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From: gsipe@atlpyr.ga.pyramid.com (George M. Sipe)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,alt.sources.d
Subject: Re: FAS 2.10 async driver, part 5/5
Summary: unwarranted attack
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:08:05 GMT
Organization: (personal comments)

In article <102.26574@incc.com> jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur) writes:
>In article <F5557UC@geminix.in-berlin.de>, gemini@geminix.in-berlin.de (Uwe Doering) writes:
>> Submitted-by: gemini@geminix.in-berlin.de
>> Archive-name: fas210/part05
>> 
>> #!/bin/sh
>> # this is fas210.05 (part 5 of fas210)
>
>Who is the irresponsible bastard who posts large files in a non source
>newsgroup.

This personal attack on Uwe is way out of line.

In answer to your question, Uwe Doering is the author of FAS - a widely (if not
universally) used serial port driver for misc. versions of i386 UNIX.  Uwe
has invested great time and effort in the creation and maintenance of this
finely crafted piece of software, to the significant benefit of i386 UNIX users.
Most of us greatly appreciate his generosity.

The newsgroups to which this update were cross posted were ones in which many
(most) readers would have a strong interest in it.  Apparently you do not.  You
can not expect the complete contents of these newsgroups to be of interest to you.
Perhaps you should boycott your use of the net in protest.

-- 
		-=---------	George M. Sipe
	      ---===-------	Manager of Strategic Services
	    -----=====-----	Pyramid Technology Corporation
	  -------=======---	2970 Clairmont Road, Suite 850
	---------=========-	Atlanta, GA  30329

	Phone:  (404) 728-8977	E-mail:  gsipe@pyramid.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
From: bill@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: larger/higher resolution displays
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 17:36:22 GMT

dsamperi@ccorp.uucp (Dominick Samperi - bond) writes:

>What about ISC UNIX? Will it do a better job? Has anyone been able to use
>1280x1024 under X windows with this UNIX in such a way that the X applications
>are at least as clear as they would be on a Sparc display?

On a daily basis, I use X11R4 (X386 v1.0) on my ESIX 3.2 system with an 
NEC Multisync 4DS and Diamond Speedstar card.  I use 1152*900 mode!
However the resolution is not as "sharp" as on the Sun, probably becuase
of the large dot pitch of the 4DS compared to the Sony Trinitron that the
Suns use.

-- 
bill@unixland.natick.ma.us                      ESIX Mailing List Moderator
Public Access UNIX/USENET/E-MAIL!  UUCP Accounts Available!  (508) 655-3848
5 lines  -  Located in Natick, MA   USA    Supporting V.32/PEP/V.42bis, etc.
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.os.linux
From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Subject: Re: What the 17" monitor reviews never tell you
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 22:32:08 GMT
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI

In article <6015@pdxgate.UUCP> brians@rigel.cs.pdx.edu (Brian Smith) writes:
>the NEC 5FG is *wonderful* at 17 inches.  There is no moire patterning,

This is somewhat of a misstatement.  The NEC 5FG front bezel only
measures 15.5" corner-to-corner, which means it's a 15.5-inch monitor,
not a 17-inch monitor as NEC would like you to believe.  This isn't so
surprising, I guess, considering that the 4FG -- which is supposedly a
15-inch monitor -- only measures 13.5" corner-to-corner.  I guess NEC
has never heard of truth in advertising...

-- 
Marc Unangst                | Real men don't make backups.  Real men never
mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us   | accidentally delete files that they're going
                            | to need later.
From: Conrad_Geiger@NeXT.COM (International NeXT User Groups)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: Xanthus Announces LaserMan for the NeXT Computer
Keywords: multimedia, laser disc, NeXT
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:30:45 GMT
Reply-To: user_groups@NeXT.COM
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Schaumburg, IL


            Xanthus International Announces
                      LaserMan

- the Laser Disc Player Controller for the NeXT Computer


(Stockholm, August 13, 1992) Xanthus International AB today announced
LaserMan, its Laser Disc Player control application for the NeXT
computer platform.

Aimed at both commercial and in-house corporate multimedia
developers, LaserMan is an application for controlling Laser Disc
Players from the NeXT computer.  LaserMan can control Laser Disc
Players either directly through a remote control on the computer
screen, or through messages from other applications via a
Speaker/Listener interface.

