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From: gwe3409@bcsaic.boeing.com (Gerald Edgar)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Did I get Sscrewed?  (Flame about Insite)
Date: 11 Dec 92 19:35:08 GMT
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle

Before the FLAMES start, I want to say that I have ordered from these
people ("Hard Drives International") and have received excellent
service and support. I have used them twice, with the same good results
each time.

Gerald Edgar
"My opinions are my own, not my companies"
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: rob@sound.demon.co.uk (Robert J Barth)
Subject: Simtel CD: Dec/92 - When ?
Reply-To: rob@sound.demon.co.uk
Distribution: world
X-Mailer: cppnews $Revision: 1.20 $
Organization: Sound & Vision BBS (UK) 0932 252323
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 00:52:18 +0000

Can anyone tell me when the Simtel CD, DECEMBER 1992, is coming out ?
thanks
-rob-


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From: rab@sprite.berkeley.edu (Robert A. Bruce)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Hobbes OS/2 Archive on CD-ROM for $25
Date: 18 Dec 1992 09:04:00 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: sage.berkeley.edu

The hobbes.nmsu.edu OS/2 archive is available on CD-ROM.  There is
about 220 megabytes of zipped and zooed files and about another 350
meg of uncompressed stuff.  The download date was about the end of
November.  

If you want to see exactly what is on the disc, You can ftp the index
and readme files from cdrom.com (192.153.46.254) in the directory
/pub/cdroms/os2.

The disc is in ISO-9660 format, so it can be read on MS-DOS, Unix, etc.
as well as OS/2.  Index files for several BBS's are included on the disc.

The price is $25.  S&H is $5 for US/Canada/Mexico, and $10 for overseas.
If you live in California, please add sales tax.  You can pay by check,
money order or Visa/MC/Amex.

        Bob Bruce
        Walnut Creek CDROM
        1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Suite 260
        Walnut Creek, CA  94596
        1 800 786-9907
        1 510 947-1644 FAX
        rab@cdrom.com

Many of the programs on this disc are shareware, and require seperate
payment to the author for continued use.  If you are dissatisfied with
the disc for any reason you can return it for a full refund.

The disc is available for FREE to anyone that has contributed any of their
own work to the Hobbes collection.  Just email me your name, address, and
the name of the program(s) that you wrote.  Overseas addresses are ok.

If you would like a list of other CD-ROM titles, you can ftp the latest
list from cdrom.com:/pub/catalog.

        -bob

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.consumers
From: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com (Russ Poffenberger)
Subject: Re: Did I get Sscrewed? (Is INSIGHT cheating?)
Followup-To: alt.cd-rom,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,misc.consumers
Organization: Schlumberger Technologies, ATE division, San Jose, Ca.
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 01:19:41 GMT

Steve Warren (swarren@convex.com) wrote:
: In article <1gaferINNgt3@fnnews.fnal.gov> dh@fncrd6.fnal.gov (don husby) writes:
: >Today I will return my drive, and file complaints with appropriate
: >consumer groups.  (Please email me if you can suggest what the appropriate
: >consumer groups are).
: 
: Call the FTC and the Attorney General in that state.  Tell them to
: try a "sting" on these guys by ordering the same kind of equipment.
: -- 

If anyone is interested in a repurtable company for CDROM stuff, there is
a company here in the Bay Area called "Computers at Large". They specialize
in CDROM stuff including Texel drives, and all kinds of CDROM SW and
accessories.

I got the new Texel DM3024 drive (265ms access, 150K/300K dual speed, 64K
cache) for $424. It runs great with my Adaptec, under DOS/Windows, and
OS/2. They also sell Trantor SCSI controllers if you don't have a SCSI
controller for it. They also have a lower cost model, the DM3021 which
is 150K (not dual-speed) but still 265ms access, 64K cache. They have
external models of both. All are MPC ready, and the 3024 is XA xcompatible.

I don't have the number handy, but they are located in Saratoga, Ca. (408
area code), so you can look up information, or I can dig it up if interested.

DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated with Computers at Large or Texel in any way.
I am just a satisfied customer.

