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        !             2:                          A N N O U N C E M E N T
        !             3: 
        !             4: 
        !             5:     The next release of the "ISO Development Environment" will be
        !             6:     available on 24 January 1990.  This release is called
        !             7: 
        !             8:                                   ISODE 6.0
        !             9: 
        !            10:     This software supports the development of certain kinds of OSI protocols
        !            11:     and applications.  Here are the details: 
        !            12: 
        !            13:   - The ISODE is not proprietary, but it is not in the public domain.  This was
        !            14:     necessary to include a "hold harmless" clause in the release.  The upshot
        !            15:     of all this is that anyone can get a copy of the release and do anything
        !            16:     they want with it, but no one takes any responsibility whatsoever for any
        !            17:     (mis)use.
        !            18: 
        !            19:   - The ISODE runs on native Berkeley (4.2, 4.3) and AT&T (SVR2, SVR3) systems,
        !            20:     in addition to various other UNIX-like operating systems.  No kernel
        !            21:     modifications are required.
        !            22: 
        !            23:   - Current modules include:
        !            24:        OSI transport service (TP0 on top of TCP and X.25; TP4 for SunLink OSI)
        !            25:        OSI session, presentation, and association control services
        !            26:        ASN.1 abstract syntax/transfer notation tools, including:
        !            27:            remote operations stub-generator (front-end for remote operations)
        !            28:            structure-generator (ASN.1 to C)
        !            29:            element-parser (basic encoding rules)
        !            30:        OSI reliable transfer and remote operations services
        !            31:        OSI file transfer, access and management
        !            32:        FTAM/FTP gateway
        !            33:        OSI directory services
        !            34:        OSI virtual terminal (basic class, TELNET profile)
        !            35: 
        !            36:   - ISODE 6.0 consists of final "IS" level implementations with a few
        !            37:     exceptions: ROSE and RTSE are current to the last circulated drafts
        !            38:     (March, 1988); VT is a DIS implementation.  The ISODE also contains
        !            39:     implementations of the 1984 X.400 versions of ROS and RTS.  ISODE is
        !            40:     aligned with the U.S. Government OSI Profile (GOSIP).
        !            41: 
        !            42:   - Modules planned for future releases include:
        !            43:        OSI message handling system
        !            44:        MHS/SMTP gateway
        !            45: 
        !            46:   - Although the ISODE is not "supported" per se, it does have a problem
        !            47:     reporting address, [email protected].  Bug reports (and fixes) are
        !            48:     welcome by the way. 
        !            49: 
        !            50:   - The discussion group [email protected] is used as an open forum on ISODE.
        !            51:     Contact [email protected] to be added to this list.
        !            52: 
        !            53:   - The primary documentation for this release consists of a five volume
        !            54:     User's Manual (approx. 1000 pages) and a set of UNIX manual pages.  The
        !            55:     sources to the User's Manual are in LaTeX format.  In addition, there are
        !            56:     a number of notes, papers, and presentations included in the documentation
        !            57:     set, again in either LaTeX or SLiTeX format.  If you do not have LaTeX, you
        !            58:     should probably get a hardcopy from one of the distribution sites below.
        !            59: 
        !            60: 
        !            61:     For more information, contact:
        !            62: 
        !            63:        PSI, Inc.
        !            64:        PSI California Office
        !            65:        Attn: Marshall T. Rose
        !            66:         POB 391776
        !            67:         Mountain View, CA  94039
        !            68:        US
        !            69: 
        !            70:         +1 415-961-3380
        !            71: 
        !            72: 
        !            73:     DISTRIBUTION SITES
        !            74: 
        !            75:  1. FTP
        !            76:     If you can FTP to the Internet, then use anonymous FTP to uu.psi.com
        !            77:     [136.161.128.3] to retrieve the file isode-6.tar.Z in BINARY mode from the
        !            78:     isode/ directory.  This file is the tar image after being run through
        !            79:     the compress program and is approximately 4.5MB in size.
        !            80: 
        !            81:  2. NIFTP
        !            82:     If you run NIFTP over the public X.25 or over JANET, and are registered in
        !            83:     the NRS at Salford, you can use NIFTP with username "guest" and your own
        !            84:     name as password, to access UK.AC.UCL.CS to retrieve the file
        !            85:     <SRC>isode-6.tar.  This is a 14MB tar image.  The file <SRC>isode-6.tar.Z
        !            86:     is the tar image after being run through the compress program (4.5MB).
        !            87: 
        !            88:  3. NORTH AMERICA
        !            89:     For mailings in NORTH AMERICA, send a check for 375 US Dollars to:
        !            90: 
        !            91:        University of Pennsylvania
        !            92:        Department of Computer and Information Science
        !            93:        Moore School
        !            94:        Attn: David J. Farber (ISODE Distribution)
        !            95:        200 South 33rd Street
        !            96:        Philadelphia, PA 19104-6314
        !            97:        US
        !            98: 
        !            99:         +1 215-898-8560
        !           100: 
        !           101:     Specify either (a) 1600bpi 1/2-inch tape, or (b) Sun 1/4-inch
        !           102:     cartridge tape.  The tape will be written in tar format and returned
        !           103:     with a documentation set.  Do not send tapes or envelopes.
        !           104:     Documentation only is the same price.
