This section lists re-sellers or re-distributors of the Linux distributions listed above. In other words, the people selling the below software more than likely do NOT maintain or support the software itself.
This section also lists distributors selling commercial software for Linux (such as Motif) and miscellany, such as documentation.
Clark Internet Services, C/O Stephen Balbach
The latest version of Linux on disk and tape direct from the net at affordable prices. 120MB installed on 3.5" disks. 90MB installed on 5.25" disks.
Slackware on 32 3.5" disks: $50 (USPS 2nd day). SLS on 32 5.25" disks: $40 (USPS 2nd day).
Installation and Getting Started (c) Copyright Matt Welsh. 150+page laser printed, professional bound manual. Everything to get installed and running in one easy book. $15 if ordering set (at cost price!). $20 seperate.
For more complete information, including a
multipage description of Linux, a hardware compatibility sheet,
and more detailed package descriptions send mail to
linux-all@clark.net for auto-reply info (30k of text).
Check, money-order
Stephen Balbach 5437 Enberend Terrace Columbia, MD 21045Credit Card orders call 410-740-1157 (Visa, MasterCard, AmXpres)
31 Oct 1993.
Extent Verlag Berlin, Germany
Extent has published the Linux Installation and Getting Started manual, Version 2.0 by Matt Welsh in order to make it available to Linux users within Germany and Europe. Inspite of being non-commercial, the manual was printed with 2540 dpi and bound in soft cover. It's handy paperback format is 148 x 210 mm. Other LDP manuals are being prepared as soon as possible.
Extent also tries to make SLACKWARE available to everybody within Germany and Europe just for the ordinary diskette price. This means, you pay only the diskettes and get the newest SLACKWARE distribution for free, just in the sense of Free Software. The 3.5" diskettes are fully error-checked, of course.
Extent Verlag Berlin, Postfach 12 66 48, D-10594 Berlin, Germany. phone +49 30 3244021, fax +49 30 3249685.
Linux Installation and Getting Started, 192 pages. ISBN 3-926671-12-2. Costs within Germany DM 15.80 (tax and shipping included), within Europe DM 16.50 (shipping included).
Full Slackware (latest version) on 50 diskettes. Within Germany, DM 100.00 plus DM 10.00 for shipping. Within Europe, DM 100.00 plus DM 20.00 for shipping.
Ordering by sending cheque to address above or money order (don't forget your address!) to Extent Verlag Berlin, Germany Postbank Berlin, BLZ 10010010, bank account 1769-104 or every book store.
25 March 1994.
Fintronic Linux Systems
We sell fully installed,
custom configured Linux systems for about the price which you'd
pay for the hardware alone. We offer desktop and notebook
machines. We ship worldwide and accept payment by check and
credit cards. If you have any questions or would like to be
added to our mailing list, send mail to
linux@fintronic.com.
For our latest pricelist, finger linux@fintronic.com or
Web to http://www.fintronic.com/linux/catalog.html.
Prices change frequently as we are constantly looking for the
best deals for our customers.
email: linux@fintronic.com
fax: +1.415.325-4908
voice: +1.415.325-4474
Mail: Fintronic USA, Inc.
1360 Willow Rd., Suite 205
Menlo Park, CA 94025
USA
24 Mar 1994.
InfoMagic, Inc.
The InfoMagic Linux Developer's Resource is a complete snapshot of the
sunsite.unc.edu and tsx-11.mit.edu archives. It also includes the
complete GNU software collection (in source form). The following Linux
``distributions'' are included on the discs: Slackware, Bogus, Debian, SLS,
TAMU, MCC, and JE (Japanese Extensions).
The Slackware distribution has been completely unpacked allowing many packages to be run directly from the disc. Sources for all the packages in Slackware are also included.
The Linux HOWTO documents have been formatted for use with the Microsoft Multimedia Viewer (which is included) to allow browsing and full-text search under Microsoft Windows.
InfoMagic also distributes the "Installation and Getting Started Guide", by Matt Welsh as well as Linux T-Shirts.
