HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: fl1ger@rrz.de (Ralf  Weber)
Subject: Re: Lost Home Directory Icon
Organization: Rhein-Rechenzentrum GmbH, Koblenz, Germany
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 92 18:35:13 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.064227.4479@morrow.stanford.edu>  
draphsor@deathstar.Stanford.EDU (Matt Rollefson) writes:
> Recently, my home directory no longer comes up with an icon - it just
> looks like a folder. It still appears on the shelf, and I still can't
> drag it off. And I still get logged in with the proper home
> directory.
> Just no icon. None for other peoples' home directories (the
> double-house/neighborhood icon) either. Anyone have any ideas what
> might cause this/where these icons are stored?

Check if in Preferences-Unix the "Large File System" button is  
activated. If so, deactivate it an you'll see the icons again. 

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: kenr@laibor-in-vain.ima.isc.com (Ken Rossen)
Subject: "Refiling NextMail may be hazardous to your fax"
Reply-To: kenr@isc.com
Organization: Interactive Systems, Cambridge, MA 02138-5302
Distribution: ima
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:58:23 GMT

I am using a DoveFax modem on my NextStation serial port, and I have it  
configured to mail incoming faxes to me.  I have NextMail 2.0 (v63)

The faxes drop nicely into Active.mbox, with no problem.  HOWEVER, transferring  
them to another mailbox can cause the fax attachment to be lost.

Peering into the Active.mbox/ directory, I can see that the first one results  
in an ./attach folder, and the next in an ./attach_0 folder (presumably the  
subsequent fax received would engender an ./attach_1 and so forth).

If I transfer a fax from Active.mbox into a mailbox (say, Faxes.mbox) which  
already has a fax in it, the attachment from the new fax is dropped on the  
floor.  I had collected (or so I thought) 10 fax messages into one mailbox,  
only to discover that what I REALLY had was ten messages from various dates,  
all containing the same index.rtf and pointing to the same fax file.

Is this fixed somewhere?  How annoying!
--
KENR@ISC.COM  +1 617 661 3038 (fax)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: lockhart@eecom.gatech.edu (John B. Lockhart)
Subject: Re:  stripping (was Ramdisk coming for NeXT)
Organization: Computer Engineering Group, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332-0250
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 01:44:42 GMT

In article <15175@umd5.umd.edu> matthews@oberon.umd.edu (Mike Matthews) writes:
>>    Sounds like one huge bandaid to me.... compressed????  Are they out of
>>    their mind?  It's *already* too slow!
>Compare the speed of the '040 in compressing to the speed of a typical hard
>disk.

Uh, people, don't they mean just shrinking down to lowater if possible, and
not actual LZH compression?

--John


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: Zacharias J. Beckman <zac@dolphin.com>
Subject: NeXT Station Memory Question (SIMM?)
Reply-To: zac@dolphin.com
Organization: Dolphin Software
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 01:52:45 GMT

I'm just about to buy my first NeXTStation Color and, alas, I've no idea  
what type of RAM to buy.  I've looked for the FAQ, but it looks like our  
site has already expired.  Could some kind soul please Email me a note  
about what type of RAM (SIMM, SIPP, speed, MB capacity?) is allowed in a  
NeXT Station?  Thank you!
-- 
 Zacharias J. Beckman - Dolphin Software - zac@dolphin.com (NeXTMail welcome!)
         900 High School Way - Suite 2106 - Mountain View - CA - 94041
 To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy... and dull
 fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful. -- R. A. Heinlen
From: midiapolis@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: How does one become a NeXT Campus Consultant?
Keywords: SMOOZE SNOOZE LOSE BOOZE CRUZ COOZ (sesame street today)
Date: 25 Aug 92 17:41:28 GMT
Reply-To: midiapolis@cup.portal.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Liveware Corporation   Fort Collins, CO.  USA.

In article <78346@ut-emx.uucp> darenp@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Daren Patel) writes:
> 
> 	Can someone tell me how one goes about becoming a NeXT
> Campus Consultant?  

