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Linux-Announce Digest #665
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Linux-Announce Digest #665, Volume #3 Sat, 4 Dec 99 11:13:06 EST
Contents:
COMMERCIAL: Fault Proof Server with 48hrs of Power Starting at $5000 (Marquis Jiggitts)
emacspeak 11.0 - Emacs audio desktop ("T. V. Raman")
COMMERCIAL: Fault Proof Server with 48hrs of Power Starting at $5000 (Marquis Jiggitts)
LOCAL: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts December Meeting ("Eric Z. Ayers")
COMMERCIAL: ThoughtTreasure natural language/commonsense platform ("Signiform PR department")
COMMERCIAL: Linux Kernel CD Released ("Steven G.")
Tsinvest version 1.1 (John Conover)
COMMERCIAL: Linux networking book (Rod Smith)
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From: Marquis Jiggitts<jiggitts@netscape.net>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Fault Proof Server with 48hrs of Power Starting at $5000
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:26:28 GMT
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This server is the first completely fault tolerant server in both the
hardware and the software. The HICS FPS (Fault Proof Server) will
operate for 48 hours without electrical power. This machine is perfect
for all Y2K issues and concerns.
Key Benefits
Up To 10 233mhz Alpha Processors (2.3gigahertz)
· Our Dual Processor Benchmarked FASTER than a Quad Intel Xeon III
Up To 10 GB Ram
Standard 38 GB of Hard Drive (2 18 GB SCSI UltraWide 2, 10 Slots
Available)
8x SCSI CD-ROM Drive
Built in UPS (48 Hours without Power)
Built in Network
· 16 Port 10/100 BaseT Full Duplex Supported Ethernet Hub
· Two 56K Analog Ports
· Two 128K ISDN Ports
Your choice of operating systems
· Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition
· Linux (RedHat 6.1) with Beowulf Cluster
Case- Standard 19"x19"x19"
Keyboard and Mouse
17" Color Monitor
3 Year Warranty
You will get a 20% discount if you order before or on Nov 30, 1999.
For more information please go to
http://home.att.net/~jiggitts/prod01.htm
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From: "T. V. Raman" <ramantv@earthlink.net>
Subject: emacspeak 11.0 - Emacs audio desktop
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:27:37 GMT
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Announcing Emacspeak-11.0 (Aster).
--------------------------------------
For Immediate Release:
Mountain View, Calif., (November 29, 1999)
Emacspeak-2000: Opening Doors To A Windows-Free 2000.
--Zero cost of ownership makes priceless software affordable!
Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop that provides
complete eyes-free access to all major 32 and 64 bit
operating environments. By seamlessly blending all aspects
of the Internet such as Web-surfing and electronic messaging
into the audio desktop, Emacspeak enables speech access to
local and remote information with a consistent and
well-integrated user interface. With support for the freely
downloadable IBM ViaVoice Outloud speech synthesis engine,
Emacspeak now turns Linux into the first zero-cost Internet
access solution for blind and visually impaired users.
Code Name Note:
- ---------------
After 10 years of loyal service, Aster Labrador retired
from active duty as a guide-dog on November 28, 1999. She
has agreed to stay on as Emacspeak's press contact for the
immediate future. This release is code named Aster in
honour of her unflagging service over these last 10 years.
Emacspeak At The Bazaar:
- ------------------------
The speech-enabling approach as implemented in Emacspeak and
its relevance to speech-enabling the Linux desktop will be
presented at ``The Bazaar --The Technology Of Cooperation''
at the Jacob Javits Center, New York, December 15, 1999.
Major Enhancements:
- -------------------
0) Support for IBM ViaVoice Outloud (beta) for Linux.
1) Further enhancements to single-click web-search.
2) Enhanced auditory icons using midi synthesis.
3) Single click access to desktop audio utilities including
A) Mixer (aumix) support for setting mixer values
b) CD player support via cdplay
c) MP3 support via mpg123
4) Speech-enabled RPM browser.
5) Speech-enabled gnuplot support.
- --and a lot more than will fit in this margin.
See the NEWS file for additional details. The Emacspeak
source distribution now includes a structured FAQ list
designed to introduce new and old users to the Emacspeak
environment.
Opening Doors To A Windows-Free 2000:
- -------------------------------------
Emacspeak is now (voluntarily) bundled with all major Linux
distributions. Extensive studies have shown that users
consider Emacspeak to be absolutely priceless. Thanks to
this wide-spread user demand, the present version is being
made available at the same zero cost as earlier releases.
