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From: jb118@prism.gatech.EDU (Jeffrey N. Burch)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: Sci-Fi Channel/Cartoon Network
Date: 1 Oct 92 16:10:33 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute -- EOL

In article <1992Sep30.154410.11045@mdi.gwinnett.com> gph@mdi.gwinnett.com (Greg P. Hershinow) writes:
>I have just been told by a friend, that he read in the paper that NO
>metro-Atlanta cable companies have picked up either the Sci-Fi channel or
>the Cartoon network.
>
>Is there a conspiricy?  Perhaps if we write the Govenor?

I live out in Gwinnett County, and the cable system which services our
apartment complex is called Wireless Cable of Atlanta.  In the past I've
had problems with them, from billing miscues to bad signal transmission,
but they have at least partially redeemed themselves by picking up the
Sci-Fi channel, starting today.

As I drove in to work to Georgia Tech this morning, I noticed a lot of
activity over at the TBS/TNT building.  Picnic tables, a grandstand, 
decorations, floats, and lots of other stuff were out there today.  Perhaps 
they are having a big to-do about the Cartoon channel...

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From: rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: GCVT, Sci-Fi Channel, Cable Bill, Re-regulation, etc.
Date: 30 Sep 92 17:48:04 GMT
Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute

dorn@indigo.mese.com (ALAN DORN HETZEL JR) writes:

>[SOAPBOX ON]

>GCTV can be as unresponsive as they want because they're a MONOPOLY.
:
>BUT...  If a monopoly is going to exist then it needs to be regulated
>to protect the consumers it "serves".  That's the tradeoff...  You get
>a monopoly, you get regulated.
:
>Maybe you've noticed that our normally useless lawmakers inside the
>beltway have actually put up a bill which among other things would
>re-regulate all cable TV franchises which have no competition in their
>service area.  It also have some funky side-effects like making the
>cable folks pay broadcast stations to retransmit their signals.  I
>don't know if this is horrible, I mean, they pay for all their
>other signals.

>[OFF SOAPBOX]


It seems to me that Washington is not the proper avenue for solving
this problem.  Who granted these companies monolpoly rights?  For
the most part it was various city and county governments.  Why 
can't they effectively regulate this industry.  If not them, why
not the state PSC?  The Feds should be the last choice....

Regulation really doesn't work.  It just creates inefficient 
companies.  Witness Ga. Power or Southern Bell.  They just plod
along with huge workforces (and salaries) and redundant managers
everywhere.  The parts of BellSouth that do have competition (the
cellular people for example) are lean and mean.  In fact, it's
hard to believe that Southern Bell and BellSouth Mobility are 
part of the same corporation.

IMHO, the only real solution is competition.  Just force at least 2
companies in every market.  You don't even need two sets of cables.
Make both companies share the bandwidth on the existing cable.  If
one of the companies doesn't think they have enough bandwidth then
they can invest and run new cable.

People in Huntsville, AL are complaining because their cable rates
just hit $10 a month....they have two cable companies as described
above.

Robert
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From: root@bing.UUCP (Administrator)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Outland comic strip
Date: 5 Oct 92 05:50:56 GMT
Organization: Bing's Rubber Chicken Factory -- "Our clucks are boneless."

Why aren't any Atlanta papers carrying the Bloom County spin-off
the "Outland"?
Anybody know to whom I should complain?
They got a few new (and real dorky) strips but I miss my ol' pal
Opus!

