HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: brad@slammer.UUCP (Brad Isley)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Re: Acid rain in Ga? Yup.
Date: 23 Jul 92 05:31:01 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Just me & my computers

In article <rhoward.711734846@matd> rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) writes:
>brad@slammer.UUCP (Brad Isley) writes:
>
>>In article <63637@hydra.gatech.EDU> bob@comlab.gatech.edu (Bob Baggerman) writes:
>Let's think here...what is acid rain?  It is acidic water!  If it fell
>from the sky and landed on your car, ruining the paint *as it hit* 
>creating the rain drop shaped spots nearly immediately don't you think
>a number of other symptoms would have appeared such as people with
>burns on their skin, ruined clothes, etc.  There are any number of
>materials which would be ruined before your car paint.

OK OK OK OK already ;-).  I have no clue what it was.  To offer an hypothesis
that might support the acid rain theory (or any other dissolved corrosive):
 As the water evaporates, the concentration of the dissolved content
increases.  This explains the ring-shaped etching in the paint.  These ring
shapes are the resultant shape of the last traces of moisture as the water
evaporates.  While this concentration is increasing after the thunderstorm,
it's sitting in the hot sun with temperatures (on the car's surface) well in
excess of 120F.  We're all aware of the "10 degree temp increase doubles the
rate of the chemical reaction" bit.  But it could have been anything.

I do know that the damage was gradual over several months, my car is only
exposed at home, which is FAR away from any industry, and now it's protected
by poly-whatever and is also now in a garage at home, so my problem is solved.

Again - I didn't mean to start a fuss over acid rain.  I just wanted to
let people know that their car might be suffering the same damage.

I haven't noticed it on any other cars.  Maybe Nissan just gave me bum paint?

>From experience in Georgia I would lean toward Bob's tree sap explanation.
>Think about it!  Sap sticks where it falls....

Nope - no sap ever hit it.  Sap doesn't etch paint.

Cheers.  And wax your car.
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From: brad@slammer.UUCP (Brad Isley)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Re: Acid rain in Ga? Yup.
Date: 26 Jul 92 00:34:13 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Just me & my computers

In article <8iZeoB3w165w@willard.UUCP> dawson@willard.UUCP writes:
>brad@slammer.UUCP (Brad Isley) writes:
>
>> Nope - no sap ever hit it.  Sap doesn't etch paint.
>
>The hell you say.  Perhaps you'd care to back this claim with some proof?

Excuse me, but I'm getting really TIRED of this crap.

I'm not about to waste any more time on this, ESPECIALLY proving to anyone that
sap never hit my car OR that sap doesn't etch paint.  I have had plenty of
cars with REALLY BAD paint COVERED with sap, and had no etching.  I really
don't care if you believe sap never hit my car.  If it did, I think I would
have noticed.  It's quite difficult for the sap to leap hundreds of yards
from the nearest pine tree to my car, but I'm not in the mood for this...

FOR THE LAST TIME:

This was an attempt to inform people that damage to car paint like I saw on
my car was likely to happen to yours.  If anyone else cares to bitch about
me trying to help other people save their auto's finish, go ahead and waste
your time.  If my motivation for posting this isn't to your liking, that's
just tough cookies: I didn't ask you to read it OR agree with it.  If my
approach to blaming acid rain wasn't to your liking, my apologies.

This subject just hit my kill file.

-later
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From: water772@Armstrong.EDU (Kelly Waters)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Re: Acid rain in Ga? Yup.
Date: 23 Jul 92 04:31:46 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Armstrong State College, Savannah, GA

In article <64016@hydra.gatech.EDU> jh26@prism.gatech.EDU (Jay Harrell) writes:

>rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) writes:
>>creating the rain drop shaped spots nearly immediately don't you think
>>a number of other symptoms would have appeared such as people with
>>burns on their skin, ruined clothes, etc.  There are any number of
>>materials which would be ruined before your car paint.
>
>Acid rain on a car finish doesn't work this way.  No damage is done when
...
>And possibly paint damage as well.
>
>           Jay Harrell

	And so what about the other symptoms?  Does debate over exactly how
auto paint is ruined address the lack or presence of other damage?  Isn't
that a more relevant point and basis for further discussion?

	Just my 2 cents worth....