InfoMagic, Inc.
PO Box 30370
Flagstaff, AZ 86003-0370
Tel: 800-800-6613 (within the US)/602-683-9565
Fax: 602-526-9573
email: Orders@InfoMagic.com
The 3-CD set is $25/copy. Shipping within the US is $5 (USPS
Priority Mail), outside the US $10 (International Airmail), FedEx and
UPS on request. Orders may be placed via phone, fax, or email (a PGP key is
available: finger orders@InfoMagic.com). We accept Visa, Mastercard, and
AMEX. 1-year subscriptions are available for $150 (within the US) and
$175 (outside the US) including shipping. A 1yr subscription consists
of 6 releases, one every two months.
The contents of the CD's may be found at either:
InfoMagic.com:/pub/Linux,
ftp.uu.net:/vendor/InfoMagic/cd-roms/linux, or
on http://www.infomagic.com.
This 3-CD set is updated every two months. Please call for latest info on contents, availability and pricing.
11 Jan 1995.
Lasermoon Ltd., info@lasermoon.co.uk,
support@lasermoon.co.uk.
Description:
We are specialists in UNIXLinux Freeware and stock products from :
Infomagic, PrimeTime Freeware, Yggdrasil, Linux Journal, SSC,
O'Reilly Associates, Addison Wedsley, SWiM (Motif) 1.2.3 &
1.2.4, Morse Telecommunications (Slackware Pro), VITAL (Crisp
Editor), BASMARK (Language Products), Systek s.r.l (Application
Builders), VERSASOFT (dBMAN), LINUX BIBLE and reference works.
We are the sole UK/European/USA distributors for some of the
above.
If you dont see what you want, please call us!
We provide free technical support for the above products which are compeditively priced.
Dealers : Please contact us! We are looking for dealers in Europe and Aisa.
CD-ROM, floppy disk and other media. ftp access for some products (ie SWiM)
We are pleased to accept : VISA, ACCESS, MASTERCARD, EuroCARD, Euro Cheque/Cheque/money order drawn on a UK bank in Pounds Sterling, Cash - (in desperation) Pounds Sterling (please send by recorded delivery).
Lasermoon Ltd 2a Beaconsfield Road Fareham Hants England, PO16 0QB
14 Dec 1994.
Linux Journal, P.O. Box 85867, Seattle, WA 98145-1867. Phone (206) 782-7753 (206-PUBS-REF), FAX 206-782-7191.
Linux Journal is a monthly publication covering the Linux Community. Most material in LJ is new (not reprinted from Usenet). Each issue includes columns and articles on Linux programming, Free Software Foundation issues, systems administration, Questions and Answers, interviews and more. LJ is a professional-quality magazine for the Linux community. Michael K. Johnson is the editor of Linux Journal.
Subscriptions are $19/year (US), $24/year (Canada/Mexico), $29/year (elsewhere).
Payment can be made using VISA, MasterCard or American Express (make sure you include the credit card number, expiration date and signature). We can also accept checks in US $ on US banks. If you have a question concerning appropriate method of payment, phone or FAX our subscription numbers or send e-mail to subs@ssc.com For security reasons we discourage sending credit card numbers via e-mail.
If you are interested in advertising in LJ,
call, write or e-mail at linux@ssc.com.
Article queries, new product announcements and other editorial
material should be sent to our address above or e-mailed to
ljeditor@sunsite.unc.edu.
Generic questions can be sent to linux@fylz.com.
11 Jan 1995.
Morse Telecommunication, Inc.
The Linux Quarterly CDROM contains the complete contents of
tsx-11.mit.edu, the one of the most popular Internet Linux sites
which provides both source and binaries of major Linux
distributions, utilities, source code and documentation. This
includes Slackware, SLS, MCC and Debian releases of Linux.
