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From: lcd@ais.org (Leon Dent)
Subject: Re: The electronic countdown on 99.5 FM?
Keywords: sweet
Organization: UMCC
Distribution: mi
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 00:45:21 GMT

I enjoyed "Tommy the talking toilet tank",
and the "message" from the New York Telephone Co. brought me (literally) to
my knees.  Does anyone know where this is from?

I think your right about the various loops, I heard "Ozzie Fudd -
RabbitSlayer" several times one day and just once today (right now in
fact!).  I've only heard "Hamster Love" once though...

Leon Dent
lcd@ais.org
From: bwehr@eccdb1.pms.ford.com (M. Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Virtual Reality info?
Date: 22 Dec 1992 19:05:56 GMT
Organization: Ford Motor Co.
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      I'm posting this for a friend who would like more information
      on the current state of the art of virtual reality.

      I told him that I heard of a local nightclub that has a VR
      video game, but I can't remember the nightclub's name or
      location. Can anybody help me out here?

      He would like to know where he could go to see some true VR
      demos in action (besides the video game).  He says he's
      willing to drive as far as Chicago to catch one.  Also, if
      you know the names and/or addresses of institutions that are
      developing VR applications, he'd like to know that, too.

      Please email any info you have to me. I'll see that it gets
      forwarded to him.  I there is enough interest, I will summarize
      the info in a follow-up.

      Thanks in advance.

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From: draper@ais.org (Patrick Draper)
Subject: Deep Space Nine
Organization: UMCC
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 04:40:47 GMT

Hiya,


Anyone know when the premier of ST: Deep Space Nine is this week? I've
scanned the TV Guide, and it says nothing...


Thanks.

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From: root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (Dave Parks)
Subject: Re: Merry Xmas from Michigan Bell.
Organization: Plex-1, Michigan's Public Access Usenet Gateway  (Ann Arbor).
Distribution: mi
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:18:28 GMT

In article <leffler.724974772@vela> leffler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Bob Leffler) writes:
>
>Does this mean it will take effect 5/93 or has been effect since 5/92?
>
>
This means it will take effect 5/93. I -wish- it took effect last May,
I'd be getting a refund. ;)
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From: myke@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu (Michael Dautermann)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Re: The electronic countdown on 99.5 FM?
Summary: agreed
Keywords: sweet
Date: 1 Jan 93 23:21:23 GMT
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In article <cBb=+LB@engin.umich.edu> chad@deep.mi.org writes:
>
>One other reason that I think they're not going country is that one of their
>station identifications says, "We believe that we are complying with FCC
>regulations, but some of the material you've been listening to may be
>offensive to senior citizens.  If you are a senior citizen, please tune to W4
>country, which plays old time western music."
  
It's not a six hour loop... it's more like two hours, with some 
various rotations of stuff.  It's all pretty hillarious (although I've
heard "polka dot undies" about 20 times now)!

My friend guesses that they're going to talk-radio format.  

Whatever it is, it'll happen Monday.  My car radio hasn't switched
to a different station (even 89X!) since Christmas!



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From: sensei@dojo.mi.org (the Maniak)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Virtual Reality info?
Date: 24 Dec 92 12:22:07 GMT
Organization: Hypnotic Special Effects, Commercialize Cindy Crawford, Inc.


In article <Bzqnr0.8vs@ais.org> sa@ais.org writes:

  > The nightclub  in question is INDUSTRY   in  Pontiac , Michigan.   I  don't
  > know  how long virtual reality is going to be there, but  it costs $5.00
  > per game.  The night I was there is was extremely crowded,  I felt  like
  > a sardine.   THe line for the virtual reality simulator  was long, and I
  > didn't  get a chance to play it.

I *thought* that the VR game left Industry awhile back.  I remember that
it was only going to be around for a limited time, and that was months ago.
I played a few times -- secret is to go early on an off-night.  If it's
still there, all you people with glasses should take them off before having
them put that silly helmet over your head.

