tremblay <eric@who.cdrom.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Nebula Quad-FAT Fourth Edition CDROM for NEXTSTEP is Now Available Date: 25 Jun 1996 00:26:49 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qnpq9$o4@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1-800-786-9907 http://www.cdrom.com/titles/nebula.html NEW RELEASE! NOW A DUAL-DISC SET! Nebula Quad-FAT Fourth Edition CDROM for NEXTSTEP is Now Available Walnut Creek, Calif., June 24, 1996 - Walnut Creek CDROM is proud to announced the immediate availability of the NEW Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM Fouth edition for NEXTSTEP Computers. This new version is now a dual-disc set release. That's two discs packed with Quad-FAT applications and source code for your NEXTSTEP computer. Nebula is the largest collection of Quad-FAT applications available. There are more than 750 applications on this CDROM set, including 541 Quad-FAT applications. You'll enjoy utility, astronomy, financial, educational, graphic, and mail programs. The Nebula CDROM also has a Special WebObjects Section where you can find everything you need to get started on the new dynamic Web publishing technology from NeXT Software, Inc., including software and documentation. Most applications on this CDROM set come with complete source code. We also included 261 NEXTSTEP-ready fonts which you can link up directly with your hard disk. If you're looking for something fun, Nebula contains 400 sound clips, 94 games, 56 Quad-FAT BackSpace screen saver modules, and many other files. For programmers there are 31 Quad-FAT Interface Builder Pallets, plus a whole lot of source code to help you with your own projects. Each directory on this collection contains an index listing filename, version, author, and a short description of each application. You'll get a central index that you can use with Digital Librarian to quickly locate the file you're looking for. NEXTSTEP 3.2 or above for Motorola, Intel, PA-RISC or SPARC processors is required to use these discs. The Nebula Quad-FAT CDROM requires NEXTSTEP 3.2 or above for NeXT Motorola, Intel, HP PA-RISC and Sun SPARC. This disc is in ISO-9660 format with Rock Ridge extensions. Nebula Quad-FAT is available immediately from Walnut Creek CDROM at a retail price of $59.95. For more information contact: Walnut Creek CDROM 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 1 800 786-9907 +1 510 947-5996 +1 510 947-1644 FAX info@cdrom.com or eric@cdrom.com (Electronic Mail) Walnut Creek CDROM markets a wide range of CDROM products for a variety of platforms . All trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners
From: Matthew D Waters <matthew@pswtech.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: PSW Technologies Announces End-of-Life for Co-Xist, Intuitive Systems to Provide Upgrade Path Date: 25 Jun 1996 16:53:14 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qpjjq$8pe@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matthew Waters PSW Technologies 512 343 6666 matthew@pswtech.com Claire Normand Intuitive Systems, Inc. 408 245 8540 claire@intuisys.com PSW TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES END-OF-LIFE FOR CO-XIST Intuitive Systems to Provide Upgrade Path For co-Xist Users June 20, 1996, Austin, Texas -- PSW Technologies, formerly Pencom Software, today announced it is declaring end-of-life on all currently supported releases of their co-Xist(TM) X11R5 implementation for NEXTSTEP. After just over five years of development, distribution and support, PSW is discontinuing all co-Xist product efforts in order to focus more on its consulting business. This includes the development and marketing of its soon to be released Genoa suite of service products for developing object-oriented business systems for the enterprise and the web. Cub'X-Window v5.0 from Intuitive Systems PSW Technologies and Intuitive Systems are working in total collaboration to provide a preferential upgrade path for users of all currently supported versions of co-Xist. Cub'X-Window v5.0 is a complete implementation of the X11R6 X Window System for NEXTSTEP on NeXT, Intel, HP PA-RISC and Sun SPARCstations. Cub'X-Window v5.0 offers advanced display performance, support of all standard X visuals on all NEXTSTEP based platforms as well as complete X-NEXTSTEP communication tools. Cub'X-Window v5.0 is available in Runtime and Developer package format. co-Xist End-of-Life All sales of co-Xist will cease immediately. Technical support will continue for 30 days, ending July 21st. After this date, only those customers with current support and maintenance contracts will be eligible for product support from PSW Technologies. Upgrading Preferential upgrade pricing will be applied to all versions 3.x of co-Xist (Verification of co-Xist purchase will be required by Intuitive Systems). For more information and upgrade pricing, please contact Intuitive Systems. About PSW Technologies, Formerly Pencom Software, PSW Technologies began in Austin, Texas in 1989. As the software consulting arm of Pencom Systems Inc., Pencom Software was created in response to the growing demand among large technology vendors and end-user companies for project-oriented work that applied the newest leading-edge computing technologies available. Today, PSW Technologies is an independent consulting and services company focused exclusively on applying those "new world" software technologies to meet the strategic business demands of its customers. For more information please contact: PSW Technologies 9050 Capital of Texas Hwy. N. Austin, TX 78759 tel : 512 343 6666 fax : 512 343 9650 info@pswtech.com http://www.pswtech.com/ About Intuitive Systems, Inc. Intuitive Systems, Inc. is an application software company entirely dedicated to the development of high