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From: kevinau@acsu.buffalo.edu (Kevin Au)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale,misc.forsale.computers,sunyab.forsale,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: 286-16 system w/42Mb, modem, SVGA monitor...FOR SALE--$1000
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:41:47 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: UB

I have a IBM compatible system for sale:

* 286-16MHz
* 1991 Award BIOS
* 1Mb RAM on board, expandable to 8Mb
* 42Mb IDE hard drive
* 1.44Mb and 1.2Mb Floppy drives
* 4 16-bit expansion slots, 3 available
* Internal 2400 baud modem w/ software
* 14"superVGA color monitor with .28mm dot pitch and max res: 1024x768
* VGAwonder card with 512K memory
* 2 serial ports, 1 parallel, 1 game port
* MS-compatible 3-button mouse w/ supporting drivers
* 101-key enhanced keyboard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------* Start-up software installed and ready to run
Software includes:

* MS-DOS 5.0
* PFS-Write
* QRAM Memory Manager
* Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
* ChessMaster 2100
* BackUp Pro
* DS Optimize
* DS Recover
* Deluxe Paint II
* Word for Word Professional
* Twist and Shout!
* PibtermEZ 5.1 (modem software)
* Office Toolswork Manager (incl. Writer, Filer, Spreadsheet, Report)
* Menu-Matic (file navigator like DOSSHELL, incl. Word Processor, Calc, Phone
  book, Date Book, Note Pad)
* Rail Road Tycoon
* Police Quest 3
* King's Quest I (enhanced ver.)
* Space Quest I  (enhanced ver.)
* Leisure Suit Larry I (enhanced ver.)
* Harpoon + Scenario Editor + Battle Set 2
* Perfect General
* Lost Treasures of Infocom (20 text-adventure games)
* Ultima 4, 5, 6

The system is 6 months old, and in very good condition.  I never had any problemwith it.  I'm asking for $1000 and I pay shipping.  Email if interested.

P.S. I can also include a 3 months old Epson ActionPrinter 3000 (24 pin dot mat)     for $200 more.
 
-- 
Kevin Au,			kevinau@acsu.buffalo.edu
(716)836-8376

-- 
Kevin Au,			kevinau@acsu.buffalo.edu
(716)836-8376
Newsgroups: misc.forsale,misc.forsale.computers
From: nnguyen@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu (Nguyen Nguyen)
Subject: *****------>>>>>> MS Word 2.0 For Windows For Sale  (Cheap)
Keywords: cheap
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 18:48:49 GMT


I'd like to sell my MS Word 2.0 for Windows.  It's still unwrapped.  
I'd like to sell it for $120, but you can always negotiate.  I'll
pay for the shipping.


Nguyen Nguyen

nnguyen@diana.cair.du.edu  

Contact me by email.

BTW, the current educational price for MS Word 2.0 is about $180. 

 
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
From: fittery@arcturus.amasd.anatcp.rockwell.com (Elmer Fittery)
Subject: Beach House - Port St. Joe, Florida $40K
Organization: Rockwell International
Distribution: ca
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 92 22:49:15 GMT

75 by 150 foot lot - 3 bedroom 1 3/4 bath - 1400 sq ft.
Central heat/air - refrigerator and stove included.
Nice summer home or rental property or retirement place.
1 block from beach - good fishing - good white sand beaches
no tourists - hardly anybody goes to the beach (even on the
4th of July)  

Elmer W. Fittery
3100 Carolina St.
San Pedro, CA  90731
(310) 514-0879
From: jh7f+@andrew.cmu.edu (Juan Jose Hernandez)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
Subject: You need CASH? I need CAR.
Date: 13 Apr 92 15:00:13 GMT
Organization: Freshman, Math/Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

4/13/92

Yo!

	I am in heavy need of an automobile. I need to get one before monday of
next week. I have found one, however it hasn't convinced me that it is
worth what the owner is asking for it. In any case, I can give up to
$1,500.00 cash on the spot or maybe a little more depending on the car.
I am willing to consider any car of any type or year with only one
exception. I do not want a station wagon. I've had nuff of those. 

