Archive-name: acorn/archives Last-modified: 1995-04-10 [This posting will move out of comp.sys.acorn and into comp.sys.acorn.misc and comp.sys.acorn.networking in a few weeks. --Gerben.] This is the regularly posted list of archive servers that contain files related in any way to Acorn computers, i.e. the Atom, BBC, Electron, Archimedes, R-series, PocketBook, Risc PC and maybe some even rarer types of machines. Mainly it's about the Archimedes and Risc PC, though. Please use an up-to-date copy of this list! This list is maintained by Gerben Vos (people in the UK may want to try the address gerben@solo.cs.vu.nl). Please mail any updates or remarks to me, as i can't check everything by myself (though i try). Thanks to all people who have sent me helpful information or pointers; this list wouldn't have been what it is without your help. There is also a list with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the Acorn newsgroups. It is called the "Comp.Sys.Acorn FAQ List Posting", and the maintainer is Philip Banks . Up-to-date copies of this list, and of the FAQ, are, amongst others, available at the archive site rtfm.mit.edu (18.181.0.24). Please retrieve an up-to-date copy if you're reading this on CD-ROM or another non-volatile medium. The name under which a FAQ is archived appears in the Archive-name line at the top of the article. This list is archived as acorn/archives, the FAQ has as name acorn/faq . There's also a mail server on that machine: if you want to retrieve the latest version of this list, send an e-mail message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu containing, without the quotes, the text "send pub/usenet/news.answers/acorn/archives" in the message body. This list is also available on the World Wide Web as http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Egerben/acorn/acorn-archives.txt ; a hypertext version is in the works. General information about FTP and ftpmail services can be found in "Anonymous FTP: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List", available in all FAQ archives as ftp-list/faq . This article lists the name of every interesting archive i know of, as well as the type of files it contains, its numeric address in the case of Internet ftp servers and Janet pads, and the email address of the maintainer, if known. Below that follows a list of the directories to look for with a short description of their contents. Below the main list are three short sections which list the Acorn WWW sites, tell you how to use Internet ftp by e-mail (using the ftpmail service), and give information about Internet access from Janet. When requesting files from servers, always try to use a server that is as near as possible to you. And keep in mind that the people running these things are doing you a favour, so please don't abuse their services. Changes since some arbitrary time in the past (most recent ones first): - Added cslib.ecs.soton.ac.uk . Copyright (c) 1995 Gerben Vos. Distribution for non-commercial purposes is unlimited and encouraged, but you may only distribute the entire article, including the editorial text. What this [ABT]? stuff means: A=Archimedes/Risc PC, B=BBC/Electron/Master, T=Text documents, ?=couldn't reach it, may be temporarily down FTP SERVERS: ============ Format: [ABT]? site-name{:port} (numeric-address) (email-address-of-maintainer) For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above. [ABT]? actrix.gen.nz (192.100.53.23) (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz, wright_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz) /pub/files/archimedes/ acorn Acorn modules, files and news archivers Archiving utilities CLIutils Non Desktop utilities comms Communications applications demos Demos desktop Desktop utilities editors Editor applications educate Educational applications emulators PD emulators for the Arc fileutils File utilities fonts Fonts/font applications games Games graphics Graphical tools/utilities languages PD languages for the Arc sound Music/sound applications printutils Printer utilities progutils Programming utilities unix Unix ports to the Arc and RISC iX stuff virus Virus killer programs /pub/files/bbc/ archivers Archiving utilities comms Communications applications editors Editor applications educate Educational applications fileutils File utilities games Games graphics Graphical tools/utilities sound Music/sound applications printutils Printer utilities progutils Programming utilities This archive is *only* reachable from within New Zealand. It holds public domain software for all makes and types of Acorn machinery as well as the latest updates of release software from Acorn (Shared C Libraries and similar things). [.B.] al.