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Section 1. (General Network Information)
General information

	This section of the FAQ is about the electronic support network 
	that exists for 386bsd.  

1.0	What is 386BSD? (Taken from the INSTALL.NOTES by the Jolitz's)

	Welcome to 386BSD Release 0.1, the second edition of the 386BSD 
	operating system created by William and Lynne Jolitz.  Like its 
	predecessor, 386BSD Release 0.0, Release 0.1 comprises an entire 
	and complete UNIX-like operating system for the 80386/80486-based 
	AT Personal Computer.

	386BSD Release 0.1 is an enhanced version of the original release 
	done by William F. Jolitz, the developer of 386BSD.  386BSD 
	Release 0.0 was based on the Networking Software, Release 2 from 
	the University of California at Berkeley EECS Department, and 
	included much of the 386BSD work done earlier by Bill and 
	contributed by us to the University. The latest release, 386BSD 
	Release 0.1, contains new work by the developer and many new items 
	which have been freely contributed by other software developers 
	for incorporation into 386BSD (see the file CONTRIB.LIST).  These 
	contributions have increased the functionality and made it more 
	robust.  As a courtesy to the developer and the many people who 
	have generously contributed these software enhancements, we request 
	that users abide by and properly maintain all attributions, 
	copyrights, and copylefts contained within this release.

 	386BSD is intended to foster new research and development in 
 	operating systems and networking technology by providing this base 
 	technology in a broadly accessible manner.  As such, like its 
 	predecessor, 386BSD Release 0.1 is freely redistributable and 
 	modifiable.
 
1.1	Feature summary

	Among the many features of 386BSD:

	*    New "Tiny 386BSD" System Installation Floppy

	*    Simplified installation procedures.

	*    386BSD partitioning for use on an MS-DOS system.

	*    Compressed, multivolume CPIO dump format binary/source/other 
	     distribution sets on MS-DOS floppies.
	
	*    387 emulation.

	*    SCSI support.

	*    CD-ROM support.

	*    NFS, TCP/IP and full networking.

	*    New 386BSD "Fix-It" System Maintenance Floppy.

	*    New "Additional User Software" MS-DOS floppy dump.


1.2	The future of 386BSD.

	Forecasting the future is always a tricky business.  There is work 
	underway to implement version 0.2 of 386bsd.  In addition, many 
	people are involved in a project to put together a 386bsd version 
	0.1.5, which will be a  complete distribution set including all 
	relevant patches and updates to new versions of many of the 
	software packages that are currently available.

	In addition, NetBSD (a direct descendent of 386bsd) is available 
	for anonymous FTP from sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu.  The purposes of 
	these two apparent competitors appear to be at odds, but in 
	fact are very similar.  NetBSD has taken a 'stable, production
	quality, free OS' as one of its primary goals, where 386bsd 
	pursues the high ideal of the ultimate OS research platform.
	There is considerable cross pollination of the two.  The frequent
	debates on style and concept that appear in comp.os.386bsd.*
	are testimony to that point.  NetBSD and 386bsd are still both
	very viable operating system alternatives, with differing goals.

	To see the Future of 386bsd as seen by Bill and Lynne Jolitz, I 
	suggest you read the INSTALL.NOTES that come with 386bsd.


1.3	386BSD software projects in progress

	The list of software projects in progress is just too volatile 
	to go into a static document like the FAQ.  Suffice it to say, if 
	there is something you want to do using 386bsd; ask first to see 
	what has been done.

	Nate Williams (nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu) has volunteered to be 
	the focal point for software projects.  His job will be to get 
	people with similar interests together to minimize wasted effort 
	and people working at cross purposes.
 

1.3.1	Contacting software authors

	Whenever you are working on a port of a software package, it is 
	always a good idea to contact the original author and offer 
	whatever changes you needed to make in order to port the software.  
	That way, subsequent releases of the package may include changes 
	that allow all users of 386bsd the advantage of reusing your work 
	over and over.

