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<H1>Linux Toys</H1>
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<A HREF="#editors">Editors</A> |
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<A HREF="#productivity">Productivity and Utilities</A> |
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<A HREF="#graphics">Graphics</A> |
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<A HREF="#networked">Network and Telecommunications</A> |
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<A HREF="#games">Games</A>
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<H5>Copyright (c) 1995-1996 John M. Fisk <I>fiskjm@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu</I><BR>
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For information regarding copying and distribution of this material see the
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<A HREF="../copying.html">COPYING</A> document.</H5>
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<H2>Welcome to the Linux ToyBox!</H2>
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<P>This is a collection of software for the Linux OS that:
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<LI>Compiles cleanly or is a binary distribution
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<LI>Does what it claims to do (read: "<i>it works</i>")
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<LI>Looks nice
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<LI>I like
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<H4>Pretty subjective, eh?</H4>
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<P>Well, that's what this is all about -- after scrounging around
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various Linux archive sites, downloading <EM>way</EM> too much stuff,
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trying to set it up, and managing to get at least <EM>some</EM> of it
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running -- I've arrived at a list of software that, quite frankly, I
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really like.
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<P>Here's what I've got this running on:
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<LI>AMD 486/66 with 16 MB RAM
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<LI>Cirrus Logic CL-G5428 card with 14 inch SVGA monitor
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<li>SoundBlaster 16 Sound Card with Creative Labs 2X CD-ROM
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<LI>Plain vanilla Slackware 3.0.0 ELF with Linux kernel 1.2.13
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(InfoMagic November, 1995)
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<LI>XFree86 3.1.2
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<LI>PPP 2.2.0c on a USR Sportster 14.4 Fax Modem
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</UL>
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<P>I've tried to use a Sunsite or tsx-11 mirror whenever possible to
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help keep down network traffic to these busy sites. I've also tried to
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include Motif statically-linked programs whenever possible since not
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everyone has purchased Motif... and because I'm currently a
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Motif-have-not :-(
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<P>As of late 1995, these links are up to date. Keep in mind though
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that this stuff can change pretty quickly.
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<a href="mailto: fiskjm@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu">Let me know</a> if a link
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is bad or if you think there's something that should be added to the list.
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<P>Have fun!
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<A NAME="editors"><H3>Editors</H3></A>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/editors/">
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xhtml.tar.gz</A> (504k)
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<DD>The <B>xhtml</B> (aka " A.S.H.E " A Simple HTML Editor) is
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an excellent basic HTML editor. Written by <B>John R. Punin at
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute</B>, this is a Motif statically-linked
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editor with split windows for simultaneous editing and viewing. The
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viewer does not support loading of images, but does include image
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placeholders. Scroll down menus and pushbuttons simplify the placement
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of tags. It also includes menus for creating forms. Keep in mind that
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you'll need <A
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HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/misc/">nls.tar.gz</A> (9k)
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if you don't already have it. The <B>nls</B> files allow you to run
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Motif/XFree 2.1 apps under XFree 3.x. Without this, you'll quickly
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discover that cut-and-paste operations result in an inevitable crash.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/editors/">
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xcoral-2.1.linux.tar.gz</A> (383k)
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<DD><B>XCoral</B> is another awesome editor. It was written by
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<B>Lionel Fournigault, Dominique Leveque, and Bruno Pages</B> who
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introduce it as:
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<blockquote>
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<p>
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" ...a multiwindows mouse-based text editor for the X Window System.
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A built-in browser enables you to navigate through C functions, C++
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classes, methods, and files. A SMall Ansi C interpreter (SMAC) is
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also built-in to extend dynamically the editor's possibilities."
