HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: wind1289@med.unc.edu (Stuart Kossover)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: SimonSays
Date: 7 Apr 92 08:33:26 GMT
Organization: UNC-CH School of Medicine
Originator: wind1289@addor

Well, let me try again. It appears as if our News posting transmittor
sliced and diced my first attempt and sent the last paragraph.  Anyway...

My wife has been complaining that I spend too much time on the NeXT. She's
a bit jealous.  Now that I have SimonSays, I'm not only spending even more
time on it, I'm talking to it!  I don't know if it's because it is 4AM,
but that seems so funny. Now down to some Simon issues:

1.  Simon will not recognize AdobeIllustrator keyboard commands that I
manually put in its application directory.  I have bypassed this by
putting a sublevel called "Illustrator" in the Common Words directory.
Here I have the keyboard commands and some mouse macros for selecting
tools off the palette (these seem to work fine even though HSD advises not
to put mouse macros outside of the Application directory). From an active
Adobe window I can call "Illustrator" and run my Adobe specific commands.

2. Changes to the Preference Panel appear to be activated only when Simon
is quit and started again.

3. It would be nice if Simon would playback my voice commands so I could
remind myself of how I enunciated them. I sit there sometimes repeating
commands with permutations and combinations of inflections to the point of
giving up and retraining them.

4. It would be nice if Simon would open up its browser to the highlighted
command that was successful last. Chances are this would be in the
application that I would currently be using.   This would quickly
facilitate adding or retraining commands for that application without
having to browse through the limited view that is offered at this time.

5. I spoke to Dave Peters at HSD who was very informative. He said he
believes the BackSpace Application to conflict with some of Simon's
functions.  I had BackSpace running when I first started using Simon. I
found, however, that quitting BackSpace and starting from scratch with
Simon made no difference in the afore mentioned issues.

6. It would be nice if Simon could open specific files, like a telephone
directory created with Andy Stone's fabulous DataPhile without me having
to launch it first.  Maybe there could be a Doc receptical to drop these
files into.

I realize that Simon is new to NeXT. It is really quite exceptional for
Version 1.0. Although this is not intended to be a critique, it sure
sounds like one, doesn't it?  My intent is to share my limited experience
with this remarkably potential program, give and get feedback, and help
HSD better perfect its product.  Just imagine how great Version 2.0 will
be!

Please respond in open forum or to me personally about your experiences
with Simon.  Can anyone comment on the issues I have posted?

Stu Kossover, M.D.  e-mail----->  wind1289@med.unc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,com.sys.next.sysadmin
From: anderson@macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson)
Subject: Re: Maxtor 1.2 gig disk advice needed
Organization: Madison Academic Computing Center, UW-Madison
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 22:19:58 GMT


In article <1992Apr10.164624.254@cs.mcgill.ca>
samurai@uriel.cs.mcgill.ca (Darcy Brockbank) writes:

>Hello.

>I will be purchasing a 1.2 gig hard drive (external) and am
>wondering if anyone has had any problems with the reliablity
>of this drive.

I bought a Maxtor P0-1 (1.035 GB) drive from Tecor not long
ago.  It's installed internally in my home cube.  The
installation was simplicity itself.  And btw the internal
engineering of the NeXT cube is a high-quality thing, IMO;
the drive cage slips right out, you pop the new drive in,
hook up the cables, put the cage and motherboard back in,
boot from the OD (of course, you *do* have an OD, don't you?
All the best people do :-), the new HD is recognized and
initialized correctly, you copy your user files over to it,
and away you go.

After running continuously for about five weeks (certainly
not a test of reliability), all I'm prepared to report is
that it's working perfectly and is one of the quietest
drives I've ever (not) heard.  Not *quite* so quiet as the
Maxtor 8380 I took out, though; that was simply *silent*!

Anyway the Panther cost $1835.