	Also, once you have ported a package to 386BSD, you might want to 
	send a note to either Nate Williams (nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu) 
	letting him know that you have completed a package and where it 
	is available.

	If the port was a simple recompile of the source and install, a 
	note to one of the newsgroups telling the story could be considered 
	appropriate as well.  

	In keeping with that, if you find a 'bug' in 386bsd, or find a 
	problem that causes you some headaches and find a solution, you 
	should contact the author of the particular driver/module/program 
	and let them know.  In addition, you could also post the problem 
	and/or fix to "comp.os.386bsd.bugs".

1.4	Minimum hardware configuration recommended

	There has been considerable debate about what the REAL minimum 
	configuration for 386bsd is.  Some would claim that it is the 
	smallest computer that an installation will succeed on.  Others 
	claim that it is the smallest usable computer (based on RAM and 
	speed constraints) and others would claim that it should be 
	based on using 'X'-windows.
 
	For specific hardware, see Section 8.

	The smallest install-able platform is an 80386, using an MGA card, 
	with at least 2Meg of RAM and a 20 Megabyte hard disk.  While not 
	all SCSI cards (especially EISA) are supported, a great many are 
	either in the base distribution or through patches.  This 
	configuration is tricky to prepare, and will certainly be hard to 
	use, but it is possible.

	A comfortable installation which includes source and binary 
	distributions, as well as other utilities will work in about 
	100Meg of hard drive.  

	'X' requires at least a Hercules MGA; for masochists only, from 
	what I understand.

	See section 8 for more details.


1.5	Where to get the source and binaries
1.5.1	Forms available (floppy, FTP, CD-ROM)

	386bsd is available in just about every format known to man, with 
	the possible exception of stone tablets and papyrus.


1.5.1.1 Where can I get the distribution on floppy or tape?

	Many people will copy files onto diskettes or tapes if you 
	coordinate it with them ahead of time.  In addition, many 
	companies offer 386bsd on various types of media for money.  
	Austin Code Works and others (usually advertisers in PC 
	magazines) offer the base 0.1 "official" distribution for a fee.
	  
	Note that there are virtually no restrictions on distributing 
	the 386bsd distributions.  Basically, wherever you can find it, 
	you can get it.


1.5.1.2 Where can I get the distribution via FTP?

	The files you should look for specifically when using FTP are 
	directories called srcdist, bindist, and etcdist.  These 
	directories will hold the files for each of the distributions.  
	Once you have received the files via FTP, you can either load 
	them directly onto your system and then un archive them using 
	'extract' or one of the other methods suggested in Section 2 of 
	the FAQ, in the section about installing with 'real partitioning'.
	
	The list of sites that have 386BSD is covered in section 1.8 below.  
	This list is produced automatically by using a utility called 
	'archie' and is updated for every new version of the FAQ.  If you 
	try to access a site from this list and find that they either 
	don't have FTP enabled, or don't have 386bsd loaded any more, 
	a polite letter to the admin of the system asking them to 
	update their 'archie' entries is good manners.
	
	
1.5.1.3 Where can I get the distribution on CD ROM?
	
	Infomagic sells a UNIX CD-ROM that has 386BSD.  Their FAX number 
	is 609-683-5502.

	Profit Press has 386BSD dated 7/21/92 on their "Mega Win OS/2" 
	CD-ROM.  This is in the format of BINDIST, ETCDIST, SRCDIST and 
	BOOTABLE.

		Profit Press
		2956 N. Campbell Ave
		Tucson, Arizona 85719
		(602) 577-9696
		Their order line is 1-800-843-7990

	Look for their advertisements in the back pages of Computer 
	Shopper.  The Mega series is $29.00 each or $69.00 for all three 
	plus a fourth "Demo Disk".  

	In all likelihood, the version 386bsd that is available on CD-ROM 
	will be the 0.1 version, without any patches.  Keep this in mind 
	when ordering, since the first thing most people want to do is 
	bring the system up to the current patch level.
 