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk (131.111.84.16) (jkb@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk) /pub/beeb Some BBC utilities [.b.] alife1.cs.man.ac.uk (130.88.240.101) (gilbertd@cs.man.ac.uk) /pub/beeb Beeb emulator for UNIX/X Windows [A..] cslib.ecs.soton.ac.uk (152.78.65.207) (cslib@ecs.soton.ac.uk) /pub/Acorn ArcWeb beta versions and latest version [A.T] ftp.acorn.co.uk (136.170.129.1) (customer.services@acorn.co.uk) /incoming Upload directory /pub/ documents Application notes, lots of other info gnome Updated fonts for Gnome's !X riscos Archimedes software and patches riscix RISC iX software [A..] ftp.andrew.cmu.edu (128.2.232.154) (jgm+@cmu.edu) /pub/mpack mpack MIME reader/writer [A..] ftp.ant.co.uk (194.70.44.95) (nas@ant.co.uk) /pub Product info [A.T] ftp.comlab.ox.ac.uk (163.1.27.2) (Robin.Watts@comlab.ox.ac.uk) /tmp/Robin.Watts/ Ready-made ArmTeX, ARM documentation [A..] ftp.cs.arizona.edu (192.12.69.5) (icon-project@cs.arizona.edu) /icon/packages/acorn The Icon programming language [A..] ftp.cs.chalmers.se (129.16.226.10) (rojemo@cs.chalmers.se) /pub/misc/riscos MPEG, (always latest version of) !AS [A..] ftp.cs.kun.nl (131.174.33.1) (hans@cs.kun.nl) /pub/ArMaTuReS ArMaTuReS (TeX) This is probably not the newest version. See also Stuttgart and other sites. [.BT] ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk (129.215.160.5) (ajcd@dcs.ed.ac.uk) /pub/ajcd/BBC Some BBC programs and documents Contains programs by the maintainer, Angus Duggan. [A..] ftp.demon.co.uk (158.152.1.44) (uploads@arcturus.demon.co.uk) /pub/antivirus/archimedes Antivirus information /pub/archimedes/ . Dialup IP, PGP and Usenet software RiscOS2 Older software (slightly misnamed) acorn-files Acorn network-related notes and modules acorn-starter-pak Networking starter package blockdrivers Block drivers developers Unfinished stuff diallers Diallers editors Text editors gnu Ported GNU stuff, GCC graphics Graphics programs, JPEG, POVray, drawplus languages CLISP old_versions Older versions of some software utils Miscellaneous useful programs uucp Taylor UUCP www World Wide Web browsers /pub/mirrors/hensa/micros/arch Mirror of HENSA The primary site for !TCPIP, and probably some other networking programs. [A..] ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.10, 146.169.16.11, 146.169.32.5, 146.169.33.5, 146.169.43.1, 155.198.191.4, 155.198.1.40) (wizards@doc.ic.ac.uk, lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk) /packages/psion/icdoc Programs that should run on the PocketBook /computing/document/formatting/tex/uk-tex/systems/acorn ArmTeX 3.14 /computing/systems/archimedes/collections Mirrors of HENSA and Stuttgart [A..] ftp.ijs.si (193.2.4.252) (Andrej.Bauer@ijs.si) /pub/zx/emulators Downgrade your Archimedes to a ZX! [A..] ftp.imada.ou.dk (130.225.128.14) (jho@imada.ou.dk) /pub/progs/acorn Archimedes software, mainly from Denmark [A.T] ftp.inf.tu-dresden.de (141.76.1.11) (Matthias_Paschke@irz.inf.tu-dresden.de) /pub/acorn/ demo Some demos games Some games and demos of games gfx Graphics viewers and other programs gfx/ANIMATIONS MPEG, Replay and Replay film "Startrek" gfx/Raytracing Raytracing software lang Programming languages lang/gcc gcc installation mags Computer magazines: GAGnews and Hardliner maths Mathematical programs and libraries misc Miscellaneous sound Soundplayers tex ArmTeX 3.14 utils Some utilities and fonts [A..] ftp.mantis.co.uk (193.129.10.1) (olly@mantis.co.uk) /pub/users/olly Software by Olly Betts There is a limit of two anonymous logins between 6 and 18h on weekdays, and ten at other times. [A..] ftp.mathematik.uni-ulm.de (134.60.66.21) (borchert@mathematik.uni-ulm.de) /pub/soft/minix ARM-Minix [A..] ftp.maths.tcd.ie (134.226.81.10) (chughes@maths.tcd.ie) /pub/acorn Archimedes software /pub/incoming/acorn Upload directory This is a small site, with a slow connection and not much space, so it can't cope with too much. At the moment it just has stuff by Conrad and Merlin Hughes in it; it's easier for them to distribute that way. [A..] ftp.nvg.unit.no (129.241.163.239) (ftp@nvg.unit.no) /pub/sinclair/utils/arm Another chance for ZX nostalgia... [.B.] ftp.ohm.york.ac.uk (144.32.136.36) (ian@ohm.york.ac.uk) /pub/BBC/ 32016 32016 2nd processor utilities Submissions Upload directory archiver Archiver (there are more in Submissions) This is the archive of the BBC mailing list, bbc-list@ohm.york.ac.uk . [A..] ftp.ph.surrey.ac.uk (131.227.115.98) (s.singer@ph.surrey.ac.uk) /pub/incoming/singer The game Bloxed [A.T] ftp.pvv.unit.no (129.241.36.200) (dhmyrdal@pvv.unit.no, bernhard@pvv.unit.no) /incoming/arm Upload directory. /pub/arm/ Archimedes-Info Documentation and information Other_Sites Index files from various places /pub/arm/Programs/ !Fonts Several PD fonts DTop_silly Some silly applications for your desktop Demos A few demos for the Archimedes DeskLook Utilities to "improve" your desktop Editors Text editors and utilities Games A few games for you to enjoy Library Command-line utilities incl. GNU software LineGraphics Line/object-oriented graphics programs Math_Fracts Mathematical programs incl. fractals Misc Items not fit into any category yet ;-) Music Audio programs PixGraphics Pixel-oriented graphics programs PostScript PostScript(tm)-related utilities Programming Utilities to help with programming RUCP UUCP and news software Utils Lots of other utilities /pub/arm/src Source code for a few programs The file /pub/arm/Index is notoriously outdated, but ls-lR,FFF and Archive-Index,FFF (contents of Sparkives) are automagically kept up to date. Read DOWNLOAD-INFO for more helpful hints. [A..] ftp.tex.ac.uk (134.151.79.32) (?) /archive2/acorn ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart [A..] ftp.tu-chemnitz.de (134.109.132.51) (fischer@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de) /pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos ArMaTuReS (TeX) and ArmTeX 3.14 /pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/edition/Standard ArmTeX 3.14 (also on other sites?) [A..] ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) (ftpadm@uni-kl.de) /pub/acorn/ acorninfo Information from/about Acorn applications Complete packages communication Networking etc. demos Demos desktop Desktop tools disk Disk tools editor Text editors education Educational programs emulator Emulators of less advanced machines fun Funny programs games Games and cheats graphics Various sorts of graphics related things incoming Upload directory (see also upload-info) magazines Disk based magazines (mostly German) midi Midi tools misc Miscellaneous modules A collection of widely used modules packers Archivers programming Programming tools, languages riscpc Risc PC only programs science Simulations, maths etc. sound Sound utilities tex Guess what? tools Miscellaneous utilities upload-info Form for description of uploads viruskiller Virus killers and detectors [A..] ftp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.100.202) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de) The link to the Acorn software at ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de is gone. [A..] ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.64.1) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de) /pub/acorn/ antivirus Anti-virus utilities archivers Archivers and decoders coredump The Coredump electronic magazine database Database programs desktoputils Desktop gadgets docs Documentation editors Editors fontutils Fonts & font utilities fsutils Disk utilities & filing systems games Games graphics Graphics, fractals and drawing programs incoming Upload directory lang Languages and libraries math Mathematical programs misc Miscellaneous netutils BBS, terminal, dialup IP and UUCP programs newstuff Miscellaneous newer programs ro3 RISC OS 3 utilities and programs simulation Simulation programs sound Sound utilities tex TeX distribution unixtools Ported Unix utilities Has a maximum login limit of 2 anonymous users. Mainly old stuff. [AB.] ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.18.15) (acorn@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de) /incoming/acorn Upload directory /pub/systems/acorn/ minix ARM-Minix riscix/unixtools/gnu/gdb gdb (Acorn diffs only) /pub/systems/acorn/6502/ archivers Archivers beginner Programs to unpack files comm Communication programs lang Languages (Assembler and Small-C) /pub/systems/acorn/riscos/ antivirus Virus killers archivers Some archivers beginner Some of the same and other archivers cad CAD programs? comm Communication packages and utilities comm/msdos-disk MS-DOS disk readers database Database programs editors Editors etc Miscellaneous fromUTS Contents of the old Manchester archive lang Languages, libraries, debuggers maths Mathematical programs newsoft New software, per month problems Programming problems & answers unixtools Many ported Unix and GNU tools util Utilities and fonts util/sys System utilities /pub/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/ oldtex ArMaTuReS (TeX), old version texadditions TeX-related files texupdate Updates to the old version Also runs an experimental FSP server. There is a mirror of /pub/systems/acorn on ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk . [A..] ftp.rrzn.uni-hannover.de (130.75.2.2) (gruen@rvs.uni-hannover.de) /pub/tex/systems/acorn ArMaTuReS and ArmTeX, Stuttgart mirror [A..] isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (130.54.23.2) (?) /.u2/oldnews/comp/binaries/acorn comp.binaries.acorn archives /.u2/oldnews/comp/sources/acorn comp.sources.acorn archives These directories probably don't work anymore. [A..] isgate.is (130.208.165.63) (archive-management@isgate.is) /pub/Usenet/Usenet.bin/comp.binaries.acorn comp.binaries.acorn archives [A..] jpb.cse.bris.ac.uk (137.222.12.77) (John.P.Baker@bristol.ac.uk) / Credits, a movie database [A..] katz.anu.edu.au (150.203.7.91) (michael@eccles.anu.edu.au) /pub/stereograms/acorn Mindimages, a stereogram program [AB.] kermit.columbia.edu (128.59.39.2) (?) /kermit/ a Kermit for BBC+Z80 second processor c Kermit for BBC, Cambridge Workstation and Archimedes (under Arthur) [A..] ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de (129.13.115.2) (haible@ma2s2.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de, clisp@arcangel.demon.co.uk) /pub/lisp/clisp/binaries/acorn CLISP, a Common Lisp compiler/interpreter /pub/lisp/clisp Lisp packages usable with CLISP This is the primary ftp site for the port of CLISP to Acorn ARM machines. [AB.] micros.hensa.ac.uk (194.80.32.51, 148.88.8.84, Janet numeric address 000010403000) (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk) /incoming/arch-riscos Upload directory /kermit Kermit in subdirectories ac, ar, bbc, cp /micros/arch/riscos Archimedes and Risc PC programs /micros/arch/riscos/tools UUDecode, Arc, SparkPlug2 /micros/bbc 6502 programs Also accessible by gopher. Restricted access from outside the ac.uk domain, but there are mirrors on ftp.demon.co.uk and ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk . [A..] mortimer.cc.ic.ac.uk (155.198.62.11) (s.k.stevens@ic.ac.uk) /pub Replay movies and RiscBSD demo [A..] pcfcjb.dbs.aber.ac.uk (144.124.112.71) (auj@aber.ac.uk) /users/ftp/pub/arch RISC OS utilities [A..] phlem.ph.kcl.ac.uk (137.73.4.24) (?) [A..] phlim.ph.kcl.ac.uk (137.73.4.26) (?) /pub/acorn RiscBSD and Linux support FTP site [A..] sun.rediris.es (130.206.1.2) (?) /software/sources/TeX/systems/acorn ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from Stuttgart [A..] ftp.tardis.ed.ac.uk (193.62.81.3) (?) /pub/computing/micros/arch 3D Editor [AB.] tolsun.oulu.fi (130.231.96.16) (?) /incoming/acorn Upload directory /pub/acorn BBC and Archimedes software, ularn [A..] vela.acs.oakland.edu (141.210.10.2) (swbaker@vela.acs.oakland.edu,alexmc@arcfan.demon.co.uk) /pub/galactic-guide/archimedes Project Galactic Guide for !StrongHelp [.B.] istcprj1.u-aizu.ac.jp:2223 (163.143.125.114) (fiddaman@wave.st.usm.edu) /ftp/bbc ROM images for the BBC Master Uses a non-standard port number. From Unix, type "ftp istcprj1.u-aizu.ac.jp 2223" or "ncftp -p 2223 istcprj1.u-aizu.ac.jp" to connect. [A.T] wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.22.42) (dbh@doc.ic.ac.uk) /pub/acorn/ denis Archimedes software doc Interesting text files other More Archimedes software Also accessible by gopher. MAIL SERVERS: ============= Format: [ABT]? email-address-of-server (email-address-of-maintainer) For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above. See also the section below on ftp-by-mail services. [..T] banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz) Section: FAQData The FAQ and Acorn machine list Section: Public Arc documentation and informational files Requests *must* have as subject "ServerMail" (case is important, omit the quotes), and the body should be of the form: Start: [Help:] Section:
Send: End: Using "Section: index", you can retrieve a list of all files in all sections. The command "Help:" will get you a help file. This server contains FAQ-like data which isn't asked frequently enough to post it regularly on the net. Note that this server is at the wrong end of a 2400 baud dialup connection, so frivolous requests for large files will not be appreciated. [...] info-server@newcastle.ac.uk () The Newcastle Info Service has been closed down. [AB.] archive-server@micros.hensa.ac.uk (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk) For directories, see under "ftp servers". Requests are of the form: send You can obtain a help file using the command "help", and you can subscribe to their newsletter about new software and updates with the command "subscribe arch-riscos John Smith" (use your own name). Access only from within the ac.uk domain. INTERACTIVE ACCESS: =================== Format: [ABT]? site-name (numeric-address) (email-address-of-maintainer) For the meaning of [ABT]?, see above. [AB.] micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84, Janet 000010403000) (pdarch@micros.hensa.ac.uk) For directories, see under "ftp servers". WORLD WIDE WEB: =============== There are a lot of WWW servers with Acorn-related stuff. If you want to know more about the World Wide Web, i refer you to "World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)", available in all FAQ archives as www/faq . http://acorn.educ.nottingham.ac.uk/ShellCent/PubList/#b Educational software (HTTP server runs *on* an Acorn machine!) http://delenn.