Russ Poffenberger               DOMAIN: poffen@sj.ate.slb.com
Schlumberger Technologies ATE   UUCP:   {uunet,decwrl,amdahl}!sjsca4!poffen
1601 Technology Drive		CIS:	72401,276
San Jose, Ca. 95110             Voice: (408)437-5254  FAX: (408)437-5246
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Did I get Sscrewed? (Is INSIGHT cheating?)
From: bruce.drake@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us (Bruce Drake) 
Date: 14 Dec 92 17:53:00 GMT
Reply-To: bruce.drake@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us (Bruce Drake) 
Distribution: world
Organization: The Batchelor Pad PCBoard ~ Long Beach, CA ~ +1 310 494 8084

To: dh@fncrd6.fnal.gov (don husby)


Keywords: Insight, Talon


Insight also does business under the name of Hard Drives International 
(HDI). I have had trouble with both companies.  

About three months ago I ordered a hard disk from them. In the process of 
placing the order, the clerk told be they had a special deal on tape 
backup units that were Colorado Jumbo 250s.  The price was reasonable so I 
ordered one as well.

When the order arrived, the hard drive was okay.  Something looked fishy 
with the Jumbo 250.  First it arrived in a plain white box and it was 
marked 120 MB which was crossed out and 250MB written over it.  Well, in 
fact, the drive was a 60MB drive (120MB with compression) that was a 
QIC-40 drive.  It was a Colorado drive (and Colorado software we had from 
another drive worked with it) so I called Colorado and they confirmed the 
error.  They also pledged to help if there was a problem.

Eventually Insight/HDI sent a total of four drives, the last of which was 
finally a 250MB drive. They were very nice about sending replacements and 
paying for the freight, but they would never acknowledge exactly what the 
problem was. 

I'm a programmer and also a EE who has worked with PC hardware for over 17 
years. I can't even begin to imagine what the average user gets stuck with 
from these guys.
 
Bruce

bruce.drake@pcb.batpad.lgb.ca.us



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From: rovero@attu.oc.nps.navy.mil (Josh Rovero)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: OS/2 success stories?
Keywords: cd-rom OS/2
Date: 14 Dec 92 05:46:58 GMT
Organization: Naval Postgraduate School,Monterey CA

Sure, I've got a Procom non-SCSI CD-ROM working fine in a
DRDOS 6 session under OS/2.

This ties into the current Insight thread.... I submitted a purchase
order for 9 CD-ROM drives to my purchasing dept; asked for SCSI drives.
The Insight rep convinced our purchaser that their proprietary 
interface drives were better, cheaper, and even included an "extra"
interface card.  No problem on the DOS machines, but a pain in the
A** on the OS/2 ones.

Not only that, they keep trying to sell DTC 3x80 SCSI cards, which are
notoriously non-OS/2 2.0.

I'm pissed at purchasing too.  They seem to think those of us who
pay for things are stupid, and our specs mean nothing.  But most
vendors just quote on exactly what we ask for, they don't actively
try to change the specs to sell something else.

-- 
Josh Rovero   (rovero@oc.nps.navy.mil) | or Internet 5346p@cc.nps.navy.mil 
Department of Oceanography, Code OC/Rv |      Bitnet 5346p@NAVPGS 
Naval Postgraduate School              |              
Monterey, CA  93943   (408) 646-2084   |
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: rkl@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (kevin.laux)
Subject: Re: mitsumi and soundblaster
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 14:04:52 GMT
Keywords: did it, it don't work

In article <1992Dec16.182807.2629@nb.rockwell.com>, quayle@switch.rockwell.com (Bill Quayle) writes:

	<advice about connecting devices deleted>

> I've done it, and have had no luck.  I took a chance and connected the
> Mitsumi CD to my SB-pro and was unable to use either one.  I AM currently
> using a Future Domain controller for the CD with the SB-pro and it works
> fine.  You can connect the audio from the CD to the CB-pro audio and every
> thing works as expected.  I suspect that the SB-pro has an (undocumented)
> jumper for enabling the CD-ROM connection.

	No, it doesn't.  Did you put the SBpro CD-ROM driver into your
	config.sys?

-- 
________________________________________________________________________________
	R. Kevin Laux				Email: rkl1@hound.att.com
	AT&T Bell Labs				Voice: (908) 949-1160
	Holmdel, NJ 07733			Fax:   (908) 949-0959
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: thail@seas.gwu.edu (Samuel R. Posten)
Subject: photo cd
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:49:05 GMT

for everbody looking for a photo cd editor for the pc, I just got
micrographix picture publisher, which has photo cd support built in.  I
also have the photo cd drivers for my sound blaster drive, now I just need
some disks!!!

