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From: fraser@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fraser Wilson)
Subject: Re: TOXIC CUSTARD WORKSHOP FILES #127
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:09:29 GMT

gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Chief Smeghead) writes:

>Not for New Zealander's...

New Zealander's what?  Their socks?

Fraser (utterly unqualified grammatician)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d
Subject: Re: TOXIC CUSTARD WORKSHOP FILES #127
From: gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (Chief Smeghead)
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:08:34 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University

In article <1992Dec22.041539.10597@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> tcwf@gnu.ai.mit.edu writes:
>
>                                     T
>                                    O X
>                                   I C C
>                                  U S T A
>                                 R D W O R
>                                K S H O P F
>                               I L E S 1 2 7
>                              2 1 s t O f D e
>                             c e m b e r 1 9 9
>                            2 W r i t t e n B y
>                           D a n i e l B o w e n
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>                                   #####
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>
>Christmas comes but once a year
>And just now, it is quite near
>So get your shopping into gear
>For all the rellies you hold dear
>Or next time you will get mere
>Socks and ties you'll never wear*                       *rotten rhyme, eh?


Not for New Zealander's...


Gareth.

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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: talbot@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Simon Paul TALBOT)
Subject: JPG to IFF converter : where in FTP?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 07:53:37 GMT

Ditto......

Thanks in Advance,
Simon P. Talbot                            talbot@mullauna.cs.mu.oz.au
University of Melbourne                    
Victoria, Australia

Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: king@snoc01.enet.dec.com (Randall King, Sydney, Aussieland)
Subject: Re: Where can I buy WB2.1
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: aus
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 18:52:50 GMT


In article <phil.724321659@adam.adelaide.edu.au>, phil@adam.adelaide.edu.au (Phil Kernick) writes...
>Workbench 2.1 has now finally been released in both the US and Europe, but
>in typical fashion, it is not yet available here - or is it?
> 
>Chris Hames indicated to me that several(?) places in Melbourne had imported
>it, but since I live in Adelaide, I don't want to start with the Melbourne
>Yellow Pages.  :-)
> 
>So if you know where I can buy a copy of the WB2.04 -> WB2.1 upgrade, please
>let me know, and tell me how much it will cost!
> 
> 
>Thanks,
>Phil.

Ami-Tech in Sydney  brought in a load of 2.1 kits directly from the US. Suspect
thats how all the early copies got here. A$130 (first in, u pay your way, C=
Aus may be cheaper when thet get their act together??). 02-5441874

Frankly though, 2.1's a yawn - save your dough.

If u want CrossDos as a 2.04 add-on, u can get the FULL thing from Nov 1992
UK mag Amiga Format Coverdisk for A$13 (the 2.1 CrossDos is integral, u cant
install it separately. 

Most people with Postscript printers will already have a commercial PSdriver,
so the new one wont do you much better.

Theres a new set of paperback size manuals that  look good on a desk if
thats what turns you  on. But the contents not much different from your
2.04 tome. New commands/options relate almst entirely to A600 PCMIA
slot and A4000/1200 AGA.

And if people are still upgrading from 1.3, you'll still need to get the
2.04 ROM chip separately ($70).

The installation used about 0.5MB more than my 2.0 SW; a consideration
if your HD system partition is tight on space. I installed into anew
System 2.1 partition so I could swap back to 2.0 for my commercial sw
testing (had to reformat first of course).

BTW; C= left the Arexx startup out of the 2.1 S:System-Startup - put it
back in if you want.

The 2.1 installation log is pretty informative, so it will tell you
exactly what its done to your files eg. deletions, additioned etc.
if you are upgrading in-situ.

Regards,
Randall.
From: johnv@acix.DIALix.oz.au (John Verhoeven)
Subject: Re: Where can I buy WB2.1
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Distribution: aus
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: 3 Jan 93 09:27:03 WST
Organization: ACix - Private UUCP Node, Cloverdale, Western Australia.

Does anybody know what the version number for this is? (ie Workbench 38.??)

Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: jasonb@cs.uwa.oz.au (Jason S Birch)
Subject: Re: A4000 now available in Oz
Keywords: A4000
Organization: Dept. Computer Science, University of Western Australia.
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 06:36:46 GMT

In <jim.724733117@marsh> jim@cs.curtin.edu.au (Jim McGrady) writes:

>Hi All

G'day :)

>This past week I've seen the A4000 advertised as being available at several 
>outlets; Bruining Headlam, Perth, for instance.  Its my bet that numbers are
>extremely limited (and probably pre bought for months :(.