[ ... some part of document deleted ... ]

SMOOOOZE, as in rhyming with snooze ;')

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Austin
>  
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- todd  
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: waltrip@capd.jhuapl.edu
Subject: Re: Do you want free objects from FSF?
Organization: CAPVAX, JHU/APL
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:05:21 GMT

In article <Bt95AH.9vt@monitor.com>, shawn@monitor.com writes:
> Dave Griffiths writes
>>As for a binary object library coming under GNU licence conditions, this
>>is a _bad_ idea because it shuts out commercial developers and thus 
>>ultimately hurts the consumer. I mean suppose someone went and developed 
>>AREXX for the NeXT and then slapped a GNU licence on it - it would be 
>>useless because no commercial apps would be able to use it.
> 
> Perhaps this discussion should move to c.s.n.advocacy, but.....
> 
> I think that any entrant into this marketplace is exciting and should be  
> encouraged.  Competition is healthy.  If there are good FREE objects out  
> there and folks start using them and NeXT's popularity increases then  
> there'll be demand for RESALEABLE objects for use in COMMERCIAL apps.
	Mmm.  If I re-call the GNU/FSF license correctly, it doesn't
	prohibit the re-sale of GNU software.  It merely requires that the
	source be included whether you sell it or give it away.  

	Which reminds me:  Isn't it
	Glenn Reid who includes source when you buy certain of his products
	for the NeXT?  I understand it provides great examples on how to
	do certain things and lets people customize it with those features
	they just have to have.

	[...material deleted...]

c.f.waltrip

Internet:	<waltrip@capsrv.jhuapl.edu>

Opinions expressed are my own.
From: strauss@Aero.org (Daryll Strauss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Renderman references
Date: 4 Sep 92 17:50:46 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1887lmINNboi
Distribution: world
Organization: The Aerospace Corporation
NNTP-Posting-Host: armadillo.aero.org

In article <1992Sep4.042713.21742@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>, ede978e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Robert D. Nicholson) writes:
|> What do you we use for Renderman References in 3.0

A must is The RenderMan Companion (A Programmer's Guide to Realistic
Computer Graphics) by Steve Upstill. Published by Addison-Wesley. ISBN
0-201-50868-0

I also recommend the RenderMan Language Specification which is available
for about $20 directly from Pixar. (You can call Pixar and ask for
RenderMan sales at (510) 236-4000) It defines the RIB file format (which
the companion does not) and occationally has insights into other details
of RenderMan.

Both of these are slightly out of date with respect to RenderMan on the
NeXT. Pixar, and others, are defining a spec for RenderMan 4.0. The NeXT
implementation seems to be a preliminary version of the RenderMan 4.0
spec. I don't know where you can get details on the new additions, I
hope that the 3.0 final documentation includes them. 

-- 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: tlm@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca (Tom Marchioro)
Subject: Re: BFJ Enterprises Gone Under?
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:48:49 GMT

Since I made my earlier response to this post I've received E-mail 
indicating that contrary to the sign on the door BFJ has indeed closed
its doors permanently (there is also a post to this effect on comp.dcom.modems)

At this point this is *only* E-mail hearsay for those of you reading this, 
but I have very strong reasons to believe it's true and suggest anyone in
the same situation I'm in contact their credit card companies, the BBB, 
and any other organization which might be helpful in a situation like this.
If anyone can offer specifics on how to go about recovering funds paid to 
a shuttered company (I would think the people abuzed by Neuron would be
experts at this :-/ it would be greatly appreciated if you'd post them or
send them to me by E-mail.  I'll summarize to the net as I learn more.

