Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site jerq.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!decvax!ucbvax!manuals From: r...@research.UUCP (The devil made me do it) Newsgroups: net.usenix Subject: 4.2BSD manuals (long, but important) Message-ID: <308@jerq.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 00:54:48 EST Article-I.D.: jerq.308 Posted: Tue Mar 13 00:54:48 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Mar-84 07:40:53 EST Organization: Jerq Research Labs, Hoboken, N.J. Lines: 234 As announced at the UniForum Conference in Washington, D.C., USENIX is sponsoring the printing of 4.2BSD manuals. These manuals may be purchased only by institutional USENIX members holding a 4.2BSD license agreement and will require the representative from each member institution to sign a simple agreement designating USENIX as their agent for manual duplication. There is no limit on the number of manuals a site may purchase, though we cannot promise there will be any printing runs other than this one. Consequently, it is highly recommended that sites consider this a one time event and order accordingly. Further, the larger the quantity of manuals printed, the lower the cost will be to all sites. This message has three purposes: o to inform all interested parties of the imminent availability of 4.2 manuals, o to publicize the expected format, and o to collect responses from all those interested instituations as to the quantity of manuals they expect to order. The last item is most important as the total number of manuals printed will define the exact cost. Further, only those sites responding will receive a copy of the agreement necessary to purchase the manuals. Remember that these manuals will be sold only to USENIX institutional members. If your institution is not a member of USENIX but still wishes to order manuals, you should join -- the cost to join will be easily recouped in the cost of the manuals purchased. (If you think this is a plug for USENIX, you're right.) The information included below should answer most all questions about the manuals. If you have further questions regarding the manuals I will try and reply promptly if you send me mail at either of the addresses shown below. Manual Descriptions ------ ------------ The 3 manuals which may be purchased are shown below; a detailed description of each volume's contents is given later. All manuals will be printed in a photo-reduced 6"x9" format with plastic binding which (unfortunately) does not permit local additions. Reference guides will have "bleed tabs" to ease the identification of manuals sections. The manual format and contents is fixed and no quantity of pleading will cause it to change (masters have already been created). UNIX User's Manual (2 volumes) Volume 1, Reference Guide Volume 2, Supplementary Documents UNIX Programmer's Manual (2 volumes) Volume 1, Reference Guide Volume 2, Supplementary Documents UNIX System Manager's Manual (1 volume) While some manuals are two separate volumes, one may only order complete manuals; i.e. one may NOT order a Volume 1 of the User's Manual without also ordering Volume 2. The manuals are organized differently from the standard 4.2BSD manuals distributed by Berkeley for several reasons: 1. The quantity of material was too thick to permit the style of binding desired. 2. The reorganization permits grouping logically related information. 3. Most users will not have to shoulder the cost of printing material they will rarely use. 4. One may once again have manuals "small enough to fit in their briefcase" (though, of course, more of them). Manual Contents ------ -------- UNIX User's Manual, Reference Guide The following sections from Volume 1 of the original UPM: preface, introduction, table of contents, permuted index, section 1 (commands), section 6 (games), and section 7 (tables). Manual sections will have bleed tabs. UNIX User's Manual, Supplementary Documents The following documents from Volumes 2a, 2b, and 2c of the UPM: 7th Edition UNIX - Summary The UNIX Time-Sharing System UNIX for Beginners A Tutorial Introduction to the UNIX Text Editor Advanced Editing on UNIX Edit: A Tutorial An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi Ex Reference Manual An Introduction to the UNIX Shell An Introduction to the C Shell Learn - Computer Aided Instruction on UNIX Mail Reference Manual SED - A Non-interactive Text Editor AWK - A Pattern Scanning and Processing Language DC - An Interactive Desk Calculator BC - An Arbitrary Precision Desk-Calculator Language Typesetting Documents on