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From: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Jeff Foy)
Subject: Re: need help for .PCX file
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 02:12:37 GMT

In <Bvtor5.EEq@psych.toronto.edu> miyoshi@psych.toronto.edu (Hiroto Miyoshi) writes:


> Hello !
>Does anyone know how to read and present .PCX file by QuickBasic
>program ?  Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

I use the commercial ProBAS library so when I need to handle PCX files,
I use their functions. However, PCX files aren't that difficult to
process.

-- 
Jeffery Foy -- Either: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu -or-
             *** FREE BILL & KATHY SWAN ***
-*- Happy as a clam to be using Professional YAM -*-  :)
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
From: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Jeff Foy)
Subject: Re: what is ProBas (ProBasic ?) ?
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 01:54:40 GMT

In <Bw4owH.Mnv@psych.toronto.edu> miyoshi@psych.toronto.edu (Hiroto Miyoshi) writes:

>Hello !
>Could anyone tell what is ProBas ?  It seems a subroutine library
>but what does it actually do, and where can I get it ? 
>Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

>	Thank you.

>					Hiroto

ProBAS is, indeed, an external library of routines for QuickBASIC 4.5
and Microsoft PDS 7.x. It isn't particularly fast but you do get most of
the source to the routines. The FileCRC routine is what hooked me. CRC-32
code in *BASIC*...

ProBAS is available from TeraTech:

TeraTech
3 Choke Cherry Rd.
Suite 360
Rockville MD 20850
Office: 301-977-2224
   Fax: 301-963-0436
   BBS: 301-963-7478 (9600-N-8-1)
Orders: 800-447-9120 (orders only!)
  Tech: 301-963-2191


-- 
Jeffery Foy -- Either: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu -or-
             *** FREE BILL & KATHY SWAN ***
-*- Happy as a clam to be using Professional YAM -*-  :)
From: cfdeb01@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Dixon Berry)
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
Subject: Simple Modem Program Wanted
Date: 11 Oct 92 23:19:11 GMT
Organization: Educational Computing Network

I am looking for a simple program that will detect the phone ringing,
wait 30 seconds and then dial a preset number.

I want to use this when someone call my office, leaves msg on answering
machine and then computer dials out to my pager, so I can check it.

Sounds simple eh?  I'm going NUTS.... Email me some ideas PLEASE!

Thaxs.... SKYHIGH
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
From: soc1070                         
Subject: Re: Simple Modem Program Wanted
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: University of Minnesota CIS
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 19:47:00 GMT

In article <Oct.13.14.31.18.1992.20243@gandalf.rutgers.edu>, cermak@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Rob Cermak) writes...
> 

>PRINT #1,"ATZ ###-####" : REM *** The phone number


>Rob Cermak			        EMAIL : cermak@gandalf.rutgers.edu

In order to get the modem to dial, wouldn't that line need to read:

PRINT #1,"ATDT ###-####" : REM ...
          ^^^^

ATZ is the simple reset, isn't it?

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Tim Harincar				Kill Your Television.	
soc1070@vx.acs.umn.edu		
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
From: ST21519@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU
Subject: Re: Hex$ adds a Carriage Return?
Organization: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 92 11:09:42 CST

In article <5410@sumax.seattleu.edu>
>Couldn't you assign it to a dummy variable and if there indeed is a
>carraige return, couldn't you just strip it off then?
 
Why sure <grin>, but I thought maybe there was a magical way to call HEX$ that
might not be documented that would not place the Carriage Return after the
hex number.
 
Thanks for the note.  I found it an interesting discovery last nite.
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
From: miyoshi@psych.toronto.edu (Hiroto Miyoshi)
Subject: need help for .PCX file
Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 92 21:50:45 GMT


 Hello !
Does anyone know how to read and present .PCX file by QuickBasic
program ?  Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
	Thank you
					Hiroto
From: "ben bernard" <ben.bernard@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
Subject: pds 7.1 and vb for do
Date: 7 Oct 92 11:16:13 EST
Reply-To: "ben bernard" <ben.bernard@channel1.com>
Distribution: alt
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
Subject: Re: PDS 7.1 and VB for DOS
Keywords: Basic VBDOS

SP>  Newsgroup: alt.lang.basic
SP> Message-ID: <1992Sep29.233146.14290@microsoft.com>
SP>    Subject: PDS 7.1 and VB for DOS

