HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Subject: Re: Best players by position
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 14:56:47 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.075347.22890@nuscc.nus.sg> art30248@nusunix3.nus.sg (NG LING LING) writes:
>: 
>awww...are you trying to tell me that Robinson is better than Ewing in
>all categories ? Let's start...
>
>1.  Scoring....even
>2.  Rebounding...even
>3.  Defense/Blocking Shots...Robinson (slightly)
>4.  Passing...Ewing (by a long way)
>5.  Ball control...even
>6.  Temperament...even
>7.  Leadership...Ewing
>8.  Desire...Ewing.

Let's try this again:

1. Scoring....definitely Robinson.  I've heard people critisize that all he
   does is dunk the ball, but if you do it enough to score 24...Robinson gets
   the ball in the hoop a lot more for the number of times he shoots it.

2. Rebounding...are you kidding?  If nothing else, the knock on Ewing is that
   he's not as good as Olajuwon and Robinson in rebounding.  The other two
   great centers combined for a few rebounding titles.  Where was Patrick?

3. Defense/Blocking Shots...Robinson by a good bit.  Ewing's position defense
   has never been that good.  Ewing's blocked shots were down a lot, so much
   so that if Robinson had stayed healthy, I think he would have led Ewing by
   like a hundred or so.  Larry Nance blocked more shots than Ewing.  Plus!
   Where's Ewing's name on the top ten in steals?  No question Robinson
   thoroughly dominates this category.  Defensive player of the year, and
   no way could you consider Ewing a contender for that award.

4. Passing...Maybe Ewing is better, but he's by no means a good passer.  Ever
   look at his turnover numbers?  They're pretty high.

5. Ball Control and Temperment?  What kind of categories are these?  Just
   how do you evaluate these?

6. Leadership/Desire...haven't seen either player show too much of these.
   As for desire, which player shows up for the playoffs?  Ewing seems to have
   one great game, and a boatload of crappy ones.

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: rda452j@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (R.A. Misajon)
Subject: Re: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, PERTH TO HOST '94 WORLD TITLES
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 22:33:43 GMT

In article <hiew.716527537@wambenger>, hiew@cs.uwa.oz.au (HIEW Hong Liang) writes:
> In <191mq8INNebu@uniwa.uwa.edu.au> blip@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Bryan Lip) writes:
> 
> >The tournament is set to be played at the Burswood Resort Casino (Hotel)
> >at the 35,000 seat Burswood Superdome. The Hotel should adequaltely
> >house all the competitors, plus the world class resort has the largest
> >Casino in the Southern Hemisphere. Burswood being located adjacent to
> >Perth's CBD.
> 
> Get real, pal !
> 
> The Burswood Superdome in Perth, used as a BASKETBALL stadium, has only a
> capacity of 8500 seats (source: the Burswood Management). As a concert
> hall, it could have about 20,000 seats. No way is it gonna fit 35,000.
> 
> And I don't know about the Southern Hemisphere, but in Australia alone,
> Jupiter's Casino in Brisbane has got to be bigger.
> 

How about having it at Melbourne in the tennis centre. It would be great if
Australia gets a chance to host something like this. , then at least we'll see
some 'real' basketball .
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: u_nique@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Jerray Wei)
Subject: Re: Knicks get Tony Campbell
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 19:09:17 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.041354.35361@uvmark.uucp> davem@uvmark.uucp (Dave Meeks) writes:
>Well, just a week after the Knicks lost XMan, they trade for Tony Campbell
>from the Timberwolves.  Campbell is the TWolves all-time leading scorer,
>and should be a solid starter for the Knicks, as they know have a quality
>small forward again.  So, even after all the wheelings and dealings, their
>starting lineup looks like this (Probable, that is)
>
>PG : Mark Jackson
>SG : Rolando Blackman
>SF : Tony Campbell
>PF : Charles Oakley
>C  : Patrick Ewing.
>
>Campbell is not that much of an improvement over the X, but Ro is a very 
>good addition, and adds another real scoring threat.  
>
>Oh well, are they done yet??? Who knows...

Campbell is a crappy replacement for X!  The TWolves leading all time scorer,
you make it sound impressive or something.  There is a reason that this guy
got rejected by both the Lakers and Detroit when they were winning all those
rings, and that's because all he does is shoot.  No rebounds, no defense,
definitely no passing.  And he doesn't shoot all that well either.  After
year one, he shot 46%, which doesn't help the Knicks at all, and then after
that, his % dropped drastically.  So in other words, he sucks and I'd
rather start Gerald Wilkins.

Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
From: jsosa@encore.com (Joe Sosa)
Subject: Re: The Two Trades
Reply-To: jsosa@encore.com (Joe Sosa)
Organization: Encore Computer Corp
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 21:02:22 GMT
News-Software: NN 6.4.16

In <5209@news.duke.edu> radkel@canctr.mc.duke.edu (R.CLOUGH) writes:

| I disagree.  I think what the Heat needed was a serious rebounding threat, 
| a veteran who is not afraid to mix it up inside, and to guide the Heat's young
| big men.  Seikaly's hands have slowly improved, and he can score once he gets
| it inside.  It just requires a good point guard, of which the Heat have two.
| Long can score just fine, but he's too much of a finesse player to really
| grind it out inside.  I think the Heat's scoring is pretty balanced; Rice
| is the big gun, but Smith, Seikaly, Burton and Long can explode for points
| at any time.  Not to mention Miner 49er.  If the Heat can gel, they will be
| very dangerous.    
| 

Right back at ya...

I don't like Seikaly offensively.  You're right, that he has improved 
defensively grabbing about 12 board a night, and Long (& Rice) has also
helped out in that department.  Seikaly averaged about 16 pts per game last
year, decent.  But if you really look down the home stretch last year,
the Heat did not go inside to Seikaly as much.  Honestly, the man cannot
make a move.  Every time he would try to make a move, he would be called
for traveling!  HE CAN LEARN!  But he has to be more aggressive, I think
that is his problem.  Rice had that problem, but solved it, and now is
willing to take it strong to the hole, which has allowed him to keep
defenders off balance.

You mention that Smith, Burton, Long can explode for points, but all those
guys bang (most of) their points from outside!  It is the inside scoring that 
is needed.

Regardless, it should be a fine season.  Can wait for tix to go on sale.

We'll finish better than Boston!!

Joe Sosa
From: 8328327c@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: rec.sport.basketball.pro
Subject: <None>
Date: 2 Sep 92 23:17:22 GMT
Organization: University of South Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: sirius.itd.adelaide.edu.au
Originator: daemon@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au

In article <1992Sep1.035426.224@uniwa.uwa.edu.au>, blip@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Bryan Lip) writes:
> HERE ARE SOME VALID REASONS WHY AUSTRALIA COULD BEAT THE USA TEAM THAT
> COMPETED IN BARCELONA, COMMONLY KNOW AS THE DREAM TEAM (PROBABLY BECAUSE
> THEY'RE ALL HALF ASLEEP?)
> 
> 1. AUSTRALIA BEAT PUERTO RICO BY 40 POINTS, THE USA COULD ONLY MANAGE A
> MEAGRE 38 POINTS..... AND AUSTRALIA DIDN'T PLAY ITS STAR PLAYERS MUCH IN
> THE SECOND HALF...
> 
> 2. THE NBA DOES NOT ALLOW A ZONE DEFENCE.... ONLY MAN TO MAN... HENCE WE
> COULD EXPLOIT THIS INABLILITY ON THE PART OF THE USA..... AND AUSTRALIA
> HAS BEEN PROVEN AS A VERY EFFICENT DEFENCIVE TEAM...
> 
> 3. EGO: THE USA THINK THEY ARE ALMIGHTY , ARE THEY REALLY? THEY ARE JUST
> 12 MEN OF WHICH FIVE PLAY ON A BASKETBALL COURT AT ANY ONE TIME, AS DOES
> AUSTRALIA, BEING TO LAX AND THINKING THEY ARE GREAT COULD SPELL THEIR
> LOSS.
> 
> 4. TEAM? IS THE USA A TEAM? I DONT THINK SO, IT IS JUST A GROUP OF NBA
> ALL STARS WITH GREAT INDIVIDUAL TALENT, BUT NOT MUCH TEAM TALENT, JUST
> TELL ME HOW LONG HAS THAT TEAM BEEN PLAYING TOGETHER FOR, AND FOR HOW
> MANY GAMES....
> 
> AUSTRALIA ON THE OTHER HAND IS A TEAM, WHICH MANG
On behalf of all the Aussies that do know something about BBall can I assure
you that this guy is a big time loser, and his "opinions" about DT etc are off
the mark. The only Aussie to perform in Barcelona were Bradtke and maybe
Vlahov, and maybe the genuine Aussie Leroy Loggins.


