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From: bcs@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: NeXt
Date: 29 Sep 92 16:11:10 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

brockie@golem.wcc.govt.nz (Roger Brockie) writes:
> Does anyone know if NeXt (I hope I case the case right)
> computers are sold in NZ ?  And if so by whom.

It's "NeXT" and no, they aren't.  To the best of my knowledge (happy to be
corrected) I look after the only four NeXTstations in NZ here in CS at 
Waikato.  We only managed to buy them through guile, with NeXT's complicity.

Glad to correspond if you have questions.

+-Brent Summers, U of Waikato, NZ----------------------------------------+
|    "Laugh and the world ignores you.  Crying doesn't help either."     |
|      All opinions expressed are, of course, solely my own errors.      |
+------------------------------------------------------bcs@waikato.ac.nz-+
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: root@comp.vuw.ac.nz (The Superuser)
Subject: Recent additions to VUW Computer Science Archive
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 22:53:12 GMT

The Dept. of Computer Science maintains a public access archive
for software and computer related documents.

The following files have been added to the archive in the last fortnight:

     6992 Sep 26 17:08 doc/risks/risks-4.88
    30218 Sep 26 17:10 doc/risks/risks-13.13
    19489 Sep 26 17:11 doc/risks/risks-11.17
    22764 Sep 26 17:13 doc/risks/risks-5.15
    11106 Sep 26 17:14 doc/risks/risks-4.71
    13606 Sep 26 17:16 doc/risks/risks-3.09
   302996 Sep 26 04:09 pub/ls-lR.Z
    63009 Sep 18 14:41 pub/news/inn/patch02.Z
      246 Sep 18 16:13 pub/databases/postgres/postgres-v4r0r1.bugs
  4493314 Sep 18 16:37 pub/databases/postgres/postgres-v4r0r1.tar.Z
  2056618 Sep 16 23:20 pub/packages/gnu/binutils-2.0.tar.Z
   364933 Sep 16 23:24 pub/packages/gnu/diff-2.0.tar.Z
   280367 Sep 16 23:22 pub/packages/gnu/tar-1.11.1.tar.Z
   236589 Sep 15 20:55 pub/packages/X/contrib/clients/aXe-3.1.tar.Z
    26092 Sep 23 22:38 pub/packages/tex/vuw/fonts/vuw.tar.Z
    12795 Sep 24 11:02 pub/packages/tex/vuw/macros/vuwletter.sty
    15613 Sep 24 14:47 rfc/rfc801.Z

Additionally recent traffic in the comp.sources.* and alt.sources
groups is archived in the archive subtree.  See the relevant "toc" files
for new listings.

For details on how to access the archive see the monthly posting in
this group.
From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)
Subject: ftphost.vuw.ac.nz:/pub/etext/Cyberspace/minsky.unpublished.Z
Organization: Contract to CSC, Victoria Uni, Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 23:04:27 GMT

In article <1a1j7kINNimj@agate.berkeley.edu> minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky) writes:
Path: comp.vuw.ac.nz!waikato.ac.nz!wupost!gumby!destroyer!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!agate!usenet
   Newsgroups: comp.archives
   From: minsky@media.mit.edu (Marvin Minsky)
   Date: 26 Sep 1992 11:57:40 GMT
   Followup-To: comp.ai.philosophy
   References: <1992Sep25.203827.17312@news.media.mit.edu>
   Distribution: world
   Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
   Approved: adam@soda.berkeley.edu
   NNTP-Posting-Host: soda.berkeley.edu
   X-Original-Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy,comp.ai,rec.arts.sf.fandom,
    rec.arts.sf.science,rec.arts.sf.written,sci.cognitive,comp.robotics,sci.psychology
   X-Original-Date: 25 Sep 92 20:38:27 GMT
   Lines: 30

   Archive-name: auto/comp.ai.philosophy/unpublished-chapters-of-The-Turing-Option

   I have archived two unpublished chapters of "The Turing Option" by
   Harry Harrison and Marvin Minsky, published by Warner Books, August
   1992.  Use  
     ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu  (and then login with name "anonymous")
     cd doc/minsky
     get option.chapters

   These chapters have a lot of far-out ideas about how to build a
   humanlike machine. Harry Harrison and I have been longtime friends.
   One day he said that he liked my book 'The Society of Mind' and
   suggested that the ideas could reach a larger audience if I wrote a
   version in the form of a novel.  When I said I didn't have the talent
   for that, he offered to collaborate.  We decided that the central
   character Brian would be a mathematical super-hacker of the future who
   would build the first AI with a human-like mind. Harry drafted the
   action plot, and I suppled the technical stuff. While our hero is
   building his robot (in the year 2023) he is shot in the head by
   mysterious criminals who steal the prototype.  This lets us explain
   computational aspects of the theory in the context of repairing
   Brian's brain, while also explaining psychological aspects in the
   context of reconstructing his childhood memories.