BTW it's a windows product, about $250 at egghead.  I'm going to check
switek for some images.   tell y'all tomorrow how it looks.
sam
From: IBUJAM@ASUACAD.BITNET
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: Sony CDU-535 problem
Date: 15 Dec 92 23:59:11 GMT
 <karl.724363331@nofssrv.syssup.tds.philips.nl>
Organization: Arizona State University

I've just installed a CDU-31A and noticed that the manual specifies
that special Sony OPA-xxx drivers. I do not have any source info, but
the paragraph specifies High Sierra Group and ISO-9660 formats may be
read with these drivers installed.
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: koh@lynx.cat.syr.edu (Jean Koh)
Subject: Q:What is the burst rate?
Organization: Syracuse University
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 18:07:57 EST

Hi!
I am a novice to CD-ROM drive.
I saw you guys talking about the data transfer rates.
It's about ~160kb/s, ~320kb/s, and ~640kb/s.
Then, what is the burst rate 1.5Mb/s?

I thought when making MPEG I, they considered the data transfer rate
of CD-ROM, 1.5Mb/s.
What I like to know is whether I can use CD-ROM drive with MPEG real-time
hardware which needs 1.5Mb/s input stream.
It will be greatly appreciated if you let me know about it ASAP.

-JK

Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
From: danderer@chopin.udel.edu (Dave Anderer)
Subject: Creative Labs drive
Organization: University of Delaware
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 14:32:19 GMT


Is the Panasonic/Mit... drive Creative Labs is bundling with their
Sound Blaster:

	MPC compliant?
	XA compatible?
	multi-session capable?

Thanks.
-- 
    Dave Anderer        danderer@brahms.udel.edu       (302) 831-8805
Instructional Technology Center, University of Delaware, Newark, De.  19716
		"Sinners can repent; stupid is forever."
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
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Subject: WARNING: message delayed at "stir.ac.uk"
Reply-To: pp@STIRLING.AC.UK
Organization: FUNET-NGW
Distribution: alt
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 12:34:22 GMT

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From: vdburg@utrtsc.dec.com (Jur van der Burg)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom
Subject: Looking for info about CHINON CDS-431 drive (retry)
Date: 15 Dec 92 20:54:35 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation

I am looking for some info about a CHINON CD-reader (type CDS-431),
in particular a list of commands and parameters how i can talk to
this drive.

I'm not connecting it to a PC. I already found out that it responds
to a limited number of SCSI commands, but i would like to know
all commands, especially how i can control the audio section.

Is there someone with a manual of such drive, or can someone tell me
where i can get it?

Thanks,

Jur van der Burg
From: rmv@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Robin Vickery)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Yes Prime Minister
Date: 15 Dec 92 20:02:16 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh

Ted Bebenek writes:
>
>The other day, I saw three episodes of a series called 'Yes Prime
>Minister'.  I was wondering how many episodes of this were made, and 
>if there was a series before this with the same actors.  (I think I 
>saw something like 'yes minister' mentioned in a post).  Any answers to
>my questions would be helpful.
>

yes.

there is a series preceding Yes PM. and yes it is called Yes Minister.
both series are also published in book form, which, oddly enough are just as funny as
the TV series. They are coauthored but I can't remember who by, if someone hasn't
posted an answer in an hour or so I'll nip round the corner to the library and find
out.( Jonathan Lynn ? )
	-rob

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			merry Xmas everyone
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
From: garbe@smith.phys.ucalgary.ca (Greg Garbe)
Subject: Re: Blackadder III: Scarlet Pimpernel
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 19:45:51 GMT
Reply-To: garbe@smith.phys.ucalgary.ca (Greg Garbe)
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In article <1992Dec10.013816.27125@odin.diku.dk>, rancke@diku.dk (Hans Rancke-Madsen) writes:
|> Some weeks ago somebody on this group claimed that the
|> Blackadder III episode featuring the Scarlet Pipernel would no
|> longer be shown anywhere due to copyright problems. It aired
|> here in Denmark last Thursday.
|> 
|> 
|> 
|> 
|>       Hans Rancke
|> University of Copenhagen
|>      rancke@diku.dk
|> ------------
|> "I used to argue the matter at first, but I'm wiser now. Facts
|> are stubborn things, but not half so stubborn as fallacies."
|>                 - Stella Maynard in "Anne of the Island"

Last Saturday Spokane PBS (KSPS) had a BA marathon showing all four
seasons with the exception of the Scarlet Pimpernel.  I don't know of any
PBS station which has aired that episode.  Too bad, I 've seen all of them
expect the SP.