For example, LaserMan can be used in combination with Xanthus
CraftMan - the multimedia programming tool from Xanthus - to produce
complete Laser Disc based multimedia applications in a very short
time.

LaserMan can also be used to control other consumer electronics like
tape recorders and VCRs, and can be configured to control any device
with a RS-232 interface.

Xanthus International, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, is a
privately owned software development company that specializes in the
NeXTSTEP platform. LaserMan is the second in a series of
general-purpose productivity tools for NeXTSTEP. In May 1992 Xanthus
started to ship its first product CraftMan, the multimedia
programming tool for the NeXT computer. Xanthus International was
founded in 1990.

For more information about LaserMan please contact:

Xanthus International AB
Kungstensgatan 14
S-113 57 Stockholm
Sweden
fax: +46-8-612 89 96
mail: laserman@xanthus.se
From: rdm@cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: Prime Time Freeware Issue 1-2
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:29:04 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Schaumburg, IL


	Issue 1-2 of Prime Time Freeware (cover date July, 1992)

We're (finally :-) in production.  (The 1-off's are at DMI; we should start
shipping out issues by August 10.)  Here is a summary of the issue; contact
us (ptf@cfcl.com) if you want more detailed information:

  1)	Format: two (!) ISO-9660 CD-ROMs, bound into a 50+ page booklet.
	Each disc contains around 1/2 GB of compressed archives, annotation
	files, etc.  The issue unpacks to around 3 GB (3000 megabytes).

  2)	Content: PTF is primarily a collection of UNIX-related freeware
	source code.  There isn't room to list everything, but here are
	some of the bigger items:

	ada.xlib, Andrew, ANU NEWS, Athena, btool, CLM, CLU, CLUE, CLX, CMU
	Common Lisp, comp.sources.{3b1,amiga,games,misc,reviewed,sun,unix,x},
	Condor, COOL, CRISP, dirt, Ezd, Epoch, Franz Lisp, GINA, GNU (prep:
	/pub/gnu/*, DJG++, GNUish MSDOS, the Cygnus Solaris-2 and Vintage
	releases), Go (2D graphics library), Grass, HyperNeWS, Icon (several
	OS's, plus examples), IMAP, INGRES, InterViews, ISODE, Kermit (tapes
	A-E), LispView, Lucid Emacs, Mach, MAEstro, magic, MH, NCSA Data
	Analysis Tools, NIHCL, Oaklisp, PARI, PCL, PCLU, Pine, PlaNet, Postie
	Pat, Q, SCHEME (asst. versions), Scorpion, Serpent, SR, SRC Modula-3,
	T, Tcl (Tk, expect, etc.), TIFF, TXL, UnixTeX, URT, UIT, VOGL, VOGLE,
	VOPL, VORT, wframe, WINTERP, WRL Modula-2, X11R5p13, XView

	!!!  Because of the current legal hassle, we did *not* include  !!!
	!!!  either 386BSD or NET/2.  We hope to include them on a	!!!
	!!!  future issue, once the dust has settled a bit.		!!!

  3)	Price: $60 US, plus shipping, handling, and applicable taxes.
	USENIX members may purchase the issue for $50.  Here is a pricing
	summary; contact us for unusual cases, quantity discounts, etc.:

	  California orders must include 7% to help with sales tax.
	  Add $5 per order for Domestic (USA) Shipping and Handling (S/H).
	  Add $10 per unit (limited to $25 per order) for Foreign S/H.

	  We accept Mastercard and Visa, postal money orders in US funds,
	  and checks in US funds THAT ARE PAYABLE THROUGH A US BANK.

  4)	Buying Plan: Under the PTF Buying Plan, you contract to accept any
	and all issues we send you, at a 30% discount.  Contact us for more
	information.

    Prime Time Freeware               +1 408-738-4832 (V), -2050 (F)
    415-112 N. Mary Ave., Suite 50    ptf@cfcl.com
    Sunnyvale, CA  94086  USA         Form: EM, 9207
From: info@nw.com (Network Wizards)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: RS232 Temperature Sensor
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:50:35 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway

Network Wizards today introduced the WizTemp-2 RS-232 based temperature
sensor.  This second generation sensor is ideal for machine-room and
environmental temperating monitor applications.