Sigh. . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

tom

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From: gfield@mordor.UVic.CA (Glen Field)
Subject: Purchasing hard drive?
Keywords: hard drive
Reply-To: gfield@mordor.uvic.ca
Organization: University of Victoria
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 15:34:04 GMT

I'm considering purchasing a hard drive for my NeXT (> 400 MB). From the ads in  
the back of NeXTWORLD I have found the following vendors; Park Systems  
Technology, Tecor, Cube Route and PLI. If anyone has any experience dealing  
with any of these companies (good or bad) I'd like to hear about it. Thank you.

Glen Field
gfield@mordor.uvic.ca
From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: BackSpace/NextWorld
Keywords: FYI  VFAQ
Date: 26 Aug 92 16:22:56 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Purdue University

In article <3757@cvbnetPrime.COM> skochhar@cvbnet.prime.com (Sandeep Kochhar  
x4618 5-2) writes:
> According to the latest NextWorld, I should get Backspace (the
> screen saver) from "friends". Since none of my friends has it,
> could someone on the net mail me a copy (tar/uuencoded etc.)?

I haven't seen that magazine, but it probably explains
why we (and we are your friends, honest!) can't make it
available on sonata/nova.  If you've looked, you'll
notice we still have it, but it's not readable.  I get asked
why nearly every day.  That's so:  

	we can make it available if that's ever allowed again

	people know not to resubmit it and get us in trouble.  Most
of the times I've removed a forbidden file, it's
dutifully reappeared in submissions.  

	>I< can pass it hand to hand as you described- which I
don't do over the network but have done for walk-ins here. 
If you're ever near Purdue, be sure to stop by. 

	people who get copies of the Archives by mail can have it. 
I don't consider that mass distribution and tell the
recipient not to distribute the file widely.  Yeah, it's
gray, but nobody's told me not to.  (And I'm sure I'll hear
about it now. :-( ) 

	we have a backup because we use it and like it a lot

	>I< think pulling it from mass distribution was ridiculous

These are my opinions, of course, and don't reflect the
policies of the Archives or of the University.  Most of the
recent policies of the Archives are built on my opinions,
of course, but they aren't necessarily synonymous. 

Allen B (Hoping to get less mail on this for a while)
From: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu (Paul S. Sears)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Which DAT Format to Adopt
Date: 28 Aug 92 14:36:05 GMT
Reply-To: sears@tree.egr.uh.edu
Organization: University of Houston

In article <1992Aug26.220255.4795@fnbc.com> billb@fnbc.com (Bill Burcham)  
writes:
=>I think that I want to buy either an HP 35480A 5(8)Gb, or an Archive  
=>4352XP 2(8)Gb DAT drive for backup purposes.
=>
=>1) What is your experience with the reliability, support of these two  
=>drives.
=>

We use an Archive Python for our NeXT cluster (and to remotely backup Suns,  
HPs, DECs, SGIs, etc) and it has been a dream to use.  My only gripe is about  
the lack of good, quality backup software.  Dump and gnutar just don't always  
cut it...

I have worked with HPs drive (not sure of the model) and it seemed to also be  
a good product.  Pretty reliable.  Not sure how easy it is to use, because we  
were using HPs built in software via Sam to backup...

=>2) Do these use different formats.  If so, then which format would be more  
=>amenable to sharing data with other NeXTs, Suns, or Macs (i.e. which  
=>format is prevalent in the NeXT/Sun/Mac world).

What you need to watch out for is the format of the tape when it is  
compressed, that is if you elect to use compression.  There are 2 or 3  
different compression formats and each vendor supports their own.  A tape that  
was dumped on an HP drive with compression generally cannot be used on an  
Archive drive.  However, if the data is not compressed, then tapes can be  
moved across drives...

=>
=>Any other comments are welcomed -- I'll summarize.
=>--
=>|          Bill Burcham          | "The real world is the place     |
=>|    billb@fnbc.com  (NeXTmail)  |                                  |

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"Programming is like sex: One mistake and you support it a lifetime."
From: dmr@rugrat.Corp.Sun.COM (Daniel M. Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Scanners: what kind do you use?
Date: 29 Aug 1992 00:20:48 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: dmr@rugrat.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: rugrat.corp.sun.com

Hi folks --
	I'd like to hook up a decent, not-too-expensive Scanner to my
Slab, and then doctor the photographs. Does anyone out there have
a scanner they're pretty pleased with, a drawing program they can use
to manipulate the resulting bitmaps?