Kelly Waters

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From: rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Re: Acid rain in Ga? Yup.
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:07:26 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Georgia Tech Research Institute

brad@slammer.UUCP (Brad Isley) writes:

>In article <63637@hydra.gatech.EDU> bob@comlab.gatech.edu (Bob Baggerman) writes:
>>Just out of curiosity, how do you know it was acid rain?  What chemicals 

>I don't.  My car is always well away from any industry.  I noticed the damage
>to the paint a couple of months ago in the form of several raindrop shaped
>etchings.  Now there are LOTS of them and getting deeper.  I have NEVER seen
>damage like this on auto paint.  I have heard that acid rain does this.

Let's think here...what is acid rain?  It is acidic water!  If it fell
from the sky and landed on your car, ruining the paint *as it hit* 
creating the rain drop shaped spots nearly immediately don't you think
a number of other symptoms would have appeared such as people with
burns on their skin, ruined clothes, etc.  There are any number of
materials which would be ruined before your car paint.

From experience in Georgia I would lean toward Bob's tree sap explanation.
Think about it!  Sap sticks where it falls....

Robert
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From: jh26@prism.gatech.EDU (Jay Harrell)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Re: Acid rain in Ga? Yup.
Date: 21 Jul 92 21:11:21 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

rhoward@matd.gatech.edu (Robert L. Howard) writes:
>Let's think here...what is acid rain?  It is acidic water!  If it fell
>from the sky and landed on your car, ruining the paint *as it hit* 
>creating the rain drop shaped spots nearly immediately don't you think
>a number of other symptoms would have appeared such as people with
>burns on their skin, ruined clothes, etc.  There are any number of
>materials which would be ruined before your car paint.

Acid rain on a car finish doesn't work this way.  No damage is done when
the rain drop hits the car, but rather after the rain stops and the car
is left wet.  As the car drys, only the water evaporates and the acid
concentration in the droplets left on the car increases, as does the
concentration of anything else dissolved in the water.  When the water
is all gone, you're left with a spot of whatever the water had in it.
And possibly paint damage as well.


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           Jay Harrell
Georgia Tech Research Institute, CSITL, Atlanta, GA 30332-0800
Internet : jh26@prism.gatech.edu 	Telephone: (404) 894-4266
From: bfbear@penn.Gwinnett.COM (Penn Collins)
Newsgroups: ga.forsale
Subject: for sale
Date: 26 Jul 92 03:03:33 GMT

20 meg hard drive- in good condition (currently in use)
for 110$ obo
e-mail for details
From: gt1315c@prism.gatech.EDU (gt1315c gt1315c gt1315c LAI,SAN YEN)
Newsgroups: ga.forsale
Subject: 386 Notebook Computer
Date: 31 Jul 92 01:53:21 GMT
Distribution: ga.forsale
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


                      
		      NOTEBOOK COMPUTER 
		      $2200

	INTEL 386-33DX  (32-BIT)
	32K CACHE

	4MB RAM SIMMS
	105MB HD
	CCFT TRIPLETWTIST 32-GRAY SCALE SCREEN
	3 BUTTON LOGITECH MOUSE
	CONNECTORS :
	     1 SERIAL
	     1 PARALLEL
	     1 KEYBOARD
	     1 MONITOR (VGA)
	     EXTERNAL FLOPPY DISK
	     CO-PROCESSOR SOCKET
	AT BUS CONNECTOR FOR DOCKING

	83 KEY 'T' CURSOR CONTROL
	EXTERNAL KEYPAD

	INCLUDES
	     DOS 5.0, WINDOWS 3.1, LOTUS, EXCEL, HARVARD GRAPHICS,
	     WORD PERFECT, ETC.


	POCKET MODEM - $50		

	Ask for David @ 968-1563
	Please do not e-mail, thanks
From: gt6363a@prism.gatech.EDU (John Hoang)
Newsgroups: ga.forsale
Subject: Color hand scanner for sale
Date: 28 Jul 92 22:13:27 GMT
Distribution: ga
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


				FOR SALE


	Marstek M-6000 CG Color Artist Hand Scanner - $350 obo.
	Great for desktop publishing.