SP>VB/DOS Pro has every language feature that Basic PDS 7.1 with the following
SP>exceptions:
.
.
.
SP>4.  VB/DOS Pro stores string literals (like PRINT "Steve") in FAR MEMORY
SP>when compiled.  Basic PDS stored these in precious dGroup.
.
.
.
SP>6.  VB/DOS, like VB/Win, uses Far Strings only.  The vast majority of all
SP>commercial addon packages already use Far Strings so this should be no
SP>problem for most people.  FWI -- Far Strings allow VB/DOS to use all the
SP>DOS memory your machine has available, near strings are limited to 64K
SP>of total string space.  Far strings have also been highly speed tuned for
SP>real-world code so, in most real (as opposed to contrived benchmarks)
SP>apps, Far strings are at least as fast as near strings.

I can't argue with most of what you've said here, and I have no desire to
bash VBDOS before I've had time to try it out, but this seems a bit
misleading to me.  I have used nothing but far strings for some time, even
to the extent of storing "literals" in a file and reading them into far
strings to keep them out of DGROUP, and I don't get anywhere _near_ my
full memory capacity.  Each far string, unless you have changed this in
VBDOS, has a DGROUP-based handle.  Therefore, you are _still_ limited
by DGROUP even using all far strings.  This may be unavoidable, but people
need to be told.  It is frustrating to hit the DGROUP celeing, check your
far string space, and find you have over 100k left.  It is very _rare_ to
be able to use your full far memory for far strings.  One way to do it is
to use really long strings instead of a lot of short ones.


SP>Thanks, Steve Podradchik, Product Manager, Microsoft VB for MS-DOS



Any chance you could move the far string handles into a block of far
memory?  You could have groups of handles, with DGROUP pointers to each
group instead of each string.  I'm probably missing something . . .

                              -- Ben Bernard --
---
  DeLuxe 1.25 #12273  We all live in a yellow subroutine.
--
Channel 1 (R)   Cambridge, MA
From: ST21519@VM.CC.LATECH.EDU
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
Subject: Passing arguments to Procedures
Date: 8 Oct 92 22:35:57 GMT
Organization: LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY

In the past I fell into the trap of declaring almost all of my variables as
global ones as I only had a handful of them, but now the list keeps growing and
I have begun looking to passing arguments as perhaps a better method of writing
for memory considerations as well as just nicer looking code.
 
Are there any potential "GOTCHAS" when one uses the same variable to pass to
a procedure that is returned by the procedure?  I have played with this on a
very limited basis with Functions and would like to expand to Subprograms so
far without any known problems.
 
Thanks.
Newsgroups: alt.lang.basic
From: riehm@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Carl Riehm)
Subject: Memory problems using QuickBasic
Organization: McMaster University, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Distribution: all
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 12:05:29 GMT

Someone I know is having problems with a "large" program in QB.  He has 
8mb of memory and is using Windows 3.1 over DOS 5.0.  When he fires up QB
within Windows, he can neither run his program nor can he compile it.     
If he fires up QB outside of Windows, his program will run but he still 
cannot compile it.    Any solutions?   BTW he also has VB; can one compile
QB programs in it?  (I thought that perhaps VB might use expanded memory
and allow larger programs).   

If possible reply by email.   Thanks - Carl Riehm.
Xref: sparky alt.fishing:3013 tx.general:732 houston.general:1055
From: jyang@joe (Joseph Yang)
Newsgroups: alt.fishing,tx.general,houston.general
Subject: Re: Floundering around Galveston?
Date: 1 Oct 92 19:56:10 GMT
Distribution: houston
Organization: Shell Oil