-- 
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Internet: anderson@macc.wisc.edu <-best, UUCP:{}!uwvax!macc.wisc.edu!anderson
NeXTmail w/attachments: anderson@yak.macc.wisc.edu  Bitnet: anderson@wiscmacc
Room 3130 <> 1210 West Dayton Street / Madison WI 53706 <> Phone 608/262-5888
From: alex@cs.umd.edu (Alex Blakemore)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: List of poor educational dealers
Date: 8 Apr 92 02:52:17 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

again be careful with the generalizations

my compaint about Maryland was only that the NeXT is not marketed well.
There are rows of PCs and Macs and the NeXT is stuck over in a dark corner.
They dont sell third party NeXT software.
If you know what you want, they are fine for taking the order.
and the tech support people have been helpful.

I just have the *impression* that they dont show off the NeXT at all, but
steer customers toward the Macs and PCs
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: green@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Mike Green - Unix Support)
Subject: Sybase SQL Limited Server for sale
Keywords: sybase
Organization: University of North Texas
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 15:22:15 GMT

I have a copy of the Sybase SQL Limited Server Version 4.1 that I would like
to sell.  The package itself was part of the NeXTstep 1.0->2.0 upgrade and
includes only the server software on 2 diskettes and installation instructions.
I belive that to do any useful work you will still need the Sybase DB-Library
and documentation.  In addition I was unable to verify the transferability of
the license so the buyer will have to assume responsibility for any necessary
license transfers.

The software is unopened and still sealed in its original package.   The first
offer of $150 or the highest offer by 1:00pm 04/10/92 takes it.

Mike Green
green@ponder.csci.unt.edu
817-565-3076
From: js@Princeton.EDU (Jay Sekora)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Macintosh Emulator DEMO available via anonymous ftp
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:13:23 GMT
Reply-To: js@Princeton.EDU (Jay Sekora)
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU

Clifford T. Matthews <iclone!ctm@unmvax.cs.unm.edu> writes:

>      BTW, the DEMO consists of Executor-MSW with several of the A-line
> traps removed, but enough are there to run the three programs that are
> included:
> 		FontographerDemo	A demo version of Fontographer

Can I take this as evidence that y'all are working on a version of Executor  
that will run the real Fontographer?  If so, HOORAY!  I will almost certainly
buy a copy of this for my home NeXT if you come out with it.  (I say almost,
in case Altsys happens to port Fontographer to the NeXT, but I think that's
too much to hope for...)

j.
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Information Centers Consultant       | bitnet:         js@pucc.bitnet
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From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Installing SoftPC & Mathematica
Date: 13 Apr 92 13:11:09 GMT
Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com
Distribution: na
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1992Apr11.232547.19789@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> tcarr@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Thomas Carr) writes:
>I have two questions.  One pertaining to the installation of SoftPC and the
>other to the installation of Mathematica.
>
>1.  The SoftPC manual states that after running the installation program
>there should be a "SoftPC.app" directory into which I copy the file
>"bios2.rom".  After installing I get a "SoftPC.app" file NOT a directory.
>I can't execute the file because it is looking for "bios2.rom".  What am I
>doing wrong?
>

It is a directory.  Look at the workspace menu and open as a folder.


>2.  When registering Mathematica the machine name (host name) is required.
>I interpret this as the name I gave my computer.  What happens if I want to
>change the name of my computer; will Mathematica still run?
>

It will still work.  I've tried it.


--
/*  -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers.    */
/*      For I can only express my own opinions.              */
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From: fifi@hiss.han.de (Axel Zinser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc,de.sys.next
Subject: files on ext. HD change their ownership by themselves ?!
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:07:28 GMT
Organization: Fifi's NeXT Disaster Area

Hi,

I just connect my old 105-MB hard disk as a second disk to my NeXTstation.
All worked fine up to the moment I recognized that the ownership of all
files had been changed to fifi.nogroup (my own id is fifi.fifi). I restored
the ownership, checked it and continued working. After a while I again
looked for the files on the second hard disk and - damned - the ownership
had been changed to fifi.nogroup again.... Can anyone tell me, why that
happens and/or which task does it? (I'll kill it :-))

Thanks, Axel
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Uni Hildesheim, RZ	+49 5121 883577		      fifi@rz.uni-hildesheim.de
	email - innovativ, dauerhaft, umweltvertraeglich...
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: mikhe@majestix.cs.uoregon.edu (Mike Henry)
Subject: Re: Hostname woes
Organization: University of Oregon Computer and Information Sciences Dept.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 11:26:44 GMT

In article <1992Apr14.055133.9623@newshub.sdsu.edu> johnsond@newshub.sdsu.edu (Dwayne Johnson) writes:
>I changed the name of my Nextstation and now I can't get the blasted thing
>to boot without getting the "server not found" message.  I've found nothing
>that tells me how to fix this...HELP!

