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From: o_swient@informatik.uni-kl.de (Oliver Swienty)
Subject: Can you here me?
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 14:39:41 GMT

Keywords: 
Help!!!!
Is there anybody out there who can here or see me???
Please answer me ?
I didn't get new news since several days!!!!
Please mail me soon!!!


    Olli.

Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d
From: peterb@cs.uwa.oz.au (Peter Bousfield)
Subject: Why read?
Summary: Aww, come on guys.
Organization: Dept. Computer Science, University of Western Australia.
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 01:20:38 GMT

I see there has been a recent influx of
abuse at the posting that suggests we stick
to putting jokes in aus.jokes, and send mail
to those who don't.

Well the original was written when I was
totally frustrated at reading several non-joke 
postings, and consequently was done in haste.

The idea is to send mail to people that incorrectly
use aus.jokes. I mean who really cares what it says,
just so long as they know (or find out) that they 
should not have done. 

Get the idea now!!!!!!

Write anything, but just let them know.

So anyone who posts to say it should be
riposte not repost and all that sort
of crap, can change their OWN message
(as I have done after calming down). 

I tried to keep the message general (but there will
always be times when it is not right) so all
I do is mail the file. As far as I can work out 
this will only bother people that receive it, and
this is the whole point (to make people realize aus.jokes
is for jokes).

Have a good one

Bye
peterb
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Newsgroups: aus.jokes.d
Subject: Re: People refusing to use aus.jokes.d
From: gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au (ua.ude.ebortal.reficul@hterag)
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:37:43 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University
Keywords: butthead, idiot, etc

In article <peterb.727433143@wambenger> peterb@cs.uwa.oz.au (Peter Bousfield) writes:
>Hey fellow asu.jokes readers,
>
>Does it really annoy you when reading aus.jokes and
>some butthead gives a discussion without an OB joke?

Yep. But I've blown most of my veins in my forehead and I've only got a few
left... I'm saving them just in case I become a COBOL programmer...

>It sure does me. So let us _ALL_ do something about it.
>I now mail any butthead the following file,
>
[...file deleted...]
>
>this is done easily by typing mail "buttheads email address" < joke

I tried it but it didn't work?

$ mail in%"""gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au""" < joke
%DCL-W-MAXPARM, too many parameters - reenter command with fewer parameters
 \JOKE\

(Maybe I should ask why in comp.os.vms and blow a vein in Ehud :)

>It takes all of 5 seconds, and if we _ALL_ do it they may
>realize and stop misusing aus.jokes.
>So please for all our sakes, make a similar file
>and any butthead who does not have joke in there posting 
>will get inundated with mail!!!!
>
>Hopefully this will cure them.
>
>
>Bye
>peterb
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>  Peter Bousfield           ,-_|\     E-mail: peterb@cs.uwa.edu.au
>  285 Robinson Ave         /     \    
>  Cloverdale, WA 6105   -->*_.-._/    Honestly, it was not me!!!
>  Australia                     v
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I thought WA's were supposed to be friendly laid back kind of people :)

Cheers,

Gareth.

-- 
gareth@lucifer.latrobe.edu.au
From: newton@monty.apana.org.au (Mark Newton)
Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Distribution: world
Subject: Re: Cricket Commentary Faux Pas
Organization: APANA South Australia - State mail hub
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 02:25:01 +1030

gat@superb.mel.cocam.oz.au (Graeme Turner) writes:
> >David Gower pointed out that when a batsman was injured, it was
> >customary for the umpire to call Dead ball, so that the batsman
> >in question could not be stumped or run out.
> >
> >After Lara had recovered, just before play restarted, he pointed
> >out quite pointedly that there were 'Two balls left'.
> 
> This was NOT said on TV !

Yes it was.  I remember it clearly, since it tickled my fancy at
the time.

Hands up everyone who winced when they saw what happened to Lara?

> When Lara copped one I waited to see if the commentator would repeat the 
> line.  Needless to say he did not !!

I beg to differ.