	For our European users, I have included this note from Julian 
	Stacey, (stacey@guug.de) concerning locations and methods for 
	getting 386bsd in Europe on both CD-ROM and floppies.
	
	In Munich Germany:
	Buy the monthly "c't magazin fuer computer technik" (Price 8.5 DM) 
	(~1.7 = $1) & look in back pages, I saw:

	Mail Order:
		JF Lehmanns Buchhandlung, fuer EDV, 
		Zuelpicher Str 182, 5000 Koeln 41, Germany
		Free catalogue for X, Linux, 386bsd, 1.
		Confusing advert seems to offer X11R5 + GNU + 386BSD 
		on CD Rom "InfoMagic Vol2 No2" for Price: 149 DM.
		Tel. 0130 4372 (always busy, claims to be free, 
			so don't know if +49 130 4372 viable)
		Fax: +49 221 415995
		Shops in Berlin, Koeln, Regensburg, Ulm.
		
	(Editorial Note:  DM149 is about $75-$90 US (or a little more))

	Mail Order:
		Computer Solutions Software GmbH
		Postfach 1180, Grafing/Muenchen, D-W 8018 Germany
		Tel +49 8092 5018
		Fax +49 8092 31727
		23 * 3.5" 1.4M flops @ Price: DM199
		Order No:/Best Nr: 5099
		Shop: 
			Columbus Datentechnik,
			Theresienstr 63, Muenchen, D-W 8000, Germany
			Tel +49 89 5232021

	Lynne wrote a short follow-up, letting us know that these 
	companies do not send them any money.

	(Linux was advertised in the mag. @ 89DM, both Linux & 386BSD 
	distributions were offered as something over 20 1M floppies )

	Many people would happily under cut high price commercial 
	distributors, pocket some for media & copying hassle and 
	forward the remainder to subsidize Bill & Lynne's development 
	efforts.

	This information is offered with no warranties, guarantees, 
	franchise offers, or recommendations.
	        
1.6	Electronic Information Groups for 386BSD

1.6.1	Usenet newsgroups

comp.os.386bsd.announce 
	Announcements relating to the 386bsd operating system. (Moderated)
	Announcements should be mailed to cgd using the address
	"386bsd-announce@agate.berkeley.edu".
comp.os.386bsd.apps
	Applications which run under 386bsd.
comp.os.386bsd.bugs
	Bugs and fixes for the 386bsd OS and its clients.
comp.os.386bsd.development
	Working on 386bsd internals.
comp.os.386bsd.misc 
	General aspects of 386bsd not covered by other groups.
comp.os.386bsd.questions
	General questions about 386bsd.


1.6.2	Newsgroup archives.
	
	These sites maintain a historical record of the traffic in the Usenet
	Newsgroups indicated.  There are others, but I haven't gotten their
	names yet.

Host Name            IP address     Location        Newsgroups archived
-------------------- -------------- --------------  ---------------- 
minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au 131.236.20.70  Australia       comp.1.bsd
src.doc.ic.ac.uk     146.169.2.1    London, UK      comp.os.386bsd.*


1.6.3	386bsd mailing lists.

	There are at least two mailing lists for 386bsd.  Both are for 
	discussions of the patchkit and patches.  They are:

	386bsd_patchkit@cs.montana.edu: 
		This list is primarily for discussion of the patchkit and other
		patch procedure discussions.
	patches@cs.montana.edu: 
		This list is for patch submissions.

	NOTE: The patchkit is discussed in detail in Section 2 of the FAQ.

	In addition to these pure 386bsd lists mentioned above, there are 
	lists available for NetBSD.  These lists include:



1.6.4	Other electronic resources.

	There are many bulletin boards throughout the world that have 
	386bsd software and information available.   Also, there are 
	CompuServe and other on-line services that have 386bsd discussions.
	