Yeah, I had problems with the hostname too, until I figured out the 'Right
Way' to change the name. Observe that I describe how to do it on a standalone
machine not connected to anything (other than a modem or printer ;^) but that
the procedure is similar if you are connected to an ethernet network.

If you already have a machine which thinks it knows its name some times then
use 'open' under the 'Host' menu entry in NetManager instead, if the name then
appears under 'Hostname' then select it and edit, as per below, from there.

 1) Start from a clean slate. If possible remove the changes done so far.
 2) Startup /NextAdmin/NetManager (you will be prompted for root access).
 3) Under the 'Host' menu entry choose 'new' (Command-n)
 4) Change the 'Hostname' to whatever you want to call it.
 5) The IP address should be the default one (Mine is 192.42.172.1).
 6) Remove the ethernet adress entry if your machine is not connected to a net.
 7) Remove all entries under 'NetBoot Information'.
 8) Save. (Command-s)

All necessary databases will receive the new information and no mucking about
in either NetInfoManager or any of the config files under /etc will be
necessary. 

Good Luck!!

>Dwayne Johnson                           | Hold on to the Great Image

		-Mike
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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: The Future Revealed.
Date: 15 Apr 92 22:12:52 GMT
	<1992Apr15.155132.16493@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca>
Organization: Penn State Computer Science


In article <1992Apr15.155132.16493@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca> aberno@godel.questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Anthony Berno) writes:

   I think you have hit on something significant here.

   NeXT will never be the PC of the future. That is obvious.

Never is a long time.  Of course NeXT can become a standard in the
industry.  Their biggest problem is that the hardware required to
effectively run NeXTstep is costly at the moment.

   I would be delighted if they became another Amiga - Amiga just sold their  
   millionth machine, there is a good software base, and they are successful.  

Commodore has sold 3 million Amigas.

   Your disparaging coments about Apple further reveal the attitude - you  
   think that it might be too late for the Mac, but I say that the Mac was a  
   ripping, roaring success, and I would be elated if the NeXT even came  
   close. It might yet. 

Keyword: was.  The PC market will gain even more momentum with OS/2
and the soon to be released Windows NT.  Hundreds of PC developers
will write development tools that provide a comparable environment to
the one found on the NeXT.  Like Windows 3.0, they won't have to be as
good as what they're imitating.  By December of 93, Windows NT will be
running on faster hardware than NeXTstep, and probably on much cheaper
hardware too.

   Your feelings about what "successful" and "not successful" mean are really  
   a long way away from what I think of in relation to NeXT.

A niche market means that a lot of software will never (remember that
is a long time :-)) be written for the NeXT and esoteric software that
is written for it will probably be expensive.

-Mike
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: yucao@cco.caltech.edu (Yu Cao, aka Bobbo)
Subject: Re: IBM 1 gig hd
Keywords: IBM, HD, 1GB, 3.5inch
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 03:31:45 GMT

In article <1992Apr15.210655.29829@csrd.uiuc.edu> jozwiak@sp90.csrd.uiuc.edu (John Michael Jozwiak) writes:
>tmiller@roo.caltech.edu (Marylyn E. Miller) writes:
>
>>Has anyone had any luck using the new IBM 1gig hd with the the NeXT. I'm  
>>getting a initialization error.
>
>>Thanks Tracy
>
>Since when, and from where, does one inquire about such drives?  How big,
>fast, expensive, etc. are they?
> thanks,
>john

	Tecor has it but they say it does not work with NeXT yet. Listings
in NeXTWORLD says it's 1GB, 3.5inch, average seeking time 9.8ms, ~$1800.	