   - mark

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Newsgroups: aus.jokes
Subject: Re: Left vs Right
From: russelld@radical.amigans.gen.nz (Russell Donaldson)
Date: 22 Jan 93 21:13:15 PST
Organization: Disorganisation!
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Tehau Bastock (s041@sand.sics.bu.oz.au) wrote:
:
: I heard that the Victorian Government was planning to switch sides and
: enforce driving on the right hand side of the road. Obviously, this is
: a major change with many potential problems, so they plan to introduce
: it in phases with the first phase only involving buses using the right
: hand side. All other vehicles will continue using the left.
:
: By the way, of course it is sensible to drive on the left side of the
: road, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see the traffic lights!
:

 Bloody old joke plagiarising the Irish -  who decided Trucks and Buses would
 start first on alternate days for the first week !
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Newsgroups: aus.computers
From: j.craick@trl.oz.au (John Craick)
Subject: HELP - any repairers for print heads ?
Organization: Telecom Research Laboratories
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:41:56 GMT


Does anyone know anywhere that will repair or overhaul print heads for 
dot matrix printers ? - or a cheap supplier for such heads.

My son has a Star NB24-15 dot matrix printer and the pin guide plate has
fallen off the front of the print head.  I have the plate and it looks 
like it should be possible to reassemble it to the head. I'm hoping that 
a repair would be cheaper than a new head (=~$250). The thing was going o.k. 
till this not-so-minor problem.

Any info from out there greatly appreciated.

John Craick, 
Human Communication Section, TRL
(j.craick@trl.oz.au,  ph. 03 253 6712, fax 03 253 6352)
Newsgroups: aus.computers
From: smadden@titan.trl.OZ.AU (Steve Madden)
Subject: Hauppage (?) i860/486 motherboards - comments & suppliers ?
Organization: Telecom Research Labs, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:13:46 GMT

G'Day,
	We've got a little problem in that we require an extremely fast
floating point accelerator for a PC based system, but one that doesn't
cost the earth. I've seen i860 plug in cards, but here in Australia,
these retail somewhere around the $8-15k range, more than we can afford.
I seem to recall that a company named HAUPPAGE (if I remember correctly)
used to sell a 486 motherboard with an i860 built into it. Further, I'm
sure I saw a PC on sale in the UK with this board for around 3k pounds
sterling. So does anyone have a contact for an Australian supplier (or
failing this, the US suuplier) of these motherboards, or any comments
generally about them ?

Thanks a lot,

      /~~~\   !                           
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From: root@splat.aarnet.EDU.AU (Conan the System Operator)
Newsgroups: aus.computers
Subject: uses for ibm's (was Re: NeXT Computer Summer Sale (5th Posting))
Date: 24 Jan 93 12:37:03 GMT
Distribution: aus
Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland

abcc@DIALix.oz.au (Adrian Booth Computing Consultants) writes:

>>Reply only to ggr@acci.com.au, IBM is only temporary.

>Much as I agree with Greg's comments about these postings, I have to disagree
>that "IBM is only temporary" - I think that we are stuck with it for some time
>yet.

IBM's have many uses.       1      OS/2
                            2      Door stop
                            3      Seat for very small person
                            4      Print server for my C64
                            5      Case to hold HD's
                            6      Trainer toilet seat

As you can see IBM's are great. I just think that the people who still make them should be shot for bringing the world to a stop. Think of all the man hours
lost each day because of people trying to install HD's in them. With a real computer
you just plug in your HD and format (max of 10 minutes). With IBM's you have
to play with jumpers for 3 hours befor you can get to even look like working,
then 10 minutes to format it.

Dave
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: Games and the new chipset
From: news@redgum.ucnv.edu.au (USENET News System)
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 14:48:37 GMT
Organization: University College of Northern Victoria (Bendigo)

In article <1993Jan19.002705.13385@csc.canberra.edu.au> mmr@asgserver.canberra.edu.au (Micheal Rainford-Watson) writes:
>Whats the story about our old amiga games and the AA chipset. Will they be
>the same resolution? We've seen some good second hand games being sold
>here but should I wait for later releases? I haven't bought my A1200 yet,
>and in transition I've had to play on my 386(pwuke!).