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</blockquote>
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The editor has a very nice user interface and an extensive online help system.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin.X11/">
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xwpe-1.4.2.tar.gz</A> (339k)
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<DD>The <B>X Window Programming Environment</B> (XWPE) was written by
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<B>Fred Kruse</B> and modeled after the Borland programming editors. It
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is a multi-window, mouse/keyboard oriented editor with an extensive
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array of configuration options. It supports C, C++, Pascal, and Fortran
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compilers; Gbd, Sdb, and Dbx debuggers; and allows you to write, edit,
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compile, make, run, debug, install and beautify from within the
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programming environment. It can be invoked with and without the
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programming support and comes with a non-X Window editor that can itself
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be invoked with and without programming support. You'll need the Linux
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patch <A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin.X11/">
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xwpe-1.4.2.linux-patch.tar.gz</A> in order to compile this under Linux.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/editors/">
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nedit-stat-311.tar.gz</A> (631k)
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<DD><B>NEdit</B> is a fast, easy to use, and fairly extensively
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customizable Motif (statically-linked) editor written by <B>Mark Edel,
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Joy Kyriakopulos, Arnulfo Zepeda-Navratil, Suresh Ravoor, Donna Reid,
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and Jeff Kallenbach</B> at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
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This is a great editor and a welcome replacement for <I>xedit</I>!
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<p>
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<DT><B>Andrew User Interface System (AUIS)</B>
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<DD>The Andrew system is a formitable development package developed at
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<B>Carnegie Mellon University</B> which includes:
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/andrew/">
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auis63L4-wp.tgz</A> EZ (WYSIWYG) word processor (1.5M)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/andrew/">
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auis63L4-src.tgz</A> Source code editor (800k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/andrew/">
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auis63L4-mail.tgz</A> Mail (including MIME) handler (1.96M)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/andrew/">
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auis63L3-doc.tgz</A> Documentation (2.01M)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/andrew/">
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auis63L3-dev.tgz</A> Development toolkit (3.77M)
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</UL>
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If your needs only include word processing, then the EZ editor, and
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possibly the documentation files, may be all you require. This is an
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impressive package but will need about 30MB of elbow room for the
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full-blown installation.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="productivity"><H3>Productivity and Utilities</H3></A>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/datebooks/">
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plan-1.4.4.srcbin.tar.gz</A> (1138k)
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<DD><B>Day Planner v. 1.4</B> written by <B>Thomas Driemeyer</B> is a
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Motif (statically linked) graphical calendar program. It is an easy to
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use, customizable, calendar/Todo manager with a separate alarm daemon
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that can be programmed to execute a predefined script or executable. It
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has day, week, month, and year views and allows creation of a fairly
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comprehensive todo-database. If you've got to have one calander
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program, this is it.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/databases/">
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xgrok-1.1.2-stat.tar.gz</A> from 3/17/95 (691k)<br>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/databases/">
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grok-1.2b-srcbin.tar.gz</a> from 11/4/95 (849k)
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<DD><B>XGrok</B> is yet another Motif (statically-linked) desktop app
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designed to be used as a simple personal database program. It allows
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creation of phone lists, addresses, and other small databases with ease.
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As the author quite aptly noted, " <I>If you're looking for a
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database program to use with your Space Shuttle Project ... you're going
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to be disappointed.</I> " However, if you need an easy to set up
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and use personal database program then this may be what you're looking
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for. There are currently two iterations of this handy program -- <b>xgrok
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</b> and the newer release <b>grok</b>. Both of these are available
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at the same archive location.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/sources/usr.bin.X11/">
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xpostit-2.0.tar.gz</A> (38k)
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<DD><B>XPostIt</B>, in the grand heritage of UNIX, does one thing and
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does it well. It's an X Window program that allows you to create PostIt
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(tm) type notes that can be viewed or hidden. Nice for reminders or
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quick to-do lists.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xutils/managers/">
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xfm-1.3.2.tar.gz</A> (230k)
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<DD>Originally written by <B>Simon Marlow</B> and improved and now
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maintained by <B>Albert Graef</B> the <B>xfm file manager</B> is an
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impressive X Window app that allows extensive customization and GUI-base
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file management. It consists of a File Manager Window and an
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Applications Manager Window that allows click-to-load program start-up
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as well as drag-and-drop operation. It had a very favorable write up in
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the <EM>July, 1995 edition of Linux Journal</EM> (Issue 15). If you
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haven't tried this program, you should; and if you haven't subscribed to
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the <A HREF="http://www.ssc.com/">Linux Journal</A> you should!