In article <28SEP199200350442@elroy.uh.edu> st1t0@elroy.uh.edu (CARL SEILER) writes:
>In article <COSC16TT.92Sep27140952@menudo.uh.edu>, DGray@uh.edu writes...
>> 
>>Also, after this dog decided he could put our fish to better use than
>>we could, my parents started carrying a small pistol while
>>floundering.  As far as I know this is still legal.  It is legal to
>>carry a gun in a boat so long as it is within the Texas Carry laws
>>(not concealed, etc).  Just wondering...
>         Grrr.  I'm trying this post for the third time.  I haven't
>         been able to get this to work.
>
>         Ok.  The Texas Penal Code has no concept of "concealed"
>         weapons.  It simply lists weapons you cannot carry.  Among
>         them are handguns.  You cannot carry handguns, clubs,
>         slapjacks, throwing stars, swords, spears, or brass knuckles.
>
>         You may have these things at home.
>
>         You may carry a rifle or shotgun as long as it is not
>         "sawed-off."  The penal code gives specific lengths allowed
>         for rifles or shotguns, but basically if you buy it in a shop
>         it should be legal.
>
>         The penal code gives defenses to the charge of carrying a
>         weapon and these include "traveling."  If you can convince a
>         judge that you are traveling, you can get off the charge.  Of
>         course "traveling" is not defined in the penal code.  Most
>         people say it means you have to cross the county line, but
>         there is no legal definition in reality.
>
>         I would play it safe and carry a shotgun or rifle.  The penal
>         code spells out the laws on weapons pretty clearly.  You
>         might want to get a copy.  They come in paperback and run
>         about $17.  You can also find copies at some libraries.
>
>         I'm no lawyer, so this may all be hogwash.  Heck, if I were a
>         lawyer, this might all still be hogwash.  I read the penal
>         code in a two-semester law enforcement class instructed by a
>         police officer some six years ago.
>
>Carl Seiler                         |  Department of Econonmics
>Graduate Student                    |  University of Houston
>ST1T0@jetson.uh.edu                 |
>
>

It IS legal to carry a postol while fishing.  This, like travelling, is a legitimate defense	
to prosecution under the Texas carry laws.  Write the National Rifle Association and ask them	
for their free brochure entitled "Texas Firearms Laws."  The Texas State Rifle and Pistol Association	
also puts out a similar brochure.		

J. Yang	
Houston

 
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: rpark@stam.QE.Bell.CA (Richard Park)
Subject: Re: Fishing in Eastern Ontario question
Reply-To: rpark@stam.bell.ca
Organization: CER, Bell Canada
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:34:04 GMT

I was up at Red Pine this year. It is a couple of hours north of North Bay.
I don't know if this is what you call "Eastern Ontario". Anyways, the camp
is situated on Lady Evelyn (in the top 10 for walleye). They portage you
into the lake via a barge. Really nice scenery, not too many people. The
cost was ~$450 CAN and ~$100 for dinners for 1 week. This includes boat/
motor for 2, bait, cabin for 4. The price is a bit on the high end but I
can't complain about the service. The boats were in very good shape and
they put in swivel seats which were comfortable. The fishing this year
was bad but 2 10 lbers and a 7 lber walleye was caught by our group. There
are plenty of 5lb pike but they were more nuisance to us than anything.
4 of us in our cabin caught a total of 50 walleye for the week and this was
a bad year cause of the cold weather. There are some lakes portageable/hike
to for specks, rainbows but I can't say whether some are fished out or not.
I can get phone # if you are interested.
-- 
Richard Park	
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: cloyd_j@apollo.hp.com (John Cloyd)
Subject: re : smoking fish
Originator: cloyd_j@face_plant
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:54:31 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Apollo Division - Chelmsford, MA

    My methods for smoking fish vary depending
on the type of fish. Eels, IMO are one of the
best fish to smoke because after they are all
dried out they fit easily into the rolling papers.
Now yer flouders, on the other hand, are too round
for even a double-wide....er um, uh sorry...
fishing tomorrow - good thing
  i appear to be losing perspective....

                                       jc
                                         in 
                                           me.

                               smoke 'em if ya got 'em
Newsgroups: alt.fishing,rec.outdoors.fishing
From: bill@gaza.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (William J. King)
Subject: Need Seeker Info
Organization: University of Hawaii
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 22:20:55 GMT


Can anyone provide me with the Address or Phone number to Seeker Fishing
Pole company?
thanx
Wm.

--
    bill@uhunix.bitnet 
    bill@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu 
    21.19 N.LAT by 157.52 W.LONG          
    Fish on the Byte
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: christin@cae.wisc.edu (Christine Haas)
Subject: FOR MY BROTHER
Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
Distribution: usa
Date: 15 Oct 92 19:37:45 CDT

Hi,

I am posting this for my brother who is looking for a female
with which to correspond by U.S. mail (he does not have computer
access.)

