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Archive-name: acorn/archives
Last-modified: 1993-06-21

  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 and R-series, and maybe some even rarer types of machines.
Mainly it's about the Archimedes, though.
  This list is maintained by Gerben Vos <gpvos@cs.vu.nl>. People in the UK
may want to try the address gpvos@solo.cs.vu.nl . Please mail any updates or
remarks to me.

  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 <banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>. You should be able to
find it at the same place where you found this article.
  One of these places is the archive site rtfm.mit.edu (18.70.0.224), which
stores many FAQs in the directory pub/usenet/news.answers . 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. You can send an e-mail
message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu containing, without the quotes, the text
"send usenet/news.answers/acorn/archives" in the message body.

  Now back to this list. For every server, the name and the type of files it
contains is indicated, along with 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. The Newcastle server is an exception to this
rule, since it has only one big flat directory.

  Below the main list is a short section which tells you how to use some
services on networks you aren't directly connected to, e.g. Internet ftp from
Bitnet or Janet, and Janet connection from the Internet.

  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
machines are doing you a favour, so please don't abuse or over-use their
services.

Changes since some arbitrary time in the past:
- The Manchester archive, uts.mcc.ac.uk, will close down on 5th July.
- Added walton.maths.tcd.ie, a small archive.
- The Sydney server, metro.ucc.su.oz.au, seems to have been closed down.
- Does anybody know whether johnson.dur.ac.uk is working?
- Added ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk, another small BBC archive.

Copyright (c) 1993 Gerben Vos. Distribution is unlimited, but you may only
distribute the entire article, including the editorial text.


Legend: A=Archimedes, B=BBC/Electron/Master, T=Text documents,
        ?=couldn't reach it, may be temporarily down


FTP SERVERS:
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[ABT]? actrix.gen.nz (192.100.53.17) (banks_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz, wright_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz)
/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 RiscIx stuff
    virus                            Virus killer programs
/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).

[A..]  demon.co.uk (158.152.1.65) (?)
/pub/archimedes:                     Dialup IP, PGP and Usenet software

[A.T]  flipper.pvv.unit.no (129.241.36.200) (dhmyrdal@pvv.unit.no)
/pub/arm/
    !Fonts                           Several PD fonts
    ARCH-INFO                        Interesting text-files
    DTop_silly                       Some silly applications for your desktop
    Demos                            A few demos for the Archimedes
    DeskLook                         Utilities to "improve" your desktop
    Editors                          Contains 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
    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 utilities
    comp/sys/acorn                   Selected messages posted to c.s.a.*
    other_sites                      Index-files from various places
/incoming/arm:                       Upload directory.

[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 rusinfo and Newcastle.

[.BT]  ftp.dcs.ed.ac.uk (129.215.160.5, 129.215.186.1) (ajcd@dcs.ed.ac.uk)
/pub/ajcd/BBC:                       Some BBC programs and documents

  Contains programs by the maintainer, Angus Duggan.

[..T]  ftp.eu.net (192.16.202.1) (info-admin@eu.net)
/newsarchive/comp/sources/acorn:     Three months' worth of comp.sources.acorn

[..T]  ftp.nluug.nl (192.16.202.21) (info-admin@nluug.nl)
/pub/newsarchive/comp/sources/acorn: Three months' worth of comp.sources.acorn

[A..]  ftp.uni-kl.de (131.246.9.95) (m_sattle@tangram.informatik.uni-kl.de, ftpadm@ftp.uni-kl.de)
/pub/acorn/
    acorn                            Acorn libraries
    applications                     Complete packages
    beginner                         Programs to unpack files
    demos                            Demos
    education                        Educational programs
    fractals                         Fractal programs
    games                            Games and cheats
    incoming                         Upload directory
    misc                             Miscellaneous
    packers                          Archivers
    sound                            Sound utilities
    tools                            Miscellaneous utilities
    viruskiller                      Virus killers and detectors
/incoming/acorn:                     Upload directory

[A..]  ftp.uni-koeln.de (134.95.80.1) (acorn-ftp@ph-cip.uni-koeln.de)
/pub/thp/acorn:                      See ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de:/pub/acorn

