---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts SunFLASH Vol 67 #20 July 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Electronic Journal For Sun Users Since 1988 John J. Mclaughlin, Publisher & Editor - flash@sun.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 67.20 Non-Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Non-Sun - that is, third Party, Articles. These articles have not been previously posted to SunFlash. They are available from flashadm@sun.com by email only. You may request the full text of any of these articles by sending mail to flashadm@sun.com with a list of 1 or more space separated article numbers (e.g. 63.87 62.32) in the Subject line. -johnj (8 articles, 94 Kb, 1,987 lines - about 31 US pages) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Size In Title Number Kb/lines 67.12 7 141 WordPerfect Ships WP 6.0 for UNIX 67.13 10 196 Stackable Fast Ethernet Switch 67.14 7 134 FirstWatch keeps World Cup Servers Up 67.15 3 88 a SimplifySQL Replacement: SQLASSIST 67.16 12 206 HPCwire Table of Contents: July 8 67.17 18 408 World Wide Web FAQ (1 of 3) 67.18 19 427 World Wide Web FAQ (2 of 3) 67.19 18 387 World Wide Web FAQ (3 of 3) How To Request An Article - Example ----------------------------------- %mail flashadm@sun.com Subject: 63.39 63.40 ^D % Place the list articles numbers on the same line as the Subject keyword. Separate article numbers with a space (e.g 63.39 63.40). If Articles Don't Arrive After a Reasonable Time ------------------------------------------------ I get a number of requests that come from sites that do not have their mail system set up properly. Some requests have their return path or the From: lines mangled as they travel through the net. If you suspect that your requested article is not getting to you because of an email address problem, then resubmit and add the keyword "email-to" in the body of the message: %mail flashadm@sun.com Subject: 63.39 63.40 email-to foo%bar@name.domain ^D % Replace foo%bar@name.domain with your email address. -johnj ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstracts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 67.12 WordPerfect Ships WP 6.0 for UNIX From: Dan Cook Native SunOS and Solaris 2 versions offer powerful document processing capabilities while taking advantage of the power of UNIX WordPerfect Corporation shipped GUI versions of WordPerfect 6.0 for UNIX for the SunOS and Solaris 2 platforms. What began as a word processor has evolved into a powerful document processor that allows users to actively process text, spreadsheet data, graphics and charts. 67.13 Grand Junction Stackable Switched Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Switch From: martyf@Grandjunction.Com (Marty Flock) FastSwitch 10/100 AG: the first stackable Ethernet switch to provide switched 10 Mbps Ethernet and Fast Ethernet to build networks of 10 to 200 users and 8 servers across a 100 Mbps backone. The FastSwitch 10/100 AG is interoperable with the SunFastEthernet adapter from SMCC which began shipping on June 29th. Together, the SunFastEthernet adapter and the FastSwitch 10/100 AG deliver the first 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet to Sun networks. 67.14 FirstWatch helps keep World Cup Sun servers on-line. From: bcoll@qualix.com (Barbara Coll) FirstWatch, the high-availablility solution for client/server systems, is being used in the World Cup USA 1994. The software plays a vital role in the World Cup USA 1994's Information Network. FirstWatch provides failover management functionality for 2 SPARCenter 2000's, database applications and other services. 67.15 SQLASSIST, a SimplifySQL Replacement from Software Interfaces From: Peggy Schiffmann Software Interfaces, the developers of SQLASSIST, are offering a special upgrade offer to current SimplifySQL users. Since SimplifySQL is no longer shipping, you can consilder SQLASSIST to be a replacement. SQLASSIST supports ORACLE, INFORMIX, INGRES, Rdb/VMS, DB2, and SYBASE databases. It is available in both character-based and GUI versions and runs on Solaris 1 and Solaris 2 environments. The Motif version can be used in both OSF and Open Look Windows Managers. It consists of four major components. Query Builder Browsing Facility Conversion Facility Report Writer 67.16 HPCwire Table of Contents: July 8 HPCwire is a for-fee Text-On-Demand News Magazine for High-Performance Computing. This article is the weekly Table of Contents. There are articles in this HPCwire Table of Contents that non-subscribers can retrieve, but you must be a subscriber to request the bulk of the articles. A free trial subscription is available. 