	    
1.7	Documentation available

	There are two types of documentation for 386bsd.  First is the 
	set that covers the operation and theory used in BSD-Unix.  
	These sources are often excellent for background and understanding 
	of the current implementation of 386bsd.  Second is the set of 
	manuals written specifically for 386bsd.  Most of these are books 
	and magazine articles written by Bill and Lynne Jolitz.


1.7.1	BSD manuals

	The full set of BSD documentation is available via anonymous FTP 
	from ocf.berkeley.edu in /pub/Library/Computer/doc4.3.  To print 
	this documentation on 386bsd systems, replace the ditroff 
	references in the Makefile with 'groff -e -t -msU {SRC} >out.ps' 
	to generate PostScript format files.  Use different options to 
	make the output conform to other print styles.

	The etc distribution also comes with a documentation directory
	~/share/doc which has nearly 3Meg of documentation about 386bsd.
	  
	In addition, on-line manuals are available in the binary 
	distribution set).  It contains specific information on the use 
	of UNIX utilities and commands.  Type "man man" for information 
	on the online manual.


1.7.2	BSD books

	There is an excellent set of works recommended by Bill and Lynne 
	in the INSTALL.NOTES.  In addition, these books have been 
	recommended by Andrew Moore and others.

	For learning how to work in the Unix environment, the standard text
	is "The Unix Programming Environment,"  by Kernighan and Pike.
	
	For Unix Administration, the best is "Unix System Administration
	Handbook," by Nemeth, Snyder and Seebass.

	For systems level programming (i.e., systems calls), I recommend
	"Advanced Unix Programming," by Marc Rochkind.  Unfortunately it is
	out-dated and oriented towards System V.  

	A new book "Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment," by W.
	Richard Stevens is very	up-to-date, and an excellent reference,
	especially for dealing with POSIX standards issues.

	For network programming, "Unix Network Programming," by W. Richard
	Stevens is highly regarded.
	
	The 4.3BSD Unix Manuals contain loads of invaluable tutorials and
	historical papers in addition to hard copies of on-line documentation.
	The six volume set is available from Usenix for $60.00 (email:
	office@usenix.org)

	I could go on, but let me mention just two more - if you have a full
	386BSD installation, you may want to learn the bash shell (in
	/usr/othersrc/public).  This is an extension of the Bourne shell (sh)
	with features from both the C shell (Csh) and the Korn shell (Ksh).
	The Korn shell is described in "The Kornshell," by Korn (of course).
	
	Second, I recommend you look at "The AWK Programming Language," by 
	Aho, Weinberger and Kernighan.  This is a very nice prototyping 
	language - powerful and easy to use.

	Another excellent reference book for 386bsd is "The Design and 
	Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating system" by  Samuel J. 
	Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. Karels, John S. 
	Quarterman, 1989, Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-06196-1.  While this 
	book is out of date in many sections, it is purported to be an 
	excellent source of historical information, if nothing else.  
	Chris Demetriou recommends the sections on the treatment of 
	file systems, caching and the networking layer.  The sections in 
	this books which do not apply to 386bsd include the VM section, 
	bootstrapping, and autoconfig.

	In addition, there are many other books which, for one reason or 
	another, have not made it into this brief list.  Rest assured that 
	this is not intended to be an exhaustive list by any means.  In 
	fact, Lynne Jolitz has offered to supply the FAQ with her preferred 
	reading list describing the current and future versions of 386bsd.  


1.7.3	The Jolitz Book

	Bill and Lynne Jolitz are writing a book about 386bsd.  It will 
	be announced once it is ready.  A tentative date of late 1992 
	was once offered, but since it is mid-ish 1993 and no book has 
	been announced, we can assume that it will be later than the 
	original estimate.
 

