---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Sun Information/Product Abstracts SunFLASH Vol 65 #45 May 1994 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65.45 Sun Information/Product Abstracts This article contains brief descriptions of several Sun 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 (6 articles, 37 Kb, 854 lines - about 14 US pages) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Size In Title Number Kb/lines 65.39 4 71 New SPARCstation 5 Configuration 65.40 9 237 Solaris Services From Sun's OPCOM 65.42 5 129 NewsPrint 2.5 Developer's Kit 65.43 2 46 Solaris 1.1.1 Version B Source 65.44 8 172 Sun Microsystems Foundation Grants 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 65.39 SMCC Unveils New SPARCstation 5 Configuration Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation (SMCC) rolled out four new configurations of the recently introduced SPARCstation(TM) 5 system, including an 85MHz version priced at less than $10,000. The introduction of these systems will better enable SMCC to meet the demand for SPARCstation 5 systems that has thus far exceeded forecasts. The systems' 85MHz CPU is the fastest currently available in the microSPARC(TM) II family. (71 lines) 65.40 Solaris Support And Services From Sun's OPCOM Group From: ldavies@canada.sun.com (Lisa Davies) Product Coordinator, Developer Support Centre OPCOM provides fee-for-service expert technical assistance to End Users, OEM's and ISV's. Services provided are phone/email based developer support, software early access programs, tools, training and consulting. We assist Sun customers in using Sun's latest software technology in the most effective and efficient ways possible. Solaris Associate Program - Developer Support Services Consulting Services & Specials Stand-alone Copy Program Configurable Network Boot Batch Scheduling Class Fixed Scheduling Class Training Seminars Porting to Solaris 2.x for Programmers Threads Programming in Solaris 2.x Porting Device Drivers to Solaris 2.x It is our hope that a combination of these services will both increase your developer productivity and help you create better applications. Our focus is to provide expertise in the areas of OS internals, threads, networking, window system, drivers and development tools. (The OPCOM group is based in Canada, hence the prices in Canadian Dollars (Cdn) - johnj) (237 lines) 65.42 NewsPrint 2.5 Developer's Kit For Solaris 2.x The NeWSprint 2.5 Developer's Kit, complete with documentation, CD-ROM media and sample printer handler code, is targeted at software & hardware developers, systems administrators and advanced end users wishing to integrate third-party output devices such as printers, plotters and film recorders in the Solaris 2.x environment. (129 lines) 65.43 Solaris 1.1.1 Version B Source Product Availability Announcing the availability of the Solaris(R) 1.1.1 Version B source products (English version) for the Sun(R) SPARC(R) systems. Binaries for 1.1.1B began shipping in March. (46 lines) 65.44 Sun Microsystems Foundation Grants Total $242,600 The Sun Microsystems Foundation, Inc., has awarded $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula for its Academic Education Project (AEP), which serves more than 500 minority students. The project includes five after-school academic programs designed to help kids succeed in and prepare for college. The foundation also announced that it has made community development grants of $212,600 to 11 other organizations in the three regions where Sun Microsystems has its largest operations the San Francisco Bay Area; the Merrimack Valley north of Boston; and West Lothian, in Scotland. (172 lines) ********************************************************************** 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 64.00 For Gopher and WAIS access: sunsite.unc.edu. 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