From stehling@iem.ee.ethz.ch (Werner Stehling) Newsgroups: de.comp.os.os9 Subject: Europaeisches Forum fuer OS-9 Date: 30 May 1994 08:12:24 GMT ______________________________________________________________________________ E F F O +--------+ EUROPEAN FORUM FOR OS-9 Information about EFFO / [ S 8606 GREIFENSEE / (O) / SWITZERLAND / / 9 FAX +1 - 940 38 90 22-Apr-1993 ____+---//---+________________________________________________________________ What is EFFO and who should be interested in it? EFFO stands for European Forum For OS-9 and was founded in 1988; its main goal is to support Microware's multi-user multi-tasking operating system OS-9 that runs on the 68k family of Motorola microprocessors. This support primarily consists in providing a means of communication between people who already use and appreciate OS-9 and those who do not yet but would profit by doing so. EFFO is independent from and not commercially related to any company. It's members are companies offering OS-9 compatible hardware, OS-9 system programmers, computer clubs as well as end users such as private computer owners, research institutes and university departments. EFFO intends - to provide a collection of public domain software that is of general interest and that helps to make OS-9 more attractive to programmers and users, - to coordinate ports of (mainly UNIX) software (e.g. to avoid that a particular software is ported many times and other equally important software still is not), - to make all the nuts and bolts of managing an operating system available to everybody so that "the wheel has not to be re-invented all the time". Until the end of 1992, the rules of the game were that disks containing the EFFO software pool were available without charge, and everybody taking part in this service was expected to make contributions to the pool. Initially, this concept - although somewhat idealistic and similar to an economic system that has been abandoned recently - worked quite well. Over the years, however, less and less contributions have been made so that, starting in 1993, a new concept was created. First the bad news: The distribution is no longer free of charge, there is a handling fee in an order of magnitude comparable to all other PD pools still being incompatible to OS-9. And now the good news: - The disks contain ready-to-use software that has been thoroughly tested. - The software is maintained and updated continuously. - All disks come with printed guidelines of how to install and to use the software. Some of them even have a complete user's manual in printed form. - The 23 forum editions and the 10 PD disks representing the EFFO software pool as at end 1992 will - although no longer maintained and upgraded - still be available. In addition, EFFO now has a printed forum: every issue of the newly founded journal OS-9 International contains several pages with EFFO information including the most recent version of its public domain software list. This software list will also be made available on the EFFO bulletin board and through regular postings to international network boards. Please contact EFFO at EFFO P.O. Box CH-8606 Greifensee Switzerland FAX +1 - 940 38 90 to obtain more information. This is also the address where all active EFFO members can be reached in case of questions concerning particular software packages. Last but not least we invite you to join EFFO. As a regular member you get some price reduction on our PD disks, and a one-year subscription to OS-9 International is included. Your membership will be very helpful not only in financial aspects but also as moral support: a bigger EFFO can move bigger mountains, can't it? CE, WS 93/4 ______________________________________________________________________________ E F F O +--------+ EUROPEAN FORUM FOR OS-9 EFFO PD Collection / [ S 8606 GREIFENSEE / (O) / SWITZERLAND / / 9 FAX +1 - 940 38 90 30-May-1993 ____+---//---+________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 100 Utilities 1.1 | disks: 1 | price: 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ diff: compare files; upatch: newfile = oldfile + diff; fgrep; mkdir: builds complete path; move, space, dinfo, rendisk: disk utilities; help: feeling like VAX/VMS; chksum, fillup, rawcopy, exb: EPROM utilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 101 SC 6.21 | disks: 1 | price: 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ sc spreadsheet calculator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 102 GCC 1.42.0 | disks: 1 | price: 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GNU C compiler (in compliance with ANSI), executables only; about 2 MB RAM needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 103 GCC sources 1.42.0 | disks: 3 | price: 36.