1.7.4	Dr. Dobbs' journal

	For users who wish to understand the internals of the 386BSD system 
	developed by William F. Jolitz from 1989 to the present, the most 
	immediate and available reference is the feature series entitled 
	"Porting UNIX to the 386: A Practical Approach", appearing in Dr. 
	Dobbs' Journal, USA (January 1991 to July 1992) and UNIX and iX 
	Magazines, Germany (June 1991 to present). For inquiries on the 
	article series (including reprints),  contact the magazines for 
	information.

	"Porting UNIX to the 386: A Practical Approach" (feature series) by
	Jolitz and Jolitz
	
	 1/91: DDJ		"Designing a Software Specification"
	 2/91: DDJ		"Three Initial PC Utilities"
	 3/91: DDJ		"The Standalone System"
	 4/91: DDJ		"Copyright, Copyleft, and Competitive Advantage"
	 4/91: DDJ		"Language Tools Cross-Support"
	 5/91: DDJ		"The Initial Root Filesystem"
	 6/91: DDJ		"Research and the Commercial Sector: Where Does 
				BSD Fit In?"
	 7/91: DDJ		"A Stripped-Down Kernel"
	 8/91: DDJ		"The Basic Kernel"
	 9/91: DDJ		"Multiprogramming and Multiprocessing, Part I"
	10/91: DDJ		"Multiprogramming and Multiprocessing, Part II"
	11/91: DDJ		"Device Autoconfiguration"
	 2/92: DDJ		"UNIX Device Drivers, Part I"
	 3/92: DDJ		"UNIX Device Drivers, Part II"
	 4/92: DDJ		"UNIX Device Drivers, Part III"
	 5/92: DDJ		"Missing Pieces, Part I"
	 6/92: DDJ		"Missing Pieces, Part II"
	 7/92: DDJ		"The Final Step: Running Light with 386BSD"
	
	You can contact M&T Books (DDJ) for reprints if you can't get them from 
	your technical library:
	
	1-800-356-2002 (inside CA)
	1-800-533-4372 (North America)
	1-415-358-9500 (international)
 
	 6/91: UNIX Magazin	"Portierung von BSD-UNIX auf den 80386. Heimlich 
				Liebe."
	 7/91: UNIX Magazin	"Steighilfe."
	 8/91: UNIX Magazin	"Systemverwaltung durch Tabellen"
	 9/91: UNIX Magazin	"Sicher bewegen auf fremdem Terrain"
	10/91: UNIX Magazin	"Damit die Fehlersuche nicht zum Hurdenspringen 
				wird"
	11/91: UNIX Magazin	"Alles in eine Schublade"
	12/91: UNIX Magazin	"Feuer und Wasser"
	 1/92: UNIX Magazin	"Rekursives Speicher-Mapping"
	 2/92: UNIX Magazin	"Tanz auf dem Eis"
	 3/92: UNIX Magazin	"Aus Hanschen wird Hans"
	 4/92: UNIX Magazin	"Das Geheimnis des Multiprogramming"
	 5/92: UNIX Magazin	"Zeitmanagement scheibenweise"
	 6/92: UNIX Magazin	"Magie des Kernels"
	 7/92: UNIX Magazin	"Erkenne Dich Selbst"
	 9/92: UNIX Magazin	"Niemand is eine Insel"
	10/92: UNIX Magazin	"Treiberlatein"
	12/92: UNIX Magazin	"Einlandung erforderlich" 
	 1/93: iX Magazin	"Wir unterbrechen das Programm"
	 2/93: iX Magazin	"Liste gut, alles gut"
	 3/93: iX Magazin	"Blick ins Allerheiligste"
	 4/93: iX Magazin	"Von Bl"ocken, Ringen und Zeichen"
	
	NOTE: The series in UNIX Magazin was moved to IX Magazin in 1/93.
	The article in the April issue was the last one in the series.
	
