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From: dgray@menudo.uh.edu (Dennis Gray Jr.)
Newsgroups: tx.forsale,uh.wanted,houston.forsale,austin.forsale,dfw.forsale,misc.forsale.computers.pc-clone,misc.forsale.computers.other,misc.forsale
Subject: IBM parts, printers, books
Date: 13 Dec 1992 05:15:34 GMT
Organization: Academic Computer User Services
Distribution: uh
Reply-To: DGray@uh.edu
NNTP-Posting-Host: menudo.uh.edu


The following stuff is forsale:

***************  Hardware  ******************

IBM PS/1 Power Supply
	Specs unknown, but it works
	$40

IBM 1.44 floppy drives (two of these)
	1.44 megs
	Pulled from PS/1, special interface
	$40 o.b.o.

IBM 2400 bps internal modem
	Pulled from PS/1
	$30 o.b.o.

IBM Keyboards (two of them)
	round six pin connector
	$30 o.b.o.

Magnavox RGB monitor
	$75

9-pin printer (parallel)
	Well, it is nine pin.
	Requires one small kludge (provided)
	$30

Tandy Thermal Printer (parallel)
	Prints fine.  Nice and quiet
	Best offer

***************  Books  ******************

Title		Author		Price

Vax Security	Sandler		$10

High-res comp
graphics	Angell		$10

Computer
Viruses		McAfee		$5

UNIX Shell
Commands	from Que	$5

Proficient C	Hansen		$5

AT&T System V
manuals		I have alot of these so send me a list
		of what you want and and offer ($5 each
		doesn't sound too bad).  Cheaper for
		larger numbers.

--
Dennis Gray, Jr.                                        DGray@uh.edu
"You askin' to become a pile of zeros?  I could put you away so good
that Peter Norton couldn't find you with his arms unfolded."
			  - Lincoln Spector
Newsgroups: mi.forsale,tx.forsale,nj.forsale,ny.forsale,chi.forsale
From: peterson@vulcan.mcs.anl.gov (nosreteP ekiM)
Subject: 24-pin color printer for under $300
Keywords: 24 pin color printer
Reply-To: peterson@vulcan.mcs.anl.gov (nosreteP ekiM)
Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 00:11:16 GMT

     I've got a slightly used Epson 2500 24 pin 
  color printer that I'd like to sell. It comes with
  the color option installed. I'm asking for $275
  (which includes shipping) and this also includes
  two color ribbons and two new black ribbons. 
  

	The specs for the Epson 2500:

	24 pin dot-matrix
	speed:	
		370 cps draft (10 pitch)
		90  cps LQ    (10 pitch)
	5 LQ fonts
	Wide carriage (132 characters)
	can interface with MAC/IBM
	has serial AND parallel connections
	push/pull tractor feed
	color option installed
	LED display panel for setting up printer
	also included: printer manual and
			Epson's printer programmer manual
			(cost ~$30), 2 color(1 new, 1 used)
			ribbons, 3 black ribbons(2 new,1 used);
			

  A few years back, this was one of Epson's high-end printers,
  listing at over $1400. 8^0 Now it's been replaced with the
  Epson LQ2550, which runs about $849 (without shipping). It
  also "lists" for ~$1500, if that tells you anything about
  Epson's suggested retail pricing strategy...... 8-P
  If you're looking for a decent color (dot-matrix) and don't
  don't want to pay the premium for the LQ2550, this printer
  is for you.

  Also, if you think I'm asking too much, feel free to
  make me an offer, but if it's AFTER Friday, Dec. 18th,
  please call my home phone number, as I cannot answer
  the work phone after that date and I will not have
  access to internet after Friday (until next year).

		thanks,
		 Mike


email: peterson@antares.mcs.anl.gov (only until 12/18/92!)

work: (708) 252-5941 (only until 12/18/92!)
home: (708) 941-0218 please leave message if I'm not there



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 on an elephant's back, just trampling and eating everything they see."
						-Jack Handey 
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Xref: sparky tx.news.stats:171 austin.news.stats:80
From: FELDER_BC@ZOO.DECNET (Brent Felder, DIR WAN Manager, 512/463-3309)
Newsgroups: tx.thenet.managers
Subject: DIR Network Upgrade Scheduled for 12/19/92
Date: 14 Dec 1992 16:15:42 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


To whom it may concern,

The FDDI backbone network on the Capitol Complex will be upgraded on Saturday,
December 19, between 0900 and 1800 hours.  THEnet access will be disrupted
during this time.  TCP/IP and DECnet access to several State applications will
be affected and include the following:  all DIR computer systems, GSC
Purchasing system (SPGSC), Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Legislative
Council and Texas State Library.