Additionally, beginning with the Spring 1994 edition, the complete
contents of prep.ai.mit.edu, the repository of
the FSF's GNU source
archives, is included. For first-time users, this CDROM contains a
Microsoft Windows(tm) front-end to assist the user in creating boot
disks that can be used to install Linux directly from The Linux
Quarterly CDROM. Support for the UMSDOS filesystem is now also
This gives the user the ability to install Linux directly to an MSDOS
system without having to repartion their hard drive. Ninety days of
technical support is provided with each disc at no additional charge.
Morse Telecommunication, Inc.
26 East Park Avenue, Suite 240
Long Beach, NY 11561
Orders: (800) 60-MORSE
Tech Support: (516) 889-8610
Fax: (516) 889-8665
Email Orders: Order@morse.net
Email info: Linux@morse.net
Hours: 9AM - 5PM EST, Monday through Friday. Fax available 24 hours.
Orders may be placed via phone, fax or email as listed above. The Linux Quarterly CDROM is priced at $29.95 plus $5 shipping and handling per order. Existing customers may upgrade for $22.95 plush S/H. All orders generally ship the same day if received by 4PM EST.
The contents of the CDROM, the cover artwork in JPEG format, and the text of the USENET announcement can be found on the following FTP sites:
tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/advertisements/TLQ-Spring94.tar.z
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/distributions/cdrom/TLQ-Spring94.tar.z
23 May 1994
Linux Systems Labs, info@lsl.com
Slackware (all 50 disks and I&GS) for $69.95 (updated weekly), resell the Yggdrasil CDROM and bundle the latest version of Slackware with Motif (version1.2.4) for $215.00 (Motif alone for $175.00). We currently print LDP documents duplex on a 600 DPI laser printer. We publish Dr. Linux, an impressive compendium (1170 pages) of the Linux Documentation Project for $49.95 and include a free CD with purchase. A free CD also comes with our other book, Linux: Getting Started (550 pages), which sells for $29.95.
Our newest product is Just Logic SQL Database Manager. It is an interactive multiuser SQL server+client for Linux. It also includes C++ class descriptions and API for interfacing with C and C++.
Linux Systems Labs, 18300 Tara Drive, Clinton Twp MI 48036. Phone (313)954-2829, (800)432-0556, fax (313)954-2806.
See above for prices. We take MasterCard, Visa and American
Express and will discount all
products (except SQL) 20% for internet customers.
9 Feb 1995.
Sequoia International, Inc., 600 West Hillsboro Blvd,
Suite 300, Deerfield Beach, FL 33441, Tel: (305) 480-6118,
FAX: (305) 480-6198, info@seq.com
Sequoia International, Inc. has a complete Motif
1.2.3 Runtime and Development package called SWiM 1.2.3 available
for $149.95. In addition to providing shared library versions
of libXm and libMrm, the following is included in each package:
The Window Manager (mwm), Shared Libraries (libXm, libMrm),
Static Libraries (libXm, libMrm, libUil), UIL Compiler,
Header and Include Files, Complete On-Line Manual Pages, Source Code to
OSF/Motif Demo Programs, Complete OSF/Motif Users Guide.
Linux 0.99pl13 or higher, libc 4.4.4, XFree 2.0,
12M Free Disk, 8-12M RAM Suggested.
USA: Sequoia International, Inc. (305-480-6118), info@seq.com.
Japan: Fortune Co., Ltd (03-5481-8974). England:
Lasermoon Ltd. (+44-0-329-826444). Australia: Space Age Import-Export
Proprietary (61-7-266-3418).
24 March 1994.
Spheric Microsystems, Inc., info@spheric.com.
Spheric has the Linux distribution to fit your tastes, at discount prices. Here's just a sample, call for latest versions or a catalog:
retail $49.95, only $34.95. (Also available in floppy)
retail $49.95, only $29.95
October 1994, kernel 1.1.50, Doom, retail $20.00, only $17.95
2.1, retail $14.95, only $9.95
retail $49.95, only $39.95
retail $9.95, only $8.95
with CD, retail $59.95, only $44.95
2nd Edition, retail $24.95, only $19.95
many from source news groups, retail $39.95, only $24.95
retail $49.95, only $29.95
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, check, money-orders accepted. Call 1-800-869-8649, 9am-9pm Eastern. NYS Residents add local sales tax. $5 shipping per order.