                                                ...Sensei

==
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From: chad@quality.ta.ford.com (Chad Childers)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: ConFusion @! party
Date: 23 Dec 1992 17:16:48 GMT
Organization: Technical Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Distribution: mi
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Transcendental Confusion is coming soon... and we are once again planning a
great @! party Friday night, under the direction of Paul Haas and the Stilyagi
Air Corps (send a message with 'subscribe stilyagi <your address>' in the body
to majordomo@hamjudo.mi.org if you are interested in joining the UofM Science
Fiction Club mailing list).

Internet connectivity for ConFusion is provided care of Msen.  If you are
interested in your very own home or small business site, it's less than
you think!  Contact info@msen.com.

Finally, Transcendental ConFusion is January 22-24, 1993, at the Southfield
Days Hotel, Southfield, Michigan.  GoH: Fred Saberhagen, AGoH: Randy Asplund-
Faith, Toastmaster: Jodie Offutt, FGoH: Roger & Pat Simms.  There will be
a general computer room, an Amiga room, a con suite, gaming, a fanzine room,
art show, masquerade ball, picnic, movies, panels and a writing workshop.

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From: root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (Dave Parks)
Subject: Merry Xmas from Michigan Bell.
Organization: Plex-1, Michigan's Public Access Usenet Gateway  (Ann Arbor).
Distribution: mi
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:27:00 GMT

   I just got off the phone with the most WONDERFUL young lady at Michigan
Bell (and most of you know I don't get along much with them), and she tells
me that May first, Michigan Bell will be combining the TOTAL of lines you
have in your home (billed to ONE bill) and giving us that amount of calls
to play with in any fashion we'd like. In other words... if you have 2 lines
currently in your home and they are billed to one bill, you can either make
400 calls on each or 800 calls on either one.

   This will of course help The Plex Project out since we make more than
400 calls each month on more than one line. Since I am currently paying
for 8 lines on one bill, we will be able to make upwards of 1600 calls
each month on our two UUCP dialouts. I asked the young lady to go recheck
her information and the start date (which she did), and it was confirmed.

   Has anyone else heard anything about this? I'm sure this will be good
news to a lot of us here in netland!
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From: paulh@msen.com (Paul Haas)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Re: Deep Space Nine
Date: 4 Jan 1993 05:36:25 GMT
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Patrick Draper (draper@ais.org) wrote:
: Hiya,


: Anyone know when the premier of ST: Deep Space Nine is this week? I've
: scanned the TV Guide, and it says nothing...

Channel 36 (Toledo) and Channel 47 (Lansing) will show it at 8PM Monday
January 4th.  It will be two hours long.

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From: rees@dabo.citi.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Re: Merry Xmas from Michigan Bell.
Date: 28 Dec 92 16:06:44 GMT
Reply-To: Jim.Rees@umich.edu
Distribution: mi
Organization: University of Michigan CITI
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In article <1992Dec21.152700.4919@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us>, root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (Dave Parks) writes:

     I just got off the phone with the most WONDERFUL young lady at Michigan
  Bell (and most of you know I don't get along much with them), and she tells
  me that May first, Michigan Bell will be combining the TOTAL of lines you
  have in your home (billed to ONE bill) and giving us that amount of calls
  to play with in any fashion we'd like.

That's nice.

Of course, that's the way it always used to work before December 1991 when
they changed to the current system (which they couldn't have done back in
the days when the phone company was still regulated).  So, in typical
Michigan Bell style, they're going back to the old way of doing things and
making it sound like we're getting something new.

Actually, I'm not sure this is true.  I do know that in December they
changed from giving a simple total of all calls made to listing the counts
separately for each line.  But I never made more than the minimum number of
calls on each line before then, so I don't know how it would have been
billed.  I would appreciate hearing from someone who knows.
Newsgroups: mi.misc
From: chad@ais.org (Chad Childers)
Subject: Re: The electronic countdown on 99.5 FM?
Reply-To: chad@deep.mi.org
Organization: FoMoCo
Distribution: mi
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 18:32:55 GMT

>Whatever it is, it'll happen Monday.  My car radio hasn't switched
>to a different station (even 89X!) since Christmas!

Mine either.  Well... except when they play that bit about dandruff flakes.
(yuck!)