   A co-author does not have complete control.  These FTP chapters are
   part of the text I wrote that did not make it into the published book.
   Both Harry and the editor at Warner thought they would slow down the
   story too much.  At the time I disagreed, but now I think they were
   right...

Newsgroups: nz.archives,nz.netstatus,vuw.general
From: Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz (Tony Martindale)
Subject: rata and kauri unavailable Monday morning
Organization: C.S.C., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Summary: kauri.vuw.ac.nz unavailable 08:30 - 12:00,
X-Mailer: mail-news 4.0
Distribution: nz 
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 00:30:46 GMT



  kauri will be unavailable, Monday 12 October, between 08:30 and
12:00 while a disk drive is replaced.  rata will be unavailable
between 11:00 and 12:00 while a disk drive is added.  These times are
approximate but it is unlikely that both machines will be unavailable
concurrently.

  As kauri is currently ftphost.vuw.ac.nz the VUW CSC archives will be
unavailable along with general login access and other services
provided by kauri and rata.

  Your patience and cooperation during this disruption would be
appreciated.


Tony Martindale                    Computing Services Centre,
phone: +64 4 495 5051              Victoria University of Wellington,
fax:   +64 4 471 5386              P.O. Box 600, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.


Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: mark@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Mark Davies)
Subject: Re: Telemate 3.02 available from ftphost.vuw.ac.nz
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 08:50:25 GMT


In article <199210050530.AA29323@kaukau.comp.vuw.ac.nz>, Aaron.Roydhouse@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Aaron Roydhouse) writes:
|> The files are as below and will be available as soon as Nathan notices
|> he's got the protections wrong :-)

|> ftphost.vuw.ac.nz:pub\ms-dos-Comms\
			^	     ^
			|	     |

	When did kauri start running DOS?
	Or is this our first example of windows-NT on a MIPS box?  :-)

cheers
mark
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: dtschett@scott.skidmore.edu (donna tschetter)
Subject: Re: Capital District Laser Disc shops
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 18:50:09 GMT

"Probe" on 15 Caroline Street in Saratoga Springs should be added to
your list.  518-584-3992
From: simmons@crd.ge.com (simmons)
Newsgroups: capdist.misc
Subject: A Place for Jazz presents Claudio Roditi
Date: 4 Oct 92 10:41:08 GMT
Distribution: capdist
Organization: GE Research, Schenectady NY

A Place for Jazz is a non-profit organization to promote jazz in
the capital district.  They present concerts, jazz clinics and
workshops for elementary, secondary, and college students and
Master Clinics for professional musicians in the area.

Every fall A Place for Jazz sponsors a series of Jazz concerts in the
"whisperdome" of the First Unitarian Society, 1221 Wendell Ave,
Schenectady.  This is a wonderful room for hearing jazz: great
acoustics and visibility.

This Friday, 9 October, A Place for Jazz presents a concert by
the Claudio Roditi Sextet at the Unitarian Society.  Tickets are 
$13.50.  For information call (518) 374-6912.  Tickets are sold 
at the door, unless they run out (Roditi's concert here two years
ago did sell out).


Quoting from the APFJ newsletter:

"Mr. Roditi, born in Brazil, is one of those rare Jazz birds who
has managed to transport himself from one culture to another without
leaving anything behind.  His wonderful fusion of Bebop and the Samba
has made him an integral force in the music of Dizzy Gillespie's
UN Orchestra and Paquita D'Rivera's small groups."
From: duncan@sunup.crd.ge.com (Art Duncan)
Newsgroups: capdist.general
Subject: Comhaltas North American Tour
Keywords: traditional, music, song, dance
Date: 27 Sep 92 17:00:54 GMT
Reply-To: duncan@sunup.crd.ge.com (Art Duncan)
Followup-To: capdisp.general
Distribution: capdist
Organization: General Electric, Corporate R & D


The North American Tour of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
will be in Albany this Thursday and will present a program
of Irish traditional music, song, and dance.

The touring group of Comhaltas contain a number of the finest young
Irish traditional musicians and dancers, including a number of
of All-Ireland champions.