quality software for NEXTSTEP and Openstep. Intuitive Systems, Inc. is the developer of Cub'X-Window and intuitiv'3d. Intuitive Systems, Inc. is a subsidiary of Improve S.A., one of the largest European service providers specialized in NEXTSTEP/Openstep solutions. For more information please contact: Intuitive Systems, Inc. 599 North Mathilda Ave. Ste 19 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 tel : 408 245 8540 fax : 408 245 8541 cubx@intuisys.com http://www.intuisys.com/ (available June 26th) co-Xist is a trademark of PSW Technologies, Cub'X-Window is a trademark of Intuitive Systems, Inc., NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: briman101@aol.com (BriMan101) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: NeXT Contractors - Various Locations Date: 25 Jun 1996 17:01:21 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qpk31$8t4@digifix.digifix.com> Several of our largest clients are currently looking for talented NeXTSTEP developers for contract positions across the country. Candidates must have at least 1 year of NeXT development experience, coupled with good Objective-C and RDBMS experience. 6 to 9 month contracts. Positions in all U.S regions. Contact: Brian Mitchell Datacom Technology Group Inc 212-629-5720 212-629-3374(FAX) brianm@datacom1.com Compander tool. Version 1.3 might be the last release under NEXTSTEP 3.3 - the next major release is planned to be HelpViewer II for OPENSTEP. New features in version 1.3 (choose Info -> Release Notes for details) * transparency removal This new help folder verification option removes the transparency information (i.e. the alpha channel) from all TIFF files, and thus further decreases the required disk space for your help folder (and that for the resulting Help.store file as well). * help folder verification speedup The image packing and LZW-compressiong options now work much faster, especially on 'empty runs' i.e. when all images have already been packed/compressed by a previous run. * STOP signs with progress pies Some of the 'Verify Contents' and 'Compare Help Folders' options can take quite a while when run on huge help folders, eventually generating no visual output for minutes. To keep you informed about what's going on, the STOP signs now sport progress pies whereever possible. (That is, for all stages where the amount of work to do can be pre-calculated.) * auxiliary comparison help folder When reviewing the differences between two help folders, you can now select an auxiliary third help folder. Help files from this third folder will be opened in Edit as well, along with the two help files originally compared. Handy when you want to reflect changes in another language. * extraction of modified help files When reviewing the differences between two help folders, you can now copy the help files listed for either of the two folders to another location, preserving the given subfolder hierarchy. Handy when you want to send just the modified/new help files to someone else, perhaps for translation to another language. * a few bug fixes General application description HelpViewer.app - an application for viewing, scanning, printing, compressing, expanding, verifying, compacting, and comparing the NEXTSTEP on-line help of other applications With HelpViewer, you can view any application's on-line help, and print all help pages, or just selected chapters or pages, with help links replaced by page numbers. Auto-scanning of all hidden help files. Auto-chaptering. Customizable Table of Contents, headers, and footers. Developers can scan their own application's on-line help to locate and correct help links to nonexistent help files, help links to nonexistent markers within existing help files, and duplicate marker definitions in help files. With HelpViewer's integrated Help Compander tool (introduced in version 1.2) you can compress and expand NEXTSTEP on-line help. Users can expand an application's compressed on-line help into a help folder in original "source code" form, perform certain automatic repair actions or manual modifications, and compress the help folder back into the application's on-line help. Developers can bypass the ProjectBuilder application completely, and let the Help Compander perform all required steps to generate the Help.store file, including a final verification run to detect infamous "compresshelp" bug. -- expand help stores to help folders -- compress help folders to help stores -- verify help store contents -- detect damaged files -- check and repair "find by keyword" functionality -- verify help folder contents -- remove useless files -- detect missing help files -- detect RTFD file inconsistencies -- automatically create/update .index.store files -- reduce the disk space required by help folders to about 50% -- compare different versions of a help folder (in a far more suitable way than FileMerge can) HelpViewer is localized to English, French, and German. FTP sites where you can obtain HelpViewer 1.3 (1.29MB) from: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/util/HelpViewer.1.3.README ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/tools/apps/HelpViewer.1.3.README ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://moolah.fml.tuwien.ac.at/pub/developer/apps/HelpViewer.1.3.README (le fichier README existe aussi en francais: HelpViewer.1.3.LISEZMOI) (die README-Datei gibt's auch auf Deutsch: HelpViewer.1.3.LIESMICH) Fully licensable demo - for informations on how to purchase a license key for $39 US, send electronic mail to <stefan@ping.at>, or visit the HelpViewer World Wide Web home page at <http://www.ping.at/members/stefan/HelpViewer/>. The Help Compander tool is licensed until August 1, 1996. After August 1, you can request a FREE time-limited license key to be able to test-drive the Help Compander.