The new unit is packaged in an RS-232 connector shell, and includes a
temperature sensor with a 12' monitoring probe.  Software, including source
code, is available for most Unix systems.  The software includes a daemon
to monitor and record the temperature, and activate user-configurable
alarms when abnormal conditions are detected.  Additional functions include
programs to print or display daily temperature graphs on terminals,
PostScript printers, and X windows.  The price for one sensor starts at
$179.  Contact Network Wizards at info@nw.com; phone (415) 326-2060;
fax (415) 326-4672.
From: uad1077@dircon.co.uk (Ian Kemmish)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: Level 2 PostScript for Sun users
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:50:21 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Motorola Computer Group, Schaumburg, IL

5D Solutions of London England have launched a version of their
Level 2 PostScript interpreter, Jaws, for the Sun SPARCstation.

Jaws has previously been available as a source-only product.  The
SPARC version is the first of a series of configurable binary Jaws
products on popular platforms.

General feratures of Jaws include:

+ Full Level 2 implementation, as per the `Red Book', plus subsequent
  Adobe updates (such as the compatibility changes to sethalftone and
  setcolor).

+ Renders Type 1 and TrueType fonts.

+ 1, 8, 24, or 32 bit-per-pixel output.  Anti-alised 8 bit monochrome and
  24 or 32 bit colour.  Support for colour separations including spot colour.

+ Configurable binary product enables you to develop your own custom
  device drivers.  Low resolution (e.g. personal printers) and high
  resolution (e.g. typesetters) are both supported.

Specific features of the Sparc version include:

+ Fully integrated with NeWSprint spooling and printer management s/ware.
  Device drivers for SPARCprinter, HP and Seiko printers included.
  Can be installed alongside NeWS as an alternative RIP.

+ Dedicated PostScript RIP gives higher throughput than NeWS; typically
  +25% for Sun's `NP-rating' benchmark.

+ High performance graphics and scanned images; graphics typically 4x
  faster than NeWS.

+ Development kit lets you build either Jaws configured for NeWSprint,
  or the normal standalone version of Jaws.

+ 35 Monotype Type 1 fonts included.

5D Solutions was founded in May 1990 to develop and bring to market
high quality graphics system software and applications. Their first
products launched last year included the source version of Jaws, and
TMorph, a successful image morphing program for video production.

In the US the introductory price for Jaws for the SPARC is $149 and
the high resolution option is a further $99.  The high res option does
not have to be purchased at the same time as Jaws.  Please enquire for
prices elsewhere.

5D can be reached:
By post: South Bank Technopark,
         90 London Road,
         London SE1 6LN, United Kingdom.

By phone: +44 71 922 8814

By fax: +44 71 401 8621

You can also reach me, Ian Kemmish, via email on
uad1077@dircon.co.uk
if you have a specific [technical] question you want to ask.

Trademarks:
Jaws is a trademark of 5D Solutions Ltd.

PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.
SPARC and SPARCprinter are trademarks of SPARC International Inc.
NeWS is registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc.

-- 
Ian D. Kemmish                    Tel. +44 767 601 361
18 Durham Close                   uad1077@dircon.co.uk
Biggleswade                       uknet!dircon!uad1077
Beds SG18 8HZ United Kingdom
From: steve@taumet.com (Steve Clamage)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: C++ for VAX/VMS
Summary: New C++ compiler for VAX/VMS
Keywords: C++, VAX, VMS
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:28:49 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: TauMetric Corporation


	VAX/VMS USERS GET A FAST, STANDARD C++ COMPILER 

La Mesa, California - July 13, 1992 - TauMetric Corporation
releases enhanced Oregon C++ Compiler for VAX/VMS.  

TauMetric Corporation today announced the immediate availability
of an upgraded version of its Oregon C++ Development System for
VAX/VMS.  The Oregon C++ Development System offers the professional
programmer direct code generation, C++ Level 2.1 compatibility,
fast compilation, high quality code, and a C++ debugger.

The compiler generates object code directly; there is no trans-
lated output.  Programmers can use C++ directly without the
debugging problems caused by intermediate translation to C.
The Oregon Debugger (ODB) lets you think in C++.

The Oregon C++ Development System is the most widely used C++
compiler on VMS.  It is compatible with market standards, but has
twice the compilation speed of C++ compilers currently available. 

Oregon C++ programs are highly portable, enabling users to port
Oregon C++ programs between VAX/VMS and a variety of other
platforms.    

Oregon C++ is currently available for VAX/VMS, SPARC, DECstation,
HP 9000/300 and Sun-3 Systems.