	In addition, other major articles which discuss 386BSD in detail:
	
	 8/92: UNIX Magazin "Interview mit Bill Jolitz. Das passiert mit 
	 	386BSD" by Jurgen Fey
	 8/92: DDJ "Very High-Speed Networking" by W.F. Jolitz
	12/92: DDJ "Inside the ISO-9660 Filesystem Format" by Jolitz and 
		Jolitz
	
	Reprints of the first 19 parts on the UNIX Magazin series are available 
	from:
	
	iX Redaktion
	Stichwort: 386BSD-Serie
	Verlag Heinz Heise GmbH & Co KG
	Helstorfer Str. 7
	3000 Hannover 61
	
	Some of the parts are without code listings due to the unclear
	status of the BSD releases stemming from the Net/2 release.
	
	
1.7.5	Other FAQ's on the net that are relevant
	
	There are many FAQs that can be used in conjunction with 386bsd.  
	These include the FAQs for all of the GNU software, the different 
	shells that are available, the programming languages that are 
	available, and many more.  In addition, many programs have their 
	own FAQ which should be referenced whenever that package is being 
	added.  Good examples of the latter are the FAQs for elm, C-News, 
	and innd.
	 
	The observant reader will notice that there are very few 'X' 
	questions in this FAQ.  The XFree86 FAQ is posted regularly to 
	comp.os.386bsd.*.  There is no good reason to include any 'X' 
	questions in this FAQ, with the exception of the most basic 
	'Where can I get the 'X' FAQ'.
	
	Most FAQs are available by anonymous FTP from rtfm.mit.edu and 
	via Usenet News in news.answers and/or comp.answers.  This FAQ
	is an exception.  Until I get the magic for posting this thing
	to {comp,news}.answers completely squared away, it will remain 
	a comp.os.386bsd.* document.
	
	
1.8	FTP sites for 386BSD
	
	A standard tool on Internet connected hosts for finding files is
	'archie'.  Searching the archie archive for "386BSD" yields the
	following list.  Searching for 386bsd will also yield a long list
	of sites, including many of the 'original' mirror sites.  For UUCP
	sites, FTP-Mail is available from gatekeeper.dec.com.  The list 
	below was created with an 'archie -l' on 25 Aug 1993.

	For those folks that have access to telnet, but not FTP, you can use
	archie by using telnet and connecting to 132.206.2.3.  Log in as
	'archie' and use the 'prog' command to find programs of interest.
	The list below is included primarily for those folks that have only
	uucp, and will need to get their software though UUCP and other
	channels.
	

1.8.1	FTP Site List

	This list is automatically generated every time the FAQ is 
	produced.  Please do not request that your host be added to 
	this list.  If your host is represented in an 'archie' list,
	it will be reflected here.  Several other sites are included 
	in Section 1.8.4 below.

	Host					Directory
	agate.berkeley.edu            /pub/386BSD/
	animal-farm.nevada.edu        /pub/386BSD/
	archive.afit.af.mil           /pub/386BSD/
	ascwide.ascii.co.jp           /pub2/386BSD/
	bruno.cs.colorado.edu         /pub/cs/doc/usl.vs.bsd/unigram/386BSD
	cs.ubc.ca                     /mirror3/386BSD/
	delbruck.pharm.sunysb.edu     /pub/386BSD/
	f.ms.uky.edu                  /incoming/386BSD/
	ftp.cs.uni-sb.de              /pub/386BSD/
	ftp.luth.se                   /pub/386BSD/
	ftp.uu.net                    /systems/1/386BSD/
	gatekeeper.dec.com            /.9/plan/eli/386BSD/
	grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr          /pub/1/386BSD/
	hermes.hrz.uni-bielefeld.de   /.mnt1/systems/386BSD/
	hpcsos.col.hp.com             /mirrors/.scsi5/386BSD/
	jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu            /pub/public_domain_software/386BSD/
	math.orst.edu                 /pub/386BSD/
	mcsun.eu.net                  /packages/386BSD/
	miki.cs.titech.ac.jp          /pub/os/386BSD/
	minnie.zdv.uni-mainz.de       /pub0/pub/386BSD/
	nctuccca.edu.tw               /Operating-Systems/386BSD/
	pdq.coe.montana.edu           /pub/mirrors/386BSD/
	plains.nodak.edu              /pub/386BSD/
	pprg.eece.unm.edu             /pub/386BSD/
	procyon.cis.ksu.edu           /pub/386BSD/
	rs3.hrz.th-darmstadt.de       /pub/os/386BSD/
	sbcs.sunysb.edu               /pub/386BSD/
	sifon.cc.mcgill.ca            /pub/packages/386BSD/
	1.hensa.ac.uk              /pub/uunet/systems/1/386BSD/
	von-neum.uni-muenster.de      /incoming/386BSD/
	von-neum.uni-muenster.de      /pub/386BSD/
	walhalla.germany.eu.net       /pub/comp/1/386BSD/
	wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp           /pub/386BSD/


