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From: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Subject: Re: My Lynx Pad is semi-stuck!
Reply-To: aa399@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Len Stys)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 18:11:28 GMT


In a previous article, echen@hardy.u.washington.edu (Ed Chen) says:

>
>I've had my Lynx II for 1/2 year & the joy-pad recently started
>to behave like it is slightly stuck to the right.
>
>I'm ready to take the thing apart & take a look at it, but before
>I do, did anyone else had this problem? & will it fix the problem
>by simply take the thing apart & cleaning it?
>
>Lastly, I heard something awhile back about someone having the
>detailed instruction on how to take the new Lynx apart, can anyone
>(RJ?) who has it please e-mail me a copy?  If no one does I guess
>I'll just do it & post a summary.
>
>Thanks					Ed
>					echen@u.washington.edu
>
>ps:  I know about the $49 thing where I can return my Lynx &
>Atari will fix it.  But with the new $89 price, I'd rather go
>out & buy a new one plus I get Batman for free!
>


HEY!  DON'T DO WHAT I DID!!!!

I had a problem with my joypad (it must be the Lynx II) and I could
not figure out how to take it apart.  I then found out after I tried
unsnapping it apart... it doesn't unsnap apart.  There are hidden screws.

I suggest that you take it apart, take a look at it, clean it, and
if it you can't get it to work, put it back together and send it
back to Atari.

This is how you do it.

Take the screw off from the battery compartment (it is obvious).

There are also FOUR (I believe) more screws underneath the rubber
graspings.  You'll have to glue it back on after you take it off.

You won't see the screws since there is some type of black glue that
covers the holes up.  You have to keep pressing down with the tip of
the screw driver to find it.

That should ave you a lot of headaches.

Len

-- 
 
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From: jonke@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Stephen Jonke)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx,rec.games.video
Subject: Lynx clubs? [Lynx -- obviously!]
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:15:34 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Do any Lynx clubs exist for the purpose of getting people together to play
mass multiplayer games, hold tournaments, introduce new victims to the
Lynx, trade/sell games and systems, maybe publish a newsletter, etc?

Anybody interested in starting one?

Steve
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx,rec.games.video
From: howard@sinoda.ultra.COM (Howard Simonson)
Subject: Re: Lynx Deluxe Package (was Re: TurboExpress vs. Lynx?
Keywords: Lynx
Reply-To: howard@ultra.com
Organization: Ultra Network Technologies
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 03:28:42 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.152150.6737@brtph560.bnr.ca>, sully@bnr.ca (Tim Sullivan P215) writes:
|> If I were to do it again, I probably wouldn't get the deluxe package.
|> At my E.B., you can get the plain Lynx for $90.  I've already upgraded
|> my Lynx carrying case, so the case that came with the deluxe package
|> is obsolete.  I don't use the comlynx cable, and probably had a
|> workable AC adaptor already.  So, I figure $90 for the Lynx and $20 for
|> the deluxe carrying case.  This leaves you $20 (if you're comparing 
|> costs against the Deluxe package) to get a game of at least the quality 
|> of California Games, which isn't hard to do.  If you don't already have
|> an adaptor that'll work, it still give's you $10 towards a game, which
|> some may argue is better than getting Calif. Games.
|> 
|> I agree that the Deluxe package is the better deal and have no regrets
|> about buying it.  I just don't think I'll take advantage of the entire
|> package (the comlynx cable and the case anyway).

Actually, I found "doing the homework" made putting it together, cheaper than
buying the Deluxe package.  I shopped for the best price on the individual
items and the zipped over to "The Good Guys", where they'll meet or beat a
competing price, and put together everything but the Cal. Games (which I
didn't want) for cheaper than either ElBo. or GoodGuys wanted for the Deluxe
kit.  I was then able to talk the wife into *two* games to start with! :)

P.S.  I have received the requests, just haven't had the time lately.  Part 2
      of my review of LYNX Casino (focusing on BJ) will be coming soon,
      hopefully this weekend...
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From: u8939683@csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: HELP opinions for lynx Vs Game Gear
Date: 30 Jul 92 08:18:31 +1000
Organization: University of New South Wales

HI netters,

I live in Australia and I want to get a handheld gaming console.

