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From: Paul Lynch <Paul_Lynch@seer.demon.co.uk> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: P & L Systems Announce Release of Mesa 2.0 for NeXTSTEP Date: 1 Mar 1997 04:30:35 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5f8bdb$r65@news.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For product information, contact: Elizabeth Lynch +44 1494 432422 liz@plsys.co.uk URL: http://www.plsys.co.uk/plsys P & L SYSTEMS ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF MESA 2.0 FOR NeXTSTEP FEBRUARY 21st 1997 -- AMERSHAM, UK -- P & L Systems today announced the end of the Mesa 2 Betatest period. Mesa 2 is now available for purchase. As 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 2.0 is a substantial redesign of Mesa, aimed at optimising the user interface while still extending functionality. "The Beta test has been most successful" said Paul Lynch, Managing Director of P & L Systems. "We've had very enthusiastic feedback from users. This is only the first stage in our enhancement plans; later in 1997 we intend to upgrade Mesa for NeXTSTEP to support workbooks, and to release Mesa for OpenStep." Mesa 2 is available immediately from P & L Systems in ftp://ftp.plsys.co.uk/pub/Products/Mesa2/Mesa2.tar.gz and ftp://ftp.plsys.co.uk/pub/Products/Mesa2/Mesa2Info.tar.gz The price for commercial users is $375 per license. The price for academic users continues at $99. Any existing user of Mesa may upgrade to Mesa 2.0 for NeXTSTEP for $50 per license. Customers who have preordered upgrades will receive their licenses over the coming week. P & L Systems provides customer service and upgrades for all customers. 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. It also qualifies for a prize as a NeXTSTEP survivor. Mesa 2.0 has the following new features: * redesigned user interface * all icons redesigned * user interface consistent with NeXT UI Guidelines * ToolBox accepts drag and drop of all pasteboard types, including Mesa menu functions * single Inspector window * Graphics can be used in ReportLayouts * auto selection of ranges in Tool and Inspector functions * Resizeable formula entry area * New Formula Builder * QuickBase database adaptor * Oracle database adaptor * dBASE import/export * HTML table export * Reuters datafeed functions: DATAFEED(), etc 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/plsys. P & L Systems, AppManager, PassKey, Informant! and Mesa are trademarks of P & L Systems. NEXTSTEP is a registered trademark of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. --- Paul Lynch (NeXTmail) http://www.plsys.co.uk/~paul
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@peak.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: PEAK adds new URL for HTTP access to their FTP site Date: 2 Mar 1997 04:45:31 GMT Organization: Princeton Theological Seminary Message-ID: <5fb0lb$b3s@news.digifix.com> Contact: The PEAK FTP Team <next-ftp@peak.org> 1 Mar 1997 - (Corvallis Oregon) The PEAK FTP team is pleased to announce that their FTP site is available via HTTP. While this has been true for some time, we have shortened the URLs for access to make things simpler to remember. To access the NeXTStep portion of the archive, simply use this URL: http://www.peak.org/next To access the OpenStep portion of the archive, simply use this URL: http://www.peak.org/openstep Of course, the site will remain available via FTP at ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/ as well. We would also like to thank Jon Hooper <hoops@cbc.net> for designing and donating the banner images you will see on the OpenStep and NeXTStep web pages. TjL <luomat@peak.org>
From: Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Display Ghostscript System version 0.2.0 Date: 3 Mar 1997 20:20:24 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5ffbq8$901@news.digifix.com> ANNOUNCE ******** The Display Ghostscript System, version 0.2.0, is now available. What is the Display Ghostscript System? ======================================= The Display Ghostscript System is a free software implementation of a Display PostScript(tm) System. A Display PostScript System provides a device-independent imaging model for displaying information on a screen. The imaging model uses the PostScript language which has powerful graphics capabilities and frees the programmer from display-specific details like screen resolution and color issues. The Display Ghostscript System is composed of a PostScript interpreter (Ghostscript), the Client library, and the pswrap translator. The Display Ghostscript System uses a client/server architecture. Applications are linked with the Client library which communicates with the PostScript interpreter residing in the server. The application utilizes the procedures and data structures in the Client library which are independent of the actual PostScript interpreter. The pswrap translator allows you to take custom PostScript language programs and wrap them with a C function interface thus allowing your applications to call them directly. pswrap programs are generally more efficient then performing the same PostScript program purely with the Client library procedures. Postscript, Display Postscript, and Adobe are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. We need your help! ================== Peter Deutsch, who is the author of Ghostscript, has agreed to provide some key enhancements so that Ghostscript fully conforms to Adobe's specification of a Display Postscript(tm) System. We need these enhancements implemented if GNUstep is to truly take full advantage of the power of Display Postscript. However, the catch is that Peter would like to be paid for his efforts, so we are asking you to contribute money towards this worthwhile project. You can contribute in one of two ways: * Write the enhancements for free! Now that would be really great, but be forewarned that it is a large task. If you are serious then please contact <scottc@net-community.com> for details. * Send a tax-deductible charitable contribution to the Free Software Foundation and specify that the funds should be directed toward the GNUstep Display Ghostscript Project. The Free Software Foundation's address is: Free Software Foundation 59 Temple Place Suite 330 Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Contact <scottc@net-community.com> or <gnu@gnu.ai.mit.edu> for more information. We currently have about 50% of the funds required for this project, so any amount you can contribute helps! What's new in this release? =========================== The currently released version of the Display Ghostscript System is `0.2.0'. Noteworthy changes in version `0.2.0' ===================================== * Upgraded the Ghostscript source code to version 4.03. This also includes new fonts. * Upgraded jpeg library to version 6a. * Now configures, compiles, and installs the jpeg, png, and zlib libraries and programs. * Slight restructuring of where DGS related libraries files are installed; instead of create a subdirectory of DGS within the library install directory, ie `/usr/local/lib', the DGS subdirectory is placed under the gnustep library directory, ie `/usr/local/lib/gnustep'. This helps keep all of the GNUstep related resources together. Noteworthy changes in version `0.1.1' ===================================== * Brought together the Adobe DPSclient library, Aladdin Ghostscript, the Aladdin Ghostscript fonts, the PNG library, the JPEG library, and the ZLIB library into a single configuration. All of the separate packages are segregated so that it will be relatively easy to incorporate newer versions of the individual sources. * Incorporated Randy Chapman's patches to the Adobe DPSclient library and Aladdin Ghostscript so that they will work together as a Display Ghostscript System. * Modifications so that the Display Ghostscript System can be installed and uninstalled without conflicting with any Ghostscript executables and/or library files that exist on the user's system. Where can you get it? How can you compile it? ============================================== The dgs-0.2.0.tar.gz distribution file has been placed on `ftp.gnustep.org' in `pub/gnustep'. The program requires gcc 2.7.2.1 or higher. The `.tar' file is compressed with GNU gzip. Gzip can be obtained by anonymous ftp at any of the GNU archive sites. For info about FTP via email, send email to <ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com> with no subject line, and two-line body with line one `help' and line two `quit'. The most recent (not necessarily tested) snapshots of the library will be placed in `ftp://alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu/gnu/gnustep'. Creators rejoice! Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com> [ Most GNU software is packed using the GNU `gzip' compression program. Source code is available on most sites distributing GNU software. For information on how to order GNU software on tape, floppy or cd-rom, or printed GNU manuals, check the file etc/ORDERS in the GNU Emacs distribution or in GNUinfo/ORDERS on prep, or e-mail a request to: <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> By ordering your GNU software from the FSF, you help us continue to develop more free software. Media revenues are our primary source of support. 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Please try them before `prep.ai.mit.edu' as `prep' is very busy! thanx <gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu> *ASIA:* - `ftp://ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp' - `ftp://utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ftpsync/prep' - `ftp://cair.kaist.ac.kr/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/gnu' *AUSTRALIA:* - `ftp://archie.au/gnu' (archie.oz or archie.oz.au for ACSnet) *AFRICA:* - `ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/gnu' *MIDDLE-EAST:* - `ftp://ftp.technion.ac.il/pub/unsupported/gnu' *EUROPE:* - `ftp://irisa.irisa.fr/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.univ-lyon1.fr/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk' - `ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/pub/uunet/systems/gnu' - `ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.ieunet.ie/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.eunet.ch' - `ftp://nic.switch.ch/mirror/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de' - `ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.denet.dk' - `ftp://ftp.stacken.kth.se' - `ftp://isy.liu.se' - `ftp://ftp.luth.se/pub/unix/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/gnu' - `ftp://archive.eu.net' *SOUTH AMERICA:* - `ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/gnu' *WESTERN CANADA:* - `ftp://ftp.cs.ubc.ca/mirror2/gnu' *USA:* - `ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu' - `ftp://labrea.stanford.edu' - `ftp://ftp.digex.net/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.kpc.com/pub/mirror/gnu' - `ftp://f.ms.uky.edu/pub3/gnu' - `ftp://jaguar.utah.edu/gnustuff' - `ftp://ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/gnu' - `ftp://vixen.cso.uiuc.edu/gnu' - `ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/gnu' - `ftp://ftp.cs.columbia.edu/archives/gnu/prep' - `ftp://col.hp.com/mirrors/gnu' - `ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/GNU' - `ftp://ftp.uu.net/systems/gnu'
From: Ingmar Camphausen <ingmar@aurora.in-berlin.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Berlin NeXT Usergroup - March 3, 8:00 pm Date: 28 Feb 1997 03:55:20 GMT Organization: INDIVIDUAL NETWORK BERLIN Message-ID: <5f5kv8$egv@news.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group (BeNG) March meeting ================================================= The BeNG (Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group) will be holding its next meeting on Monday, March 3, 1997, at 8:00 p.m. (MET) in the "Institut fuer Energietechnik" of the Technical University Berlin in Room KT 101 (1st floor), Marchst. 18, D-10587 Berlin, Germany. Topics we will address this time: o DANCING IN THE NETWORK: Heterogeneous network communication between computers running NEXTSTEP, MacOS and Windows, using samba, rumba and the likes. o NEWSFLASH The latest and greatest from NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP and "Rhapsody": - OPENSTEP 4.2 - OPENSTEP for Windows 95 - first prototype running "Rhapsody" has been unveiled The meeting is open to anyone who is interested in NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP. people seeking for more first hand information about NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP (especially Mac users), are very welcome, too. After the program, join us for a snack and/or drink at the nearby "Cafe' Campus". Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting! Contact: Gerald Erdmann gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) or Ingmar Camphausen ingmar@aurora.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) BeNG: e-mail beng@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de (mailinglist!) WWW http://buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de/~beng FTP ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT How to get there: We recommend coming by bicycle or using the public transport (BVG): You can either take the underground line U2 or bus 145 or bus X9 and leave at 'Ernst-Reuter-Platz' (+ 400 m walking), or you choose bus 245 up to Ernst-Reuter-Platz/Marchst. (+ 200 m walking). The nearest rapid transit ("S-Bahn") station is "Tiergarten" (~1000 m/ ~10 min walking distance); you get there via the rapid transit lines S3, S5, S7 or S75. There is a limited number of parking lots near the building, too. If you approach from the roundabout traffic Ernst-Reuter-Platz, you have to take the Marchst. exit. About 200 m into the Marchst., right after a blue building and the drive to a parking lot on the right hand side, there is the "Institut fuer Energietechnik". The entrance to the building is on the left hand side behind the gate at the end of the parking lot. (Watch out for the NeXT-logo-like 'BeNG' signs and follow them to the meeting room! :-) All those of you familiar with the geography of Berlin (Germany) can take a look at a map of the meeting location and its environment via the StadtINFO online city map under the URL http://www.kulturbox.de/cgi-bin/k/pixelinfo?PQ=m11&X=96&Y=381&TEXT=BeNG%21 (The "Institut fuer Energietechnik" is marked with a red circle.) . . . The subsequent meeting is scheduled for April 7, 1997. We plan for the next part of our continous lectures on software development under NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP. --- BeNG --- WHO WE ARE --- The Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group (BeNG) exists since 1990 and is a loose "aggregation" of NeXT resp. NEXTSTEP enthusiasts. Our participants may be reached via our mailing list. Of course, we are present in the WorldWideWeb, too. We also manage the NeXT/NEXTSTEP FTP archive at the Technical University (TU) Berlin. mailing list mailto:beng@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de WWW http://buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de/~beng FTP ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT We meet the first Monday each month at 8:00 p.m. (If this coincides with a holiday, the meeting takes place the subsequent week.) We usually have a lecture or presentation; respective suggestions or offers are very welcome and should be directed to our mailing list.