the UNIX System A Revised Version of -ms Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me -me Reference Manual A System for Typsetting Mathematics TBL - A Program to Format Tables Some Applications of Inverted Indexes on the UNIX System Refer - A Bibliography System Writing Tools - The Style and Diction Programs NROFF/TROFF User's Manual A TROFF Tutorial A Guide to the Dungeons of Doom UNIX Programmer's Manual, Reference Guide The following sections from Volume 1 of the original UPM: section 2 (system calls), section 3 (libraries), section 4 (devices), section 5 (file formats). All manual sections will have bleed tabs. UNIX Programmer's Manual, Supplementary Documents The following documents from Volumes 2a, 2b, and 2c of the UPM: The C Programming Language - Reference Manual The FRANZ LISP Manual Berkeley Pascal User's Manual Berkeley FP User's Manual A Portable Fortran 77 Compiler Introduction to the f77 I/O Library Assembler Reference Manual Lint, A C Program Checker UNIX Programming 4.2BSD System Manual A Tutorial Introduction to ADB Make - A Program for Maintaining Computer Programs YACC: Yet Another Compiler-Compiler LEX - A Lexical Analyzer Generator Rator - A Preprocessor for a Rational Fortran The Programming Language EFL The M4 Macro Processor Screen Updating and Cursor Movement Optimization An Introduction to the Source Code Control System A Tour Through the Portable C Compiler UNIX System Manager's Manual Section 8 (maintenance commands) of the original UPM. The following documents from Volumes 2a, 2b, and 2c: Installing and Operating 4.2BSD on the VAX Building 4.2BSD UNIX System with Config Fsck - The UNIX File System Check Program 4.2BSD Line Printer Spooler Manual Sendmail - An Internetwork Mail Router Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide A Dial-Up Network of UNIX Systems UUCP Implementation Description UNIX Implementation The UNIX I/O System A Fast File System for UNIX Disc Quotas in a UNIX Environment 4.2BSD Network Implementation Notes On the Security of UNIX Password Security: A Case History Cost and Delivery ----------------- The cost of the manuals is still to be determined. Preliminary estimates indicate the cost breakdowns shown below. These costs will vary according to the total number of each manual printed, the actual number of pages in each manual, and the printer selected. In addition to the charge for the printed material, each site will be responsible for paying shipping and handling charges. These charges also have yet to be determined. Assuming all goes well with the printing and verification of 4.2BSD license agreements, we hope the manuals will be available in late March or early April. We cannot give any more specific time of delivery. User's Manual ------------- Price per set (1000 copies printed) ~$22 Programmer's Manual ------------------- Price per set (1000 copies printed) ~$23 System Manager's Manual ----------------------- Price per set (1000 copies printed) ~$16 This translates to ~$61 for a complete set of manuals (not including shipping), quite a bargain when one considers what other suppliers of manuals are charging! Getting on the List ------------------- If you plan to order manuals when they become available, please fill out the short form below and return it via mail to: ucbvax!manuals (uucp) manuals@berkeley (ARPANET) Alternatively (though not recommended), you may mail your form to me at Sam Leffler Lucasfilm, Ltd. P.O. Box 2009 San Rafael, California 94912 To simplify my work, please be certain to include a Subject line in your message of the form given. Responses must be received within two weeks (March 21). NOTE: This is NOT an order form! Do NOT send checks, purchase orders, etc. The purpose of responding at this time is to help us determine the quanties of manuals to print. All respondents will subsequently receive complete ordering information and a Manual Reproduction Authorization Form which must be signed and returned to USENIX along with proper license documentation before you can receive any manuals. To receive this form you must remember to include your US mailing address. Please do not indicate quantities based on expected costs (e.g. I'll take 10 of this if it costs $10, but only 5 if it costs $15), but rather accurate estimates based on your true expectations. To: ucbvax!manuals To: manuals@berkeley Subject: USENIX manuals Name: Organization: Computer Mailing Address: U.S. Mailing Address: Phone Number: USENIX Membership Number: <number of> User's Manuals <number of> Programmer's Manuals <number of> System Manager's Manuals