>Does anyone have the typical Oz price that the A4000 is going for ?

Well, I rang Bruining Headlam, and they said they're selling them for
$4200 for the standard configuration (2M chip, 4M fast, 120M HD) without
monitor ($795 for 1960). They only have one A4000, the rest are expected
mid-January. The guy on the phone said they've already had heaps of orders... 
I told him I'll hopefully be in next week for a "test-drive" :)
I forgot to ask if they were getting them through C= (good - warrantee,
etc) or direct from OS (bad).

>Regards

>Jim

Later,
Jason.
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From: murray.bonthorne@f54.n54.z3.fido.zeta.org.au (Murray Bonthorne)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: FIGHTER BOMBER 
Organization: Fidonet. Gate admin is fido@socs.uts.edu.au
Date: 16 Dec 92 14:35:01 GMT

Original to: Dave_moore@guru.apana.org.au
Try ozisoft dave....



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From: monster@mbear.apana.org.au (Martin Ozolins)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: PAX - Adelaide Public Access Unix - now online
Distribution: world
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Date: 25 Dec 92 10:08:48 PST
Organization: Bears Incorporated

In article <1gr09fINNe34@kralizec.zeta.org.au> mikeh@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Michael Hore) writes:
> 
> Lars writes:
> >What's available in Sydney and surrounds?????
> 
> Try Kralizec.  $10 per month, no extra charge for first 10 hours
> per month, $1 per hour above that.  Contact the sysop, Nick Andrew at
> nick@kralizec.zeta.org.au.
> 
Seems costly to me
What do you get for that $10 per month ?

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Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: kirk@cc.uow.edu.au (Kirk)
Subject: looking for Perfect General game...
Summary: looking for Perfect general game
Keywords: games location
Organization: University Of Wollongong
Distribution: aus
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 05:31:54 GMT

Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of the game The Perfect General 
and the WWII scenario disks as well. I have been to the major computer/games 
retailers here in Wollongong and they either try to tell me its only
available for IBM PC/clones ro they have never heard of it ? 
I have asked 'Mrs Claus' (My wife :-) for it for Christmas but she's had no 
luck locating it.
Thanks in advance,

Kirk Barrett.
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Subject: David J. Hughes please contact
From: nicolek@latcs2.lat.oz.au (Nicole KAIYAN)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 06:25:13 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Comp Sci, La Trobe Uni, Australia

David Hughes please contact myself regarding the NeXT Summer Sale,
I have been unable to successfully reply to your email, due to
difficulties at your site.

Regards

Nicole Kaiyan

Email:nicolek@latcs1.lat.oz.au
Voice:03 416 2949



Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
From: stuarta@syd.dms.CSIRO.AU (Stuart Andrews)
Subject: Re: password software
Organization: CSIRO Division of Mathematics and Statistics, Australia
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:27:08 GMT

In article <767@elli.une.edu.au> ntas@elli.une.edu.au (Northern Tasmania OLAC) writes:
>
>In "aus.computers.ibm-pc", psypp@lure wrote:-
>>Does anyone know if there is any public domain software
>>that at bootup time will allow you into your PC only with
>>a password?
>Unfortunately any computer-literate user knows that by using ^C they can
>abort
>autooexec.bat and do what they like. Perhaps somebody has a solution to
>this 
>problem.

I think I mentioned it before, but I'll again anyhow... there is a program
called FOXYLOCS written by a guy somebody Fox in Willoughby available on
various diap-up bulletin boards around the traps. It is on (amongst others)
Jennifer Allen's "Paragon BBS" in Sydney on (02) 597 7477.

I d/l this program a few weeks back and had a read of the documentation. It
looked pretty solid. Apparently writes something into the disk that is
read before boot up. Protects the first bootable partition. It came with
all kinds of heavy warnings about being careful and making notes of passwords
etc so I guess he means business. It looked so secure I wasn't game to
test-install in on my PC! (Besides, I have password on boot in the BIOS).

stuartb

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From: RWG@buc.edu.au (Rod Griffin)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Looking for Games Shareware
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 05:40:38 GMT
Organization: Ballarat University College
NNTP-Posting-Host: 141.132.8.8

Does anyone know of good ftp sites for games.
Let me know please.
Rod Griffin                                "I hate Illinois Nazis"
Finance Section                             - Blues Brothers
Ballarat University College
Gear Ave
Mt Helen
Victoria 
Australia 3350
From: yajcc@levels.unisa.edu.au (James Crockart)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: SVGA -> PAL cards
Date: 18 Dec 92 15:05:53 +1030
Organization: University of South Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: sirius.itd.adelaide.edu.au
Originator: daemon@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au


I am looking for information on SVGA -> PAL converters.

