From: swbaker@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Texas Bob/Eddie Froman depending on th'moon)
Subject: Re: The Atari Guide! (TAG)
Summary: ... is now available on the FTP at Oakland University
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:42:35 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.173235.8139@cs.nott.ac.uk> pcxkrm@unicorn.nott.ac.uk (K.R.Marshall) writes:

>I've now got a working version of the guide viewer for the Atari ST
>range of computers. It should be regarded as a beta-test version -
>some of it is still a bit raw! - but it works, and I'd like to test
>out compatibility with different TOS versions and hardware before I
>finalise anything. 

>I haven't had a reply from Steve yet with regard to putting it on to
>his guide archive, but I have talked with him before, and it will get
>there at some point!

That point has arrived!  TAG (The Atari Guide) is now available in the
'/pub/galactic-guide/stguide' directory, and is stored as 'stguide.lzh'
and 'stguide.lzh.UU' (for those who need the ASCII instead of binary).

I've updated the FTP dox to reflect this, so here goes:

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INFO ON "THE" FTP SITE --

Here's the specs on getting Project Galactic-Guide materials, including:

   o the alt.galactic-guide FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) info file
   o article archive collections (the *.NEW files)
   o The Guide! (TG!), for IBM/DOS machines
   o The Unix Guide (TUG), for Unix systems
   o The Atari Guide (TAG), for Atari ST systems
   o AmiGuide, for Amiga systems
   o Hitch-hiker's Guide fan club stuff (like the two THHG/Star Trek cross-
       over scripts, plus gif images and other fun stuff)

From your favorite ultrix or vax/vms system (assuming you're on-line, etc):


1) Connect to Oakland University's Vela system:

   Lexical:   [ ftp vela.acs.oakland.edu ]
   Numeric:   [ ftp 141.210.10.2 ]

   (you only need to use one of these methods; some people can't use
    the lexical address, and need the numeric ID instead...)


2) If you can't connect, then email me your email address and what you want,
        and I'll send it to you (ie, the uuencoded versions of the program
        files, and/or the article archive files, etc).

   else login to the system:

   Syntax:    [ login anonymous ]

   and then use your email addr for passwd.


3) Go to the desired directory:

   Syntax:    [ cd directory ]

   The following directories are available:

   /pub/galactic-guide

        The root directory contains the general, alt.galactic-guide files
        (like the alt.g-g FAQ list, the article archive *.NEW files, etc).
        This is the place to look for the latest and greatest in articles
        and other important Project Galactic-Guide stuff.

        Currently, two complete article archive files exist, each containing
        25 articles:

          19920705.NEW
          19921202.NEW

        In addition, the file 'WORKING.NEW' contains the very latest in
        PGG articles.

   /pub/galactic-guide/theguide

        This sub-directory contains The Guide!-specific files (this is the
        article reader system for DOS-based systems, like IBM's and
        compatibles).  In this directory, you'll find the .ZIP file, the
        uuencoded version of the .ZIP file, icons for use with OS/2, and
        other support and dox files.  Watch for TGW! (The Guide for Windows!)
        coming in early Spring '93!

   /pub/galactic-guide/tug

        This is the sub-directory containing The Unix Guide (TUG), code,
        dox, and support information.  A new pre-alpha release of TUG
        (version 2.0) will be available in the Spring of '93.  In the
        meanwhile, TUG 1.0 *is* on the FTP here.

   /pub/galactic-guide/stguide

        This contains the newest Project Galactic-Guide system, The Atari
        Guide (TAG).  The files here are 'stguide.lzh' (the binary archive
        file containing the programs and documentation) and 'stguide.lzh.UU'
        (the ASCII uuencoded version of STGUIDE.LZH).

   /pub/galactic-guide/amiguide

        This is where you'll find article-reader programs for the Amiga
        computer systems.  Currently, we have AmiGuide, a recent addition
        to Project Galactic-Guide.  Both the .LHA archive and the
        uuencoded version of the .LHA file are available here.

   /pub/galactic-guide/fan

        Here's where you'll find all the general Hitch-hiker's Guide fan
        stuff.  In here is the "complete" index of almost every topic in
        the first four books (called INDEX.HHG), the two THHG/Star Trek
        cross-over scripts, gif pictures, and more!  Again, I'll keep
        adding to this as I discover more cool files, gifs, lists, etc.
        (Anybody out there have anything else to add to the "library"?)


   Once you're in the desired directory, display a file listing:

   Syntax:    [ dir ]


4) Be sure you're in binary mode: a lot of folks have been writing and
        complaining of corrupt .ZIP files, etc... it's because they're
        trying to get the binary file in ASCII mode (which is the default).
        You only need to type this once, but you MUST type this EVERY TIME
        you login to the system.

   Syntax:    [ binary ]

   ALWAYS TYPE [ binary ] BEFORE YOU [ get ... ] ANYTHING!!!


5) Get the file(s) you want:

   Syntax:    [ get filename.extension(s) ]

   Note that you can always change into another directory (detailed
   above) and get more stuff if you want.

6) When you're satisfied, logoff the system:

   Syntax:    [ bye ]

=========================================================================

That's all for now...

Steve
swbaker@vela.acs.oakland.edu
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