	The code may soon also to be available, or perhaps is already 
	available, from both CompuServe and BIX.

1.8.2	Official distribution sites

	According to Lynne Jolitz, there is no such thing as an 'official' 
	386bsd site.  The closest we have is 'agate.berkeley.edu' which is 
	mirrored at several of the sites listed above.

1.8.3	Reference sites

	For a brief period, ref.tfs.com was available for use as a reference 
	system.  This system was used as the test-bed for many programs that 
	were ported to 386bsd by many authors.  Unfortunately, ref.tfs.com 
	has been disabled as a reference system.  Once a replacement is 
	established, it will be noted here.

	There is now a site in Germany that is acting as a reference site 
	for 386bsd.  The name is "g386bsd.first.gmd.de", also known as
	"bsd386.first.gmd.de". Sorry, no anonymous ftp yet. But there is
	a "guest" login with the password "guest".

	But the most important reason why I had installed the machine on 
	the network was for all these people who don't have enough space 
	to compile their own kernel or their own packages.   They can do 
	it on this machine.  ATS ( ats@first.gmd.de or ats@cs.tu-berlin.de )

	Also, Montana State University has offered accounts on a 386BSD
	machine to anyone who has a project they would like to do.
	Send email to nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu with the name of your project
	and have your account setup.  As of this writing, the machine has
	access to both NetBSD and 386BSD 0.1 + patchkit sources online.  Here
	is Nate's announcement.

	This is to announce the availability of a machine on the network
	available for anyone to do specific 386BSD/NetBSD projects.

	Unfortunately, due to a not having a T1 network link, our connection
	does not have the bandwidth to do the same job as 'ref' did.  
	However, this machine can be used by anyone who does not have the 
	resources to do projects on their own machine, or who does not have 
	a machine to do a project on it.  In addition, I have local copies 
	of the interim release work and the NetBSD stuff (which are always 
	a little behind due to them both being done by hand).

	Prerequisites for getting an account are simple:

	1) telnet access so you can login - No modems are available, and you
	   wouldn't want to pay for long distance to Montana anyway :-)
	2) a specific project to accomplish/attempt
	3) a mail message sent to me stating your project and an account name.

	The projects don't have to be overly specific, but since I can't
	provide access to everyone, I need projects to give to the folks 
	who provided the resources to me a listing of the projects that 
	are being worked on.

	The machine is a 486/33 with 16MB of memory and 3Gig of disk, some 
	local and some NFS mounted.  The engineering Dept.. of Montana State 
	University has provided a large part of the resources this machine 
	has, and backups are being done on a regular basis.

	Please send all requests for account to: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu, 
	which is the machine that is being provided for the network access.


1.8.4	Unofficial archive sites that have neat stuff!

	There are many sites that have things which have either been ported 
	to 386bsd or are available to the world.  Use archie to find these 
	sites, or read comp.os.386bsd.* for more information.
	
	alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:/386bsd (for ports of software).
	agate.berkeley.edu:~/0.1-ports 
	agate.berkeley.edu:~/unofficial/from-ref
	
	Listed here because they don't have access to 'archie' yet...
	g386bsd.first.gmd.de -or- bsd386.first.gmd.de:
	    Sources for 386bsd0.1 and the later patchkits.
	    Source for NetBSD0.8 and the newer snapshots.

