Things that are currently lost, but, hopefully, might be found.

[johnsonjh]

• Distributions of MINCE for PDP/RSX-11 or UNIX (and maybe PC/DOS or CP/M-86) binary, source, or partial source.

For reference (1985):

[Here's a word count from the IBM PC version.  (Note: Your mileage may vary.)]

% cd /u3/M/IBMDIST && ls
READ.ME         bindings.c      comm1.c         comm2.c         comm3.c
config.gbl      conv.com        mc.asm          mc.bat          mc.obj
mcc.bat         mconfig         mconfig.c       mince           mince.c
mince.gbl       mlib.asm        mlib.lib        support.c       term.c
util.c          vbuff1.c        vbuff2.c

% wc *.c *.gbl
    226   1085    7822 bindings.c
    371    923    6840 comm1.c
    325    774    6013 comm2.c
    388   1021    8501 comm3.c
    597   1802   12209 mconfig.c
    356   1017    8371 mince.c
    658   1715   13167 support.c
    361   1264    7989 term.c
    188    631    4413 util.c
    466   1094   11020 vbuff1.c
    509   1167   10542 vbuff2.c
     38    148    1071 config.gbl
    194    753    4998 mince.gbl
   4677  13394  102956 total
%
[ lines  words   chars file name]

[--BNH]

• Any pre-2.5, *post-*2.6 (but pre-PW), unreleased, development, or beta MINCE artifacts.

• Other SCRIBBLE (and Crayon, Pencil, etc.) releases, especially any non-CP/M-80 binary, source, or partial source distribution kits.

  "Scribble distribution was halted because of source code update problems, keeping users current, and a complete re-write which was done [in 1982]. … The current version of Scribble is 1.4."

• Site-specific or user-created extensions and customizations, especially anything for non-CP/M-80 platforms (UNIX, RSX-11, etc.)

• "MOTU authorized" third-party content, including AMETHYST-USERS archives, AUG files, AUGment newsletters, physical mailings, and similar.

• Perfect Writer source code.

• Any Post-Perfect Writer 1.01 artifacts.

• MINCE (or Perfect Writer) files and postings from BITNET, BIX, CompuServe CIS SIGs (CP/M, KUG, etc.), The Source, Delphi, GEnie, or similar services.

• The following files, from GEnie's National CP/M RoundTable Software Library, as of November 1989:

PW.TZT		Printing PW documents
PW1.TZT 	Perfect Writer options/techniques
PW2.TZT 	Perfect Writer tips
PWCMND.TZT	Bypassing menu of Perfect Writer
PWCPM.TZT	Perfect Writer wildcards
PWPAGE.TZT	Perfect Writer page breaks
PWSCROLL.TZT	Moving around fast in Perfect Writer
PWSUGG.TZT	Perfect Writer quick printing
PF-INST.IQF	Install printer for Perfect Writer
POW.LBR 	Processor of Words - test formatter
PPG213.LBR	Print DOC, source, text files
PRFCTDIR.LBR	Get sorted DIR in Perfect Writer

• Images (or further details regarding the content) of the following disks from the Don Maslin CP/M Collection:

102794527 Mince 1982
102790987 Perfect Writer 1983
102794423 Perfect Writer 1982
102791089 Perfect Writer 1982
102790988 Perfect Writer Perfect Speller Edit Disk 1983

[johnsonjh]

Added source code directory listing from Brian Hess.

[johnsonjh]

Closed related #19