HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: clear@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz (Charlie Lear)
Subject: Re: Atari STFM for sale
Organization: The Cave MegaBBS, Public Access Usenet, Wellington, NZ
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 02:52:02 GMT

In article <10822234@zl2tnm.gen.nz> don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (Don Stokes) writes:
>kilroy@acme.gen.nz (earthbound misfit, I) writes:
>> > > Damnnit, here's another! Does nz.forsale really exist, or is it just more
>> > > status lossage?

No it doesn't.

However, I would like to see nz.forsale created and have the Fidonet echo
NZ_BUYSELL gatewayed to it.

I am normally dead against any physical or logical connection between the
two networks, however if you can put up with the woofwoofweenies then such
a group would have unparalleled coverage as far as for sale announcements
were concerned.

There's a lot of interesting stuff in NZ_BUYSELL apart from the flames, and
people advertising stuff to get rid of in nz.* newsgroups would probably be
gratified by the response.

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Newsgroups: nz.general
From: don@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Don Stokes)
Subject: Final call for votes: nz.org.decus
Organization: Victoria University of Wellington
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 22:32:04 GMT

This is the final call for votes for the proposed newsgroup nz.org.decus.

The purpose of the proposed newsgroup is to provide a forum for discussion
of DECUS related matters.  The newsgroup will be gatewayed to a mailing list
to be created on tbird5.decus.org.nz.

It is anticipated that if nz.org.decus is passed, other organisations may
use the nz.org.* hierarchy (pending a vote).

How to vote:

Send a mail message to don@rata.vuw.ac.nz, containing an unambiguous vote
for or against nz.org.decus.  For example:

	I vote FOR nz.org.decus
or
	I vote AGAINST nz.org.decus

Ambiguous votes will be discarded, as will obvious duplicates.

Counting votes:

Votes must be in by the 24th of August 1992.  At least 20 votes must be
received, with a two thirds majority for the group to be created. 

The following people (in no particular order) have voted:

	Mark Davies <Mark.Davies@vuw.ac.nz>
	"Nick Wykes, Snr Sys Prog., Forestry Corporation of NZ Ltd, Rotorua"
	"Ken Aldous, DIT" <srghkja@grv.grace.cri.nz>
	Tim Lawson <tlawson@corp.telecom.co.nz>
	pete@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz (Pete Glassenbury)
	cwes1@cs.aukuni.ac.nz (Clare West)
	Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz>
	"WRONZ::MRGATE::\"A1::SHERRIFF\""@wronz.org.nz
	Chopper Boy! ( Mark Penney ) <mpenney@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
	<rich@tosh.wcc.govt.nz>
	"Martin D. Hunt at home" <martinh@gaya.gp.co.nz>
	R James Noble <James.Noble@vuw.ac.nz>
	<banksie@khantazi.welly.gen.nz>
	John Rumsey <rumsey_j@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz>
	Chris Mackerell <chris@bcl.co.nz>
	Thomas Farmer <tfarmer@ferrari.datamark.co.nz>
	bilkey@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
	Aaron Roydhouse <Aaron.Roydhouse@vuw.ac.nz>
	gordon@peterson.co.nz
	Tim Slack <SLACK@southpower.co.nz>
	icousins@lyncus.actrix.gen.nz (Ian Cousins)
	"Don Wilson, Ruakura, MAF New Zealand" <WILSOND%RUA1@invermay.cri.nz>
	Andy Bond <Andy.Bond@vuw.ac.nz>
	<clear@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz>
	Andy Linton <Andy.Linton@vuw.ac.nz>
	hammett@sbsu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Tim Hammett)
	DGK@waikato.ac.nz
	Simeon Copsey - Scientific Software and Systems Ltd
	"Phil Tuttiett, NZDRI" <TUTTIETT@ECCLES.NZDRI.Org.NZ>
	"Nick FitzGerald, CSC, Uni. of Canterbury, NZ."

If you think you have voted and your address does not appear above, please
resubmit your vote.
 