Australia only has three handheld gaming systems
I'm after colour gaming though, cause I don't really like the Gameboy's
screen that much.

Can you people out there provide me with information on the 
Game Gear, and the Lynx.

What I'm after are opinions and especially technical info comparing
the three systems.

Sorry if this sought of question has already been asked.

Thanx in advance anyway.

Anthony
From: time@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Tim Emmerich)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 06:14:05 GMT
Subject: Ain't Lynx Great?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx

	Well, I flew home for a friend's wedding this past
weekend & I took my Lynx Classic with me as well as
two sets of batteries.  To let you know how much playing
time I got in, I ran through one set of batteries and 
started on the second one!
	I played APB and Xybots.  But the great thing is that
I finished Rygar (finally, you say!).  That dreaded level 19
kept holding me back but thanks to Tiger Stomp and lots of
jumping, I made it!  Thanks a lot to Rick Hall for all the help
and encouragement!  BTW, Tiger Stomp works great on the big
rhinos too!
	Well, I didn't know how to put the subject on this one.
Kind of a mix between "how great a lynx is for travel" coupled
with "Another game bites the dust."  So, I will just say
"Ain't Lynx great?"

Over and out,
Tim

PS  Lynx up!	
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: wiley@b11.b11.ingr.com (Dave Wiley)
Subject: Game Dude - bad experience
Reply-To: wiley@wiley.b11.ingr.com
Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 20:20:50 GMT

An open letter to Game Dude,

On July 22, 1992 I ordered three copies of the Lynx game "Xenophobe" by
phone.  On July 24 one game arrived, although I had been charged for all
three.  After two more telephone calls at my expense you agreed to ship
me one more copy and credit my charge card for the third game. 

I do not feel the situation was handled in a very satisfactory way.  I
am writing you for the remote chance that you might do something to
restore my confidence in your company or, at the very least, to
encourage you to change your policies before you lose more mail order
customers.  The reports of your company on the computer network have
been mediocre to poor.  Now I see why.

On the 24th, after discovering the shipping problem, I called the
customer service line and was told that they would check the records and
find out what happened.  I asked them to call me back after researching
the problem and was told, "We can't do that.  You'll have to call us
back Monday."  This is customer service?  I had paid for the call to
report the problem it seems the least you could have done was to call me
back after the remedy had been found.

On Monday, July 27 I did call back.  Your representative admitted that
there had been a shipping error.  He had also found one copy of the game
in stock.  I was given two options.

1) You would ship the copy of the game you had and refund the charge
for the third game to my credit card.

2) You would wait until you had two copies of Xenophobe in stock and
ship them both.

I asked your customer service to ship me the copy they had and then ship
the other when it came in.  "We can't do that.  We can only make one
more shipment to you."  At this point I would have expected your company
to go to the additional expense to keep me happy.

Frankly, I'm not happy.  I do a lot of mail ordering, and my experience
with your company ranks among the poorest.  Even the best companies make
shipping mistakes (although an error on the very first order is
suspicious).  However, most companies do go to far more effort to correct
their mistakes.  Unless you do something to change my mind, I probably
will not order from you again. 

--
david wiley
Intergraph Corporation
205-730-6390
wiley@wiley.b11.ingr.com
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
From: thomase@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Thomas Esamie)
Subject: Lynx Club
Organization: Uni Computing Service, Uni of Sydney, Australia
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 11:38:06 GMT

	I called Atari here in Sydney the other day to get a list/catalogue
or basically anything which would give me an idea of the range of games
available here. There aren't many shops carrying the lynx range and those
that do seem to have no idea of what they can get.
	Anyway they said that no there was no such list and it was a case
of if you see it, we have it. Hmmm annoying but Australia is only a small
market and tends to be neglected by better companies than Atari. They did say,
however, that they were running a lynx club with special discounts, 
pre-release info on games, and a quarterly mag as well as some stuff (bags, 
caps, badges... etc).
	What I want to know is:
				- is there such a club in america, and if so
				  what is it like?
				- is there anyone in australia who is a member
    				  and can tell me some juicy details?

