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| − | The | + | The HomeARC ("ARC" was simply the officially-used capitaization and was not an acronym) was a software package which contained the vast majority of publications by The Family International. It was released for the first time sometime between 1995 and 1996, and for some time updated versions were released on a yearly basis. |
| − | + | The distributed software package was comprised of three CDs – one for installation purposes, one for text documents, and a third for scanned images of illustrated and graphics-intensive publications. The program also served a number of other purposes including stripping RTF files of originator-identifying properties and assisting with PGP encryption tasks. However, the HomeARC did not work with any OS newer than Windows 98, and was never updated to do so as by the time later versions of Windows were released most of the underlying code was more than a decade old and would have required almost a ground-up rewrite. As such, HomeARC publication updates were eventually stopped. | |
| − | As of | + | The Family later distributed a large number of pubs (though not ''as'' many) on more recent software called InfoStore, which was programmed by a member in Russia. |
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| + | Both InfoStore and the HomeARC were never released in a non-sanitized form. All pubs in them had undergone the various "[[purge]]s". | ||
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| + | As of [[2005]], the archive of the HomeARC's content is available on the Family's "Members Only" website at [http://www.familymembers.com www.familymembers.com]. The website is password protected and employs significant security measures to protect its contents from outsiders. | ||
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Revision as of 20:29, 19 April 2005
The HomeARC ("ARC" was simply the officially-used capitaization and was not an acronym) was a software package which contained the vast majority of publications by The Family International. It was released for the first time sometime between 1995 and 1996, and for some time updated versions were released on a yearly basis.
The distributed software package was comprised of three CDs – one for installation purposes, one for text documents, and a third for scanned images of illustrated and graphics-intensive publications. The program also served a number of other purposes including stripping RTF files of originator-identifying properties and assisting with PGP encryption tasks. However, the HomeARC did not work with any OS newer than Windows 98, and was never updated to do so as by the time later versions of Windows were released most of the underlying code was more than a decade old and would have required almost a ground-up rewrite. As such, HomeARC publication updates were eventually stopped.
The Family later distributed a large number of pubs (though not as many) on more recent software called InfoStore, which was programmed by a member in Russia.
Both InfoStore and the HomeARC were never released in a non-sanitized form. All pubs in them had undergone the various "purges".
As of 2005, the archive of the HomeARC's content is available on the Family's "Members Only" website at www.familymembers.com. The website is password protected and employs significant security measures to protect its contents from outsiders.