Juan.
(412) 268-8356
Pittsburgh, PA

P.S. 
	One catch though, I can not go to where you are, so you would have to
come to CMU if you live away from the campus. Call after 5:00 p.m. on
week days or any time this weekend. Thanks!
From: grs01132@stat.appstate.edu (Shannon R. Adams)
Newsgroups: misc.forsale
Subject: IBM Games For Sale
Date: 16 Apr 92 01:02:45 GMT
Organization: Appalachian State University


	I have the following games for sale.  They include the original
boxes, instruction manuals, and all other documentation.  Most still
have the registration cards.  Please E-mail me if interested.

	Tony Larussa's Ultimate Baseball		$22
	Earl Weaver's Baseball 2 with Commissioner's
	utility and '89 and '90 teams.			$37
	TV Sports Basketball				$15
	Lakers versus Celtics				$12
	Countdown					$22
	Willy Beamish					$25
	Sporting News Baseball				$10
	Orel Hershiser's Strike Zone Baseball		$10
	Low Blow Boxing					$12
	Test Drive 2					$15
	Bar Games					$12
	4th and Inches Football				$10
	Magic Johnson's Basketball			$7
	John Elway's Basketball				$7
	Fast Break Basketball				$10
	Pro Tennis Tour					$12
	Presumed Guilty					$7
	
*All games are in 5 1/4 format*
*Please add $3 for shipping*
--
Shannon R. Adams
<GRS01132@stat.appstat.edu>
<GRS01132@appstat.bitnet>
704-262-6523

--
From: banarji@unixg.ubc.ca (Ajai Banrji)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India - Forex Regulations Liberalised
Date: 11 Apr 92 13:53:23 GMT
Organization: (Univ of British Columbia)


From	: Ajai Banarji
Source	: India West, April 3, 1992
Country	: India
Date	: Fri, 10 Apr 92 (recieved)

				* * *

Politics-general

  At last count the Congress had 110 out of an effective strength of 232
in the Rajya Sabha. The next round of elections was due April 11. It is
expected that the Congress tally would rise to at least 114 out of 237,
which is still a minority.
  The minister Margaret Alva was among those re-elected. M.F. Hussain is
one of the retiring members.
  The Nagaland assembly was dissolved by the governor after the (non-Congress)
CM advised that defections were causing instability.
  Tribal groups have blockaded the Jharkhand region as part of an agitation
for a separate state. It is expected that coal and steel production will be
disrupted.

Regulations

  The issue of foreign exchange in India has been further liberalized. 
Authorized forex dealers can now sell forex to business travellers at 
market rates without asking for RBI clearance. The ceiling of $300/day
and 20 days remains.
  A new 5-year export-import policy has been announced. This substantially
reduces licensing and other restrictions. 
  The question of dual citizenship for NRIs is being re-examined by the
home ministry. It had earlier been rejected. An earlier report said that
if at all dual citizenship was allowed, it would only extend to citizens
of certain countries like the US,UK and maybe Canada. However, it would
definitely not be extended to citizens of "troubled" countries like Sri
Lanka and Fiji.

				* End *
From: TAZ@psuvm.psu.edu (Sanjay Disxit)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India: Union Carbide To Sell Assets To Build Hospital In Bhopal
Date: 15 Apr 92 19:10:20 GMT
Organization: Penn State University



From	: Sanjay Dixit
Source	: The New York Times
Date	: April 15, 1992
Country	: India

			* * * *

The Union Carbide Corporation said late yesterday that it would sell its
last holdings in India to raise as much as $17 million to build and operate
a hospital in Bhopal, where a 1984 chemical explosion at its pesticide
factory created the worst industrial disaster in history.

The Bhopal plant was part of an agricultural chemicals business that UC sold
to Rhone Poulenc of France in 1986. Yesterday's announcement involved UC's
50.9% stake in UC India Ltd., India's largest producer of consumer batteries.
The Indian Govt. currently owns about 25% of UC India and the rest is
publicly held, according to a UC spokesman. The Indian company has 9000
employees and is a remnant of UC's Everready/Energizer battery subsidiary,
the rest of which was sold to Ralston/Purina company in 1986.

The company said that a charitable trust based in London was setup March 20
to recieve the $17 million and finance the hospital for 8 yrs. UC will retain
any sum from the stock sale in excess of $17 million.