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From: bfbear@penn.Gwinnett.COM (Penn Collins)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: GCTV !no sci-fi channel (please complain)
Date: 29 Sep 92 03:31:23 GMT

deitch@gisatl.fidonet.org (David Deitch) writes:
> Dateline Mon, 21/Sep92 15:06.
> In , WATKINS,MARK ANTHONY of gt7159a@prism.gatech.EDU  wrote to All at 1:133/
>  WA>         The wonderful folks at GCTV have decided not to 
>  WA> carry the sci-fi channel  We have called a couple of 
>  WA> times. Once they said they didn't have the bandwidth and 
>  WA> another time they said they were not adding new 
>  WA> channels until '93.  So if you really want them to 
>  WA> carry the sci-fi, here is the address to write and 
>  WA> complain to. Get some of your friends to write also.
> 
>  WA> Marketing Dept.
>  WA> 1018 W. Peachtree
>  WA> Atlanta, GA 30309 
>      They also have no plans to carry the Cartoon Network, a new TBS channel 
>           David Deitch, (GIS) Atlanta

what he did NOT mention is the persons name to ask for is
Erin Levins- Marketing Manager... (he was NOT very helpful)
and
his # is 874-8000

(you might also mention that Atlanta is a MAJOR sci/fi convention town)
sic'em!
From: bill@wabwrld.UUCP (Bill Berbenich)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: GCTV !no sci-fi channel (please complain)
Date: 3 Oct 92 00:31:30 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: Shaque d'Amour



bill@wabwrld.UUCP (Bill Berbenich) writes:
> GCTV is about as unresponsive and closed-minded as an organization can
> be.  How they stay in business is a wonder.

To which bfbear@penn.Gwinnett.COM (Penn Collins) replies:
> can you say "monopoly"?

As easily as I said "drop me."  Although GCTV is a monopoly, there are
abundant alternatives.

That they didn't kiss my butt or ask why I was dropping them was just 
more reason to leave and stay away.  I encourage others who aren't 
satisfied to do the same.
--
"I'm not only the Hair Club president, but I'm also a client."
  -Sy Sperling, Ph.D.
From: ccastad@prism.gatech.EDU (Ashley Dunham)
Newsgroups: atl.general,git.ads
Subject: Wanted
Date: 6 Oct 92 15:31:14 GMT
Followup-To: atl.general
Distribution: atl
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

I'm after recommendations for locations for an outdoor wedding. Stone
Mountain is already being considered, and the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
are booked for the time being considered.  Any help would be appreciated.

Ashley Dunham

-- 
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Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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ARPA: ccastad@prism.gatech.edu
From: kirk@ctms.gwinnett.com (R. Kirk Waterhouse)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: Diamond Wars
Date: 5 Oct 92 20:15:19 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: Consolidated Traffic Management Services (CTMS)

In <69561@hydra.gatech.EDU> derek@comlab.gatech.edu (Derek Cook) writes:

>Ok folks, this may seem to be a ridculous question, but here goes.  A friend
>and I have been debating over the diamond wars here in Atlanta: he says no
>one cares about the "controversy" between Tom Shane and D. Geller and Son.  I
>diagree:  I think that anyone in this town that listens to the radio has
>formed an opinion of these two organizations advertisements (not their
>businesses).  What do you think?

D. Geller and Son ripped off a couple of friends of mine who did some work
for them several years ago. Since then I haven't even thought about going to
their store. I have had good luck at the Shane Co. however, that is where
I bought my wife her engagement ring. :) 

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From: cm9@prism.gatech.EDU (MCKEITHAN,CLIFFORD M.)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: BBS numbers?
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:08:10 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta Computer Currents offers a listing of local BBS's  
via fax

dial 404-612-1800 on a touch-tone phone and request document    
#321.



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Newsgroups: atl.general,ga.general
From: jd@dickens.com (Joe Dudar)
Subject: Brittany Spaniel
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:51:05 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Dickens Data Systems, Inc.

I have a 2 year old male Brittany that needs a new home.  He is very healthy
and also AKC registered.  I must sell him due to a change in housing.  Please
email me or call me by voice line for info.
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From: alex@comlab.gatech.edu (Alex Marrero)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Diamond Wars
Date: 30 Sep 92 20:53:18 GMT
Distribution: atl.general
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


--
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From: rharriso@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Robert Harrison)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: Diamond Wars
Date: 2 Oct 92 12:08:38 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: NCR Engineering and Manufacturing Atlanta -- Atlanta, GA

In <69561@hydra.gatech.EDU> derek@comlab.gatech.edu (Derek Cook) writes:

>Ok folks, this may seem to be a ridculous question, but here goes.  A friend
>and I have been debating over the diamond wars here in Atlanta: he says no
>one cares about the "controversy" between Tom Shane and D. Geller and Son.  I
>diagree:  I think that anyone in this town that listens to the radio has
>formed an opinion of these two organizations advertisements (not their
>businesses).  What do you think?