Greg Garbe
garbe@phys.ucalgary.ca

	' I have a plan so cunning you could brush your teeth with it.'
From: graeme@abekrd.co.uk (Graeme Griffiths)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Gordon Bennett!
Date: 18 Dec 92 10:44:46 GMT
Organization: Abekas Video Systems, Reading, UK.


	AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH! 
<Mock Jewish accent on>

	Haven't we done this already, about 2 1/2 months ago

<Normalise accent>

Accent Control : Warning you haven't got a normal accent.
Using accent previously selected.


	It was discussed then and the answer was that Gordon Bennett, as
already pointed out was a newspaper man who made exorbitant amounts of
cash. He had a reputation for being a bit over-the-top when spending,
f'rinstance theres a story of him going to his fave restaurant and finding
someone in his fave table. He got the waiter to ask the gentleman if he
wouldn't mind moving as Gordon was here, the man refused, so, like you do,
our hero promptly bought the restaurant and had the man thrown out. He
alledgedly gave the waiter the restaurant at the end of the meal as a tip.
This is probably just folk-lore.

	So his name became associated with the unbeleivable. It also sounds
a bit like God (pronounced in a cockney <spit....ting> accent as Gawd, and
could hence be used without upsetting Christians (at least not upsetting
them more than usual i.e. by breathing or whatever).

ObMakeTheYanksJealous:
	Anyone else looking forward to the new comedy over Christmas ? Like
Lenny Henry, French + Saunders, Clive Anderson, Jack Dee, re-runs of Police
Sqad........
	O.K. so I caught the Beeb 2 Chrimbo trailer last night. They don't
mention what they're actually showing, they just show loads of clips.
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From: jpo@pfbs.philips.se (James Poole)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Rowan Atkinson on Married With Children?
Date: 15 Dec 92 15:27:52 GMT
Organization: Digital Equipment BCFI AB, Sweden

Well, we've just had that episode in Sweden and Rowan A. was NOT in it. 
However ex-goodie Bill Oddie was. It was in fact a three part story in
the sixth series of MwC, and as our beloved american chums are at the moment
watching the seventh I can but assume that the episode is not that old.

There were also a couple of political/historical jokes which were fairly up
to date. Some weeks ago I was kindly sent a list of MwC details including
a list of all the guest stars, Rowan was not mentioned.

--
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
Disclaimer
I'm not sure these are my views, let alone anyone else's.

"But ours go up to eleven" Nigel Tuffnel, Spinal Tap
From: mossop@pangea.Stanford.EDU (Antony Mossop)
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: help me identify this show
Date: 16 Dec 1992 23:15:57 GMT
Organization: Stanford Univ. Earth Sciences
NNTP-Posting-Host: pangea.stanford.edu

In article <1992Dec9.123832.18650@gssec.bt.co.uk> mjackson@gssec.bt.co.uk (Mark Jackson) writes:
>In article <1992Dec7.144547.18538@burrhus.harvard.edu>, glazier@isr.harvard.edu (Andrew Baker Glazier) writes:
>|> In article <1992Dec5.123142.16995@u.washington.edu> friesen@stein.u.washington.edu (Craig Friesen) writes:
>|>.......................... 
>|> It's called "Alexei Sayle's Stuff, and is of course named after the fat
>|> Cockney bastard who does the show
>   ^^^^^^^
>
>Nope, he's a fat Scouse, perhaps even Wooly-back, bastard.


A lot of his earlier stuff was based on his home in Stoke Newington (NE London)
I think he must have moved there while quite young.

"...northern wanker, where's your loaf of Hovis ay? cunt, shit, wank, piss.."