From: Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: R&A releases source patches for Postgres95 1.0 pl14 Date: 4 Mar 1997 20:19:39 GMT Organization: R&A Message-ID: <5fi04r$kvp@news.digifix.com> R&A has released the source patches to compile Postgres 1.0 pl14. Postgres is currently at a higher version, but we do not actively support it anymore. The patches to get postgres running under NEXTSTEP 3.x can be found in ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/comp/next/postgres95/. They are split it in two parts. The first part (pg95-1.0pl14-NS_RnA.base.patch.gz) contains the patches against the base (pg95 1.0pl14) distribution; The second part (pg95-port-next.tar.gz) contains the backend/port/next directory. R&A does not support postgres anymore, unless we are paid to do so. To get postgres running under NEXTSTEP, one needs these patches, as well as SysVIPC (System V semaphore and shared memory emulation). SysVIPC is free for educational use. For commercial use, a license is needed. SysVIPC is distributed through ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/comp/next/SysVIPC/. The original Postgres.Readme follows: Postgres95 1.0 patchlevel 14 for NEXTSTEP: This NEXTSTEP release of Postgres95 is provided by R&A as-is, as a service to the community. The software is supportware. If you like it, you may send us money to cover our expenses. The more money, the more support we will be able to provide. We provide our patches and diffs to the postgres95 community, including the dynamic loader. The only exception is the System V IPC functionality (shared memory and semaphores). We do however make a package for this available on the net. The use of SysVIPC for educational purposes falls under shareware conditions, you pay if you want to pay. For commercial purposes you have to buy a license. Limited Warranty: This software is provided `as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of this software is yours. This software is probably defective. You assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. No damages: In no event shall R&A be held liable for any damages, including any lost profits, lost monies or other special, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this software, even if R&A has been advised of the possibility of such damages. The files in this directory: postgres95.Readme This file postgres95.Install.rtf Installation instructions (RTF format) postgres95.KnownBugs.rtf Known bugs (RTF format) postgres95Client.NIHS.b.pkg.tar Tar file with postgres clients (monitor/psql) binary, compiled for m68k, i486, hppa and sparc postgres95Libs.NIHS.b.pkg.tar Tar file containing manuals and developer stuff binary, compiled for m68k, i486, hppa and sparc postgres95Server.NIHS.b.pkg.tar Tar file containing actual database system binary, compiled for m68k, i486, hppa and sparc postgres95Server.N.b.pkg.tar Ditto for m68k only postgres95Server.I.b.pkg.tar Ditto for i486 only postgres95Server.H.b.pkg.tar Ditto for hppa only postgres95Server.S.b.pkg.tar Ditto for sparc only R&A Goudreinetstraat 582 2564 PX The Hague The Netherlands E-mail: Info@RnA.nl -- 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. Renee: "Met veel koper maakt men hoempa." (After hearing a Nielsen symphony)
From: Luke Howard <lukeh@xedoc.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Xedoc Software Development announces NetInfo Editions 4.1 Date: 5 Mar 1997 05:14:24 GMT Organization: Xedoc Software Development Australia Pty Ltd Message-ID: <5fivfg$kj@news.digifix.com> Xedoc Software Development, Inc. PO Box 1402 Menlo Park, CA 94026-1402 Phone (415) 519 7760 Fax (415) 519 7760 Email: info@xedoc.com NetInfo Editions 4.1 - new platforms, new features, reduced pricing. Menlo Park, California.- March 3, 1997 Xedoc Software Development, Inc. (www.xedoc.com) announced today the release of NetInfo Editions 4.1, adding new platform support, new features, a new Workgroup Edition and a reduction in pricing on all products. These changes are all a direct result of extensive customer surveys conducted during 1996. 5 Key points about NetInfo Editions 4.1 ======================================= 1. New Workgroup Edition, renamed Server Edition 2. New platform support for Linux, SGI IRIX and Solaris x86 3. Complete interoperability with NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP for Mach, and future Rhapsody clients. 4. Performance and scalability enhancements over NetInfo Editions 3.3 5. Reduced pricing Workgroup Edition ================= Following extensive customer surveys conducted during 1996, Xedoc is pleased to offer a new Edition of NetInfo - the Workgroup Edition. The Workgroup Edition has been designed with those features required by smaller networks to provide a viable replacement for dedicated NEXTSTEP systems in the middle tiers of the domain hierarchy. Additionally, the Server Edition has been renamed the Enterprise Edition to better indicate its positioning in the product range. New platforms ============= Platforms supported with NetInfo 4.1 are DEC UNIX 3.x (OSF/1), Solaris 2.5, SunOS 4.1.x, Auspex, HP/UX 10.x, AIX 3.2.5, and IRIX 5.x. Additionally, NetInfo Workstation for Linux and Solaris x86 are being released for beta testing. Interoperability ================ This new release brings Xedoc's range of NetInfo server solutions up to date with most of the features in OPENSTEP for Mach 4.2, including the TS2 enhancements previously only offered to NeXT Premium Support customers. These enhancements are particularly useful for large NetInfo networks, with much improved logging and statistics, support for virtual hosts, and proxy processes to handle readalls in the background. Feature Enhancements ==================== NetInfo Editions 4.1 also includes significant enhancements unique to Xedoc's products, including extended caching in the lookup daemon and extensions to the BOOTP server to support better integration with Windows and NT clients. NetInfo Editions is ideal for sites with a large number of NEXTSTEP or OPENSTEP for Mach workstations, as well as those that plan to migrate to Rhapsody. NetInfo Editions supports NIS clients through its NIS emulation daemon; notably, some vendors, including Insignia, are providing NIS integration solutions for NT, providing a potential migration path for OPENSTEP for NT sites. Reduced Pricing =============== Effective with this release, Xedoc have reduced the pricing on NetInfo Editions products as follows. [For full details, please see our web site, http://www.xedoc.com] Product New PRICE Workstation Edition $150 (previously $500) Workgroup Edition $995 (new product) Enterprise Edition $2495 (previously $5000) Upgrade Policy ============== Existing customers with current Xedoc support agreements will receive the latest release free of charge. All other upgrades are priced at 50% of list price. Background ========== NetInfo Editions have been developed and supported by Xedoc for over four years, with many of the largest NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP sites as satisfied customers. Further information regarding NetInfo Editions and other Xedoc products can be obtained from the Xedoc World Wide Web server at http://www.xedoc.com/. NetInfo Editions are available directly from Xedoc, with full software and documentation downloadable via the web. Evaluation copies of NetInfo 4.1 can also be downloaded from the Xedoc web site, with 15-day evaluation keys available on request. For all inquiries regarding NetInfo Editions, please contact: Xedoc Software Development, Inc. PO Box 1402, Menlo Park, CA 94026-1402 Ph: (408) 354 3645 netinfo@xedoc.com http://www.xedoc.com About NetInfo ============= NetInfo Editions are the cross-platform editions of the advanced directory service used in NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP. NetInfo Editions greatly simplify the management of administrative information in a heterogeneous network of NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP for Mach, and Rhapsody clients and UNIX servers. Native NetInfo (NetInfo bundled with NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP for Mach) and NetInfo Editions are 100% compatible and provide complete integration between NEXTSTEP and other UNIX operating systems. NetInfo is now available for DEC UNIX, Solaris 2.5, SunOS 4.1.x, Auspex, HP/UX 10.x, AIX 3.2.5, IRIX 5.x, Solaris x86 2.5, and Linux 2.x. About Xedoc =========== Xedoc Software Development is an award-winning software company that produces a wide range of integration products for enterprise computing, including NetInfo Editions, system administration for mixed NeXT/UNIX networks and Fabrik Foundation - the only workflow platform for OpenStep developers using the Xerox InConcert workflow server. Xedoc is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and has been providing products and support to customers globally for over 8 years. Fabrik is a trademark of Xedoc Software Development. NetInfo, 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: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NEXTVegas version 3.1 available Date: 5 Mar 1997 20:38:20 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5fkljs$8dt@news.digifix.com> Announcing the availability of the latest version of the extreamely popular freeware casino game NEXTVegas. NEXTVegas is a casino-simulation game with dynamically loading game modules including Blackjack and Craps. 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/NEXTVegas3.1.NI.tar.gz And should also be available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NEXTVegas3.1.NI.tar.gz And later... ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/binaries/games/NEXTVegas3.1.NI.tar.gz NEXTVegas requires NEXTSTEP version 3.0 or later and is compiled for both Motorola and Intel hardware. People who are interested in writting modules and who need access to the source code should write me. /Fuji/mark/Apps> sum NEXTVegas3.1.NI.tar.gz 60875 2675 /Fuji/mark/Apps> Changes since version 3.0: NEXTVegas & all the modules (except VideoPoker) * Colorized!! Really this time! (3.0 was supposed to be in color, but for some unknown reason it wasn't when it shipped. I have a turbo color slab now, so I KNOW its in color. * New players automatically start with $2000. * Variable Chip Well allows players to set a default amount for repetivie bets. * Spiffy new Welcome Panel with cheap animation * BUG FIX: Changing table min/max takes effect immediately. Blackjack * When both a player and dealer has blackjack, player wins. * Option to have dealer take away his cards instead of displaying. Klondike * Sounds when cards are moved. * Tracks wins/losses across multiple sessions. Red Dog * Players can discard first two cards if they wish. Video Poker * Audio is sync'd with video on turbo machines. It is my goal to write more modules for the game, and I encourage others to do the same. Texas Hold 'em, Pai Gao anyone? Please check out the game and let me know what you think. Any and all feedback is appreciated! Mark Trombino mtrombin@ix.netcom.com Legal Disclaimer: NEXTVegas is intended for amusement only!