Newsgroups: mi.misc
From: leffler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Bob Leffler)
Subject: Re: Merry Xmas from Michigan Bell.
Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
Distribution: mi
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:52:52 GMT

root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (Dave Parks) writes:

>   I just got off the phone with the most WONDERFUL young lady at Michigan
>Bell (and most of you know I don't get along much with them), and she tells
>me that May first, Michigan Bell will be combining the TOTAL of lines you
>have in your home (billed to ONE bill) and giving us that amount of calls
>to play with in any fashion we'd like. In other words... if you have 2 lines
>currently in your home and they are billed to one bill, you can either make
>400 calls on each or 800 calls on either one.

Does this mean it will take effect 5/93 or has been effect since 5/92?





bob
From: root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (Dave Parks)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Re: The electronic countdown on 99.5 FM?
Date: 28 Dec 92 17:47:35 GMT
Organization: Plex-1, Michigan's Public Access Usenet Gateway  (Ann Arbor).

Speaking as an ex-program director of Top-40 stations for many years...

They are getting JUST what they set out to do, get as many people talking
about "Whats going on?" as they can before they go live with the NEW product.
In this case they are currently carting music and changing formats and all
computer programs to reflect the new sound. My hats off to whoever talked a
GM of a top 8 market station to pull something this outragous!

Keep in mind that "as long as they are talking about you" it doesn't matter
if it's good or bad, a very large amount of the people that have been informed
of this promo, will indeed sample the new product and judge for themselves.
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Newsgroups: mi.misc
From: meg@netmeg.ann-arbor.mi.us (Meg Geddes)
Subject: Test #2
Organization: netmeg.ann-arbor.mi.us
Distribution: mi
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 04:49:01 GMT

Ignore this.

Just testing outgoing news on netmeg.

Danke Schoen


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From: sensei@dojo.mi.org (the Maniak)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: The clueless mailing list 
Distribution: world
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 92 04:45:24 GMT
Organization: Hypnotic Special Effects, Commercialize Cindy Crawford, Inc.


In article <scs.725244518@hela.iti.org> scs@iti.org writes:

  > The Clueless Users Mailing list is now active.  Below is a sample of
  > the initial mailings.  The first message is reproduced intact; the
  > latter messages have been edited to disguise the clueless.  The final
  > response is particularly priceless.

Uhhhh...  is this your way of wishing us all a Merry Christmas, Steve?
<laughs>  Some of this stuff is *hysterical*!!

And a Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to all of you...

  > Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 12:01:39 GMT
  > From: threatener@publicly.funded.org
  > Subject:  Re:  Welcome, clueless user!
  > 
  > You know assholes like you think that you can play games with someone's
  > personal email, but you picked the wrong person, because I am the last
  > person who will give in to shit like you, I can simply stop reading mail
  > at this account rather than do one little thing that you tell me to do.
  > So keep sending junk here for /dev/null to read. Btw, I am a system admin-
  > strator, I know more about mail servers than you ever want to find out,
  > but then two can play this game.

...even this person!  :)

                                                ...Sensei

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From: sensei@dojo.mi.org (the Maniak)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: The electronic countdown on 99.5 FM?
Distribution: world
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 92 10:07:22 GMT
Organization: Hypnotic Special Effects, Commercialize Cindy Crawford, Inc.


As I was flipping through the FM band a couple days ago ("seek" is a
wonderful thang), I tuned into 99.5.  At the time, all that was on
99.5 was some electronic voice counting down from some very large #.
(40,000 or so.)  I thought little of it other to berate myself for
not finding any decent tapes in my car and went on to my search for
good music.

Then, just yesterday, I was in a car with another friend and he tuned
it into 99.5 and asked me if I knew what was going on with the electronic
voice doing the countdown.  I have *no* idea on this one -- if there's
anyone out there in net.land who has any information, please post or
send email.  My curiosity has just been aroused.


                                                ...Sensei

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From: bwehr@eccdb1.pms.ford.com (M. Bruce Wehr)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Re: Virtual Reality info?
Date: 22 Dec 1992 20:08:34 GMT
Organization: Ford Motor Co.
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M. Bruce Wehr (that's me :-) wrote:
:       I'm posting this for a friend who would like more information
:       on the current state of the art of virtual reality.