The concert will be at

      Thursday, October 1, 1992, 7:30 P.M.
      SUNY at Albany, Page Hall, Downtown Campus
      135 Western Avenue (between Lake Avenue and Robin Street)

Ticket Prices: $10.00 if purchased in advance or if a senior citizen
               $12.00 at the door

Advance tickets can be obtained at Records 'N Such, Stuyvesant Plaza
or from Martin Lyden (518)449-7965

The performers consist of Dympna O'Sullivan (concertina), Thomas Morrow
(fiddle), Deirdre Macklin (harp), Colette Finnegan (singer), Lorna
Coyle (dancer), John Wynne (flute), Colm O'Donnell (lilting), Colin
Nea (accordeon), Stephen O'Kelly (tin whistle), James O'Grady (pipes),
Michael Hogan (dancer), Caroline Daly (dancer), Paddy Fallon (master of
ceremonies).

-------------
Art Duncan      duncan@crd.ge.com
Newsgroups: capdist.general
From: pj4174@sarah.albany.edu (Patrick)
Subject: local band
Organization: State University of New York at Albany
Distribution: capdist
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 20:04:25 GMT


If you would like to see the newest, up and coming band in the region
                  ! COME ON OUT, AND WITNESS ! 
                        'KATCHIN FLIES'.


**** Katchin' Flies is playing... 
               - at the QE2 Central Ave. in Albany, on Tuesday, 9/29/92.

               - and at the Downtown Athletics Club in Albany Thursday 11/5/92.


For more infomation about the band, club dates, and demo tapes,  reply
                     to Patrick at the above address or pj4174@albnyvms.bitnet 




Newsgroups: capdist.seminars,sunya.cs.general
From: pat@cs.albany.edu (Pat Keller)
Subject: SUNYA C. S. Dept. Colloquium
To: bboard
Organization: The University at Albany, Comp. Sci. Dept.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 12:41:33 GMT
Return-Path: <pat>


            Encapsulation Parallel Objects in CSP:

            An Object-Oriented Computing Model and System

            Weijia Jia

            Parallel Information Processing Lab Faculte Polytechnique de
            Mons, Belgium

            Tuesday, October 6, 1992 at 11:15am in ED-127

                                     COLLOQUIUM

                University at Albany - State University of New York

                            Computer Science Department

                                      ABSTRACT

                 A model of parallel object-oriented based on CSP is proposed
            and called Communicating Objects (C-OBJECT).

                 By encapsulating parallel objects in CSP, concurrent activi-
            ties  of objects are fundamental programming methods.  The intra-
            object parallelism is exploited by method guards and path specif-
            ications.

                 Proof methods of message passing through message queues  and
            shared  variables  are  derived on the principle of object action
            decomposition.  The proofs emphasized  the  message  passing  and
            passing  messages  with name and parameters.  Sequence, satisfac-
            tion and noninterference proof rules are given for each  type  of
            communications.

                 The model is implemented on a 32-node Transputer  with  C++.
            The kernal system supplies object communication and message pass-
            ing primitives for  various  processor  configurations  (such  as
            ring,  tree, mesh and hypercube etc).  The prototype C-OBJECT has
            shown to be a promising environment for developing  parallel  OOP
            software.

Newsgroups: capdist.seminars
From: halderc@nova.cs.rpi.edu (Carol Halder)
Subject: RPI Computer Science Colloquium
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Distribution: ny
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:01:09 GMT


 
Magic numbers, magic strains, magic angles: some recent applications
of density functional theory.

                           E. Kaxiras 
            Department of Physics and Division of Applied Sciences
                          Harvard University

                                 Abstract

Density functional theory has evolved into a powerful 
theoretical tool capable of making predictions about specific 
problems related to materials properties.  We will discuss three
such examples, the structure of small Si clusters, new bulk forms
produced by strain deformations and the mechanisms of self-diffusion.
The consequences of our theoretical predictions for exotic phases 
or properties will be highlighted.

                         THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1992
                    AMOS EATON 214 - 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
                            REFRESHMENTS 3:30 P.M.

                    The host for this colloquium is Frank Luk

Newsgroups: capdist.seminars
From: halderc@nova.cs.rpi.edu (Carol Halder)
Subject: RPI Computer Science Colloquium
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Distribution: ny
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 17:35:27 GMT



       Stability and the Solution of Differential-Algebraic and Delay
                    Differential-Algebraic Systems


                       Linda R. Petzold
                 Department of Computer Science
                    University of Minnesota

Differential-algebraic equations (DAEs) and delay-DAEs 
arise in a wide variety of applications including circuit 
analysis, mechanical systems, power systems and chemical
process simulation.  Numerical solution of some of these systems
has proved to be troublesome.  For DAE systems, a variety of numerical 
methods and problem reformulations have been proposed to resolve these
difficulties.  We evaluate the stability of these methods, and propose
a class of formulations which lead to stable and robust numerical algorithms.
We extend the DAE theory to delay-DAEs of retarded type, giving
conditions for stability and showing how the delay-DAE is related to
an underlying retarded delay-ODE.  We present convergence results for
linear multistep and Runge-Kutta methods applied to the delay-DAE.

