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Prime Time Freeware, Issue 1-2 (July, 1992)

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From: Rich Morin
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1992 15:27
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	Issue 1-2 of Prime Time Freeware (cover date July, 1992)

We're (finally :-) in production.  (The 1-off's are at DMI; we should start
shipping out issues by August 10.)  Here is a summary of the issue; contact
us (ptf@cfcl.com) if you want more detailed information:

  1)	Format: two (!) ISO-9660 CD-ROMs, bound into a 50+ page booklet.
	Each disc contains around 1/2 GB of compressed archives, annotation
	files, etc.  The issue unpacks to around 3 GB (3000 megabytes).

  2)	Content: There isn't room to list everything, but here are some of
	the bigger items:

	ada.xlib, Andrew, ANU NEWS, Athena, btool, CLM, CLU, CLUE, CLX, CMU,
	Common Lisp, comp.sources.{3b1,amiga,games,misc,reviewed,sun,unix,x},
	Condor, COOL, CRISP, dirt, Ezd, Epoch, Franz Lisp, GINA, GNU (prep:
	/pub/gnu/*, DJG++, GNUish MSDOS, the Cygnus Solaris-2 and Vintage
	releases), Go (2D graphics library), Grass, HyperNeWS, Icon (several
	OS's, plus examples), IMAP, INGRES, InterViews, ISODE, Kermit (tapes
	A-E), LispView, Lucid Emacs, Mach, MAEstro, magic, MH, NCSA Data
	Analysis Tools, NIHCL, Oaklisp, PARI, PCL, PCLU, Pine, PlaNet, Postie
	Pat, Q, SCHEME (assorted versions), Scorpion, Serpent, SR, Modula-3,
	T, Tcl (Tk, expect, etc.), TIFF, TXL, UnixTeX, URT, UIT, VOGL, VOGLE,
	VOPL, VORT, wframe, WINTERP, WRL Modula-2, X11R5p13, XView

	!!!  Because of the current legal hassle, we did *not* include  !!!
	!!!  either 386BSD or NET/2.  We hope to include them on a	!!!
	!!!  future issue, once the dust has settled a bit.		!!!

  3)	Price: $60 US, plus shipping, handling, and applicable taxes.
	USENIX members may purchase the issue for $50.  Here is a pricing
	summary; contact us for unusual cases, quantity discounts, etc.:

	  California orders must include 7% to help with sales tax.
	  Add $5 per order for Domestic (USA) Shipping and Handling (S/H).
	  Add $10 per unit (limited to $25 per order) for Foreign S/H.

	  We accept Mastercard and Visa, postal money orders in US funds,
	  and checks in US funds THAT ARE PAYABLE THROUGH A US BANK.

  4)	Buying Plan: Under the PTF Buying Plan, you contract to accept any
	and all issues we send you, at a 30% discount.  Contact us for more
	information.

    Prime Time Freeware               +1 408-738-4832 (V), -2050 (F)
    415-112 N. Mary Ave., Suite 50    ptf@cfcl.com
    Sunnyvale, CA  94086  USA         Form: EM, 9207
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Rich Morin, Canta Forda Computer Laboratory | Prime Time Freeware - quality
  UNIX consulting, training, and writing    | freeware at affordable prices
  P.O. Box 1488, Pacifica, CA, 94044, USA   |          ptf@cfcl.com
rdm@cfcl.com    +1 415-873-7841 (Voice/Fax) | +1 408-738-4832 (V), -2050 (F)
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From: rdm@cfcl.com (Rich Morin)
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Subject: Prime Time Freeware, Issue 1-2 (July, 1992)
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Date: 1 Aug 92 15:27:13 GMT
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