    It has come to my attention that the address in my reply-to header and
    .sig may not work due to some configuration changes. If replies fail, try

      wehr@fmsrl7.srl.ford.com   --or--   wehr@edi.com

    Or, if all else fails, don't hesitate to post.

    Thanks again.

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From: js193s231@sycom.mi.org (Jack)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Dearborn in MI.US
Distribution: world
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Date: 30 Dec 92 12:12:19 EST
Organization: Michigan Information eXchange
From: sensei@dojo.mi.org (the Maniak)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: Imminent death of UNIX predicted
Date: 24 Dec 92 12:28:41 GMT
Organization: Hypnotic Special Effects, Commercialize Cindy Crawford, Inc.


In article <BzqJ7x.5n5@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us writes:

  > [After seeing Univel's UnixWare, I'm really scared for the future of
  > Unix.  Univel took SVR4.2 and ruined it completely...I just hope that
  > Novell doesn't do the same thing with Unix in general.  Is this the
  > price we have to pay for Unix on the desktop?]

The blurb that most caught my attention was that Novell was going to
"purify" Unix.  Scary, *scary* thought.  I hope that Novell decides to
drop the USL-BSDI suit.

                                                ...Sensei

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From: root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us (Dave Parks)
Newsgroups: mi.misc
Subject: The Plex Project (Shutdown)
Date: 3 Jan 93 19:10:47 GMT
Distribution: mi
Organization: Plex-1, Michigan's Public Access Usenet Gateway  (Ann Arbor).

NOTICE of Shutdown:

	It is with deepest regret that I must announce the closing of
	The Plex Project. There isn't enough support to keep the group
	alive. I will of course be finding new homes for the 17 systems
	we are currently feeding. In Ann Arbor there is still iunet,
	mudos and it looks like Meg (netmeg) is going to join the game.

	I hope the closing of this system will help to show that even
	though others are still -GIVING- Usenet News feeds, it costs
	these people time and money to keep such a service alive.

	Since the Universities are tightening their belts as far as
	resources go, it will soon be up to the public to do MORE than
	we currently are to keep ourselves fed. If you are one of the
	local users receiving and posting to Usenet from somewhere other
	than a -GEMMIE- account provided by your employer, think about
	helping the site you are reading this thread on.

	If you are one of the sites being fed via "The Plex Project" you
	can get further information on what is going on and where your
	NEW home will be by mailing me: root@plex-1.ann-arbor.mi.us.

		My THANKS to those of you who gave,
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From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Subject: Imminent death of UNIX predicted
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 23:14:21 GMT
Distribution: mi
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI

From the December 22, 1992 issue of the _Wall Street Journal_, page
B1.  Reprinted without permission.

Novell Agrees To Buy AT&T's Unix System

Novell Inc. gained a weapon in its battle with Microsoft Corp.,
agreeing to purchase American Telephone & Telegraph Co.'s Unix System
Laboratories for about $360 million in stock.

The deal gives Novell control of Unix, a computer operating system
that is widely used with high-perfoamnce desktop computers called
workstations.  In return, AT&T, which long has wanted to make a
graceful exit from the operating-system business, gains a 3% stake in
Novell, the second-largest supplier of PC software after Microsoft.
Other shareholders of Unix System (sic) will get a 1% interest in
Novell.

[...]

After the announcement yesterday, concern that Novell was paying too
much for Unix drove down its shares, which closed at $27.25, off
$1.50, in national over-the-counter trading.

[...]

"We're kind of like the parent of the bride," said [Robert M.] Kavner,
who once spearheaded AT&T's computer strategy.  With Novell, Unix is
"in the right hands," he said.

[...]

[After seeing Univel's UnixWare, I'm really scared for the future of
Unix.  Univel took SVR4.2 and ruined it completely...I just hope that
Novell doesn't do the same thing with Unix in general.  Is this the
price we have to pay for Unix on the desktop?]

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