Spheric has been distributing Linux since 1992 (back when a few floppies made a great distribution :ˆ). Commercial Linux software, general UNIX books, and CD-ROM subscription plans also available.
14 December 1994.
Spire Technologies, info@spiretech.com
Spire is a complete solution provider for Linux offering Networking, Custom systems, Consulting, Technical Support, and Distribution.
Our current services are consulting services, complete custom systems, networks and we offer the Linux Bible and the Info-Magic and Yggdrasil cdroms. We will soon have anonymous ftp available at ftp.spiretech.com (Feb 1995) and will be providing subscription internet access (Jan/Feb 1995).
You can reach Spire Technologies at info@spiretech.com or:
Spire Technologies 1439 SW Columbia Portland, Or 97201 (503)222-3086 (503)222-5102 FAX
11 Jan 1994.
SSC, Inc., sales@ssc.com.
SSC has printed the Linux Installation and Getting Started manual, Version 2.2.1 to make it available for those who do not have the capability to print it themself and to support our customers who buy Linux distributions from us. The book is perfect-bound with a 2-color cover. SSC has also published the Network Administrator's Guide from the LDP and will soon publish the Kernel Hacker's Guide. In addition, SSC has published The Linux Sampler, a book which includes new material plus articles from back issues of Linux Journal. Other products include Linux T-shirts, mouse pads and bumper stickers.
Linux Installation and Getting Started, Version 2.1 is available for $12.95 plus shipping ($3 in the U.S.). The Linux Network Administrator's Guide and The Linux Sampler are $18.95 each plus shipping. Finger bookshelf@ssc.com for information on these and other Linux books that we will make available. We can accept credit card orders (Visa, MasterCard or AmEx). Orders can be phoned in to 206-782-7191 (206-PUBS-REF) or faxed to 206-782-7191. Or mail orders to SSC, P.O. Box 55549, Seattle, WA 98155.
SSC also publishes a series of reference cards on Unix and Unix-related
programs such as Emacs, VI, Korn Shell, C language, etc.
SSC also sells the InfoMagic, Yggdrasil and Trans Ameritech
distributions, Free Software Foundation books and a complete
Linux package consisting of Linux Instllation and Getting
Started, a Linux distribution on CD, 4 SSC Pocket References
and a 1-year subscription to Linux Journal for $64.95. Call or
e-mail sales@ssc.com for a free catalog.
11 Jan 1995.
Takelap Systems Ltd., info@ddrive.demon.co.uk.
The SLS 1.04 distribution on diskettes. 25 3.5" or 30 5.25" diskettes including 0.99.13 kernel, X11R5, TeX, doc (WYSIWYG), GNU s/w development tools and more.
The SLS 1.04 Linux Distribution on CDROM: 0.99.13 kernel, X11R5, TeX, Andrew, GNU s/w development tools. May be installed and optionally run from CDROM mounted remotely. Many installation and operational options.
The Yggdrasil LGX Fall 93 Linux distribution on CDROM: 0.99.13 kernel, X11R5, TeX, Andrew 5.1, Postgres 4.1, GNU s/w development tools.
Takelap Systems Ltd., The Reddings, Court Robin
Lane, Llangwm, Usk, Gwent, United Kingdom NP5 1ET.
tel: +44 (0)291 650357, fax: +44 (0)291 650500,
email: info@ddrive.demon.co.uk.
SLS on Diskettes, price ukp42.00 +ukp1.50 p&p + VAT. SLS CD-ROM, ukp66.00 +ukp1.50 p&p + VAT. Yggdrasil LGX CD-ROM, ukp40.00 +ukp1.50 p&p + VAT. Visa and Mastercard accepted.
Free catalogue of CDROMs and books (mostly UNIX related) on request.