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Filesystems/ext2/">
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ext2tool.zip</A> (259k)
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<DD>If you fall into the camp of <EM>multi-OS users</EM>, then you may
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want to try out <B>ext2tool</B>: a DOS program that allows you to list,
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read, and copy files from your Linux partition. It does not support
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<EM>writing to</EM> your Linux partition. This one misses the mark on
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looks, but it is functional and helpful if your having to spend time
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working under DOS.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/libs/X/">
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Xaw3d-1.1-bin.tar.gz</A> (1.12M)
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<DD>The <B>Xaw3d</B> libraries are an Xaw lib <EM>drop-in</EM>
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replacement that gives your Athena based apps a much more pleasing 3d
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" Motif-ish " appearance. This was also written up in the
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<EM>July, 1995 edition of the Linux Journal</EM> by the folks at <A
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HREF="http://www.ssc.com/">SSC</A>. The secret to these is in setting
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up the .Xresources file -- get the Linux Journal!
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/applications/">
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xkeycaps-2.29.tar.Z</A> (308k)
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<DD> As a front end to xmodmap, <B>XKeyCaps</B> is an X Window app that
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provides a graphical display of your keyboard mapping and allows
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interactive remapping.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xutils/colors/">
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xcolorsel-1.1a.tar.gz</A> (85k)
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<DD>Ever try to recolor your desktop or apps and wonder what <EM>Lemon
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Chiffon</EM> or <EM>#e7f2b6</EM> really looks like? <B>Xcolorsel</B>
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gives a view of each of the colors in the rgb database together with its
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various designations. Makes customization much less painful.
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<p>
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</DL>
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<A NAME="graphics"><H3>Graphics</H3></A>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/graphics/">
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ImageMagick-3.6.2-bin+src.tar.gz</A> (1.17M)
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<DD><B> ImageMagick</B>, by the folks at <B>E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
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Co.</B> is an impressive X Window graphics app that displays,
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manipulates, and converts images in a wide variety of formats. If you
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want to include support for JPEG, TIFF, Raster, XPM, and a few other
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formats you'll be wandering all over the 'Net looking for stuff... but
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the final result is well worth the effort. This is an excellent
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graphics viewer/converter program.
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<p>
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<DT><B>XFig and Transfig</B>
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<DD>If you're doing graphics work for publication under TeX, LaTeX, or PostScript
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you'll want to get these siamese twin apps:
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/graphics/draw/">
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xfig-3.1.3.tgz</A> (575k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/graphics/draw/">
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transfig-3.1.1.tgz</A> (149k)
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</UL>
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<B>XFig</B> allows creation of basic figures suitable for publication,
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while <B>TransFig</B> performs the conversion of these graphics to a
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variety of importable image formats including EPS, TeX, and LaTeX.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/graphics/draw/">
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pixmap-2.6.tar.gz</A> (120k)
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<DD><B>Pixmap</B>, like the stock X Consortium app <B>bitmap</B>, is an
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easy to use drawing program to create your own XPM bitmapped images. If
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you decide to set this one up you'll probably want to get the latest
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version of the <A
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HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/libs/X/">libXpm libs
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(libXpm-x.y.tar.gz)</A>, which come in handy for other graphics programs
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as well.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/utilities">
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xbmbrowser5.1.tar.gz</A> (72k)
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<DD>This is another small-but-very-handy X Window app that greatly aids
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in customizations. <B>XBMBrowser</B> provides a graphical view of all
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the .xbm files in a directory. It also allows you to add support for
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XPM files at compile time, but you'll need to get the latest version of
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the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/libs/X/">libXpm libs
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(libXpm-x.y.tar.gz)</A> in order to do this. You'll also want these
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libraries for XPM support for other programs such as ImageMagick.