At the same time, Emacspeak-2000 continues to innovate in
the area of speech interaction and carries forward the
well-established Open Source tradition of introducing user
interface features that eventually show up in commercial
user environments. On this theme, when recently challenged
by a proponent of a crash-prone but well-marketed windowing
system with the assertion "Emacs is a system from the 70's",
the creator of Emacspeak expressed surprize at the unusual
candor manifest in the assertion that it would take popular
idiot-proof interfaces until the year 2070 to catch up to
where the Emacspeak audio desktop is today. Upon hearing
this, the said proponent of the crash-prone system turned
blue in the face (screen), crashed to the floor and refused
to get booted (ever again).
Industry experts welcomed this refreshing breath of Courage
Certainty and Clarity (CCC) at a time when users are reeling
from the Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) unleashed by
complex software systems backed by even more convoluted
press releases.
Independent Test Results:
- -------------------------
Independent test results have proven that unlike some modern
software, Emacspeak can be easily uninstalled without
adversely affecting the continued performance of the
computer. These same tests also revealed that once
uninstalled, the user stopped functioning altogether.
Speaking with Aster Labrador this morning, the creator
of Emacspeak pointed out that these results once again
emphasize the user-centric design of Emacspeak; "It is
the user --and not the computer-- that stops
functioning when Emacspeak is uninstalled!".
Note from Aster: (UnDoctored Videos Inc. is currently looking for
volunteers to star in a video demonstrating such complete
user failure).
History:
- --------
Emacspeak-11.0 --code named Aster-- goes the final step in
making Linux a zero-cost Internet access solution for blind
and visually impaired users. Emacspeak-10.0 --(AKA
Emacspeak-2000) code named WonderDog-- was the last in a
series of award-winning software releases designed to make
eyes-free computing a productive and pleasurable experience.
Emacspeak-9.0 --(AKA Emacspeak 99) code named BlackLab--
continued to innovate in the areas of speech interaction and
interactive accessibility. Emacspeak-8.0 --(AKA
Emacspeak-98++) code named BlackDog-- was a major upgrade to
the speech output extension to Emacs.
Emacspeak-95 (code named Illinois) was released as
Open Source on the Internet in May 1995 as the first
complete speech interface to UNIX workstations. The
subsequent release, Emacspeak-96 (code named Egypt) made
available in May 1996 provided significant enhancements to
the interface. Emacspeak-97 (Tennessee) went further in
providing a true audio desktop. Emacspeak-98 integrated
Internetworking into all aspects of the audio desktop to
provide the first fully interactive speech-enabled WebTop.
Obtaining Emacspeak:
- --------------------
Visit Emacspeak at http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman --You
can also pick up emacspeak via anonymous ftp from
ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/raman/emacspeak/. You can
subscribe to the emacspeak mailing list
<emacspeak@cs.vassar.edu> by sending mail to the request
address <emacspeak-request@cs.vassar.edu>.
About Emacspeak:
- ---------------
Based at Cornell (NY) <http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman>
- --home to Auditory User Interfaces (AUI) on the WWW--
Emacspeak is mirrored world-wide by an international netwrok
of software archives and voluntarily bundled with all major Linux
distributions on CDROM. On Monday, April 12, 1999,
Emacspeak became part of the Permanent Research Collection
on Information Technology at the Smithsonian's National
Museum of American History.
The Emacspeak mailing list is archived at
<http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~priestdo/emacspeak/> --thanks to
Greg Priest-Dorman.
About This Release:
- -------------------
This press release is certified to be Y2K compliant.
More importantly, the software described is W2K free.
Press/Analyst Contact: Aster Labrador
http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/aster/aster.gif
Windows-Free (WF) is a favorite battle-cry of
The League Against Forced Fenestration (LAFF);
- --see http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm
for details on the ill-effects of Forced Fenestration.
CopyWrite )C( Aster Labrador. All Writes Reserved.
WonderDog (DM),BlackDog (DM) and Labrador (DM) are Registered Dogmarks of Aster Labrador.
All other dogs belong to their respective owners.
- --
Best Regards,
- --raman
Email: raman@cs.cornell.edu
WWW: http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/
PGP: http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman/raman.asc
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From: Marquis Jiggitts<jiggitts@netscape.net>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Fault Proof Server with 48hrs of Power Starting at $5000
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:24:57 GMT
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This server is the first completely fault tolerant server in both the
hardware and the software. The HICS FPS (Fault Proof Server) will
operate for 48 hours without electrical power. This machine is perfect
for all Y2K issues and concerns.