From: Stefan Leuker <leuker@POOL.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: xteddy.xapp Date: 26 Jun 1996 15:40:15 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qs3mv$j5u@digifix.digifix.com> xteddy 1.0 compiled MAB-NIHS on Peanuts. xteddy is an X11 aeh, teddy. WHAT IT DOES: It displays a really nice teddy on your X screen. That's it. But it's really cool, so check it out. + There are no known bugs in xteddy. + Compiled for all NEXTSTEP platforms. + .xapp extension to work with Xnext.app Get it at: ftp:\\ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de\pub\next\X11\clients\games Stefan
From: "Michael M. Gabrys" <Michael_Gabrys@tellurium.sf.ca.us> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group: Thursday June 27th Date: 26 Jun 1996 15:40:42 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qs3nq$j64@digifix.digifix.com> Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, June 27 Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA What: Come see OpenStep 4.0! Diana Vallance, NeXT's District Sales Manager for the Northern California region, and James Wilkey, System Engineer for that region, will present the new software, which will be shipping by the time of the meeting. This is a good opportunity to view the next generation of NEXTSTEP, and to meet local members of NeXT's direct sales force. As usual, there will also be discussion of rumors and news (can you say "Sun buys Lighthouse Design"?), technical Q&A (including Q&A about WebObjects, whose 2.0 version will be shipping by meeting time), and dinner at a nearby restaurant for those who wish to continue the conversation. See you at the meeting! Contact: info@bang.org http://www.bang.org/ BANG, P.O. Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA 94302 For questions about purchasing or upgrading to OpenStep 4.0, contact Diana Vallance at (415) 780-3814. Directions: SLAC is much easier to reach from 280. FROM 280: Take 280 toward Palo Alto. Take the Sand Hill Road exit (east). Follow Sand Hill over a small hill, about one mile. The SLAC entrance will be on your right at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance. FROM 101: Take 101 toward Palo Alto. Take the Embarcadero Road exit (west). Continue on Embarcadero a few miles, cross El Camino Real onto the Stanford campus. The road forks about a block later, take the right fork; you are now on Arboretum Rd. Follow Arboretum across Palm Drive and through the Stanford Shopping Center. Turn left onto Sand Hill Road. Follow Sand Hill Road for a few miles, crossing Foothill Expressway/Alameda de las Pueguas (street has two names) and passing a Shell station on your right. The SLAC entrance will be on your left at 2575 Sand Hill Road. Look for directions to the Auditorium at the guard office at the entrance.
