These are descriptions of the packages in the Slackware contrib directory:

aps-23:   Apsfilter-2.3
aps-23:
aps-23:   Andreas Klemm's Apsfilter-2.3. aps-2 is an lineprinter input filter
aps-23:   for Unix Systems with Berkeley alike printing system (configuration
aps-23:   using /etc/printcap).  Main features are AUTOMATIC FILE TYPE
aps-23:   RECOGNITION for the filetypes: * ASCII * DATA * POSTSCRIPT * DVI *
aps-23:
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auis635L1-mail: Andrew User Interface System - Mail System
auis635L1-mail:
auis635L1-mail: This package is aimed at those needing A BETTER MAIL INTERFACE
auis635L1-mail: and those interested in a MULTI-MEDIA (MIME) MAIL INTERFACE
auis635L1-mail:
auis635L1-mail: REQUIREMENTS:
auis635L1-mail: YOU MUST HAVE INSTALLED AUIS63L2-WP.TGZ FIRST.
auis635L1-mail: /bin/csh  (e.g. ln -sf /bin/tcsh /bin/csh)
auis635L1-mail: X Window System
auis635L1-mail: A WORKING MAIL SYSTEM (using mail/elm or whatever).
auis635L1-mail:

auis635L1-src: Andrew User Interface System - For the Programmer
auis635L1-src:
auis635L1-src: This package is aimed at the SOURCE CODE DEVELOPER.
auis635L1-src:
auis635L1-src: REQUIREMENTS:
auis635L1-src: YOU MUST HAVE INSTALLED AUIS63L2-WP.TGZ FIRST.
auis635L1-src: /bin/csh  (e.g. ln -sf /bin/tcsh /bin/csh)
auis635L1-src: X Window System
auis635L1-src:
auis635L1-src:
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auis635L1-wp: Andrew User Interface System - Word Processing
auis635L1-wp:
auis635L1-wp: This package is aimed at the WORD PROCESSING audience.
auis635L1-wp:
auis635L1-wp: ALSO REQUIRES:
auis635L1-wp: /bin/csh  (e.g. ln -sf /bin/tcsh /bin/csh)
auis635L1-wp: X Window System
auis635L1-wp:
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seejpeg:  seejpeg v1.4.3
seejpeg:
seejpeg:  seejpeg is Evan Harris's JPEG viewer which utilizes svgalib and 
seejpeg:  contains limited GIF, PPM and TARGA viewing support.  The most useful
seejpeg:  feature of seejpeg is that it automatically decides on the 'best'
seejpeg:  video mode to use based on the image being displayed and the video
seejpeg:  card being used.  To aid it, various hints may be given as program
seejpeg:  options.  In the worst case, it may be overridden.
seejpeg:
seejpeg:
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dosemu.53p28: An MSDOS emulator.
dosemu.53p28:
dosemu.53p28: This package allows you to run MS-DOS under Linux by setting up
dosemu.53p28: a virtual machine (DOS box) capable of servicing BIOS calls and
dosemu.53p28: other requirements of DOS while Linux continues to run in 
dosemu.53p28: protected mode.  It runs most MS-DOS software that doesn't require
dosemu.53p28: DOS extenders, etc, including Windows 3.0 in real mode.
dosemu.53p28:
dosemu.53p28: Configuration instructions are placed in /usr/doc/dosemu.
dosemu.53p28:
dosemu.53p28:

httpd:    NCSA httpd Web server.
httpd:
httpd:    This is NCSA's public domain HTTP server.  It allows your machine to
httpd:    act as a server for World Wide Web clients such as Mosaic, Lynx, and
httpd:    Netscape.
httpd:
httpd:    This server was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing
httpd:    Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
httpd:
httpd:
httpd:

ircII+term: ircII2.3.17+tv1.1 with term support
ircII+term:
ircII+term: This is a version of IRC (Internet Relay Chat) for the systems
ircII+term: running TERM 2.x.x.  It also includes voice support and other
ircII+term: extra features.
ircII+term:
ircII+term:
ircII+term:
ircII+term:
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ircII:    ircII2.3.17+tv1.1 for TCP/IP
ircII:
ircII:    This is a version of IRC (Internet Relay Chat) for the systems
ircII:    with direct TCP/IP access (including SLIP/PPP).  It also includes
ircII:    voice support and other extra features.
ircII:
ircII:
ircII:
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g77:      GNU FORTRAN-77 0.5.16

noweb:    Noweb is a literate-programming tool like FunnelWEB or nuweb, only
noweb:    simpler.  A noweb file contains program source code interleaved with
noweb:    documentation.  When noweb is invoked, it writes the program source
noweb:    code to the output files mentioned in the noweb file, and it writes a
noweb:    TeX file for typeset documentation.
noweb:
noweb:    AUTHOR:
noweb:
noweb:    Norman Ramsey, Bellcore. Internet address norman@bellcore.com.
noweb:    Noweb home page at ftp://bellcore.com/pub/norman/www/noweb/intro.html.
noweb:

nvi:      nvi - 'vi' clone.
nvi:
nvi:      Version 1.34 of nex/nvi, a freely redistributable replacement for the
nvi:      Berkeley ex and vi text editors.
nvi:
nvi:
nvi:
nvi:
nvi:
nvi:
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pdksh:    pdksh 5.2.3
pdksh:
pdksh:    A freely distributable Korn shell clone.
pdksh:
pdksh:
pdksh:
pdksh:
pdksh:
pdksh:
pdksh:
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samba-1.9.13: Samba 1.9.13
samba-1.9.13:
samba-1.9.13: Samba is a Unix based SMB file server. This allows a Unix host to
samba-1.9.13: act as a file and print server for SMB clients. This includes
samba-1.9.13: Lan-Manager compatible clients such as LanManager for DOS, Windows
samba-1.9.13: for Workgroups, Windows NT, OS/2, Pathworks and many more. If you
samba-1.9.13: have any PCs running SMB clients, such as a PC running Windows for
samba-1.9.13: Workgroups, then you can mount file space or printers from a Linux
samba-1.9.13: host, so that directories, files and printers on the Linux host 
samba-1.9.13: are available on the PC.
samba-1.9.13:

sample_users: sample users 'gonzo', 'snake', and 'satan'
sample_users:
sample_users: If you install this package, 3 sample users will be created 
sample_users: (gonzo, snake, satan). This package was once part of the AP disk
sample_users: series, but too many people installed it without noticing, and it
sample_users: was becoming the best known backdoor into Linux boxes all over the
sample_users: Internet (!). This package stems from a time before the "adduser"
sample_users: utility was put in Slackware, so it really isn't all that helpful
sample_users: anymore. You could use "adduser" to create some sample accounts
sample_users: nearly as easily
sample_users:

smail:    Ian Kluft's Linux port of Smail 3.1.28. 
smail:
smail:    Smail is a mail-handling system. Some find it easier to maintain and
smail:    configure than BSD sendmail, especially for use with UUCP. It comes
smail:    with many documentation and sample files.  Look in
smail:    /usr/lib/smail/tools.linux for the HOWTO file that will help you get
smail:    started.
smail:
smail:
smail:
smail:

xgrabsc:  A screengrabber for X.
xgrabsc:
xgrabsc:  Xgrabsc and xgrab allow you do take PostScript shapshots of individual
xgrabsc:  X clients, regions of the X screen, or the entire screen.
xgrabsc:
xgrabsc:
xgrabsc:
xgrabsc:
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xgrabsc:
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f2c:      A Fortran-77 to C translator. 
f2c:
f2c:      Contains libf2c.so.0.11, ported by Rob Hooft. This package uses
f2c:      an 'f77' script that hides the C translation process from the user.
f2c:
f2c:
f2c:
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f2c:
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