- SFr/DM (24.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GNU C compiler, sources ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 104 GPP 1.40.3 | disks: 2 | price: 24.- SFr/DM (16.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GNU C++ compiler, executables only ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 106 Ghostscript 2.52 | disks: 4 | price: 48.- SFr/DM (32.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ postscript interpreter for output devices such as various HP printers, other printers, MGR window manager, GIF/PCX/PBM/PGM/PPM file formats ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 108 Communications 1.0 | disks: 1 | price: 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ C Kermit 5A(188); inout: connects two SCF devices; Z-Modem 3.17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 109 Network 1.0 | disks: 1 | price: 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SLIP (ex KA9Q): TCP/IP via RS232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 112 OS-9 Lib 90/3/18 | disks: 1 | price: 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ set of procedures available on UNIX systems to allow and ease implementation of UNIX software on OS-9 systems ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 113 Communication source 1.0 | disks: 2 | price: 24.- SFr/DM (16.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kermit source 5A(188), Z-Modem source 3.17, InOut source; executables are on PD 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 117 GCC 2.5.8 | disks: 2 | price: 24.- SFr/DM (16.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GNU C compiler (in compliance with ANSI), executables only; about 4 MB RAM needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 119 G++ 2.5.8, Libg++ 2.5.3 | disks: 4 | price: 48.- SFr/DM (32.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GNU C++ compiler and C++ Library (in compliance with ANSI), executables only; about 4 MB RAM needed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DOC Docu box 1.0 | quantity: 1 | price: 30.- SFr/DM (25.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ hardcover folder with box to collect manuals (A5 size) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ESM single membership 1993 | quantity: 1 | price: 80.- SFr/DM (80.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EFFO single membership for one year (private users) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EGM group membership 1993 | quantity: 1 | price:150.- SFr/DM(150.- EFFO) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EFFO group membership for one year (companies, institutions and computer clubs) ============================================================================== Notes: - Version numbers normally reflect the number assigned by the author. Collections of several distinct items get a version number assigned by EFFO. Usually we deliver the newest versions available. - The disks are 3.5" in universal format. Normally OS-9 version 2.4 or higher will be required. - The two prices are for normal orders and for EFFO/CoVe members resp. - Private use of the software is free. For commercial applications copyright and restrictions of the author have to be respected. This is especially true for the GNU licence. ============================================================================== ==================================================================== | EFFO Order Form valid as from 30-May-1994 | ==================================================================== EFFO EFFO European Forum for OS-9 European Forum for OS-9 P.O. Box P.O. Box CH-8606 Greifensee CH-8606 Greifensee Switzerland Switzerland Name ..................................................... - Address ..................................................... City ..................................................... Country ..................................................... Phone ..................................................... Date/Sign ..................................................... [ ] I am already EFFO/CoVe member my info is [ ] confidential [ ] for members only [ ] free EFFO membership includes a one year subscription to OS-9 International (worth sfr 45.