		Thomas the Tank Engine.
From: echen@hardy.u.washington.edu (Ed Chen)
Newsgroups: alt.games.lynx
Subject: My Lynx Pad is semi-stuck!
Date: 31 Jul 92 03:39:12 GMT
Reply-To: echen@u.washington.edu
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle


I've had my Lynx II for 1/2 year & the joy-pad recently started
to behave like it is slightly stuck to the right.

I'm ready to take the thing apart & take a look at it, but before
I do, did anyone else had this problem? & will it fix the problem
by simply take the thing apart & cleaning it?

Lastly, I heard something awhile back about someone having the
detailed instruction on how to take the new Lynx apart, can anyone
(RJ?) who has it please e-mail me a copy?  If no one does I guess
I'll just do it & post a summary.

Thanks					Ed
					echen@u.washington.edu

ps:  I know about the $49 thing where I can return my Lynx &
Atari will fix it.  But with the new $89 price, I'd rather go
out & buy a new one plus I get Batman for free!
From: emct46@castle.ed.ac.uk (J H Dempsey)
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
Subject: Re: sources of xtrek
Date: 21 Jul 92 11:00:40 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University


Can I join in
Newsgroups: alt.games.xtrek
From: jch+@cs.cmu.edu (Jonathan Hardwick)
Subject: Re: sources of xtrek
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 12:05:56 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

The FAQs were posted recently to rec.games.netrek and news.answers,
and include a list of FTP sites where you can get source code.  If
your site has already expired these articles, get them from the
archive listed in my sig (they're the files netrek-faq, ftp-list, and
server-list)

Yet Another Reminder : alt.games.xtrek is effectively dead.  All of
the interesting discussion is going on in rec.games.netrek.

Jonathan H., jch@cs.cmu.edu                        Spaceman Spiff, Flying Pig
I run a Netrek information archive.   Access: [1] WAIS (gourd.srv.cs.cmu.edu, 
port 6000, name netrek-ftp)  [2] AFS (try cd /afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/jch/netrek)  
[3] Anon FTP from gs69.sp.cs.cmu.edu   [4] e-mail from ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
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From: rone@nunki.usc.edu (Ron Echeverri)
Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.gay,alt.flame,talk.religion.misc
Subject: Re: Removing This Newsgroup
Followup-To: alt.flame
Date: 31 Jul 1992 04:18:01 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: nunki.usc.edu

In article <l7i5sjINNij3@pollux.usc.edu> aabdalla@pollux.usc.edu (Ahmed Abd-Allah) writes:
>And just to hammer this point even further, if you ARE homosexual, and
>you ARE Muslim, then you are infinitely closer to me than the best 
>nonMuslim.  Am I making myself clear?  There is a hadith that says
>the worst Muslim is better than the best nonMuslim.  So please do not
>listen to the nonMuslim arguments - even if you are a homosexual Muslim
>it is best for you to remain tuned in to your own people.

I infer from this that Islam is a very condescending, snobby, and uppity
religion.  Now i understand why there are so many wars in the middle east,
why Salman Rushdie is still persecuted, and why women still have to be mens'
slaves under your religion.  Fun fun fun.

5150
and i thought Christianity was bad
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From: dlee@girtab.usc.edu (David J. Lee)
Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.gay,talk.bizarre
Subject: Re: Removing This Newsgroup
Date: 31 Jul 92 17:08:09 GMT
Organization: The Island of Misfit Toys
NNTP-Posting-Host: girtab.usc.edu

aabdalla@pollux.usc.edu (Ahmed Abd-Allah) begs:
->
->2. The second reason why I'm posting again is to show just why this 
->newsgroup is indeed "unIslamic".  As I mentioned above, homosexuality is
->at best a sin on the order of adultery or fornication.  By tolerating this
->newsgroup, Muslims can therefore theoretically tolerate
->	alt.wanted.muslim.adultery
->	alt.wanted.muslim.fornication

Well, rdc?  "I see a great need"

.
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From: ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk (Ken Johnson)
Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.gay,talk.bizarre
Subject: This dagger will fetch a great price (was:CREATION)
Date: 31 Jul 92 12:19:34 GMT
Followup-To: alt.wanted.moslem.gay,misc.test,talk.bizarre
Organization: Bugs-R-Us


In article <1992Jul30.110642@axion.bt.co.uk> cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk
(Colin Dawkins) writes:

#  However the main point is that there is no such thing as a GAY muslim..


Salaam, little one.
For sure.
Allah loves wondrous variety.
Also Coco Pops, Raisin Splitz and Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes. 
 
