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I second that. They even had sprockets for my R100rs - _very_ hard
to find.
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Radio Shack has canceled their "Battery of the Month" Club. Does
anyone know why?
They say they'll honor existing cards in customer hands, but no new
cards will be issued.
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Punch Imlach's contributions as a coach and GM were far greater than
those of the above combined. Should we name a division or trophy after
him? Smythe and Norris and the bunch were honoured purely because they
were powerful owners. As owners they certainly did help to build the
league but whether they developed the game is another question altogether.
Are we going to honour those who contributed to the league's evolution
or are we going to honour those who contributed to the glory of the
sport itself?
I can't disagree with you here.
What have you heard? The Major was the *definitive* little asshole! He
originated the phrase "if you can't beat 'em in the alley you can't beat
'em on the ice." That was his idea of hockey. Do you think, by chance,
that Don Cherry is a classy individual?
The money issue is irrelevant to the point that we would agree on, and
that is: "it is the players that are what make the game great and not the
people who put them on the ice"
Exactly true. Naming divisions and trophies after Smythe and the bunch
is the same kind of nepotism that put Stein in the hall of fame. I have
always thought that this was nonsense.
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`My Western Digital also has three sets of pins on the back. I am using it with
`another hard drive as well and the settings for the jumpers were written right
`on the circuit board of the WD drive......MA SL ??
Well, I figured out how the jumpers go. Now I have quite a different
problem that has me perplexed like you wouldn't know. I have both drives
working, the C: system formatted and all of my hardware installed. Only
problem is, that during the boot up sequence, the computer does not want
to pass up looking for a system on the A: drive.
Reinitialization all goes fine and the BIOS seems to be configured to
what is necessary. All the drive tests work, but when the thing comes
back around to the a: drive and there is no disk present, it just spins.
If you insert a disk into drive a with a system however, it works fine
and boots up (ie how installed all my software)
Any additional help on this will be most welcome....
swood
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> >(specifically the terrorists and drug dealers who proponents of key escrow
> >cite as threats) will be highly motivated to steal the cipher phone of
> >a legitimate user, and to kill this person or hold them hostage so
> >discovery of compromise of the device will be delayed.
>Why doing it in such a rough manner? It is much more professional to
>steal the chip from the phone and even to replace it with a
>pin-compatible do-nothing chip that does not encrypt at all. Chances
>are that the victim will not notice anything, especially if it is done
>professionally.
Assuming that the bad guys can easily obtain substitute chips which don't
cause any noticeable effect to either the user or the person at the other end
of the line (if there is any significant difficulty to obtaining such chips,
some of the criminals will decide to fall back on the murder/kidnap method).
> > Once a suitable collection of devices is stolen, criminals can communicate
> >with impunity (assuming the cipher system carries no trapdoors apart from
> >key escrow) until and unless the compromise is discovered by some other
> >means.
> No, because the Feds will still be able to decrypt the conversations.
>True, they'll blame the wrong guys, but nevertheless one cannot say
>something like "The drugs arrive tommorrow on the ship 'Terminus'"
>when the Feds are listening, even if they cannot identify who the
>speaker is.
This assumes that the Feds are tapping Clipper phones belonging to ordinary
citizens (getting such a phone is the whole point of the crime under
discussion). To be sure, I wouldn't put it past them -- but raising the
possibility of such crime has the benefit of forcing the Feds to either
'fess up about such intentions in advance or state that using Clipper
exposes the user to an additional criminal threat. <g>
> No, the criminals will just use some secure encryption. The new
>proposal does not stop criminals; it ensures that the government will
>be able to wiretap the average citizen and stops the casual snooper.
>To me, it also clearly looks as a step towards outlawing any other
>strong encryption devices.
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I just wanted to let everyone know that I have lost what little respect I have
for Jim LeFebvre after seeing today's Cubs game. First of all how could he
start Maldonado over May. After the way May played at the end of last year and
the way he tore up the Cactus League how could you let him sit the bench? Not
to mention that a right hander (Maddux) started. I really blew my top when
Lefebvre pinch hit for Rick Wilkins with TOMMY SHIELDS! How can you do that
just because of the lefty-righty thing, too much is made of that. Wilkins is
twice the hitter that Shields is. Then the next batter was Jose Vizcaino, one
of the weakest hitters I have ever seen, and who had looked terrible at bat all
day, and Lefebre let him hit, while May still sat the bench. I think even Arnie
Harris was stunned by this because he showed May sitting in the dugout while
Vizcaino was batting. Face it Lefebvre has got to be the worst manager in
baseball.
A dishard Cub fan
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Why do you title this "News you will miss" ?
There have been at least three front-page stories on it in the L.A. Times.
I wouldn't exactly call that a media cover-up.
___Samuel___
Mossad Special Agent ID314159
Media Spiking & Mind Control Division
Los Angeles Offices
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[why are atheists atheists/ believes it could be the result of
"brokenness"]
i agree -- if you are going to find out anything from people who don't
share your beliefs, do not attack them or condescend to them and hope
to get a neutral picture of them. come to them with an open mind.
well, you do believe in something, as i see it, even if it is a sort
of "anti-belief" (no negative connotation meant; i mean simply that
you believe that God _does not_ exist). christians can also feel that
sense of "difference", however, when they are associated with "those
weird televangelists who always talk about satan". if you'll excuse
the cliched sound of this, everyone has to deal with his/ her
differences from other people. i can understand how being an atheist
could be hard for you; being a christian is sometimes hard for me.
you should not have to repress how you feel -- you should be able to
discuss it without fear. i think there are admirable things to learn
from any belief, which can enrich your own -- by asking myself the
questions that atheists may ask me, i can learn the answers and become
stronger in my faith. if my faith can't support knowing the answers
to those questions, it is weak and untrue.
in some way the pressures were different, of course, because you
"chose" your beliefs -- or are you saying that they were not your
choice, but born of necessity? [please, no flames about whether or
not gay people "choose" their lifestyle -- that's elsewhere in this
newsgroup]
i'm not sure i understand this sentence -- could you explain?
[moderator points out that many/ most atheists aren't "hostile", they
just cease believiing in xiantiy/ religion]
ouch, yes. part of being a christian is accepting _everyone_ with an
open heart -- including people of "our own camp" with whom we
completely disagree. by the same token, i believe that accusation and
suspicion are not the best way to reach out to those not of our faith,
nor is it effective to try to browbeat people into accepting our
religion. i have a different idea of mission: be what i am, a
christian who is happy in her faith, and if others see that and want
to know about either the happiness or the religion, i'll share what i
know without pressure and let them make their own decisions. at some
point you just have to agree to disagree -- acceptance of diversity,
not uniformity, is the way to sow peace....
vera noyes
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is it possible to fit an FPU in a mac SE? (not a SE/30, but the plain
old SE); if possible, would I get any speed increase? what would be
the reference of the chip?
thanks in advance,
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Today, Frank Viola and rest of pitcher staff of Boston Red Sox shutout Chicago
White Sox 4-0. It is Red Sox 9th win of this season.
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Preventing black market chips w/non-escrowed keys IS exactly what they
mean by protecting the security of the key escrow system. There are
two parts to the security of such a system:
(a) Preventing decruption by unauthorized personel
(b) Assuring that the gummit can always decrypt clipper
traffic when it authorizes itself to do so.
Of course, the ministry of propoganda will do a lot of tallking about
(a) and very little about (b).
rob boudrie
[email protected]
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And the reason that the Soviet Union couldn't achieve the ideal of pure
communism was the hostility of surrounding capitalist nations...Uh huh.
Somehow, this all sounds familiar. Once again, utopian dreams are
confronted by the real world...
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Well it looks as if Digi-Key sells a chip with the number ICL232 that does what
you want. They are selling it for about $3.50...
Hope this helps...
Frank
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I see that our retarded translator, David, is still writing things that
don't make sense. Hey David I can see where you are.. May be one day,
We will have the chance to talk deeply about that freedom of speach of
yours.. And you now, killing or torture, these things are only easy
ways out.. I have different plans for you and all empty headeds like
you...
Lets get serious, DAVE, don't ever write bad things about Turkish people
or especially Cyprus.. If I hear a word from you again that I consider
to be a curse to my people I will retalliate...
Muccccukkk..
TIMUCIN.
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}
}
}
} } Hey,
}
} } could somebody tell me, how it is possible to work with the mouse
} } in a NON-Windows application, which runs in an window. We use
} } MS-WINDOWS 3.1 and have CLIPPER applications. Exists there any
} } routines or something else ? Please mail me your informations.
}
} } Thanks for your efforts,
}
} } Oliver
} }--
} } NAME : O.Kretzschmar Inst.IKE / University Stuttgart
} } PHONE: +49 711 685 2130 Pfaffenwaldring 31
} } FAX : +49 711 685 2010 7000 Stuttgart 80
} } EMAIL: [email protected]
}
} Very simple. You have to have the MOUSE.COM or MOUSE.SYS loaded in DOS
} before you run Windows. Note that you don't need to have these files loaded
} to use the mouse in Windows.
... and you need a video driver which is completely Windows 3.1 compatible, and
your mouse driver has to be completely compatible as well. Not quite so simple.
(I never could get my logitech mouse to work 100% in a DOS window with my
old Paradise card: now I have a Diamond SS24X and the 6.2 mouse drivers, and
everything works perfectly).
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Hello,
While refurbishing our observatory I came across the above mentioned camera. It was manufactured
by the Instrument Corporation of Florida ~ 1970. Now for my questions:
1) Does anyone have any knowledge of this equipement ?
2) Does anyone know of the company (phone numbers ?) ?
3) Are there any others out there...I need some parts.
Any responces are greatly appreciated.
take care,
jamie
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My girlfriend is in pain from kidney stones. She says that because she has no
medical insurance, she cannot get them removed.
My question: Is there any way she can treat them herself, or at least mitigate
their effects? Any help is deeply appreciated. (Advice, referral to literature,
etc...)
Thank you,
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[...]