The A1200/4000 come with KS3.0 which has a new boot screen called 
Amiga Early Startup Control.  This is accessed by holding down both
mouse buttons (as with 2.04).

With this you can select a Pal/Ntsc display, your choice of AGA, ECS or
Original Chip Sets and the abiltiy to disable any CPU Caches.
Many games will work with the cpu caches off and original chip
types selected (at least on my A4000).

But, for advice, try before you buy.  (or ask me perhaps)


>
>-- 
>Micheal Rainford-Watson        _--_|\   E-Mail: mmr@asgserver.canberra.edu.au
>Administrative Systems Group  /      \  Phone : +61 6 201 2397
>University of Canberra        *_.--.*/  Mail  : PO Box 1 BELCONNEN ACT 2616
>      I'd rather be in Perth  ^     v         Carn the Eagles! ('93)


Craig Arnoldt
i897515@redgum.ucnv.edu.au
From: root@brimston.apana.org.au (Justin Deeley)
Subject: Printer for Sale
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Summary: 
Keywords: 
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: 26 Jan 93 19:35:40 +1100
Organization: Alchemy Software/Brimstone BBS
From: darren@zikzak.apana.org.au (Darren Brett Gower)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Myer price matching (was Re: A1200 Arrives in Australia)
Date: 23 Jan 1993 23:59:11 +1100
Organization: Zikzak public access UNIX, Melbourne Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: zikzak.apana.org.au

s914534@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (UT) writes:

>Myer will match any price that a legitimate dealer has slapped on. So if you a
>know a place that knocks out 1200's $200 cheaper all it takes is a phone call
>and Myer will match that price. (Not an ad for Myer btw)

Not only that, but they'll do it up to a week *after* purchase! So you
buy the product, start enjoying it, then ring around for better prices
and go get your refund from Myer! Great stuff if you ask me. The only thing
left in small retailers' favour is possibly better service/support (well....).

regards,
Darren.
-- 
+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| Darren Gower               | "I'd be careful who you call smart or    |
| - The Executioner          |  not smart.  Smart isn't knowing how to  |
| darren@zikzak.apana.org.au |  save six bytes.  Smart is knowing WHEN."|
|                            | - Peter Cherna,                          |
| Zikzak public access UNIX, |  Operating Systems Development Group,    |
| Melbourne, Australia.      |  Commodore-Amiga, Inc.                   |
+----------------------------+------------------------------------------+
From: tom@arp (Tom Minchin)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: WB2 shortage?
Date: 22 Jan 1993 02:11:55 GMT
Organization: Centre for Information Science Research ANU
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.20.2
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

My local dealer says that there is an Australia wide shortage of WB2 ROM+disk
sets. Does anyone know if it is true?

--
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Tom Minchin
tom@arp.anu.edu.au
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From: Martin_Dolan@guru.apana.org.au (Martin Dolan)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: 2.5" IDE HARD DISK FOR SALE
Distribution: world
Date: 23 Jan 93 14:17:10 +1100
Organization: Guru Meditation BBS

i have 2x 2.5" ide for sale, new, with 2 year warranty, unused.
 (connor drives) and they are very fast.
 
drive 1-       80mb,  $560

drive 2-       120mb, $790

ideal for laptops, cramming inside amigas etc....
 
       
Marty

-- Via DLG Pro v0.995
From: Richard.Galezowski@p3.f106.n633.z3.fidonet.org (Richard Galezowski)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Wanted Dead Or Alive
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 22:55:23

Hi ya all
         Is there anyone out there that has a Citizen GSX140 printer?, if so do
you have a spear printerhead laying about the place?. Well send me a note at
the following address 41:300/106.3 or 3:633/106.3 . All I nead is a pin and  a
rocker arm.