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<p>
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</DL>
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<A NAME="networked"><H3>Network and Telecommunication</H3></A>
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<DL>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://server.berkeley.edu/pub/netscape/unix/">
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netscape-v112-export.i486-unknown-linux.tar.Z</A> (1.6M)
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<DD>If you are a student, work in a non-commerical academic institution,
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or for a not-for-profit organization, then the <B>Netscape Navigator</B>
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is available without fee. Even if you don't fit into one of these
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catagories, the registration fee is only <B>$39</B> which is a steal for
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this top flight WWW browser. The above link will take you to one of
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Netscape's mirror sites (server.berkekey.edu). If you want to try
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to get to Netscape itself you can give the following link a try:
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<a href="ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/">ftp.netscape.com</a>
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<p>
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<DT><B>Want to try out a couple new HTML 3.0 compliant browsers?</B>
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Then get:
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/info-systems/www/">
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arena-elf.tar.gz (533k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/info-systems/www/">
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chimera_source-1.63.tar.gz</A> (260k source)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/info-systems/www/">
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chimera-1.65.bin.ELF.tar.gz</A> (103k ELF binaries)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/info-systems/www/">
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Arena-0.94-bin.tar.gz</A> (150k)
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</UL>
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These do lack a bit of the functionality of Netscape Navigator but
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provide a look into what's coming. While you're at it you may also want
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to check out the offerings of the various <B>Mosaic based</B> browsers.
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There are several to choose from that will run under Linux and can be
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found at the
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/info-systems/www/Mosaic/INDEX.html">
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GA Tech</A> sunsite.unc.edu mirror.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/networked/">
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llnlXFtp2.0.3-Motif-bin-static.tar.gz</A> (765k)
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<DD>The <B>llnlXFtp</B> FTP client program written by <B>Neale Smith</B>
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at the <B>Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory</B> is a <EM>great</EM>
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app if you're having to do any significant file transfer. It is
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feature-rich and easily customizable. There are several other similar
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programs including <B>xftp, mftp, and Ftptool</B> as well as <B>xarchie
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and xgopher</B> programs available at the
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/networked/INDEX.html">
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GA Tech</A> sunsite.unc.edu mirror site. Check them out.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/file-transfer/">
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ncftp-2.1.0.tgz</A> (170k)
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<DD>If you're not running X Window but still have to do a lot of file
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transfer then the <B>ncftp</B> enhanced ftp client is worth trying out.
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It, too, is quite user customizable and feature-rich. If you're running
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a <B>term</B> connection then try <A
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HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Network/file-transfer/">
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ncftp185+term.tar.gz</A>.
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/system/Mail/readers/">
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xmail_1.6.tar.gz</A> (128k)
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<DD>For all you folks using <B>Slackware</B> Linux distributions... ever
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notice that the X Window mail client is <B>xmh</B> <I>which only works
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if you're running the MH mail handling system.</I> Yet the stock
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mailhandler is <B>sendmail</B>. Hmmm. Well, if you've actually gotten
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sendmail up and running and still want an X Window client, then try out
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<B>xmail</B>. It's admittedly not the prettiest or the most
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feature-rich, but it does provide a nice X Window interface, and if
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you're using the <B>Xaw3d</B> libraries then this looks even better.
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XMail will support any sendmail type mail delivery program (including
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Smail).
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<p>
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<DT><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/apps/comm/">
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minicom-1.71.tar.gz</A> (161k)
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<DD>Probably because most UN*X OS's are native networked operating
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systems, there are few telecommunications programs (on the order of
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ProComm or Telix for DOS). One of the nicest, though, has got to be
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<B>Minicom</B>, which is a Telix-like comm program. It supports
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multiple transfer protocols including zmodem, and now has support for
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ANSI graphics so you can dial up your favorite local BBS and have the
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same graphics support you'd have under DOS. This is a nice program that
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is easy to use and configure.
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<A NAME="games"><H3>Games</H3></A>
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<P>Hmmm... not much to talk about here since I'm not much of a gamer :-)
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<P>However, you're more than welcome to browse the selections offered by the
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kind folks at the
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/games/INDEX.html">Georgia Tech</A>
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sunsite.unc.edu mirror site.
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