From: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@peak.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: stopthatmail -- prevents sender's remorse Date: 6 Mar 1997 04:26:30 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5flh1m$bnb@news.digifix.com> Author: Timothy J. Luoma <luomat@peak.org> Date: 5 March 1997 Version: 1.0.0 (first public) For: Mail.app 3.3 (and 3.2 -- with one drawback) After an extensive week long testing process (done solely by me, but I send a lot of email), I'm happy to announce the first public release of "stopthatmail" -- a Mail.app mailer. Have you ever accidentally sent an email message? Have you ever clicked "Deliver" and immediately wished you could get the message back? Well, if you have the Mail.app from NeXTStep 3.3, you now have one more tool. This program is a simple /bin/sh script (what else did you expect from me?) that you use as the Mailer (under Expert preferences). When you "Deliver" the message, this script steps in and give you a warning panel: - Deliver the message - Cancel the message (it just goes away) (and, using the Mail.app 3.3) - Return the message to me This is also a way to catch read receipts. The Subject of the message will appear in the top of the Alert panel, and the recipients list will appear in the middle of the Alert panel. NOTE: for this package to work you have to have the Alert binary from this package: ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/utils/unix/ShellPanel.2.0.NIHS.bs.tar.gz If someone under OpenStep 4.x could check to see if this script works (especially the "Return to me" part), I'd appreciate it. TjL
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Resources on the Net Supersedes: <22496856059808@digifix.com> Date: 6 Mar 1997 20:42:14 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5437857680935@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 - ISV company pages - ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - 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. 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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 next-advocacy next-announce next-bugs next-hardware next-marketplace next-misc next-programmer next-software next-sysadmin object lang-objective-c (For a full description, send mail to listserv@antigone.com). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as Majordomo's. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines for comp.sys.next.announce Supersedes: <22497856059811@digifix.com> Date: 6 Mar 1997 20:42:17 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5444857680938@digifix.com> 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 the past. 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: "Timothy J. Luoma" <luomat@peak.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: stopthatmail -- prevents sender's remorse (version 1.1.0) Date: 7 Mar 1997 05:07:56 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5fo7rc$mra@news.digifix.com> Due to a bug in version 1.0 and the fact that I didn't even include the URL, a new submission: Author: Timothy J. Luoma <luomat@peak.org> Date: 6 March 1997 Version: 1.1.0 (second public) For: Mail.app 3.3 (and 3.2 -- with one drawback) After an extensive week long testing process (done solely by me, but I send a lot of email), I'm happy to announce the first public release of "stopthatmail" -- a Mail.app mailer. Have you ever accidentally sent an email message? Have you ever clicked "Deliver" and immediately wished you could get the message back? Well, if you have the Mail.app from NeXTStep 3.3, you now have one more tool. This program is a simple /bin/sh script (what else did you expect from me?) that you use as the Mailer (under Expert preferences). When you "Deliver" the message, this script steps in and give you a warning panel: - Deliver the message - Cancel the message (it just goes away) (and, using the Mail.app 3.3) - Return the message to me This is also a way to catch read receipts. The Subject of the message will appear in the top of the Alert panel, and the recipients list will appear in the middle of the Alert panel. NOTE: for this package to work you have to have the Alert binary from this package: ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/utils/unix/ShellPanel.2.0.NIHS.bs.tar.gz If someone under OpenStep 4.x could check to see if this script works (especially the "Return to me" part), I'd appreciate it. TjL ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/mail/stopthatmail.1.1.README ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/mail/stopthatmail.1.1.NIHS.bs.tar.gz ps -- for those who are interested, the bugfix was to change: /usr/lib/sendmail to /usr/lib/sendmail -oi -odb which seemed to work for me. Please let me know if it works for you. I will be out of town from March 7-12
From: ftpadm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (FTP Archiv d. LMU) Newsgroups: muc.archive.update,de.admin.archiv,de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.announce Subject: New files on the Peanuts FTP archive (7.3.97) Date: 7 Mar 1997 20:00:13 GMT Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen Message-ID: <5fps4d$le9@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> On the Peanuts NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP archive the following files are new since last week (ftp://peanuts.leo.org/next, [129.187.249.15]): 2114828 Feb 28 18:56 Tools/calendars/Chronographer.0.87.NIHS.b.tar.gz 9924 Feb 28 18:56 Tools/calendars/Chronographer.0.87.README 2090359 Feb 27 19:20 Unix/file/GNU_fileutils.3.16.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 1290 Feb 27 19:20 Unix/file/GNU_fileutils.3.16.README 1346457 Mar 2 07:20 Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.1.Beta.6.NI.b.tar.gz 5289 Mar 2 08:28 Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.1.Beta.6.README 710165 Mar 2 08:27 Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.1.Beta.6.s.tar.gz 1458236 Feb 27 21:08 Network/news/RadicalNews.0.8.11.NIHS.b.tar.gz 4859 Feb 27 21:13 Network/news/RadicalNews.0.8.11.README 1528357 Feb 28 02:12 Network/news/RadicalNewsJ.0.8.11.NIHS.tar.gz 51027 Mar 2 13:27 Tools/phone/TEUMAX.1.4.1.NIHS.sda.tar.gz 7896 Mar 2 13:27 Tools/phone/TEUMAX.1.4.1.README 431189 Mar 3 12:44 OpenStep/systems/gnustep/sources/libFoundation.0.7.tar.gz 5402 Mar 3 12:51 OpenStep/systems/gnustep/sources/libFoundation.README 240553 Mar 1 13:53 Unix/admin/top.0.5.NI.b.tar.gz Our mirror-sites are: USA: ftp://ftp.evolution.com/pub/ Germany: ftp://ftp.mb3.tu-chemnitz.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-siegen.de/ France: ftp://ftp.fdn.fr/, ftp://ftp.fdn.org/ Switzerland: ftp://ftp.eunet.ch/ UUCP (Germany) wburg.hanse.de (Tel. ++49-40-307 89 06) Mailbox (Germany) (Tel. ++49-8803-61111, ISDN ++49-8803-62149). Peanuts is also available on CD-ROM. The latest issue is from december 199e. Please write to cdrom@peanuts.leo.org for details. Your Peanuts Admins (peanuts-admin@peanuts.leo.org)
From: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Klondike for NEXTVegas and version 3.11 available Date: 7 Mar 1997 21:16:29 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5fq0jd$5l@news.digifix.com> For some reason, the 3.10 distribution of NEXTVegas was missing the Klondike module. I have uploaded it to next-ftp.peak.org, as well as a new version of NEXTVegas which includes the Klondike. Version 3.11 is only very slightly different from 3.10. Besides including Klondike, the background images used by the modules have been darkeded a little. Those are the only differences. Klondike can be obtained from: ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegasKlondike.NI.tar.gz The full version of NEXTVegas is available by anonymous ftp at: ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegas.3.11.NI.tar.gz ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegas.3.11.README And should also be available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NEXTVegas.3.11.NI.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NEXTVegas.3.11.README And later... ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/games/NEXTVegas.3.11.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/games/NEXTVegas.3.11.README NEXTVegas requires NEXTSTEP version 3.0 or later and is compiled for both Motorola and Intel hardware. People who are interested in writting modules and who need access to the source code should write me. BTW, NEXTVegas is a casino-simulation game with dynamically loading game modules including Blackjack and Craps. For those two games alone its worth the download! --- Mark Trombino mtrombin@ix.netcom.com (NEXTMail, MIME Mail okay)
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Resources on the Net Supersedes: <5437857680935@digifix.com> Date: 9 Mar 1997 05:25:33 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <7353857885137@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 - ISV company pages - ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - 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 next-advocacy next-announce next-bugs next-hardware next-marketplace next-misc next-programmer next-software next-sysadmin object lang-objective-c (For a full description, send mail to listserv@antigone.com). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as Majordomo's. To subscribe, send a message to *-request@lists.best.com saying: subscribe where * is the name of the list e.g. next-programmer-request@lists.best.com The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.next.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) 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 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. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines for comp.sys.next.announce Supersedes: <5444857680938@digifix.com> Date: 9 Mar 1997 05:25:36 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <7354857885140@digifix.com> 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 the past. 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: hnalgae@soback.kornet.nm.kr (Kang Hyun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: HNNews 0.94 was released. Date: 10 Mar 1997 04:24:07 GMT Organization: Hayan Nalgae Software Message-ID: <5g02d7$oom@news.digifix.com> * Introduction - HNNews is powerful multi-tasking USENET newsreader. - HNNews gives you ability of navigating news servers very easily. - HNNews is commercial product. * System Requirements - HNNews works on NEXTSTEP 3.3. Any version but 3.3 was not tested. But someone told me that HNNews works on OPENSTEP 4.0 or 4.1 - HNNews works on Intel, Motorola, Sparc, HPPA. * HNNews's main feature - Multi threading - Graphical environment - Saving old articles - Easy to use and fast to go - Powerful feature for expert of USENET - Online, Offline newsreader - Mime and UUDecode binary articles - Internal mail * Download You can find HNNews 0.94 at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/HNNews.0.94.NIHS.b.tar.gz This will be moved to: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/demos/news/HNNews.0.94.NIHS.b.tar.gz And you can find at: http://soback.kornet.nm.kr/~hnalgae/ --- Hayan Nalgae Software, NEXTSTEP Development. http://soback.kornet.nm.kr/~hnalgae/ hnalgae@soback.kornet.nm.kr <Kang Hyun> Hayan Nalgae means White Wing in Korean. NeXT, Mime mail OK.
From: tracy@pdh.com (Tracy Alexander) Newsgroups: ba.jobs.offered,comp.sys.next.announce,su.jobs.offered,ucb.jobs.offered,la.jobs.offered Subject: SAN JOSE: Software and Database Design Engineers Date: 10 Mar 1997 21:59:19 GMT Organization: PDH, Inc. Message-ID: <5g207n$34j@news.digifix.com> >>>>> Career Opportunity<<<<< for an Object Oriented Designer and Developer PDH, Inc. is a leader in client-server systems using NEXTSTEP and soon OpenStep software 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 projects through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Qualifications: Required: BS in Computer Science or related field Objective-C, C++, SmallTalk, Java Willingness to travel within USA Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases Distributed architectures, Client-Server Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and development Object Oriented Methodology (OOA,OOD and OOP) UNIX Windows 95, NT, OLE NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++, SmallTalk, Java Duties: Design, engineer, and participate in all stages of the product life-cycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, documentation, training, and support. Take responsibility for technology insertion, database architectures, performance issues, and provide state-of-the-art solutions right to the desktops of customers. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged and to be a part of an elite staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, holiday, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and refreshments are sponsored. If you would like to be part of our fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused development team, send your resume to: PDH, Inc. Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com(NeXT Mail welcome) 2635 North First Street, Suite 224, San Jose, CA 95134-2034 Visit our web site at: http://www.pdh.com PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. US CITIZENSHIP Required for Position
From: tracy@pdh.com (Tracy Alexander) Newsgroups: ba.jobs.offered,comp.sys.next.announce,su.jobs.offered,ucb.jobs.offered,la.jobs.offered Subject: SAN JOSE: Senior Software and Database Design Engineers Date: 10 Mar 1997 22:02:40 GMT Organization: Netcom Message-ID: <5g20e0$38f@news.digifix.com> X-Newsreader: RadicalNews (TM) 0.8.11 Beta(n) Organization: PDH, Inc. >>>>> Career Opportunity<<<<< for an experienced Object Oriented Architect and Developer PDH, Inc. is a leader in client-server systems using NEXTSTEP and soon OpenStep software 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 projects 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 NEO. You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Qualifications: Preferably at least 5+ years software/database development experience. Required: BS in Computer Science or related field Willingness to travel within USA Object Oriented Methodology (OOA,OOD and OOP) UNIX Independent design and development Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases Distributed architectures, Client-Server, CORBA Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and development Windows 95, NT, OLE NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++, SmallTalk, Java Duties: Design, engineer/architect, and participate in all stages of the product life-cycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, documentation, training, and support. Lead a team of highly creative, qualified engineers/architects through product development providing both the technical and managerial aspects of the project. Take responsibility for technology insertion, database architectures, performance issues, and provide state-of-the-art solutions right to the desktops of customers. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged and to be a part of an elite staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, holiday, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and refreshments are sponsored. If you would like to be part of our fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused development team, send your resume to: PDH, Inc. Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com(NeXT Mail welcome) 2635 North First Street, Suite 224, San Jose, CA 95134-2034 Visit our web site at: http://www.pdh.com PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. US CITIZENSHIP Required for Position
From: Gideon King <gideon@csarc.otago.ac.nz> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND: Manager - Computer Science Applied Research Centre Date: 11 Mar 1997 21:18:24 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5g4i70$dlt@news.digifix.com> University of Otago Manager - Computer Science Applied Research Centre Applications are invited for the position of Manager of the Computer Science Applied research Centre (the Black Albatross). The manager provides technical leadership of the six programmers employed in the Centre, interfaces with all major clients, and applies the research skills held in the Department of Computer Science to external clients. The successful applicant is likely to have substantial experience with object-oriented programming, with applications that run on the Internet, with secure servers for the Web, with Nextstep and Openstep software, and in management of technical staff. An industry competitive salary package will be negotiated. Longer term or short term initial contracts can be considered. Enquires can be made to the Director of the Centre, Professor B G Cox, (bgcox@otago.ac.nz), phone 64-3-479-8579, fax 64-3-479-8529. Applications in the form described on the Web at http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:800/ close with Professor Cox on 2 April 1997. Equal opportunity in employment is University policy. E tautoko ana Te Whare Wananga o Otago i te kaupapa whakaorite whiwhinga mahi. Information for Candidates Manager - Computer Science Applied Research Centre Responsible to the Director, Computer Science Applied Research Centre (Professor B G Cox) The Centre The Computer Science Applied Research Centre develops the skills held in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Otago to external clients. Major work is currently in progress for more than one major national organisation. The staff of the Centre currently consists of a manager, and five programmers, with a sixth programmer appointment pending. Administrative and technical support is provided by other staff of the Department of Computer Science. The Centre is located in its own building, and is linked to the campus ethernet, and to external services. Academic staff of the Department of Computer Science act as consultants to the projects being developed in the Centre. Serious consideration is being given to the appointment of a marketing consultant to help further the aims of the Centre. The Centre is equipped with individual workstations (mainly Pentiums running Openstep on top of Windows-NT), with supporting devices. There is also access to all campus facilities. Systems are often developed on additional equipment which is later relocated to client sites. Further details on the Centre can be found via the Web at http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:800/ The Position The Manager is expected to provide the technical and day to day leadership of the Centre. He/she assists with the preparation of the budgets, the pricing of new work, the assignment of work to staff, and liaison with major clients and has delegated authority for most day to day activity. It requires some knowledge of the department and of the University, together with well-developed technical skills particularly in communications, the use of the World-wide Web, and in object-oriented program development. Several years experience of the computing industry is likely for the successful candidate. An industry competitive salary package will be negotiated. Longer term or short term initial contracts can be considered. Other conditions of employment will be based on the University's standard individual employment contract. Applications Applications can be submitted electronically via the Web from the Centre's pages, and must contain the following information:- Full Name Postal address Email address Telephone and fax numbers Qualifications Work experience Other interests Contact information (e-mail, phone, fax and mail address) for three referees to whom confidential reference can be made. Alternatively the above information supplemented by a c.v. can be supplied by e-mail to admin@cs.otago.ac.nz . A separate equal employment opportunity statement covering Name Position applied for Gender Marital Status Ethnic Origin Source of application Disabilities (if any) is also required for confidential review by our EEO Coordinator. A form for this is also available on the web, or you can e-mail your EEO information to Kris.Smith@stonebow.otago.ac.nz . Incomplete applications may not receive detailed consideration. Applications close with Professor Cox on 31 January 1997. Brian G Cox Director Computer Science Applied Research Centre Department of Computer Science University of Otago PO Box 56 Dunedin New Zealand Phone: +64 3 479 8579 Fax: +64 3 479 8529 E-mail: bgcox@cs.otago.ac.nz --- Gideon King | Phone +64-3-479 9017 Acting Manager | Fax +64-3-479 8529 The Black Albatross | University of Otago | Computer Science Applied | e-mail gideon@csarc.otago.ac.nz Research Centre | NeXT mail, MIME ok. PGP key available. Department of Computer Science | P.O. Box 56 | I don't have a solution Dunedin | but I admire the problem. New Zealand | WWW access: http://www.csarc.otago.ac.nz:805/
From: hnalgae@soback.kornet.nm.kr (Kang Hyun) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Virtual GameBoy for NEXTSTEP 0.7 Date: 12 Mar 1997 20:18:07 GMT Organization: Hayan Nalgae Software Message-ID: <5g731v$ogg@news.digifix.com> ---------------------------- VGB 0.7 Virtual GameBoy for NEXTSTEP ---------------------------- (*) GameBoy is a registered trademark of Nintendo. * Prolog There was a lot of need for the games in NEXTSTEP community, and I really need the game running on NEXTSTEP. I thought that merely porting of VGB would make hundreds of games available to NEXTSTEP users. So I ported this to NEXTSTEP. I developed and tested this only for 2 days. So this may have some bugs. But while I tested, it worked quite well. I really hope that everyone using NEXTSTEP enjoy this... For the gamer on NEXTSTEP... * Introduction - VGB for NEXTSTEP is Portable Nintendo GameBoy Emulator. - VGB for NEXTSTEP is ported from Marat Fayzullin's original work. - VGB for NEXTSTEP is Freeware. Everybody can use and distribute this without fee. * System Requirements - VGB for NEXTSTEP works on NEXTSTEP 3.3. (Not tested on OPENSTEP) - VGB for NEXTSTEP works on Intel, Motorola, Sparc, HPPA. * Downloads ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/VGB.0.7.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/VGB.NEXTSTEP.README and it will be moved to ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/games/VGB.0.7.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/apps/games/VGB.NEXTSTEP.README or by World Wide Web http://soback.kornet.nm.kr/~hnalgae/ * Original author of VGB Very special thanks to Marat Fayzullin mailto:fms@freeflight.com http://www.freeflight.com/fms/ --- Hayan Nalgae Software, NEXTSTEP Development. http://soback.kornet.nm.kr/~hnalgae/ hnalgae@soback.kornet.nm.kr <Kang Hyun> Hayan Nalgae means White Wing in Korean. NeXT, Mime mail OK.
