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INFORMATION ABOUT THE PGG MOTHERSHIP
This file contains information on how to acquire Project Galactic Guide
materials, including:
o The alt.galactic-guide FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) info file
o PGG article archive collections (the *.NEW files)
o Information about the PGG T-Shirt design(s) and images
o Article reader programs for IBM/DOS, Unix, X Windows, Atari,
Amiga, and Acorn Archimedes computer platforms
o Hitchhiker's Guide fan stuff (like those two THHG/Star Trek
cross-over scripts, plus gif images and other fun stuff)
How to reach and use the FTP site:
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From your favorite FTP/Internet gateway (once you're on-line, etc.):
1) Connect to Oakland University's Vela system:
Lexical: [ ftp vela.acs.oakland.edu ]
Numeric: [ ftp 141.210.10.2 ]
(you only need to use one of these methods; some people can't use
the lexical address and need the numeric ID instead...)
2) If you can not connect, or do not have FTP access, then email me your
email address and what you want, and I will (try to) send it to you
(i.e., the uuencoded versions of program files, and/or the PGG article
archive files, etc).
Login to the system:
Syntax: [ login anonymous ]
and then enter your full email address as your password.
3) Go to the desired directory (see below for a detailed listing):
Syntax: [ cd <directory> ]
Once you're in the desired directory, display a file listing:
Syntax: [ dir ]
4) Be sure you are in BINARY mode: a lot of folks have been sending me
email complaining of corrupt .ZIP files, etc... it's because they
are trying to get the binary file in ASCII mode (which is the
default, unfortunately).
You only need to type this once, but you MUST type this EVERY TIME
you login to the FTP system.
Syntax: [ binary ]
In summary, ALWAYS TYPE [ binary ] BEFORE YOU [ get ... ] ANYTHING!!!
5) Get the file(s) you want:
Syntax: [ get <filename.extension(s)> ]
Note that you can always change into another directory (detailed
above) and get more stuff if you want.
6) When you're satisfied, logout of Oakland's FTP system:
Syntax: [ bye ]
Directories on the PGG Mothership:
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pub/galactic-guide
This is the place to look for the latest and greatest in articles
and other important Project Galactic Guide stuff.
NOTE: The directory /pub/galactic-guide is a "link" or pointer to
the physical directory /pub/swbaker. I happen to think that
a directory named galactic-guide seems to make more sense than
one named swbaker, so that's why the link is there.
If you don't see /pub/galactic-guide with your FTP server or
WWW system, try /pub/swbaker instead.
Currently, the following article archive files are on-line, each
containing up to 25 articles (the current quantity standard):
REAL01.NEW "Real" articles (i.e., fact)
REAL02.NEW
REAL03.NEW
REAL04.NEW
REAL05.NEW
SREAL01.NEW "Semi-real" articles (i.e., muddled reality)
SREAL02.NEW
UREAL01.NEW "Unreal" articles (i.e., fiction)
UREAL02.NEW
UREAL03.NEW
pub/galactic-guide/information
This directory contains general PGG information files, like the
alt.galactic-guide Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file, and info
on formatting your own text articles for submission to PGG.
pub/galactic-guide/archives
Here's where you'll find all of the article archives in PK-ZIP
format. Everything is in ARTICLES.ZIP, and monthly updates (which
are included in ARTICLES.ZIP) are available for convienent upgrades.
pub/galactic-guide/articles
This directory has the pure ASCII copies of recently-approved PGG
articles. If you're interested in an article on a specific topic,
this is the place to look!
pub/galactic-guide/theguide
The Guide! for DOS is one of the pioneer reader systems of PGG lore.
Requirements are an IBM-compatable 286/386/486/Pentium? system, and
Ega/Vga color and hard drives are recommended but not required.
A mouse is supported but is also not required.
This sub-directory contains The Guide!-specific files, like the
latest program and executable filese, the complete archives
pre-processed and ready for use, icons for OS/2, and other support
and dox files.
pub/galactic-guide/Xguide
The X Windows Project Galactic Guide article reader system. In
this sub-directory are installation files as well as text readme
information files.
NOTE: This stuff is the source code which needs to be compiled on
a unix system which has X, and, most importantly, the Modif widget
libraries.
pub/galactic-guide/tug
This is the sub-directory containing The Unix Guide (TUG!), code,
dox, and support information. A new alpha release of TUG! (version
2.1.1pl1) is available in the /pub/galactic-guide/tug/alpha
subdirectory.
pub/galactic-guide/stguide
This contains another cool Project Galactic Guide system, The Atari
Guide (TAG!). The files here are 'stgde101.zoo' (the binary archive
file containing the programs and documentation) and 'stgde101.zoo.UU'
(the ASCII uuencoded version of the file).
pub/galactic-guide/amigaguide
A new addition to PGG lore, this is a scripting system to use
the AmigaGuide-based system with PGG articles. Both the binary
.lha archives and the ASCII uuencoded versions of the .lha files
can be found in here.
pub/galactic-guide/amiguide
This is where you will find an article-reader system for the Amiga
computer systems. Both the .lha archive and the uuencoded version
of the .lha file can be found here.
pub/galactic-guide/archimedes
If you're an Acorn Archimedes user, this directory is for you.
In this directory you will find your article reader system in the
ever-popular uuencoded spark file format, ready for transfer. Enjoy!
pub/galactic-guide/tshirt
This directory contains information and illustrations for the
Project Galactic Guide T-Shirt design. Many different ideas and
images are stored here. Come and see what we may look like when
we're "out in the field!"
pub/galactic-guide/ideas
Want to write a PGG article, but don't have any ideas? Check out
this directory! In here are a wealth of article concepts and
thoughts, ready for the picking!
pub/galactic-guide/fan
Here's where you will find all the general Hitchhiker's Guide fan
stuff. Among other goodies are the two Hitchhiker's/Star Trek
cross-over scripts, .gif pictures, and more!
pub/galactic-guide/fan/index
In here is the complete ASCII index of every topic from all five
Hitchhiker's books as well as the Radio Scripts!
Share and Enjoy!
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