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Re: CD-ROM Contents



>>>>> "Jim Brandt" == Link8452  <Link8452@aol.com> writes:
In article <960617014234_136461290@emout15.mail.aol.com> Link8452@aol.com writes:


    Jim Brandt> I was wondering... Exactly what programs will be
    Jim Brandt> included with the Executor 2 CD-ROM? Both DOS and
    Jim Brandt> Macintosh programs. And will the Macintosh programs be
    Jim Brandt> on a separate Mac partition?

    Jim Brandt> Thank You, Jim Brandt (Link8452@aol.com)


Based on Executor 2 Beta1, I'd guess we'll put the following things on
the final Executor 2 CD-ROM, BUT THIS IS ONLY A GUESS -- CONTENTS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE:

	Installers for Executor/DOS, Executor/Linux and
	Executor/NEXTSTEP.  The Executor/Linux installer will ask if
	you want to install a.out or ELF binaries and will install
	both executor and executor-svga.  Executor/NEXTSTEP will be
	fat for both m68k and x86 CPUs.  The DOS version will also
	have a couple directories you can copy to floppies so you can
	install from floppies.  The CD-ROM will also have a demo
	version of all three flavors of Executor so you can go to a
	friends house and install the demo version to help convince
	your friend to buy a copy of Executor so we can hire even more
	engineers.


	For each platform, an expanded copy of what the installers
	install.  That way if a particular file in the distribution
	gets corrupt, you can copy just the file that you need, rather
	than copying the entire distribution.

	An evaluation copy of SciTechSoft's Display Doctor that
	Executor/DOS users can try out to see if it helps.  If it
	does, you'll need to license a copy from SciTech.

	HTML back issues of the Executor mailing list from 1992 to the
	release of beta0.

	The source to the Browser (Think C).

	Sample software to try out (REMEMBER, CONTENTS SUBJECT TO
	CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE):

	Demoware (i.e. these are demos you can download from the internet):

		Asymptote plotting software
		Deliverance animated sword and sorcery game
		FA-18 simulator
		Fatty Bear kids point and collect game
		Glider Pro paper airplane game
		MacBreadboard breadboard simulator
		Oh No, More Lemmings game
		PegLeg shoot 'em up game
		PGA Tour Golf golf game
		Power Grade software for teachers
		Space Madness shoot 'em up game
		Stuffit Expander dearchiving program
		Eric's Ultimate Solitaire

	Freeware:

		ChemEdit very old chemistry program
		Color Globe spinning globe
		Fungus surround and capture game
		LC Animation old "animation" demo
		NIH Image image analysis program
		Super Mandelzoom black and white Mandelbrot viewer

	Shareware (NOTE: you must pay the shareware fees if you use these)

		5 of a Kind video poker
		Address Book
		Apeiron centipede like game
		Arashi tempest like game
		Bachman pacman like game
		Beamwars tron like game
		Beebop 2 breakout like game
		Bert q-bert like game
		Blood Suckers click and smash game
		Chiral atom connection game
		Compact Pro compactor and archiver
		Cyclone crystal castle like game
		Gravitation Limited gravity simulator
		Ingemar's Skiing Game
		Lightning Paint paint program
		Maelstrom asteroids like game
		OIC pattern recognizing game
		Realmz overland sword and sworcery game
		Scruffy ][ maze like game
		Solarian space shoot 'em up game
		Space Junkie space shoot 'em up game
		Speedometer mac benchmarker
		Stuffit Lite compactor and archiver
		Swoop galaga like game
		Tetris Max tetris like game
		Tex-Edit text editor
		Ultima 3 port of old Apple ][ game
		Wolfenstein doom precursor

The shareware, demoware and freeware will be both in a single HFV and
as separate HQX files that you can install individually.
Additionally, CD-ROM magic has been done so that the single HFV will
appear as a Mac CD-ROM from within Executor, or on a real Mac.  That
lets you compare Executor running the above apps (most of which can be
run directly off the CD-ROM) with a Mac doing the same thing.
		

We will also have a few extra README files to help fill in the gaps
left in our 32-page mini manual (that will be in the CD-ROM jewel
box).

We believe we have permission to include all of the above software on
our CD-ROM.  Many of the shareware apps required us getting explicit
permission, since many shareware authors don't want stuff popping up
on CD-ROMs without them knowing it, but we've gotten permission in all
the cases that we think we need it.  To be sure we've sent beta1
CD-ROMs to all the software authors so that if they have objections
they can make them now, before we burn 5,000 copies of E2.


We hope to have the final CD-ROM contents finalized soon after I get
back from MacHack '96.  We have a little artwork and manual cleanup to
do, too, but basically we're done.  Beta1 was close enough that we're
pretty sure that what we have now is good enough.  After E2 is out
we'll start making patches available again.

Thanks for everyone's patience.

--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com


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