	ATTENTION FORMER OREGON SOFTWARE CUSTOMERS

Oregon Software ceased business operations before providing
compiler upgrades as promised to many VAX/VMS customers.

As a public service, TauMetric Corporation will provide a free
upgrade to those users of Oregon Software C++ for VAX/VMS who
were promised one, even if their maintenance contract has expired.

Please contact us for more information.


	TauMetric Corporation
	8765 Fletcher Parkway
	La Mesa  CA  91942

	phone: (619) 697-7607
	fax  : (619) 697-1140
	email: support@taumet.com
-- 
Steve Clamage, TauMetric Corp, steve@taumet.com
Vice Chair, ANSI C++ Committee, X3J16
From: johnk@gordian.com (John Kalucki)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: Ethernet coax to twisted converter
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:30:02 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Gordian; Costa Mesa, CA

Lantronix Offers Dual-Purpose Cable-To-Twisted Pair Converter

Laguna Hills, California, March 23, 1992: Adding twisted-pair
connections to a coax or thin wire Ethernet is as easy as plugging
in a simple connector, with Lantronix' new LTX-C.

The new device connects to a thin wire or coax transceiver on one
side, and to an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) line on the other.
Since it works in conjunction with a transceiver rather than
replacing one, the same LTX-C can perform conversion for either
10BASE2 or 10BASE5 networks -- which earlier converters cannot.

Inexpensive enough to be used to connect a single workstation to
a twisted-pair network, the new product is expected to find many
applications where it can single-handedly support a multitude of
users.

For example, users who wish to add a new workgroup to an existing
cable-based net now have an easier and less expensive way to do so
-- using the LTX-C and a twisted-pair repeater.  Similarly, an
older cable-based network in one building can be connected to a
newer UTP network in another by twisted-pair wiring, with much less
effort and expense than stringing new coax cable.

Only 2.5 x 1.7 x 0.9 inches plus plug-in power supply, the LTX-C
incorporates a switch-selectable link test function, reversed
polarity correction, and seven LEDs for monitoring its operation.
It comes with a five-year warranty and is priced at $189.

Lantronix
26072 Merit Circle, Suite 113
Laguna Hills, California, 92653
1 800 422 7022
1 714 367 0050
sales@lantronix.com
From: fieldd@cuug.ab.ca (Dan Field 283-7034)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: Eucart Consulting announces the Eucart Geometry Package
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:49:52 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Calgary UNIX User's Group


		          Eucart Geometry Package
		          =======================


Product Description
-------------------
    The Eucart Geometry Package is a library of subroutines providing
    efficient solutions for a comprehensive set of common geometry
    problems arising in 2 dimensions.  The package eliminates the time
    consuming and error-prone process of implementing solutions to
    problems that are conceptually simple but difficult in practice.
    Special attention has been paid to the numerical accuracy and
    stability of the solutions.

    The Geometry Package will be of special interest to software
    developers working in the areas of computer graphics, CAD/CAM,
    cartography, and GIS.

Product Features
----------------
    Supports points, segments, rays, lines, triangles, rectangles,
    bounding boxes, and simple and self-intersecting polygons.  This
    provides a sufficient set of object primitives required for most
    applications.

    Operations include angular orientation, length, perimeter, area,
    closest points, intersection query, intersection result, planar
    subdivision, and polygon reduction.  These are the common geometric
    operations required for most applications.

    Arbitrarily complex, self-intersecting polygons can be reduced to a
    set of simple, distinct polygons.  Applications no longer need be
    restricted to special case simple polygons.

    New algorithms, invented by Eucart Consulting using
    state-of-the-art data structures and methodologies, are employed
    throughout the package.  This results in faster, more accurate, and
    more robust applications.

    A variety of error handling techniques are provided including
    return codes, message strings, and callbacks.  Applications have
    the option of choosing the most appropriate means of error
    notification.

Availability
------------
    SunOS 4.1.*  in September 1992.
    Solaris 2.0 in October 1992.
    Most common Unix flavors in the 1st quarter of 1993.
    MS-DOS and Macintosh versions available upon contractual basis.


Contact
-------
    Dan Field
    Eucart Consulting Inc.
    460 Hawkview Manor Circle NW
    Calgary, AB., Canada  T2G 2Z1
    Voice: (403) 239-3958
    Fax:   (403) 237-6356


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SunOS and Solaris are trademarks of Sun Microsystems,  Inc.
Unix is a trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories.
MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh  is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.