Go Warriors, Go Blue Jays, Go you Crows,Go 36'ers (choke)...
Stevie 
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From: 8328327c@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.toolkits.xview
Subject: How to delete textpane contents??
Date: 3 Sep 92 08:56:15 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

I am having a problem trying to erase the contents of a text subwindow

This is the code:
 

xv_set(base->textpane, TEXTSW_READ_ONLY, FALSE, NULL);
i=textsw_erase(base->textpane, 1, TEXTSW_INFINITY);
xv_set(base->textpane, TEXTSW_READ_ONLY, TRUE, NULL);

i is given value 0.

I have tried textsw_delete, and using specific values rather than
TEXTSW_INFINITY without succes.


Any assistance by post to this group or direct to me would be appreciated.


Thanks in advance,
 Steve Swain.
#! rnews 1741
From: mabht@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.cis.dslss
Subject: Chapter 1 Answers
Date: 3 Sep 92 12:00:03 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

Chapter 1 Answers

8)
Program elements that you see in a software specification include:
Processing Requirements,
Input,
Output,
Assumptions,
Special Requirements,
Definitions.

15)
a) Example O(1)  print a char to the screen

b) Example O(N) print out a one-dimensional array

c) Example O(NxN)  search for the smallest element in an unsorted
	two-dimensional array.

17)
a) Algorithm 1 is O(NxNxN)  Algorithm 2 is O(N)
b) Algorithm 2 is more effcienct in terms of Big-O.
c) if N <= 10

20)
If a program needs to be finished quickly, sometimes the programmer's
time is a more important efficiency consideration than how
fast the resulting program will run on a computer.

29)
"External documentation" is program documentation that exists outside
of the program's source code.  Some examples are user manuals,
specification documents, the program's top-down design, and
historical records of the program's development.

35)
program goodstyle (input,output)

{ Converts raw test scores to percentage grades. }

const
	maxgrade	= 19;
	numstudents	= 117;

var
	rawgrade	: 1 .. maxgrade;	{ raw test score }
	percentgrade	: 0 .. 100;		{ calculated grade }
	count		: 1 .. numstudents	{ loop control }

begin	{ goodstyle }

	for count := 1 to numstudents do    { Process all the student grade. }
		begin  { for }
		readln ( rawgrade );	{ read raw test score and print it }
		write  ( rawgrade );

		percentgrade := rawgrade * 100 div maxgrade;
		writeln ( percentgrade );
	end; { for }

end. { goodstyle }
	
#! rnews 1941
From: mabht@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.cis.dslss
Subject: Chapter 2 Answers
Date: 3 Sep 92 12:01:12 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

Chapter 2 answers

4)
A systax error is an error in the use of the programming language, and
will most likely be found at compile time, if it has not  been detected by
visual inspection of the program.  A logical error is an error
in how the program works, and will most likely be detected at run time,
by causing the program to crash or to produce wrong results.

5)

a) Sytax error; there is a ; before ELSE
b) Logical error; BEGIN/END is needed around the two statements 
	following ELSE
c) Syntac errors: 	(1) ErrorCode is a type, not a variable; and
			(2) you cannot print out the value of an
			enumerated type in a writeln statement.
d) Logical error; when Error = Wrong, the SUCC function will cause a runtime
	error

12)
a) A loop invariant is an assertion of the conditions that must be true
on entry into an iteration of the loop body, and that are true on exit
from the loop.

b) Loop invariant: 1 <= Index <= ElementCount + 1 AND
		   TargetValue does not exist in DataList[1]..DataList[Index]

19)
a) Procedure Increment's parameter, NextNumber, should be a VAR parameter
b) There should be a BEGIN/END around the three statements under WHILE.
c) The comment that accompanies the statements inside the loop 
	accidentally includes the call to Increment.

30)
Procedure TestMe
	(FirstNumber	: Integer; 
	SecondNumber    : Integer;
	VAR Answer      : Integer;
	VAR OutOfBounds : Boolean);

Var
	Temp : Integer;
	Term : Integer;

begin

writeln ( 'Entering TestMe');
writeln ( 'FirstNumber: ',FirstNumber,'     SecondNumber',SecondNumber);

.
.
.
writeln (' calculated term = ',term);
.
.
writeln ( 'Exiting TestMe');
writeln ( 'Answer = ',Answer,'     OutOfBounds = ',OutOfBounds);
end;

#! rnews 3275
From: 9064107d@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.help
Subject: PC servers down down down
Date: 3 Sep 92 14:09:24 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

What is being done about the reliability of the PC servers?
The pool in EEG-58 seems to have a server crash at least once a day,
*minimum*, and it takes at least 15 mins to reboot.

What is the problem, and what's being done about it?

