From: rsquires@cyclops.eece.unm.edu (Roger Squires)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian
Subject: The Online Bible
Date: 14 Aug 92 06:07:30 GMT
Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

The Online Bible was mentioned recently in soc.religion.christian
Judging by the responses (and some email) not everyone who should
be interested knows what the package is or where it may be obtained.
I am not involved with the package, but seems to me it deserves more
advertising, hence this letter.  Followups to s.r.c

So, here is an shortened version of the README file, and a letter
to me from Mr. Fuller (with his permission) about the soon to be 
released version 6.  Mr. Fuller is worried that the OLB's author will
be swamped with email asking about the new version -- so please be
polite and do not do this.  When it arrives the new package will be
advertised on s.r.c, or if necessary you can ask to be put on his mailing list.

Here are simple directions for downloading the package.  Remember that
this is an MSDOS package, and that you will need the current version
of Pkunzip (1.1 or better) to uncompress the files.  This routine
is in the mirrors/msdos/zip directory: PKZ1110EU.EXE.

	ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu
	[login as anonymous and give your email addr as the password]
	cd doc/bible
	prompt		[this is just so you can use wildcards]
	mget README*	[use this to decide which bible versions you want]
	binary		[transfers of .zip and .exe files must use binary mode]
	mget *.zip	[this will retrieve all the files, assuming you
			have enough disk space to hold them all]

If you are like me you will need to download these files again (using
binary mode) to your MSDOS machine and then unzip them as per the
instructions in the README file.  At 1200 baud this takes awhile :)
Net novices should get the "Zen and the Internet" file that is on
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu if all this is black magic to you.
If you're an expert you should get it and read it anyway.
It is zen10.txt in the etext/etext92 directory.


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[a shortened version of the README file]

                       OnLine Bible version 5.
                              FreeWare
                            Copy Freely
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
This document contains:
 
 1- A listing of all modules available, showing the zip contents.
 
 2- Brief Instructions for installing OLB.
 
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Modules Available:
 
> Online Bible Program, v5.00.17b:
 
  - OLB50017.zip
      bible.901      257177   3-08-92  17:02
      choose.exe       5659   7-17-91   9:05
      copydisk.bat      493   1-20-92  11:39
      go.bat           2931  10-10-91   8:11
      install.901      3058   2-05-92  17:18
      install.exe     30475   3-03-92   8:55
      read.me          9633   3-08-92  20:18
      sharewar.doc     8396   3-08-92  20:15
      tutorial.doc     8548   7-23-91   7:55
 
 
> 1769 King James AV text:
 
> 500,000+ Cross References, from Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge:
 
> Hebrew/Greek Lexicon keyed to Strongs Numbers:
 
> Topical Index, (see read.me file in zip 2):
 
> 1913 Scofield Notes:
 
> 1833 Webster Bible text:
 
> 1901 American Standard Version text:
 
> 1871 J.N. Darby New Testament text:
 
> Hebrew Old Testament text, Biblia Hebraica by Kittle,
                             Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensia:
 
> Greek New Testament text, Stephens 1550/Scrivener 1894,
                            Byzantine/Majority,
                            Nestle 26/UBS 3:

[some installation instructions]
 
Limited help can be obtained from Acus10@waccvm.corp.mot.com


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[Here is the letter Mr. Fuller sent me about Version 6]

 Date: 25 Jul 1992 18:11:34 -0700
 From: Mark Fuller <ACUS10@WACCVM.corp.mot.com>
 Subject: re:request for online bible ftp sites

> Sorry to bother you, sir, but the online bible files seem
> to have disappeared from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
> Are there other sites that you could recommend to me, and
> are there new versions of the software available, etc.?

You probably saw them in /pub/bible.  Shortly after I put up v5
the archive owner moved them to /doc/bible
I just went and looked and they are there.

The current version is v5.00.17b and is on WU.  If that is not
what you currently have, get the readme file in the directory to
understand what you do/dont need.

There will not be any updates until late Sept-Oct.  Version 6 will
be out then and it will be worth the wait!  The basic setup will have
a triple text, AV/Darby/1833 Webster-1913 Scofield ammendments.
The Darby is very similar in translation style and literalness to
the NASB, just older and british.
The ASV will be updated to correct some typo's, there should be a
1911(?) Weymouth N.T. (being proof-read right now).  The Strongs
numbers will be 100% accurate, which is 10% more accurate than the
printed Strongs.
Greek verb parsing, and completed topics with point and shoot access.
(the topics on WU are a prototype).
The 1874 Youngs Literal Translation will also be ready at that time.
(I am currently keying and proof-reading).

I've forgotten if there is anything else planned.  The Lexicons are
being modified but I forgot how or why.

There will also be a very nice typeset OLB manual available for
$2.50 + $2.50 s&h.

I've added you to my list, and you will get a note when I put up
v6.  It is scheduled for Sept-Oct.

Have fun, and hand out copies!

Mark
acus10@waccvm.corp.mot.com

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Roger Squires
rsquires@cyclops.eece.unm.edu