Maybe 300 such pairs suffice to reconstruct S1 and S2? By such a back-
door (in the encryption algorithm perhaps) it would be possible (for
the manufacturer) to get the keys of all chips that were programmed in
one session. This would not, btw, enable anybody else to retrieve the
keys in the same way because they'll never get a bunch of 300 (N,U)
pairs with identical S1 and S2. (Note that these have to be constant
for the whole batch by the very nature of the procedure, i.e., they
have to be typed in manually by the `random number supplying agents'!)
And I was wondering why they'll always do 300 chips in one session ...
Since the procedure described by Ms Denning imposes high costs on the
production of every chip (at least three persons for one hour each,
plus the cost of a laptop finally blown to pieces in a spectacular,
Hollywood-like bonfire; add travelling expenses, drinks and lighting,
divide the sum by 300) there won't be a larger demand -- not from the
private sector anyway.
And let me mention one other thought that certainly has occurred to all
the notoriously paranoid people in this group before: Who is going to
verify that _no_ interested party will perform tempest attacks on the
vault??
Where there's so much smoke and mirrors -- there can't be a nice, honest
fire but something really worth hiding ...
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Do they have a history of working in massage parlors, and telling
co-workers there that they are prostitutes? Do they frequent truck
stop parking lots at 4:00 AM, without ID on any sort?
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It seems that President Clinton can recognize Jerusalem as Israels capitol
while still keeping his diplomatic rear door open by stating that the Parties
concerned should decide the city's final status. Even as I endorse Clintons vie
w (of course), it is definitely a matter to be decided upon by Israel (and
other participating neighboring contries).
I see no real conflict in stating both views, nor expect any better from
politicians.
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Final Solution for the Gaza ghetto ?
------------------------------------
While Israeli Jews fete the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto, they
repress by violent means the uprising of the Gaza ghetto and
attempt to starve the Gazans.
[...]
Elias should the families of the children who were stabbed in their
high school by a Palestinian "freedom fighter" be the ones who offer
their help to the Gazans. Perhaps it should be the families of the 18
Israelis who were murdered last month by Palestinian "freedom
fighters".
The Jews in the Warsaw ghetto were fighting to keep themselves and
their families from being sent to Nazi gas chambers. Groups like Hamas
and the Islamic Jihad fight with the expressed purpose of driving all
Jews into the sea. Perhaps, we should persuade Jewish people to help
these wnderful "freedom fighters" attain this ultimate goal.
Maybe the "freedom fighters" will choose to spare the co-operative Jews.
Is that what you are counting on, Elias - the pity of murderers.
You say your mother was Jewish. How ashamed she must be of her son. I
am sorry, Mrs. Davidsson.
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I should be so lucky: the account number must have been rejected! :-)
To be accurate, it is "Big Bang Ben" MacDonald.
I hope not. To think that I would inadvertantly give any pleasure to
Mulroney _really_ ruins my day. PS: Matthew Wall: a marvellous ending
to the section on the Expos.
or [email protected]; please identify any messages with the
subject line BBDDD
Realizing the taterific importance of this work, John Palmer and I
concluded that we might be able to pool some resources. I have not yet
gone through the archives that Jonathan sent to me; when I do, I will
send out an "official" introduction to the Deep Drive Derby.
However, I wonder if we need to rename the project, now that the
principal investigator and research archive have changed. Send your
suggestions for a rename of the study to me, at the address given
above.
And, just think: it's opening day. Soon, the balls will be flying
out (no, get your minds out of the gutter) of the ball parks, and
helpless bystanders will be injured by balls reentering the
atmosphere. (and you thought that meteorite showers were made of
rocks!)
Who will be the stars this year? Can anyone hope to combat Brad
Arnsberg's record start to last year?
The season is young, the balls newly rubbed in mud, the hot dogs
starting to boil for the rest of the year. Play ball (and take cover).
And may all your sliders hang.
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Does anyone know of any good shareware animation or paint software for an SGI
machine? I've exhausted everyplace on the net I can find and still don't hava
a nice piece of software.
Thanks alot!
Chad
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~~~~~~~~~~FOR SALE as of 5PM 4/02/93~~~~~~~~~~
1 AMIGA 3000UX 25mhz, unix compatible machine w/100 meg Hard
Drive, 4 meg RAM, no monitor, keyboard (ESC and ~ keys
broken)
ASKING PRICE: $1700 OBO.
Mind my asking why you're selling a used machine with a damaged
keyboard for the about the same price as a brand new A4000/030
(A4000-EC030/4 megs/120meg IDE HD/HD Floppy/v3.0 OS - $1899)?
I'd like to get an A3000 locally for something reasonable like less
than 1K without monitor. Brand new the A3000-25mhz/50 meg HD/HD
floppy/2.1 ROM isn't running for more than $1400 or so.
Considering it's damaged, probabably has a real old version of the OS
I'll offer $700. Don't laugh...my A2000 isn't worth more than
$250-$300 these days.
N. Tzeng
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Back in the 70's I was a service technician for a cash register company.
The cash registers used microprocessor circuits and back then they were
VERY susceptible to electrostatic discharge and line noise. The biggest
problems came from outlets that were not properly grounded.
In almost every place we went to do an installation, we found outlets
with the ground connected to the neutral. For 99.9% of the things you
can plug into one of these, they work fine. For our cash registers they
were a nightmare -- line noise tended to scramble the memory
periodically.
With modern electronics using switching power supplies this should be
less of a problem. Even the company I used to work for is no longer
recommending a dedicated line with a seperate ground for their
equipment. I imagine if you check MOST household wiring you will find
that the ground and neutral are connected. Although not ideal, it
should be o.k. for most applications.
---
. SLMR 2.1 . My reality check just bounced.
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Though some may argue about the nose of the camel, it's worth noting that
the government proposal is limited to scrambled telephony. If it is only
used for that purpose, and does not extend to electronic mail or file
encryption, then it IS an improvement over the current mass-produced
standard civilian technology which, with a few exceptions, is limited to
easy-to-break inverters.
Note that the big issue for the feds is the continued ability to wiretap.
Before we go off the deep end with long discusions about secure crypto for
e-mail and files, let's focus on this.
One question that was not asked in the release is whether this proposal is
limited to telephony, or if the government intends to expand it.
Though I share many of the concerns expressed by some, I find the proposal
less threatening than many others, since right now most Americans have no
secure telephony, and any jerk with a pair of clip leads and a "goat" can
eavesdrop. This would also plug up the security hole in cellular and
cordless phones.
-------
Reading between the lines, I infer that the system is highly secure
without access to the keys. This would meet the needs of U.S. businesses
confronted by rich and powerful adversaries, including French and Japanese
security services and rich Japanese companies. It allows the NSA to make
available some of its better stuff while protecting law enforcement needs.
Most legitimate U.S. corporations trust the NSA, and would be delighted to
have a high-security system certified by them, even at the price of
depositing keys in escrow. I see no difficulty in creating a reliable
escrow. Corporations entrust their secrets to attorneys every day of the
week, and that system has worked pretty well.
From my point of view this is a fair starting point. There are concerns that
need to be addressed, including the reliability of the escrows. But in
return we get access to high-security crypto. Many have suggested that DES
and other systems may be breakable by the NSA and hence others similarly
skilled and endowed. There is at least a good possibility (which should be
checked) that the proposed system is not so breakable. It doesn't have to
be, nor does it have to have trapdoors, if the government can get the keys
pursuant to a legitimate court order. Thus they can protect legitimate
communications against economic adversaries, while still being able to
eavesdrop on crooks pursuant to a court order.
------
In discussing this, let's try to avoid the nastiness, personal attacks and
noise of some previous threads. This is a substantive and technical issue,
and personal remarks have no place in such a discussion.
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What are the main advantages of this method? I have seen it described, and
the algiorithm seems a little bit long. I developed my own method, which
requires that the points be in a counter-clockwise order, and returns
whether you are looking at the back or the front, similar to the plane eqn
method. It uses few calculations however, basically it is several
comparisons. The only disadvantage I see is that it must be done after the
transformation from view coordinates to coordinates to display on the
screen, which means that a little more calculation isneeded beforehand. My
method basically figures out whether the points that will appear on the
screen are clockwise or counterclockwise. When looking at the back of
something, the points occur in an opposite direction from the front, so
merely by figuring out which way the points go, you can tell whether you are
looking at the back or front of a 2d polygon. Has anyone heard of this
method before? It is so simple, I doubt i am the first to think of it.
Libertarian, atheist, semi-anarchal Techno-Rat.
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Is this the joke of the month?
1. Your fascist grandparents exterminated 2.5 million Muslim people
between 1914 and 1920.
2. Your Nazi parents fully participated in the extermination of the
European Jewry during WWII.
3. Your criminal cousins have been slaughtering Muslim women, children
and elderly people in fascist x-Soviet Armenia and Karabag for the last
four years.
The entire population of x-Soviet Armenia now, as a result of the
Genocide of 2.5 million Muslim people, are Armenians.
For nearly one thousand years, the Turkish and Kurdish people
lived on their homeland - the last one hundred under the
oppressive Soviet and Armenian occupation. The persecutions
culminated in 1914: The Armenian Government planned and carried
out a Genocide against its Muslim subjects. 2.5 million Turks
and Kurds were murdered and the remainder driven out of their
homeland. After one thousand years, Turkish and Kurdish lands
were empty of Turks and Kurds.
The survivors found a safe heaven in Turkiye.
Today, x-Soviet Armenian government rejects the right of Turks and
Kurds to return to their Muslim lands occupied by x-Soviet Armenia.
Today, x-Soviet Armenian government covers up the genocide perpetrated
by its predecessors and is therefore an accessory to this crime against
humanity.
x-Soviet Armenian government must pay for their crime of genocide
against the Muslims by admitting to the crime and making reparations
to the Turks and Kurds.
Turks and Kurds demand the right to return to their lands, to determine
their own future as a nation in their own homeland.