				* End *
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: Two Indians win in British Parliament,  Gaddafi's Proposal
Date: 10 Apr 92 17:59:40 GMT


Source	: The Embassy of India
Date	: April 10, 1992
Country	: India and Sri Lanka

* Two Indians win seats in British Parliament
* Libya proposes committee comprising India, China for probe

		        * * *

* Two Indians win seats in British Parliament

London - April 10 (PTI): Two Indians are among the six Black and 
Asians who have son a seat in the British Parliament.
	While Keith vaz, a Goan-born bachelorlawyer of Labour party
retained his seat in Leicester east, Piara Khabra, also labour, won
from the prestigious southall constituency by a comfortable margin.
	A sitting labour MP, Dr.Ashok Kumar, who had entered the 
house of commons last year in a by-election, however, lost to the
Tories.  The fourth candidate of Indian origin contesting from
winnable seats, Andrew Surendra Popat, standing on conservative
ticket from Bradford south, also failed to wrest the seat from labour.
	Norj Joseph Deva of Sri Lankan origin, a Tory candidate from
Brentford and Isleworth, has also won from the first time. All other
30 and odd candiates of Asian and Afro-Carribean origin lost the
elections.

* Libya proposes committee comprising India, China for probe:

United Nation: Apr 10 (PTI): Libyan leader Col Moammer Gaddafi has
suggested a committee comprising representatives of India and China
to investigate the charges of his country's involvement in
terrorism.
	Representatives of other members of the security council 
could be agreed upon later, he told United Nations under secretary
General Vladmir Petrovsky who has specially travelled to Tripoli,
for talks with Gaddafi.
	The committee, he said, would be free to travel throughout 
Libya to conduct investigations in to the charges.

			
			* End *
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.NArotham Reddy)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India - Court Never Restrained Muslims from Entering Ram Temple
Date: 13 Apr 92 14:00:06 GMT


Source	: PTI
Date	: April 10, 1992
Country	: India

* High Court Never Restrained Muslims from Entering Ram Temple
* Rajiv Assassination - Plea rejected

			* * * *

* High Court Never Restrained Muslims from Entering Ram Temple

Lucknow, (PTI): 
The special bench of the Allahabad High Court, in the northern state
of Uttar PRadesh comprising of Justice S C Mathur, Justice Brijesh
Kumar and Justice S H A Raza specifically observed that no orders
restraining the Muslims to enter Sri Ram Temple were passed by the
court.
	The above observation was made on an application moved by
Maharshi Awadhesh here on Friday.
	Referring to a recent newspaper report, the Maharshi said
the UP power minister, Lalji Tandon had informed the national
integration council team at Ayodhya that the Muslims had been
denied entry in to Ram temple.  But it was different for a delegation,
where a Muslim could be allowed to enter the temple.   The minister
also allegedly said there was a court order to this effect.
	the petitioner contended that the Hindu religion was a
universal religion and as such no one, including muslims, could be
denied entry in to the temple.
	the bench dismissed the application with the observation.

* Rajiv Assassination - Plea rejected

Madras, April 10, (PTI): The designated court here Friday rejected an 
application seeking bail for Subha Sundaram, a freelance photo-journalist
arrested in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi assassination.
	The additional judge, M.Soundarapandiyan dismissed the plea
which was made primarily on medical grounds.  He agreed with the
prosecution that Sundaram was maintaining normal health, though he had
a hypertension problem
	"Being in jail under medical treatment will not be harmful to his 
health," the judge said.
	The court also rejected the petitioner's contention that he
was innocent and had been wrongly implicated in the case.  This is the
third time that Sundaram's bail application was been rejected.


				* End *
From: BALLAMS@pine.circa.ufl.edu (Ravi Kiran Ballamudi)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India - 40 militants surrender in Punjab -  Doordarshan News
Date: 10 Apr 92 17:32:26 GMT


From	: Ravi Kiran Ballamudi
Source 	: Doordarshan, 4Th April, 1992
Country	: India
Date	: 10 Apr 92 12:38:00 EST ( Received)

Doordarshan reports :

40 militants have surrendered to the Punjab border police today.  
They have done so after being convinced by their parents and village 
elders.  They have surrendered their arms and ammunition and are now 
returning to the main stream of life.  This brings the number of 
militants surrendered to the police so far to more than 200. 

				* End *
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (Narotham Reddy Gaddam)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: India News - April 7
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:11:37 GMT



Source	: Summary of UPI News
Date	: April 3, 1992
Country	: India

			* * *


BOMBAY, (APR 3) -- The Bombay based Citicorp Overseas Ltd, a subsidiary 
of Citibank has bagged a software contract of over $1 million from
Malaysia's Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Bhd. for Finware, a software 
package for retail banks and financial institutions. 

