HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria)
Subject: Re: Lab destroyed film - lost photos
Keywords: film photos lost destroyed Ritz Longs Drugs
Organization: Pacific * Bell
Distribution: ba
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 00:47:38 GMT

In article <1992Aug15.001135.14335@oracle.us.oracle.com> glo@dvlseq.us.oracle.com (George Lo) writes:
>In article <1992Jul13.052057.11999@PacBell.COM> jpglori@srv.PacBell.COM (John P. Gloria) writes:
>>The Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton has a "Express 1 Hour"
>>photo lab and I have found them to do excellent work.  I
>>took my grandson's birthday party pictures there (5 rolls)
>
>Seems like photo developing in US is still very primitive.
>1 hour service in Hong Kong is considered to be the
>standard for at least 5 years.  Express service is about 
>20 minutes.  Quality is very good too.
>
20 minutes sounds about right IF conditions are right, i.e., 
normal traffic; machine does not break down.  Unless the photo 
service labs in Hong Kong have  more than one film 
processor/developer, they would be hard pressed to turn out 
quality pictures in 20 minutes during major holidays.  There 
is no way they could handle major "redo's" of prints
in order to color balance them if they were busy.  I am
sure under normal conditions they do produce good
work.
-- 
        ---------  John Gloria - jpglori@pacbell.com	--------	
 		"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination
	       is out of focus."   -     Mark Twain
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: gbarish@oracle.uucp (Greg Barish)
Subject: Basic MIDI Info Sought
Reply-To: gbarish@oracle.uucp (Greg Barish)
Organization: Oracle Corporation, Belmont, CA
Distribution: ba
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 03:09:25 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

I am looking to buy a keyboard with a MIDI interface.  My plan
is to, naturally, link this to my computer and do some very naive
experimentation with music.  

Does anyone know of a cheap place to get new/used MIDI keyboards
and software?  I checked some SF pawn shops without success.

I don't mind buying used.  I have no experience with MIDI software
or disk storage requirements (I have a 486 with IDE), so
any info on that would also be appreciated.

greg

Greg Barish
Oracle Corporation
INTERNET: gbarish@oracle.com
From: athos@apple.com (Rick Eames)
Subject: Re: Heritage Cablevision
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 04:57:11 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer
Followup-To: ba.general


If anyone has the address for TCI (the parent company of Heritage) perhaps
we could get together and start a letter campaign.  What do you say?

--
Rick Eames
athos@apple.com
I don't speak for Apple.  Really, I don't.
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: tweek@netcom.com (Michael D. Maxfield)
Subject: Re: Heritage Cablevision
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 01:14:49 GMT
Organization: Movement to Ban or Re-Regulate the CABLE MONOPOLIES

In article <369@vega.iii.com> rhockins@enrico.tmc.edu (Russell Hockins) writes:
>
>I am writing my cable company and complaining about the loss of service caused
>by their carrying the Olpmpics.  Their cable box ( Zenith as most systems use )
>goes up to channel 78 ( the highest currently used is 41 ) and they STILL had
>to drop channels 3 10 and 13 to carry the Olympics. I did not pay to watch the
>Olympics ( my choice ) and I STILL had a loss of service.  They will say they
>had to use those channels because some of their subscribers do not have the 
>cable box,  well too bad.  Why should I have to be deprived of services I am
>paying for?
>[...]
>How is that for an ultimatum?

Good for you!  One point of clarification... Because some of their subscribers
do not have the Zenith Box, Is an arguement in your favor.  The only way one
could receive the TRIPLECAST on TELEVENTS, io to HAVE the ZENITH BOX.  If the
Zenith box goes up to 78 (although the cable bandwidth to the Danville area
may be limited to channel 45) why not put the scramblecasting in an area other
than yhr first 12 channels???  What about all those people who have rotary
tuner TVs with no cable ready stuff.  They lost (counting channel 11-QVC)
33% of their basic service.  4/12ths

BTW:  Be sure to claim your FREE month of a Premium channel.  Televents is
only offering it to those who complain about the triplecast lockout.

BBTW:  If you are interested in discussions about cable re-regulating, check
out alt.cable-tv.re-regulate.

  tweek@netcom.com  tweek@tweekco.uucp  WWIVNet 5@5058  4@5056 N6QYA@KI6WE
          I'd rather get my cable service from the phone company,
                than my phone service from the cable company.
                

Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.market.misc,ba.wanted,ba.sports
From: derek@netcom.com (Derek LeLash)
Subject: Lithuanian shirts FOUND!
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 92 07:58:49 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba

(I hope this gets out to everyone who's been asking...)
Anyway, to get one of the wild tie-dye shirts seen at the Olympic medal
ceremony, call the Grateful Dead merchandising service at 1-800-CAL-DEAD.
The shirts come in sizes L (for you or me), XL (for Marchulionis), and
XXL (for Sabonis). :-)  They cost $30 plus tax and shipping; part of the
money goes to the Lithuanian basketball fund.  Spread the word -- let's
see a bunch of these in the stands at the Warriors' home opener!

Derek
-- 
Derek LeLash (derek@netcom.com)           "Citius.  Altius.  Fortius.
Technical Writer/Mac Savant               You got a problem with that?"
BASYS Automation Systems, Inc.    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  - 
Sunnyvale, CA  408-SEX-LLAMA      DISCLAIMER:  I am not a DEC subsidiary.
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.market.vehicles,ba.transportation,ba.wanted
From: thinman@netcom.com (Technically Sweet)
Subject: Re: Wanted: good Fiat and Honda mechanics
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 19:38:25 GMT
Organization: International Foundation for Internal Freedom
Distribution: ba

And the tally is:
  2 votes for Joe's Fiat in Redwood City.
  One vote for Alpha Omega (Honda) at 5th ave in menlo/ath/rc border
  1 vote for Kaloci & Son (??) in Mt. View: 408-730-8878
  2 votes for Far Performance (honda), 1932 Old Middlefield Way, Mt. view
	415-986-2911

  1 vote against Made In Japan in Campbell


-- 

Lance Norskog

Data is not information is not knowledge is not wisdom.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.travel,ba.general
From: karin@seashell.esd.sgi.com (Karin Borda)
Subject: hotels/motels/B&B's on beach in No. Calif.
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 16:31:44 GMT

I'm looking for recommendations for coastal getaways
between Big Sur and Mendocino.  Prefer places with ocean
views, located in relatively secluded areas.  Campsite
recommendations okay, too.  I need an escape!!!

Send replies to me at karin@seashell.esd.sgi.com or reply
to newsgroup. 

Thanks!!!

Karin
Newsgroups: ba.general,ba.wanted
From: scott@ictv.com (Scott Watters)
Subject: Where to get Revo & Serengeti sunglasses
Summary: discount sunglasses outlet wanted
Organization: ICTV, Santa Clara, CA (408) 562-9200
Distribution: ba
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 14:58:57 GMT

Does anyone know where in the bay area (south bay preferred) I can
find Revo or Serengeti sunglasses for discount prices? The department
stores and sunglasses huts in the malls all want list price. If you
know of a better way to buy premium shades please fill me in. I have
found Serengeti via mail order but cannot find Revo except for the
malls. I have stock numbers and colors in mind from the trip to the
mall. Please email or post your answers.

Thanks,

-- 
Scott R. Watters      |  aka  scott@ictv.com  |                 1993 CBR900RR
ICTV  280 Martin Ave. |                       |                        #00132
Santa Clara, CA       |  go big or stay home  |
(408)562-9200         |                       |              Bridgestone MB-1
From: LJ03933@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Roundtrip(*2):San Jose,CA->Jacksonville,FLA
Date: 14 Aug 92 20:48:43 GMT
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.


Posting for a friend - E-mail replies to:
                     L620732@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
                     (Note: He's off for the day, responses to
                      your e-mail will be on Mon. 8/10 earliest)

FOR SALE: 2 Roundtrip tickets  --> $420
          San Jose, CA -> Jacksonville, FLA
          1 male name, 1 female

          (Prefer to sell as a pair but
            will consider otherwise)

(mail accidently sent to me will be forwarded)
From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Recommendations for Good Mechanics in Fremont
Date: 14 Aug 92 20:14:39 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Distribution: ba
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
Originator: daemon@sword.eng.pyramid.com

In article <1992Aug14.080109.23536@morrow.stanford.edu> GC.AVW@forsythe.stanford.edu (RAGIN CAJUN) writes:
>
>I have a very good mechanic in Fremont, as most of the netters will
>attest.  I give this recommendation every time anyone asks.  The
>name of his shop is ATR and his name is Ron Hubbard and his phone

    So that's what the Scientology folks are up to these days...

