Executor 2.0/executorv2.0.iso/pc/linux/extra/docs/maillist/text/archive.96/text3325.txt

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>>>>> "Jim Brandt" == Link8452  <[e-mail]> writes:
In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] 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 ([e-mail])


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
[e-mail]