	Any hints appreciated!

---
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# Opinions expressed above aren't Sun's.

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: gad@eclipse.its.rpi.edu (Garance A. Drosehn)
Subject: Re: TeXmenu -- English?
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 00:52:21 GMT

pfkeb@kaon.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Paul Kunz) writes:
> 
>    The original question was how to get TeXMenu to come up in English.
> Here's the answer...
> 
>    Use Preferences to change your default language to some other 
> language then the default English, then change it back to English.

This should not be necessary with the current version.  That particular bug  
has been fixed with version 2.2 of TeXmenu.  If you are still seeing this  
problem, you might want to check to see if you have the latest version  (the  
latest version has a number of improvements besides just fixing this bug).

--
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ITS Systems Programmer            (handles NeXT-type mail)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute;           Troy NY    USA
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: yikes@netcom.com (Jenny Doll)
Subject: Re: NeXTSTEP Release 3
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 05:42:14 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

woo@ornl.gov (John W. Wooten) writes:
>Now you say I need a floppy drive to read the floppy  
>so I can read the CD-ROM!!

All the floppy does (I think!) is boot from the CDROM, just to make it 
easy for folks who don't want to Command~ and type the command themselves
I forget the syntax for booting off of the CDROM, but it's just the same
as any SCSI disk drive.
...Michael Brill

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: jamie@[128.127.2.100]  (Jamie O'Keefe)
Subject: Re: ZOOM VFXv32bis modem and FAXing
Nntp-Software: PC/TCP NNTP
Keywords: ZOOM. modem, fax, NeXT
Organization: FTP Software, Inc., Wakefield, MA
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 13:11:07

In article <1992Sep2.205439.11098@socrates.umd.edu> fletcher@socrates.umd.edu (Charles Fletcher) writes:

  There seems to be some good specials on the ZOOM VFXv32bis/VFPv32bis
  14400 bps modem with FAX capabilities (<$300). Has anyone had any
  experience with this modem and a NeXT? 

It works fine for me with either the PD SLIP or TIP.  

  Also, has anyone written a driver to use the FAX capabilities of
  this modem? It seems like a good deal without the FAX, and a great
  one if the FAX can be made to work.

I would also like to find one.  The people who make the ZOOM modem
did not have any drivers, unfortunetly.
  
jamie
--
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Phone: 01-508-685-3600	Fax: 01-508-794-4477	Email: jamie@ftp.com
"Everything is interconnected.  Do one thing and watch its effect on
something different.  Then watch its effect reflected back on you."

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: nevin@dtint.dtint.com
Subject: Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce
Reply-To: nevin@dtint.dtint.com
Organization: Digital Technology, International
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 15:22:50 GMT

In article <1992Aug28.231832.24368@dvorak.amd.com>  
rpomeroy@aunext3.cam.amd.com (Ron Pomeroy x(Coop)) writes:
> In article <199208281821.AA05203@cnam.cnam.fr> eronald@CNAM.CNAM.FR  
(Edmund  
> Ronald) writes:
> >>After seeing yet another $XXX.XX on c.s.n.announce the other night,
> >>rather than yell or reboot my cube, I posted a call for people willing
> [stuff deleted]
> 
> count my vote FOR prices
> --
> Ronald Pomeroy
> Advanced Micro Devices
> CAM Applications Group
> rpomeroy@aunext3.amd.com

Lack of pricing info is VERY annoying to me also!

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce
From: zazula@pri.com (Ralph Zazula)
Date: 29 Aug 92 10:19:52 MST
Reply-To: zazula@pri.com
Distribution: usa,local


I feel very strongly about prices!  I think they are, and I'll be upset if they  
aren't.  I think Todd should, and if he doesn't, again, I'll be upset.