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1992
               AMOS EATON 214  4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
                      REFRESHMENTS 3:30 P.M.


               The host for this colloquium is Frank Luk







Newsgroups: dc.housing
From: paul@openage.openage.com (Paul Fischer)
Subject: House for rent in Gaithersburg
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:21:41 GMT


				Gaithersburg, Md.

For Rent: Top half of town house.

	Located minutes from I-270 and downtown Gaithersburg, you can rent
the top of this wonderful townhome.  There is a large front and back yard
and the neighborhood is very quiet.  There is an elementary school within
walking distance.  The back yard has a deck.

	The top floor has a master bedroom with a walking closet.  There are
also two smaller bedrooms and a full bath.  The main level has a kitchen, half
bath, and living room that is shared with my partner who lives in the basement.
There is a garage for storage, and a washer/dryer in the basement.

	As I mentioned above my partner lives in the basement, in a separate
apartment.  The rent is $900/month.  This includes all utilities and use
of all facilities including the washer/dryer!!!

The rooms are available as a whole set suitable for a family, or individually,
in which case the rents will vary by room size.

For more information, or to see the rooms call:

			Chris Owens:	(301) 417-0979 (day/eve)
			Paul Fischer:	(301) 948-6422 (day)
			Paul Fischer:	(703) 549-0423 (eve)


-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Independent SCO support and service provider in the D.C. metro area.
What I don't know I will learn. What I can't learn I'll hire someone to.
Paul A. Fischer           | Open Age Inc.  | paul@openage.com
From: ozcomert@wam.umd.edu (John Sedat Ozcomert)
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: Westchester Park apartment roommate wanted
Date: 5 Oct 92 21:21:44 GMT
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park

This is posted for a friend
______________________________________________________________________________


10/5/92

*Available January 1, 1993*  Unfurnished master bedroom in spacious 
	two-bedroom, two-bath apartment in Westchester Park Towers.

	My roommate is moving back to Florida, so I am seeking a 
graduate student/professional female or couple to co-sign a one-year
lease.

	The master bedroom has an attached bath and three closets, two 
of them walk-in.

PERKS -  dw, catv, a/c, pool, security

	The apartment is quiet and has a balcony facing Greenbelt Park.
There is plenty of parking space with easy access to I-95 and BW Parkway.
It is also on the UMD shuttle route.  (I love it here)

Bad news -	no pets
		prefer nonsmoker

		$525 for single person, $575 for couple (utilities inc)

If interested, please call Helen at 301-345-7983 and leave message.
From: wierstei@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Richard Wiersteiner)
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: ROOM FOR RENT : Sterling, VA, close to Dulles
Date: 30 Sep 92 11:23:53 GMT
Reply-To: wierstei@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Richard Wiersteiner)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

Professional Male or Female NON-smoker to share Townhome

      2 Bedroom, 2 lvl
      1 bath
      all amenities (CAC, Cable, W/D, DW)

Room for rent is 10 by 12 unfurnished.

Close to Sterling Plaza; 5 min to Dulles

      $350 plus 1/2 utilities  (deposit required)

Available immediately;  Call Richard after 6 PM 703 406-3450 or
703 335-2140.
Newsgroups: dc.housing
From: paul@openage.openage.com (Paul Fischer)
Subject: House for Rent  - Gaithersburg
Organization: Open Age, Inc.
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 16:03:00 GMT


				Gaithersburg, Md.

For Rent: Top half of town house.

	Located minutes from I-270 and downtown Gaithersburg, you can rent
the top of this wonderful townhome.  There is a large front and back yard
and the neighborhood is very quiet.  There is an elementary school within
walking distance.  The back yard has a deck.

	The top floor has a master bedroom with a walking closet.  There are
also two smaller bedrooms and a full bath.  The main level has a kitchen, half
bath, and living room that is shared with my partner who lives in the basement.
There is a garage for storage, and a washer/dryer in the basement.

	As I mentioned above my partner lives in the basement, in a separate
apartment.  The rent is $900/month.  This includes all utilities and use
of all facilities including the washer/dryer and alarm system!!!

The rooms are available as a whole set suitable for a family, or individually,
in which case the rents will vary by room size.