                          SeeYa .........
                                         Richard 
 * Origin: -= Pointing from the study =- (3:633/106.3)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: thecure@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU (matthew aardvarkious)
Subject: Re: Myer price matching (was Re: A1200 Arrives in Australia)
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 12:33:27 GMT

darren@zikzak.apana.org.au (Darren Brett Gower) writes:

>s914534@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (UT) writes:

>>Myer will match any price that a legitimate dealer has slapped on. So if you a
>>know a place that knocks out 1200's $200 cheaper all it takes is a phone call
>>and Myer will match that price. (Not an ad for Myer btw)

>Not only that, but they'll do it up to a week *after* purchase! So you
>buy the product, start enjoying it, then ring around for better prices
>and go get your refund from Myer! Great stuff if you ask me. The only thing
>left in small retailers' favour is possibly better service/support (well....).

BAHAHAHA - They'll match it for as long as your warranty is - actually - forget
that - you can just say anything and get away with it. I worked there and 
was amazed at the amount of obviously totally sus returns/exchanges but couldn't
do anything because it was policy. Yes, they serve well, just a bit slow 
picking up stuff.

--
Now they say we were never even saved
We must be very brave

- Behavior, "My October symphony"
From: andrew@teslab.lab.oz.au (Andrew Phillips)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: WANTED: Info on Minix and ADAWA
Date: 27 Jan 93 00:54:16 GMT
Organization: Technology Services, Chief Secretary's Dept, Sydney

pdcruze@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Patrick D'Cruze) writes:
: Is it [MINIX] a non-standard implementation of Unix?

Its not even an implementation of UNIX.  Its a standard
implementation of MINIX :-).  I believe its only compatible with very
early versions of UNIX (Release 7?).  This is not all that bad.  Its
mainly intended for educational/hacking purposes since it comes with
all source.
-- 
Andrew Phillips (andrew@teslab.lab.oz.au) Phone +61 (Aust) 2 (Sydney) 287 6551
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: eeidscw@engvms.unl.edu (strider)
Subject: Strategic Studies Group PTY.LTD.
Summary: Does this company still exist?
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:09:49 GMT

Has this Australian company produced anything new lately?  I've enjoyed
playing Reach for the Stars on a borrowed Apple 2GS for a couple years now
(I own the game, not the machine)  and recently purchased an Amiga.  I'm
hoping that a greatly expanded and fixed version of RFTS will someday
be available.

Scott Weddel   strider   Apple /// aficionado   eeidscw@engvms.unl.edu
    Sterling Rider       MegaChip A500C= DCTV   UNLincoln Nebraska USA
From: tom@arp (Tom Minchin)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Re: Myer price matching (was Re: A1200 Arrives in Australia)
Date: 24 Jan 1993 22:29:24 GMT
Organization: Centre for Information Science Research ANU
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.20.2
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

Darren Brett Gower (darren@zikzak.apana.org.au) wrote:
: s914534@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (UT) writes:

: >Myer will match any price that a legitimate dealer has slapped on. So if you a
: >know a place that knocks out 1200's $200 cheaper all it takes is a phone call
: >and Myer will match that price. (Not an ad for Myer btw)

: Not only that, but they'll do it up to a week *after* purchase! So you
: buy the product, start enjoying it, then ring around for better prices
: and go get your refund from Myer! Great stuff if you ask me. The only thing
: left in small retailers' favour is possibly better service/support (well....).

I can see great openings for fraud :) Ask your local Amiga dealer (who is,
of course, out of stock) to reprice his A1200s to say $800. Tell Myers who
will ring the dealer ("no orders over the phone sorry") who then have to
lower their prices. Pure fantasy though.

--
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Tom Minchin
tom@arp.anu.edu.au
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From: paul@dragons.DIALix.oz.au (Paul O'Neill)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Info on Minix and ADAWA
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: 26 Jan 93 18:58:24 +0800
Organization: Private UUCP node

Patrick D'Cruze (pdcruze@tartarus.uwa.edu.au) wrote:
> Also, is there anyone out there who could tell me when the next ADAWA
> (Amiga Developer's Association of WA) meeting is and how do I go about
> becoming a member?

Patrick,

I have added you to my ADAWA mail alias, and you will be notified when the
next meeting is to take place.

Other interested parties can mail adawa_info@dragons.DIALix.oz.au for more
information.