	I was told to wait till next week for HP's similar drive, which
is a 'sweet babe'.



-- 
Yu Cao 					yucao@cco.caltech.edu
Caltech 103-33                          818-451-0690
Pasadena, CA 91125

Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)
Subject: Future of NewsGrazer?
Reply-To: nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science, New Haven, CT
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 15:24:30 GMT

I sent a quick email note to Jayson Adams asking about
future updates and bug fixes to NewsGrazer, either
without charge, or, as I suggested, for a small (~$25)
charge.  I suggested the small charge to cover his further
development time, since Steve wouldn't be footing the
bill anymore ;-)

Unfortunately, Jayson replied that NeXT did not release
the rights to NewsGrazer to him when he left. 
Furthermore, he isn't sure that any future work will be
done on the App.

Can anyone add to this story?  I'd sure like to see some bugs
fixed, and some new functionality added to this neat App. 

--
Nathan Janette		"I'm a NeXTstep man,
Dept MB&B, Yale Univ	 I'm a NeXTcube guy"
New Haven, CT
nathan@laplace.biology.yale.edu (NeXT)
From: kls30@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Kent L Shephard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Illustrator questions
Keywords: bundled founts educational discount
Date: 8 Apr 92 12:51:25 GMT
Reply-To: kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1992Apr7.212740.3712@socrates.umd.edu> ice@socrates.umd.edu (Fredrik Nyman) writes:
>Two questions:
>
>The Adobe announcement for Illustrator 3.0.1 says that 21 typefaces
>are bundled.  What are those typefaces?
>
>Also: my university doesn't carry Adobe's products for the NeXT.
>Can I buy Illustrator with ed. discount directly from Adobe or
>maybe even from NeXTConnection?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Fredrik

If your university can get Lotus products then they can get Adobe
products.

The Douglas Stewart Co. handles both line of products to just about
every university in the country.

Their number is 1-800-279-2795 call them and ask if they handle products
to your university.
--
/*  -The opinions expressed are my own, not my employers.    */
/*      For I can only express my own opinions.              */
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/*   Kent L. Shephard  : email - kls30@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com   */
From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Looking for a TIFF editor
Date: 6 Apr 92 17:49:37 GMT
Organization: Penn State Computer Science


In article <01GIISBSY2KW000F9E@JHMAIL.HCF.JHU.EDU> eboltz@CNDENEXT.MRS.JHU.EDU (Eric S. Boltz) writes:

   I'm trying to find a PD TIFF editor for the NeXT. Nothing fancy, but  
   free!

You can use Icon[1].  It's your *only* option.

-Mike

[1] Surgeon Generals Warning: If you have a bad heart, please consult a
physician before using.
From: andrew@stone.com (Andrew Stone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: "DataPhile Demo" - really on archives
Keywords: bug, bummer, back now
Date: 13 Apr 92 01:05:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: stone.1992Apr13.010505.13719
Organization: Stone Design Corp


The _REAL_ Demo version of DataPhile is now available on the archives in  
pub/next/submissions.

If you grabbed a copy last week, it has a nasty showstopper in it, The  
Developer's Worst Nightmare(TM).

 [spent all night at NeXT last thursday going through the BTREE code until we  
found it! Yeah! It's fixed!], so you ought to get this current version, 

1608 -rw-rw-rw-  1 andrew   1638400 Apr 12 17:53 DataPhile.tar
sum DataPhile.tar
47706  1600

If you received your shipping software and manual last week, ftp this new  
version, and alert us that you snagged it; otherwise, expect your fixed  
diskette in the priority mail.


Also, it is now translated into French, mes amies.

--
   							  andrew

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
From: fletcher@socrates.umd.edu (Charles Fletcher)
Subject: Re: Exclamation Point Follow-Up!
Keywords: Bang! bang! BaNG! I'm So Excited!
Organization: University of Maryland University College
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 13:03:49 GMT

A ps for those of you who really love exclaimation points--read Tom 
Wolfe's "The Right Stuff". He really knows how to run them into the 
ground!