Key Benefits
Up To 10 233mhz Alpha Processors (2.3gigahertz)
· Our Dual Processor Benchmarked FASTER than a Quad Intel Xeon III
Up To 10 GB Ram
Standard 38 GB of Hard Drive (2 18 GB SCSI UltraWide 2, 10 Slots
Available)
8x SCSI CD-ROM Drive
Built in UPS (48 Hours without Power)
Built in Network
· 16 Port 10/100 BaseT Full Duplex Supported Ethernet Hub
· Two 56K Analog Ports
· Two 128K ISDN Ports
Your choice of operating systems
· Windows NT 4.0 Server Enterprise Edition
· Linux (RedHat 6.1) with Beowulf Cluster
Case- Standard 19"x19"x19"
Keyboard and Mouse
17" Color Monitor
3 Year Warranty
You will get a 20% discount if you order before or on Nov 30, 1999.
For more information please go to
http://home.att.net/~jiggitts/prod01.htm
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From: "Eric Z. Ayers" <eric.ayers@mindspring.com>
Subject: LOCAL: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts December Meeting
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:32:36 GMT
Reply-To: Eric.Ayers@mindspring.com
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Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - December 1999 meeting notice
Join your fellow Linux enthusiasts for
our regular monthly meeting!
Thursday 9 December, 1999
7:00 PM
Georgia Tech College of Computing
Room 16 or 17
--------------------------------------------------------------
THIS MONTH:
The Linux Router Project, Charles Shapiro
http://www.linuxrouter.org/
My LRP router consists of a '486 DX 66 motherboard with 16 megs
of RAM connected to a network card, a modem, and a 3.5" floppy
drive. It runs the Linux Router Project linux distribution. Total
out-of-pocket cost was in the neighborhood of $60. You could buy
it all from scratch for about $150. I'll be explaining my
adventures.
--------------------------------------------------------------
NEXT MONTH:
Computer Telephony under Linux, Dialogic Corporation
http://www.dialogic.com/
--------------------------------------------------------------
For more info on the group, visit the ALE web page:
http://www.ale.org/
For Directions to the Georgia Tech College of Computing:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/external.affairs/directions.html
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From: "Signiform PR department" <etm@primenet.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: ThoughtTreasure natural language/commonsense platform
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:35:56 GMT
Reply-To: <press@signiform.com>
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Signiform press release
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Signiform releases ThoughtTreasure 0.00022 natural language/commonsense
platform
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON, DC - December 8, 1999 - Signiform today announced the
release of ThoughtTreasure 0.00022, a new version of its comprehensive
natural language/commonsense platform for building question answering
services, information extraction systems, and world-aware
applications. ThoughtTreasure 0.00022 contains a natural language
parser and generator hooked up to a knowledge base and lexicon of
25,000 concepts, 55,000 English and French words and phrases, and
50,000 assertions.
New features of ThoughtTreasure 0.00022 include scripts, a web-enabled
knowledge base, and easy-to-use knowledge base flat files. Scripts are
machine-understandable representations of typical activities such as
going swimming or making a dinner reservation.
For more information on ThoughtTreasure, please visit
http://www.signiform.com/tt/htm/tt.htm.
AVAILABILITY
The ThoughtTreasure server runs on Linux and supports Java and Python
clients. To download a copy of the ThoughtTreasure 0.00022
distribution for noncommercial use, visit
http://www.signiform.com/tt/htm/download.htm. For information about
obtaining a commercial license, contact sales@signiform.com.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Signiform was founded in 1997 by Erik Mueller, an MIT and UCLA-trained
computer scientist, to bring natural language and commonsense
capabilities to computers and devices.
For more information about Signiform and its products, see
www.signiform.com or contact info@signiform.com.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Press contact:
Erik Mueller
Phone: 202-328-0905
Email: erik@signiform.com
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
ThoughtTreasure and Signiform are trademarks of Signiform.
Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States
and other countries.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Software, Inc. in the
U.S. and other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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From: "Steven G." <superant-steve@superant.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Linux Kernel CD Released
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:29:26 GMT
Reply-To: superant@superant.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Linux Kernel CD available.
SuperAnt is announcing that effective immediately,
they will be making available a Linux Kernel CD.
This CD contains the code, documentation and other tools useful for
Linux Kernel
development. Both stable and unstable kernels from version 0.01 to
2.2.13. Full source code and documentation.
Many other small operating system kernels as examples and for
exposition. The CD contains more than 600 megabytes of files.
SuperAnt is a Linux and Open Source technology provider and packager,
selling and marketing business and recreation CD-ROMs on the Internet.
For more information about SuperAnt products and services, please visit
their web site at http://www.superant.com.
