16 Sep
2005
16 Sep
'05
11:12 a.m.
Several folks have sent me Emails concerning the status of getting TSX Plus
online. The delay is my fault: I changed ISPs recently and have had to move
our company website, ftp, mail, etc. to the new site. We are also in the
process of becoming the U.S. mirror for a large european SGI tech. info site
(hopefully to be completed in a week or so). I'll post it when it's up and
running.
I expect to have the time within the next couple of weeks to have all the
TSX-Plus goodies available online.
Cheers,
Lyle
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Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
16 Sep
16 Sep
11:25 a.m.
At 8:12 AM -0700 9/16/05, Lyle Bickley wrote:
Several folks have sent me Emails concerning the status
of getting TSX Plus
online. The delay is my fault: I changed ISPs recently and have had to move
our company website, ftp, mail, etc. to the new site. We are also in the
process of becoming the U.S. mirror for a large european SGI tech. info site
(hopefully to be completed in a week or so). I'll post it when it's up and
running.
I expect to have the time within the next couple of weeks to have all the
TSX-Plus goodies available online.
Thanks for the info, but my PDP-11/73 and SGI O2 are interested in
further developments :^)
Zane
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| | Classic Computer Collector |
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3:46 p.m.
Lyle wrote...
I expect to have the time within the next couple of
weeks to have all the
TSX-Plus goodies available online.
Lyle, I was wondering if you'd be opposed to me mirroring those files to the
classiccmp server (preferred), or at the least if you'd mind if I put a
non-mirrored copy there.
Jay
18 Sep
18 Sep
12:11 p.m.
On Friday 16 September 2005 12:46, Jay West wrote:
Lyle wrote...
You can certainly fill out the form and save personal copies. One of the
conditions for release of TSX-Plus was that I do reasonable diligence to
insure that the files are not shared without agreeing to the "non-commercial
license". I'm hopeful that folks will honor the spirit of the agreement. It
is so seldom that vendors release their products to the hobbiest public
(worries about legal issues, competition, etc.). It's good that there's no
annual "renewal" required - per VAX software - or Mentec's rather irritating
attitude, etc.
Cheers,
Lyle
--
Lyle Bickley
Bickley Consulting West Inc.
Mountain View, CA
http://bickleywest.com
"Black holes are where God is dividing by zero"
I expect to have the time within the next couple
of weeks to have all the
TSX-Plus goodies available online.
Lyle, I was wondering if you'd be opposed to me mirroring those files to
the classiccmp server (preferred), or at the least if you'd mind if I put a
non-mirrored copy there.
12:51 p.m.
Lyle wrote...
You can certainly fill out the form and save personal
copies. One of the
conditions for release of TSX-Plus was that I do reasonable diligence to
insure that the files are not shared without agreeing to the
"non-commercial
license". I'm hopeful that folks will honor the spirit of the agreement.
I will certainly honor the letter AND the spirit of the agreement. I will
sign the agreement and I won't make it available to anyone else. I'm excited
about S&H helping out the hobbyist community and wil respect their wishes.
It
is so seldom that vendors release their products to the hobbiest public
(worries about legal issues, competition, etc.). It's good that there's
no
annual "renewal" required - per VAX software - or Mentec's rather
irritating
attitude, etc.
My concern is that the stuff not be lost for posterity. S&H thought they had
their copies secure, but they in fact lost the source code, correct? My
concern is that there be an off-site backup for this stuff, in case what
happens to S&H happens to you. Just sending copies out to hobbyists may not
ensure the stuff survives, as sending it out to paying customers obviously
didn't (or almost anyways, given the interest here). Common practice on the
net is arranging for mirrors (which don't have to be public). But as long as
the stuff is stored in multiple locations that should probably suffice.
Regards,
Jay West
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