They suck and I switch stations immediately whenever one of them comes on.

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From: cfs@cowpas.waffle.atl.ga.us (Charles Stephens)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: Outland comic strip
Date: 6 Oct 92 07:00:37 GMT
Organization: COW Pastures

root@bing.UUCP (Administrator) writes:

> Why aren't any Atlanta papers carrying the Bloom County spin-off
> the "Outland"?
> Anybody know to whom I should complain?
> They got a few new (and real dorky) strips but I miss my ol' pal
> Opus!

        Atlanta Urinal/Constipation.

--
Charles Stephens, SysOp
COW Pastures BBS,
Kennesaw, GA  +1 404 421 0764
cfs@cowpas.waffle.atl.ga.us
From: derek@comlab.gatech.edu (Derek Cook)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Diamond Wars
Date: 1 Oct 92 12:34:18 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

Ok folks, this may seem to be a ridculous question, but here goes.  A friend
and I have been debating over the diamond wars here in Atlanta: he says no
one cares about the "controversy" between Tom Shane and D. Geller and Son.  I
diagree:  I think that anyone in this town that listens to the radio has
formed an opinion of these two organizations advertisements (not their
businesses).  What do you think?

John
(As this is a friend's account, please seend all email to gt6303b@prism.gatech
.edu)
From: bfbear@penn.Gwinnett.COM (Penn Collins)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: roommate needed
Date: 26 Sep 92 20:45:12 GMT

Available Nov 1
2 br/1 bath condo in Va-Highlands...
male to share. NON-smoker.
rent is 300/mo Utilities included (except cable and phone)
deposit required

Great location, close to Ga State, Ga Tech and Emory. nice quiet neighborhood,
off-street parking, in a very secure older building-
unit was renovated 6 months ago (new carpet, paint)
I do have a dog (so no pets).

drop me e-mail if interested or know of anyone...
thanks-
Penn
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From: walt@mathcs.emory.edu (Walt Hultgren {rmy})
Newsgroups: atl.general,ga.general
Subject: SEIUG Meeting
Date: 28 Sep 92 20:43:36 GMT
Reply-To: walt@mathcs.emory.edu
Followup-To: ga.general
Distribution: ga
Organization: Emory University


                 Southeast Informix User's Group Meeting Notice


Date:      Tuesday, October 6, 1992

Time:      7:00 pm

Location:  Room 103, White Hall, Emory University, Atlanta

Topic:     Fall Strategy Meeting


The Southeast Informix User's Group is now two years old!  The upcoming meeting
will be our Fall Strategy Meeting.  This is a general membership meeting.  We
will solicit ideas for meeting topics as well as other activities and events
for the next 12 months.  Come bring your ideas and suggestions, and find out
the issues that other Informix users want to explore.

As always, there will be time for informal networking with other members of the
Informix community.


Directions to White Hall at Emory University in Atlanta:

Exit Interstate-85 at Clairmont Road, and proceed East (turn under the bridge
if you are coming from the North).  Go approximately 4 miles to North Decatur
Road, and turn right.  Go about 1 mile into Emory Village, which is a large
5-way intersection.  The right-most street as you face this intersection is the
main entrance to Emory.

Enter through the main gates, and go to the top of the hill on Kilgo Circle.
White Hall is the light-colored building on the right just past the main
administration building.  If you go down the steep hill, you've gone too far.
Public parking is available in the evening in non-reserved spaces along Kilgo
Circle, and in a parking lot whose entrance is across from White Hall.

