From:	"A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: RSXNTDJ
Date:	Wed, 07 May 1997 11:15:31 -0400
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Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> 
> though. The help file appears to say I need something called the 
> platform SDK, obviously a software development kit. This is said to 
> include needed include files, libraries, and a resource and help 
> compiler. Two URLs are given, but both are bogus! Evidently, the URLs 
> are out-dated. I did an archie-search for the files, PlatformInc.exe 
> and two others. Archie found plenty of them mirrored all over the net, 
> but every last link Archie turned up was bogus. Even some of the ftp 
> sitenames were phony! I found a real FTP site, managed to trach down 
> the platformsdk subdirectory, but the three needed files were not 
> there. There were, instead, some other files, quite large, and no 
> adequate documentation to indicate if perhaps Microsoft has replaced 
> the earlier SDK files with these, and if so which is needed...

the help file that comes with rsxntdj clearly states in the 'Using MSSDK
Headers' section that you the downloads are limited to march 31, 1997.
so, you use them, if you have them, if you don't, you don't. i don't
have them, and all the samples compile and work fine. i still haven't
had time to recompile some of my own stuff -- why don't you go ahead and
try some things and provide some constructive comments.

microsoft platform sdk is commercial software. you can read about it at
http://www.microsoft.com/msdn/sdk/about.htm (shocking what going to the
relevant site and using their search can do for you!) you can always try
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ and see if a particular package
form microsoft is available.

the only reason i am replying to this is to prevent other people from
thinking the rsxntdj distribution is somehow incomplete. it is not.

-- 
   Sinan
 
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