From: Gerald Erdmann <gerald@rcn.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: RCN announces ProductionPartner 1.72 and special CeBIT offer Date: 12 Mar 1997 21:07:45 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5g75v1$osk@news.digifix.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 13, 1997, Berlin, Germany. Realtime Computing and Nets (RCN), the leader in the development of sound processing tools for NEXTSTEP, is pleased to announce the newest release (1.72) of ProductionPartner for NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP/MACH, a new pricing scheme, and a special CeBIT offer. ProductionPartner is 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 units within ProductionPartner. PRODUCTIONPARTNER Via documents (list of sounds) you can easily administrate sounds or search and find text marks. In addition to the sound data, ProductionPartner stores additional information (e.g., the author's name 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. Using ProductionPartner 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, level changes and other effects. BroadcastPartner: We also offer an extention to ProductionPartner called BroadcastPartner, which offers an automation of radio broadcasts. Further extension to ProductionPartner to distribute music through networks for music production and publication firms is under development, and other special solutions are available from RCN. For further information 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 records AND plays directly from your hard disk, so your swap disk will not grow, even when working with very large audio files. Therefore ProductionPartner doesn't need much more memory to play big sounds. * ProductionPartner can play audio files longer even longer than six minutes. RCN has located and bypassed a bug in the NEXTSTEP operating system which normally prevents playing such sounds (most other sound applications cannot do this). * ProductionPartner has a time bar to jump to any position within a sound or sound list WITHOUT delay during playback even using very large sounds! You can do this with a single mouse click. * The ProductionPartner editor supports reduction factors less than 1.0, so you can zoom in as far as you want! Moreover, it's much faster than most other sound editors, and it uses less memory. * ProductionPartner offers you a frontend for making backups of your sound library on a streamer or other devices (in tar format). Support for NeXT Computer and Intel-based NEXTSTEP systems is available now. ProductionPartner is available for SUN and HP workstations, too. ProductionPartner is available in a demo version which can be licensed. You can find the newest version at the following internet locations: ftp://ftp.rcn.de/rcn/next 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 A copy of ProductionPartner is also available on Peanuts CDROM and NeXT Third Party CDROM, but these may not me the newest version. REGULAR PRICES $275 for the ProductionPartner 1.72 (single user license) $295 for the ProductionPartner 1.72 (machine license) Network licenses are available, call RCN for information ONE YEAR LEASE OPTION RCN offers a one year full license of ProductionPartner. After this year you can continue with a full license by paying the price difference. $ 99 for ProductionPartner 1.72 (user license) $129 for ProductionPartner 1.72 (machine license) Students receive get a special discount of $40 off! A valid student-ID is required. CEBIT OFFER CeBIT (the world's greatest computer exhibition) opens on March 13th, 1997. During this week, and continueing until Easter, RCN is offering ProductionPartner for the "Easter-Egg" price of $55 (97 DM)! Call now! For getting a license or licenseable version please contact RCN; We accept MC, VISA, money order, etc. Realtime Computing and Nets (RCN) Flotowstrase 2 D - 12203 Berlin Germany TEL + 49 30 8340107 FAX + 49 30 8340108 EMAIL info@rcn.de WWW http://www.rcn.de FTP ftp://ftp.rcn.de/rcn To order a license please send us the following information: * Username and HostID (user license) * HostID (machine license) * Number of users and one HostID (network license) RELEASE NOTES 1.72 - New sound inspector added - Minor bug fixes 1.70 - Completly reengineered memory sound management and significant optimizations - Better display performance in the sound editor, especially for work in high resolution - Redesigned and colored icons - New "Delete" menu entry - Improved check if user's action is plausible - Some minor bugs were fixed 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. PRODUCTS PC boards and interface cards for instrumentation and digital signal processing (DSP) in audio/video, acoustics, signal analysis and system analysis, synthesis control and measurement, neural networks. NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP systems and products. SUN, HP, Silicon Graphics, Apple, PC Intel (DOS/Windows) Systems. SYSTEM CONSULTING AND SERVICE Development of hard- and software according to industry needs and standards at customers request. Consulting and distribution of DSP hardware and software. NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP support, Unix heterogeneous nets, and system administration. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT DSP cards, signal i/o interfaces, software and developer tools, developments on customers' demands, DSP application software SOLUTIONS FOR NETWORK COMPUTING Internet services (World Wide Web, ISDN) System integration, multimedia databases APPLICATION AREAS Communication service and support, audio and video signal processing, data base applications, system engineering and control SPECIAL INTEREST Development of hardware and software for DSP (digital signal processing), DSP boards, multiprocessor systems, instrumentation solutions, audio and video for multimedia applications, communication, ISDN systems and installation, acoustic design. With compentence and expert knowledge RCN succeeds in INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS in the following areas: Digital signal processing and system development, software and hardware for audio processing, measurement and instrumentation, radio, broadcast and professional music applications. Copyright (c) 1997 RCN Realtime Computing and Nets. All brand names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.
From: Hannes Tiefenbrunner <hannes@ping.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: OPENSTEP User Group Austria, An Introduction for Mac Developers Date: 12 Mar 1997 22:36:27 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5g7b5b$pio@news.digifix.com> I N V I T A T I O N The Openstep User Group Austria NOUGAT invites for an evening entitled Software Development with OPENSTEP An Introduction for Mac Developers When: Thursday, March 20th, 1997 from 5 p.m. to appr. 8 p.m. Where: Apple Austria, Ungargasse 59 Vienna Planned lectures are: "Objective-C" Dipl.-Ing. Christian Starkjohann Introduction to the language concepts Comparision with C++ and Java "Foundation Kit" Karl Schwarzott Overview over OPENSTEP base classes Concepts (Class Cluster, Memory Management, Mutablility, Archiving) "Application Kit" Norbert Heger Overview over OPENSTEP GUI classes Concepts (Target/Action, ResponderChain, Delegation/Notification, Services) "Display PostScript" Johannes Tiefenbrunner Differences/Extensions to PostScript Usage in OPENSTEP "Building Custom Applications with OPENSTEP" Dr. Werner Staringer (AAA+ Software Forschungs- & Entwicklungs-GmbH) A real life example from the financial business Keynote speaker will be Mag. Heinz Janecska of Apple Austria For questions send mail to Erich Ruprecht chairman of OPENSTEP User Group Austria rue@rts.co.at
From: ftpadm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (FTP Archiv d. LMU) Newsgroups: muc.archive.update,de.admin.archiv,de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.announce Subject: New files on the Peanuts FTP archive (14.3.97) Date: 14 Mar 1997 20:00:11 GMT Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen Message-ID: <5gcaob$78i@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> On the Peanuts NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP archive the following files are new since last week (ftp://peanuts.leo.org/next, [129.187.249.15]): 1338424 Mar 7 06:24 Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.1.Beta.7.NI.b.tar.gz 5374 Mar 7 06:14 Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.1.Beta.7.README 711172 Mar 7 06:07 Communication/apps/GateKeeper.2.1.Beta.7.s.tar.gz Our mirror-sites are: USA: ftp://ftp.evolution.com/pub/ Germany: ftp://ftp.mb3.tu-chemnitz.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-siegen.de/ France: ftp://ftp.fdn.fr/, ftp://ftp.fdn.org/ Switzerland: ftp://ftp.eunet.ch/ UUCP (Germany) wburg.hanse.de (Tel. ++49-40-307 89 06) Mailbox (Germany) (Tel. ++49-8803-61111, ISDN ++49-8803-62149). Peanuts is also available on CD-ROM. The latest issue is from december 199e. Please write to cdrom@peanuts.leo.org for details. Your Peanuts Admins (peanuts-admin@peanuts.leo.org)
From: yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.mil (John Michopoulos) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.misc Subject: NeXT Postscript Printer Driver Instalation for Windows NT 4.0 Date: 14 Mar 1997 19:57:24 GMT Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Message-ID: <5gcaj4$fnt@news.digifix.com> NeXT Postscript Printer Driver Instalation for Windows NT 4.0 * Prolog When I mentioned that I'v done this, some good people at next-prog@omnigroup.com suggested that I upload this. So here it is * Introduction - This is for Windows NT 4.0 to print on a NeXT Black printer * System Requirements - Load the lpr package on your network configuration on your NT machine * Downloads ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NeXTprinterWNT40.I.d.zip ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NeXTprinterWNT40.I.d.readme or by World Wide Web http://www.gomeco.com/next/ Here is the Readme file: ---------------------------------------------------------- >From Y. Michopoulos, yiannis@kybos.gomeco.com, March 13, 1997 This is a compressed directory, with everything you need to install a postscript printer driver (PPD) for the NeXT printer that is connected to your black hardware, and you want to printon it from your Windows NT 4.0 machine. This is offered to all those that persist on the black hardware dream! This is a hack! No guaranties are implied about anything. You do everything at your OWN risk. However, if you have any problems drop me a line at yiannis@prologos.nrl.navy.milor yiannis@kybos.gomeco.com I'll try to answer. It has been asumed that: 1. your NT machine is already connected through the net to yourBlack NeXT machine. This black machine is your print server because yourblack NeXT printer is connected to it. 2. you know the IP address of your server and the name of the "local" name of the printer as it appears in the PrintManager panel (usually it is called Local_Printer). 3. the lpr package is loaded in your network configuration on your NT machine If you know how to add lpr printers then use the directory NeXTprinterWNT40.I.d as the source of yourntprint.inf file when asked. If you do not understand the previous statement then here's what you have to do. Please follow the steps: 1. unzip the file in a directory of your choice in your Windows NT 4.0 filesystem 2. Launch your(Double click ) "Printers" icon from your "My Computer" icon 3. Double click on the "Add Printer" icon 4. The "Add Printer Wizard" panel will show up; Select "My Computer" and then "Next>" 5. Push the "Add Port" button if you have not already configured a network printer before 6. In the "Printer Ports" panel that shows up, select "LPR Port" and then hit the "New Port" button 7. In the "Add LPR compatible printer" panel fill in the IP address of your Black print server in the first field and the name of the black printer as known to that machine (usually Local_Printer) 8. Then hit the OK button 9. In the "Add Printer Wizard" panel the port will show up in the list of ports.Select it and Hit "Next>" again. 10. Hit the "Have Disk" button and then on the "Install From Disk" panel hit browseand go (cd) to the NeXTprinterWNT40.I.d dir and select the ntprint.inf file and hit OK 11. Now in the "Add Printer Wizard" panel the option NeXT will appear (among others) in the list of Manufacturers. Select it and then select the only available option in the list of Printers: "NeXT 400 dpi black printer". Hit "Next >" 12. Finish the instalation by selecting whichever subsequent options you desire. ________________________________________________________ Cheers to all,