During the 78th Anniversary, we come once again reiterate the
unity of the Muslim People, the timelessness of the Turkish
and Kurdish Demands and the desire to pursue the struggle
for that restitution - a struggle that unites all Turks and Kurds.
Today, we appeal to all Turkish and Kurdish people in the United
States and Canada to participate en masse in the Commemorative
Events, be they cultural, political or religious.
Serdar Argic
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And of course, Mike Ramsey was (at one time) the captain in Buffalo prior to
being traded to Pittsburgh. Currently, the Penguins have 3 former captains
and 1 real captain (Lemieux) playing for them. They rotate the A's during the
season (and even the C while Mario was out). Even Troy Loney has worn the C
for the Pens.
-Jay
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I wonder if anyone can tell me whether or not I can create a bitmap
of any size? I followed the bitmap creation example in SDK manual
and specified a 24x24 bitmap (set the width/height to 24) and supplied
a byte string with 72 chars. But I just cannot get the right bitmap
image. I changed the width/height to 32x32 and used the same value
string (padded with zero byets to make up to the right size) and
got the image.
The example in the manual is 64x32 size, which are multiple of 2 bytes.
Can you define a bitmap image of any size?
Thanks very much.
G Chen [email protected]
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: Well,
:
: 42 is 101010 binary, and who would forget that its the
: answer to the Question of "Life, the Universe, and Everything else."
: That is to quote Douglas Adams in a round about way.
:
: Of course the Question has not yet been discovered...
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But it WAS discovered (sort of). The question was "What is 7 times 8?"
When Arthur Dent objected that this was, unfortunately, factually
inaccurate, the effort to discover the question was begun all over.
This last effort was, I believe, likely to take far longer than
the lifespan of the universe, in fact several lifespans of same!
--
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Mark Wilson, Online Computer Systems. 1-800-922-9204 or 1-301-601-2215
(Try email address [email protected]....)
This file .disclaims everything signed with my .signature, I .mean it!
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Does this organization have an official e-mail address these
days? (an address for any of the SF Bay Area Lodges, e.g. Thelema
would do.)
93...
A.Lizard
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I told a newbie friend of mine, who was having trouble from the complicated
explanations of his rider course, to think of using the handlebars to lean,
not to turn. Push the right handlebar "down" (or pull left up or whatever)
to lean right. It worked for him, he stopped steering with his tuchus.
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Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of
sins.
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Might the problem not be with the video monitor instead? Many of our
monitors, as they age, develop shadows on white and bright colors.
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There is a whole constellation of custom built navigation beacon satellites
in the process of being phased out right now. The TRANSIT/OSCAR satellites
are being replaced by GPS. Or were you thinking of deep space navigation,
which is best done with doppler/VLBI/ stellar measurements. I do not think
additional radio beacons would help much.
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I think you can do this with REGEDIT, which can make changes
to the OLE registration database. From Program Manager (or
File Manager) choose RUN and type REGEDIT. You do have it-
its included with Windows, but not well documented.
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Steve, take a look at what you are saying. I don't see one construvtive
word here. If you don't have anything constructive to add, why waste
the bandwidth - yeah, sure, flame me for doing it myself. Is this
sci.med or alt.flame? Like it or not, medical science does *not* know
categorically everything about everything. I'm not flaming your
knowledge, just asking you to sit back and ask yourself "what if?"
"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when they are open."
Oh - and if you *do* want to flame me or anyone else, how about using
email?
Rob
Who doesn't claim any relevant qualifications, just interest
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In the Air Force world at least, the crisis escalates when scale
models of the plane in question (i.e. about to be sacrificed) begin to
arrive in key Senators and Congresspersons' offices.
Of course it is assumed that coffee mugs and other decorative junk has
been tried earlier.
Spiros
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From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: From Israeli press. TORTURE.
/* Written 4:41 pm Apr 16, 1993 by [email protected] in igc:mideast.forum */
/* ---------- "From Israeli press. TORTURE." ---------- */
FROM THE ISRAELI PRESS.
Newspaper: Ma'ariv Date: 18. December 1992 Author: Avi Raz
Subject: Torture
Title of article: Moderate physical pressure
Several times in the course of the long hours in the interrogation
room in Tulkarm prison, during which he says he was humiliated,
beaten and tortured, Omar Daoud Jaber heard his interrogator, a
Shabak agent 'Captain Louis', chatting on the phone with his wife.
"At those moments", Omar said, "I felt that he was like a
humanbeing, but right after he finished talking, he would be beat
me and say, 'You listened to the conversation and enjoyed
yourself' and I understood that he was not really a human being".
In late October 1992, after 38 days in detention at Tulkarm
prison, Omar Jaber was released without charges. "Among the Jews,
as among the Arabs, there are good people and bad people", he said
after his release, "but there, in Tulkarm, in the interrogations
rooms, you cannot find even one person about whom you can say that
he is a human being". Although he left the detention installation
in Tulkarm bruised and humiliated ("I sat at home for ten days. My
hands shook from nerves"), one may consider Omar Jaber lucky: He
got out, not so healthy, but entire, and even ultimately returned
to normal functioning, at the small solar heater plant he owns.
In contrast, Hassan Bader al-Zbeidi, for example, was released
seven weeks ago from detention in Tulkarm after 33 days in the
Shabak wing, cut off from his surroundings. He doesn't speak or
react. Mustafa Barakat, aged only 23, who was arrested in early
August and was brought to the Tulkarm detention installation, left
it one day later - dead. "We have recently received an especially
large number of testimonies concerning cruel tortures employed at
the Tulkarm detention installation by Shabak interrogators", noted
Dr. Niv Gordon, director of the Association of Israel and
Palestinian Physicians for Human Rights. (...)
The right to complain against the Shabak does not excite Anan
Saber Makhlouf, a 20 year old student. In fact, he was extremely
fearful about describing the manner in which he was interrogated
in Tulkarm prison, in case the publication in the paper would
return him to detention and lead to renewed mistreatment.
(...follow description of tortures....)
Omar, a tall bearded man, was silent. "I do not want to talk about
it", he finally said, quietly. Some time later, embarrased and
ashamed, he spoke: "Sometimes he beats you and beats you until
you'll kiss his hand, and not only his hand. Even the hands of
another interrogator, and another, whom he calls into the room,
later if I want, you will kiss my ass."
These things take place in an Israeli army detention installation,
located within the military government compound in Tulkarm (West
Bank). But the Shabak interrogation wing is a separate kingdom. In
early March the IDF allowed representatives of B'Tselem, the
Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Territories, to
visit Tulkarm prison, but denied them access to the interrogation
wing. "The interrogation wing is Shabak property, being solely
under Shabak responsibility. All interrogations are performed by
it", said Lieutnant Sharon Sho'an, the commander of the
installation, according to the internal report written by B'tselem
member, Yuval Ginbar, following the visit. Major David Pe'er,
governing commander of the prison system in the Central Command,
was quoted in the report: "There is an ethical problem here - no
one can enter the interrogation wing".
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Actually I admired the spirit of the fan at the Cubs opener several years
ago who held up a sign that said "Wait Till Next Year".
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What hardware do plan to run on? Workstation or PC? Cost level?
Run-time licensing needs?
Bob
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Hi everyone,
I thought that some people may be interested in my VR
software on these groups:
*******Announcing the release of Multiverse-1.0.2*******
Multiverse is a multi-user, non-immersive, X-Windows based Virtual Reality
system, primarily focused on entertainment/research.
Features:
Client-Server based model, using Berkeley Sockets.
No limit to the number of users (apart from performance).
Generic clients.
Customizable servers.
Hierachical Objects (allowing attachment of cameras and light sources).
Multiple light sources (ambient, point and spot).
Objects can have extension code, to handle unique functionality, easily
attached.
Functionality:
Client:
The client is built around a 'fast' render loop. Basically it changes things
when told to by the server and then renders an image from the user's
viewpoint. It also provides the server with information about the user's
actions - which can then be communicated to other clients and therefore to
other users.
The client is designed to be generic - in other words you don't need to
develop a new client when you want to enter a new world. This means that
resources can be spent on enhancing the client software rather than adapting
it. The adaptations, as will be explained in a moment, occur in the servers.
This release of the client software supports the following functionality:
o Hierarchical Objects (with associated addressing)
o Multiple Light Sources and Types (Ambient, Point and Spot)
o User Interface Panels
o Colour Polygonal Rendering with Phong Shading (optional wireframe for
faster frame rates)
o Mouse and Keyboard Input
(Some people may be disappointed that this software doesn't support the
PowerGlove as an input device - this is not because it can't, but because
I don't have one! This will, however, be one of the first enhancements!)
Server(s):
This is where customization can take place. The following basic support is
provided in this release for potential world server developers:
o Transparent Client Management
o Client Message Handling
This may not sound like much, but it takes away the headache of
accepting and
terminating clients and receiving messages from them - the
application writer
can work with the assumption that things are happening locally.
Things get more interesting in the object extension functionality. This is
what is provided to allow you to animate your objects:
o Server Selectable Extension Installation:
What this means is that you can decide which objects have extended
functionality in your world. Basically you call the extension
initialisers you want.
o Event Handler Registration:
When you develop extensions for an object you basically write callback
functions for the events that you want the object to respond to.
(Current events supported: INIT, MOVE, CHANGE, COLLIDE & TERMINATE)
o Collision Detection Registration:
If you want your object to respond to collision events just provide
some basic information to the collision detection management software.
Your callback will be activated when a collision occurs.
This software is kept separate from the worldServer applications because
the application developer wants to build a library of extended objects
from which to choose.
The following is all you need to make a World Server application:
o Provide an initWorld function:
This is where you choose what object extensions will be supported, plus
any initialization you want to do.
o Provide a positionObject function:
This is where you determine where to place a new client.
o Provide an installWorldObjects function:
This is where you load the world (.wld) file for a new client.
o Provide a getWorldType function:
This is where you tell a new client what persona they should have.
o Provide an animateWorld function:
This is where you can go wild! At a minimum you should let the objects
move (by calling a move function) and let the server sleep for a bit
(to avoid outrunning the clients).
