From: swbaker@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Texas Bob or Eddie Froman depending on the moon)
Subject: Re: Program: the guide??? for atari?
Summary: Yes, and No...
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 16:03:45 GMT

In article <BvEr1r.1L2@sci.kun.nl> leonp@cs.kun.nl (Leon Pillich) writes:

>I've heard something about a program called 'the guide' for
>msdos pc's. What is it? Is it pd? 

It's a full-featured, mouse-supporting, multi-windowed, pull-down and
pop-up menu'ed, search-query-display-and-print implementation of the
_REAL_ Hitchhiker's Guide (ala the radio, books, TV, etc)... but this
one really works!  (Summary: VERY COOL PROGRAM)

It IS for IBM/MS-DOS machines, and the program is Shareware and available
for your consumption!  Also, the Project Galactic-Guide thing has about
40 articles or so (written by real people around the planet); some of
these articles are fiction (like the series) and others are very useful
articles when traveling (ie, there are articles for all sorts of places,
like New York, Rio, New Orleans, Berlin, etc) plus there's tips on how
to avoid being mugged, a neat way to systematically catagorize religions,
and lots of other hoopy things you can't be without (like your towel).

>Is there an Atari-ST version? Or is the source pd so I can port it?

Not yet (I think someone's starting to write one), and nope (but the
data structures will soon be available if you want to write one).

>Thnx for any answers....

OK; hope you can get to an MS-DOS machine and give it a try...
At vela.acs.oakland.edu, there's an FTP directory with the GUIDE.ZIP
file (for MS-DOS machines), and the ASCII article collection files
(for every machine)...

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INFO ON "THE" FTP SITE --

Here's the specs on getting this GUIDE.ZIP stuff and the *.NEW article
collections, from you favourite ultrix or vax/vms system (assuming you're
connected and on-line, etc) --

1) Type [ ftp vela.acs.oakland.edu ] or [ ftp 141.210.10.2 ] if req'd.

2) If you can't connect, then email me your address and I'll send you the
	uuencoded version of the .ZIP file, and/or the .NEW archives...

   else login: [ login anonymous ] and then use your email addr for passwd.

3) Go to the directory: [ cd /pub/swbaker ]
	(I didn't get to name this directory; I would've used something
	more topical like 'guide' or something, but at least we have a
	directory in the first place!)

4) Be sure you're in binary mode: [ binary ] -- a lot of folks have been
	writing, complaining of bad .ZIP files, etc... it's because you're
	trying to get the binary file in ASCII mode (which is the default)

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

5) Get the file(s): [ get guide.zip ] plus anything else you want...

6) When you're satisfied, [ bye ] to quit...



Steve
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