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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

518.0. "Looking for OTHELLO" by TLE::DANIELS (Brad Daniels, VAX C RTL whipping boy) Fri Mar 31 1989 16:25

I'll delete  this if this is the wrong place to ask, but I'm looking for the
location  of  the kit for OTHELLO. ADY:: is refusing DECNET connections, and
both addresses for the author send my mail into infinite forwarding loops...
(ADY::ADY  seems to be forwarded to JEREMY::ADY, which seems to be forwarded
to JEREMY::ADY again.)

- Brad

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518.1ZFC::ZFC$DISK1:[PUBLIC.OTHELLO]AITG::DERAMODaniel V. {AITG,ZFC}:: D'EramoFri Mar 31 1989 17:3613
	I don't know if it's the latest version, but there
	is a copy of OTHELLO in

		ZFC::ZFC$DISK1:[PUBLIC.OTHELLO]

	It contains the kit OTHELLO011.A, the files extracted from
	the kit, and a copy of note 1281.6 from the original
	DECwindows conference describing it.  There are 11 replies
	there so you'll have to check there to see if there was a later
	version.  A subdirectory has the previous verison, OTHELLO010.A.

	Dan

518.2Now I just have to find time to play it...TLE::DANIELSBrad Daniels, VAX C RTL whipping boyFri Mar 31 1989 18:466
Re .-1, mail help:

Thanks.  Got it.

- Brad

518.3wrong version?RABBET::FARRELLMoney, there is no substitute!Mon Apr 03 1989 15:467
When I install this kit, I get an "ident mismatch with sharable image" error.

Does anybody have a version running on SDC V5.1?  Or maybe the .OBJ file?

		$$$$ ted $$$$

518.4AITG::DERAMODaniel V. {AITG,ZFC}:: D'EramoTue Apr 04 1989 19:5343
	re .3

	The kit mentioned in .1 doesn't have the source, and hasn't
	been relinked with the latest DECwindows version.

	The old DECwindows conference, BULOVA::DECWINDOWS_OLD,
	has pointers to the source, specifically in notes 1281.7
	(from the developer [?]) and 1281.10 (modified to have a
	new icon).  There was a note 1281.11 but it is mangled,
	containing reply .10 and a description of Xfish.  Partial
	extracts:

	1281.7:

>>     The Othello source files are available from:
>>
>>         JEREMY::SGEC1$DISK:[ADY.OTHEL.REFERENCE]
>>
>>     The OTHELLO.C and the UIL files comprise the UI part; the rest of
>>     the FOR and BLI are the algorithm.
>>
>>     The UI files are reasonably (almost) documented, at least to the
>>     extent that DECwindows knowledgeable persons can make sense out
>>     of. The algorithm files, on the other hand, have little to no comments
>>     at all; most of them I wrote a good many years ago.
>>
>>     DESCRIP.MMS will build the program, UIDs and HLB. The UIDs and HLB
>>     have to be placed in DECW$SYSTEM_DEFAULTS and SYS$HELP respectively.
>>
>>     KITBUILD.COM and KITINSTAL.COM are command procedures for building
>>     an installation kit.

	1281.10:

>> Those of us who pack icons together as close as possible get annoyed with
>> programs using the default icons.  So, I fixed it.
>>
>> GVRIEL::DUA1:[SCHOELLER.C.OTHELLO]OTHELLO.C,OTHELLO.BIT,SM_OTHELLO.BIT
>>
>> The above listed files are the changed/new files.
>>
>> OTHELLO.EXE is FT2.1 version.

518.5Can't get to JEREMY:: LARRYC::SYSTEMLarry CallaghanThu Apr 13 1989 18:3816
	When I try to dir that directory, I get...

$ dir JEREMY""::SGEC1$DISK:[ADY.OTHEL.REFERENCE]

%DIRECT-E-OPENIN, error opening JEREMY""::SGEC1$DISK:[ADY.OTHEL.REFERENCE]*.*;*
as input
-RMS-E-FND, ACP file or directory lookup failed
-SYSTEM-F-INVLOGIN, login information invalid at remote node


	Could someone fix please?  Better yet, point to a compatible version
of OTHELLO.EXE!


Larry C.