That's all there is to it! And to prove it here are the line counts for the
three world servers I've provided:
generic - 81 lines
dactyl - 270 lines (more complicated collision detection due to the
stairs! Will probably be improved with future
versions)
dogfight - 72 lines
Location:
This software is located at the following site:
ftp.u.washington.edu
Directory:
pub/virtual-worlds
File:
multiverse-1.0.2.tar.Z
Futures:
Client:
o Texture mapping.
o More realistic rendering: i.e. Z-Buffering (or similar), Gouraud shading
o HMD support.
o Etc, etc....
Server:
o Physical Modelling (gravity, friction etc).
o Enhanced Object Management/Interaction
o Etc, etc....
Both:
o Improved Comms!!!
I hope this provides people with a good understanding of the Multiverse
software,
unfortunately it comes with practically zero documentation, and I'm not sure
whether that will ever be able to be rectified! :-(
I hope people enjoy this software and that it is useful in our explorations of
the Virtual Universe - I've certainly found fascinating developing it, and I
would *LOVE* to add support for the PowerGlove...and an HMD :-)!!
Finally one major disclaimer:
This is totally amateur code. By that I mean there is no support for this code
other than what I, out the kindness of my heart, or you, out of pure
desperation, provide. I cannot be held responsible for anything good or bad
that may happen through the use of this code - USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Disclaimer over!
Of course if you love it, I would like to here from you. And anyone with
POSITIVE contributions/criticisms is also encouraged to contact me. Anyone who
hates it: > /dev/null!
************************************************************************
*********
And if anyone wants to let me do this for a living: you know where to
write :-)!
************************************************************************
*********
Thanks,
Robert.
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From: Gene Wright <[email protected]>
I'll say! Imagine that there were a couple groups up there, maybe landing
a few weeks apart. The year-mark starts coming on for the first group.
Isn't a billion pretty good incentive to take a shot at a potential
winner? "Yeah, that's a shame that Team A's life support gave out
so close to the deadline. Thanks for the billion."
On the other hand, if Apollo cost ~25billion, for a few days or weeks
in space, in 1970 dollars, then won't the reward have to be a lot more
than only 1 billion to get any takers?
-Tommy Mac
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[email protected] 336-9591 hm \\ the circumference of mystery grows.
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Don't be so sure. Look what happened to Japanese citizens in the US during
World War II. If you're prepared to say "Let's round these people up and
stick them in a concentration camp without trial", it's only a short step to
gassing them without trial. After all, it seems that the Nazis originally
only intended to imprison the Jews; the Final Solution was dreamt up partly
because they couldn't afford to run the camps because of the devastation
caused by Goering's Total War. Those who weren't gassed generally died of
malnutrition or disease.
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It is no matter what you call the teams, Jokerit and TPS, or Helsinki Tornado
and Turku Typhoon, the best palyers in Finland would eventually end up in
those teams anyway, if they were in the "big" league.
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It sounds like you got the cam timing off..........
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You can include postscript epsi files in xfig (encapsulated postscript
info files). You can't actually edit the postscript file, but you're able
to draw over the postscript file.
There a eps to epsi converter: eps2epsi (perl program),
Succes,
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Since I was the one responsible for these divergent threads of
approx. 40+ posts (going back to: The Braves could be better off
if an injury happens), I may as well inject a little more
fuel to the flame!
1) Back at the beginning of Spring Training, I though
Lopez would make the squad easily. Olson was still
recovering from his late-season injury (knee, I believe),
and there were questions as to whether he would be
able to play before June. And then Berryhill was dinged up.
I was looking forward to this, because I believe that Lopez
can hit AND field the position. Before last season, he was
the Braves "Defensive Catcher" prospect, while Brian Deak was
the Braves "Offensive Catcher" prospect. Besides, Olson
and Berryhill couldn't hit their way out of a wet cardboard
box, and don't walk enough to be useful.
But Olson recovered quickly, Berryhill recovered, and the Braves went
with the two vets. I still say that if one of those two had been down
at the start of the season, he wouldn't have gotten his job back.
2) There is a certain logic to keeping Olson and Berryhill around.
After all, ML catchers are in short supply and suffer from wear and
tear. There are teams out there without ONE average ML catcher
(California and Seattle come to mind). Certainly, trying to
move Olson or Berryhill through waivers would be unlikely to work.
Plus, you'd have to eat that salary, which isn't huge, but isn't
tiddleywinks either (I think Olson's at about $800,000, Berryhill
at $450,000, but that's only what I recall).
3) Yes, I think arbitration-eligibility may have a role to
play in this also. What is it, that 5/6 of the 2+year players
aren't eligible for arbitration? Only the 1/6 that were on the roster
the longest are eligible? Of course, the system may change,
but the extent of that change is not yet known. From a business
standpoint, it may make sense to keep Lopez down until June/the
first time Olson/Berryhill go on the DL.
4) I am still disappointed that Lopez isn't on the team.
I still prefer to think of myself as a fan when it comes to the Braves,
and the truth is that I'd rather see our best team on the field,
which, IMO, includes Lopez.
Of course,today we play the Cubs. Hopefully, we won't need him. ;)
As for the Schuerholz/Cox conversation, I imagine it went
like this: (Remember, they've BOTH been GM's)
(the following is not meant to be read by the humor-impaired)
Cox: OK, we've sent Jones down. His fielding could be a
little smoother. Besides, Blauser can hit OK and his fielding
is better than it used to be.
Schuerholz: Well, we'll have to send Nieves down too. Deion
just won't sign that baseball only contract. We can't count
on him in October, so we have to keep Nixon around for the
defense. Besides, Gorman's not ready to give up on
Billy Hatcher yet. Once Hatcher's gone AND Deion signs,
we can move Nixon for Frankie Rodriguez. That ought to
give us some pitching depth in 1995.
Cox: Yep, that'll be nice. Too bad Deion won't sign.
OK, I'll look for Nieves when Justice starts having
Berry-Berry...er, back problems again. Now, what about
Klesko?
Schuerholz: Well, we've still got to fork out another 1.5 mil
for Bream. If we keep Klesko, we either lose the money
or Cabrera. I keep dangling Sid in front of Dal Maxwell,
but somehow he doesn't seem to be the same GM. First
Jeffries for Jose, and now Whiten for Clark! If he
gets rid of Brian Jordan, then I'd HAVE to believe that he
and Whitey Herzog switched bodies at the Winter Meetings!
Cox: OK, keep trying on Bream, and I'll wait til the trading
deadline for my Hunter/Klesko platoon. Maybe I can get a few
extra at-bats for Cabrera while we wait. Try California...
if Snow starts slowly, maybe WhiteyDal will bite on Sid.
And if that doesn't work, then perhaps Sid's knees
could be "persuaded" to act up. There's always the
15-day DL! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Schuerholz: What about Caraballo?
Cox: Well, he's not that much better than Lemke. Maybe if he starts
in Richmond, he'll start walking more. Besides, if he's going to be
arbitration-eligible, better to stretch him out so that we actually
get some value from him before he makes the big bucks.
Schuerholz: Now, let's see. That leaves Lopez.
Cox: NOOOOO! I gotta keep Lopez! Sure, I didn't think Olson
would recover this quickly. Maybe I can talk Caminiti into
running into him again?
Schuerholz: Nope, Lopez has gotta go. You know that he'll get
$3 million in arbitration. May as well put it off that one
extra year. Besides, until Olson's shown his stuff a little
bit, I can't trade him. Besides, Berryhill's a left-handed
hitter. You know how rare that is?
Cox: Don't you mean a left-handed whiffer? Pretty common,
if you ask me. I mean, he made Pat Borders look good in
the World Series. PAT BORDERS!!!
Schuerholz: Hey, you're the one who wouldn't write Lopez
into the lineup.
Cox: Well, you're the one who went out and got me Jeff
Reardon! Besides, I thought Lopez wouldn't be used
to our pitching staff's stuff. He got some time with
them this spring...looked pretty good. Come on, surely
we only need to keep one stiff behind the plate?
Schuerholz: Yeah, but which stiff? Whichever one we keep
will be hurt by May.
Cox: OK, OK, you made your point. Keep them both. Surely
one of them will be on the DL by June at the latest. Then I
can call up Lopez, and then we can win 110 games! The Pennant!
THE WORLD SERIES! I'll be up there with John McGraw! Casey
Stengel! Earl Weaver! Oh, they laughed at me in Toronto,
but have you ever had to deal with George Bell? I'll finally
get my just reward! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!
Schuerholz: Easy, Bobby. Have you been taking those
"happy pills" left around by Chuck Tanner? Why'd you
ever hire that guy anyhow?
Cox: Don't ask me; ask Ted.
-------------------------------------------------------
Eric Roush fierkelab@ bchm.biochem.duke.edu
"I am a Marxist, of the Groucho sort"
Grafitti, Paris, 1968
TANSTAAFL! (although the Internet comes close.)
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As a Philly fan as as a Penna. baseball fan, I'm anxious to see the
Penna. series. Anyone know when it starts and where the first games
will be played?
This is (I think) always good baseball (to me); and the Pirates are
also off to a good start.
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Does anyone have any information/advice on large color monitors
(17"-21") to use with a 486 system running X server software?
I maining looking for quality information and price, but all
information is welcomed.
Thanks,
David
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I think that HCI people honestly believe that passing more gun control
laws will be in the best interests of public safety. Why do I think
this? Because I used to buy the HCI line. During my freshman year (1987),
their line made so much sense -- only people who "need" guns should be
able to get them, and the people who "need" them are the police and
other elites. Unfortunately for us, this position is highly emotional
and not well thought-out. They never stop to think that HCI's position
basically says that the non-elite are incompetents (that's you and me,
folks!) and that the Second Amendment has absolutely nothing to do with
hunting or other "legitimate" uses (which excludes overthrowing tyrannical
governments and defending yourself when the police have proven they
can't protect you).