> Thanks in advance for any help,

> Patrick		    pdcruze@tartarus.uwa.edu.au

Paul

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				       (ALT: paul@DIALix.oz.au)    /      \
Secretary				 Phone: (+619) 250 7080    X_.--._/
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From: markus@octavia.anu.edu.au (Markus Buchhorn)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
Subject: Quick plug for CANBERRA dealer
Date: 24 Jan 1993 23:31:46 GMT
Organization: Australian National University, Canberra
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 150.203.5.35
Originator: markus@octavia


Ok - I'm not easily impressed with most dealers. I bought an A1000 and
A2000 while in Melbourne, some years back, after running round and round
various dealers. I was depressed by most of them.

So I haven't bought any Amiga S/W or H/W since I moved to CBR, due mainly
to an utter lack of good dealers. 

Anyhows, the other day I decided I needed a good spreadsheet for the Amiga.
While cruising through Philip I passed "The Software Shop". What the heck
I thought, parked the car and had a look. Expecting signs like
"Wonderful Multimedia Is Here For Your PC", I was *shocked* to find a 
sign in the front window advertising A3000's, A3000T's [*] and sundry other
Amiga hardware ! (next to the WMISHFYPC sign :-) ). I wander in and ask the
first sales droid I see 'Spreadsheet for the Amiga ?' "Oh - we have 3 here
at the moment..." !!!

So they lead me over to a A3000UX (badged as such) with dual monitors
(and MIDI piano keyboard alongside) and demonstrate the spreadsheets ! The main
Amiga person there (I guess) listed good features, as well as bad. I threw some
jargon at him, questions about 1.3/2.0/display enhancers/A2320/A1200/A4000s and
it didn't faze him. Ok, now I'm impressed (and my wife is starting to fidget
after 1/2 an hour in the shop :-) )

So the long and the short of it: I bought Professional Calc (Gold Disk). I will
also take my A2000 to them to get 1.3->2.0, Agnus->2MB (the whole shebang
(installed in the shop) under $200 or so). I may also one day upgrade there. 
They expect the A1200 (from C= !) in the shop by mid-Feb, A4000's by first 
week of March.

For Canberra, this is excellent !

Anyway - just a happy customer, who would like to see more Amiga stuff sold
by these guys, so that they stay there. They're sectioning their shop into
parts, one of which will be "Amiga Focus". They also have a mailing list for
anybody interested for all sorts of H/W and S/W. If you're in the 
Canberra area check them out (and tell them to get net access :-) )

Cheers,
	Markus


[*] The prices looked Ok - $2800 for A3000T/100M (sans monitor I think)

-- 
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email = markus@octavia.anu.edu.au
Australian National University, Canberra, 0200 , Australia.
[International = +61 6, Australia = 06] [Phone = 2492930, Fax = 2490747]
-- 
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email = markus@octavia.anu.edu.au
Australian National University, Canberra, 0200 , Australia.
[International = +61 6, Australia = 06] [Phone = 2492930, Fax = 2490747]
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: mmr@asgserver.canberra.edu.au (Micheal Rainford-Watson)
Subject: Sales tax exempt Amigas?
Organization: University of Canberra
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 01:35:37 GMT

Does anyone know where you can buy sales tax exempt Amigas if
your going O/S. How much tax is on computers now days? 20% still?


-- 
Micheal Rainford-Watson        _--_|\   E-Mail: mmr@asgserver.canberra.edu.au
Administrative Systems Group  /      \  Phone : +61 6 201 2397
University of Canberra        *_.--.*/  Mail  : PO Box 1 BELCONNEN ACT 2616
      I'd rather be in Perth  ^     v         Carn the Eagles! ('93)
Newsgroups: aus.computers.amiga
From: cemn@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Michael Nielsen)
Subject: archiving algorithms
Summary: where can I find
Organization: James Cook University
Distribution: aus
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 93 23:05:37 GMT



	I have been looking for the algorithms for the common lha,lharc,zoo,
and zip.  I am particularly interested in the lha and lharc formats -lh4- 
and -lh5- formats.

	If any one knows where these algorithms can be found I'd
appreciate this information.

	Michael Nielsen.




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