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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:
117: Page 2
118:
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:
175: Page 3
176:
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:
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