From: Stefan Leuker <leuker@POOL.informatik.rwth-aachen.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Xnext server update and Xnext.app frontend Date: 26 Jun 1996 15:40:05 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qs3ml$j5o@digifix.digifix.com> (from the readme:) Welcome to the official Xnext distribution! Xnext is an X server for NEXTSTEP platforms that supports various screen depths reflecting the NeXT and DriverKit modes. An X screen that's realised as a window in the common NEXTSTEP UI enables you to start or display X11 applications on your system. This release is considered 1.0 -- Xnext is no longer beta. You can get it from ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/X11/server/Xnext Xnext consists of the following NEXTSTEP packages: Xnext-dist.pkg X11R6 executables and manual pages. Xnext-fonts.pkg X11R6 fonts and bitmap data (arch-indep.) Xnext-server.pkg Xnext server executable. Xnext-libs.pkg Xnext development kit (quad-fat) Xnext-man-include.pkg X11R6 manual pages and header files. Xnext.app.NIHS.tar.gz A NEXTSTEP frontend to the server. Xnext-install.rtf The Xnext installation guide You need the Xnext-fonts.pkg and the Xnext-server.pkg to success- fully run Xnext. The Xnext-dist.pkg contains additional xapps. NOTE: There are different packages for each architecture (except for the libraries and architecture independent data). Xnext is shareware -- if you want to use the software, you have to buy it. The registration fee is US$20 (or 30DM, if you like). You can find additional informations about Xnext's ongoing development at http://www-users.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/~leuker/Xnext/ Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 by Stefan Leuker
From: wjabi@umich.edu (Wassim M. Jabi) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: WebMapper 1.5 Date: 27 Jun 1996 16:18:38 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4quqau$2v2@digifix.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact: Wassim Jabi, Ph.D. Student Doctoral Program in Architecture The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 313/936-0229 wjabi@umich.edu WEBMAPPER VERSION 1.5 ADDS SUPPORT FOR TRANSLUCENT REGIONS. June 27th, 1996 - ANN ARBOR, MI - Wassim Jabi today announced the release of WebMapper version 1.5, a tool for easily creating clickable image maps for the World Wide Web. This new updated version fixes a bug with region layering and allows regions (rectangles, circles, and polygons) to be drawn using a translucent color. The latest version (1.5) is available from: http://libra.caup.umich.edu/www/Software/ or ftp://libra.caup.umich.edu/pub/next/binaries/ or ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/ The files should eventually move to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/wide-area-info/ Wassim M. Jabi Doctoral Program in Architecture University of Michigan 2000 Bonisteel Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 wjabi@umich.edu (Text/MIME/NeXTMail) http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wjabi/
From: Ralph Zazula <zazula@running-start.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: New FREE Software by Running Start Date: 27 Jun 1996 18:25:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4qv1oq$44k@digifix.digifix.com> New FREE Software by Running Start, Inc. We have uploaded two new programs to our WWW download page: http://www.running-start.com/cgi-bin/showPage.cgi/downloads/binaries.html These are: - Twister v0.1 a program for warping, transforming and filtering EPS files - button v1.0 a simple command-line program for creating button-like images from TIFFs Enjoy, Ralph Zazula Running Start, Inc. OpenStep Development & Consulting 520/760-4890 (voice/fax) zazula@running-start.com http://www.running-start.com
From: Tom Hageman <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: MailboxInspector 0.9 Date: 28 Jun 1996 18:00:30 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4r1klu$e6r@digifix.digifix.com> This is the first public (beta) release of MailboxInspector, a Workspace Manager contents inspector bundle for Mail.app mailboxes (.mbox extension). Its chief function is to display whether the mailbox contains newly arrived messages, and if so, how many. This is particularly useful if you use _procmail_ in conjunction with Carl Edman's mailapp-utility _appnmail_ to sort incoming mail into various Mail.app mailboxes. It also displays the number and size of messages and (NeXTmail) attachments for a number of categories: total, deleted messages, read (and not flagged or marked unread) messages, flagged messages, messages marked unread, and new messages. Finally it indicates whether the mailbox is indexed (another fine EnhanceMail extension incidentally), and the size of the index store if appropriate. Source code and a quad-fat binary are included. See the accompanying README file for more information. It can be found at: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/MailboxInspector-0.9.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/MailboxInspector-0.9.README.rtf> These should eventually migrate to: <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/util/MailboxInspector-0.9.NIHS.bs.tar.gz> <ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sources/util/MailboxInspector-0.9.README.rtf> [I expect it will turn up at ftp://ftp.leo.org/ in a few days...] Please report any bugs or suggestions to <tom@basil.icce.rug.nl>. Enjoy! Tom Hageman.