- inside Switzerland or sfr 68.- in foreign countries). For enlistment of three new EFFO members I get a free membership for one year. [ ] I am enlisted by Name ..................................................... Address ..................................................... City ..................................................... 100 Utilities 1.1 | 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ........ 101 SC 6.21 | 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ........ 102 GCC 1.42.0 | 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ........ 103 GCC sources 1.42.0 | 36.- SFr/DM (24.- EFFO) ........ 104 GPP 1.40.3 | 24.- SFr/DM (16.- EFFO) ........ 106 Ghostscript 2.52 | 48.- SFr/DM (32.- EFFO) ........ 108 Communications 1.0 | 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ........ 109 Network 1.0 | 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ........ 112 OS-9 Lib | 12.- SFr/DM ( 8.- EFFO) ........ 113 Communication source 1.0 | 24.- SFr/DM (16.- EFFO) ........ 117 GCC 2.5.8 | 24.- SFr/DM (16.- EFFO) ........ 119 G++ 2.5.8, Libg++ 2.5.3 | 48.- SFr/DM (32.- EFFO) ........ DOC Docu box 1.0 | 30.- SFr/DM (25.- EFFO) ........ HDL package and handling (for orders only) 10.- ESM EFFO single membership | 80.- SFr/DM ........ EGM EFFO group membership | 150.- SFr/DM ........ ---------- total: ========== Sorry we don't accept credit cards, checks or cash. Please prepay to one of the following accounts: Switzerland: Postal Giro Account, 80-48 254-4 (Zurich) Germany: Volksbank Jestetten eG, 111 2007 (BLZ 684 915 00) ______________________________________________________________________________ E F F O +--------+ EUROPEAN FORUM FOR OS-9 18. Nov. 93 / [ S 8606 GREIFENSEE / (O) / SWITZERLAND / / 9 FAX +1 - 940 38 90 stehling@effo.ch ____+---//---+________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ | Statuten des Vereins der Benuetzer | Articles of the OS-9 Operating des Betriebssystems OS-9 | System's Users Club | EFFO - Europaeisches Forum Fuer OS-9 | EFFO - European Forum For OS-9 | | In all disputes or discussions | regarding these articles only the | original German version is valid. _______________________________________|________________________________________ | 1. Name, Sitz und Zweck | 1. Name, Headquarters and Objectives ======================= | ==================================== | Art. 1 Das am 5. Mai 1988 gegruen- | Art. 1 The European Forum For OS-9 ------ dete Europaeische Forum Fuer | ------ (EFFO) founded on 5. May 1988 OS-9 (EFFO) ist ein Verein im | is a club based on Art. 60 ZGB Sinne von Art. 60 ZGB mit Sitz | with headquarters in Zurich. in Zuerich. | | Art. 2 Das EFFO macht es sich zur | Art. 2 It is the aim of EFFO to ------ Aufgabe, den Gebrauch des | ------ propagate the use of the OS-9 Betriebssystems OS-9 und lizenz- | operating system and to distribute freie Anwendungen (Programme), | licence-free applications die unter dem Betriebssystem OS-9 | (programs) and their documen- lauffaehig sind, sowie ihre Doku- | tation. Further EFFO wishes to mentation zu verbreiten. Darueber | impart the knowledge about hinaus moechte das EFFO ihren Mit- | informatics and similar sciences gliedern Kenntnisse der Informatik | to its members. und verwandter Wissensgebiete | zugaenglich machen. | | Art. 3 Das EFFO kann Mitglieder | Art. 3 EFFO may authorise its members ------ ermaechtigen, unter dem Patro- | ------ to execute an activity in the nat des EFFO Taetigkeiten auszu- | name of EFFO which conforms with ueben, die mit dem unter Art. 2 | the aim described in Art. 2 being definierten Zweck in Einklang | for the benefit of its members. stehen und den uebrigen Mitglie- | This authorisation may be dern zugute kommen. Diese Er- | retracted at any time. maechtigung kann jederzeit wider- | rufen werden. | | Art. 4 Das EFFO verfolgt kein gewinn- | Art. 4 The goal of EFFO is to be a ------ bringendes Ziel, ist politisch | ------ non-profitable, politically wie konfessionell neutral und | and denominationally neutral unabhaengig von Herstellern von | organisation, independent of manu- Programmen oder Rechnern. | facturers of programs or computers. | Art. 5 Offizielle Mitteilungen von | Art. 5 Official communications of EFFO ------ EFFO werden in OS-9 | ------ are published in OS-9 International publiziert. | International. | 2. Mitgliedschaft | 2. Membership ================= | ============= | Art. 6 Mitglied des EFFO kann | Art. 6 Anybody can become a member of ------ grundsaetzlich jede Person | ------ EFFO, the committee decides on werden; ueber Ausnahmen ent- | exceptions. scheidet der Vorstand. | | Art. 7 Aufnahmegesuche in den Verein | Art. 7 Applications for membership ------ sind schriftlich an ein Mit- | ------ have to be addressed to a glied des Vorstandes zu richten. | member of the committee in written Der vorlaeufige Entscheid des Vor- | form. The temporary decision of standsmitglieds ueber den Antrag | the member of the committee must muss vom gesamten Vorstand be- | be confirmed by the entire staetigt werden. | committee. | Art. 8 Austritte von Mitgliedern | Art. 8 Resignations of members can ------ koennen nur auf Ende des Bei- | ------ only take place at the end of tragsjahres erfolgen und sind an | the subscribed year and must be den Vorstand zu richten. Die Bei- | addressed to the committee. The traege fuer das laufende Jahr sind | fee for the current year must be auf jeden Fall noch zu entrichten. | paid. | Art. 9 Der Vorstand kann Mitglieder | Art. 9 The committee can exclude ------ aus dem EFFO ausschliessen, | ------ members, if they fail to wenn sie ihren statutarischen | fulfil their duties as described Pflichten nicht nachkommen oder | herein, or for other specific wenn andere schwerwiegende Gruende | reasons. es erfordern. | | Art. 10 Mit dem Austritt oder Aus- | Art. 10 Following the resignation or ------- schluss erloeschen alle Ver- | ------- exclusion, all rights of einsrechte des betreffenden Mit- | membership of the club and all gliedes, ebenso alle Ansprueche | claims to the assets of EFFO cease. auf das Vermoegen des EFFO. | | 3. Organe | 3. Voice ========= | ======== | Art. 11 Die Organe des EFFO sind: | Art. 11 The voice of EFFO is: ------- a) Generalversammlung | ------- a) the general assembly b) Vorstand | b) the committee c) Rechnungsrevisor. | c) the auditor | Generalversammlung | General Assembly ================== | ================ | Art. 12 Die ordentliche General- | Art. 12 The general assembly takes ------- versammlung findet jaehrlich | ------- place in the first quarter of im ersten Quartal statt. Ausser- | each year. Extraordinary general ordentliche Generalversammlungen | assemblies shall be convened on sind einzuberufen auf Verlangen | request of the majority of the der Mehrheit des Vorstandes oder | committee members or of at least a von wenigstens einem Viertel aller | quarter of all members following Mitglieder unter Bekanntgabe von | notification of their proposals. bestimmten Antraegen. | | Art. 13 Ort und Zeit der ordentlichen | Art. 13 Location, date and time of a ------- Generalversammlung muessen | ------- general assembly along with mindestens vier Wochen im voraus | the agenda for that assembly must unter Angabe der Traktandenliste | be announced at least four weeks bekanntgegeben werden. | in advance. | Art. 14 Jedes an der Generalversamm- | Art. 14 Each member present at the ------- lung teilnehmende Mitglied | ------- general assembly has one vote. verfuegt ueber eine Stimme. | | Art. 15 Bei Wahlen entscheidet das | Art. 15 The result of an election is ------- absolute Mehr der abgegebenen | ------- determined by the absolute Stimmen, allenfalls in einem | majority of all votes counted, weiteren Wahlgang das relative | where there is no absolute Mehr der abgegebenen Stimmen. | majority an additional vote will | be taken where the relative | majority of all votes counted | will decide. | Art. 16 Bei Abstimmungen entscheidet | Art. 16 The result of a vote is ------- das absolute Mehr der abge- | ------- determined by the absolute gebenen Stimmen. | majority of all votes counted. | Vorstand | Committee ======== | ========= | Art. 17 Der Vorstand besteht aus | Art. 17 The committee consists of ------- Mitgliedern