[MacPerl] MacPerl Mini-FAQ (updated 980629) (DRAFT)

[Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>]

Here is a draft of a Mini-FAQ for the MacPerl list.  It could be posted
on a regular (e.g., monthly) basis and sent to new members of the list.
Please send any comments to mailto:mp-feedback@ptf.com ...

Thanks, Rich


MacPerl Mini-FAQ (updated 980629)
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MacPerl is a port of Perl 5 to the Macintosh.  It runs on both Motorola
68K and PowerPC CPUs, under both the Mac OS Finder and MPW.  With the
exception of a few Unix-specific and/or multitasking features, MacPerl
supports nearly all of Perl 5.  In addition, MacPerl provides a variety
of Mac-specific features, including access to Apple Events, AppleScript
interaction, AppleTalk, and the Mac OS Toolbox.

MacPerl is "Open Source" software, freely redistributable in both source
and binary form.  See the license text for details.  MacPerl is the work
of Matthias Neeracher (mailto:neeri@iis.ee.ethz.ch), based on the Perl
distribution of Larry Wall, et al.

MacPerl has an active email list, an introductory/reference book, and a
variety of FTP and WWW sites.  Your best starting point, in general, will
be the MacPerl Pages (http://www.ptf.com/macperl), sponsored by Prime
Time Freeware (PTF).  The MacPerl Pages are a central repository of Mac-
Perl information, pointers, etc.

The MacPerl email list is moderated by Matthias Neeracher, who requests
(and will enforce!) both civility and a reasonable amount of relevance to
MacPerl.  To join the MacPerl email list, visit:

  http://www.ptf.com/macperl/depts/mlist.html

or send a message to:

  mailto:macperl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch

The body of the message should be:

  subscribe
  end

PTF has published "MacPerl: Power and Ease", an introductory/reference
book on MacPerl.  For information, see: http://www.ptf.com/macperl  An
HTML version is available as: http://www.ptf.com/macperl/ptf_book/HTML

  MacPerl: Power and Ease                   Prime Time Freeware
  Vicki Brown and Chris Nandor              370 Altair Way, #150
  Prime Time Freeware, 1998                 Sunnyvale, CA  94086 USA
  ISBN 1-881957-32-2
                                            mailto:info@ptf.com
  400 pp. (paper), HFS format CD-ROM        http://www.ptf.com
  Suggested Retail Price US$ 40             +1 408 433-9662, -0727 fax


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