Every pro-control person I've talked to is always left stumped when I
simply argue the facts of gun control (that it has yet to be proven to
lower crime rates) and weapons terminology (and I'm no expert -- but
explaining exactly how an "evil" semiautomatic weapon really works
does wonders).
I hvae personally found well-reasoned arguments to be most effective
against the emotional pro-control people. The trick is to get them to
realize that the Second Amendment exists not for hunters but for the
oppressed and the terrorized.
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Howdy,
Sorry if this has been covered before:
One of my PC illiterate friends asked me to help him install DRDOS 6.0 on his
NEC Powermate SX (386SX 16). Of course, I said "No problem" and went to work.
Unfortunately, the DRDOS refuses to recognize the hard drive during
installation, even though I am still able to boot off of the hard drive using
the old DOS. After openning it up I discovered it was using an 8-bit
Seagate SCSI controller on a ST-157N SCSI 40Mbtye drive. I then booted
with DRDOS 6.0 off of the floppy a second time and ran fdisk to see if
I could access the drive. Lo and behold the primary 46.5 Mbyte partition
was intact (created by DOS 3.1 no less, I didn't think you could go over a
32Mbyte partition in the older DOSes. I could be wrong...). I then tried
to remove the primary partition, which it wouldn't allow me to do. I am
unaware of anything special that has to be done with a SCSI drive (I
kinda expected it to work just like an IDE/MFM/RLL drive for DOS
installations). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated (except for
"Throw it in the garbage and buy a new PC")...
Thanks in advance,
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Where in the Bible is there *any* teaching about an immaterial afterlife?
I was always taught that both the O.T. Jews and the N.T. Christians would
have found the notion incomprehensible--as do I.
Don't we christians believe in the resurrection of the body?
Or do you mean by material simply the stuff made of the 100+ elements
that we know and love too much?
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/ iftccu:talk.politics.guns / [email protected] / 6:26 am Apr 14, 1993 /
I suppose that depends on how you define 'vast' majority....
You are correct about 'majority.' Somewhere between 1 out of three and
one out of 10 will at some period in their lives experience a violent
assault. The risk is generally higher than emergency medical problems
like heart attack and stroke.
'Vast' is probably too loose a term. With approximately 1,000,000 Americans
using firearms each year, over a 30 year period we get (roughly, since some
may have to do this more than once) 30 MILLION Americans with experience in
using firearms for self defense. 30/250 yields 12 percent of the population.
(Yes, I know that is a REAL rough estimate. We're closer to 270 million now,
but many of these are minors and should be included etc, thus the percentage
if anything is low.)
At any rate, most minority groups in this range are not usually referred
to as 'tiny' minorities, so I don't see how the other part of the group
can be referred to as the 'vast' majority. A little more work might
support a 'simple' majority of Americans never use, own or display a firearm.
Certainly when you are talking about OWNERSHIP you are wrong. Nearly half
of your fellow citizens own one or more firearms.
Please provide a list of other means that are as effective. Then you might
convince your local police departments to switch. Good luck.
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(deletion)
Straw man. And you brought up leniency.
Assuming that misjudgements are not correlated.
(Deletion)
Has been discussed here. Chapter and verse were cited, I assume that you
weren't looking then.
Let's be more exact, do you think it is not in the Quran?. And what would
your consequences be when it it was shown to be in it?
I have not claimed that. It is sufficient for the argument when there are
a lot of male dominated societies that qualify as Machistic. Are you going
to say that the situation of women is better in sufficeint areas of the
Orient?
(Deletion)
You apparently have trouble reading things you don't like. The point was
having sex the way one wishes being a strong desire. Marriage is a red
herring. Tell me about homosexuals, for one. You simply ignore everything
that doesn't fit into the world as you would like to have it.
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Hi Netters!
I'm looking at purchasing some sort of backup solution. After you read about
my situation, I'd like your opinion. Here's the scenario:
1. There are two computers in the house. One is a small 286 (40MB IDE drive).
The other is a 386DX (213 SCSI drive w/ Adaptec 1522 controller). Both
systems have PC TOOLS and will use Central Point Backup as the backup /
restore program. Both systems have 3.5" and 5.25" floppies.
2. The computers are not networked (nor will they be anytime soon).
From what I have seen so far, there appear to be at least 4 possible
solutions (I'm sure there are others I haven't thought about). For these
options, I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has tried them or sees
any flaws (drive type X won't coexist with device Y, etc.) in my thinking
(I don't know very much about these beasts):
1. Put 2.88MB floppy drives (or a combination drive) on each system.
Can someone supply cost and brand information? What's a good brand?
What do the floppies themselves cost?
2. Put an internal tape backup unit on the 386 using my SCSI adapter, and
continue to back up the 286 with floppies. Again, can someone recommend a
few manufacturers? The only brand I remember is Colorado Memories. Any
happy or unhappy users (I know about the compression controversy)?
3. Connect an external tape backup unit on the 386 using my SCSI adapter, and
(maybe?) connect it to the 286 somehow (any suggestions?)
4. Install a Floptical drive in each machine. Again, any gotcha's or
recommendations for manufacturers?
I appreciate your help. You may either post or send me e-mail. I will
summarize all responses for the net.
Thanks,
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I have just been introduced to Macintosh systems.
I have a few questions. E-mail prefered.
1) Just what is System 7? I want hard details not dingy commercials
like their ads in magazines...
2) Has anyone used the Microsoft Office 3.0? I would like
suggestions on, and descriptions on:
* each has a microsoft before the actual name.
a) *Word 5.1:
b) *Excel 4.0:
c) *Power Point:
d) *Mail 3.1
3) What is the major differences between Mac Wordperfect and Word?
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Anonymous,
I saw a posting about the choice between 80486DX-50 and a 80486DX2-50.
I was wondering: although a DX-50 is faster because of the path to it's
external cache, shouldn't the choice be the DX2-50 as that one can be
made to work properly with a local-bus? I mean, cache speed is one thing,
but all your speed will be blocked during video I/O, so just get that
faster...
I'm willing to speculate that the DX2-50 with local-bus will be 2-4 times
as fast as the DX-50 and probably as expensive (or cheap ;-)!
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If we do not trust the NSA to be a registrar of Clipper Chip key halves,
I would not trust Mitre either. Mitre does lots of work for NSA, at least
in the Trusted Product Evaluation Program (evaluation of commercial off the
shelf software for its efficacy in safeguarding classified information), and
I assume in other, less open, programs.
There are at least two other FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Development
Corporations) that work for NSA: Aerospace Corporation and the Institute for
Defense Analysis. Now, if NSA were to be untrustworthy (a position that I
am neutral about, for purposes of this posting), it would be in a position to
exert economic pressure upon Mitre to release key halves on demand. It could
just say, "If you don't cooperate with us, we'll place all our evaluation
contracts with Aerospace and IDA."
I am not saying that people at NSA, Mitre, Aerospace, or IDA are dishonest
folk. But since they are people, and people occasionally go bad, the
system works better if organizations that you are depending upon to be
independent really are.
And, of course, I speak for myself, not my employer.
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Let's get back to basics. Canon (from the latin) means a rule. If
we say that a rule is open then its a rule made to be broken.
There is an issue also of measurement against a rule. Thus the words
that are spoken need to be compared against the rule/canon but not
added to the canon.
Is new revelation necessary? Topical, current, personal revelation
I'd say is necessary. New revelation for all people for all times
is not necessary as we have that in Scripture.
You also seem to confuse canon with scripture. Scripture may speak of
itself being open - ie God speaking today. It would speak that it is
closed in the sense that the canon is unchangeable. (Though the concept
of canon is later historically.)
I agree with the problem of confusion. If prophecy is meant to encourage,
exhort or correct then is an overlap with scripture. If prophecy is
meant to bring a `word' of the form "the man you live with is not your
husband" then that is knowledge. Yet the exact words their are scripture.
I would expect the difference to be the motive and means for delivery.
The reading of scripture itself can be a powerful force.
Regards
David
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<<Posting deleted. The moderator replies:
That is generally accuate, but contains one serious error. We Catholics
do believe that God's revealed truth that is not explicitly recorded in
the Bible can be and is passed on through the Tradition of the Church.
It should be noted that the Tradition of the Church, otherwise known as
Sacred Tradition, is not the same as ordinary human traditions.
However, we do not believe that additional truth will be revealed to
the Church. Public revelation, which is the basis of Catholic doctrine,
ended with the death of St. John, the last Apostle. Nothing new can
be added. Theologians study this revelation and can draw out implications
that were not recognized previously, so that the Council of Nicea could
define statements about the theology of the Trinity and the Incarnation
that were not explicitly stated in the Bible and had been disputed
before the council, but there was no new revelation at Nicea or at
any subsequent council.
Cardinal Newman's _An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine_,
written while he was still an Anglican, is an excellent discussion of
of this point. It was recently reprinted as a Doubleday Image Books
paperback with some related shorter works under the title _Conscience,
Consensus, and the Development of Doctrine_.
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Marty Helgesen
Bitnet: mnhcc@cunyvm Internet: [email protected]
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Hello Netlanders:
I am a novice X user with a question for any Xgod.
My computer configuration with the X problem is as follows:
486DX50/256/16RAM running Esix 4.0.4
Wangtek AT-style interface 250 M tape drive.
I have loaded the Basic OS (which includes nsu) and
inet utilities (tcp/ip).
I ftp-ed the XFree86 (X11R5) binaries and installed properly.
I can execute startx and run X-windows with no problems.
However, if I try to access the tape drive while in X, the
machine locks up instantly. If I am out of X and access the
tape, the tape drive works fine. Soon as I try to
startx again; the screen changes modes, but, the grey background
pattern does not come up and no xterm is forked. I have to login
from another terminal and execute a shutdown to reset the system.
I've contacted Esix about this problem. They claim THEIR X-window X11R4
server (which I have) works with the Wangtek tape drive. They also
claim I only need the nsu (network system utilities) to run X; I don't
need inet (tcp/ip). My experience has been that I need BOTH to get
XFree86 to work. I'm not too concerned about having to load both nsu and inet
packages to get X to work unless the inet package is causing my problem.