mit den folgenden | ------- members with the following Chargen: | duties: a) Praesident | a) president b) Vizepraesident. Dieser kann | b) vice-president. He may also be gleichzeitig auch das Amt des | the treasurer or minutes Kassier oder Protokollfuehrers/ | secretary/registrar at the Aktuars (s.u.) uebernehmen. | same time. c) Protokollfuehrer. Dieser | c) secretary. He is also registrar. zeichnet gleichzeitig als | d) treasurer Aktuar verantwortlich. | d) Kassier | | Art. 18 Die Mitglieder des Vorstandes | Art. 18 The members of the committee ------- werden von der Generalversamm-| ------- are elected for the period of lung auf ein Jahr gewaehlt. Sie | one year by the general assembly. sind unbeschraenkt wieder waehlbar.| They may be re-elected for further | terms of office. | Art. 19 Der Vorstand besorgt die | Art. 19 The committee undertakes to ------- Geschaefte des EFFO ehrenamt- | ------- fulfil their responsibilities lich. Er ist berechtigt, die dabei | for EFFO progratis. They may anfallenden Auslagen dem Verein zu | charge their expenses to the club. belasten. | | Art. 20 Der Kassier ist fuer die | Art. 20 The treasurer is responsible ------- Buchfuehrung des EFFO verant- | ------- for the accounts of EFFO. He wortlich. Er erstellt die Jahres- | must present a financial statement rechnung auf Ende des Geschaefts- | at the end of the financial year. jahres. | | Art. 21 Zu den Obliegenheiten des | Art. 21 The duties of the committee ------- Vorstandes gehoeren: | ------- are: - Leitung des EFFO und dessen | - leading EFFO and its Vertretung nach aussen; | representation; - Vorbereitung und Einberufung | - to prepare and to convene the der Generalversammlung und Fest- | general assembly and to fix the setzung ihrer Traktandenliste; | agenda; - Ausfuehrung der Beschluesse der | - to execute the decisions of the Generalversammlung; | general assembly; - Ueberwachung der Einhaltung der | - to ensure that the articles of Statuten des EFFO; | EFFO are observed; - Annahme und Ausschluss von | - to determine the selection or Mitgliedern; | rejection of individual members; - Verwaltung des Vermoegens, des | - management of the finances, Archivs und des Materiales des | records and assets of EFFO; EFFO; | - preparation of the financial - Aufstellung der Jahresrechnung | statement and the budget for the und des Budgets fuer das fol- | following year. gende Jahr. | | Art. 22 Das EFFO wird rechtsverbind- | Art. 22 EFFO is legally bound by the ------- lich verpflichtet durch die | ------- collective signatures of two Kollektivunterschrift des Praesi- | committee members, whereof at denten oder Vizepraesidenten mit | least one must be the president's derjenigen eines anderen Vor- | or the vice-president's signature. standsmitgliedes. | | Revisor | Auditor ======= | ======= | Art. 23 Zur Ueberpruefung der Rech- | Art. 23 The general assembly elects ------- nung des EFFO waehlt die | ------- on a yearly basis an auditor Generalversammlung alljaehrlich | to audit EFFO's accounts. Re- einen Rechnungsrevisor. Wiederwahl | election is possible. ist zulaessig. | | Art. 24 Ein Mitglied des Vorstandes | Art. 24 The auditor may not be a ------- kann nicht zugleich Revisor | ------- member of the committee. sein. | | Art. 25 Der Revisor hat die Buecher | Art. 25 The auditor must audit the ------- und die Kasse des EFFO min- | ------- accounts and the funds of destens einmal pro Jahr zu pruefen | EFFO at least once a year. He und ueber ihren Befund der General-| shall report his findings to the versammlung Bericht zu erstatten | general assembly and make a pro- und Antrag zu stellen. Das gleiche | posal for (non-) acceptance. The gilt fuer getrennte Buchfuehrungen | same applies for separate (fuer spezielle Anlaesse), die das | accounts (for special events) EFFO direkt betreffen. | that directly concern EFFO. | 4. Finanzielles | 4. Financial =============== | ============ | Art. 26 Die finanziellen Mittel des | Art. 26 EFFO's financial means ------- EFFO bestehen aus: | ------- consist of: - Jahresbeitraegen der Mitglieder; | - its members annual subscriptions; - Ertraegen aus der Verwaltung | - administrative yields as a und Verteilung von Programmen | result of program and data und Datentraegern; | carrier distribution; - Vermoegensertraegen; | - capital yields; - anderen Einnahmen. | - other returns. | Art. 27 Der Jahresbeitrag der Mit- | Art. 27 The members annual sub- ------- glieder dient der Erreichung | ------- scriptions are used to der Ziele des EFFO gemaess Art. 2. | achieve EFFO's main targets as Er wird alljaehrlich auf Antrag | described in Art. 2. The general des Vorstandes von der Generalver- | assembly decides annually on the sammlung fuer das kommende Jahr | subscription amount proposed by festgesetzt. | the committee. | Art. 28 Ueber die Anlage des Ver- | Art. 28 The committee decides upon ------- moegens bestimmt der Vorstand.