--- Brent Felder
	DIR/ISD Network Manager
	512/463-3309
	brent@dir.texas.gov
	ZOO::FELDER_BC
From: D.Nash@utexas.edu (Donald L. Nash)
Newsgroups: tx.thenet.managers
Subject: No THENET_NODES_FULL.COM update for December
Date: 18 Dec 1992 16:37:11 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Due to some minor problems in converting THENET_NODES_FULL.COM into the THEnet 
Update Processor database, there will be *no* new version of 
THENET_NODES_FULL.COM or THENET_NODES.COM this month.  I was planning on 
issuing them before we all left for the holidays and even announced this to the 
info-tup mailing list, but these minor problems combined with the closeness of 
the holidays have forced me to abandon the effort.  New versions of 
THENET_NODES_FULL.COM and THENET_NODES.COM will be issued shortly after the 
first of they year, after the minor problems have been corrected.

I apologized for this inconvenience, especially for those of you who sent in 
updates during November and December.

                                ++Don Nash

Internet:  D.Nash@utexas.edu    The University of Texas System
BITNET:    DON@THENIC           Office of Telecommunication Services
THEnet:    THENIC::DON
Newsgroups: nz.netstatus
Subject: ftphost.auckland.ac.nz unavailable Monday
From: russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell Fulton)
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 07:02:54 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

ccu1 (alias ftphost) will be down most of Monday. When it comes back it
will be a SGI Indigo rather than a 4D/240s as at present.

We apologise of any inconvience.

Russell.

-- 
Russell Fulton, Computer Center, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
<rj_fulton@aukuni.ac.nz>
Newsgroups: nz.general,nz.netstatus,vuw.general
From: Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz (Tony Martindale)
Subject: VUW Library System available via Pacnet
Return-Path: <Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz>
X-Mailer: mail-news 4.1
Reply-To: library@vuw.ac.nz
Organization: C.S.C., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Distribution: world 
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 23:14:35 GMT
Followup-To: nz.general


  For all those X.25 users out there, the Victoria University of
Wellington Library System is now accessible via Pacnet.  Send mail to
library@vuw.ac.nz to get the Pacnet number and connection
instructions.


Tony Martindale                    Computing Services Centre,
phone: +64 4 495 5051              Victoria University of Wellington,
fax:   +64 4 471 5386              P.O. Box 600, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.


Newsgroups: nz.general
From: newznet@comp.vuw.ac.nz (NewZnet Support Group)
Subject: New site added to the DNS
Return-Path: <root>
X-Mailer: mail-news 4.1
Organization: Gatewayed from mail to news at VUW, New Zealand
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 01:40:57 GMT

The following organization is being added to the DNS and will be
accessible for email from other connected sites in NZ and elsewhere:

	Lesley Bowler, Wellington

The domain name will be:

	bowler.gen.nz

If you have problems contacting users at this site, please contact:

	<postmaster@bowler.gen.nz>



Newsgroups: nz.general
From: newznet@comp.vuw.ac.nz (NewZnet Support Group)
Subject: New site added to the DNS
Return-Path: <root>
X-Mailer: mail-news 4.1
Organization: Gatewayed from mail to news at VUW, New Zealand
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 03:27:30 GMT

The following organization is being added to the DNS and will be
accessible for email from other connected sites in NZ and elsewhere:

	Planet Community, Environmental and Ecological Business Networking, Wellington and Auckland

The domain name will be:

	planet.co.nz

If you have problems contacting users at this site, please contact:

	<postmaster@planet.co.nz>



Newsgroups: nz.general,nz.netstatus,vuw.general
Newsgroups: nz.general,nz.netstatus
Subject: Re: Masseys News Server (was Re: bike comp ...)
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 18:04:12 GMT
Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Parnell New Zealand.

cctr127@csc.canterbury.ac.nz (Jason Haar) writes:

> USENET News System (news@massey.ac.nz) wrote:
> 
> > I agree that this is the problem with replying by mail, rather than with
> > the news server as I said in my original posting.  Less than 5% of the
> > replies I get go to "Usenet News System" instead of me, and I don't believe
> > the other 95% check my signature to figure out my correct address. 
> 
> 'Fraid not - show me the header in your posting that says what your Email
> address is.
> 
> There isn't one... I'd say people read your .sig
 Yes there is it is news@massey.ac.nz  and as you say Jason people must 
read the SIG as a reply posting sends it to "news" and not to his
account. Imagaine if the whole email world was like this. It makes a
joke out of mail automation (grin), me thinks.


 Jon Clarke                                                     Z*NET Pacific
 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
  jonc@status.gen.nz           GEnie: J.Clarke6        Hexagon: HSBC NZM EBD
  Phone: (+649) 358-5589       IFNA : 3/772:105        GEM    : NZM CABLES
 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     "Practise safe computing ! Wear a write protect tab!" jc 1988
Newsgroups: nz.general
Subject: Wanted ASCII art
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 12:40:02 GMT
Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Parnell New Zealand.

Hi,
 
Do any of you have any ascii art? If so could you please email
me with a few sample snippets of CLEAN ascii art. I have a lot
of adult stuff here but I require some for work and would like
anything with an Xmas or festive theme.
 
Please email to me at jonc@status.gen.nz

Kind regards


 Jon Clarke                                                     Z*NET Pacific
 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
  jonc@status.gen.nz           GEnie: J.Clarke6        Hexagon: HSBC NZM EBD
  Phone: (+649) 358-5589       IFNA : 3/772:105        GEM    : NZM CABLES
 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     "Practise safe computing ! Wear a write protect tab!" jc 1988
Xref: sparky nz.general:1713 nz.netstatus:272 vuw.general:47
Newsgroups: nz.general,nz.netstatus,vuw.general
Subject: Re: VUW Library System available via Pacnet
From: jonc@status.gen.nz (Jon Clarke)
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 18:00:52 GMT
Organization: The Z*NET Global News Gateway in Parnell New Zealand.

Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz (Tony Martindale) writes:

> 
>   For all those X.25 users out there, the Victoria University of
> Wellington Library System is now accessible via Pacnet.  Send mail to
> library@vuw.ac.nz to get the Pacnet number and connection
> instructions.
 
 Ah well being frugel at heart how about posting the NUA here for us
 to use or in nz.archives so we can give it a call.
 
 Greetings from 97000057 and 97000021


 Jon Clarke                                                     Z*NET Pacific
 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
  jonc@status.gen.nz           GEnie: J.Clarke6        Hexagon: HSBC NZM EBD
  Phone: (+649) 358-5589       IFNA : 3/772:105        GEM    : NZM CABLES
 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
     "Practise safe computing ! Wear a write protect tab!" jc 1988
Newsgroups: nz.general
From: news@massey.ac.nz (USENET News System)
Subject: Re: Masseys News Server (was Re: bike comp ...)
Followup-To: nz.general,nz.netstatus
Organization: SMIS, Massey University
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 01:57:16 GMT

(lots of people) wrote:

> There isn't one... I'd say people read your .sig

and variations of the above.  Maybe I can save some bandwidth by agreeing
with them.  I changed newsreaders a while ago, so I'll do some testing to
see whether the old one makes things any better (but I'm not holding my
breath.)  I'm sure I've managed to reply automatically to a Massey posting
made via NNTP (i.e. I knew the user wasn't using the standard MS-DOS
newsreader on campus), but maybe my memory is playing tricks on me.  Must
be time for a holiday (starts tomorrow :-) )

--
Phil Etheridge               P.Etheridge@massey.ac.nz
Macintosh Consultant         Phone: +64+6-356-9099 x8689
SMIS, Massey University      Fax:   +64+6-350-5611
Palmerston North, NZ         40*23'S 175*37'E,    GMT+13
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
From: Richard.Darton@vuw.ac.nz (Richard Darton)
Subject: Wanted to buy - Quarter inch cartidges
Organization: CSC, Victoria University Wellington
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 00:23:06 GMT

Hi,

If there is anyone out there with old/cheap/new/etc 25Meg QIC tapes and 
who wants to sell/donate/etc then can they please E-mail me. 

