From: brown%vidiot.UUCP@cs.wisc.edu (Michael L. Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.startrek.info
Subject: FAQ
Followup-To: rec.arts.startrek.misc
Date: 20 Nov 1992 17:39:12 GMT
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STAR TREK: The Next Generation Program Guide FAQ

Last revised: 11/17/92

 1. What is the STAR TREK: The Next Generation Program Guide (STTNGPG)?

	The STTNGPG is a major reference to the Paramount television series.
	It contains several sections:

	a) The credit/synopsis section.  This section contains at least
	   a one page synopsis to each and every ST:TNG episode.  This
	   section is in opposing page format.  The left (even) page
	   contains the credits for the particular episode.  The right
	   (odd) page contains the synopsis.
	b) The A appendix contains the complete air schedule for ST:TNG,
	   sorted a few ways for reference.
	c) The B appendix contains the complete cast listing, listed by
	   both the actor's name and the various characters.
	d) The C appendix contains a reference to the writers and directors.
	e) The D appendix contains a list of all the other production
	   credits, season by season.
	f) The E appendix contains a disclaimer notice listing.  This is the
	   Paramount copyright notice screen, seen right before the Paramount
	   logo.  This is for trivia buffs, as some errors have occurred.
	g) The F appendix contains the list of award nominations and award
	   wins.
	h) The G appendix contains reports from attendees of various
	   conventions.
	i) The H appendix contains an index to the Starlog ST:TNG magazine
	   articles.
	j) The I appendix contains various articles culled from TV Guide.
	k) The J appendix contains various articles culled from newspapers.
	l) The K appendix contains misc information that doesn't fit the
	   above appendixes.
	m) The L appendix contains a list of the episodes released on video
	   tape or laserdisc (U.S. and U.K.)
	n) The Z appendix is the guide's index.

	The STTNGPG is approximately 470 pages, designed to be printed as a
	double-sided document and kept in your favorite three-ring binder.

 2. How do I get a copy of the guide?

	Currently the guide is distributed via anonftp and anonuucp (see below)
	in the following forms:

	a) The troff sources
	b) PostScript in both New Century Schoolbook and Times Roman fonts.
	   Both also use Helvetica and Crillee.  The PostScript versions are
	   available in U.S. letter and U.K. A4 sizes.

	During the season, the guide is updated monthly as updates only.  The
	troff sources are in patch format and PostScript files contain only the
	pages that have changed.

 3. Which version of the guide should I get (troff or PostScript)?

	This is system dependent.  If you don't have access to the Unix groff
	program, you should look at getting the PostScript files.  Obviously
	this means that you have to have access to a PostScript printer.
	Keep in mind that the STTNGPG guide is many pages long and will take
	a while to print.

	The troff sources are for those users that want more control over
	the printing of the guide, probably using a font that I don't use.

	The PostScript files are for those users who don't have groff. The Post-
	Script files are also for users who just don't have to time to try
	and use groff.  A majority of the users are using the PostScript files.

 4. If I use the troff sources, what versions of troff does the guide support?

	The STTNGPG is only supported using the 1.06 version of groff, a GNU
	freeware troff software package.  No other troff package is supported.

 5. Is the guide available for other types of text processors?

	Nope.

 6. Will it ever?

	Nope.

 7. How do I handle troff source updates.

	The Unix patch program, version 2.0, patch level 9 or later, is
	required in order to add the patches that are available.  The troff
	source update file contains instructions on how to patch the guide.

	Troff source patches are delivered in a file with a name in the
	format: sttngVVVd, where VVV is replaced with the version number.
	As an example, the file sttng502d contains the patches for version
	5.01, bringing the guide up to version number 5.02.  The patches will
	not install if you are not at the previous level.  Also included is
	a README file for a particular version, like README.502.  When obtain-
	ing files via ftp or anonuucp, get that file as well.

 9. How do I handle the PostScript updates?

	The PostScript update files are not patches to the PostScript files.
	These files contain only the pages which have changed.  You print
	these and replace the pages in your master copy.  If you use the
	master copy to create a photocopied double-sided version, it is
	suggested that you make double-sided copies before installing the
	new laser printed pages in the master copy.  This will keep you from
	completely re-photocopying the complete guide.

	Users of laser printers that support double-sided printing will normally
	not have a problem.  PostScript update files print both sides of the
	paper.  Exceptions to this will be noted in the special README file.
	For printing the complete guide from scratch, it is suggested that the
	files sttng-in.ps, sttng-[123456].ps all be cat'd into one file and
	that file printed, since those sections contain an un-even number
	of pages.

10. How do I get a copy of the guide in plain text?

	A plain text (ASCII) version is available at the ftp site.  See the
	current list that is available at the ftp site.  I do not put out
	or support this version, though it is produced from the latest troff
	sources and has been authorized.  But, I have nothing else to do
	with it.  Questions or problems have to be reported to the poster
	of the version that you obtained.

11. Can I produce the guide in ASCII form?

	You can obtain an ASCII (plain text) version by using groff.  I have
	never tried the pure text option of groff and cannot guarantee the
	results.  The only good result is the PostScript output.

	You can also use the st2ascii script that was written by Raymond Chen
	(raymond@sunkist.berkeley.edy).  It is a shell script that uses perl
	to extract the text from the troff source.

	There is also a PostScript to ASCII program available.  I have not
	used that program either and do not know how the results look.

12. I can't do any of the things mentioned above.  Can I get a printed
    version of the guide?

	Yes, a published version of the guide is available from Star Tech,
	or from me personally.  Send $1.00 to Star Tech, PO Box 1322,
	Dunlap, TN, 37327 for the latest catalog.  If you want to get a
	copy directly from me, send me e-mail for an order form.