He is 29 years old, brown hair, brown eyes, 6' tall, and being
his little sister, I have no clue how much he weighs.  

He wants to write letters to someone on the basis of a friendship.

If you are interested, please e-mail me and I will tell you more
and give you his address.

Thanks.

Chris.  :)

P.S. He *loves* fishing, and is an expert on it (hence I thought
I would post to this group :)
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: jaj@finland.Berkeley.EDU (Tony Johnson)
Subject: Fishing Lake Fork, TEXAS
Reply-To: jaj@finland.Berkeley.EDU (Tony Johnson 
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 18:58:56 GMT

   A bunch of people from here at work are going fishing at
  Lake Fork this coming weekend oct 10 and 11th. I havn't been
  fishing there in a few weeks. Can anybody give me the latest
  report? THANKS
From: kauppila@sunburn.ec.usf.edu. (Jim Kauppila (DO))
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
Subject: rec.outdoors.fishing MIA
Date: 6 Oct 92 17:12:57 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Univ. of South Florida, College of Engineering

The above newsgroup must not like this part of the country, because it
still has not been spotted in these parts.  Practically everyday I have
to respond to whether I want to add new newsgroups from any and every
category, but haven't seen rec.outdoors.fishing yet.  Am I the only one
in the country who can't read this group?


--
Jim Kauppila                |  E-Mail: Internet: kauppila@sunburn.ec.usf.edu
College of Engineering      |             GEnie: j.kauppila
University of South Florida | Heartland Freenet: jkauppil
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
Subject: Re: re : smoking fish
Reply-To: scarrobi@shearson.com
Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:56:48 GMT

In article MF6@apollo.hp.com, cloyd_j@apollo.hp.com (John Cloyd) writes:
>     My methods for smoking fish vary depending
> on the type of fish. Eels, IMO are one of the
> best fish to smoke because after they are all
> dried out they fit easily into the rolling papers.
> Now yer flouders, on the other hand, are too round
> for even a double-wide....er um, uh sorry...
> fishing tomorrow - good thing
>   i appear to be losing perspective....
> 
i thought u smoked BLOWFISH .. oh wait no u snort blow-fish... u smoke 
indigo blue fish .... 
i need to go fishing myself .... 
next summer .... by the by i am a saltwater fisherman... the only way to fish ... in the ocean 

---
Steve C. 

 ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
                             - Just fools who think they are.
---------------------------------------------------------------		
 I understand you need someone to do work.
 I don't do work, but, I know this guy who does.
    -Vladimir Taltos
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From: mike@ra.cs.umb.edu (Michael J. Thibodeau)
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
Subject: Re: rec.outdoors.fishing MIA
Summary: telnet address for readnews!!!
Date: 12 Oct 92 01:33:52 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston, Dept of Math and CS

For all of you who can not access the rec.outdors.fishing group there is a
telnet-able bbs that offers readnews access INCLUDING REC. groups

here is the site:

152.2.22.80 
	or
lambada.oit.unc.edu.

log in as bbs and follow the instructions from there.
unfortunately from there you have to go thru a bit to post to these groups.
oh well, at least that way you can read from them.

-mike

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Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: garland@peggy.asd.sgi.com (Tom Garland)
Subject: Want to buy a cheap boat
Keywords: cheap boat
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 00:42:19 GMT

Any thoughts on an inexpensive aluminum boat with a reasonable outboard motor (how much hp is reasonable) and a trailor... What is a ball park price for a used one?  I just want a low cost, low maintainence solution to go fishing with very little effort that I can put on the back of my Jeep and explore.

Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: welch@sacral.cis.ohio-state.edu (Arun Welch)
Subject: Re: re : smoking fish
Originator: welch@sacral.cis.ohio-state.edu
Organization: OSU-LAIR
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 15:13:14 GMT

In article <BvrLuw.MF6@apollo.hp.com> cloyd_j@apollo.hp.com (John Cloyd) writes:

   Now yer flouders, on the other hand, are too round
   for even a double-wide....er um, uh sorry...
   fishing tomorrow - good thing

Yeah, but they fit well in the pipe, and you get a bigger rush. 

