4.0385 Responses: SIMTEL Server; IBM Greek (2/44)

Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Tue, 14 Aug 90 13:14:27 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 4, No. 0385. Tuesday, 14 Aug 1990.


(1) Date: Sat, 11 Aug 90 19:47:41 EDT (22 lines)
From: Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM>
Subject: Re: 4.0381 ... A Query

(2) Date: Fri, 10 Aug 90 17:01 EDT (22 lines)
From: JOHNSTON@brandeis.bitnet
Subject: RE: 4.0375 Query: Greek on IBMs

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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 90 19:47:41 EDT
From: Elliott Parker <3ZLUFUR@CMUVM>
Subject: Re: 4.0381 Call for Papers; A Query (2/46)

>Several postings recently have mentioned the SIMTEL server (?) which is,
>I gather, a sort of super-listserv for PC shareware. Is this so? Would
>anyone with the knowledge and expertise care to share with us how to
>find out what is available from SIMTEL, and how to get it?

Simtel20 has thousands of PC (and others) programs avail for the the cost
of downloading. If you can FTP, the name is WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL;
password "anonymous" and all that. (I think if you try to use
BITFTP@PUCC, you get a msg. suggesting you use one of the Bitnet server,
BTW. The Bitnet servers in the US are at NDSUVM1 and RPIECS. To get
started, send mail to LISTSERV@RPIECS and in the body put GET PDGET
HELP. The server will send 10pp. or so of intro material.

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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 90 17:01 EDT
From: JOHNSTON@brandeis.bitnet
Subject: RE: 4.0375 Query: Greek on IBMs (1/9)

In Reply to Norm Coombs' request about Greek on the IBM: After years of
trying all kinds of software, pricing various printers, etc., and
finally settling on an H-P Laserjet printer plus much expensive
additions to my aged IBM XT, I finally ended up--sorry--with
an Apple SEII plus Lasergreek. The Greek on screen and also on
the printed page is really quite acceptable, and I can always
bring in my disk to campus and produce a superb copy on the Brandeis
Laser Printer. I'll spare you all the exhaustive research, since
I really don't want to think about it any more--suffice it to say
it was less expensive and less complicated to go with the Apple, but
I still do prefer composing on the IBM (apropos of Halio's article,
I make many more mistakes on the Apple, even with extended keyboard,
and the Apple--OOPS, I mean MACKINTOSH SE II!--software (Word) is
much too intrusive for my taste--so I still do my creative work on
the IBM.) I've been told, however, that IBM clones are now
available that can do wonderful things, if one is starting from
scratch....but then I've been hearing that for a number of years!
Good Luck!