67.17 World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) From boutell@netcom.com (Thomas Boutell) WWW stands for "World Wide Web". The WWW project seeks to build a distributed hypermedia system. NCSA Mosaic for X - a program for browsing through the WWW- is one of the most successful UNIX programs ever. 'Surfing the web (or net)' - that is, using a browser to navigate through the WWW - has become a very popular activity. With cheap modems, PPP , easy-to-use multi-platform browsers and a lot of political hype, the WWW is getting easier to access at work and at home! I've broken this FAQ into three parts becausde it was too big to be handled by some mail programs. The on-line version of this doucment can be accessed via the URL http://siva.cshl.org/~boutell/www_faq.html Of course, you may have to read the first few sections of this FAQ to understand what a URL is and how to use it to get to the above document. -johnj * 1: Recent changes to the FAQ * 2: Information about this document * 3: Elementary Questions + 3.1: What are WWW, hypertext and hypermedia? + 3.2: What is a URL? + 3.3: How can I access the web? o 3.3.1: Browsers Accessible by Telnet o 3.3.2: Obtaining browsers # 3.3.2.1: Microsoft Windows browsers # 3.3.2.2: MSDOS browsers # 3.3.2.3: Macintosh browsers # 3.3.2.4: Amiga browsers # 3.3.2.5: NeXTStep browsers # 3.3.2.6: X/DecWindows (graphical UNIX, VMS) browsers # 3.3.2.7: Text-based Unix and VMS browsers # 3.3.2.8: Batch-mode "browsers" 67.18 World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) From boutell@netcom.com (Thomas Boutell) + 3.4: How can I provide information to the web? o 3.4.1: Obtaining Servers # 3.4.1.1: Unix Servers # 3.4.1.2: Macintosh Servers # 3.4.1.3: Windows and Windows NT Servers # 3.4.1.4: MSDOS Servers # 3.4.1.5: VMS Servers o 3.4.2: Producing HTML documents # 3.4.2.1: Writing HTML directly # 3.4.2.2: HTML editors # 3.4.2.3: Converting other formats to HTML o 3.4.3: How do I publicize my work? + 3.5: How does WWW compare to gopher and WAIS? + 3.6: What is on the web? o 3.6.1: How do I find out what's new on the web? o 3.6.2: Where is the subject catalog of the web? o 3.6.3: How can I search through ALL web sites? + 3.7: I want to know more. o 3.7.1: What newsgroups discuss the web? 67.19 World Wide Web Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) From boutell@netcom.com (Thomas Boutell) * 4: Advanced Questions + 4.1: How do I set up a clickable image map? + 4.2: How do I make a "link" that doesn't load a new page? + 4.3: Where can I learn how to create fill-out forms? + 4.4: How can I save an inline image to disk? + 4.5: How can I get sound from the PC speaker with WinMosaic? + 4.6: How do I comment an HTML document? + 4.7: How can I create decent-looking tables and stop using 
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? + 4.8: What is HTML+ and where can I learn more about it? + 4.9: How can I make transparent GIFs? + 4.10: I have a Windows PC (or a Macintosh). Why can't I open WAIS URLs? + 4.11: I'm running XMosaic. Why can't I get external viewers working? + 4.12: How come mailto: URLs don't work? + 4.13: How can I restrict and control access to my server? + 4.14: Hey, I know, I'll write a WWW-exploring robot! Why not? + 4.15: How do I send newsgroup posts in HTML to my web client? * 5: Credits ********************************************************************** For information about SunFlash send mail to info-sunflash@Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@Sun.COM. For last month's digest, send email to flashadm@sun.com with a Subject line of 66.00 For Gopher and WAIS access: sunsite.unc.edu. (Login as 'gopher' for a simple gopher client, 'swais' for a simple WAIS client (over 500 databases). All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. Send brief articles (e.g. third party announcements) and include contact information (non-800#, fax #, email, etc) to: John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@Sun.COM. +1 305 351 4909