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From: frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz (Bruce Clement)
Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: Re: Call for votes: nz.org.decus
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 11:58:01 GMT
Organization: Private System

andy@comp.vuw.ac.nz writes in article <Bsu7ns.2wx@comp.vuw.ac.nz>:

> disgruntled by sheltered industrial minds,

Of course the real laugh in this is that you are both at Victoria University.

At least, his signature says Don works there, & your return address is to there, 
so I assume you are there as well.

Still, the Very Messy Syntax vs Weenix war is quite funny to watch. 

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                  frey@alfheim.actrix.gen.nz  SNEWS/2,  UUPC 1.11q)
From: hamish@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: Re: Local call charging announcement on Thursday?
Date: 21 Aug 92 11:58:14 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Aug18.095207.10511@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thomas Koenig) writes:
> vdodd@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (vaughan dodd) writes:
> 
>>I have been following this discussion over the last few days, and I wish 
>>to point out that there were efforts, on a trial basis, some years ago to 
>>bring about an optional charge per local call aspect to Telecom's service 
>>delivery package.
> 
> I come from a country where local charge calling was introduced about 15
> years ago: Germany.
> 

Just to put the cat amongst the pidgeons so to speak (No whales sorry..),
Telecom once were saying (This was when they were the postoffics and I was
applying for a job there. Didn't get it fortunately:), that the length of time
connected didn't matter. It was the actual dialling and making the connection
that costs the money (Albeit an insignificant amount).

PS. I am also in favour of 1 charge for access to all of NZ. International have
to be charged of course, (International links are expensive to install), but
pulling another fibre from exchange to exchange, while not cheap in dollar
terms, isn;t exactly bank busting when you are already making 402 million
dollars profit.

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Newsgroups: nz.general
Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: Re: Need help with 386BSD
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 10:54:56 GMT
Organization: Z*NET Global News Gateway in Auckland New Zealand

G.Eustace@massey.ac.nz (Glen Eustace) writes:

> I have just tried installing 386BSD on a 486 PC.  The installation of
> tiny 386BSD went fine, but I get a peculiar error when I try to get
> the network running.
> 
> The PC has an acton ethernet card which is supposed to be a good
> WD8003E clone.  The kernel seems to see it ok as I get the
> 
> we0 ethernet address 00:00:e8:80:85:af at 0x280 irq 9 on isa
> 
> message amongst the other devices.
> 
> However,
> 
> # ifconfig we0 130.123.2.127
> 
> results in a continuous stream of
> 
> reject 65531reject 65531reject65531.....
> 
> being printed on the screen at about .5-1 sec intervals.
> 
> I haven't got the source dist yet so I can't trace this yet myself.
> Has anone else got 386bsd running that may know what this error is.
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> -- 
 I have just had this problem with nsca-telnet on my 386 here and I 
 have no answers so if you get one plse forward it to me.
 
 My cards however is NE2000 and NE1000 series.

                                                  _
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Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: Re: Local call charging announcement on Thursday?
From: davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz (John Davis)
Date: 19 Aug 92 12:12:26 +1200
Reply-To: davis@chem.canterbury.ac.nz
Organization: Chem Dept, Uni of Canty, Chch, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz wrote:
> 
> Suppose you want a second telephone line so that your friends can
> still call you while you're on the modem.  That's funny -- Telecom
> will only supply one line at the residential rate to each household.
> Gee, I wonder if they're subsidised?

well that's real interesting, lots of people I know _do_ have multiple
lines (for various reasons - some run BBS's, some are in crowded flats
and just plain need more than one line), and ALL of them are paying
residential rates on all their lines. Where _are_ you getting your
seemingly 'definitive' information from - it seems to be incorrect.