Finware software package consists of a set of full-featured modules with 
loans and mortgages, customer info, deposits, savings and current accounts, 
teller operations and other transactions.  Developed for medium to large-
sized banks with a network of multiple branch offices, the software 
provides support for on-line and real-time transactions.

"It has been positively reviewed in Southeast Asia and 
marketing activity has already been initiated in Europe. 
The company expects an export turnover of about $17 million over 
the next five years" - the report added. 

Citicorp Overseas s/w is based in the Santacruz Electronics Export 
Processing Zone at Bombay, and has offices at Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, 
Brussels and Parsippany. It undertakes several turnkey software development
services and has a strength of about 450 professionals.

			  * End *
From: OMARS@auvm.american.edu (Omar Samad)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: News Flash - Afghanistan:
Date: 14 Apr 92 22:15:11 GMT



From	: Omar Samad 
Source	: Reuter
Date	: Tue, 14 Apr 92 12:57:03 EDT
Country	: Afghanistan

			* * *

Forces of Ahmad Shah advaces towards Kabul
Received and edited by Omar Samad on 4/14/92:

The following two news items were just received from Reuters and Agence
France Presse news agencies:

1-  The forces of commander Ahmad Shah Massoud have started to advance
    towards Kabul. The two strategic towns of Jabolsaraj and Charikar fell
    into the hands of Massoud's forces yesterday and the Afghan Air Force's
    main air base at Bagram is now surrounded by the Mujahedeen. All three
    locations are closely situated to each other and are located 60 Km (about
    40 miles) North of Kabul. This mujahedeen offensive comes at a time when
    U.N. envoy Benon Sevan is shuttling between Islamabad, Kabul and Tehran
    to finalize the latest proposals dealing with the establishment of a
    temporary 15-member council which is expected to take power when Najib
    is said to relinquish all powers by the end of April. Ahmad Shah Massoud,
    also known as the "Lion of Panjshir," is a legendary Mujahed commander
    from the region of Panjshir in Northeaster Afghanistan, who is famous
    for his military and administrative skills, and for his resilience and
    resistance to almost a dozen major Soviet offensives against his forces
    between 1978 and 1989. Massoud is currently a member of Afghanistan's
    Coucil of Commanders and has control over one third of Afghanistan's
    territory, mainly in the Tadjik populated areas of the country.


2-  In a meeting held in Kabul yesterday, Najib, the leader of Kabul's
    Marxist regime asked the military officer corps to cooperate with
    the future leadership council which is expected to take power once
    he (Najib) relinquishes all powers some time in the next few weeks.
    Najib made this plea as a precautionary measure to discourage any
    attempts by radical elements within the army and air force who may be
    planning a coup d'etat to subvert the UN peace plan.

                         *** end of NEWS FLASH ***
From: gnreddy@cbnewsf.att.com (G.Narotham Reddy)
Newsgroups: misc.news.southasia
Subject: Sri Lanka - 25 dead in a blast
Date: 10 Apr 92 22:25:38 GMT


Date	: April 10, 1992
Country	: Sri Lanka

			* * *

Colombo - April 10 (PTI):  At least 25 people were killed and over
12 others wounded when a powerful bomb exploded in a bus at the
eastern Ampara dist Friday morning, military officials said,
	the bus coming from Kalmunai, also in the eastern province,
was parked at the Ampara bus terminus when the blast occured.
The total number of passengers in the bus could not be known.
	A spokesman of the joint oeprations command of the Sri
Lankan defence ministry said most of the bodies were torn to 
peices.
	Twelve of the wounded were in a serious condition at
the Ampara general hospital.

			* End *
From: sbarber@panix.com (Steve Barber)
Subject: Re: PhD dissertation copyright and UMI
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 19:41:42 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix, NYC

Looks to me like you are granting only exclusive rights to reproduce and
distribute your dissertation in and from microfilm and electronic
format.

If this were a "work-for-hire" situation, you would have no rights in
your creation and thus no one would bother to have you sign anything.

If the clause given were the only clause in the agreement, you would
be retaining, among other rights, the right to:

- reproduce and distribute in other formats (including print).
- prepare derivative works
- perform your work publicly
- display your work publicly

The last two seem to be of little value in the dissertation context, I'll
admit, but hey, I don't know what your dissertation is about.

