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Date: 2001-08-07 1:13:02
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Linux-Announce Digest #3, Volume #4 Tue, 7 Aug 2001 01:13:02 EDT
Contents:
z81 2.0 - Sinclair ZX81 and ZX80 emulator (Russell Marks)
KSnuffle-2.2 released (Igor Zvanskii)
Linux Gazette #69 (August 2001) available (Linux Gazette)
[LOCAL] TLUG Install-Party in Erfurt / Germany (Christian Ordig)
Zile 1.6.0 - Zile Is Lossy Emacs (Emacs clone) (Sandro Sigala)
Special Suncoast LUG Meeting Announcement (Ed Centanni)
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:24:37 CST
Subject: z81 2.0 - Sinclair ZX81 and ZX80 emulator
Reply-To: russell.marks@ntlworld.com
From: Russell Marks <russell.marks@spam^H^H^H^Hntlworld.com>
z81 is a ZX81 and ZX80 emulator for Unix/Linux. There are actually two
versions - z81 (for svgalib), and xz81 (for X). Also included is
zx81get, a ZX81 tape reader.
*The ROMs are not included*, so you'll have to obtain those
separately.
You can download z81 from ibiblio:
ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/system/emulators/zx/z81-2.0.tar.gz
There's also a web page here:
http://rus.members.beeb.net/z81.html
2.0 is a fairly major update, including `proper' display emulation,
optional sound support (native VSYNC-ish sound, Quicksilva's sound
board, and Bi-Pak's Zon X-81), and ZX Printer support.
* Changes in z81 2.0
Better display emulation, leading to better emulation all-round. This
still isn't perfect, but it already seems to cope with everything z81
1.x did, plus a bit more. Notable additions are Rock Crush, Dan's
Revenge, and QS Defender (though it's so overscanned it doesn't fit in
the normal display). Also, high-score entry now works in ZX Galaxians,
and the display no longer `goes weird' when updating on the ZX80. :-)
Thanks to Wilf Rigter (and his zx81vid.txt) for the timing info and
detailed description the new display stuff was based on.
Optional sound emulation. This comes in two forms - VSYNC-based (aka
`turn up the volume on the TV' :-)), and AY-3-891x-based (sound
addons). The sound addons currently supported are the Quicksilva sound
board, and the Bi-Pak Zon X-81 (thanks to Andy Styles for info on
this). The sound code was based on my work for Fuse, so Matan Ziv-Av
and Philip Kendall also deserve some credit here.
Added ZX Printer support, which was an easy port from xz80. Thanks to
Ian Collier for this, obviously. :-) The main difference in z81 is
that it outputs (as a picture) to a PBM file rather than an X bitmap.
With `-l', you can now boot directly to the file selector (at least
when emulating a 16k ZX81).
You can now enable display of the VSYNC signal with `-V'. This is
useful if you want FAST mode to blank the screen, or want to see
LOAD/SAVE signals onscreen when using `-L' or `-S' (see below), but
tends to be an annoyance otherwise which is why it's not enabled by
default.
The LOAD and SAVE hooks can now be disabled, with `-L' and `-S'
respectively. This is mainly so there's something easy to get at which
makes a noise :-) (i.e. use `-sS' then save something).
A keyboard port fix means that Namtir Raiders now works. Also fixed
reversed key-reading when more than one bit was zero in the port's
MSB - I don't think that affected much though.
You can now directly emulate a 1k machine, with `-u' (= unexpanded).
The new `-i' option inverts the screen, giving a white-on-black
display.
Fixed some problems with signal blocking when exiting.
The X version previously ignored any `-r' setting - fixed.
Auto-load (loading from the command-line) is slightly better
than before - it now starts up the program `instantly'. This is
probably just as well, as the better display emulation means the
emulator can't really `fast-boot' any more except when loading a
program.
It didn't previously load programs from command-line which ended in
`.P' (it tried to add a further `.p') - it does now.
Removed the old `-s' for normal (slow) booting, as the only fast-boot
option now available is auto-loading (see above).
Removed z81txt (the Linux-console-specific text version). I thought
about some way of making it work with the new display code by
interpreting characters in the screen bitmap, but it was really just
too nasty an idea to be worth bothering with.
Here's the LSM entry:
==========================================================================
Begin4
Title: z81
Version: 2.0
Entered-date: 2001-07-28
Description: z81/xz81 are ZX81 (TS1000) and ZX80 emulators
for svgalib and X. They load/save Xtender-format .p
files, and support the ZX81's pseudo-hi-res mode,
overscanned modes, the ZX Printer, and both
VSYNC-based and AY-3-891x-based sound. A few
ZX81-related utils (including a tape reader) and PD
games are included.