I would like to get both X and my tape drive to co-exist on the same
system. If you can shed any light on the problem, it would be appreciated.
One colleague implied this might be a hardware conflict. If this is true,
what direction should I look to resolve the conflict ?
Thanks,
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If you do make it into New York state, the Palisades Interstate Parkway is a
pleasant ride (beautiful scenery, good road surface, minimal traffic). You
may also want to take a sidetrip along Seven Lakes Drive just off the parkway
for the same reasons plus the road sweeps up and down along the hills with
sweeping turns under old forest canopy.
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The complete set of the adventures of Buck Rogers is forsale. Make a
REASONABLE offer. Email me back if interested. Thanks.
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In Texas, it is legal to carry handguns while "traveling", and also to and from
sporting activities. ^^^^^^^^
Chapter 46 of the Texas State Penal Code does NOT restrict long guns.
Therefore, it is legal to carry and transport long guns any place in Texas.
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It would seem logical that the mask is Potvins. His nickname is "The Cat",
which would go a long ways towards explaining the panther.
Of course, it could be an old story and the mask is Fuhrs, too.....
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I have not seen but I guess would not liked it - to me he
represents the worst of both American and Israeli politics
- but this is a matter of taste.
As for the famous confession, it is currently believed (at
least by some people) that all this adultry affair was just
invented by him in order to impress the Likkud voters (and poor
jealous Hamazah) and appear as a "real" man.
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Well, I will have to change the scoring on my playoff pool. Unfortunately
I don't have time right now, but I will certainly post the new scoring
rules by tomorrow. Does it matter? No, you'll enter anyway!!! Good!
--
Keith Keller LET'S GO RANGERS!!!!!
LET'S GO QUAKERS!!!!!
[email protected] IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS!!!!
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There's only one car that really fits your needs. It's spelled:
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Sorry, I should have been more specific. The 750 SS ran the quater in
12.10 @ 108.17. The last small V-twin Duc we got in the US (and the 400 is
a Pantah based V-twin) was the 500SL Pantah, and it ran a creditable 13.0 @
103. Modern carbs and what not should put the 400 in the high 12s at 105.
BTW, FZR 400s ran mid 12s, and the latest crop of Japanese 400s will out
run that. It's hard to remember, but but a new GOOF2 will clobber an old
KZ1000 handily, both in top end and roll-on. Technology stands still for
no-one...
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Insurance companies sure seem to go for No-Fault coverage. Since the
majority of accidents are the cagers' fault, doesn't this imply that we
would have to pay much higher rates under a No-Fault system?
With a cars-only system, it seems to make sense on the surface: take the
legal costs out of the system. But it looks like motorcyclists would
get screwed.
--
Michael "Chuck" Bain [email protected]
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Greetings all.
According to a FAQ I read, on 30 July 1992, Joshua C. Jensen posted an
article on bitmap manipulation (specifically, scaling and perspective) to the
newsgroup rec.games.programmer. (article 7716)
The article included source code in Turbo Pascal with inline assembly
language.
I have been unable to find an archive for this newsgroup, or a current
email address for Joshua C. Jensen.
If anyone has the above details, or a copy of the code, could they
please let me know. Many thanks.
Yours gratefully, etc. Myles.
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I do (did) contribute to the ARF mortgage fund but when interest
rates plumetted, I just paid it off.
The problem is, I couldn't convince Congress to move my home to
a nicer location on Federal land.
BTW, even though the building is alleged to be funded by tax exempt
private funds, the maintainence and operating costs will be borne by
taxpayers forever.
Would anyone like to guess how much that will come to and tell us why
this point is never mentioned?
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From: Center for Policy Research <cpr>
Subject: Final Solution for Gaza ?
Final Solution for the Gaza ghetto ?
------------------------------------
While Israeli Jews fete the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto, they
repress by violent means the uprising of the Gaza ghetto and
attempt to starve the Gazans.
The Gaza strip, this tiny area of land with the highest population
density in the world, has been cut off from the world for weeks.
The Israeli occupier has decided to punish the whole population of
Gaza, some 700.000 people, by denying them the right to leave the
strip and seek work in Israel.
While Polish non-Jews risked their lives to save Jews from the
Ghetto, no Israeli Jew is known to have risked his life to help
the Gazan resistance. The only help given to Gazans by Israeli
Jews, only dozens of people, is humanitarian assistance.
The right of the Gazan population to resist occupation is
recognized in international law and by any person with a sense of
justice. A population denied basic human rights is entitled to
rise up against its tormentors.
As is known, the Israeli regime is considering Gazans unworthy of
Israeli citizenship and equal rights in Israel, although they are
considered worthy to do the dirty work in Israeli hotels, shops
and fields. Many Gazans are born in towns and villages located in
Israel. They may not live there, for these areas are reserved for
the Master Race.
The Nazi regime accorded to the residents of the Warsaw ghetto the
right to self- administration. They selected Jews to pacify the
occupied population and preventing any form of resistance. Some
Jewish collaborators were killed. Israel also wishes to rule over
Gaza through Arab collaborators.
As Israel denies Gazans the only two options which are compatible
with basic human rights and international law, that of becoming
Israeli citizens with full rights or respecting their right for
self-determination, it must be concluded that the Israeli Jewish
society does not consider Gazans full human beings. This attitude
is consistent with the attitude of the Nazis towards Jews. The
current policies by the Israeli government of cutting off Gaza are
consistent with the wish publicly expressed by Prime Mininister
Yitzhak Rabin that 'Gaza sink into the sea'. One is led to ask
oneself whether Israeli leaders entertain still more sinister
goals towards the Gazans ? Whether they have some Final Solution
up their sleeve ?
I urge all those who have slight human compassion to do whatever
they can to help the Gazans regain their full human, civil and
political rights, to which they are entitled as human beings.
Elias Davidsson Iceland
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Final Solution for the Gaza ghetto ?
------------------------------------
While Israeli Jews fete the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto, they
repress by violent means the uprising of the Gaza ghetto and
attempt to starve the Gazans.
The Gaza strip, this tiny area of land with the highest population
density in the world, has been cut off from the world for weeks.
The Israeli occupier has decided to punish the whole population of
Gaza, some 700.000 people, by denying them the right to leave the
strip and seek work in Israel.
While Polish non-Jews risked their lives to save Jews from the
Ghetto, no Israeli Jew is known to have risked his life to help
the Gazan resistance. The only help given to Gazans by Israeli
Jews, only dozens of people, is humanitarian assistance.
The right of the Gazan population to resist occupation is
recognized in international law and by any person with a sense of
justice. A population denied basic human rights is entitled to
rise up against its tormentors.
As is known, the Israeli regime is considering Gazans unworthy of
Israeli citizenship and equal rights in Israel, although they are
considered worthy to do the dirty work in Israeli hotels, shops
and fields. Many Gazans are born in towns and villages located in
Israel. They may not live there, for these areas are reserved for
the Master Race.
The Nazi regime accorded to the residents of the Warsaw ghetto the
right to self- administration. They selected Jews to pacify the
occupied population and preventing any form of resistance. Some
Jewish collaborators were killed. Israel also wishes to rule over
Gaza through Arab collaborators.
As Israel denies Gazans the only two options which are compatible
with basic human rights and international law, that of becoming
Israeli citizens with full rights or respecting their right for
self-determination, it must be concluded that the Israeli Jewish
society does not consider Gazans full human beings. This attitude
is consistent with the attitude of the Nazis towards Jews. The
current policies by the Israeli government of cutting off Gaza are
consistent with the wish publicly expressed by Prime Mininister
Yitzhak Rabin that 'Gaza sink into the sea'. One is led to ask
oneself whether Israeli leaders entertain still more sinister
goals towards the Gazans ? Whether they have some Final Solution
up their sleeve ?
I urge all those who have slight human compassion to do whatever
they can to help the Gazans regain their full human, civil and
political rights, to which they are entitled as human beings.
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^^^^^^^^^^
Well, Dale, I'd say offhand "Keel-hauling" would work pretty
well...we haven't had a good "keel-hauling" in a long time... (Sorry, it came up in a conversation yesterday and, well, I just love that phrase...)
Or maybe just ask for folks to flood the guys mailbox with
the FAQ for net-etiquitte...sort of poetic justice for all the junk mail
he was trying to generate anyway...
Tom T
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Oh come on, Silly, all you have to do is cut a hole in your hood and
put a tube there so you can get to the oil fill hole. What do you
think all those big air intake things are for on those hot-rod cars?
They're just for looks only...little does anyone know, they provide
access to the oil-fill hole.
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/ hpcc01:rec.motorcycles / [email protected] (Grover Cleveland) / 9:07 am Apr 14, 1993 /
Shop for your bike in Sacramento - the Bay area prices are
always much higher than elsewhere in the state.
GC
----------
Affirmative! Check Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto, Stockton,
Bakersfield and other newspapers for prices of motos in the
classifieds...a large main public library ought to have a
number of out-of-town papers.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Graeme Harrison, Hewlett-Packard Co., Communications Components Division,
350 W Trimble Rd, San Jose, CA 95131 ([email protected]) DoD#649
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Hi
I am looking for Image Analysis software running in DOS or Windows. I'd like
to be able to analyze TIFF or similar files to generate histograms of
patterns, etc.
Any help would be appreciated!
__________________________________________________________________________
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Kudos to Mark for his generous offer, but there already exists a
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It mirrors sci.space exactly, and provides simple two-way communication.
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Here's something I posted about this a few years ago. It's not fully
up to date with all the new variations (some of which are just different
manufacturer's synonyms):
------
In practical terms, ignoring the technological details, this is my view
of the families (NB I am not a giant corporation, which influences my
views on things like availability and backward compatibility):
74 The original. Speed good, power consumption fair. Effectively
obsolete now; use 74LS or later, except for a *very* few oddball
functions like 7407 which are hard to find in newer families.
74H Modification of 74 for higher speed, at the cost of higher
power consumption. Very obsolete; use 74F.