*******************************

Vote for Bill Clinton--he has much better taste in bimbos.


Newsgroups: ba.general
From: bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker)
Subject: VCR Repair recommendations needed
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 19:39:19 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ba

I have a VCR which is developing streaking across the top of 
the screen.  I need to get it cleaned/adjusted.
Does anyone know of a dependable repair place in the
Sunnyvale/Mt. View area?
From: stef@Apple.COM (Stef Jones)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Cable-TV Sci-Fi channel
Date: 18 Aug 92 20:42:29 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, CA

Unclear on the concept:

calving@netcom.com (The Lindsay-Geyer Corp) writes:
>How many hours of GOOD Science fiction movies are there??? 

--
Stef                 In the force if Yoda's so strong, construct a
stef@apple.com       sentence with words in the proper order then
                     why can't he?                               /fortune
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: steve@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com (Steve DeJarnett)
Subject: Re: speeding ticket ..... how to limit the damage?
Followup-To: ca.driving
Organization: IBM PS Programming, Palo Alto
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 23:17:25 GMT

In article <l90k1kINNssg@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> bguest9@bsg9.Corp.Sun.COM writes:
>In article 29119@odin.corp.sgi.com, lkvarda@sgi.com (Lisa Kvarda) writes:
>>GC.AVW@forsythe.stanford.edu (RAGIN CAJUN) writes:
>>>The only thing you can do is go to traffic
>>>school and that will keep it off you driving record.  The only
>>>stipulations involved with traffic school is that you have not been
>>>and here is where I lose a bit of my memory, I think you can't have
>>>been 2 times in the last 2 or 3 years, but as I said I am not sure
>>>of this so maybe you can get this from someone else.  You pay a
>>
>>  I believe it depends on the county/city.  Some places will let
>>  you go once a year, some once every other year, and others not
>>  at all (some place near Santa Barbara is like this)
>
>It's even better than that. You can attend trafic school in the state
>of California up to 54 times a year, if you recieved a speeding ticket
>in each county.
>
>The traffic school laws are 'per county' so an attendance in Santa
>Clara does not apply to one in San Mateo. It a loophole I hope they
>never close.
>
>The trick is presenting your case. The judge will ask "Have you
>attended trafic school in the last (county specific) months?" You say,
>"Not in this county."

	Actually, this may work some places, but I know it does NOT work in 
San Luis Obispo County, where they have a lifetime limit of attending traffic
school once.  When I got a ticket while in school there, I went to the county
courthouse and asked for traffic school.  The clerk asked if I'd ever been to
traffic school before.  I said "Never in San Luis County.  I did go 4 years
ago in LA County."  She told me that since I had been once before, I was no 
longer eligible for traffic school.  Quite astonished, I asked "You mean, if I
get a ticket the day I got my driver's license at age 16 and go to traffic
school, then get another ticket at, say 60, I'm not eligible to go to traffic
school the second time??  She said no."

	Another to watch out for is Santa Barbara County, where you're not
allowed to ever go to traffic school.

	As the posters have pointed out, call the local county court, ask what
the rules are for traffic school, whether you have to pay the fine plus the
traffic school costs, etc.  If you've never gotten a ticket before, there 
should be no reason for you not to be able to go to traffic school.

	I'm redirecting follow-ups to ca.driving, which is more appropriate to
the subject.