Note that, due to an uncertain legal situation, the
ROMs must now be obtained separately.
Keywords: Sinclair ZX80 ZX81 TS1000 emulator VGA svgalib X
Author: imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier)
rus@svgalib.org (Russell Marks)
Maintained-by: rus@svgalib.org (Russell Marks)
Primary-site: ftp.ibiblio.org /pub/Linux/system/emulators/zx
149155 z81-2.0.tar.gz
Copying-policy: GPL
End
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-Rus.
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:25:38 CST
From: Igor Zvanskii <I.Zvanskii@science-computing.de>
Subject: KSnuffle-2.2 released
Thanks!
==========[snip]========
KSnuffle, the KDE network packet sniffer, is now available for download
from:
ftp://195.92.31.34/ksnuffle-2.2/ksnuffle-2.2.tgz
This version has been built against a fairly recent KDE2.1 CVS snapshot.
The manual pages are online at
http://www.quaking.demon.co.uk/ksnuffle.manual
The main change from 2.1 is a work-around for the forthcoming KDE
change whereby setuid programs will not be run.
Please note that if the remote sniffer interface is not compatible with
2.0 and earlier versions. If you use remote sniffers, then you will need to
reinstall the rsnuffle daemon.
A few people have asked about RPMs. Sorry, none avaiable. I've got a
non-standard setup anyway, and there are two many combinations (RH, Suse,
Mandrake, installed under /usr or /opt/kde, etc.) to do this. Volunteers?
Regards
Mike Richardson
mike@quaking.demon.co.uk
=====[The Actual Announcement]========================================
KSnuffle is a network packet sniffer for KDE. Features include:
* Basic filtering and packet selection via the GUI
* Advanced filtering and packet selection via filter programs
* Multiple concurrent monitors
* Text and binary logging, plus replay of binary log files
* Textual display of network traffic overview
* Full(er) details of protocol and application data available
* Display of data in TCP/IP streams
* Network load histograms and time-averaged load display
* Parallel display of multiple load histograms
* Save and restored filter and packet selection configurations
* Support for use by selected non-root users
* Plugin support - 0.8 contains plugins for
* TCP/IP stream monitoring
* DNS lookup monitoring,
* Traffic summaries
* End-to-End summaries
In its current state it is, so far as I can tell, quite reliable. The
main area where is is lacking is actually decoding different network
packets. At the moment, it handles basic decoding of TCP/IP and UDP/IP,
plus ARP/RARP and ICMP. Packet decoding does not go down into the
application level except for DNS packets.
Also, KSnuffle uses libpcap-0.4, as used by tcpdump. As I only have access
to Linux boxen, I cannot build or test it for any other Unix. I'd be
interested if anyone else could try.
KSnuffle is available from ftp://195.92.31.34/pub/ksnuffle-2.1/ ; there
is a homepage at http://www.quaking.demon.co.uk/ksnuffle.html. The latter
contains some screen shots and other information.
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:26:34 CST
Subject: Linux Gazette #69 (August 2001) available
Reply-To: gazette@ssc.com
From: lg@ssc.com (Linux Gazette)
"Linux Gazette...Making Linux just a little more fun!"
Linux Gazette is a freely available, WWW e-zine that includes short articles
giving tips and tricks, ideas and suggestions for customizing and running
Linux. It is a member of the Linux Documentation Project.
Linux Gazette issue #69, August 2001, is out and can be found at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/
For download purposes, individual issues of LG are available at:
ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/
A list of mirror sites can be found at:
http://www.linuxgazette.com/mirrors.html
While we do not mail issues of LG to our readers--it's just too big--we do
have an announcement service. Write lg-announce-request@ssc.com with the
word subscribe in the body, and each month you will receive an e-mail notice
when we post Linux Gazette.
Topics in this issue include:
* The MailBag
* News Bytes
* The Answer Gang
* More 2-Cent Tips
* HelpDex , by Shane Collinge
* Make Your Virtual Console Log In Automatically , by Bryan
Henderson
* Creating a Kernel Driver for the PC Speaker , by Cherry George
Mathew
* Combining Perl and PostgreSQL, Part 2: Procedures with PL/pgSQL ,
by Mark Nielsen
* Learning Perl, part 5 , by Ben Okopnik
* DMCA in the news: Russian programmer arrested, nerds protest for
his release , by Mike Orr
* Installing Tomcat on Linux , by Allan Peda
* Qubism , by Jon "Sir Flakey" Harsem
* Numerical Workbenches , by Christoph Spiel
* The Back Page
Read all about it in Linux Gazette.