74L Modification of 74 for lower power, at the cost of lower speed.
Very obsolete; use CMOS.
74S Later modification of 74 for even higher speed, at some cost in
power consumption. Effectively obsolete; use 74F.
74LS Combination of 74L and 74S, for speed comparable to 74 with lower
power consumption. Best all-round TTL now, widest variety of
devices.
74F Fast as blazes, power not too bad. The clear choice for high
speed in TTL. Availability and prices generally good.
74AS Failed competitor to 74F, although a few 74AS parts do things
that are hard to find in 74F and thus are still useful.
74ALS Possible replacement for 74LS. Generally souped up. Still fairly
new, availability and prices possibly a problem.
74C Fairly old family, CMOS devices with TTL pinouts. Competed with
4000 series, not too successfully. Obsolete; use 4000 or newer
CMOS 74 families.
4000 (Thrown in as the major non-74 non-ECL logic family.) The old CMOS
family, still viable because of *very* wide range of devices, low
power consumption, and wide range of supply voltages. Not fast.
Very forgiving and easy to work with (beware static electricity,
but that comment applies to many other modern logic families too).
There are neat devices in this family that exist in no other. The
clear choice when speed is not important.
74HC A new attempt at 74-pinout CMOS. Fast compared to old CMOS, power
consumption often lower than TTL. Possibly a good choice for
general-purpose logic, assuming availability and affordability.
CMOS logic levels, *not* TTL ones. Beware very limited range of
supply voltages compared to older CMOS, also major rise of power
consumption at faster speeds.
74HCT 74HC with TTL logic levels. Much the same comments as 74HC. Read
the fine print on things like power consumption -- TTL compatibility
in CMOS involves some compromises.
10K (Thrown in for speed freaks.) The low end of ECL. Various sources
claim that it is *easier* to work with than super-fast TTL for
serious high-speed work. Less forgiving, though: read and follow
the rules or it won't work. Availability to hobbyists limited,
can be expensive.
100K (For real speed freaks.) Hot ECL. Harder to handle than 10K, and
inconvenient packages. Much more useful datasheets, however.
As for compatibility between families: the 74 families (except 74C and
74HC) are all more or less logic-level compatible, but how many 74X devices
you can drive from one 74Y output varies enormously with X and Y. You just
have to read the specs and do the arithmetic. 74C and 74HC are compatible
with the others with a bit of hassle. 4000 compatibility can be a bit of
hassle or a lot of hassle depending on what supply voltage 4000 is using.
10K or 100K to anything else is considerable hassle.
Me? I use 4000 and 74LS with a sprinkling of 74F. 74HC[T] and 10K are
interesting but I haven't used either significantly yet.
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Discounts! Please take $2.00 off each item over $10.00
$1.00 off each item over $ 5.00
Here is the list of magazines, including asking price:
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Strategy & Tactics Magazine (All include unpunched games):
===========================
NEW (52 & 79-90 As mailed with games and all inclusions.)
Issue: Title: Asking:
52 Oil War - American Intervention in The Persian Gulf 35.00
79 Berlin '85 - The Enemy at the Gates 20.00
81 Tito - Partisan Army Yugoslavia, 1941-45 20.00
83 Kaiser's Battle - German Offensive March, 1918 20.00
84 Operation Grenade - Rhineland Feb 23-Mar 5, 1945 20.00
89 Sicily - The Race to Messina Jul 10-Aug 17, 1943 20.00
90 The Battle of Monmouth - Colonies take Offensive 1778 20.00
----------End of an Era ---------------------------------------------
NEW (113-127 As mailed with games and all inclusions in envelope.)
Issue: Title: Asking:
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115 Kanev - Russian Paratroops 15.00
116 Manchu - The Taiping Rebellion 15.00
117 North German Plain - Modern Germany 15.00
118 The Tigers Are Burning - Camp. in the Ukraine '43-44 15.00
120 Nicararagua 15.00
122 Pegasus Bridge - The Beginning of D-Day 15.00
123 Campaigns in the Valley 15.00
124 Fortress Stalingrad - Russian Winter Offensive '42-43 15.00
125 The Far Seas - German Cruiser Operations WWII 15.00
126 Beirut 1982 - Arab Stalingrad 15.00
127 Rush for Glory - War with Mexico 1846-47 15.00
The AH General Magazine: (Many other articles included in each issue)
=======================
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5-81 Bismark, Squad Leader Clinic 8.00 18/1
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=================
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101 Cross of Iron 8.00
102 Counterstroke at Inchon 8.00
104 Squad Leader Variant 8.00
106 GDW's 1941 8.00
108 Battle for Leyte Gulf 8.00
All magazine prices include postage. ALL ISSUES ARE IN NEW OR LIKE-NEW
CONDITION.
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(Unpunched, new.)
---
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--------------------------------------------
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(Part 1 Introduction 75 pages -
including Ch. 4 Kassala: An Introductory Wargame)
(Complete information on over 150 wargames as of 1980)
[hardcover, 285 pages, large format]
---
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Prefer money orders for payment, I'll allow personal checks to clear before
shipping.
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Larry McElhiney
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Santa Cruz, CA 95062
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How many NuBus slots do you have?
Applied Engineering has something called the QuadraLink, which is
a card with 4 serial ports that you get at through the comms
toolbox (in addition to the built-in ones) It also comes with
software for fooling applications to open an AE port when they
think they open a built-in port.
They also have a more expensive card with DMA (better performance)
and I _think_ they, or someone else, have a card that handles
8 ports simultaneously.
As I said, with NuBus, you're green. Learn how to use the Comms
Resource Manager to get at the various installed cards.
Cheers,
/ h+
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Does anyone know what causes the ever-growing black border around the
edges of my computer screen? The growth has been gradual so I don't
know how long it's taken to get this bad. I have a 19" DEC (?)
color monitor, maybe five years old, and the black border is about 1.1
inches on the left and right sides, about 1.75 inches on the bottom and
negligible at the top of the screen. The only controls are
brightness knob, contrast knob, deGauss switch, and power switch.
Is there anything to be done, or are the monitor's days numbered?
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mail me for more details.
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automatic fader (switchable)
use in combination w/ the above unit
both units in EXCELLENT condition, comes with all docs, unregistered
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J&R music world sells these for $399 and $229, respectively.
i am asking $500 for both units.
email me at [email protected] if you are interested.
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[stuff deleted...]
That's like saying that, since mathematics includes no instructions on
how to act, it is evil. Atheism is not a moral system, so why should
it speak of instructions on how to act? *Atheism is simply lack of
belief in God*.
Plenty of theists
I think the argument that a particular theist system causes genocide
can be made more convincingly than an argument that atheism causes genocide.
This is because theist systems contain instructions on how to act,
and one or more of these can be shown to cause genocide. However, since
the atheist set of instructions is the null set, how can you show that
atheism causes genocide?
--
David Choweller ([email protected])
There are scores of thousands of human insects who are
ready at a moment's notice to reveal the Will of God on
every possible subject. --George Bernard Shaw.
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tes:
First, the only drug that could possibly be put in drug stations are marijuana
or its derivitives. Every other drug that I can think of can kill you if you
take to much. (By the very nature of these drugs, your decision making skills
aren't up to par. That is how it differs from asprin, flinstone vitamins, etc.
We don't even allow penicilin to be sold over the counter.)
Second, we already have a big enough drunk driving and alchoholic problem in
this country. If marijuana were legal, undoubtedly more people would use it,
and that IS a problem. People use it, get stupid, and hurt other people.
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No need to appologise, as a matter of fact
this reminds me to bring up something I
have found consistant with dogs-
Most of the time, they do NOT like having
me and my bike anywhere near them, and will
chase as if to bite and kill.
An instructor once said it was because the
sound from a bike was painfull to their
ears. As silly as this seams, no other options
have arrizen.
net.wisdom?
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OY] Henrik (?),
OY] Your ignorance manifests itself in an awkward form of intransigence. I'm not
OY] going to spend time to review with you the recent history of Cyprus.
I wish the fascist x-Soviet Armenian government would do that. Well,
if you prefer to imagine that the American, European, Jewish and Armenian
scholars were trying to mislead 'Arromdians', be my guest.
Source: Stanford J. Shaw, on Armenian collaboration with invading Russian
armies in 1914, "History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (Volume
II: Reform, Revolution & Republic: The Rise of Modern Turkey, 1808-1975)."
(London, Cambridge University Press 1977). pp. 315-316.
"In April 1915 Dashnaks from Russian Armenia organized a revolt in the city
of Van, whose 33,789 Armenians comprised 42.3 percent of the population,
closest to an Armenian majority of any city in the Empire...Leaving Erivan
on April 28, 1915, Armenian volunteers reached Van on May 14 and organized
and carried out a general slaughter of the local Muslim population during
the next two days while the small Ottoman garrison had to retreat to the
southern side of the lake."
Source: "World Alive, A Personal Story" by Robert Dunn. Crown Publishers,
Inc., New York (1952).
(Memoirs of an American officer who witnessed the Armenian genocide of 2.5
million Muslim people)
p. 361 (seventh paragraph) and p. 362 (first paragraph).
'The most are inside houses. Come you and look.'
'No, dammit! My stomach isn't-'
'One is a Turkish officer in uniform. Him you must see.'
"We were under those trees by the mosque, in an open space....
'I don't believe you," I said, but followed to a nail-studded door. The
man pushed it ajar, then spurred away, leaving me to check on the corpse.
I thought I should, this charge was so constant, so gritted my teeth and
went inside.
The place was cool but reeked of sodden ashes, and was dark at first, for
its stone walls had only window slits. Rags strewed the mud floor around an
iron tripod over embers that vented their smoke through roof beams black
with soot. All looked bare and empty, but in an inner room flies buzzed. As
the door swung shut behind me I saw they came from a man's body lying face
up, naked but for its grimy turban. He was about fifty years old by what
was left of his face - a rifle butt had bashed an eye. The one left slanted,
as with Tartars rather than with Turks. Any uniform once on him was gone, so
I'd no proof which he was, and quickly went out, gagging at the mess of his
slashed genitals."
p. 363 (first paragraph).