-- Ken "Twang!" Johnson            <-- This post is incomprehensible except
                                       to Amazingly Kool People


-- 
////  Advice to dieters:          ////  Ken Johnson, A I Applications Institute
////    Never eat more than       ////       80 South Bridge, EDINBURGH EH1 1HN
////    you can carry.            ////                 E-mail ken@aiai.ed.ac.uk
////               -- Miss Piggy  ////     phone 031-650 2756  fax 031-650 6513
Newsgroups: soc.culture.islam,alt.wanted.moslem.women,alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.gay,alt.config
From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (Mcinnes B T (Dr))
Subject: Re: carasso
Organization: National University of Singapore
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 02:37:21 GMT

Yeah, Carasso, that was pretty mean. But you can purge your sins by
creating a new group called alt.islamic.fans.rushdie. 
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From: cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk (Colin Dawkins)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.islam,alt.wanted.moslem.women,alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.gay,alt.config
Subject: Re: carasso
Date: 31 Jul 92 10:49:53 GMT
Reply-To: cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk (Abd Al Karim)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


If what you say about Mr Carasso is true then maybe the shiah should put a death sentence on him (half joking) and leave Salman Rusdie alone.

Incidently Salman Rusdie's book (of which I have only seen the Ahmad Deedat highligts (lowlights ?) seemed to be even more insulting to non muslims..especially white women.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.islam,alt.wanted.moslem.women,alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.gay,alt.config
From: jamie@cs.sfu.ca (Jamie Andrews)
Subject: carasso
Organization: CSS, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:15:48 GMT

Primarily for the information of soc.culture.islam:

     The new "wanted" newsgroups (alt.wanted.moslem.women,
alt.wanted.moslem.men, alt.wanted.moslem.gay) are the product of
Roger Carasso (now calling himself some Moslem name with the
initials RDC), who has been ridiculing Islam and Moslems in his
postings for several years (e.g. posting excerpts from
soc.culture.islam articles to talk.bizarre and then making jokes
about the names and customs described).

     Come on Roger, using the alt namespace for your stupid
games is bad enough without you dragging your religious and
cultural intolerances into it.

--Jamie.                       ,
  jamie@cs.sfu.ca           (-:=
"Cool... clear... Usenet"      `   (not)
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From: isaac@numbat.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Isaac Balbin)
Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.women,misc.test,alt.newbie,alt.wanted.moslem.gay
Subject: Re: CREATION
Date: 30 Jul 92 22:32:07 GMT
Followup-To: alt.wanted.moslem.men

aabdalla@pollux.usc.edu (Ahmed Abd-Allah) writes:

>I believe that it is your responsibility to yank the "wanted.gay" newsgroup
>as soon as possible.

>Ahmed A. Abd-Allah                   

Or rename it as alt.wanted.arab.* instead of alt.wanted.muslim.*

I am sure your religion doesn't *force* Arabs to be Muslims does it?
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From: aaldoubo@copper.denver.colorado.edu (Anisa Alnoor Aldoubosh)
Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.women,misc.test,alt.newbie,alt.wanted.moslem.gay
Subject: Re: CREATION
Date: 29 Jul 92 23:14:05 GMT
Followup-To: alt.wanted.moslem.men
Organization: University of Colorado at Denver

In article <l7dqugINN10n@pollux.usc.edu> aabdalla@pollux.usc.edu (Ahmed Abd-Allah) writes:
>
>As-Salaamu-Alaikum.  Doubtless your intentions were noble and good BUT
>I simply cannot understand how you justify creating an oxymoron such as
>"alt.wanted.moslem.GAY".

Wa aleikum salam wa rahmatullahi ta'ala wa barakatu, ya Ahmed.