	    Xfree is installed binary as version 1.3.

	Ported software are:
	    tcsh6.03.00
	    emacs19-15
	    gcc-2.4.5
	    top3-1
	    perl4.0.36
	    elvis1.7
	    bison-1.21
	    rn and nn.

	 In addition, ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de has a lot of neat software.
	 In addition, Wolfram Schneider (wosch@pankow) has 'ported' 
	 the FAQ into LaTeX.  It is available in pub/386BSD/FAQ/tex
	 in both PostScript and DVI formats.


1.8.5	 X for 386BSD 0.1 Ported Software List

	This is a list of non-core X window system application that 
	have been ported to 386BSD 0.1.  The ftp server and directory 
	name are listed above and each file or directory name is 
	followed by a short description.  Feel free to send corrections, 
	additions or suggestions to rich@rice.edu.

agate.berkeley.edu:/pub/386BSD/0.1-ports/x-apps

	InterViews	C++ GUI class library + WYSIWYG document & graphics editors.
	img_1.3		raster image manipulator/viewer

agate.berkeley.edu:/pub/386BSD/386bsd-0.1/unofficial/from-ref/public

	Xw		widget library
	ghostscript-2.5.2	interactive postscript interpreter/viewer
	ghostview-1.4.1	front end processor for viewing postscript
	gnuplot-3.2	interactive graphics/plotting
	gwm		generic window manager with lisp interpreter
	tk		GUI tool kit with Tool command languate (tcl) 
			interpreter
	ups		C source level debugger with slick GUI
	xbench		X server performance measurement tool
	xcdplayer	GUI for cd player
	xfig		interactive graphical editor
	xlock 		screen locker
	xntpd		network time protocol???
	xphoon		real-time view of lunar phase
	xpool		game of pool?
	xroach		yep, a roach crawling on your monitor.
	xscreensaver	screen blanker/saver
	xv		raster image viewer
	xvgr		?

nova.cc.purdue.edu:/pub/386bsd/submissions

	Xdtm-2.5.386bsd		X desk top manager
	idraw-bin.tar.Z		C++ GUI class library + WYSIWYG document & 
				graphics editors.
	img1.3.386bsd.tar.Z	see above
	mpeg_play.Z		animated raster image viewer
	small_X11r5.tZ		a minimal subset of the core distribution
	vogl.tar.Z		a library that emulatates Silicon Graphics 
				GL calls
	xview3			sun's GUI development tool kit

sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming:

	Dirt.tar.Z		GUI development tool kit
	XBSD8514-0.1.Z		8514 X server port
	XS3-0.3-exp.Z		S3 X server port
	acm.tar.Z		aerial combat mission/flight simulator
	chess-vort-movie.tar.Z	?
	epoch.Z			enhanced emacs for X
	jpeg.tar.Z		jpeg viewer
	libXaw3d.a.Z		3D widget library
	mpeg-1.2.tar.Z		animated raster image viewer
	ups-2.45.bin.tar.Z	C source level debugger with slick GUI
	vort-movie.tar.Z	?
	xantfarm.tar.Z		screen saver with ants?
	xbench.tar.Z		X server performance measurement tool
	xpipeman.tar.Z		game: connect pipes to keep a liquid within
	xxgdb.tar.Z		GUI for GNU source level debugger

alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:/386bsd

	ucblogo-2.9.tar.z	Berkeley Logo
	unclutter-v7.tar.z	Disappearing mouse pointer
	xarchie-1.3.tar.z	GUI interface to Archie
	xdvik-0.26.tar.z	DVI previewer
	xinfo-1.01.01.tar.z	Texinfo browser
	xli-1.14a.tar.z		Image viewer
	xscreensaver-1.13.tar.z	Cute screen savers

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Brooks AFB, TX