'How many people lived there?'
'Oh, about eight hundred.' He yawned.
'Did you see any Turk officers?'
'No, sir. I was in at dawn. All were Tartar civilians in mufti.'
"The lieutenant dozed off, then I, but in the small hours a voice woke me -
Dro's. He stood in the starlight bawling out an officer. Anyone keelhauled
so long and furiously I'd never heard. Then abruptly Dro broke into
laughter, quick and simple as child's. Both were a cover for his sense
of guilt, I thought, or hoped. For somehow, despite my boast of irreligion,
Christian massacring 'infidels' was more horrible than the reverse would
have been.
From daybreak on, Armenian villagers poured in from miles around.....
The women plundered happily, chattering like ravens as they picked over
the carcass of Djul. They hauled out every hovel's chattels, the last
scrap of food or cloth, and staggered away, packing pots, saddlebags,
looms, even spinning-wheels.
'Thank you for a lot, Dro,' I said to him back in camp. 'But now I must
leave.'...We shook hands, the captain said 'A bientot, mon camarade.' And
for hours the old Molokan scout and I plodded north across parching plains.
Like Lot's wife I looked back once to see smoke bathing all, doubtless in
a sack of other Moslem villages up to the line of snow that was Iran.'"
p. 354.
"At morning tea, Dro and his officers spread out a map of this whole
high region called the Karabakh. Deep in tactics, they spoke Russian,
but I got their contempt for Allied 'neutral' zones and their distrust
of promises made by tribal chiefs. A campaign shaped; more raids on
Moslem villages."
p. 358.
"It will be three hours to take," Dro told me. We'd close in on three
sides.
"The men on foot will not shoot, but use only the bayonets," Merrimanov
said, jabbing a rifle in dumbshow.
"That is for morale," Dro put in. "We must keep the Moslems in terror."
"Soldiers or civilians?" I asked.
"There is no difference," said Dro. "All are armed, in uniform or not."
"But the women and children?"
"Will fly with the others as best they may."
p. 360.
"The ridges circled a wide expanse, its floors still. Hundreds of feet
down, the fog held, solid as cotton flock. 'Djul lies under that,' said
Dro, pointing. 'Our men also attack from the other sides.'
Then, 'Whee-ee!' - his whistle lined up all at the rock edge. Bayonets
clicked upon carbines. Over plunged Archo, his black haunches rippling;
then followed the staff, the horde - nose to tail, bellies taking the
spur. Armenia in action seemed more like a pageant than war, even though
I heard our Utica brass roar.
As I watched from the height, it took ages for Djul to show clear. A tsing
of machine-gun fire took over from the thumping batteries; cattle lowed,
dogs barked, invisible, while I ate a hunk of cheese and drank from a snow
puddle. Mist at last folded upward as men shouted, at first heard faintly.
The came a shrill wailing.
Now among the cloud-streaks rose darker wisps - smoke. Red glimmered about
house walls of stone or wattle, into dry weeds on roofs. A mosque stood in
clump of trees, thick and green. Through crooked alleys on fire, horsemen
were galloping after figures both mounted and on foot.
'Tartarski!' shouted the gunner by me. Others pantomimed them in escape
over the rocks, while one twisted a bronze shell-nose, loaded, and yanked
breech-cord, firing again and again. Shots wasted, I thought, when by
afternoon I looked in vain for fallen branch or body. But these shots and
the white bursts of shrapnel in the gullies drowned the women's cries.
At length all shooting petered out. I got on my horse and rode down toward
Djul. It burned still but little flame showed now. The way was steep and
tough, through dense scrub. Finally on flatter ground I came out suddenly,
through alders, on smoldering houses. Across trampled wheat my brothers-in-
arms were leading off animals, several calves and a lamb."
p. 361 (fourth paragraph).
"Corpses came next, the first a pretty child with straight black hair,
large eyes. She looked about twelve years old. She lay in some stubble
where meal lay scattered from the sack she'd been toting. The bayonet
had gone through her back, I judged, for blood around was scant. Between
the breasts one clot, too small for a bullet wound, crusted her homespun
dress.
The next was a boy of ten or less, in rawhide jacket and knee-pants. He
lay face down in the path by several huts. One arm reached out to the
pewter bowl he'd carried, now upset upon its dough. Steel had jabbed
just below his neck, into the spine.
There were grownups, too, I saw as I led the sorrel around. Djul was
empty of the living till I looked up to see beside me Dro's German-speaking
colonel. He said all Tartars who had not escaped were dead."
p. 358.
"...more stories of Armenian murdering Turks when the czarist troops fled
north. My hosts told me of their duty here: to keep tabs on brigands,
Turkish troop shifts, hidden arms, spies - Christian, Red or Tartar -
coming in from Transcaucasus. Then they spoke of the hell that would
break loose if Versailles were to put, as threatened, the six 'Armenian'
vilayets of Turkey under the control of Erevan...
An Armenia without Armenians! Turks under Christian rule? His lips
smacked in irony under the droopy red moustache. That's bloodshed - just
Smyrna over again on a bigger scale."
Source: "U.S. Library of Congress": 'Bristol Papers' - General
Correspondence Container #34.
"While the Dashnaks were in power they did everything in the world to keep the
pot boiling by attacking Kurds, Turks and Tartars; by committing outrages
against the Moslems; by massacring the Moslems; and robbing and destroying
their homes;....During the last two years the Armenians in Russian Caucasus
have shown no ability to govern themselves and especially no ability to
govern or handle other races under their power."
Source: K. Gurun, "The Armenian File," (London, Nicosia, Istanbul, 1985).
"Many Muslim villages have been destroyed by the soldiers of Armenian troops
armed with cannons and machine guns before the eyes of our troops and the
people.....According to documented information, 28 Muslim villages have
been destroyed...young Muslim women have been taken to Kars and Gumru,
hundreds of women and children who were able to flee their villages were
beaten and killed in the mountains..."
Source: W. E. D. Allen and Paul Muratoff, "Caucasian Battlefields,"
Cambridge University Press, 1953, p. 481.
"As the Armenians found support among the Reds (who regarded the Tartars
as a counter-revolutionary elements) the fighting soon became a massacre
of the Tartar population."
Source: General Bronsart wrote as follows in an article in the July 24,
1921 issue of the newspaper "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung:"
"Since all the Moslems capable of bearing arms were in the Turkish Army,
it was easy to organize a terrible massacre by the Armenians against
defenseless people, because the Armenians were not only attacking the
sides and rear of the Eastern Army paralyzed at the front by the
Russians, but were attacking the Moslem folk in the region as well."
Source: Quoted by General Hamelin in a letter to the High Commissioner,
February 2, 1919, in the official history, "Les Armees Francaises
au Levant," vol. 1, p. 122.
"They [Armenians] burned and destroyed many Turkish villages as punitive
measures in their advance and practically all Turkish villages in their
retreat from Marash."
Source: John Dewey, "The Turkish Tragedy", The New Republic, Volume 40,
November 12, 1928, pp. 268-269.
"that they [Armenians] boasted of having raised an army of one hundred
and fifty thousand men to fight a civil war, and that they burned at
least a hundred Turkish villages and exterminated their population."
Need I go on?
Serdar Argic
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Finally got my computer fixed and I'd like to sum up.
About hard drive companies: the original 160 meg drive that was bad (bad
sector or something) was an IBM. The new one is a Quantum. Is the LCIII
supposed to be shipped with IBMs? Is there a quality difference?
Apparently! :)
Second, about hard drive position. I've put the LCIII on its side and
the new 160 HD has had no problems at all. I've even switched back and
forth between horizontal and vertical and there are no problems. As far
as I'm concerned I don't believe HD position is important for drives up
to 160 meg, in any computer. Don't know about CD-ROM, though.
"Just like everything else in life, the right lane ends in half a mile."
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Ok, someone is fundamentalist, someone else is not.
What defines a fundamentalist (Not who!!!!!!!!!).
That is an essential question which nobody has agreed upon an answer,
at least to what literature / discussion / news i've seen..
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I am looking for a 286 motherboard, preferable 12 or 16, 640k or 1 meg RAM.
I am also looking for a VGA card.
Am willing to trade 1200 external, 5.25" LD Drive, 8088 motherboard,
monochrome monitor, Game Boy, in some combination for the above.
Libertarian, atheist, semi-anarchal Techno-Rat.
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David
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Dave Kingman is Jewish
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I got the univesa driver available over the net. I thought that finally
my 1-meg oak board would be able to show 680x1024 256 colors. Unfortunately a
program still says that I can't do this. Is it the fault of the program (fractint)
or is there something wrong with my card.
univesa- a free driver available over the net that makes many boards
vesa compatible.
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Hey what does the A/Rose extension do anyway ?
Michael
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So there are less gays, then the gays claim.
Dream on. Abortion and African-American Civil rights rallies don't even bring
in half of that.
I was wondering why I wasn't getting laid.
If it's more, then who cares?
Actually, I bet you more gay/bi men are as not as promiscuous as gay men,
because more of them could have the "option" of living a straight life, and
with social pressures, probably would at least try.
Did you know that is is a fact that homosexuality was comparatively high in
Hitler's storm troopers (SA) before he came to power. I wonder if they got to
put the triangles on themselves......
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R >>>JD> ALL PC parallel ports that are compatable with the IBM standard,
R >>>JD> including the original IBM adaptor, are bi-directional.
NOT ALL PARALLEL PORTS ARE BI-DIRECTIONAL WITHOUT MODIFICATION.
My experience with the standard old zenith parallel port in their
original 286s proves that. They had the input direction disactiviated by
tieing them R/W select line of the circuit to Vcc. To make it bi ( which
I did ) I had to modify it by scraping off the trace and solder a jump to
the proper location. I thought that this was just lazy on the part of
Zenith ( they were not Zenith-Bull Group at that time).
-rdd
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