From: duncanc@datacom1.com (Duncan Campling) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: US-NY-NYC - NeXTSTEP/RDBMS programmer analyst - trading applications Date: 14 Mar 1997 20:03:33 GMT Organization: Datacom Technology Group Inc. Message-ID: <5gcaul$fqh@news.digifix.com> * New Position* - This is not a repeat post Our client, a major financial organization based in the Wall Street area, New York City is currently seeking a permanent NEXTSTEP programmer analyst to develop Fixed Income trading applications. Ideal candidates will have strong NEXTSTEP design and development experience. A minimum of 2 years NEXTSTEP/Objective C experience is essential. 5 years total Information Technology experience is required. Essential Skills: * NEXTSTEP / Objective C * RDBMS skills (Sybase preferred) * BS computer science (or similar) Desirable Skills: * EOF (highly desirable) * OPENSTEP / Windows NT (not essential) * Financial experience (not essential) Salaries will reflect depth of technical and business experience. For more information please send a detailed resume to: Duncan Campling duncanc@datacom1.com www.datacom1.com 212-629-5720 Ext:230 (voice) 212-629-3374 (fax) Please mark all fax correspondence with my name - thanks. Datacom Technology Group Inc. The Empire State Building - Suite 3805 350 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10118
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Resources on the Net Supersedes: <7353857885137@digifix.com> Date: 16 Mar 1997 05:00:28 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <608858488427@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 - ISV company pages - ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - 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 next-advocacy next-announce next-bugs next-hardware next-marketplace next-misc next-programmer next-software next-sysadmin object lang-objective-c (For a full description, send mail to listserv@antigone.com). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as Majordomo's. To subscribe, send a message to *-request@lists.best.com saying: subscribe where * is the name of the list e.g. next-programmer-request@lists.best.com The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.next.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) 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 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 ( eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU ) and Scott Anguish ( sanguish@digifix.com ) Additions from: Greg Anderson ( Greg_Anderson@afs.com ) Michael Pizolato ( alf@epix.net ) Dan Grillo ( dan_grillo@next.com )
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines for comp.sys.next.announce Supersedes: <7354857885140@digifix.com> Date: 16 Mar 1997 05:00:33 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <610858488431@digifix.com> 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 the past. 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: Nick Jacquet <nickj@prime> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: British Columbia Openstep Group, Thursday, March 20 Date: 16 Mar 1997 06:59:02 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gg5nm$5ui@news.digifix.com> A meeting of the British Columbia Openstep Group will be held at 7:30 p.m. this Thursday, March 20th, 1997 in the offices of KPMG in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Canada. On the agenda: 1. Dennis Gaastra will present the result of his Master's thesis -- an object-oriented simulation of a ski resort, which models individual skier preferences and provides a realistic graphical interface for monitoring lift queues and run capacities. The model was built under NEXTSTEP 3.3 and was recently made OPENSTEP-compliant. 2. An open discussion of Questions and Answers about Apple's upcoming Rhapsody operating system, such as: + What do Mach and OPENSTEP bring to the new MacOS? + How easy is it to convert NEXTSTEP code to OPENSTEP compliance? Since the meeting will be held in the 7th floor boardroom of KPMG, please reply to this message to confirm your intent to attend, then be sure to arrive at 777 Dunsmuir Street (Pacific Center -- corner of Howe St.) before 7:30 p.m. and wait in the lobby to be escorted up the elevator. For information about the BCOG and a map of how to get to KPMG, visit our web site at: http://www.bcog.org
From: Gareth Bestor <bestor@whitewater.chem.wisc.edu> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: NeXTdimension mailing list and Web site Date: 16 Mar 1997 22:07:29 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5ghqv1$jda@news.digifix.com> This is to announce the formation of a mailing list and Web site dedicated to NeXTdimension hardware and software. In the past few months the cost of used NeXT hardware has fallen dramatically and a lot people have bought a NeXTdimension computer and want to know more about it. The ND is rather a unique piece of hardware and unfortunately very little has ever been published about it (an earlier mailing list for the ND has long since died and fallen off the Internet). I received numerous responses to my Usenet posting from people wishing to get in touch with other ND owners and with the assistance of Ryan Watkins (vamp@vamp.org) we've setup a mailing list and a Web site [actually Ryan did all the work, I just provided the brilliant idea! :-) ] To subscribe to the NeXTdimension owners mailing list send an email message to "majordomo@dimensionx.com" with the words subscribe nd-owners yourname@somewhere.else in the body of the message. The URL for the Web site is http://www.vamp.org/NeXT Presently the site is under construction but it does contain the "NeXTdimension Compendium" compiled by Steven Weintz in 1993. If you have anything else to add to the general knowledge pool please submit it! - Gareth Bestor Computer Sciences Department University of Wisconsin-Madison bestor@cs.wisc.edu
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: IMPORTANT: Configuring INN 1.5.1 for OpenStep Date: 18 Mar 1997 10:45:15 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5glrnr$1k2$1@news.digifix.com> CERT recently announced a major security flaw in INN versions before 1.5.1. Control messages that are formatted just so can gain access to your files. Perhaps most frightening is that the messages can be mixed in with any newsgroup. Anyone's machine that receives one could be compromised. Its REALLY important to upgrade to INN 1.5.1, IMMEDIATELY. I've installed the newest version of INN on three of my NEXTSTEP/OpenStep boxes now, and wrote up the basic compilation and install steps in an article on Stepwise. I've also included the config.data file that I'm using, since this is the worst part of getting INN to compile correctly. You can find the article, and pointers to the appropriate software to compile and install INN at http://www.stepwise.com/Resources/Software/inn_1.5.1_configuration.htm l Good luck! Scott -- Scott Anguish DBS Online - http://www.dbs-online.com/DBS sanguish@digifix.com Stepwise OpenStep WWW - http://www.stepwise.com
From: Stefan Schneider <stefan@ping.at> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: LatinByrd Date: 18 Mar 1997 19:52:43 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gmrqb$dve$1@news.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/ ANNOUNCING THE INITIAL RELEASE OF LATINBYRD Vienna, Mar 18, 1997 -- LatinByrd.app has been submitted to FTP sites. LatinByrd is an RTF to HTML converter. LatinByrd converts RTF documents, RTFD documents, and plain ASCII documents to web pages. LatinByrd converts single documents as well as document trees. In addition, LatinByrd also converts single TIFF and EPS images to GIF and JPEG format. LatinByrd is a commercial product. Fully licensable demo. Localized to English, French, and German. FEATURES Conversion of Documents and Document Trees - converts single RTF, RTFD, and ASCII documents - converts document trees, like an entire NS3.x on-line help - various hands-free, semi-automatic, and manual image conversion strategies available - local sharing of identical images (i.e. per document) - global sharing of identical images (i.e. per document tree) - stores embedded files and folders as .tar/.Z/.gz archive files - cross-ref validation of links - detects damaged documents, missing or damaged images, missing or damaged embedded files/folders, invalid link target docs, invalid link target markers, duplicate marker definitions, and unreachable documents - selectable text and background colors - selectable background image - adjustable mapping of font sizes - customizable conversion rules for special characters - simulates RTF ruler settings with invisible spacer images and invisible HTML3.2 tables - optionally replaces bullet char with selectable bullet image - optionally aligns left margin for minimal use of tables - optionally replaces divider images with <hr> tags - optionally replaces link buttons by anchoring neighboring text - selectable link image for remaining link buttons - automatically turns <URL> text into links Conversion of Images - converts TIFF and EPS images to GIF and/or JPEG format - selectable gamma correction factors (GIF + JPEG) - optionally applies Netscape colormap (GIF) - optionally applies Floyd-Steinberg error distribution (GIF) - selectable threshold for pure transparency (GIF) - partial transparency is pre-rendered over selected background color (GIF + JPEG) - sync-view of both GIF and JPEG versions, on-the-fly changes of image options are rendered immediately Other - compiled for Motorola, Intel, HPPA, and sparc - requires NEXTSTEP 3.2 or higher, or NS/OS 4.x for Mach - LatinByrd is localized to English, French, and German - in demo mode, every 8th character is X'd out, and images contain a tiny DEMO string AVAILABILITY LatinByrd (1.63MB) can be obtained from: ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/utils/converters/LatinByrd.NIHS.b.tar.gz ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/utils/converters/LatinByrd.README ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/utils/converters/LatinByrd.LIESMICH ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/utils/converters/LatinByrd.LISEZMOI PRICE US$ 119 US$ 69 (Academic) For information on how to purchase a license key for LatinByrd, please contact Stefan Schneider Software at stefan@ping.at, or visit us at http://www.ping.at/members/stefan/index.html Fuer Bestell-Informationen senden Sie Email an stefan@ping.at, oder besuchen Sie uns auf http://www.ping.at/members/stefan/gindex.html Pour toute information visant l'achat d'une licence de LatinByrd, veuillez communiquer avec Andre Lalonde a : tralala@mlink.net, ou visitez notre site http://www.mlink.net/~tralala/ - Stefan Schneider
From: Mark Trombino <mark@jehu.UCSD.EDU> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: NEXTVegas 3.12 Now Available Date: 18 Mar 1997 19:58:51 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gms5r$e04$1@news.digifix.com> March 16, 1997 Announcing the availability of the latest, greatest, AND LAST version of the extreamely popular freeware casino game NEXTVegas. NEXTVegas is a casino-simulation game with dynamically loading game modules including Blackjack and Craps. 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/NEXTVegas.3.12.NI.tar.gz ftp://wendy.ucsd.edu/pub/Mark/NEXTVegas.3.12.README And should also be available at: ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NEXTVegas.3.12.NI.tar.gz ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/submissions/NEXTVegas.3.12.README And later... ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/games/NEXTVegas.3.12.NI.tar.gz ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/apps/games/NEXTVegas.3.12.README NEXTVegas requires NEXTSTEP version 3.0 or later and is compiled for both Motorola and Intel hardware. It seems to run fine on Openstep 4.1 (Motorola) as well. This is a binary only release -- people who are interested in writting modules and who need access to the source code should write me. PLEASE NOTE: This will be the last NEXTSTEP version of NEXTVegas. I have recently upgraded to Openstep, and so can no longer compile for NEXTSTEP (why is that, anyway?). Hopefully, I'll have an Openstep version out soon! Please check out the game and let me know what you think. Any and all feedback is appreciated! Mark Trombino mtrombin@ix.netcom.com Legal Disclaimer: NEXTVegas is intended for amusement only! NOTE: RedDog is broken in this release. After "Collecting All Bets", the deal button becomes disabled and does not become enabled again even after the player adds a bet to the table. Changes since version 3.11: * BUG FIX: ATM no longer automatically gives players $2000 everytime they access it. * Blackjack: If player has Blackjack, and Dealer has ace showing, the dealer no longer asks the player if he wants insurance after the player has been paid for his Blackjack. Changes since version 3.10: * Includes Klondike module (accidently left out of 3.1 distribution). * Table images for modules have been darkened a little. Changes since version 3.00: NEXTVegas * Colorized!! Really this time! (3.0 was supposed to be in color, but for some unknown reason it wasn't when it shipped. I have a turbo color slab now, so I KNOW its in color now. * New players automatically start with $2000. * Variable Chip Well allows players to set a default amount for repetivie bets. * Spiffy new Welcome Panel with cheap animation * BUG FIX: Changing table min/max takes effect immediately. Blackjack * When both a player and dealer has blackjack, player wins. * Option to have dealer take away his cards instead of displaying. Klondike * Sounds when cards are moved. * Tracks wins/losses across multiple sessions. Red Dog * Players can discard first two cards if they wish. Video Poker * Audio is sync'd with video on turbo machines.