	CONTENTS / FEATURES:

	-  M-6000 CG half-page color hand-held scanner.  
	-  Interface card
	-  Scanner Modes:
		-  200/150/100/50 dpi, 262,144 colors recognized
		-  200/150/100/50 dpi, 4096 colors recognized
		-  400/300/200/100 dpi, mono gray
		-  400/300/200/100 dpi, dithered color
		-  400/300/200/100 dpi, text
	-  Software (3.5 and 5.25 inch disks):
		-  Scanning utility
		-  Rainbow Paint 1.0
		-  Perceive OCR (5.25 disk only)
	-  Manuals


	REQUIREMENTS:

	-  IBM PC AT, 286, 386, or compatibles
	-  EGA, VGA, SVGA
	-  Mouse (Microsoft, Mouse Systems, Marstek, Logitech, or compatibles)
	-  VGA and SVGA cards supported (SVGA w/1MB recommended for color):
		-  ATI VGA wonder
		-  Genoa Super EGA HiRes
		-  IBM EGA/VGA
		-  Paradise VGA Pro
		-  Trident TVGA 
		-  Tseng Labs ET3000/ET4000
		-  Video Seven VRAM VGA
		-  Any card using any of the above chipsets.	
	-  Display resolutions up to 1024 x 768, depending on card and 
	   monitor.
	-  I also have a Trident-compatible SVGA card with 1 MB for sale
	   ($100) if you need it.  (It's one of the cards this scanner
	   supports.)
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From: gt2847c@prism.gatech.EDU (The Commander)
Newsgroups: git.ads,ga.forsale,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Colorado DJ10 Tape Drive forsale
Keywords: Tape, DJ10, Colorado
Date: 27 Jul 92 21:15:44 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology


Here's the specs:
Colorado DJ10 120Mb Tape Backup
External Drive Kit
Floppy Interface Card

Manuals and Software (lastest version backup software).

Here's the deal:

I just got a new computer with a big drive (>600 Mb) so
I'd like to get a bigger tape drive to match.  The drive
is in perfect working order.  It's about 2 years old, but
I've never had any problems with it.  It's a nice drive
for someone with a drive under say about 300 Mb.  I've got
the original packing and I think I can scare up the original
rails and face plate if you want to put it internally.

I'll also throw in two extended length tapes with it (used,
but so's the drive :-)  The extended length tapes will reallistically
get around 100 mb of normal files on it, but the more arc,
zip, etc. files you have the less it will get down to 60 Mb
(the extended length tapes will hold that much without compression).

I'd like to see ~200 for it, but I'm willing to be flexible....

Voice: (404) 609-9263
Email: dtaylor@cfd.gatech.edu

Thanx for the attention :-)

David Taylor
Asst System Administrator...
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Newsgroups: uunet.announce,uunet.status
From: tale@ten.uu.net (David C Lawrence)
Subject: News Batching Again Down
Reply-To: postmaster@uunet.uu.net
Organization: UUNET Technologies, Inc.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:58:33 GMT

Today, 22 July, UUNET's system for UUCP batching of network news was
again down.  The outage went much longer than expected, spanning
roughly 11am to 7pm.  The downtime was needed to replace the 2gig
/var/spool disc which was slowly disintegrating.  No news was lost
and all batching should be back to normal now.  The NNTP server was
completely unaffected by this outage.

David Lawrence                                  uunet newsmaster
Newsgroups: uunet.forum
From: gdonl@sunrise.ssi1.com (Don Lewis)
Subject: Re: 'msg- CONVERSATION FAILED (exit code 101)'
Organization: Silicon Systems, Nevada City CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 01:00:24 GMT

In article <175@gimlet.herndon.va.us> logan@gimlet.herndon.va.us (Jim Logan) writes:
>In article <1992Jul27.215548.11487@homebase.vistachrome.com>
>andy@homebase.vistachrome.com writes:
># 
># Apparently there are problems in some uucico's in the field that
># time out waiting for the ROK message back from UUNET.

I've been seeing a *lot* of these lately.

uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:04,3816,0) DEBUG: icexpect: Got "\r\nRRING\r\n\r\nCONNECT FAST" (found it)
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:30,3816,0) DEBUG: fcsend: Writing "\r\r"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:30,3816,0) DEBUG: icexpect: Looking for 5 "ogin:"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:30,3816,0) DEBUG: icexpect: Got "\r\n\r\nUUNET Communications Services (uunet)\r\n\r\r\n\rlogin:" (found it)
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:33,3816,0) DEBUG: fcsend: Writing "LOGIN\r"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:33,3816,0) DEBUG: icexpect: Looking for 7 "ssword:"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:33,3816,0) DEBUG: icexpect: Got " \r\nUUNET Communications Services (uunet)\r\n\r\r\n\rlogin: LOGIN\r\n"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:38,3816,0) DEBUG: icexpect: Got "Password:" (found it)
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:38,3816,0) DEBUG: fcsend: Writing "PASSWORD\r"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:38,3816,0) Login successful
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:38,3816,0) DEBUG: zget_uucp_cmd: Got "\r\n\020Shere=uunet\000"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:41,3816,0) DEBUG: fport_write: Writing 11 "\020Sssigv -N\000"
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:41,3816,0) DEBUG: zget_uucp_cmd: Got "\nuucp uunet (7/13-18:41:49,3816,0) ERROR: Line disconnected
" (error)
uucp uunet (7/13-18:41:49,3816,0) DEBUG: fcall_failed: Cause 4 (Handshake failed)

It doesn't look to me like uucp at my end is timing out.  It looks more
like uunet is dropping the connection rather than sending ROK.

