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                     INFORMATION ABOUT THE FTP SITE

This file contains information on how to acquire Project Galactic Guide
materials, including:

   o The alt.galactic-guide FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) info file
   o PGG article archive collections (the *.NEW files)
   o The Guide! (TG!), for IBM/DOS machines
   o The Unix Guide (TUG!), for Unix systems
   o The Atari Guide (TAG!), for Atari ST systems
   o AmiGuide, for Amiga systems
   o The Archimedes Guide, for Acorn Archimedes systems
   o Hitch-hiker's Guide fan club stuff (like those two THHG/Star Trek
       cross-over scripts, plus gif images and other fun stuff)


How to reach and use the FTP site:
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From your favorite ultrix or vax/vms system (assuming that you are
on-line, etc):

1) Connect to Oakland University's Vela system:

   Lexical:   [ ftp vela.acs.oakland.edu ]
   Numeric:   [ ftp 141.210.10.2 ]

   (you only need to use one of these methods; some people can't use
   the lexical address, and need the numeric ID instead...)

2) If you can not connect, or do not have FTP access, then email me your
   email address and what you want, and I will (try to) send it to you
   (i.e., the uuencoded versions of program files, and/or the PGG article
   archive files, etc).

   Login to the system:

   Syntax:    [ login anonymous ]

   and then enter your full email address as your password.

3) Go to the desired directory (see below for a detailed listing):

   Syntax:    [ cd <directory> ]

   Once you're in the desired directory, display a file listing:

   Syntax:    [ dir ]

4) Be sure you are in BINARY mode: a lot of folks have been sending me
   email complaining of corrupt .ZIP files, etc... it's because they
   are trying to get the binary file in ASCII mode (which is the
   default, unfortunately).

   You only need to type this once, but you MUST type this EVERY TIME
   you login to the FTP system.

   Syntax:    [ binary ]

   ALWAYS TYPE [ binary ] BEFORE YOU [ get ... ] ANYTHING!!!

5) Get the file(s) you want:

   Syntax:    [ get <filename.extension(s)> ]

   Note that you can always change into another directory (detailed
   above) and get more stuff if you want.

6) When you're satisfied, logout of Oakland's FTP system:

   Syntax:    [ bye ]


Directories available at the FTP site:
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/pub/galactic-guide

     The root directory contains the general, alt.galactic-guide files
     (like the alt.g-g FAQ list, the article archive *.NEW files, etc).
     This is the place to look for the latest and greatest in articles
     and other important Project Galactic Guide stuff.

     Currently, the following article archive files are on-line, each
     containing up to 25 articles (the current quantity standard):

       REAL01.NEW            "Real" articles (i.e., fact)
       REAL02.NEW
       REAL03.NEW

       SREAL01.NEW           "Semi-real" articles (i.e., muddled reality)
       SREAL02.NEW

       UREAL01.NEW           "Unreal" articles (i.e., fiction)
       UREAL02.NEW

/pub/galactic-guide/theguide

     The Guide! for DOS is the one that helped start the ball rolling.
     Requirements are an IBM-compatable 286/386/486/Pentium? system, and
     Ega/Vga color and hard drives are recommended but not required.

     This sub-directory contains The Guide!-specific files, like the
     latest .ZIP file, the uuencoded version of the .ZIP file, icons for
     use with OS/2, and other support and dox files.

/pub/galactic-guide/tug

     This is the sub-directory containing The Unix Guide (TUG!), code,
     dox, and support information.  A new alpha release of TUG! (version
     2.1.1pl1) is available in the /pub/galactic-guide/tug/alpha
     subdirectory.

/pub/galactic-guide/stguide

     This contains another cool Project Galactic Guide system, The Atari
     Guide (TAG!).  The files here are 'stgde101.zoo' (the binary archive
     file containing the programs and documentation) and 'stgde101.zoo.UU'
     (the ASCII uuencoded version of the file).

/pub/galactic-guide/amiguide

     This is where you will find article-reader programs for the Amiga
     computer systems.  In particular, the AmiGuide system is probably
     just what you're looking for!  Both the .LHA archive and the
     uuencoded version of the .LHA file are available here.

/pub/galactic-guide/archimedes

     If you're an Acorn Archimedes user, this directory is for you.
     In this directory you will find your article reader system in the
     ever-popular .uue format, ready for transfer.  Enjoy!

/pub/galactic-guide/fan

     Here's where you will find all the general Hitchhiker's Guide fan
     stuff.  In here is a sub-directory containing the "complete" index
     of almost every topic in the first four books (called INDEX.HHG),
     the two THHG/Star Trek cross-over scripts, gif pictures, and more!
     I will keep adding to this as I discover more cool files, gifs,
     lists, etc.  (Anybody have things to add to the "library"?)


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