BTW--I have new software coming out called "MyProduct*****". Unfortunately
I won't have a NeXT version until I can find a DingBat font for that
little (NeXTWorld) cube.

Charlie

-- 

Charlie

*********************************************************************
From: knelson@cs.umn.edu (Kenneth Nelson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Forsale: ND SIMMS
Date: 8 Apr 92 04:11:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: cs.1992Apr8.041126.28678
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, CSci dept.


I have 4 1MB 72 pin SIMMS for sale.  The SIMMS were orignially shipped with
my ND board and have recently been replaced with 4MB SIMMS.  The price is
$200.00, shipping included.

Ken
-- 

Kenneth L. Nelson
knelson@cs.umn.edu
From: esky@marathon.cs.ucla.edu (Eskandar Ensafi)
Subject: Modems: Choosing between US Robotics and Intel
Keywords: modem courier usr us robotics intel 14 ex v.32 bis
Reply-To: esky@mayhem.icsl.ucla.edu
Organization: UCLA, Computer Science Department
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 92 17:44:21 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone knoe which modem is actually better:

1) U.S. Robotics Courier v.32bis
2) Intel 14.4EX

Both have been rated as being fast modems.  Infoworld rated the Courier as its  
fastest modem, and PC Magazine rated the Intel.  Do you have any idea which is  
actually better?

I also have another article posted about the NeXT's serial port speed:
The Intel can handle up to 57,000 bps between the modem and the serial port,  
while the USR Courier goes up to about 38,000 -- the same as the NeXT's serial  
port.  Has NeXT under-rated their serial ports or is 38,400 bps the maximum?  I  
hear that Macintoshes can go all the way up to 57,000 bps!?!?

Thanks.
Eskandar.

esky@marathon.cs.ucla.edu
esky@mayhem.icsl.ucla.edu

-------------------------
"Through the angel rain,
 Into the dust and the gasoline,
 Through the cruelty of strangers,
 Ino the neon dream..." (The Sisters of Mercy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Re: Save mail from the Mail Application?
From: mahilata@vogon.mathi.uni-heidelberg.de (Earthworm society)
Date: 12 Apr 92 14:19:52 -0700
Organization: MatLab, University Heidelberg

	<1992Apr10.235907.24345@morrow.stanford.edu>
	<1992Apr11.010619.25143@Princeton.EDU>
Date: 13 Apr 92 21:52:03

well.. if you did read this mail already, you might use some of the
unix mail handlers and give it the -f ~/Mailboxes/Active.mbox/mbox.
But this won't help with NeXT mail.

--mahilata
From: kdemarti@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu (Kathy A. DeMartini)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: Info XTP or XTI
Keywords: xti, xtp, x/open, mach
Date: 16 Apr 92 18:48:10 GMT
Organization: Cal Poly State Univ,CSC Dept,San Luis Obispo,CA 93407

I am looking for information concerning Express Technology Protocol
(XTP) or X/Open Transport interface (XTI) with respect to implementation
under Mach.XTP is a 3 level protocol for higher bandwidth versus OSI,
in which TCP/IP or others would be implemented. This is an emerging
standard.

If you could mail me articles or information, it would be appreciated.
Pls e-mail direct versus posting, I will summarize and post whatever
results in 2 weeks.
	
		Thank you.
From: pjr@splash.Princeton.EDU (Peter Rayner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc
Subject: wanted: disk enclosure and cables
Date: 15 Apr 92 21:41:21 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU

Ok, well I now have a bare disk,thanks to the net and some patience.
Now I need an enclosure and cables for the thing.  These seem
surprisingly expensive, $200-300 for single-disk enclosures.  Has
anybody done significantly better than this?  I am literally immune to
aesthetics which should help.  
Oh, the drive is a Wren V so a 60 Watt supply will be ample and the
cable will be the standard SCSI-1 to SCSI-2 type much used on Nexts,
Suns etc (I hope).
Please don't clutter the group with replies since this information is
necessarily ephemeral (changing all the time).  I will,of course,
summarize if there's me-too replies.
-- 
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and Atmospheric Sciences Princeton        | lawyers by the lawyers for the
University                                | lawyers.