Steve Roehrs
#! rnews 1592
From: yliah@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.general
Subject: <None>
Date: 3 Sep 92 15:27:22 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

In article <18484.2aa024c7@levels.unisa.edu.au>, 9047187q@levels.unisa.edu.au 
writes:

> From the first day of the installation of the  ALL computer room in the
> library, I looked upon it with much interest, what with video lazer disk
> players, a Mac Quadra 900, a few MacII's and some IBM clones, I couldn't 
> wait for things to come. Well it's been a while since then and the state 
> of that room has been going from bad to worst, no body ever goes in or out 
> of that room except for students who can't find a place to study on Wed.
> afternoon and sees a nice space where the quadra used to be and use that
> space to study. This has to be another clear case of bad management of
> our finantial resources, the money would have been better spent buying some 
> table and chair and put it in that room for the students who needs a place
> to study in our allready overcrowded library. It seems that this ALL 
> project has turned out to be nothing more then A Lot of Laughs.
> 
> My apologies to the people involved in the project if I am wrong, but at the
> moment I can't see any sense in it.
> Cuong

Your message has been passed on to Alan Christie & Allan Barnes, who organised
the A.L.L. 
Continued vandalism of the computers in the A.L.L. has affected the project's
viability, from my observations.

#! rnews 984
From: etwz@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: soc.culture.china
Subject: Polite: the basis of democracy
Date: 3 Sep 92 17:28:08 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

To be polite is the basis of democracy. Only by being polite we show 
our respect to other people as to ourselves. Even point of views are
different, we still try to be polite and try to hurt others less. 

When point of views and interests are very conflict, we still try to
be polite to avoid physical conflect or wars.

I know I have a bad temper. This is not an excuse. I regret that I
flamed others and hurt them. I am willing to learn to be polite
and to be a gentleman. 

I am not disapointed in Chinese, but I know it needs a long time.
I appeal the netters to be polite to each other as a start. If
non-Chinese people wants help, please teach me how to be polite.
Many thanks.

Weimin Zhang
University of South Australia

#! rnews 1340
From: 8621877l@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.general
Subject: Re: Network access to library (OPAC)
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:12:31 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

In article <18333.2a9278b4@levels.unisa.edu.au>, Rollo.Ross@levels.unisa.edu.au writes:
> In article <18331.2a9264d8@levels.unisa.edu.au>, 9209570c@levels.unisa.edu.au
> writes:
>> I would have thought it would be fairly starightforward to replace the 
>> message telling you that a "hold cannot be placed from this connection" 
>> with a menu of possible campus libaries to which to send the book, 
> 
> 	About as straightforward as modifying a compiler to accept a new
> statement type and generate correct code, *and* guarantee to keep it working
> when the supplier releases new versions. Don't forget the library system was
> not written by us, so we don't just jump in and make "simple" changes.
> 
> 						Rollo

Would it not be cheaper and less expensive to give all library users their own
account on the library computer ?? Thus, we could log on in much the same way
as the staff seem to be able to do ???

#! rnews 1779
From: 8918927y@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.help
Subject: Re: PC servers down down down (I know why)
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:16:39 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

In article <18547.2aa61c94@levels.unisa.edu.au>, 9064107d@levels.unisa.edu.au writes:
> What is being done about the reliability of the PC servers?
> The pool in EEG-58 seems to have a server crash at least once a day,
> *minimum*, and it takes at least 15 mins to reboot.
> 
> What is the problem, and what's being done about it?
Well, I for one do know that occasionally somebody get's bored and plays
around with the ethernet connectors, one such case being unplugging &
replugging the terminators.. thus wrecking havoc to all the PC's on that
particular piece of cable. But this has only happened a few times..
about the "other" times I dunno..

Kym
p.s pity you can't monitor the ethernet cable like the other security
cable where breaking it sounds an alarm..  which brings me to another
point, WHY DO THE PC's "beep" when you create a directory or when 
the network goes down.. is it something to do with a packet driver
watchdog alarm ???
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   "`Get back' I screamed, `I'm an Australian!'.I new this was a pretty
   lame excuse and prepared myself for the truth. `Australia is merely an
   Island of Antarctica' came the voice,`and of no further significance.'
               Suddenly I understood the secret of Atlantis."
--`What's Rangoon to you is Grafton to me' by Russell Guy. JJJ-FM circa 1978--
 Kym B Newbery : 8918927y@lux.levels.UniSA.edu.au : 4th Year electronic eng.
#! rnews 1181
From: xtdn@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.general
Subject: Problems with WinFax Pro 2.0
Date: 4 Sep 92 00:24:54 +0930
Followup-To: aus.followup
Distribution: aus
Organization: Speaking for myself

Greetings All,

I am interested in hearing from people who have purchased WinFax Pro 2.0
and who have had problems with same.