        !           105: 
        !           106:  4. EUROPE (tape and documentation)
        !           107:     For mailings in EUROPE, send a cheque or bankers draft and a purchase order
        !           108:     for 200 Pounds Sterling to:
        !           109: 
        !           110:         Department of Computer Science
        !           111:         Attn: Natalie May/Dawn Bailey
        !           112:         University College London
        !           113:         Gower Street
        !           114:         London, WC1E 6BT
        !           115:         UK
        !           116: 
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        !           119:     For information only:
        !           120:        Telephone:      +44 1-380-7214
        !           121:        Fax:            +44 1-387-1397
        !           122:        Telex:          28722
        !           123:        Internet:       [email protected], [email protected]
        !           124: 
        !           125:     Specify either (a) 1600bpi 1/2-inch tape, or (b) Sun 1/4-inch
        !           126:     cartridge tape.  The tape will be written in tar format and returned
        !           127:     with a documentation set.  Do not send tapes or envelopes.
        !           128:     Documentation only is the same price.
        !           129: 
        !           130:  6. EUROPE (tape only)
        !           131:     Tapes without hardcopy documentation can be obtained via the European
        !           132:     UNIX User Group (EUUG). The ISODE 6.0 distribution is called EUUGD14.
        !           133:     
        !           134:           EUUG Distributions
        !           135:           c/o Frank Kuiper
        !           136:           Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica
        !           137:           Kruislaan 413
        !           138:           1098 SJ  Amsterdam
        !           139:           The Netherlands
        !           140: 
        !           141:     For information only:
        !           142:           Telephone:   +31 20-5924121 (or: +31 20-5929333)
        !           143:           Telex:       12571 mactr nl
        !           144:          Telefax:      +31 20-5924199
        !           145:           Internet:    [email protected]
        !           146: 
        !           147:     Specify one of:
        !           148:        - 1600bpi 1/2-inch tape:                        130 Dutch Guilders
        !           149:        - 800bpi 1/2-inch tape:                         130 Dutch Guilders
        !           150:        - Sun 1/4-inch cartridge tape (QIC-24 format):  190 Dutch Guilders
        !           151:        - 1/4-inch cartridge tape (QIC-11 format):      190 Dutch Guilders
        !           152: 
        !           153:     If you require DHL this is possible and will be billed through.  Note that
        !           154:     if you are not a member of EUUG, then there is an additional handling fee
        !           155:     of 300 Dutch Guilders (please enclose a copy of your membership or
        !           156:     contribution payment form when ordering).  Do not send money, cheques,
        !           157:     tapes or envelopes, you will be invoiced.
        !           158: 
        !           159:  7. AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND
        !           160:     For mailings in AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND, send a cheque for 250 dollars
        !           161:     Australian to:  
        !           162: 
        !           163:        CSIRO DIT
        !           164:        Attn: Andrew Waugh (ISODE DISTRIBUTION)
        !           165:        55 Barry St
        !           166:        Carlton, 3053
        !           167:        Australia
        !           168: 
        !           169:     For information only:
        !           170:        Telephone:      +61 3-347-8644
        !           171:        Fax:            +61 3-347-8987
        !           172:        Internet:       [email protected]
        !           173: 
        !           174: 
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        !           177: 
        !           178:     Please specify the media you desire: (a) 1/2-inch tape at 1600bpi,
        !           179:     3200bpi, or 6250bpi; or (b) Sun 1/4-inch cartridge tape in either
        !           180:     QIC-11 or QIC-24 format. The tape will be written in tar format and
        !           181:     returned with a documentation set.  Do not send tapes or envelopes.
        !           182:     Documentation only is the same price.
        !           183: 
        !           184:  8. FTAM on the JANET or PSS
        !           185:     The sources are available by FTAM at the UCL over X.25 using JANET
        !           186:     (00000511160013) or PSS (23421920030013) with TSEL "259" (ASCII encoding).
        !           187:     Use the "anon" user-identity and retrieve the file <SRC>isode-6.tar.  This
        !           188:     is a 14MB tar image.  The file <SRC>isode-6.tar.Z is the tar image after
        !           189:     being run through the compress program (4.5MB).
        !           190: 
        !           191:  9. FTAM on the Internet
        !           192:     The sources are available by FTAM over the Internet at host osi.nyser.net
        !           193:     [192.33.4.20] (TCP port 102 selects the OSI transport service) with TSEL
        !           194:     259 (numeric encoding).  Use the "anon" user-identity, supply any password,
        !           195:     and retrieve the file isode-6.tar.Z from the pub/isode/ directory.  This
        !           196:     file is the tar image after being run through the compress program and is
        !           197:     approximately 4.5MB in size.
        !           198: 
        !           199:     For distributions via FTAM, the file service is provided by the FTAM 
        !           200:     implementation in ISODE 5.0 or later (IS FTAM).
        !           201: 
        !           202:     For distributions via either FTAM or FTP, there is an additional file
        !           203:     available for retrieval, called isode-ps.tar.Z which is a compressed tar
        !           204:     image (7MB) containing the entire documentation set in PostScript format.
        !           205: 
        !           206: 
        !           207:     SUPPORT
        !           208: 
        !           209:     A UK company has been set up to provide support for the ISODE and
        !           210:     associated packages - X-Tel Services Ltd.  This company provides an update
        !           211:     service, general assistance and site specific support.  Although inclusion
        !           212:     of this information should not be considered an endorsement, it should be
        !           213:     noted that one of the primary ISODE developers now works at X-Tel Services
        !           214:     Ltd.
        !           215: 
        !           216:        X-Tel Services Ltd.
        !           217:        13-03 Tower Block
        !           218:        Nottingham University
        !           219:        Nottingham, NG7 2RD
        !           220:         UK
        !           221: 
        !           222:        Telephone:      +44 602-412648
        !           223:        Fax:            +44 602-588138
        !           224:        Telex:          37346
        !           225:        Internet:       [email protected]
        !           226: 
        !           227:     If other organizations offering formal support for the ISODE wish to be
        !           228:     included in future announcements, a suitable index will be organized.
        !           229: 
        !           230: 
        !           231: 
        !           232: 
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