I have an old QIC tape unit that will only format to 20/25Megs, I can't 
remember which it is 20Megs or 25Megs, so it is a waste of tape using a 
6150, etc. I am told that the datalife DL450 QIC tape is a 25Meg. They sell 
new for about $40+gst. Any second hand ones out there?

Thanks

RAD
(E-mail: richard.darton@vuw.ac.nz)
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
From: pols051@csc.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: MODEM wanted in Christchurch
Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 00:10:19 GMT

I am looking to buy a second hand or new modem for an Amiga computer, so that I
can still use e-mail and News when I leave university at the end of the year.

Anything considered, but I would prefer to buy from someone living in the
Christchurch area.

Please contact me by e-mail before midday on Monday, with details of your modem,
giving me your asking price and a contact phone number if possible.  
Alternatively, call me on Saturday or Sunday at 3597-268 (Christchurch).

Thanks

Andrew Hoy
Political Science Department
University of Canterbury.
From: robbocop@amigans.gen.nz (Rob Brough)
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: UUCP node for mac?
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 20:55:59 GMT+1
Organization: Wanganui Amigans, Wanganui, New Zealand

I'm after a program that will allow my mac II to use UUCP access on the 
local board.  I'm also after a newsreader that works.  both progs will 
have to run under system 7.0 (am I dreaming the impossible dream?).

If any body can help, or wants to let me know what they use, email me 
direct, I don't read the board every day.  Cheers, Rob Brough.

robbocop@amigans.gen.nz (Rob Brough)
From: Twin-Peaks@fbi.amigans.gen.nz (Dale Cooper)
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: Batman Cards, Phone Cards, Old Cigarette Cards and Weetbix Cards
Date: 19 Dec 92 14:33:04 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Federal Bureau of Investigation (Twin Peaks)

I am looking for any Series I, II and III Batman Cards, Old Instant Kiwi
Tickets, Old Cigarette Cards, and Old Weetbix Cards (1960 or earlier).
Anyone got any of these who would be willing to buy/sell/swap/give me some,
please reply.  I am looking MAINLY for Batman Series III Gold Cards and
Holograms and Bonus Stickers etc.

Thanx.

--
               Dale Cooper --- Twin-Peaks@FBI.amigans.gen.nz
         Ring "Silent Imperium: +64 06 3471763 2400bps (24 HOURS)"
                        **** Quote of the Week ****
      "This is, excuse me, a DAMN fine cup of coffee" - [Dale Cooper]
From: gpwrcxe@gp.co.nz
Newsgroups: nz.wanted
Subject: DEC RX50 Floppy Drive
Date: 15 Dec 92 07:36:26 +1300
Organization: GP Print Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand

	Does anyone have an old DEC RX50 floppy drive unit gathering dust in a
	corner ? If you have one or know where I can get one drop me a note

	Regards and Compliments of the season

	Chris Evans
From: allan@otago.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Mana Systems, where are you?
Date: 17 Dec 92 19:41:19 +1300
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Hi,

Again I'm having trouble tracking someone down. This time it's:
  Robert Barnes, Managing Director of Mana Systems.

If anyone out there has a phone number for Mana, I'd very much like to here
from you. Thanks,

Allan

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Allan Udy, Mac Consultant, Golden Micro Solutions,|Phone:     +64 3 473 8710
9 Norwood St, N.E.V., Dunedin 9001, New Zealand.  |Fax:       +64 3 473 8710
                                                  |CompuServe:    100035,552
'Whatever happened to all the heroes?' Stranglers |E-Mail: allan@otago.ac.nz
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From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: What computer is the "Coruba, DO DA" ad done on?
Date: 20 Dec 92 11:38:56 PST
Organization: TAP

Quoted from <1992Dec17.160921.12860@waikato.ac.nz> by ldo@waikato.ac.nz (Lawrence D'Oliveiro, Waikato University):

> Is that from a buffer in fast RAM to one in chip RAM? If so, it's pretty
> impressive, since I gather you can't use the blitter for an operation like that.

    Delta animations don't use the Blitter. Never have, never will.