>I have been seeing the same problem.  Are we getting charged for
>this dead-time?  

I wouldn't be suprised.

-- 
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Internet: gdonl@ssi1.com       FAX:   +1 916 478-8290   138 New Mohawk Road
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Newsgroups: uunet.forum
From: ziegast@uunet.uu.net (Eric W. Ziegast)
Subject: Looking for people with TB+ BA4.00/BB4.00
Organization: UUNET Technologies - Falls Church, VA
Distribution: uunet
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 00:24:06 GMT

Is anyone out there connecting to UUNET using Telebit Trailblazer+ modems
with ROM version BA4.00 or BB4.00?  If you are, send mail to "uunet!ba4".
I'm curious whether there are many 4.00 TB+'s are out there.
--
Eric Ziegast
Newsgroups: uunet.forum
From: andy@homebase.vistachrome.com (Andy Finkenstadt)
Subject: 'msg- CONVERSATION FAILED (exit code 101)'
Reply-To: andy@homebase.vistachrome.com
Organization: Vista-Chrome Incorporated
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:55:48 GMT


Apparently there are problems in some uucico's in the field that
time out waiting for the ROK message back from UUNET.  This can
be caused by timing, I imagine.  Then again, maybe it's a bug
in the Sequent OS.  It used to happen on the machine 'uucp2'
every now and then, but recently my traces show it happened on
'uunet' almost all the time.  (Traces = I did this by hand.)

 <> UUNET Communications Services (uunet)^M^J^M^M^J^Mlogin: rde^M^J
 <> Password:got it
 <> sendthem (????????)
 <> Login Successful: System=uunet
 <> msg-
^^^^  no ROK received in timeout period?  Don't know for sure.
 <> exit code 101
 <> Conversation Complete: Status FAILED

If it matters, I am GE7.03, Interactive Unix 3.0 pl3, stock uucico
using BNU/HDB with a window size request of 7.

-Andy

=== /tmp/uunet
mchFind called (uunet)
conn(uunet)
Device Type ACUpep wanted
mlock ttyaX succeeded
processdev: calling setdevcfg(uucico, ACUpep)
gdial(tbfast) called
expect: ("")
got it
sendthem ()
CLOCAL set
????????PAUSE
????????PAUSE
????????PAUSE
????????PAUSE
????????PAUSE
????????PAUSE
????????)
expect: (OK)
^M^JOKgot it
sendthem (????????)
expect: (CONNECT)
^M^J^M^JCONNECTgot it
sendthem ()
CLOCAL clear
<NO CR>)
getto ret 6
expect: ("")
got it
sendthem (????????)
expect: (gin:)
 FAST/UUCP^M^J^M^JUUNET Communications Services (uunet)^M^J^M^M^J^Mlogin:got it
sendthem (????????)
expect: (word:)
 ^M^JUUNET Communications Services (uunet)^M^J^M^M^J^Mlogin: rde^M^JPassword:got it
sendthem (????????)
Login Successful: System=uunet
msg-
exit code 101
Conversation Complete: Status FAILED

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From: asp@rodan.UU.NET (Andrew Partan)
Newsgroups: uunet.forum
Subject: Re: 'msg- CONVERSATION FAILED (exit code 101)'
Date: 30 Jul 1992 01:48:18 -0400
Organization: UUNET Communications
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net

In article <175@gimlet.herndon.va.us> logan@gimlet.herndon.va.us (Jim Logan) writes:
>I have been seeing the same problem.  Are we getting charged for
>this dead-time?  

No, you are not being charged.

Timing begins when the uucico processes have started speaking to each
other - the OK(startup) logfile message.  42 seconds are added to
compensate for login time.

If you never see the OK(startup) message, then we will not charge you
for that call.  The call is failing before it even starts.  [If you are
calling us long distance, then the phone company will charge you for
that call.  If you are calling us on our 800 number, then we loose the
money.]