From: Amy.Yeater@OEinc.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce,dc.jobs,va.jobs,md.jobs Subject: JOB: OPENSTEP Programmers for DC Area Date: 18 Mar 1997 22:09:00 GMT Organization: Seanet Online Services, Seattle WA Message-ID: <5gn3ps$hbt$1@news.digifix.com> JOB: OPENSTEP Programmers for DC Area Object Enterprises Inc. needs programmers in the DC area with experience in a variety of sites throughout the OPENSTEP development community. Ideal candidates will have strong OPENSTEP experience, a minimum of 3 years NEXTSTEP/Objective C experience, and currently reside in the DC area. Essential Skills: ƒ Strong knowledge of NEXTSTEP / Objective C ƒ Understanding of EOF 2.0 and its concepts ƒ Good RDBMS skills (Sybase or Oracle preferred) ƒ UNIX skills Desirable Skills: ƒ Java ƒ Exposure to Windows NT ƒ Web related experience ƒ OPENSTEP / Windows NT ƒ Large-scale NEXTSTEP site experience. Please send resume in ascii or RTF along with information on availability, rates, etc. -- Amy Yeater Object Enterprises Incorporated 2608 Second Avenue Suite 119 Seattle WA 98121-1276 206-217-0891 - PHONE Amy.Yeater@OEinc.com www.oeinc.com
From: Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: GNUstep Database Library version 1.0.0 Date: 18 Mar 1997 22:48:51 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gn64j$imm$1@news.digifix.com> ANNOUNCE ******** The GNUstep Database Library, version 1.0.0, is now available. What is the GNUstep Database Library? ===================================== The GNUstep Database Library is a hierarchy of Objective-C classes that provide a three-tiered architecture for developing database applications. The three-tier architecture is a flexible paradigm for building robust and scalable client/server applications; the three tiers refer to the database, the Application Objects, and the user interface. The separation of the database from the user interface through intermediary Application Objects allows the data to be distributed appropriately across database servers and still have the user interface display data cohesively for the end-user. Business logic, as implemented in the Application Objects, provides the mechanism for consistency and reusability across all your business applications. Entity-relationship modelling is used for describing the Application Objects and how they are mapped to database fields. The GNUstep Database Library represents these models as plain ASCII text files; this allows external programs to be used for constructing and maintaining the models separate from the applications which use them. What Databases are supported? ============================= The GNUstep Database Library has adaptors written and tested for these databases: * PostGres, tested on the Linux/GNU operating system. * Sybase Server, tested on the NEXTSTEP operating system. * Microsoft SQL Server, tested on the Windows NT operating system. If your database is not listed above then please consider writing and donating an adaptor; there is written documentation regarding what classes and methods need to be implemented for a database adaptor. NET-Community will also consider writing an adaptor for companies who are willing to donate a database server. How can I get support for this software? ======================================== We currently do not have any mailing lists setup explicitly for the GNUstep Database Library; however, you may wish to use the GNUstep discussion mailing list for general questions and discussion. Look at the GNUstep Web Pages for more information regarding GNUstep resources `http://www.gnustep.org' There are also companies which provide commercial support for the GNUstep Database Library, see the file `SUPPORT' for more information. What's new in this release? =========================== The currently released version of the GNUstep Database Library is `1.0.0'. Noteworthy changes in version `1.0.0' ===================================== * First public release of the GNUstep Database Library. * Mircea and Ovidiu write Postgres95 adaptor; though PostGres has been going through some rapid changes and development recently. They have dropped the `95' from their name, and there has been much restructuring of the source, so we hope to maintain compatibility through these changes. * Scott takes Sybase adaptor and modifies it for Microsoft SQL Server; ports the source to Windows NT in the process. * Mircea and Ovidiu write initial code to Sybase database on NEXTSTEP. Where can you get it? How can you compile it? ============================================== The gstep-db-1.0.0.tar.gz distribution file has been placed on `ftp.gnustep.org' in `pub/gnustep'. The GNUstep Database Library requires GCC `2.7.2' or higher. It also requires a FoundationKit library as specified by the OpenStep specification. The FoundationKit libraries known to work are NeXT's as provided with the NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP operating systems, libFoundation version `0.7.0', or the GNUstep Base Library version `0.2.12'. Depending upon your FoundationKit library, you may need the FoundationExtensions library as well. Users of the GNUstep Base Library should get version `0.7.1' or higher of FoundationExtensions. The `.tar' file is compressed with GNU gzip. Gzip can be obtained by anonymous ftp at any of the GNU archive sites. For info about FTP via email, send email to <ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com> with no subject line, and two-line body with line one `help' and line two `quit'. The most recent (not necessarily tested) snapshots of the library will be placed in `ftp://alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu/gnu/gnustep'. Creators rejoice! Scott Christley <scottc@net-community.com> [ Most GNU software is packed using the GNU `gzip' compression program. Source code is available on most sites distributing GNU software. 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From: "DXtra Inc." <info@dxtra.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: WorldStation(tm) from DXtra Inc. Date: 19 Mar 1997 04:34:37 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gnqct$qc6$1@news.digifix.com> NOTE: DXtra Inc. is a registered NeXT Software Inc. ISV and is the sole developer of WorldStation(tm). Compnay : DXtra Inc. Web Site : http://www.dxtra.com E-mail address: info@dxtra.com Telephone : 516-541-2342 DXtra Inc. is pleased to announce availability of version 1.0 of WorldStation(tm), its' software driven radio tuner. It is a unique NeXTStep application which utilizes the NeXT platform's graphic capabilities to a high level. The software allows a user with a supported computer enabled radio to remotely control the radio from a virtual NeXTStep GUI. Targeted users for this application are amateur radio operators, scanner users, and shortwave listeners' (SWLers). Customized drivers can also be written. The following major features are supported: 1. Full support of all radio functions such as tuning and reception mode selection from the GUI. 2. Ability to control internal radio parameters from the fromt-panel GUI. 2. Included frequency and band plan databases using the table object to allow for interactive sorting by dragging and dropping columns. 3. Real-time scanning of the radio spectrum and plotting of signal strengths. 4. Auto-frequency lookup from the main tuner panel. 5. A "What's On" database, updated every minute, showing short wave stations coming on the air. Supported Platforms: NeXTStep/Openstep for Intel processors Price: $250.00 Availability: Now
From: Dwight Everhart <everhart@alterlife.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Chronographer 0.88 Date: 19 Mar 1997 04:34:03 GMT Organization: Sailor Hardware Message-ID: <5gnqbr$qbu$1@news.digifix.com> Chronographer -- A daily planner application Dwight Everhart everhart@alterlife.com March 18, 1997 Version 0.88 of Chronographer has been released. Several major features have been added since the last publicly-announced version, including: o The user interface of the schedule window has been improved. It should be much easier to use. It now sports a button bar. You can use the buttons to control which windows are displayed. You can also use other buttons to directly select a different day of the week. You can also select the next or previous day, week, month, or year with the arrow buttons. There is also a button labeled "Now" which will always take you to the current day and time. o A filter has been added for the to-do lists. Using a pop-up list, you can control which to-do items are displayed based on which role they belong to. o Schedules now scroll automatically when an appointment is dragged over them, just like OmniWeb's bookmark windows. o Multiple selection has been added. Multiple roles, goals, tasks, and appointments can now be cut, copied, duplicated, dragged, or bumped at the same time. o The Page Layout panel's settings are now remembered between launchings of Chronographer. o Reminder times now always stay in sync with the system clock. Even if daylight savings time changes while Chronographer is running, the reminders will be issued at the times requested. 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 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. It also provides a detailed report of how you've spent your time. AVAILABILITY ============ Chronographer is being distributed in one, quad-fat package: name: Chronographer.0.88.NIHS.b.tar.gz h/w: NeXT, Intel, HP-PA, SPARC size: 2160657 md5: 4f8027d86acb04fbf9f016bfd34b10a9 sum32: 4110762764 Chronographer has been submitted to PEAK: ftp://ftp.next.peak.org/pub/next/demos/productivity/Chronographer.0.88.NIHS.b.tar.gz Chronographer has also been submitted to Peanuts: ftp://peanuts.leo.org/pub/comp/platforms/next/Tools/calendars/Chronographer.0.88.NIHS.b.tar.gz The release is binary-only and includes software for NeXT, Intel, HP-PA, and SPARC 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 with those versions. If you find that it does run on either of those versions, please let me know. This is the 15th release of Chronographer. It is a beta release. Version 1.00 will be commercial, but this beta release is free and is fully functional, except that it will stop running on June 1. By that time, a newer version will be available. The commercial version will cost US$40 per user.
From: Dana Shadrick <dana@sgsnet.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: Job - WebObjects Developer Date: 20 Mar 1997 04:21:33 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gqe0d$qu9$1@news.digifix.com> SGS Net Inc. a Chicago area based provider of internet technology services to coporations is seeking individuals with experience with any of the following: WebObjects EOF OpenStep Objective, C++, Java, Perl OOA/OOD Please send your resume to: Email:jobs@sgsnet.com or Fax to: (847) 733-8973
From: ftpadm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (FTP Archiv d. LMU) Newsgroups: muc.archive.update,de.admin.archiv,de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.announce Subject: New files on the Peanuts FTP archive (21.3.97) Date: 21 Mar 1997 20:00:04 GMT Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen Message-ID: <5gupc4$cfm@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> On the Peanuts NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP archive the following files are new since last week (ftp://peanuts.leo.org/next, [129.187.249.15]): 2160657 Mar 15 09:01 Tools/calendars/Chronographer.0.88.NIHS.b.tar.gz 7714 Mar 15 09:01 Tools/calendars/Chronographer.0.88.README 7222119 Mar 11 07:50 Commercial/spreadsheet/Mesa.2.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz 902 Mar 11 08:26 Commercial/spreadsheet/Mesa.2.0.README 4609732 Mar 11 08:11 Commercial/spreadsheet/MesaInfo.2.0.NIHS.b.tar.gz 70015 Mar 11 08:24 Commercial/spreadsheet/MesaInstallation.2.0.d.ps 4494 Mar 11 08:24 Commercial/spreadsheet/MesaReleaseNotes.2.0.d.rtf 481052 Mar 11 08:22 Commercial/spreadsheet/MesaUserGuide.2.0.d.gz 1260029 Mar 13 16:43 Commercial/audio/ProductionPartner.1.72.1.HS.b.tar.gz 1241180 Mar 13 16:46 Commercial/audio/ProductionPartner.1.72.1.NI.b.tar.gz 7423 Mar 13 16:43 Commercial/audio/ProductionPartner.1.72.1.README 178 Mar 13 08:46 Developer/languages/java/kaffe.0.8.2.I.bs.README 1348039 Mar 13 08:45 Developer/languages/java/kaffe.0.8.2.I.bs.tar.gz 3860 Mar 13 08:55 Developer/languages/java/kaffe.0.8.2.README Our mirror-sites are: USA: ftp://ftp.evolution.com/pub/ Germany: ftp://ftp.mb3.tu-chemnitz.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-siegen.de/ France: ftp://ftp.fdn.fr/, ftp://ftp.fdn.org/ Switzerland: ftp://ftp.eunet.ch/ UUCP (Germany) wburg.hanse.de (Tel. ++49-40-307 89 06) Mailbox (Germany) (Tel. ++49-8803-61111, ISDN ++49-8803-62149). Peanuts is also available on CD-ROM. The latest issue is from december 199e. Please write to cdrom@peanuts.leo.org for details. Your Peanuts Admins (peanuts-admin@peanuts.leo.org)
From: sanguish@digifix.com (Scott Anguish) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: comp.sys.next.announce/Stepwise back online Date: 22 Mar 1997 06:16:25 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5gvtfp$oma$1@news.digifix.com> After a couple of days of hassles thanks to the inept handling (by my old ISP) of moving my connectivity to a new ISP, I'm happy to say that Stepwise should be reachable by most everyone again. http://www.stepwise.com/ This is the first time Stepwise has changed ISPs in the last three years that its been operating, and hopefully the last. We are now one hop away from a T3, and have options for upgrades as required. As far as comp.sys.next.announce goes, I'd like to find some additional sites that would accept outgoing feeds of the articles posted to comp.sys.next.announce. Currently announce postings will going out through my new ISP, and they also are fed to Blacksmith and AFS to aid propogation. I'd like to find two or three additional sites, preferably well-connected sites, to accept outgoing csn.announce articles. Feel free to contact me via email to work out the details. -- Scott Anguish DBS Online - http://www.dbs-online.com/DBS sanguish@digifix.com Stepwise OpenStep WWW - http://www.stepwise.com