Press Contact:
Steven Gibson
Email: superant@superant.com
Web Site: www.superant.com
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From: conover@vader.inow.com (John Conover)
Subject: Tsinvest version 1.1
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:30:13 GMT
Reply-To: conover@vader.inow.com (John Conover)
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The program tsinvest is for the real time programmed day trading of
equities. No code changes from version 1.0 to 1.1. Site changes and
internal documentation changed to include QA process/procedures/docs.
(I wonder if http://www.microsoft.com has a click'ie like that?)
The program has a web site at http://www2.inow.com/~conover/ntropix/
From the lsm:
Begin3
Title: tsinvest-1.1.tar.gz
Version: 1.1
Entered-date: November 17, 1999
Description: Quantitative financial analysis of equities.
The optimal gains of multiple equity
investments are computed. The program decides
which of all available equities to invest in
at any single time, by calculating the
instantaneous Shannon probability of all
equities, and using statistical estimation
techniques to estimate the accuracy of the
calculated Shannon probability. Entropic
techniques are used throughout. A tutorial is
presented in the man(1) pages. A companion
equity market simulation program is included,
as is a simple data blade program template. A
fragment of the daily US exchange tickers,
from 1993 to 1996, is included as a
demonstration of the program's capabilities.
Additionally, there is a program provided that
will translate the Yahoo! historical database
of stock daily closing prices at
http://chart.yahoo.com/d to a compatible
database format.
Keywords: financial engineering quantitative analysis entropic equities stocks trading investing
Author: John Conover <conover@vader.inow.com>
Maintained-by: Author
Primary-site: http://www2.inow.com/~conover/ntropix/
Alternate-site: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/apps/financial/investment/tsinvest-1.1.tar.gz
Original-site: http://www2.inow.com/~conover/ntropix/
Platform: Linux, and any other supporting GCC
Copying-policy: Can freely distribute, but cannot sell or include in a
commercial product without permission of author.
End
John
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John Conover, 631 Lamont Ct., Campbell, CA., 95008, USA.
VOX 408.370.2688, FAX 408.379.9602, whois '!JC154'
conover@vader.inow.com, http://www2.inow.com/~conover/john.html
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From: smithrod@bellatlantic.net (Rod Smith)
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Linux networking book
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 1999 17:36:30 GMT
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My second book, _Linux: Networking for Your Office_, ships today
(December 1). This book covers the networking tasks most commonly
required of Linux in a small office or home office (SOHO) environment,
such as using Samba, Netatalk, and NFS/lpd for file and printer sharing
with Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX clients; performing IP masquerading to
let a small network share a single dialup, DSL, or cable modem Internet
connection; and running Linux programs on remote computers. The book
begins with basic information on TCP/IP and the Internet, including
details of how to set up and configure your Linux computer for basic
networking tasks. This book is marketed for office users, but home users
wanting to set up a small network will find it useful, as well.
You can find more details on my web page, including some additional
networking information not available at press time and a link to
Amazon.com's ordering page for the book. My web page's URL is:
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~smithrod/network.html
Here are the section and chapter titles for the book:
Part I: Networking Principles
1. Networking Hardware
2. Understanding TCP/IP
3. Networking Services
4. Intranets and the Internet
Part II: Configuring Linux Networking
5. Basic Linux Configuration
6. Compiling a Kernel for Networking
7. Setting Ethernet Options
8. Using PPP for Dialup Connections
Part III: File Sharing
9. Basic Principles of File Sharing
10. NFS: Sharing Files with Other UNIXes
11. Samba: Sharing Files with DOS, Windows, and OS/2
12. Netatalk: Sharing Files with Macintoshes
13. Using Linux to Back Up Client Machines
Part IV: Printer Sharing
14. Preparing to Share a Printer
15. Sharing Printers with Other UNIXes
16. Samba: Sharing Printers with DOS, Windows, and OS/2
17. Netatalk: Sharing Printers with Macintoshes
Part V: Remote Access
18. Using ssh or telnet to Log on Remotely
19. Using VNC or an X Server to Run X Programs Remotely
Part VI: Linking Your Intranet to the Internet
20. One IP Address, Many Computers: IP Masquerading
21. Configuring a Firewall
Part VII: Final Considerations
22. Designing a Computer as a Linux Server
23. System Administration
24. Maintaining a Secure System
My first book, _Special Edition Using Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux_, has
garnered an average 5-star rating on Amazon.com.
- --
Rod Smith smithrod@bellatlantic.net
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~smithrod
Author of books on Linux networking & WordPerfect for Linux
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