Michael Orr
Editor, Linux Gazette
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:28:29 CST
From: Christian Ordig <chr.ordig@gmx.net>
Subject: [LOCAL] TLUG Install-Party in Erfurt / Germany
Hallo,
die Thueringer Linux User Group veranstaltet am 18.08.2001 eine
Linux/BSD Install-Party in der Schuelerakademie Erfurt.
Mehr Informationen gibt es unter: http://www.tlug.de/
--
Christian Ordig
Germany
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:31:31 CST
From: Sandro Sigala <ssigala@tiscalinet.it>
Subject: Zile 1.6.0 - Zile Is Lossy Emacs (Emacs clone)
Zile is another Emacs-clone. Zile is a customizable, self-documenting
real-time, open-source display editor. Zile was written to be as similar
as possible to Emacs; every Emacs user should feel at home with Zile.
Zile features:
- Small but fast and powerful. It is very useful for small footprint
installations (like on floppy disk) or quick editing sessions.
- 8-bit clean. Zile can operate with binary files.
- Looks like Emacs. Most Zile key sequences and function names
are identical to Emacs ones.
- Multi buffer editing w/multi level undo. Zile can open an
infinite number of files and can record an infinite sequence of
undo operations.
- Multi window. Zile can display multiple windows on the screen.
- Killing, yanking and registers. The typical killing, yanking and
register features of Emacs are available under Zile.
- Minibuffer completion. Zile can complete the user written text.
This is very useful for `M-x' commands and for selecting files.
- Colors. Zile makes use of the color capatibilities of the
terminal if available.
- Source highlighting ("C", "C++", and shell scripts). Zile can
highlight "C", "C++" source files and shell scripts for better reading.
- Auto fill (word wrap). Zile automatically breaks the lines when
they become too wide (if the Auto Fill Mode is enabled).
==============================================================================
Zile is now hosted on SourceForge at the address:
http://zile.sourceforge.net/
Latest version can be also found at my homepage:
http://www.sigala.it/sandro/
======================================================================
NEWS:
Changes between Zile 1.5.3 - Zile 1.6
* Implemented incremental search (`isearch-forward', `isearch-backward').
* Implemented search & replace (`replace-string', `query-replace').
* Implemented shell commands (`shell-command', `shell-command-on-region').
* Implemented better handling of unexpected errors, with automatic file
saving on Zile crash.
======================================================================
LSM:
Begin4
Title: zile - Zile Is Lossy Emacs
Version: 1.6
Entered-date: 31JUL01
Description: Emacs-clone editor
Keywords: zile emacs clone text editor
Author: sandro@sigala.it (Sandro Sigala)
Maintained-by: sandro@sigala.it (Sandro Sigala)
Primary-site: http://zile.sourceforge.net
230k zile-1.6.tar.gz
Alternate-size: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/apps/editors/emacs/clones
230k zile-1.6.tar.gz
Platforms: ANSI C compiler, ncurses
Copying-policy: BSD
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Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 23:32:35 CST
From: Ed Centanni <ecentan1@tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: Special Suncoast LUG Meeting Announcement
!!!!! ***** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ***** !!!!!
Special Appearance and Presention by Robin "Roblimo" Miller,
Editor-in-chief for the Open Source Developer Network (OSDN)
and Newsforge (www.newsforge.com).
WHEN AND WHERE:
8 August 19:00-21:00 Tampa
(second Wednesday of each month)
PricewaterhouseCoopers -- Room 684
3109 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Blvd
Lakepointe I Building
Tampa, FL 33607
See the SLUG website (www.suncoastlug.org/meetings.html) for
directions.
Robin is well known in the Open Source Community as an
advocate, spokesperson, and journalist. Don't miss this
opportunity to meet with one of the national leaders of
the Open Source Revolution.
FOLLOWING MEETINGS:
16 August 19:00-21:00 Brandon II
(third Thursday of each month)
28 August 19:00-21:00 Sarasota
(fourth Tuesday of each month)
25 August 09:30-12:00 Dunedin
(fourth Saturday of each month)
1 September 13:00-15:00 New Port Richey
(first Saturday of each month)
6 September 20:00-22:00 Brandon
(first Thursday of each month)
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