	The Star Tech version is only through 4.08.  If you obtain that version,
	be sure and send in the Reader Form so that you can obtain the updates
	from me.


INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING THE GUIDE VIA FTP

The following is the information supplied by the ftp site, as of 6.00:



(Note:  Due to load considerations, ftp.coe.montana.edu will only allow 4
anonymous ftp connections for a while.  Please try to ftp the guide during
off hours Mountain Standard Time...)

This site is: ftp.coe.montana.edu: 192.31.215.240.  Guides are in 
/pub/STARTREK/st-tng/.

Welcome to Mike Brown's (Vidiot) STTNG guides.  I've rearranged things a
little bit from the format that Mike distributes them.

Naming conventions:
"font" - can be one of NCSB (New Century SchoolBook) or TR (Times Roman).
XXX   - Files in this dir are at revision XXX
PSupdate - contains files in "font" upgrading from previous version to XXX.
PS	- means dir contains a FULL release of the guide.  If you retrieve
	files from the highest "font"-PS-XXX, you have the latest version
	of the complete guide that I have.
UK	- added to the above names means that the PostScript files are for
	printing on European A4 paper.
troffXXXd - Patch to make version XXX from XXX-1 of the troff src.

So:
NCSB-PS-404 is a complete copy of the guide as of revision 404 in NCSB.
TR-PSupdate-403 contains PS files in TR to upgrade the guide from revision
			402 to revision 403.


Note that for this release only, the update files are identical to
the full release.  THERE IS NO PATCH KIT TO GO FROM 509 to 600!  You Musta
Gotta Printa the Wholea Thinga Overa.

List of Files in the archive:


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  21 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       20494 Nov 11 18:17 sttng-L.ps.Z
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  16 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       16014 Nov 11 18:21 sttng-in.ps.Z

TR-PSupdate-600:
total 3659
  44 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       44786 Nov 11 17:56 Crillee.ps.Z
   1 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users         613 Nov 16 02:40 README.600
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  75 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       75781 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-6.ps.Z
  50 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       50972 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-A.ps.Z
  91 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       92855 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-B.ps.Z
  25 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       25418 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-C.ps.Z
  48 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       48888 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-D.ps.Z
  19 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       19193 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-E.ps.Z
  23 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       23393 Nov 11 17:52 sttng-F.ps.Z
 176 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users      166981 Nov 11 17:51 sttng-G.ps.Z
  24 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       24037 Nov 11 17:51 sttng-H.ps.Z
  45 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       45272 Nov 11 17:51 sttng-I.ps.Z
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  60 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       61079 Nov 11 17:51 sttng-K.ps.Z
  21 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       20483 Nov 11 17:51 sttng-L.ps.Z
  39 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       39609 Nov 11 17:51 sttng-Z.ps.Z
 224 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users      218671 Nov 11 17:55 sttng-ct.ps.Z
  78 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       79549 Nov 11 17:56 sttng-cv.ps.Z
  16 -rw-r--r--   1 osyjm    users       16008 Nov 11 17:55 sttng-in.ps.Z

misc:
total 11
  11 -r--r--r--   1 osyjm    system      10491 Jan 13  1991 sttng.spine.ps.Z
-- 
 Jaye Mathisen, COE Systems Manager                (406) 994-4780
 410 Roberts Hall,Dept. of Computer Science
 Montana State University,Bozeman MT 59717	osyjm@cs.montana.edu




OBTAINING THE GUIDE VIA THE FTPMAIL E-MAIL SERVER

There is a server called ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com.  Send the one line mail
message "help" to that address and you will get the ftpmail help file.

Using the information from the help file, you would send the following mail
message to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com:

	connect ftp.coe.montana.edu
	cd pub/STARTREK/st-tng
	ascii
	get README
	get README.vidiot
	quit

And if you decided from the README file that you needed the file goo.tar.Z
(a binary compressed file):

	connect ftp.coe.montana.edu
	cd pub/STARTREK/st-tng
	binary
	uuencode
	get goo.tar.Z
	quit

Do NOT use the "compress" command, as the file is already compressed.

(The above names are examples and need to be replaced with current names.)


INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING THE GUIDE VIA ANONUUCP

The program guide files are available via anonymous uucp from my system.
Here are the details:

	Phone:		608-274-9275
	Baud:		19200(PEP only)/2400/1200
	Login:		anonuucp
	Password:	none (it will not be asked)

The main directory is ~nuucp/guides.  In there you will find a file called
dir.list.  Get it, as it will list all of the latest files that are in the
guides' directory.  After you get it, study it and then request the files
that you need.  This area contains more than ST:TNG guides and lists.  The
area will be under constant changes, as new lists and updates will be added.

An example uucp command:

	uucp vidiot\!~/guides/dir.list ~uucp

Replace the ~uucp with the place where you want the file placed.

For some reason there is sometimes a problem while logging in.  When doing
the log in procedure, the anonuucp login name may sometimes have doubled-up
characters.  This can be seen when using the -x9 option of uucico.  If that
happens, add a delay between each character.  In most cases this solves the
problem.

Also, the login prompt may not show up.  If this occurs, hang up and try
again after at least one minute.
-- 
      harvard\                          spool.cs.wisc.edu!astroatc!vidiot!brown
Vidiot  ucbvax!uwvax..........!astroatc!vidiot!brown
      rutgers/            INTERNET:vidiot!brown%astroatc.UUCP@spool.cs.wisc.edu
                                   brown@wi.extrel.com

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