There are a number of restaurants in Emory Village that offer casual dining, if
you would like to eat prior to attending the meeting.  Hope to see you there!


Next Meeting Date:  Monday, November 16, 1992.


For more information, call the SEIUG Hot-Line at 404/333-8620.


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From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: Re: GCVT, Sci-Fi Channel, Cable Bill, Re-regulation, etc.
Date: 1 Oct 92 16:11:38 GMT
Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
Organization: Gannett Technologies Group

In article <1992Sep30.103320.5@indigo.mese.com> dorn@indigo.mese.com (ALAN DORN HETZEL JR) writes:
>[SOAPBOX ON]
>
>GCTV can be as unresponsive as they want because they're a MONOPOLY.

GCTV is scared to death of the cable re-regulation bill and isn't
bringing on board *any* new basic cable services until the dust settles.
Turner's new all cartoon network isn't going to be picked up either.

>Right now, the cable TV industry is having its cake and eating it too.
>They're a monopoly in nearly every service area, and they aren't
>regulated.

CATV is neither a necessity nor without competition. As you noted,
you can install your own dish, you can watch over the air commercial
TV, you can rent tapes, or you can quit vegetating in front of the
tube and read a book or get out more. CATV is only *one* of many
entertainment options that you have. As the Boss says, "57 channels,
and nothing on."

>Maybe you've noticed that our normally useless lawmakers inside the
>beltway have actually put up a bill which among other things would
>re-regulate all cable TV franchises which have no competition in their
>service area.  It also have some funky side-effects like making the
>cable folks pay broadcast stations to retransmit their signals.  I
>don't know if this is horrible, I mean, they pay for all their
>other signals.

Giving control to 'Bubba' down at city hall in determining what can be
carried, what can be dropped, and how much can be charged, means that
market forces will be locked out of programming choices. CATV systems
will be required to continue carrying loser programs until they can
get city hall to let them stop. They won't be able to pick up new
programming, one shot or recurring, without going hat in hand to city
hall to get a tariff change. New services like video on demand will
die in the cradle under this heavy handed regulation. You'll still
pay as much, or more, for cable service, but the number of choices
in programming will be less.

Churn, the number of homes picking up and dropping cable service, is
a very effective automatic regulator of cable service and content.
Pay per view is an even more sensitive method of achieving responsive
cable programming. Under the proposed legislation, basic cable will
be the dominant service on cable systems. It's content and it's cost
will be decided by 'Bubba' down at city hall and by outside entities
like over the air broadcasters. Your viewing *choices* will be reduced
for a stable, but not necessarily cheaper, basic cable charge.

Gary
From: deitch@gisatl.fidonet.org (David Deitch)
Newsgroups: atl.general
Subject: GCTV !no sci-fi channel (please complain)
Date: 28 Sep 92 13:38:55 GMT
Organization: Galaxy Information System (GIS) 1:133/411 Atlanta, Ga

Dateline Mon, 21/Sep92 15:06.
In , WATKINS,MARK ANTHONY of gt7159a@prism.gatech.EDU  wrote to All at 1:133/411,

 WA>         The wonderful folks at GCTV have decided not to 
 WA> carry the sci-fi channel  We have called a couple of 
 WA> times. Once they said they didn't have the bandwidth and 
 WA> another time they said they were not adding new 
 WA> channels until '93.  So if you really want them to 
 WA> carry the sci-fi, here is the address to write and 
 WA> complain to. Get some of your friends to write also.

 WA> Marketing Dept.
 WA> 1018 W. Peachtree
 WA> Atlanta, GA 30309 

     They also have no plans to carry the Cartoon Network, a new TBS channel which debuts October 1st.  Instead, they recently put on a new channel on which they played music videos and popped up an 800 number for ordering CDs.  Shame.