| ------- asset allocation. | Art. 29 Fuer die Verpflichtungen des | Art. 29 The liability of EFFO's ------- EFFO haftet ausschliesslich | ------- obligations is limited to its das Vereinsvermoegen. | assets. | Art. 30 Das Geschaeftsjahr des EFFO | Art. 30 The financial year of EFFO is ------- ist das Kalenderjahr. | ------- a calendar year. | 5. Gerichtsstand | 5. Venue ================ | ======== | Art. 31 Gerichtsstand ist Zuerich. | Art. 31 Venue is Zurich. ------- | ------- | 6. Aenderung der Statuten | 6. Changes to the Articles ========================= | ========================== | Art. 32 Aenderungen oder Ergaenzungen | Art. 32 Changes or supplements to the ------- der vorstehenden Statuten | ------- articles described herein can koennen nur an einer Generalver- | only be decided by the general sammlung mit Zustimmung von min- | assembly with a majority of two- destens zwei Dritteln der anwesen- | thirds of all votes counted. den Mitglieder beschlossen werden. | | 7. Aufloesung des EFFO | 7. Dissolution of EFFO ====================== | ====================== | Art. 33 Die Aufloesung des EFFO kann | Art. 33 The dissolution of EFFO can ------- nur an einer Generalversamm- | ------- only be decided by the lung mit der Zustimmung von min- | general assembly with a majority destens zwei Dritteln der gueltig | of two-thirds of the valid votes abgegebenen Stimmen beschlossen | counted. Absent members can send werden. Abwesende Mitglieder koen- | their votes in advance in written nen ihre Stimme vorher beim Vor- | form to the committee. stand schriftlich einreichen. | | Art. 34 Das bei der Aufloesung des | Art. 34 The assets available at the ------- EFFO vorhandene Vereinsver- | ------- dissolution of EFFO will be moegen wird anteilsmaessig an die | proportionally distributed among Mitglieder ausbezahlt. | all members. _______________________________________|________________________________________ | Zuerich, den 5. Mai 1988 JCG | Zurich, 5. May 1988 STP/BW | geaendert gemaess den Beschluessen der | changed by decision of the general EFFO GV 1989, 16. Februar 89, RP | assembly 1989, 16. February 89, RP | geaendert gemaess den Beschluessen der | changed by decision of the general EFFO GV 1993, 8. Maerz 93, RP | assembly 1993, 8. March 93, RP _______________________________________|________________________________________ OS-9 International --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hagentalerstrasse 12, CH-4055 Basel Tel. +41 61 43 55 01, Fax +41 61 43 55 02, E-mail os9int@msys.ch OS-9 International is a new journal devoted to the operating system OS-9 that we feel would merit much more attention than it actually receives. The aim of this journal is, therefore to confirm those peoples' decision who already work with OS-9 and to convince all others who do not yet. In order to reach this - admittedly ambitious - goal, OS-9 International will - maintain a list of OS-9 sites that have public domain software available - reserve pages for OS-9 user groups (OS-9 International is actually the official organ of the EFFO - European Forum For OS-9) - present professional articles on software solutions for common problems - conduct software and hardware tests - print letters and short communications in order to establish a platform between OS-9 users and programmers - publish features of commercially available OS-9 software (maximally one product per issue) - contain adverstisement for OS-9 related products We would be very happy if you decide to subscribe to OS-9 International, we currently charge the following subscription fees: Switzerland Europe All other countries CHF 45.00 CHF 68.00 CHF 83.00 All prices are in Swiss Francs (CHF) and include shipping costs.