Steve DeJarnett			Internet: steve@ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com
IBM PS Multimedia Palo Alto	UUCP:	  uunet!ibmpa.awdpa.ibm.com!steve
(415) 855-3510			IBM VNET: dejarnet at austin (only if you must)
These opinions are my own.  I doubt IBM wants them.......
From: lazzaro@boom.CS.Berkeley.EDU (John Lazzaro)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: housing question: avoiding suburbia in Silicon Valley
Date: 13 Aug 1992 23:05:52 GMT
Organization: University of California at Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: boom.cs.berkeley.edu

In article <1992Aug13.164046.8904@ads.com> charleen@ADS.COM (Charleen Bunjiovianna) writes:
>
>What I was trying to say in my inimitable smartassed fashion is that
>hey, we'd all like to live somewhere away from the smelly masses.  I
>just bought a condo in Sunnyvale.  Now, Sunnyvale wasn't always home to
>Jiffy Lubes, Pizza Huts and a dozen Superfund sites, ya know; it used
>to be farmland and orchards, which sounds to me like a pretty nice
>place to live.  Not surprising, since I grew up in such a place.
>
>Unfortunately, it sounded like a nice place to live to hundreds of thousands
>of other people, too.  Boom!  No more farmland, precious few orchards.
>Look at the californication of Seattle, if you need another example.
>

	But Berkeley and San Francisco (my workplace and homeplace
respectively) are fun in large part *because* of the interesting people
you get to share the cities with. With enough interesting people,
interesting culture, entertainment, restaurants, grow up to match the
expectations of the people. Yes, there is incredible natural aspects
to SF (Presido, Golden Gate park) and the Berkeley area (Tilden Park,
Strawberry Canyon), but the South Bay has equal treasures in this
regard.

	The rents and home prices are high in SF and Berkeley compared
with some of the surrounding areas; check out the Chronicle's home
section for "homes that sold in the X00,000 dollar range, the SF
houses in particular are always pretty puny compared to what you can
buy in Walnut Creek or San Mateo. There are other problems as well,
such as the high cost of owning a car.  But to a lot of people, living
in a city worthy of the name is worth the added cost (or cramped
quarters for the same amount of cash, in practice) and hassle. I think
the original poster wished there was a place like that in the South
Bay, and in all fairness Palo Alto and Los Gatos both share this
"positive city vibe" to a certain degree.
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: rchilder@us.oracle.com (Richard Childers)
Subject: Re: Looking to rent a logic analyzer
Organization: Memes-R-Us
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 23:29:46 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

ralph@falcon.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Ralph Becker-Szendy) writes:

>This request may sound a little strange ... but I am looking for a
>place in the bay area where a person (private individual) can rent a
>logic analyzer for microprocessor debugging. If you don't know what
>I'm talking about, hit "N" now.
>
>What I need is not-too-fancy, maybe 32 channels, about 20 or 50 MHz
>sampling, not necessarily with an incredibly smart trigger or with
>full disassembly capability, but if possible easy to use.
>
>Question 1: Does anyone know where one can rent gear such as that for
>            a few days or weeks (say at most a month) ?
>Question 2: Does anyone have an idea of how much I will have to
>            pay to rent such a beast ? They run between $4K And $10K.
>
>I'm sure such test equipment can be rented in the bay area; there must
>be lots of small development outfits which need them. But how, what,
>where ? And will companies deal with a private person ?

I'd try calling some of the oddball private electronics firms out in
the Mountain View flats. A lot of them are owned by Korean War vets
and World War II electronics buffs who settled here around Moffett,
and made Silicon Valley what it is today, working out of garages and
military surplus housing units. They survive by doing contract work -
I worked on a project once where they were designing the hardware for
a MIDI harmonica, and we were writing the monitor, as it were, using
PCs as development platforms. Many of them have such equipment as a
part and parcel of their day-to-day business.

Visiting them in person would probably be helpful, to scope out the
facility and get the attention of an engineer, instead of a receptionist.

-- richard childers-horvath	(-:

-- 
-- richard childers		rchilder@us.oracle.com		1 415 506 2411
         oracle data center  --  unix systems & network administration

                   Klein flask for rent. Inquire within.
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From: GC.AVW@forsythe.stanford.edu (RAGIN CAJUN)
Subject: Re: Recommendations for Good Mechanics in Fremont
Organization: Stanford University, California, USA
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 08:01:09 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.224020.29356@NOC.Vitalink.COM>,
rc@bacall.NOC.Vitalink.COM (Ran-Chi Huang) writes:
>I'm looking for recommendations for good mechanics to repair
>problems with my '85 Ford Escort.
>
>Please mail replies to me at:   rc@NOC.Vitalink.COM
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>-rc
>--
>Ran-Chi Huang                            Internet: rc@NOC.Vitalink.COM
>Vitalink Communications, Fremont, CA     Phone:    +1 510-440-2427


I have a very good mechanic in Fremont, as most of the netters will
attest.  I give this recommendation every time anyone asks.  The
name of his shop is ATR and his name is Ron Hubbard and his phone
number is 657-6653.  The address is 3490 Union St. and if you need a
map e-mail me and I will send you one.  Mention my name.  I have no
connection with him I just like his work and his prices.