          David Deitch, (GIS) Atlanta



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From: dr.gonzo@gonzoland.uucp (Dr Gonzo)
Newsgroups: atl.test
Subject: FASTCASH SCHEMES AGAIN!
Date: 29 Sep 92 11:10:00 GMT
Reply-To: dr.gonzo@gonzoland.uucp (Dr Gonzo)
Organization: GonZoland BBS - Atlanta,Ga. - 404-974-5767

-> Personally, I think you've got the best means for dealing with
-> habitual offenders..  I could never put someone in that echo, but I
-> get a kick out of reading it.

Thanks...and if you ever  change your mind. Get it from Kerr.
From: bill@wabwrld.UUCP (Bill Berbenich)
Newsgroups: atl.test
Subject: Re: Dreck bumble drim blat.
Keywords: Schlage Best Master
Date: 6 Oct 92 23:35:50 GMT
Distribution: atl
Organization: Shaque d'Amour

dawson@willard.UUCP writes:

> Oogle phrachosis.  Nick dem bonz.
> 
> -- 
> dawson@willard.UUCP (Willard Dawson)
> Willard's House BBS, Atlanta, GA -- +1 (404) 664 8814


Couldn't have said it better myself!

--
"I'm not only the Hair Club president, but I'm also a client."
  -Sy Sperling
From: roger.golden@gonzoland.uucp (Roger Golden)
Newsgroups: atl.test
Subject: FASTCASH SCHEMES AGAIN!
Date: 28 Sep 92 15:09:00 GMT
Reply-To: roger.golden@gonzoland.uucp (Roger Golden)
Organization: GonZoland BBS - Atlanta,Ga. - 404-974-5767

DG>Join the team. And he wonders why he cant get in anymore.
DG>---


  Personally, I think you've got the best means for dealing with
  habitual offenders..  I could never put someone in that echo, but I
  get a kick out of reading it.
                                               Phred

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From: jim@options.uujobs.com (Jim Johnson)
Newsgroups: atl.jobs,fl.jobs
Subject: Southeast US: Regional Manager, Network Applications (recruiter)
Keywords: travel Florida Georgia Atlanta Miami Ft Lauderdale
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 92 05:36:42 EDT
Followup-To: jim@uujobs.com
Distribution: usa
Organization: Options Unltd., Silver Spring, MD

A fast-growing company specializing in network services is seeking
someone to manage the southeast region of their Applications Division.

This person must:

        - have at least 10 years of industry experience, primarily Unix
        - have some experience with supervision of staffers
        - be willing to travel extensively throughout the southereatern
                US
        - be based out of Atlanta or (preferably) Miami/Ft. Lauderdale
        - have strong client/server/distributed environment experience
                (preferably on Suns)
        - have strong experience with front-end interactive systems (DOS
                experience here helps)
        - be up on current technologies
        - be willing to conduct presentations as well as get hands dirty


I usually work Unix openings and applicants local to the DC area; I'm
giving this a shot because I like this client a lot. Resumes in ascii
format, please.

I wish I could help folks with <2yrs experience, and all those visa-
holders, but employers pay me a fee to find people they haven't been
able to find on their own; sorry.

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From: auug@dscatl.UUCP (Atlanta UNIX Users Group)
Newsgroups: atl.jobs
Subject: Telecommunication Engineer, Atlanta GA (recruiter)
Date: 4 Oct 92 01:00:24 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Atlanta UNIX Users Group,  Atlanta  GA

[ Supplied to the Atlanta UNIX Users Group (AUUG) ]


Need a Telecommunication Engineer for a position in a sales environment.

Ideal candidate would have skills in any of the following areas:
  UNIX
  LAN/WAN Design and Support
  Ethernet Design and Support
  X.400 protocol
  X-Windows experience

Will funciton as sales engineer involved with pre-sales and
post-sales.

Some travel involved

Salary: to $60K

Contact:
  Nathan Mordler
  SCI
  PO Box 888579, Atlanta GA 30356
  (404) 396-7788 x204
  (404) 396-7803 (FAX for resumes)

[ AUUG is posting this as a service to the NETNEWS community.  The recruiter
  does not have e-mail capability, so e-mail responses will not be forwarded.]