As best as we can determine, the problem seems to be being caused by a
compiler bug in gcc on the Sequent.  We are working on getting this
fixed.

	--asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)
From: logan@gimlet.herndon.va.us (Jim Logan)
Newsgroups: uunet.forum
Subject: Re: 'msg- CONVERSATION FAILED (exit code 101)'
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:24:55 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: (None)

In article <1992Jul27.215548.11487@homebase.vistachrome.com>
andy@homebase.vistachrome.com writes:
# 
# Apparently there are problems in some uucico's in the field that
# time out waiting for the ROK message back from UUNET.

I have been seeing the same problem.  Are we getting charged for
this dead-time?  

			-Jim
-- 
Jim Logan
logan@gimlet.herndon.va.us     ...There's no place like $HOME.
uunet!gimlet!logan
From: cosc16tt@menudo.uh.edu (Dennis Gray Jr.)
Newsgroups: houston.general
Subject: News feed for new site...
Date: 28 Jul 92 18:50:44 GMT
Reply-To: DGray@uh.edu
Organization: /posole/cosc16tt/.organization


Hi all!  I am getting this Unix machine to come around to behave and I
am now in search of a news feed.  So, if you are interested in feeding
a small Public Access Unix Site with news and mail, please let me know
and we can work out the details.

For those looking for a PAUS, in a few weeks you will be able to give
me a call.  Right now I have a few things to work out before I open up
shop (like mail and news, but also some system things).  When it opens
there will be all the gnu tools, mail, news, and special interest
directories (like REACT, EFF, LPF, FSF, etc.)  Lots of fun and
excitement, but best of all:  It'll be FREE!  See you soon...

-dennis
--
Dennis Gray, Jr.                 "What the hell were you doing???"

DGray@uh.edu                   "Attempting the hell to communicate."
                                     -from The Voyage Home
From: rchafetz@cephalo.neusc.bcm.tmc.edu (Ross S. Chafetz)
Newsgroups: houston.general
Subject: Re: follow up on martial arts
Date: 31 Jul 92 18:03:38 GMT
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,Tx

In article <13215@texsun.Central.Sun.COM> shuff@housun.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Pat Shuff  Sun Houston SE) writes:
>
>are there any recommendations for instructors to teach 7 year old
>self-defense.  I am interested in taking a Karate or other class
>with my son.  Does anyone know of a good instructor for kids?
>
>P. Shuff
>SE Sun Houston



I would give Transitions a call (661-2107), the teacher is really nice
and would gladly tell you who to get in touch with.  He knows many
styles and places in the city and would be more than willing to help
Newsgroups: houston.general
From: peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Business System's Group TCP/IP class
Organization: Taronga Park BBS
Distribution: houston
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 12:07:54 GMT

I've been scheduled for a training session with Business Systems Group,
and I'm concerned that the material will be too basic. Has anyone here
on the net had any experience with these people?
-- 
                                                                `-_-'
                         Have you hugged your wolf today?        'U`

Peter da Silva, Taronga Park BBS, Houston, TX  +1 713 568 0480/1032
From: hlh5721@zeus.tamu.edu (JIMI HENDRIX)
Newsgroups: houston.general
Subject: Is there a Public access # for HOUSTON?
Date: 26 Jul 92 21:25:00 GMT
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

I an a student at A&M and am tyring to find out how my father in houston
can get on the net.  He wants to be able to subscribe to newsgroups and to
use the FTP facility to download.

Is there a public access #?  If not is there a service that will let him
"rent" an internet acct?

Thanx in advance for your help



LEE HUDDLESTON,                 
Texas A&M University,
College St. TX

"This views expressed are mine and are not necessarily those of
  Texas A&M University, its faculty, staff nor students"
From: Walter_William_Kemmerer@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: houston.general
Subject: Re: Is there a Public access # for HOUSTON?
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 92 02:10:13 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

In Houston, I'd recommend Neosoft as a place to go for decent access.
Dial 684-5900, and set up for 2400/N/8/1; follow directions from
there.  It's a SCO Unix site with either a shell that shields you
from a lot of Unixisms if you'd like, or full access for FTP, etc.
for a nominal fee per month (sorry I don't remember the fee, but it's
documented in the login stuff).

Cheers, Walt.

Disclaimer: I have no vested interest in Neosoft, but Karl runs a
            good site, and has for a long time.  Recommended.
Newsgroups: houston.general