> How many bytes are you talking about, though? At 320*200 resolution, a
> single bitplane takes up 8000 bytes (or so my calculator tells me). Is that

    Nor does each frame require writing to 40000 bytes. Only the bits
    that change require updating. There used to be an animation player
    that had a function key which made it draw lines all over the area
    that wasn't updated, so you could see how much of each frame was
    changed. Pretty slick, but the latest version of the program has
    dropped this function.

    They are very similar to FLI animations on PCs, which don't do
    full screen updates either.

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro                       fone: +64-7-856-2889
--
*** John Bickers, TAP.                   jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
***    "Radioactivity - It's in the air, for you and me" - Kraftwerk    ***
From: athomson@otago.ac.nz (Alastair Thomson)
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: What computer is the "Coruba, DO DA" ad done on?
Date: 17 Dec 92 11:52:38 +1300
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

> Pixel Perfect did one once at 12.5 for a space program. Can't remember the 
> name, though I think time had something to do with that.
> Disney stuff I would have thought would have been at 12 (24fps for film,
> so they generate at half rate) though maybe they did go down to 8 for some 
> stuff. Out of my league I'm afraid.

All of Disney's feature films e.g. Snow White, Beauty and the Beast etc are
done at 24fps. I know I've grabbed sequences of them for assorted things.
Most of Disney's mouse/duck/goofy bits are done at 24fps, only some of the very
early stuff was done as 12fps, plus some of the real cheapies.

Basically I aggree with all you say, for the PROFESSIONAL, 25fps is minimum for
PAL, preferably 50fields. I would (and have!) only use 12(.5)fps, for something
I wanted the jerky motion for effect, generally only for conventional
animation.

A general remark, sure you can do animation on an Animga, or a C64, or a BBC,
but those of us that have to make enough money to eat from it would use
something faster.  As far as software goes for the Amiga, I've never seen
*anything* on an Amiga that can come close to either TOPAS or 3D Studio.

Alastair

===============================================================================
                                    |
Alastair Thomson,                   | Phone +64-3-479-8347
Visual Magic Company,               | Fax   +64-3-479-8529
                                    | e-mail athomson@otago.ac.nz
                                    |
                                    |
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Newsgroups: nz.comp
From: cree@elec.canterbury.ac.nz (Michael Cree)
Subject: Re: What computer is the "Coruba, DO DA" ad done on?
To: athomson@otago.ac.nz (Alastair Thomson)
Organization: Electrical Engineering, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 04:41:38 GMT

Alastair Thomson (athomson@otago.ac.nz) wrote:

> Considering your lack of knowledge of animation, I suggest that you actaully
> listen to someone from one of NZs top animation companies - Animation Research
> Limited. 

This discussion has shifted from what I was trying to address in the
first place and I have been caught off guard by this shift in
emphasis. Admittedly I have little knowledge of animation - my
expertise lies  more in the region of scientific image processing and
Fourier projection/reconstruction techniques.

What I was trying to respond to in the first place was the statements
that implied the Amiga but not Macs or IBM comptables (by only saying
Amigas and explicitly ommitting mention of other types of personal
computers) where incapable of animation. However, the discussion going
on here has made it clear that none of the aforementioned computers or
even such workstations as the SUN Sparc stations are capable of the
animation being considered. My point stands - why only single out
Amigas as being incapable and hush up the fact that all the other
personal computers are incapable?

> I am not lumping them together as you say, I have used assorted Amigas, and I

You _did_ lump them together by implication.

>  Alastair

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Michael Cree                              Gold there is
cree@elec.canterbury.ac.nz                 and rubies in abundance;
                                          But lips that speak knowledge
                                           are a rare jewel. (Prov 20:15)
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From: grads@otago.ac.nz
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: interNet via modem
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:26:07 +1300
Organization: University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

I was wondering the same thing.  How come nobody has replied to this query?
From: Twin-Peaks@fbi.amigans.gen.nz (Dale Cooper)
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: The new Persil Automatic and Confort ad.
Date: 18 Dec 92 10:15:53 PST
Distribution: world
Organization: Federal Bureau of Investigation (Twin Peaks)

Does anyone know what computer that new Persil Automatic and Comfort ad was done on?  This is similar to the message about the Coruba ad but no-one got any answers from that, so I hope someone knows something about this ad.
--
      "This is, excuse me, a DAMN fine cup of coffee" - [Dale Cooper]