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From: hist1261@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.general,nz.wanted,soc.culture.new-zealand
Subject: Re: Muldoonikin wanted
Date: 21 Aug 92 12:32:04 +1200
Distribution: nz
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

In article <1992Aug19.045751.7014@rata.vuw.ac.nz>, newbery@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Newbery) writes:
> I'm passing on a request from a friend in England
> 
>>I understand that Rob Muldoon has died. It would be nice to have something
>>to remember him by - do you recall those things called Muldoonikins -
>>little smiling images of rob as Buddah? If they enjoy a comeback, could
>>you get me one, and if there are any second hand in the junk shops
>>anywhere (or somebodies loft) do you think you could acquire one for me?
> 
> Can anyone help?
> --
> Michael.Newbery@vuw.ac.nz
> Awopbopaloobop alopbamBOOM.

I don't remember the Buddahs, but I do remember the "piggy banks", which were
money "boxes" in the shape of the leader's head.  I also had a pen which had
a Muldoon headpiece on it.  Sadly all these items are now long since lost...

(and they say Communist countries have a monopoly on the cult of personality!)

Richard.
Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: Re: Usenet to Fax gateway
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 11:08:34 GMT
Organization: Z*NET Global News Gateway in Auckland New Zealand

russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell Fulton) writes:

> jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke) writes:
> 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > I would like some feedback on a little idea I have brewing here on
> > status.gen.nz .
> 
> > I have installed a fax card on one of the backup machines here that
> > polls status.gen.nz by sync connection each day to make a mirror of
> > this system.
> 
> > I am will be able to except email to an user id of say 
> > out@fax.status.gen.nz  which will send an ascii message to any
> > phone number in the auckland free call area. 
> 
> This sounds like it could be a good idea, I have just one reservation
> and that is that if T*L*C*M ever get to hear of it they will make you
> pay a business rental for the phone and you will then have to pay
> local call charges as well. :-( Mind you if that happened I guess
> you then just work out how much the average message costs to fax
> and add it to the email charge.
> 
> I will be interested to see how it goes.
> 
> Good Luck John!
> 
> <rj_fulton@aukuni.ac.nz>

 
 I take your points about t*l*c*m as they like to get any fingers on
 any revenue. However in this case it is already on a business line

 Jon Clarke               (Z*NET FNET now in FIDO)                HSBC NZM EBD
 GEnie: J.CLARKE6          FIDONET: 3/772:105      TheNets: jonc@status.gen.nz
 T h e    Z * N E T    G l o b a l   N e w s   G a t e w a y    i n    N Z L .
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
From: howard@toru.isor.vuw.ac.nz (Howard Silby)
Subject: Re: Batman Returns Cards
Organization: Institute of Statistics and Operations Research, VUW, Wellington, NZ
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 10:29:36 GMT

In article <646XoB2w164w@amigans.gen.nz> batman@amigans.gen.nz (Kerry Emerson) writes:
>Is there anyone out there (from NZ or Oz) that have a Gold Batman II Card 
>from the movie cards???  I have two, number 1, and number 8.  Does anyone 
>have any others???  Trying to see `how many there really are'!
>
I know someone who's got one. Don't know the number though. 


Newsgroups: nz.wanted
From: clear@cavebbs.welly.gen.nz (Charlie Lear)
Subject: Re: LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESSES
Organization: The Cave MegaBBS, Public Access Usenet, Wellington, NZ
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 23:01:29 GMT

In article <LUNDMAN.92Aug11074833@kauri.kauri.vuw.ac.nz> lundman@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (L Lundman) writes:
>Hey, yeah, my machine is on there too. As hubba.welly.gen.nz, mind you it's
>not very active. :)

Well, as the news and email hub for the welly domain, I think it might be
appropriate if I was told who you were and what site you are connnected to...
I hope nobody has been sending you email recently!

(This has been posted because, obviously, I cannot email if my site has
never heard of hubba...)

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Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: Re: Wanted: RP05 Disk Drive
From: don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (Don Stokes)
Date: 13 Aug 92 10:50:41 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Wolery

dave@bclwn.wn.bcl.co.nz (Dave Green) writes:
> I know, it's a real oldie but it was a goodie ... if any one out there knows
> of an RP05 or RP06 (DEC Massbus Removable Platter Disk Drive) that's gathering
> dust/rust/etc I'd love to hear from you.

Dave, you're not getting all nostalgic about your former employer now are
you?