From: G.C.Th.Wierda@RnA.nl (Gerben Wierda) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: BIND-4.9.5 Installer package (m68k, i486, hppa, sparc) Date: 24 Mar 1997 20:59:28 GMT Organization: Adviesraad voor het Wetenschaps- en Technologiebeleid Message-ID: <5h6pvg$6ls$1@news.digifix.com> Scott, I did not want to wait anymore for sending this out, so I send it from here (AWT.nl). Could you please change the headers (if neceto From: Gerben Wierda <Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl> Organization: R&A ======================== START POST CONTENTS ============================== BIND-4.9.5 Installer package (m68k, i486, hppa, sparc) Courtesy of Gerben_Wierda@RnA.nl Location: ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/comp/next/Internet/BIND-4.9.5.pkg.tar.gz ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/comp/next/Internet/BIND-4.9.5.README The contents of the README file follows: This is the README file for BIND-4.9.5.pkg, a package containing a replacement for the BIND installation that comes with NEXTSTEP. At least under NEXTSTEP 3.x, this is a very old version of BIND, which contains bugs and security problems. I created this package because I will soon be releasing an Installer package for the Squid Internet Object Cache. This cache has revealed a bug in the named daemon, which prompted me to install the latest version of BIND. This package has not been checked under NEXTSTEP 4.x. Please tell me if it works. The software has not been checked on sparc and hppa architectures. Again, please tell me if it works. Note: I don't have the time to tell you how BIND works. Read the man page for named for a start. This package does not contain a replacement for the developer side, the header files and libraries on your system will be unaffected. Safe Installation: You can normally safely install this package. It will backup the existing files before installing the newer versions. When you delete or compress the package again the original files will be reinstalled. Is that great or what? Yours, March 20, 1997 -- Gerben Wierda, R&A
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Resources on the Net Supersedes: <608858488427@digifix.com> Date: 23 Mar 1997 05:00:18 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3027859093225@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 - ISV company pages - ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - 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 next-advocacy next-announce next-bugs next-hardware next-marketplace next-misc next-programmer next-software next-sysadmin object lang-objective-c (For a full description, send mail to listserv@antigone.com). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as Majordomo's. To subscribe, send a message to *-request@lists.best.com saying: subscribe where * is the name of the list e.g. next-programmer-request@lists.best.com The ftp sites ============= ftp://ftp.next.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) 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 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 ( eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU ) and Scott Anguish ( sanguish@digifix.com ) Additions from: Greg Anderson ( Greg_Anderson@afs.com ) Michael Pizolato ( alf@epix.net ) Dan Grillo ( dan_grillo@next.com )
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines for comp.sys.next.announce Supersedes: <610858488431@digifix.com> Date: 23 Mar 1997 05:00:21 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <3029859093227@digifix.com> 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 the past. 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@bang.org Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Bay Area NeXT Group, Thursday March 27th Date: 26 Mar 1997 07:16:57 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5haih9$iq0$1@news.digifix.com> **** ANNOUNCEMENT **** Bay Area NeXT Group Meeting When: Thursday, March 27, 7:00 PM Where: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Topic: Graphic Design and Multimedia NEXTSTEP Apps This month, we offer a look at the seamless (print and Web) graphic designer's user environment created by applications running on NEXTSTEP: TIFFany, Virtuoso, ImageCurator and NeXTMail. Speaker: Michael Rutchik, Mudhaus Design, San Francisco Michael Rutchik, principal graphic designer at Mudhaus Design in San Francisco, will demonstrate the superior graphic arts environment that has been available in NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP for years. If you thought graphic wizardry was limited to the Macintosh, see what you can do with these apps. TIFFany II, by Stan Jirman, a professional image processing application that takes full advantage of NeXT's object-oriented design and multi-threading capability, rivals the capability of Adobe's PhotoShop. Virtuoso (closely related to Freehand) is used for accurate PostScript rendering and for production of Web-destined .gifs. ImageCurator, by Robert Keiffer, now working for OpenStep Developers' Lighthouse Design/ Sun, is a wonderful image-management application that allows display of image collections by dragging and dropping folders of images. As all NeXT users have known, NeXTmail seamlessly ties the work environment together by empowering the desktop with what is still the best multimedia mail on the planet. Bring your questions about graphic-arts programs and Web design. We will also have a technical Q&A, and dinner afterward at a nearby restaruant. 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 Puelguas (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: Chris Roehrig <croehrig@ascaris.house.org> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: ThreadedApp: NS3.3 class to support multithreaded apps Date: 28 Mar 1997 04:15:10 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5hfgke$i2u$1@news.digifix.com> I've submitted ThreadedApp.1.0 to next-ftp.peak.org. They should appear soon as ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sourcelibrary/classes/ThreadedApp.1.0.README ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next/sourcelibrary/classes/ThreadedApp.1.0.s.tar.gz Here's the README file: ThreadedApp v 1.0 Chris Roehrig <croehrig@House.ORG> March 1997 Writing multi-threaded applications in NEXTSTEP is not as easy as it could be. I wrote ThreadedApp to make it easy to write multi-threaded applications that use the AppKit. In particular, it provides an easy mechanism for threads to use the AppKit features in a safe and robust way. So now there's no excuse not to use threads! Let's make those Apps RESPONSIVE! ThreadedApp Support for multi-threaded applications for NEXTSTEP 3.3. ThreadedApp is a subclass of Application that contains the functionality of the OpenStep NSThread object, but also provides increased support for interaction with the AppKit. The AppKit is not thread-safe and only the main thread can use it. All other threads must message the main thread to perform any functions (drawing, etc) that involve the AppKit. ThreadedApp does this by introducing the notion of callback methods. This is a flexible mechanism whereby a thread can request that the main application thread invoke a method on its behalf. This allows a thread to have virtually full access to the AppKit in a way that is easy to understand and use. The callback mechanism uses Mach messages to make requests to the main AppKit thread. The main thread only receives the messages when it is in an event loop, so it is crucial that the main thread remains responsive to events. (This is only good user-interface design anyways.) ThreadedApp provides support for locking shared data or code via the CJRLock and CJRConditionLock classes. These classes allow the main AppKit thread to "block" while waiting to acquire a lock, but still remain responsive to events so that other threads may still perform callbacks. Send any bug reports, comments, etc. to Chris Roehrig <croehrig@House.ORG> If you find ThreadedApp useful and are using it in an application, send me a note; I'd like to hear about it! Chris
From: abraxas@iag.net (Michelle McCosh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: East and West USA - Nextstep Openings Date: 26 Mar 1997 19:46:30 GMT Organization: Abraxas Technologies, Inc Message-ID: <5hbuem$5g3$1@news.digifix.com> Abraxas Technologies are looking for experienced Nextstep developers to work for their clients in the east and west parts of the US. We are interested in candidates from anywhere in the world, as we will sponsor you for the correct visa and relocate you and your family to the USA if you have the right skills. We pay top salaries ($80k - $100k) and full benefits. We will also sponsor you for a green card if you are interested. If you are interested please contact: Michelle McCosh Abraxas Technologies 140 Alexandria Blvd., Suite A Oviedo Fl 32765 Phone: 407 359-0020 Fax: 407 359-9922 email: michelle@abraxas.com
From: ftpadm@informatik.uni-muenchen.de (FTP Archiv d. LMU) Newsgroups: muc.archive.update,de.admin.archiv,de.comp.sys.next,comp.sys.next.announce Subject: New files on the Peanuts FTP archive (28.3.97) Date: 28 Mar 1997 20:00:05 GMT Organization: Institut fuer Informatik der Universitaet Muenchen Message-ID: <5hh805$oq2@arcadia.informatik.uni-muenchen.de> On the Peanuts NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP archive the following files are new since last week (ftp://peanuts.leo.org/next, [129.187.249.15]): 3127 Mar 27 22:38 Commercial/network/LatinByrd.LIESMICH 3348 Mar 27 22:38 Commercial/network/LatinByrd.LISEZMOI 1708995 Mar 27 22:39 Commercial/network/LatinByrd.NIHS.b.tar.gz 2804 Mar 27 22:39 Commercial/network/LatinByrd.README 2854582 Mar 27 23:07 Games/card/NEXTVegas.3.12.NI.tar.gz 3802 Mar 27 23:07 Games/card/NEXTVegas.3.12.README 664880 Mar 27 01:37 Text/apps/OmniPDF.2.1.2.H.b.tar.gz 627190 Mar 27 01:37 Text/apps/OmniPDF.2.1.2.I.b.tar.gz 612132 Mar 27 01:36 Text/apps/OmniPDF.2.1.2.N.b.tar.gz 1542951 Mar 27 01:26 Text/apps/OmniPDF.2.1.2.NIHS.b.tar.gz 645085 Mar 27 01:38 Text/apps/OmniPDF.2.1.2.S.b.tar.gz 70400 Mar 27 22:21 Text/apps/PDFView.1.71.NIHS.b.tar.gz 104428 Mar 27 22:46 Tools/frontends/Ping.2.1.NIHS.bs.tar.gz 1500 Mar 27 22:46 Tools/frontends/Ping.2.1.README 51707 Mar 27 22:37 Tools/phone/TEUMAX.1.5.1.NIHS.sda.tar.gz 8941 Mar 27 22:37 Tools/phone/TEUMAX.1.5.1.README 156182 Mar 27 22:36 OpenStep/text/tex/Tex2Eps.1.0.I.b.tar.gz 831 Mar 27 22:36 OpenStep/text/tex/Tex2Eps.1.0.REAMDE 176717 Mar 27 22:36 OpenStep/text/tex/Tex2Eps.wm.s.tar.gz 430266 Mar 27 22:50 Games/action/VGB.0.7.NIHS.b.tar.gz 2509 Mar 27 22:50 Games/action/VGB.NEXTSTEP.README 262274 Mar 27 22:40 Network/programs/system/bootp.DD2.4.3.NIHS.b.tar.gz 1548 Mar 27 22:40 Network/programs/system/bootp.DD2.4.3.README 703 Mar 27 22:42 Fonts/fonts/ghostscriptPSFonts.4.03.README 2023592 Mar 27 22:42 Fonts/fonts/ghostscriptPSFonts.4.03.d.tar.gz 1457621 Mar 27 23:08 Developer/languages/java/kaffe.0.8.3.I.b.tar.gz 3613 Mar 27 23:08 Developer/languages/java/kaffe.0.8.3.README 2218684 Mar 27 22:54 X11/clients/science/xppaut.2.71.NIHS.bd.tar.gz 1600 Mar 27 22:54 X11/clients/science/xppaut.2.71.README Our mirror-sites are: USA: ftp://ftp.evolution.com/pub/ Germany: ftp://ftp.mb3.tu-chemnitz.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-hamburg.de/, ftp://ftp.uni-siegen.de/ France: ftp://ftp.fdn.fr/, ftp://ftp.fdn.org/ Switzerland: ftp://ftp.eunet.ch/ UUCP (Germany) wburg.hanse.de (Tel. ++49-40-307 89 06) Mailbox (Germany) (Tel. ++49-8803-61111, ISDN ++49-8803-62149). Peanuts is also available on CD-ROM. The latest issue is from december 199e. Please write to cdrom@peanuts.leo.org for details. Your Peanuts Admins (peanuts-admin@peanuts.leo.org)
From: Tommy Hwang <me@mysolution.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SUBMISSION: Disk Quota for NeXTStep 3.3 Date: 28 Mar 1997 21:26:15 GMT Organization: Internet Solutions Incorporated of Fort Wayne, IN Message-ID: <5hhd1n$aea$1@news.digifix.com> DiskQuota for NeXTStep m68K - Binary ALPHA Release Contact: Internet Solutions/Formosa Inc. Tommy K. Hwang P.O. Box 8126 Fort Wayne, IN 46898-8126 Product Summary: Disk Quota Manager, based loosely on SVR4's equivalent, for use by NeXTStep System Administrators to minimize any individual account to "hog" had entire harddrive or RAID system. Product Level of Diffuculties: HARD - No graphical interface whatsoever and none will be developed by me. Usage is very loosely based on the SVR4 implementation and user should be fully knowledged with NeXTStep and SVR4 to use this software. Origin of Program: Direct decendent of Purdue University's (PUCC) Quota Manager for NeXTStep. This is NOT called or directly affiliated with PUCC's version only because the sources sent to me was incomplete and I was told Purdue will not support it (so modifications were made to it out of need). Purdue do not have a NeXT lab for many years now. CLASSIFICATION of Program: FREEWARE - As by conditions of the source release to me from Purdue University. Current Know Bug/Incompleteness: 1. Restricted Quota shell not available. As a temporary replacement, a simple shell script that will disconnect a user is used. Availability: UNIX Binary Distribution QuotaManager for NeXTStep 3.3 m68K will be made available in the following location (subject to change at any time due to the temporary nature of AnimeBBS at this moment): http://animebbs.mysolution.com/~next/
From: tracy@pdh.com (Tracy Alexander) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: SAN JOSE: Software and Database Design Engineers Date: 28 Mar 1997 21:28:07 GMT Organization: PDH Inc. Message-ID: <5hhd57$aen$1@news.digifix.com> >>>>> Career Opportunity<<<<< for an Object Oriented Designer and Developer PDH, Inc. is a leader in client-server systems using NEXTSTEP and soon OpenStep software 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 projects through the use of the tools, OOD, and the robust libraries (classes, palettes, kits). You will develop custom mission critical applications for customers. Qualifications: Required: BS in Computer Science or related field Objective-C, C++, SmallTalk, Java Willingness to travel within USA Desired: Familiarity with EOF, DBKit, AccessKit Experience in the following: Independent design and development Database design and development (SQL, Sybase or Oracle) Distributed databases Distributed architectures, Client-Server Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and development Object Oriented Methodology (OOA,OOD and OOP) UNIX Windows 95, NT, OLE NEXTSTEP Objective-C, C++, SmallTalk, Java Duties: Design, engineer, and participate in all stages of the product life-cycle: requirements, design, implementation, testing, documentation, training, and support. Take responsibility for technology insertion, database architectures, performance issues, and provide state-of-the-art solutions right to the desktops of customers. This is an excellent opportunity to be immediately challenged and to be a part of an elite staff. PDH provides excellent vacation, holiday, health, 401K and disability benefits. The work attire is casual, hours are flexible, and refreshments are sponsored. If you would like to be part of our fast-paced, high growth, engineering-focused development team, send your resume to: PDH, Inc. Personnel Department Vox: (408) 428-9596 Fax: (408) 428-9599 E-mail: personnel@pdh.com(NeXT Mail welcome) 2635 North First Street, Suite 224, San Jose, CA 95134-2034 Visit our web site at: http://www.pdh.com PDH, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. US CITIZENSHIP Required for Position