Alma
From: dglo@manray.Berkeley.EDU (Dave Glowacki)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: Cable-TV Sci-Fi channel
Date: 17 Aug 92 17:22:17 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
NNTP-Posting-Host: manray.berkeley.edu

In article <2v9ms=j.slick@netcom.com> slick@netcom.com (Martin Veneroso) writes:
>bob@netcom.com (Bob Becker) writes:
>
>>are both rewiring their cable systems, and all over the roads are 
>>written - in spray paint - USA - with little arrows pointing up and
>>down the street.  Does anybody know what USA means?
>
>I think it means Underground Service Alert.

No, it's Underground Sewer <something>, indicating where the cable guys should
dig to cause the maximum disruption to your neighborhood :-)

Back before the First US-Iraqi War, when patriotism was rampant, somebody
called a local civic agency (whose name is lost in my faulty memory), frantic
that commie pinko operatives were marking his house for some sort of pro-Iraqi
action.  It seems he had one or more US flags flying and he came home from
work to find all kinds of USA tags on the street in front of his house.
-- 
Dave Glowacki                 dglo@cs.Berkeley.EDU                   UCBerkeley
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: glo@dvlseq.us.oracle.com (George Lo)
Subject: Re: Uninsured Motorist Auto Insurance Coverage
Organization: Oracle World HQ, Redwood Shores, California
Distribution: ba
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 21:01:45 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <l8hdrlINN64d@appserv.Eng.Sun.COM> dmk@noho.Eng.Sun.COM (David Kahn) writes:
>
>Statistics on uninsured motorists in California are unbelievable.
>I remember reading that more than 1/3 of California motorists
>are uninsured.  I don't know what the percentages are for the BA.

It is worse in Rhode Island where about half of motorists are
uninsured.  However, it is still not mandatory there.
From: Bert_-_Raphael@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Local clone computer recommendations?
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 92 14:00:50 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

I'm finally ready to buy my next PC clone (486) computer, and need advice
about where to go.  There seem to be dozens of bay area companies making
systems and selling them for less than the leading mail-order companies
(like Gateway or Zeos).  Are these local systems as well built and reliable?
Are the companies likely to be around for the length of the warranties?
I would prefer to deal locally, but need some advice: Which specific bay
area (preferrable San Jose to San Carlos) clone companies are particularly
good?  Which should I stay away from?  All anecdotes and ideas welcome.
Thanks.

  --Bert
    raphael@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: ba.general
From: marv@netcom.com (Marvin Raab)
Subject: Re: Cable-TV Sci-Fi channel
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 05:55:20 GMT
Organization: user of Netcom Public Access Unix, SF Bay Area
Distribution: ba

>I called South Bay Cablevision and was told they they're in the process
>of re-wiring all of Mountain View to use fiber optic lines, and that no
>channels will be added to the city's cable lineup until the process is
>finished.  I was told it should be done by "this time next year."


   Great...

    Are there any competitors in the area?


           -marvin


-- 
Marvin Raab                                  
marv@netcom.com                              Mountain View, CA 94040
apple.com!netcom.com!marv                    415-961-6501 (h)
From: Joe.Morlan@f133.n914.z8.rbbs-net.ORG (Joe Morlan)
Newsgroups: ba.general
Subject: Re: To Everyone Giving Away Pets!
Date: 20 Aug 92 15:45:21 GMT


 -=> On 18 Aug 92  20:32:17 Stephen Chew wrote to All <=-

 SC>  Animal-based research is, for example, responsible for the
 SC>  discovery of the relationship between saccharin and cancer
 SC>  (the number two cause of death for Americans).

 SC> What I really want to know is, is the above statement true?  Saccharin
 SC> related cancer is the number 2 killer of americans?

It is not true as you rephrased it.  I think the original poster
was saying that all cancer is the #2 cause of death for Americans,
not just saccharin caused cancer.


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