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- From: spencer@ais.org (Spencer PriceNash)
- Subject: Re: anomaly
- Message-ID: <BxntG3.5M5@ais.org>
- Organization: UMCC
- References: <9211100821.AA21596@dynamix.com> <1992Nov11.054254.12642@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:55:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov11.054254.12642@vela.acs.oakland.edu> srodawa@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Ron Srodawa) writes:
- >In article <9211100821.AA21596@dynamix.com> david@dynamix.com (David L Jarvis) writes:
- >>> Are the files on anomaly obtainable at any other site?
- >>
- >>This has been a discussion in the past, and I still intend to pursue it
- >>(time allowing). Anomaly has an archive with wonderful things to offer the
- >>SCO community, but it's just plain not accessible enough. The hosts of
- >>anomaly have been very gracious in even having a publicly accessible
- >>archive at all, so I certainly don't blame them for this. Personally, I
- >>would think that SCO itself would be jumping on this opportunity to support
- >>it's reseller community. But that not being the case, I am still searching
- >>for a site that can handle ftp direct and email access to this wonderful
- >>treasure chest of SCO software. Anyone willing to help?
- >>
- >I WANT to help, but disk space is the major problem. I run the archive
- >of xenix software on unix.secs.oakland.edu and plan to expand that to
- >sysv386 software too. I already contacted Mike at anomaly and found out
- >the size of the archive.
- >
- >My major problem is insufficient diskspace. The archive right now sits
- >on a DECstation 3100 whose disk space is 96% allocated. What we need
- >is several more hundred MB to do it right. As far as network access
- >is concerned,we have no problem. We are T1 right into the NFSnet hub.
- >So, anonymous ftp over the internet service is great. We don't have
- >a mailserver at the moment, but that could be done too. Direct UUCP
- >access via telephone lines could be a problem since we don't have any
- >good modems--internet access took away the need for that.
-
- Wow, 96% allocated. I didn't know. After I announced I had SCO Xenix
- running on my home dosbox, I got mail from local Xenix users who said I
- should ftp, early and often, to unix.oakland.edu. I'm glad I did.
-
-
- >Anyone got a good disk, DECStation 3100 (SCSI) compatible, ready for
- >donating? We (the University) are a non-profit organization. Ron.
-
- That'd be real nice of someone. Or, a bunch of us someones...?
-
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- >| Ronald J. Srodawa | Internet: srodawa@vela.oakland.edu |
- >| School of Engineering and CS | UUCP: srodawa@vela.UUCP |
- >| Oakland University | Voice: (313) 370-2247 |
- >| Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401 | |
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- Spencer PriceNash spencer@spencer.ann-arbor.mi.us spencer@ais.org
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