From: jason@brubeck.bifrostworks.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: JOB: Texas (Oklahoma) NEXTSTEP/Intel sysadmins Date: 27 Mar 1997 04:34:25 GMT Organization: The Black Box, Houston, Tx (713) 480-2686 Message-ID: <5hctch$gcb$1@news.digifix.com> Hello all - One of our customers is looking to add two sysadmins in Texas or perhaps Oklahoma. The postitions may be part-time or full-time, depending on your location and availability. Some travel may be required. Being based in Dallas or Austin is a plus. The administrators should have a background as a network client administrator, have good organizational skills, and understand: 1. NEXTSTEP and UNIX TCP/IP networking commands 2. how to configure and test laser printer network interface cards, 3. running basic diagnostics on Intel-based PC's, writing detailed descriptions of problems that a repair techs will understand, 4. how to communicate effectively in a training situation, as trainer or trainee. The administrator should be someone who likes to clearly document what he's learned regarding administration of the NEXTSTEP network. 5. basic 10Base-T wiring concepts, including the difference between straight-through and crossover cables, 6. how to properly connect machines to hubs, etc. via patch-panels You will not be responsible for all troubleshooting and replacement of bad equipment, only the preliminaries thereof. The initial contract would be for six months, and is renewable. If interested and/or if you have questions, please fax/NeXTMail relevant info/questions to me at the coordinates below. Thanks for your time. Jason McNamara jason@bifrostworks.com (NeXTMail encouraged!) Bifrost Workstations, Inc. 10850 Richmond Ave, Suite 270 Houston, TX 77042 http://www.bifrostworks.com/ 713.952.9934 facsimile
From: dana@oceansoft.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ocean Software Ships Complete Access v2.0pr1 for OpenStep/Mach and OpenStep/NT Date: 27 Mar 1997 22:04:53 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <5hequ5$a3r$1@news.digifix.com> News For Immediate Release: Contact: Dana W. Parrish 904-363-1646 dana@oceansoft.com OCEAN SOFTWARE SHIPS COMPLETE ACCESS v2.0 PR1 FOR OPENSTEP/MACH AND OPENSTEP/NT March 17, 1997 - Jacksonville, Florida - Ocean Software, Inc. is pleased to announce Complete Access (TM) and Complete Access Enterprise (TM) v2.0 PR1 for the OpenStep (TM) for Mach and NT environments. Collectively, these tools provide query, reporting, and decision-making tools for both the end user and the application developer. Complete Access is the stand-alone application for the unsophisticated end user requiring database query and reporting functionality on the OpenStep/Mach or OpenStep/NT platforms. Complete Access Enterprise is the combination of an end user query and reporting tool, and an Interface Builder palette. This tool is tightly integrated with both Interface Builder and Enterprise Objects Framework (TM) (EOF) v2.0 and permits rapid integration of database query, reporting, and data analysis functionalities in mission critical custom applications. Both of these products have been built on top of Ocean Software's frameworks for deploying query and reporting tools in a number of configurations, including OpenStep, WebObjects (TM), and Portable Distributed Objects (TM) (PDO). These frameworks have been defined as follows: CompleteAccess.framework - Dynamically generates document objects with various calculations, aggregates, custom formatting, etc. This framework makes no references to the AppKit framework, so it can be used in PDO and WebObjects environments. CompleteAccessAppKit.framework - Provides a user interface for the document objects generated in the CompleteAccess framework and permits user interaction with each document. This framework does reference the AppKit framework. CompleteAccessWeb.framework - Includes the necessary Java client-side applets for viewing Document objects in a Java-enabled client. Look for Ocean Software's newest offering, Complete Access Web in 2Q'97. CompleteAccessEditor.framework - Used by the Complete Access Enterprise palette to provide a graphical interface for designing reports without any programming. This framework will be extended to support WebObjects Builder v3.5 as well. "The new framework architecture in Complete Access opens our tools to a larger audience," says Randy Leonard, president of Ocean Software, Inc. "Not only can our customers deploy reporting applications on Windows NT and Mach, but will soon be able to leverage their investment in our tools to both WebObjects and Rhapsody." It is important to note that Complete Access v2.0 is not just a port of our successful NEXTSTEP-based products. Among the feature enhancements included in our new version is a simplified user interface and a subclass of the EOAssociation class. Other features include: - The only EOF-based OpenStep reporting application. - 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 - Query results may be shared by many documents - Extensive import/export support, including: - Arbitrary field and record delimiters - Import with optional automatic model generation - Export data, aggregates, and calculated values from multiple tables to a single text file - Exported data may be sorted - Filters to exclude specific records from the exported or imported data - Extensive aggregate support, including: - Total, Running Total, Page Totals, 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, 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 and add 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 and conditional formatting of dates, times, and numbers - Arbitrary data source - EOF v2.0 - Text files - Any data source providing records abiding by the EOKeyValueCoding protocol - Documentation - Tutorial - User Manual - API Manual - Developer Manual - FAQ's - Extensive API to empower developers - Currently porting to the OpenStep platform - Web version due 2Q'97 Complete Access and Complete Access Enterprise v2.0 PR1 are available now for Windows NT and Mach based versions of OpenStep 4.0. Pricing starts at $499 per user for Complete Access and $999 per developer seat for Complete Access Enterprise, with volume discounts available for both. 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 OpenStep and WebObjects. Complete Access, Complete Access Enterprise, and Complete Access Web is a trademark of Ocean Software, Inc. Trademark Info: NeXT, the NeXT logo, OpenStep, WebObjects and Portable Distributed Objects are trademarks or registered trademarks of NeXT Software, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners.
From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.advocacy,comp.sys.next.announce,comp.sys.next.hardware,comp.sys.next.software,comp.sys.next.misc,comp.sys.next.sysadmin,comp.sys.next.bugs,comp.sys.next.programmer Subject: NEXTSTEP/OpenStep Resources on the Net Supersedes: <3027859093225@digifix.com> Date: 30 Mar 1997 05:00:28 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <7486859698032@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 - ISV company pages - ISV product descriptions - NEXTSTEP Developer Directory - NEXTSTEP Community WhitePages - 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. 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 next-advocacy next-announce next-bugs next-hardware next-marketplace next-misc next-programmer next-software next-sysadmin object lang-objective-c (For a full description, send mail to listserv@antigone.com). The subscription syntax is essentially the same as Majordomo's. 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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. 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From: sanguish@digifix.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: ADMINISTRIVIA: Submission Guidelines for comp.sys.next.announce Supersedes: <3029859093227@digifix.com> Date: 30 Mar 1997 05:00:31 GMT Organization: Digital Fix Development Message-ID: <7488859698035@digifix.com> 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 the past. 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: Ingmar Camphausen <ingmar@aurora.in-berlin.de> Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.announce Subject: MEETING: Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group (BeNG) April Date: 31 Mar 1997 20:47:26 GMT Organization: INDIVIDUAL NETWORK BERLIN Message-ID: <5hp7su$aau$1@news.digifix.com> **** MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT **** Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group (BeNG) April meeting ================================================= The BeNG (Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group) will be holding its next meeting on Monday, April 7, 1997, at 8:00 p.m. (MET) in the "Institut fuer Energietechnik" of the Technical University Berlin in Room KT 101 (1st floor), Marchst. 18, D-10587 Berlin, Germany. Topics we will address this time: o CEBIT 1997: The latest information about NeXT, Apple and Rhapsody from Hannover. o NEWSFLASH The newest facts about Rhapsody and the announced plans of a takeover of Apple by Oracle. o NEXTTOYOU 97.1 The new spring 1997 issue of the sole NEXTSTEP/OPENSTEP magazine in German will be presented o MAILTIFFS In its most recent issue, the "NEXTTOYOU" starts an online archive for Mail.app pictures. The tools needed to use it will be discussed as well as an explanation of the underlying concept The meeting is open to anyone who is interested in NEXTSTEP, OPENSTEP and RHAPSODY, Apple's future operating system . People seeking for more first hand information about these OS's (especially Mac users), are very welcome, too. The official part of the meeting is scheduled to end at about 10 p.m. After the program, join us for a snack and/or drink at the nearby "Cafe' Campus". Looking forward to seeing you at the meeting! Contact: Gerald Erdmann gerald@kurt.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) or Ingmar Camphausen ingmar@aurora.in-berlin.de (NeXTmail welcome) BeNG: e-mail beng@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de (mailinglist!) WWW http://buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de/~beng FTP ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT How to get there ---------------- We meet in Room KT 101 on the 1st floor of the "Institut fuer Energietechnik", a building of the Technical University of Berlin. It is located Marchst. 18 on the campus of the TU near the western city-center of Berlin. The entrance to the building is on the left hand side behind a gate at the end of a parking lot. Watch out for the NeXT-logo-like 'BeNG' signs and follow them upstairs to the meeting room! :-) * Coming by bike or public transport: We recommend coming by bicycle or using the public transport (BVG): You can either take the underground line U2 or bus 145 or bus X9 and leave at 'Ernst-Reuter-Platz' (+ 400 m walking), or you choose bus 245 up to Ernst-Reuter-Platz/Marchst. (+ 200 m walking). The nearest rapid transit ("S-Bahn") station is "Tiergarten" (~1000 m/ ~10 min walking distance); you get there via the rapid transit lines S3, S5, S7 or S75. * Coming by car - from North (Wedding, Moabit, Reinickendorf, Pankow ...) Main direction is Turmst. or Beusselst. and then "Alt-Moabit" St. Follow them south, crossing the Spree River via the Gotzkowsky Bridge. At the fork keep left into the Franklinst. After crossing the March Bridge and the Einstein St, the "Institut fuer Energietechnik" is located on the left-hand side of the street behind the drive to a parking lot. - all other directions: Head for Ernst-Reuter-Platz via Bismarckst. or Hardenbergst. (from the West-Berlin city center/Zoo) or "Strasse des 17. Juni"/Grosser Stern. From the roundabout Ernst-Reuter-Platz, take the Marchst. exit. About 200 m into the Marchst., right after a blue building and the drive to a parking lot on the right hand side, you find the "Institut fuer Energietechnik". There is a limited number of parking lots near the building. All those of you familiar with the geography of Berlin (Germany) can take a look at a map of the meeting location and its environment via the StadtINFO online city map under the URL http://www.kulturbox.de/cgi-bin/k/pixelinfo?PQ=m11&X=96&Y=381&TEXT=BeNG%21 (The "Institut fuer Energietechnik" is marked with a red circle.) * * * The subsequent meeting is scheduled for May 5, 1997. --- BeNG --- WHO WE ARE --- The Berlin NEXTSTEP User Group (BeNG) exists since 1990 and is a loose "aggregation" of NeXT resp. NEXTSTEP enthusiasts. Our participants may be reached via our mailing list. Of course, we are present in the WorldWideWeb, too. We also manage the NeXT/NEXTSTEP FTP archive at the Technical University (TU) Berlin. mailing list mailto:beng@buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de WWW http://buran.fb10.tu-berlin.de/~beng FTP ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/NeXT We meet the first Monday each month at 8:00 p.m. (If this coincides with a holiday, the meeting takes place the subsequent week.) We usually have a lecture or presentation; respective suggestions or offers are very welcome and should be directed to our mailing list.
These are the contents of the former NiCE NeXT User Group NeXTSTEP/OpenStep software archive, currently hosted by Marcel Waldvogel and Netfuture.ch.