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ HTTPD for RISC OS http://huizen.dds.nl/~everts/acorn.html Aconet information http://irix.bris.ac.uk/%7Erb4420/piglet.html Piglet on-line magazine http://louis.ecs.soton.ac.uk/%7Esnb94r/arcweb.html Home page for ArcWeb - a WWW browser http://micros.hensa.ac.uk/micros/arch.html Archimedes software http://mphhpc.ph.man.ac.uk/%7Embcaprt/acorn2.html Some Archimedes software http://pcsupp1.cc.rl.ac.uk/home/chris/hchof/ Home Computer Hall of Fame http://whirligig.ecs.soton.ac.uk/%7Ermk92/armlinux.html ARM Linux http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/?Acorn Acorn facts in the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing http://www.ant.co.uk/ ANT, Aleph One and Atomwide http://www.brad.ac.uk/%7Epjknight/home.html Archimedes software http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/%7Ebe94mmd/DoggySft/ Doggysoft http://www.brunel.ac.uk:8080/%7Ecs92adf/ The ARM Club, information and software http://http1.brunel.ac.uk:8080/%7Ema94bbw/Planet_multimedia/ Planet Multimedia http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/acorn/top.html Answers to frequently asked questions http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/%7Eaug/articles/acm/acmtitle.html Archimedes Cheat Manual http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/%7Eaug/micros/arc/ Some Archimedes software http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/%7Ese2ij/oregan.html Oregan Software Developments http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/oucl/users/robin.watts/ General information, Acorn and ARM documentation, Warm Silence Software http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/%7Ensd/intro.html Introduction to TAOS http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/%7Egriffitm/acorn/ Some Archimedes software, games reviews http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/%7Epartingr/acorn.html Some Archimedes software http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/amulet/ Asynchronous ARM research project http://www.cs.vu.nl/%7Egerben/acorn/ This list http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/users/u1smt/ Documentation files about programming, some software http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk/%7Ecsuod/ Acorn Gaming page; news, reviews and cheats http://www.csv.warwick.ac.uk/%7Ephudv/ General information, rumours http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/%7Ephid/Crisis/ Crisis Software http://www.dur.ac.uk/%7Ed3jccx/arc/arc.html Acorn Games Page http://www.freebsd.org/%7Egpalmer/archbsd.html Project to port FreeBSD to the Risc PC and Archimedes http://www.geko.com.au/riscman/ Australian Acorn WWW Page http://www.linc.ox.ac.uk/%7Eaug/ Oxford Acorn User Group http://www.mantis.co.uk/%7Eolly/rheolism.html Extra Rheolism home page http://www.ph.kcl.ac.uk/%7Eamb/linux.html Project to port Linux to the 486 card in the Risc PC http://www.ph.kcl.ac.uk/%7Eamb/riscbsd.html Project to port NetBSD to the Risc PC http://www.soton.ac.uk/%7Eadm194/ShAG.html Southampton Acorn Group http://www.soton.ac.uk/%7Egrf/Acorn.html Some software http://www.soton.ac.uk/%7Ejgw194/links/acorn.html Acorn addresses, ARM Linux http://www.stir.ac.uk/%7Erhh01/Main.html Links to Acorn sites http://www.systemv.com/armltd/ Advanced RISC Machines, Ltd. commercial information http://tss.ca/~hans/3do/3do.html The 3DO page http://www.xs4all.nl/~sliphelp/archimed.html Archimedes & SLIP for xs4all.nl http://www.york.ac.uk/%7Eriws100/ Some Archimedes software, Design Concept http://www.zynet.co.uk/minerva/ Minerva Software FTP-BY-MAIL SERVICE: ==================== If you can't use ftp directly, these servers can do it for you: - ftpmail@cs.uow.edu.au - ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com (warning: heavily overloaded!) - ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk - ftpmail@ftp.uni-stuttgart.de - ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr - ftpmail@ieunet.ie - ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu Requests for the ftpmail servers are of the form: open cd dir # To obtain a directory listing get # To retrieve a file quit Send "help" to find out more. From Bitnet (only), use one of these: - bitftp@pucc - bitftp@plearn - bitftp@dearn Send "help" for information on the use of this service. gerben@cs.vu.nl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G e r b e n V o s <>< THIS IS THE LAST TETRIS VARIANT TO BE ADDED TO THE ARCHIVE. -- Albert Koelmans