31 Oct 93.
Trans-Ameritech corporation.
Trans-Ameritech has published 6 releases of Linux by the end of 94. CD-ROM based on the Slackware distribution of Linux with all the sources plus full uncompressed filesystem plus NetBSD source and binary distribution. The current full release is Release 4 and a Supplement 2 is also available with updates and additional software. The previous releases cover Linux from 0.99 p.9 (on the SLS release) to the current versions and have FreeBSD, NetBSD and the original 386BSD.
The latest upgrades and patches are always available through Trans-Ameritech Linux BBS (408)980-9840. It's free for all Trans-Ameritech customers.
The Internet price for Linux Supplement CD 2 is $20
The price for our current (Release 4) Linux Plus CD is $30
The price for a package order: Linux Plus CD (Release 4) and Linux Supplement 2 CD (Trans-Ameritech Linux Package) in one shipment is - $40
You can order by e-mail, by phone (408)727-3883 or fax (408)727-3882.
(email: order@Trans-Ameritech.com)
If you prefer to send a cheque/money order, our address is:
Trans-Ameritech Enterprises, Inc.
2342A Walsh Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95051
USA
If you order with a credit card (VISA, MC, American Express) please indicate the card number, expiration date and your mailing address.
The order will be processed and the CD shipped the same day.
Shipping and handling in US is $5, Canada/Mexico $6, Overseas $8. COD is available in the US only for $4.50.
California residents please add sales tax.
Annual subscriptions (4 releases) are available for $80 plus S&H. (note: there are 4 shipments in a subscription) Example subscription in US is: $80 + $5 x 4 = $100 Subscription in Europe/Japan etc. is: $80 + $8 x 4 = $112
If you have any further questions, please contact us
at the above address, or (408) 727-3883, FAX (408) 727-3882, or
info@trans-am.com
11 Jan 1995.
Unifix Software GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany
We use our own (Linux based) premastering system to make custom CDs which include the customer's programs in addition to our Linux distribution. This enables our customers to sell their Unix based applications together with operating system tested and ready to run. Our CD recorder makes it possible to create prototypes and very small series at interesting prices.
Ask us for more information or prices:
Telephone +49 (0)531 515161
Fax +49 (0)531 515162
Mail Unifix Software GmbH
Postfach 4918
D-38039 Braunschweig
Germany
UPython Computer and Network Services
Labels for Softlanding and slackware disks
The labels that we print for you are available in
several formats at
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/linux/distributions/SLSlabels.
For order information, send mail to DGray@uh.edu.
Cost is $6.50 per set and domestic shipping in included.
Overseas orders must send payment in US funds and add $1
for shipping. Texas residents add sales tax (6\%).
11 Nov 1993.
Richard Shetron (multics@acm.rpi.edu)
Stephanie Gilgut (stephie@acm.rpi.edu)
Sean Haus (hans@wizvax.com)
We sell modem and terminal cables for multi-port serial boards (mainly the Boca Research BB2016, BB1008, BB1004 and the IOAT66). We also sell multi-port serial boards. We can supply other products and services, please ask. We are also an internet provider with dialups and telnet accounts.
email: orders@wizvax.wizvax.com (orders only, please)
catalog@wizvax.wizvax.com (automatic response robot)
multics@wizvax.wizvax.com
stephie@wizvax.wizvax.com
hans@wizvax.com
phone: (518) 271-6005 (US) 9am-7pm M-sa.
Fax: (518) 271-6289
Snailmail:
Wizvax Communications
1508 Tibbits Ave.
Troy, NY 12180 USA
Send for a catalog (see addresses above). Send orders to address's listed above. Payment can be personal/company check, US Postal Money Order, Money Order, or Bank check. Orders will not be sent until payment clears. Inquire about PO's.
Wizvax provides an anonymous posting and contact service. email acs@wizvax.com for help. Wizvax also provides space and resources for mucks, muds and such, for a fee. Email hans@wizvax.com regarding this.
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