Does anyone have one?
What is the picture quality like?
Where are they?
How much are they?
Are they generally anygood?
What alternatives are there? (SVGA -> NTSC etc etc)

Thanks in advance...


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From: antony@werple.apana.org.au (Antony Suter)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: ATI Graphics cards
Date: 22 Dec 1992 15:01:56 +1100
Organization: werple public-access unix, Melbourne
NNTP-Posting-Host: werple.apana.org.au


Does anyone know of any suppliers of ATI graphics cards in Aus?
Specifically I like the new ATI Graphics Ultra + that has the Mach 32
in it. Thanks.

Antony
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From: pet@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (paul eng-yi tan)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc,rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: SOUND cards, PLEASE Help!
Date: 22 Dec 92 23:44:48 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia

A friend of mine is looking for a Soundblaster type card
which has 44.1 KHz sampling capability AND 96 dB signal-to-noise ratio.
This is equivalent to CD quality. He's found one with 48 dB SNR but
that's not good enough.

Please help!
What model should he be looking for, and if possible where can it
be found?
Thanks!

Paul

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From: ntas@elli.une.edu.au (Northern Tasmania OLAC)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Re: password software
Date: 20 Dec 92 20:47:04 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: University of New England - Northern Rivers (Lismore)


In "aus.computers.ibm-pc", psypp@lure wrote:-
>Does anyone know if there is any public domain software
>that at bootup time will allow you into your PC only with
>a password?
>
>Thankyou
>
>Please reply to:
>
>PSYPP@LURE.LATROBE.EDU.AU
--- End of notice ---

I wrote a simple little programme in Turbo Pascal which does the job. I'd
be happy to send you a listing.
The problem I have found with all attempts to lock out unauthorised users
is that you have to invoke your password programme from autoexec.bat.
Unfortunately any computer-literate user knows that by using ^C they can
abort
autooexec.bat and do what they like. Perhaps somebody has a solution to
this 
problem.
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
From: alim@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Andrew Lim)
Subject: Seagate ST1400A & Western Digital 1" Caviar HDD 
Summary: Opinions regarding Seagate ST1400A and Western Digital WDAC2340 HDD
Keywords: seagate hard disk western digital opinion
Organization: Sydney University Computing Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 12:32:44 GMT

Could the members of the net relate both good and bad experiences with the
following hard disks:
   1. Seagate ST1400A (331M formatted, IDE)
   2. Western Digital WDAC2340 (340M formatted, IDE, Caviar 1")

Please mail any replies - I'll summarise if there is enough interest.

Thanks
Andrew.

Andrew Lim
University of Sydney
alim@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU
From: andrew@teslab.lab.oz.au (Andrew Phillips)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Re: password software
Date: 23 Dec 92 22:47:52 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Technology Services, Chief Secretary's Dept, Sydney

Don't forget that unless you disable booting from the floppy people
can still access your hard disk that way.
-- 
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From: iwirawan@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Indra Wirawan)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Re: Looking for Games Shareware
Date: 28 Dec 1992 19:22:51 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: tartarus.uwa.edu.au

RWG@buc.edu.au (Rod Griffin) writes:

>Does anyone know of good ftp sites for games.
>Let me know please.
>Rod Griffin                                "I hate Illinois Nazis"
>Finance Section                             - Blues Brothers
>Ballarat University College
>Gear Ave
>Mt Helen
>Victoria 
>Australia 3350

easy mike! try using archie to do this:

 archie games > sites1
 archie Games > sites2

then you look at both files, they tell you any ftp sites that contain
games.

I got all my Apogee games from bigmax.ulowell.edu in directory
/msdos/Games. They're really great. You know wolf3D that some shareware
distributors ask for $70, can be found in the same site.

Have fun

Indra
From: u5533129@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
Newsgroups: aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Re: password software
Date: 21 Dec 92 21:20:39 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: The University of Melbourne

> The problem I have found with all attempts to lock out unauthorised users
> is that you have to invoke your password programme from autoexec.bat.
> Unfortunately any computer-literate user knows that by using ^C they can
> abort
> autooexec.bat and do what they like. Perhaps somebody has a solution to
> this 
> problem.


Try putting INSTALL=PASSWORD.EXE (or whatever you've called it) in your
config.sys file.  This will require DOS 4 or higher.