For more information, or to see the rooms call:

			Chris Owens:	(301) 417-0979 (day/eve)
			Paul Fischer:	(301) 948-6422 (day)
			Paul Fischer:	(703) 549-0423 (eve)


-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Independent SCO support and service provider in the D.C. metro area.
What I don't know I will learn. What I can't learn I'll hire someone to.
Paul A. Fischer           | Open Age Inc.  | paul@openage.com
Newsgroups: dc.housing
From: eric@golf (Eric Wiseblatt)
Subject: Reston, VA apartment for rent
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 16:51:23 GMT
Organization: Visix Software, Reston, Virginia


I have a single bedroom apartment in Reston, VA with a renewable lease which
I am rent-responsible for until July '93.  I am buying a house and looking
for someone who is looking for a good deal on an apartment in the area.

If you sign in as my roommate (I've already "vacated") and then I officially
move out at the end of the month, you will have the apartment for
	$640 / month INCLUDING utilities.
And, if you act now, I'll give you my $250 security deposit.


If you go into the rental office, you will pay $710 / month for the same
thing since they will draw up a new lease and that is the going rate.


You win by paying lower than market rent, I win by removing my lease
obligation.  The apartment is spotless-clean.


Send me email, or call me at work at  (703) 758-2742.



- Eric
From: tjb@enh.nist.gov
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: Room in Rockville, MD
Date: 27 Sep 92 15:09:30 GMT
Organization: NIST

A nice room in a good neighbourhood, Rockville, MD
Near Congressional Plaza.
call Susan, (301) 770 4724
Newsgroups: dc.housing,um.housing
From: pzafra@wam.umd.edu (Pablo Manuel Zafra)
Subject: room for rent: basement apartment, close to Lot 4,UMCP  
Keywords: room for rent 
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: dc
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 15:17:48 GMT


	Posting for a friend, please don't reply by e-mail!

	Private house, off-street parking, 1/4 mile from campus
$550 whole basement unit + 1 month deposit + utilities
OR
	$350/big room w/private entrance
	$250/small room
Each room requires 1 month deposit + utilities.

	PLEASE CALL 935-5268 (after 5:00 pm)

Newsgroups: dc.housing
From: guh@gdstech.grumman.com (john Guh)
Subject: 1 BR condo for SALE
Organization: GRUMMAN DATA SYSTEMS
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 19:06:08 GMT


1 Bedroom Condo for SALE!

Just off GW Parkway - 10 min to DC
Minutes to Old Town Alexandria
Walk to shops, near bike trail and marina!!

T O T A L L Y.. REDONE---NEW WALL/WALL CARPETING, PAINTING, AND...
NEW KITCHEN---CABINETS AND APPLIANCES!!!!!!  THIS PLACE SHOWS LIKE
A MODEL HOME.  OVERLOOKS QUIT COURTYARD.  TURN-KEY CONDITION...

$84,900

CALL TODAY (703) 713-4143
-- 
==================================================================
John Guh				2411 Dulles Corner Park
E-Mail:  guh@gdstech.grumman.com	Suite 500
Phone:	(703) 713-4143	FAX: 713-4103	Herndon VA 22071
Newsgroups: dc.smithsonian
From: arritter@helix.nih.gov (Alice R. Ritter)
Subject: Fires of Kuwait
Reply-To: arritter@helix.nih.gov (Alice R. Ritter)
Organization: National Institutes of Health
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:57:28 GMT

I saw this film at a preview about 2 weeks ago.

I had no idea of the devastation that was occurring during the fires
over there--from the smoke & heat to the filthy oil covering much of the
land.

Secondly, it was really neat to see all the different ways that the
firefighters
put out the fires.  There were some really spectacular explosions!

I'd recommend this film to anyone interested in firefighting & also to
those con-
cerned about the effects the fires had on the environment.
alice ritter = arritter@madhatter.cber.nih.gov
From: kim@i5160e.nrl.navy.mil (Ellis Kim)
Newsgroups: dc.smithsonian
Subject: Request for FAQ
Date: 2 Oct 92 21:32:46 GMT
Organization: US Naval Research Laboratory, Acoustics Division


hi, does anybody ever post in this group?
what is this group for?
just reminiscing over the smithsonian activities and exhibitions?
or do we actually have someone from the smithsonian who is supposed
to announce new exhibitions and such? 
if yes, where is the info on the swordfighting on the mall this 
sunday? 
and what else is going on at the smithsonian this month?
can somebody send me an faq? 

-- 

-- Ellis   kim@v5160.nrl.navy.mil
   "First things first. But not necessarily in that order." - Dr. Who