...arun

GAH! I just realized it's been a month since I've had a chance to go
fishing!!
From: mcgregor@dgaust.dg.oz (David McGregor)
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
Subject: rec.outdoors
Date: 10 Oct 92 11:29:35 GMT
Organization: Data General Australia, Melbourne

can someone please tell me what I need to do to get access to 
the "rec.outdoors" news group? Thanks Dave.

--

******************************************
   "Work is for people who can't Fish."

     E-mail mcgregor@dgaust.oz.dg.com
******************************************
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
Subject: Re: Want to buy a cheap boat
Keywords: cheap boat
Date: 12 Oct 92 20:43:36 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <1992Oct9.004219.27241@odin.corp.sgi.com> garland@peggy.asd.sgi.com (Tom Garland) writes:
>Any thoughts on an inexpensive aluminum boat with a reasonable outboard motor (how much hp is reasonable) and a trailor... What is a ball park price for a used one?  I just want a low cost, low maintainence solution to go fishing with very little effort that I can put on the back of my Jeep and explore.

Have you considered a canoe instead?  There's nothing like fourwheeling into
a high country lake and then taking the canoe off the top.  A friend of mine
used to use a 15' Coleman with a rack made for a jeep.
-- 
+==========================================================================+
| John Fereira     | Auspex Systems | "Auspex does not share my opinions.  |
| johnf@auspex.com | Santa Clara CA |  So Why am I still working here?"    |
+==========================================================================+
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: drogers@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Daty Rogers)
Subject: Re: Fishing Lake Fork, TEXAS
Organization: TI Semiconductor Process and Design Center
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 20:44:31 GMT

In article <1992Oct7.185856.4473@sunova.ssc.gov> jaj@finland.Berkeley.EDU (Tony Johnson  writes:
>   A bunch of people from here at work are going fishing at
>  Lake Fork this coming weekend oct 10 and 11th. I havn't been
>  fishing there in a few weeks. Can anybody give me the latest
>  report? THANKS
>
  Go into the backs of coves and wait until the sun starts going down.
You will have the absolutley most incredible topwater fishing of you life!
If you can get closer to the creeks the fish tend to be bigger. It seems
like they start coming out of the weeds and chase shad. Take bugdope and
a light so you can get back out. And watchout for the REDHORNETS!

                                   good luck, give us a report,
                                                                Daty
Newsgroups: alt.fishing
From: garland@peggy.asd.sgi.com (Tom Garland)
Subject: Fly-Fishing in Nort. Cal
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 1992 00:39:06 GMT

I'd like to do a last second fly fishing trip in Northern California (no more than three hour drive from San Francisco) this weekend.  Any ideas?  Fish hitting?  Place to go..Guide recommendations?
From: fenny@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Fenny Frampton)
Newsgroups: alt.fashion
Subject: Fashion Information for Fall/Winter 92
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 92 17:04:19 EDT
Reply-To: fenny@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca
Followup-To: alt.fashion
Distribution: world
Organization: Vicuna Systems, Kingston, ON (613) 547-5066
Content-Type: text

Hi everybody:

I got all of this information from Women's Wear Daily and Styles fashion
newspapers.  This is a summary of the information in my own words so I
don't violate copyright law.

For Fall/Winter 1992:
 Colours: Red, Grey, and Navy are important.
          Brown is beginning to be important.
 Trims/Accessories: - Metallic gold of chains, tassels, beading,
                      Kitchy hair-pins, and cowbell bracelets
                    - Hobo hats, Tweed sneakers and mens wear 
                      accessories.
 Important (Hot) items: Bustier, long black skirts, cowboy boots,
                        and Jewelled leather.
 Patterns : Plaids, Jungle prints, Pinstrip.
 Important shapes : Maxi coats, bias cut dresses, slim skirts,
                    Cropped bell bottoms, frock jackets, sleeveles
                    jackets, push-up bras, short skirts with long jackets.
 Important themes:- Western look
                  - Retro 60's and 70's   
                  - Mens wear looks for women

 For Holiday 1992:
 Basic Bodies........ Tanks, Pants, skirts with jackets
 Trims...............Gold lurex, Gold embellished leather
 Metal...............Gold
 Accessories.........Lots of flashy gold jewellery.

----------------------------------------------------------------
Fenny Frampton (fenny@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca), Kingston, ON, CANADA
"Fashion violators will be prosecuted."