No, I don't have an RP05 or RP06 (in fact haven't seen one for five years 
or so), but if you need an RL01, sing out!  8-)

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Don Stokes, ZL2TNM (DS555)                        don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (home)
Network Manager, Computing Services Centre            don@vuw.ac.nz (work)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand              +64-4-495-5052
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: SAA7030 NOT WANTED NO MORE!!!
From: deanaj@elec.canterbury.ac.nz
Date: 13 Aug 92 09:01:52 +1200
Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Silly me! The CD player already has a SAA7030 in it!
Next time I will look a little harder. Needless to say, I don't
need to buy one any more.

Antony. (deanaj@elec.canterbury.ac.nz)
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
From: dave@bclwn.wn.bcl.co.nz (Dave Green)
Subject: Wanted: RP05 Disk Drive
Organization: Business Computers Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 04:03:36 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

I know, it's a real oldie but it was a goodie ... if any one out there knows
of an RP05 or RP06 (DEC Massbus Removable Platter Disk Drive) that's gathering
dust/rust/etc I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks,

Dave Green
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From: batman@amigans.gen.nz (Kerry Emerson)
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: Gold Cards for Batman Returns
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 23:06:50 GMT
Organization: Wanganui Amigans, Wanganui, New Zealand

Hi, thanks for all the e-mail I got, I have replied to most of the people.
As I have explained in the replies, I have 4 Gold Cards now, and STILL 
LOOKING FOR MORE!!!!!!!! :-)
 
I now have the entire set of Batman Returns normal cards, so anyone else 
with gold cards that they wish to sell to me for $10 a piece, please get in 
contact!


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Newsgroups: nz.wanted,nz.comp
Subject: CAS or CLASS 2 fax modems
From: english@lincoln.ac.nz
Date: 20 Aug 92 13:32:30 +1200

Hi,

	I'm looking for New Zealand sources of either CAS supporting or
CLASS 2 capable fax cards.

Has anyone had eperience, favourable or otherwise, with the RealFAX
product.  This is a Novell compatible fax server.


Thanx
Grant English
From: dogbowl@dogbox.acme.gen.nz (dogbowl)
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: 16550 UARTS
Summary: Who's got 16550s and how much?
Keywords: local prices
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 19:28:24 NZT
Organization: The Dawghaus BBS

I'm after a reasonably priced source ( <$50 ) of 16550 UARTs.

Anybody got information on prices/availability of them?


dogbowl at The Dawghaus BBS  ( +64 6 357-9245 )
From: Pat Cain <patrick@sideways.welly.gen.nz>
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: Re: LIST OF EMAIL ADDRESSES
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 09:22:32 GMT
Organization: Sideways Bulletin Board, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

mark@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Mark Davies) in <BssFBo.ICy@comp.vuw.ac.nz> writes:
> Oh well, since people seem to want to clean up this subnodes stuff

Actually, the subnode list isn't intented to be for e-mail purposes, I
just put them in out of interest -- It's interesting to see what names
people give to computers.  I'll either remove the subnode list or make
another list out of it..
Newsgroups: nz.comp
From: kilroy@acme.gen.nz (earthbound misfit, I)
Subject: Re: WANG_OIS
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 02:59:09 GMT
Organization: ACME BBS - Public Access Usenet, Palmerston North, New Zealand

gpwrlsh@gp.co.nz writes:

> 	Home wanted for WANG OIS system. Technical institutes, etc. will be 
> given preference for this system which is currently operational. GP Print 
> will also give preference for parties who are prepared to take all of the
> equipment, however, may consider disposal of part. 

Hmmmm, this looks interesting, could be fun to play with. Can you give us
some more information about it? How big (physically) is it, what sort of
power requirements does it have, what can the OS do?

							- k
-- 
Craig Harding            kilroy@acme.gen.nz             ACME BBS +64 63 3551342
"Jub'f Xvob?"
From: bcs@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: DEC Rainbow DOS disks?
Date: 18 Aug 92 09:16:13 +1200
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

Hi all,

I have a friend who has just aquired a DEC Rainbow (you don't *seriously* 
believe I'd have one?), but without diskettes.  Has anyone got a surplus 
DOS that will run on a DEC Rainbow?  Ummm, no offence, but on the original
disks please 8-)  My friend might even scrape together some cash I guess.

