GNO/ME Utilities - Miscellaneous Utilities



bc
Version: 1.01
Author: Frank Petroski
FTP: apple2.caltech.edu
GNU bc is an arbitrary precision numeric processing language. Syntax is similar to C, but differs in many substantial areas. It supports interactive execution of statements. bc is a utility included in the POSIX P1003.2/D11 draft standard. Copyright Free Software Foundation.

cal
Version: x
Author: Phillip Vandry
Prints a calendar for the current month or any month.

chat
Version: 1.0
Author: Phillip Vandry
FTP:
Sends strings and waits for strings. Used to send modem commands and wait for replies, etc..

date
Version: 1.2
Author: Phillip Vandry
FTP:
Shows the date and time (optionally, continuously).

finger
Version: 1.1
Author: Leslie M. Barstow III
FTP:
finger is a re-write of the UNIX finger utility. Its purpose is to provide information about a user or users. It shows their real name, home directory, default shell, last login time, and two files that they may create to provide further information.

fortune
Version: 1 (941115)
Author: Douglas E. Mitton
FTP: ground.isca.uiowa.edu GEnie A2Pro #4402
'fortune.shk' (71k) is a simple shell utility which displays a random fortune. It contains a text based fortune collection. The ORCA/C source is included. I ported this from a QNX2 shell utility.

martian
Version: 1.0
Author: Soenke Behrens
FTP: ftp://apple2.caltech.edu/pub/apple2/shellutils/
Creates martian poetry in nroff format.

mugs
Version: 3.0
Author: Brian Tao
FTP: ionews.io.org:/pub/apple/16bit/GNO
MuGS is a full-screen offline Internet e-mail and Usenet news processor. Utilities for creating message packets on the UNIX system and delivering replies are included. MicroEMACS 3.11c is required.

phone
Version: 1.0.1
Author: Robert Hill
FTP:
Based on talk, phone allows two users to interactively chat in a split-screen format.

rsound
Version: 1.1a
Author: Douglas E. Mitton
FTP: ground.isca.uiowa.edu GEnie A2Pro #4762
'GNO.rSound.SHK' (76K) is a shell utility which will list and play any installed rSound in the '*:system:sounds' directory. ORCA/C source is included as well as 2 home made rSound samples. This program was written as an example with input from various A2Pro personalities. "Add sounds to all your scripts, etc."

wall
Version: 1.0
Author: Phil Vandry
FTP:
Sends a message to the terminal of every logged on user.

write
Version: 2.1
Author: Leslie M. Barstow III
FTP:
write is a simple utility which writes a message to a user, no matter what terminal he or she is on. The format is: write username [message] If you do not input a message, you will be prompted for message lines until you enter a blank line.