[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
    ro3:                             Risc OS 3 utilities and programs
    simulation:                      Simulation programs
    sound:                           Sound utilities
    tex:                             TeX distribution
    unixtools:                       Ported Unix utilities

[..T]  ftp.win.tue.nl (131.155.70.100) (rcpieter@win.tue.nl)
/pub/usenet/
  comp.sys.acorn:                   comp.sys.acorn archives
  comp.sys.acorn.advocacy:          comp.sys.acorn.advocacy archives
  comp.sys.acorn.announce:          comp.sys.acorn.announce archives
  comp.sys.acorn.tech:              comp.sys.acorn.tech archives
/pub/comp/sys/acorn.old:            Old comp.sys.acorn archives

[A..]  ipc1.rvs.uni-hannover.de (130.75.5.71) (ftpadmin@ipc1.rrzn.uni-hannover.de)
/pub/tex/machines/acorn/riscos:      ArMaTuReS (TeX), mirrored from rusinfo

[A..]  isfs.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp (130.54.20.1) (?)
/.u2/oldnews/comp/binaries/acorn:    comp.binaries.acorn archives
/.u2/oldnews/comp/sources/acorn:     comp.sources.acorn archives

  Unsure if these directories are still supported.

[A..]  isgate.is (130.208.165.63) (archive-management@isgate.is)
/pub/Usenet/Usenet.bin/comp.binaries.acorn:
				     comp.binaries.acorn archives

[..T]? johnson.dur.ac.uk (129.234.202.104) (Oliver.Cornes@newcastle.ac.uk)
/pub/arc/tech_notes:                 Technical info about the Archimedes
/pub/arc/incoming:                   Upload directory for the above

  Haven't been able to reach this server yet.

[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)

[...]? metro.ucc.su.oz.au (129.78.64.2, 129.78.139.4) (s2105995@spectrum.cs.unsw.oz.au)

  Site seems to have been closed down.

[AB.]  micros.hensa.ac.uk (148.88.8.84) (hensa@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
/micros/arch/riscos/a:               Archimedes programs
/micros/arch/riscos/tools:           UUDecode, Arc, SparkPlug2
/micros/bbc:                         6502 programs
/kermit/
    ac:                              Kermit for the Cambridge Workstation
    ar:                              Kermit for the Archimedes (under Arthur)
    bbc:                             Kermit for BBC B, B+, B+128 and Master
    cp:                              Kermit for BBC+Z80 second processor

[AB.]  rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.1.12) (arcinfo@rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de)
/soft/acorn/
    6502/archivers:                  Archivers
    6502/beginner:                   Programs to unpack files
    6502/comm:                       Communication programs
    6502/lang:                       Languages (Assembler and Small-C)
    minix:                           ARM-Minix
    riscix/unixtools/gnu/gdb:        gdb (Acorn diffs only)
    riscos/antivirus:                Virus killers
    riscos/archivers:                Some archivers
    riscos/beginner:                 Some of the same and other archivers
    riscos/cad:                      CAD programs?
    riscos/comm:                     Communication packages and utilities
    riscos/comm/msdos-disk:          MS-DOS disk readers
    riscos/database:                 Database programs
    riscos/editors:                  Editors
    riscos/etc:                      Miscellaneous
    riscos/lang:                     Languages, libraries, debuggers
    riscos/maths:                    Mathematical programs
    riscos/problems:                 Programming problems & answers
    riscos/unixtools:                Many ported Unix and GNU tools
    riscos/util:                     Utilities and fonts
    riscos/util/sys:                 System utilities
/soft/incoming/acorn:                Upload directory
/soft/tex/systems/acorn/riscos/
    oldtex:                          ArMaTuReS (TeX), old version
    texadditions:                    TeX-related files
    texupdate:                       Updates to the old version

[.B.]  shiraz.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..]  titania.mathematik.uni-ulm.de (134.60.66.21) (borchert@mathematik.uni-ulm.de)
/pub/soft/minix:                     ARM-Minix

[AB.]  tolsun.oulu.fi (130.231.96.16) (?)
/incoming/acorn:                     BBC and Archimedes software
/pub/acorn:                          BBC and Archimedes software, ularn

[A..]  uts.mcc.ac.uk (130.88.200.3) (zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk)
/incoming/riscos:                    Upload directory
/pub/riscos:                         Archimedes software

  All the software is public domain or shareware.  Most of it has been
  archived with the !Spark 2 application.  !SparkPlug 2 is available.

