Date   : Tue, 17 Apr 1984 23:08:07 pst
From   : William C. Wells <wcwells%ucbopal.CC@Ucb-Vax.ARPA>
Subject: Public Domain Software Sources

This is my current list of public domain software sources.
Additions (especially large user group libraries that accept mail orders
from non-members) and corrections chearfully accepted.

Bill Wells
wcwells@Berkeley.ARPA
ucbvax!wcwells



                 Public Domain Software Sources

                           Compiled by
                          William Wells
               University of California, Berkeley

                          17 April 1984



1.  LOCAL USER GROUPS

Most local microcomputer user groups have some type  of  software
exchange  programs  for  their  members.  Some groups make public
domain software available to non-members.  System  specific  user
groups  often test public domain software to see if it works on a
specific system before they distribute it.  So it may be to  your
advantage to check with your local user group first.



2.  PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE VOLUMES

2.1.  CP/MUG

CP/MUG (CP/M User's Group) software volumes are available from:

        Mail Order:
                CP/M User's Groups, New York NY
                PicoNet CP/M Users Group, Mountain View CA
        Internet FTP:
                SIMTEL20 micro:<cpmug.___>

A printed catalog of CP/MUG software is published by the New York
Amateur Computer Club.

2.2.  PC-BLUE

PC-BLUE (NYACC) software volumes for the  IBM-PC  with  the  Baby
Blue CPM board are available from:

        Mail Order:
                New York Amateur Computer Club, New York NY ?
        Internet FTP:
                SIMTEL20 micro:<pc-blue.___>

2.3.  SFPCUG

SFPCUG software volumes for the IBM-PC are available from:

        Mail Order:
                San Francisco PC Users Group

2.4.  SIG/M

SIG/M  (Special  Interest  Group/Microcomputers)   CPM   software
volumes are available from:

        Mail Order:
                SIG/M, Iselin NY
                PicoNet CP/M Users Group, Mountain View CA
        Internet FTP:
                SIMTEL20 micro:<sigm.___>

A printed catalog of CP/MUG software is published by the New York
Amateur Computer Club.

2.5.  SIMTEL20 CPM

SIMTEL20 CPM (previously MIT-MC CPM)  software  volumes  is  only
available to online Internet users.

        Internet FTP:
                SIMTEL20 micro:<cpm.___>

2.6.  SIMTEL20 UNIX

SIMTEL20 UNIX software volumes are only available to  online  In-
ternet  users.  Some software in SIMTEL20 UNIX volumes is distri-
buted via the USENET news group "net.sources".

        Internet FTP:
                SIMTEL20 micro:<unix.____>



3.  MAIL ORDERS

Information (and prices) are subject to change without notice.  A
volume is usually one floppy disk.

3.1.  CP/M USER'S GROUP, NEW YORK NY

Ref: CP/M Review, July/August 1983, p. 78

The CP/MUG volumes are available by mail from:

        CP/M User's Group
        1651 3rd Avenue
        New York NY 10028

Disk Format: 8" SSSD floppy disks. Cost $13 per disk.

3.2.  NEW YORK AMATEUR COMPUTER CLUB, NEW YORK NY

Ref: CP/M Review, July/August 1983, p. 78

Several catalogs of public domain software are available from the
NYACC.  Each catalog is priced at $10 including shipping, $15 for
overseas airmail. All orders must be prepaid.

The NYACC is a nonprofit group that has been involved in the  ca-
taloging  and  distribution  of  public  domain software and is a
sponsor of the  Special  Interest  Group/Microcomputers  (SIG/M).
For information, write to:

        The New York Amateur Computer Club
        P.O. Box 106
        Church Street Station
        New York  NY

3.3.  PICONET CP/M USERS GROUP, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA

Ref: Pico News Journal, The Official Journal of PicoNet,  a  CP/M
Users' Group, Vol. 5 No. 1, Feb - Mar 1984, p. 3.

PicoNet, CP/MUG, and SIG/M software volumes are available from:

        PicoNet
        P.O. Box 391566
        Mountain View CA 94039

Disk Formats: 8" and most 5 1/4" soft sector only.   Cost:  $6.00
per disk plus $1.50 shipping per order.  California residents add
6.5% sales tax. Quantity discounts are available.

3.4.  SAN FRANCISCO PC USERS GROUP, SAN FRANCISCO CA

Ref: Random Access Guide, Vol. 1 No. 3, March 1984, p. 31

The San Francisco PC Users Group, which has a current  membership
of  about  600  members, has a continuously growing public domain
software library. (72 plus volumes, 1340 plus programs  that  run
on a normally configured IBM PC.) Approximately 5 volumes are ad-
ded to the library each month.

A catalog of the entire library is available on volume A-3.

The SF PC Users Group will exchange these diskettes for free with
other IBM PC club libraries.

Disk format: some single-sided, some double-sided  disks.   Cost:
$6.00 per disk.

For more information contact:

        San Francisco PC Users Group
        c/o Charlie Vella, Librarian
        4411 Geary Blvd. # 33
        San Francisco  CA 94118

3.5.  SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP/MICROCOMPUTERS (SIG/M), ISELIN NY

Ref: CP/M Review, July/August 1983, p. 78

The SIG/M volumes are distributed by:

        SIG/M
        Box 97
        Iselin NY 08830

at $6.00 for the first disk and $5.00 for each additional disk.