From: "Donald A. Yacktman" <don@misckit.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Balling.app v2.0 Date: 28 Jun 1996 23:41:32 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4r28lc$g8h@digifix.digifix.com> In order to make your weekend diversions a little bit more enjoyable, a new release of Balling.app has been made to next-ftp.peak.org. The files are currently located at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Balling.app.2.0.NIHS.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/Balling.app.2.0.NIHS.tar.gz.README A copy has also been uploaded to the peanuts archive and should appear in the games area soon. The changes since the previous version include: * Now works on ADB keyboards and should work on ALL keyboards * New main menu options to mirror those on game window * Fixed bug that caused "Pause/Resume" menu cells to have the wrong title sometimes * Which balls come next is now more random (the seeds used to be the same every time for every level). * There is now a "paused" graphic when the game is paused * A rudimentary preferences panel has been added * There are seven backgrounds to choose from, thanks to Allan Noordvyk <allan@cetus.ali.bc.ca> for sending them in; many of them were "borrowed" from BoinkOut * The GUI has been cleaned up a little bit * Highscore file permissions set properly for shared use * More levels The game has been tested on Motorola, Intel, HPPA, and Sparc architectures. It has been tested on machines with and without ADB keyboards. As far as I know, it works fine. If you do happen to find any problems, please let me know about them so I can fix them! There are some things on my to-do list I didn't get done for this release. As such, there will be more releases, including an OPENSTEP compatible release as soon as I can get it out. The to-do list currently includes these items: * try to make the response less sluggish * add a "what's coming next" visual (which can be turned off) If you think I should add something to that list, please let me know! The original README is appended to this message. --- Later, -Don Yacktman don@misckit.com <a href="http://www.misckit.com/don.html">My home page</a> ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- I built this tiny program under NeXTSTEP 3.2 for both m68k and 80x86. Hopefully it will run on your machine. The idea of the game is very simple: you are supposed to arrange the balls so that they make rows or triangles of the same color. If you succeed the rows and triangles vanish to free room for other balls. The game ends when there is no more room available. You can use left and right arrow keys to move the falling balls to the left or right, the up and down arrows to change the order of the balls and the space key to drop them. Command-n starts a new game. Command-p will pause the game, then any key will resume it. Hiding the application automatically pauses it. If first levels are too boring for you, hit Command-2 or Command-3 to leap directly to the second or third level. If you want to share the same score table with other people, just launch the application from the same file Balling.app, located on a file server in your local area network. The score table is located inside Balling.app and the application will accurately synchronize your score table. Have fun! The program is shareware: if you enjoy balling, send a check or money order to: Dimitri Plotnikov 10910 Harpers Square Ct. Reston, VA 22091 Thanks, Dimitri Plotnikov Home phone: (703) 860-9260
From: "Jens Ch. Gloede" <jens@interpc.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ipc - Enhance your NeXT Laser Printer - FREE Date: 30 Jun 1996 01:16:45 -0400 Organization: Next Announcements Sender: sanguish@digifix.com Message-ID: <4r52jt$rg3@digifix.digifix.com> SUBMISSION: ipc - Enhance your NeXT Laser Printer - FREE +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ PRESS RELEASE JetPilot 2.3 - Enhance your NeXT Laser Printer - FREE You already thought about dumping your old NeXT Laser Printer, because you were looking for this nice 600 dpi output? Well we can't promise 600 dpi, but a quality, which is not too far from that. How? Simply by offering more driver features even for your old NeXT Laser printer: + error diffusion dithering + gamma correction + paper size adjustment + accounting + customizable printer defaults + controllable system load And the best: The JetPilot NeXT Laser enhancement driver is FREE! JetPilot was designed as solution for most printing problems. It allows to use the inexpensive BubbleJet printers as well as a selection of the most popular laser printers. No need for slow or expensive PostScript printers. FTP SOURCE ========== ftp://ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de/pub/comp/platforms/next/Commercial/hardware/printer/JetPilot.2.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz There are also several mirror servers of this. ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/demos/drivers/JetPilot.2.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz (Early birds: look into the submission directory!) FILES: JetPilot.2.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz Quad FAT Package JetPilot.2.2.NI.b.tar.gz NeXT and Intel architecture DEMO LICENSE ============ Just start the JetPilotManager.app and follow the license system into the license panel. There press the button DEMO. Use the integrated orders system or our www-server to order a FREE time limited, unrestricted demo license. http://www.ipc.de/information/products/licenses/index.html PRICES & LICENSE ================ This copy of JetPilot runs in a demo mode and can be licensed by ordering a key via e-mail or fax. Of course this product is distributed by all major NEXTSTEP resellers. This update is FREE for all current users of JetPilot 2.x and for the NeXT Laser license!! JetPilot 2.3 NeXT Laser 0 US$ !!! JetPilot 2.3 198 US$ JetPilot 2.3 Academic 98 US$ Update 1.x -> 2.x 50 US$ Update 2.x -> 2.3 0 US$ Europe shipping 10 US$ International shipping 18 US$ shipping, just license by e-mail/fax no fee Members of the EU + 15% VAT Further Information =================== interpersonal-computing GmbH NeXT Center Munich ++49 (0) 89-219975.0 c/o Klaus Bscheid ++49 (0) 89-22337.6 fax Oettingenstrasse 2 http://www.ipc.de/ 80538 Munich/GERMANY JetPilot@ipc.de
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Marcel Waldvogel and Netfuture.ch.