  This server will no longer provide Archimedes related files after
  Monday, July 5th. The incoming directory will still be available for
  TEMPORARY use IF THE MAINTAINER IS TOLD WHAT IS UPLOADED.

[A..]  walton.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.


MAIL SERVERS:
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[A..]  info-server@newcastle.ac.uk (Albert.Koelmans@newcastle.ac.uk)
topic: archimedes                    Archimedes software

  Don't be fooled by the short listing of this archive; it has been a close
  companion to the Acorn newsgroups for many years and often has the latest
  versions. It contains public domain software for ARM based systems
  (Archimedes, A3000, Rxxx etc), mainly put together from Usenet postings and
  private submissions.

  The info server is currently in danger of falling victim to its own
  popularity (it's mailing out over a gigabyte per month at the moment).
  Use an alternative, if possible, and coordinate your requests with others.

  Requests are of the form:

    line-limit 1000
    request: sources
    topic: archimedes <filename>
    request: end

  An index is available under the filename "index". There is also an index of
  (ar)minix software available as "am_index", and a list of the last 50 files
  added to the archive as "tail_index".

  If you don't receive a reply, try including a Reply-To: line in your mail
  header, specifying your e-mail address (or edit your From: line). If that
  doesn't work, try specifying the domain part of your address in reverse
  order (e.g., gpvos@nl.vu.cs), or route it via a major Internet backbone,
  (e.g., gpvos%cs.vu.nl@mcsun.eu.net). Mailers in the UK generally get
  confused by addresses starting with "cs", which they think means
  "Czechoslovakia", but this can happen with any address which has a top level
  domain at both ends.

[AB.]  archive-server@micros.hensa.ac.uk (hensa@micros.hensa.ac.uk)
/micros/arch/riscos/a:               See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/tools:           See under "ftp servers".
/micros/bbc:                         See under "ftp servers".
/kermit:                             See under "ftp servers".

  Requests are of the form:

    send <filename>

  You can obtain a help file using the single-word command "help".

[AB.]  mail-server@rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (arcinfo@rusinfo.rus.uni-stuttgart.de)
/soft/acorn:                         See under "ftp servers".
/soft/incoming/acorn:                See under "ftp servers".
/soft/tex/systems/acorn:             See under "ftp servers".

  Requests are of the form:

    [uuencode]                       # Only for binary files
    send <filename> [<filename>...]

  Use "send /soft/acorn/README" and "send /soft/acorn/HOW2TRANSFER" for more
  information and an index. There are many options, use "help" for a summary,
  or "send help" for a detailed description of the archive server.


JANET FTP/TELNET/PADS:
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[AB.]  micros.hensa.ac.uk (numeric address 000010403000, login hensa)
/micros/arch/riscos/a:               See under "ftp servers".
/micros/arch/riscos/tools:           See under "ftp servers".
/micros/bbc:                         See under "ftp servers".
/kermit:                             See under "ftp servers".


HOW TO REACH CERTAIN SERVICES
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If you can't use Internet ftp, there are servers which can do it for you.
To find out how they work, send them a message containing just the word help.

- ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
- bitftp@pucc.bitnet, or bitftp at pucc (only from within Bitnet)

If you can't reach Janet telnet or pads from the Internet, try to use one of
these access points by using telnet:

- ruts2.runit.sintef.no (129.241.1.8) (press return to see the prompt)
- sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (128.86.8.7) (login janet)

Note that there is now a Janet IP service, through which Internet users can
use most Janet ftp servers, at least HENSA. There are also two gateways i
heard of for people on Janet who want to use Internet ftp, one of which also
works in the reverse direction. They are:

- sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (128.86.8.7) (login guestftp, password guestftp)
- ft-relay.ac.uk (using hhcp from Janet)

More information can be obtained from uk.ac.janet.news (for Internet users:
telnet to sun.nsfnet-relay.ac.uk (128.86.8.7), login as janet, and enter
uk.ac.janet.news as hostname).

gpvos@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