You should all feel strongly.  And, if you do, you should be upset too.

I hope this provides a clear understanding of my feelings on this matter.

Ralph
---
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zazula@pri.com (NeXT Mail)
(602)529-1135
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C. Antony)
Subject: Re: Prices on c.s.n.announce
Summary: less hype, add prices
Organization: Brown University Department of Computer Science
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 19:25:10 GMT

In my opinion there should be catered to two goals:
a) keep the news free of too much commercial junk
b) keep it informative

A product announcement without prices does not help me at all. A
program that might be helpful is one thing, but if it costs too much I
don't even want to bother to show my interest to the vendor; even less
I want to waste my time doing so. Thus add the prices.

On the other hand restrict the product descriptions to facts, i.e. let
them have feature-benefits lists etc. or a short description of the
company. However we should refuse hype like "xxx is the BEST publisher
of NeXT software" and garbage like that. The moderator should refuse
such passages or simply change them to "xxx is a publisher of NeXT
software". If anyone is "best", "permier" etc. should be left to the
reader. Also all the statements about who said what about a product
should be cut out. They are about as useful and true as if someone
claims that the bible says that there is no God. These statements just
don't say the full truth, and the bible says: "The fool hath said in
his heart, There is no God." Quite a difference... :-)

So my vote: add the price, cut the junk.

Ronald



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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: swiet@whatever.cs.jhu.edu (Alexander Swietlicki)
Subject: Re: Rebinding the backspace key to control-H
Organization: Johns Hopkins Computer Science Department, Baltimore, MD
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 21:06:50 GMT

In article <341@gouche.UUCP> grant@Manticore.COM writes:
>I tried using the Keyboard demo program to make a key binding file
>that maps the backspace key to control-H. This didn't seem to work. Should
>it? If not is there any way to do this?

	It's simple with Stuart 2.4.  Just pull up an emulation inspector,
and check off "Delete Sends Backspace."


Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: tlm@nextasy.physics.mcmaster.ca (Tom Marchioro)
Subject: Re: need TeX, texinfo info
Organization: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 13:09:17 GMT

rallan@helical.com (Robb Aley Allan) writes:
: 
: I am trying to make sense of TeXview on the NeXT, but am confused by
: the wealth of related file formats (dvi, texinfo, etc.). Can one of
: you kind souls steer me to the appropriate documentation sources?
: Anything ftp-able would be delightful. Thx.
: 

I suggest you start out by opening (and optionally printing) the manual, 
which is the file ntman.dvi which should be in /usr/tex on your machine
(assuming TeX is indeed installed). The manual is rather out of date, 
but the basics are still are correct.  Read through it for an explanation
of what all the different parts do and what the various files are for. 
Then, when you get NeXTstep 3.0, look through the manual again to see just
how much has been added since the last release, as well as to learn about
some of the incompatible changes from what you've got now.

Tom

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: jjfeiler@relief.com (John Jay Feiler)
Subject: Re: When in September will 3.0 ship?
Reply-To: jjfeiler@relief.com
Organization: relief consulting
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 18:39:39 GMT

In article <BtpM48.Hv5@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B.  
Nicholson-Owens) writes:
> The subject line just about says it all...I figure that shipping for
> last week in August is not going to happen...perhaps middle to late
> September?

Two items which were not going to ship until 3.0 was frozen and at the  
presses have done so.....  Hayes shipped me two ISDN extenders on friday the  
28th, and a NeXT Color Printer showed up at Paget Press on wednesday the  
26th, so all we are waiting for is mastering, pressing, and mailing.  Orders  
will be going out in the order they were received, so I sure am glad I  
ordered my CD-ROM/upgrade last February.......

> 
> -- 
> -- Jeff (jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
> -- No NeXTmail please
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: jeramy@jeramy.en.open.de (Martin Roggon)
Subject: test
Keywords: test
Organization: News at jeramy
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 92 21:29:45 GMT

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