I have had problems with, and am particularly interested in hearing from
people who have experienced similar problems:
. Low resolution faxes being displayed and printed at 50% length
. Faxes printed from the Fax Image Viewer being printed with bands displaced
  vertically
. Incoming fax files being named improperly (named with 3 digit number instead
  of 7 digit number)

For the record, I have been told by the Australian supplier that my problems
are caused by the fax/modem (which claim I am suspicious of).  The fax/modem
is a Netcomm M7F.

I appreciate any assistance.

David Newall         * Life is uncertain: * International: +61 18 814 543
xtdn@lux.sait.edu.au * Eat dessert first. * Australia:     (018)  814 543
#! rnews 347
From: mamjpc@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.cis.dslss
Subject: Assignment 2
Date: 4 Sep 92 10:04:14 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

Copies of assignment 2 will be available outside my office today.
(when I get a box to put them in.)

Michael.
#! rnews 370
From: mamjpc@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.cis.dslss
Subject: More about assignment 2 (oops!!!)
Date: 4 Sep 92 10:12:51 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

In the box outside my office, there are two piles of paper

PLEASE TAKE ONE SHEET FROM EACH PILE!!!!!

Michael.

#! rnews 7113
From: mamjpc@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.cis.dslss
Subject: More parser stuff
Date: 4 Sep 92 10:33:15 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

Relevant copies of the parser executable modules have been made available
(this is without the formatting stuff in it)

You will also have to link in FormatLine.p, available in the public directory

(dont worry, its not the answer to that module)


Michael.
#! rnews 481
From: mamjpc@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.cis.dslss
Subject: parseexpr.p, accidents
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:32:14 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

I accidentally put a copy of parseexpr.p in the public directory.

It was there for about 1 hour until this was brought to my attention.

Anyone who tries to pass my copy off as theres at the submission stage 
will get zero.

Michael.
#! rnews 438
From: 9207987h@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.help
Subject: 3 VAX machines not working in library.
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:33:19 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia


There are 3 VAX machines currently not working in the library, L 3-17.

Could someone please look into it? It seems to be the same machines
which are always down.  

Daniel.


#! rnews 498
From: 9207987h@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.help
Subject: Items read in News appearing as unread.
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:35:40 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

Is there something wrong with NEWS? I had read all the items in my
registered newsgroups, yet when I logged on again, I was told the same
items were all unread!

Has the problem with the VAX disk stuff up been fully rectified?

Daniel.
#! rnews 1209
From: Rollo.Ross@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.help
Subject: Re: 3 VAX machines not working in library.
Date: 4 Sep 92 12:48:29 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

In article <18558.2aa7497f@levels.unisa.edu.au>, 9207987h@levels.unisa.edu.au
writes:
> 
> There are 3 VAX machines currently not working in the library, L 3-17.
> 
> Could someone please look into it? It seems to be the same machines
> which are always down.  

	It would be sensible if you reported what equipment you are complaining 
about (get the UniSA/SAIT number off the blue plate attached to the 
equipment), and what the problem is. No-one is very keen to exhaustively test 
20 terminals trying to find which ones you are talking about. Also, hardware
problems at the Levels should be reported to the operators, phone 3086 or mail
to CCOPR.
-- 
                                    Rollo Ross, Network Manager (CLW campuses)

Computer Centre,  University of South Australia, The Levels, SA 5095, Australia
Ph +61 8 302 3158 Fax 302 3385 DTE 505282622004  Rollo.Ross@Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au
#! rnews 12528
From: 9041757z@levels.unisa.edu.au
Newsgroups: unisa.help
Subject: Re: Items read in News appearing as unread.
Date: 4 Sep 92 13:07:16 +0930
Organization: University of South Australia

In article <18559.2aa74a0d@levels.unisa.edu.au>, 9207987h@levels.unisa.edu.au writes:
> Is there something wrong with NEWS? I had read all the items in my
> registered newsgroups, yet when I logged on again, I was told the same
> items were all unread!
>
> Has the problem with the VAX disk stuff up been fully rectified?
>
> Daniel.

It's probably more likely that you have reached your disk quota and news
can't write the new new.register (or whatever) file, as the vax creates a
new file rather than overwriting the old file.  (Well that's what I think).

Glen
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