TIA,

+-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-+
From: gpwrcxe@gp.co.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: WANG_OIS
Date: 18 Aug 92 08:05:02 +1200
Organization: GP Print Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand


gpwrlsh@gp.co.nz writes:

> 	Home wanted for WANG OIS system. Technical institutes, etc. will be 
> given preference for this system which is currently operational. GP Print 
> will also give preference for parties who are prepared to take all of the
> equipment, however, may consider disposal of part. 

Hmmmm, this looks interesting, could be fun to play with. Can you give us
some more information about it? How big (physically) is it, what sort of
power requirements does it have, what can the OS do?

							- k
-- 
Craig Harding            kilroy@acme.gen.nz             ACME BBS +64 63 3551342
"Jub'f Xvob?"

	Imagine the system unit taking 4 square feet of floor space, it 
stands about 16 inches tall and weighs more than an old Philips K9 TV.
Depending on the house wiring you may or may not notice the lights dim 
when you switch it on. You will have to get a supply of 8 inch floppies to 
feed it. The value of its OS today is dubious, a PC can do a much better
job. 
	Don't forget that the system includes a number of terminals not
much smaller or lighter than the System unit.

Regards

Chris Evans		GP Print Ltd
From: gpwrcxe@gp.co.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: WANG_OIS
Date: 13 Aug 92 13:26:09 +1200
Organization: GP Print Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand

	Quite right Don, one of them does contain a comms option board

	Such technology - we are ready for the deluge of replies
	By the way one of the older terminals is not as operational
	as it might be (tube is not too good)

	Don't forget we also have a good supply of twinax cables

	I will have to admit that I am finding it rather difficult to
	think of many constructive uses for the equipment.

	Regards

	Chris Evans

	Senior Engineering Technician
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: WANG_OIS
From: mdh@gaya.gp.co.nz (Martin D. Hunt)
Date: 14 Aug 92 22:45:24 +1200
Distribution: world
Organization: Wellington, New Zealand

In article <8892225@zl2tnm.gen.nz>, don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (Don Stokes) writes:
> gpwrcxe@gp.co.nz writes:
>> 	I will have to admit that I am finding it rather difficult to
>> 	think of many constructive uses for the equipment.
> 
> Come now, use your imagination....
> 
> 	Daisywheel printer as a bird scarer?

What a great idea. Let the WCC know your idea, and they might let you try 
it under a certain tree on The Terrace. For those out of Wellington, there 
is a tree which you don't dare walk under at night on The Terrace, because 
you run the risk of being white-washed by the several thousand starlings 
which roost in it. The city council has been trying to find an effective 
bird scarer for some months.

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Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: WANG_OIS
From: don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (Don Stokes)
Date: 13 Aug 92 10:44:58 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Wolery

gpwrcxe@gp.co.nz writes:
> 	I will have to admit that I am finding it rather difficult to
> 	think of many constructive uses for the equipment.

Come now, use your imagination....

	Landfill?
	The obvious maritime use?
	Supports for a coffee table?
	The cabinets could hold a fish tank?
	An overgrown typewriter?
	Foundations for a house?
	Retaining walls?
	Central heating?
	Daisywheel printer as a bird scarer?
	CRTs as night-lights for the kids?
	Outdoor furniture?
	Modern(?) art for the patio?

	Or even, a wordprocessing system? 

So you finally persuaded the management that the floorspace under that 
dinosaur is worth more than it is?

No, I don't want it.  I'll gladly come and release some pent-up frustration
at the thing if you decide to have a sledge-hammer party though... 8-)

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Don Stokes, ZL2TNM (DS555)                        don@zl2tnm.gen.nz (home)
Network Manager, Computing Services Centre            don@vuw.ac.nz (work)
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand              +64-4-495-5052
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