Tony Mossop, geophysics, Stanford
>
>|> -- 
>|> "A horse! A horse! Somebody give me a horse, man, because|glazier@ 
>|> I come to bury this dirtball, not to praise him. Whaddya |harvard.isr.edu
>|> think I am? Whether it's nobler for the mind to make people suffer with all
>|> these totally outrageous arrows arrows for a fortune, or what!" -- D.R.
>
>A-L-E-X-E-I S-A-Y-L-E
>
>M-A-R-K J-A-C-K-S-O-N


Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
From: dsi@geryon.b15.ingr.com (David Ireland)
Subject: Rowan Atkinson shows up
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:46:15 GMT

Keywords: 

On Arts & Entertainment a real funny comedy came on the other night.  It
  was called "Bernard and the Genie".  Rowan Atkinson played the part of
  an evil art reseller.  This show is a must see for all Blackadder fans.

         David Ireland
         dsi@geryon.b15.ingr.com
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
From: garbe@smith.phys.ucalgary.ca (Greg Garbe)
Subject: Re: Yes Prime Minister
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 17:27:14 GMT
Reply-To: garbe@smith.phys.ucalgary.ca (Greg Garbe)
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

In article <14DEC199222321161@cc.utah.edu>, mgb5528@cc.utah.edu (MICHAEL G. BECK) writes:
|>   Actually the series 'Yes Prime Minister' is a continuation of a series that 
|> was aired before called 'Yes Minister' starring the same people but the Prime 
|> Minister was just a plain MP(I think that is the proper abbreviation).  I 
                                      ^^^^^^^^
Actually, the Honorable John Hacker was the Minister of Addminatrative Affairs
as opposed to ordinary backbencher.

|> haven't seen it in ages, because I live in Salt Lake City and they have very 
|> limited tastes with british comedy that doesn't extend much more than 'Are You 
|> Being Served'  I hope that when I get home that the PBS Stations that are 
|> around where my parents live have 'Yes Minister' or 'Yes Prime Minister' on the 
|> list of programs that they are showing.  What are some of the other programs 
|> that they are showing.  I would be interested to know.  Maybe I can give you 
|> some spoilers if you want on some of the programs. 
|> 
|> { 
|> {--
|> {   The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
|> {     North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
|> {        Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
|> {           internet:  laUNChpad.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
|> 
|> Michael Beck
|> mgb5528@cc.utah.edu
|> University of Utah.
|>
From: Rob Vickery
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Yes Prime Minister
Date: 15 Dec 92 20:34:06 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh

Ted Bebenek writes:
>
>The other day, I saw three episodes of a series called 'Yes Prime
>Minister'.  I was wondering how many episodes of this were made, and 
>if there was a series before this with the same actors.  (I think I 
>saw something like 'yes minister' mentioned in a post).  Any answers to
>my questions would be helpful.
>

ok I've got it now.

The Complete Yes Prime Minister
by Jonathan Lynn & Antony Jay
published by BBC Books
ISBN 0 563 20773 6

a very funny book, read it if you can.

	-rob

 
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			merry Xmas everyone
Newsgroups: alt.comedy.british
Subject: Re: Rik Mayall (and Bad News Tour)
From: mnor1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Mark Hiro           Norman         )
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:25:35 GMT
 <d6jvb.722517818@dtek.chalmers.se> <heard.722556093@franklin>   
 <1992Nov24.021331.13904@burrhus.harvard.edu> <3255@nlsun1.oracle.nl> 
 <u906789.723878193@bruny> <Bz3IJG.JHx@newcastle.ac.uk> <1992Dec14.114152.13547@news.mentorg.com>
Organization: Computer Science Dept. University of Auckland

In <1992Dec14.114152.13547@news.mentorg.com> stuartj@esg.mentor.com (Stuart John) writes:

>In article <Bz3IJG.JHx@newcastle.ac.uk>, S.E.Rigden@newcastle.ac.uk (Simon Rigden) writes:
[stuff cut]
>|>  An interesting point is on the official bootleg (which sounds improvised)
>|> where Rik Mayal makes a comment about how crap Carry On is (said as Rik Mayal,
>|> not as his character "Colin") and then a couple of years later appears in a
>|> Carry On film himself!

It's during Double Entendre I think, a fake interview with some French
reporters. The puns get pretty bad, with Rik ending up saying
"This is worse than fucking Carry On!"  They recover in the end though;
the joke about the "wet cult" always has me cracking up.

>They definitely did a tour, I remember them playing Margate ! wehey.
>The other single was 'Cashing in on Christmas' , as heard on Bootleg, without
>the talking all the way thru.

I wouldn't mind if someone posted the numbers of these albums (lp or cd),
so I could order one of them. I've only got Bad News...

-- 
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