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<title> News Bytes #22 </title>
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<H4>"Linux Gazette...<I>making Linux just a little more fun!</I>"</H4>
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<H3>Contents:</H3>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_bytes22.html#general">News in General</a>
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<li><a HREF="./lg_bytes22.html#software">Software Announcements</a>
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<a name="general"></a>
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<center><H3> News in General </H3></center>
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BLINUX Documentation and Development Project
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The purpose of The BLINUX Documentation and Development Project is to serve as a catalyst
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which will both spur and speed the development of software and documentation which will enable the
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blind user to run his or her own Linux workstation.
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Their web site is at: <br>
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<a href="http://leb.net/blinux/">http://leb.net/blinux/</A>
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<br>
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It contains information about documenting Linux for the Blind and Visually
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Impaired, the BLINUX FTP Archive, and where to find Linux Software for
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the Blind User.
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Linux "class" via the Internet</h3>
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There is a Linux "class" being offered on the internet! It's a
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beginners class that's using Matt Welsh's "Running Linux" as the
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textbook. Lessons are posted to the site, with links to Linux related
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urls and reading from the text as additional assignments. I just checked
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out the first lesson (history of Linux), looks pretty good.
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If anyone's interested (it's free), the url is:
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<a href="http://www.vu.org/channel25/today/">http://www.vu.org/channel25/today/</a>
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WindowMaker and AfterStep themes</h3>
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Give your X-windows a whole new look with one of the WindowMaker or
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AfterStep themes. There are almost 30 different themes for the
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WindowMaker and another 30 for AfterStep window manager available at:
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<a href="http://x.unicom.net/themes">http://x.unicom.net/themes</a>
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<center><H3> Software Announcements </H3></center>
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TCD 1.0: New curses-based CD player
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TCD is a new curses based CD player for Linux. Here are some of it's
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distinct features:
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* Nice-looking color (if supported) curses interface.
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* Simple, sensible, one-keystroke control.
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(No more mapping little icons to your keypad!) :)
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<br>* Repeat track, continuous play control.
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<br>* Track name database.
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<br>* Uses little CPU time while running.
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It should still be at
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<br> <a href="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/tcd-1.0.tar.gz">
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ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/Incoming/tcd-1.0.tar.gz</a>
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But by the time you read this is may have moved to
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/pub/Linux/apps/sound/cdrom/curses/
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urlmon -- The URL Monitor
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urlmon reports changes to web sites
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(and ftp sites, too).
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urlmon makes a connection to a web site and records the
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last_modified time for that url. Upon subsequent calls, it will
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check the url again, this time comparing the information to the
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previously recorded times. Since the last_modified data is not
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required to be given by HTTP (it's optional) and is
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non-existent for ftp, urlmon will then take an MD5 checksum.
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It's real utilitity is evident when running it periodically (from cron,
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for example) in batch mode, so as to keep tabs on many different web
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pages, reporting on those that have recently changed.
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New with 2.1, it can monitor muliple URLs in parallel. It also has
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user settable proxy server ability, and user settable timeout lengths.
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A few algorithm improvements have been made.
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It can be found at
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<a href="http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/mirroring/urlmon-21.tgz">http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/apps/www/mirroring/urlmon-21.tgz</a>
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<a href="http://web.syr.edu/~jdimpson/proj/urlmon-21.tgz">http://web.syr.edu/~jdimpson/proj/urlmon-21.tgz</a>
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<a href="ftp://camelot.syr.edu/pub/web/urlmon-21.tgz">
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ftp://camelot.syr.edu/pub/web/urlmon-21.tgz</a>
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urlmon requires perl 5, the LWP perl modules, the MD5 module,
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all available at any CPAN archive <a href="http://www.perl.com/perl/CPAN/">
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http://www.perl.com/perl/CPAN/</a>
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New Netscape Version for Linux
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Netscape Communicator 4.03 (Standard and Professional editions) is now
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available for Linux.
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To download it, go to <a href="http://www.netscape.com">http://www.netscape.com</a>
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TeamWave Workplace 2.0</h3><p>
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TeamWave Workplace is an Internet groupware product that lets you
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work together with colleagues in shared Internet rooms using Windows,
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Macintosh or Unix platforms.
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TeamWave's rooms are customized with shared tools like whiteboards,
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chat, calendars, bulletin boards, documents, brainstorming and voting,
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so you can fit the rooms to your team's tasks. Team members can work
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together in rooms any-time, whether meeting in real-time or leaving
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information for others to pick up or add to later.
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<p>
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The support for any-time collaboration and easy customization, combined
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with its rich cross-platform support and modest infrastructure needs,
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make TeamWave Workplace an ideal communication solution for telecommuters,
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branch offices, business teams, road warriors -- any teams whose members
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sometimes work apart.
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<p>
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System Requirements: TeamWave Workplace runs on both Windows 95/NT
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and Macintosh platforms, as well as SunOS, Solaris, SGI, AIX and
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Linux. A network connection (LAN or modem) is also required.
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<p>
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Availability and Pricing
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TeamWave Workplace 2.0 is available now. A demonstration version may be
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downloaded from TeamWave's web site at
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<a href="http://www.teamwave.com/">http://www.teamwave.com/</a>.
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A demo
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license key, necessary to activate the software, can also be requested
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from the web site.
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<p>
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Regular licenses are US$50 per team member, with quantity discounts
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available. Licenses can be purchased via postal mail, fax, email or
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secure web server. We are making free licenses available for qualified
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educational use. Please see our web site for additional information.
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<center>Published in Linux Gazette Issue 22, October 1997</center>
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<h5>This page written and maintained by the Editor of <I>Linux Gazette</I>,
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<A HREF="mailto: gazette@ssc.com">gazette@ssc.com</A><BR>
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Copyright © 1997 Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. </H5>
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