Peter Summers
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Subject: Dave Tucker please contact
From: nicolek@latcs2.lat.oz.au (Nicole KAIYAN)
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 06:20:36 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Comp Sci, La Trobe Uni, Australia


Dave Tucker please contact myself regarding the NeXT Summer Sale,
I have been unable to successfully reply to your email, due to
difficulties at your site.

Regards

Nicole Kaiyan

Email:nicolek@latcs1.lat.oz.au
Voice:03 416 2949

Newsgroups: aus.mbio
From: ken@iat.holonet.net (Ken Easlon)
Subject: MRNA
Organization: HoloNet National Internet Access BBS: 510-704-1058/modem
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 22:32:08 GMT




I'm interested in calculating the communication bandwidth of mRNA in a
typical cell.  Does anyone have any information/references regarding the
rate of production of mRNA (per cell) or rate of protein synthesis.


--
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ken@holonet.net



Newsgroups: aus.books
From: c9112151@cc.newcastle.edu.au (Paul A Watters)
Subject: Ayn Rand -- Wanted
Organization: University of Newcastle, AUSTRALIA
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:37:27 GMT

Anyone knowing where I can buy copies of "Atlas Shrugged" and
"The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, could you please contact
me at the address above. Thank you.


--Paul Watters
From: johnm@ariel.ucs.unimelb.EDU.AU (John Paul Mazzocchi)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: Re: import EPSF format?
Date: 24 Dec 1992 13:28:49 +1100
Organization: University of Melbourne
Distribution: aus
NNTP-Posting-Host: ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au

smart@wanda.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Robert Smart) writes:

>I have some encapsulated postscript in a unix file -- just text.

>I can ftp it in text mode to a Mac.

I'd also try ftping it in binary mode, but this is unlikely to be the problem;
worth a shot though.

>I have a program (MORE 3.1) which knows how to import EPSF format. 
>I guess this is encapsulated postscript. However when I set the
>file TYPE in the import menu to EPSF it can't see my text files
>with encapsulated postscript in them.

Many programs expect your EPSF file to have a bitmap image header. Try
ftping in binary and then set the file type (using ResEdit or similar) to
EPSF.

>Clearly I need to do something to turn the file into the format
>the Mac expects for an EPSF file.

>Any assistance would be appreciated.

>Bob Smart
From: champs@hhcs.gov.au
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Subject: uudecoder for mac
Date: 3 Jan 93 23:12:58 +1100
Organization: Aust. Dept. Health, Housing and Community Services

Does anyone out there have a Mac program that runs under the finder (not A/UX)
for uudecoding files?  I have nearly 100 files I have downloaded from an
archive only to discover they are uuencoded.  If you have a decoder could 
you please mail it to me in BINHEX4.0 format at champs@hhcs.gov.au 

Thanks for any help you can give.
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Newsgroups: aus.mac
From: Matt Riddle <matthew_riddle.pharmacology@muwayf.unimelb.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Hard drives & file space
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A75F5966BA019C32@mriddle.insted.unimelb.edu.au>
X-Xxdate: Thu, 24 Dec 92 20: 11:18 GMT
Organization: Science Mutimedia, University of Melbourne
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1.1d12
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 01:08:59 GMT

In article <9235813.2960@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> Matt Riddle,
matthew_riddle.pharmacology@muwayf.unimelb.edu.au writes:
>I have encountered an unexpected anomaly when using a large capacity hard
>drive.  Inve noticed that files using less than 16K actually always take
>up exactly 16K of disk space.  Also, larger files tend to take a lot more
>room on the big drive than elsewhere.  I wonder if anyone has a simple
>reason or solution to offer?
>  I imagine there is some overhead with respect to directory information,
>perhaps, or am I barking up the wrong tree?

I received 3 replies to the above querie.  Thanks to r.exner@trl.oz.au,
Joe Miles, and Martin Gleeson.  r.exners response sums up what they all
said:

From r.exner:
A Mac partition can hold only 65536 blocks. So the bigger the disk the
bigger the bytes per block. A 32M (or smaller) partition has blocks of 512
bytes. A partition greater than 65536 x 8K (= 500MB) will need 16K blocks,
so the smallest disk file will require 16K. 

The solution: partition a big disk into a number of smaller partitions.

Thanks again, and Merry Christmas to one & all!

Matt


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From: Arthur@cswamp.apana.org.au (Arthur Marsh)
Newsgroups: aus.mac
Distribution: world
Subject: Mac uucp
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 03:38:32 +1000

Could anyone who has successfully setup uucp on a Mac please
email me?

Arthur@cswamp.apana.org.au

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