I myself would be wary of signing away *exclusive* electronic distribution
rights.  That is very broad, and getting broader every day.

I would add a clause that makes it clear that UMI has no right to
reproduce or distribute any derivative works (like if you were to turn
your dissertation into a book).  The way their clause is worded, they
probably don't get that right but it never hurts to be safe.

And see a lawyer before you sign anything.  Not the University's lawyer.
-- 
Steve Barber                                             sbarber@panix.com
"The direct deed is the most meaningful reflection." - Bill Evans
The above is not a legal advice. It is, at best, a discussion of
generalities. Consult your attorney before acting in a specific situation.
From: stromme@math.utah.edu (Stein Stromme)
Newsgroups: misc.int-property
Subject: Copyright vs. explicit copyright notice
Date: 6 Apr 92 19:51:43 GMT
Article-I.D.: jeeves.STROMME.92Apr6125143
Organization: Department of Mathematics, University of Utah

Please forgive the elementary nature of the following question:

What is the copyright status of a preprint not carrying a copyright
notice? (Preprint = preliminary version of a scientific paper, xeroxed
in say 100 copies or less, and circulated to the author's mailing list,
before the paper actually gets published in a scientific journal.)

Does the lack of a copyright notice put the work in the public domain,
or does the copyright still belong to the author? 

The question came up because of an incident where an obscure publisher
included a preprint in a book without asking the author in advance.
The paper had been submitted to another journal, and had in fact been
accepted for publication there, but the formal transfer of copyright
to the journal had not yet taken place.

Thanks,
Stein
From: sss@netcom.com (Small Systems Solutions)
Newsgroups: misc.int-property
Subject: Re: Copyright vs. explicit copyright notice
Date: 6 Apr 92 20:55:43 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

In article <STROMME.92Apr6125143@jeeves.math.utah.edu> 
	stromme@math.utah.edu (Stein Stromme) writes:

>What is the copyright status of a preprint not carrying a copyright
>notice? (Preprint = preliminary version of a scientific paper, xeroxed
>in say 100 copies or less, and circulated to the author's mailing list,
>before the paper actually gets published in a scientific journal.)

Such papers are almost uniformly distributed "for review only", or with
some other such restriction.  Both Copyright and Contract law apply

-- 
Small Systems Solutions                   1563 Solano Avenue, Suite 123
sss@netcom.com                                  Berkeley, CA 94707-2116

The above-expressed opinions aren't necessarily
Newsgroups: misc.int-property
From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)
Subject: Re: PhD dissertation copyright and UMI
Organization: The Leaning Tower of Patterson Office @ The Univ. of KY
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 22:03:15 GMT


Considering you are paying the university for your education, it seems
to me unreasonable for them to try to claim any exclusive rights to
your work.

Sean
-- 
                  |``Wind, waves, etc. are breakdowns in the face of the
Sean Casey        | commitment to getting from here to there. But they are the
sean@s.ms.uky.edu | conditions for sailing -- not something to be gotten rid
U of KY, Lexington| of, but something to be danced with.''
From: sps@email.sp.unisys.com (Steven P. Skabrat)
Newsgroups: misc.int-property
Subject: Re: PhD dissertation copyright and UMI
Summary: dissertation copyrights
Date: 14 Apr 92 15:55:27 GMT
Organization: UNISYS - Eagan, MN

In article <53139@mimsy.umd.edu>, spector@mimsy.umd.edu (Lee Spector) writes:
> "I grant UMI the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute my
> dissertation for sale in and from microform or electronic format,
> along with the right to reproduce and distribute my abstract in
> any format in whole or in part."
> 
>  - Are my rights to publish the dissertation through other
> publishers curtailed? The word "exclusive" makes me think so, but

It looks like the clause stated above is an assignment of your bundle
of rights in the dissertation to your employer.

>  - Assuming that I retain the rights to publish through other
> publishers, is it likely that the dissertation would be less
> attractive to other publishers if UMI has the right to distribute
> it?

Exclusive rights to publish is of the utmost importance to publishers.
Thus if multiple parties could publish a work, it will be less
attractive to any one of those parties.

You need competent legal advice from a copyright lawyer.
There is an area of copyright law that specifically deals with work for
hire situations taking place in academic settings.  There's case law
that should answer your question.  The issue is generally :
Who owns the copyright in works created and published as part of a
"publish or perish" system in academia?  The answers are not clearcut.