Copyright )1992 Eucart Consulting Inc.  All rights reserved.
From: johnk@gordian.com (John Kalucki)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: Ethernet Twisted Pair Repeaters
Date: 20 Aug 92 22:29:47 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Gordian; Costa Mesa, CA


    Under $60 Per Port
    Lantronix Announces 8 and 16 Port Ethernet Repeaters

Washington D.C., May 18, 1992: Lantronix used Interop/East as the
launching point for a new product line, the LTR Series of Ethernet
repeaters. The initial products in the series are for applications
where twisted-pair network segments are to be added or interconnected.
Pricing starts at under $60 per port.

The LTR8T and LTR16T are aimed at the low end of the market, but
have a set of features which aren't available even on existing high
end units.  Among these are an array of 3-mode LEDs for monitoring
the operation of each port, and a flip-flop toggle for connecting
to other repeaters (cascading) without having to rewire cables.

Link test, polarity correction, manual partitioning, and a choice
of port reinstatement tests are all switch-selectable on a port-by-port
basis. Another management aid identifies and flags ports which
previously have failed and been reinstated. The units come with
universal power supplies, and are designed to be IEC950 compliant
for international operation.

Prices for the new repeaters start at $545 for the LTR8T and $995
for the LTR16T. Volume purchase discounts are available.

Lantronix, which is best known for its low end terminal and print
servers, intends to increase the LTR Series with other types of
repeaters later this year.

Lantronix
26072 Merit Circle, Suite 113
Laguna Hills, California 92653
1 800 422 7022
1 714 367 0050
sales@lantornix.com
From: chris@msc2.msc.cornell.edu (Chris Manly)
Newsgroups: comp.newprod
Subject: NovaNet worldwide network
Date: 17 Aug 92 21:49:39 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Cornell-Materials-Science-Center


                ResNova Software, Inc. presents

                            NovaNet(TM)

NovaNet is a revolutionary new wide-area networking solution, offered
as part of ResNova Software's NovaLink Professional 2.1. It is one of
many new features offered by this powerful new release of ResNova's
information server/BBS software. NovaNet offers sharing of files and
messages through a hierarchical network structure which is administered
by ResNova.

NovaNet is based on a hierarchy of network nodes. Each server has a
supervisor-a node directly above it in the hierarchy-which the server
calls at specified intervals to exchange information. The nodes
exchange electronic mail, public messages, and files. Then, the
supervisor passes the information on to a network hub, which
distributes it to other points on the network. In this way, messages
from a server may be shared with other servers worldwide, with only one
phone call to one other server. This makes sharing information much
simpler than implementations which require a call to every server one
wishes to share information with.

Sending electronic mail over NovaNet is simple. A user on one server
can send a message or file to a user on another NovaNet server by
specifying both the user name and server name in the address. The
server does not have to call the targeted server, because the message
will automatically be passed through the network to its destination.
Public message forums and file libraries can also be shared over
NovaNet. One server is designated as the "master" node for a particular
forum or library. In general, the server which starts the forum or
library will be its master. All other servers which use that forum or
library pass their messages through the network to the master node. The
master node, in turn, distributes all of the messages to the other
servers.

Another important feature of NovaNet is the professional management
provided by ResNova Software. ResNova maintains network hubs which act
as centers of distribution. ResNova also registers all NovaNet nodes
and distributes an updated list of NovaNet nodes to all servers.
Companies which have more than one server can create their own private
networks using the NovaNet system, allowing cross-country or worldwide
corporate communication.

Thus it is now possible for users on a server to communicate with
people around the world, with only a local phone call. It makes
wide-area networking easy to use, because of the automated structure of
the network and the management provided by ResNova Software.

For more information call ResNova at (714) 840-6082 between
9 AM and 5 PM PDT, or call ResNova's server, NovaCentral, at
(714) 840-8641 (1200-14,400 bps).
From: kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (Bonus, Iniquus, Celer - Delegitus Duo)
Newsgroups: comp.software-eng
Subject: Boehm reference
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:35:06 EST

I have a preprint of Boehm's paper, A Spiral Model of Sofware Development and
Enhancement.  I believe the publication date is IEEE Computer Magazine,
sometime in 1988.  Does anyone have a better reference?

thanks

George Kambic
kambic@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com

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