Thank you for stating your clearly unambiguous position, which I am almost
positive that the majority of practicing Muslims who subscribe to these
newsgroups, would be in complete agreement with you.

I don't know if the original poster actually believed that such a person
existed.  We know that there are some Arab and Persian men who are homosexual
(even though the percentages are low), but it is definitely an oxymoron to
tie Muslim men and homosexuality together.

I agree.  It is insulting to see such a newsgroup exist.  Maybe the original
poster could subscribe to another newsgroup as applicable and/or suggest 
another name that would be more appropriate.

Anisa

	"For the first time we could say to everyone - this is our
	faith, this is our way of life, this is who we are.  And
	nothing could stop us.  You can't imagine what that was
	like....."  Alfred Molina in Not Without My Daughter

Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.women,misc.test,alt.newbie,alt.wanted.moslem.gay
From: ricegm@ecf.toronto.edu (George Matthew Rice)
Subject: Re: CREATION
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 16:06:48 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.113352@axion.bt.co.uk> cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk  (ABD AL-KARIM) writes:
>In reference to point 3, Allah created man and woman for each other. In the words of the (translation of the Qur'an)..As a garment for each other.
					    ^^^^^^^

Well i have a lot of clothes. Does that mean ....

Matthew


Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.women,misc.test,alt.newbie,alt.wanted.moslem.gay
From: query@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Samuel Green)
Subject: Re: CREATION
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 17:16:13 GMT

In article <1992Jul31.113352@axion.bt.co.uk> cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk  (ABD AL-KARIM) writes:
>
>As-Salamu-Alaikum Brothers and Sisters.
>
>"Lighten up..."
>
>Interesting.....Words similar to those were probably said to the Jews relating to Usary. 
>
>"Lighten up...."
>
>1 Are you a Muslim ?
>2 If you are then remember that you will have to justify your opinions to Allah.
>3. If you are not then quite understandably you do not understand why Islam is so against the concept of Homosexuals.
>
>In reference to point 3, Allah created man and woman for each other. In the words of the (translation of the Qur'an)..As a garment for each other. Allah destroyed a whole peoples (re Sodom and Gommorah) because of Sodomy.
>
>Therefore if Allah in his infinite wisdom destroys this town because of Homosexuality, then I will not "lighten up.."
>
>As for being a sinner and a muslim...Of course we are all sinners, but even the worse sinner in the time of the messenger (pbuh) never clamed to be homosexual.
>
>I hope that more knowledgable people than myself will shed more light on this topic in shah Allah. Then we may be able to move on to more constructive matters.
>
>Finally to anyone who thinks that they are a gay muslim "may Allah guide you and improve your condition". May Allah guide us all..


	All I can say to that is:  San Francisco dosen't seem to have had
many cases of people turning into pillars of salt, lately...  So, I doubt
your town will be destroyed.   And, remember, assuming Allah is the only
God out there, why didn't He destroy the romans or the greeks, or any
number of current day populations that  are eithe homosexual (except for
ritual mating to ensure another generation) or bisexual?  Or, does Allah
only bother destroying Islamics, Jews and Christians?
	In response to what one person said about 'Islam being now what it
has always been, and the Koran not changing' (You get the idea, I am sure)
I have a question:  Does technology count?  I mean, back in the days when
the Koran was written, I don't see any mention  of genetic engineering or
many thousands of other life changing discoveries...  Is it not possible
that these too have changed the way you worship?  Would that not be a
change in Islam?
	Sam
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From: cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk (Colin Dawkins)
Newsgroups: alt.wanted.moslem.men,alt.wanted.moslem.women,misc.test,alt.newbie,alt.wanted.moslem.gay
Subject: Re: CREATION
Date: 30 Jul 92 10:06:42 GMT
Reply-To: cdawkins@axion.bt.co.uk (Colin Dawkins)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


As-Salaamu-Alaikum wa Rahmatullah.

I actually mailed my message directly to a brother by mistake...

However the main point is that there is no such thing as a GAY muslim..

PLEASE TAKE THIS GROUP OF THE NETWORK...

IT IS AN ABOMINATION...A CURSE...A LIE AGAINST ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER RASSULLULLAH SALALLAHU ALAYHI WA-SALAM..
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