HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic)
Subject: Re: L.A. Drivers
Reply-To: petonic@hal.com (Michael A. Petonic)
Organization: Henry's Laughing Gas Co., Inc.
	<PETONIC.92Jul29171745@daisy.hal.com>
	<1992Aug2.031643.29175@oakhill.sps.mot.com>
	<1992Aug5.131410.18803@asc.slb.com>
	<1992Aug13.135009.20747@awdprime.austin.ibm.com>
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:04:33 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.135009.20747@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> jlpicard@austin.ibm.com (Craig Becker) writes:
>hargrove@nobelium.SLCS.SLB.COM (Jim Hargrove) writes:
>> The motto of the state is "Drive Friendly," but that's BS. In 
>> Texas we're bad drivers and proud of it.
>
>Heh heh heh...having moved to Austin a year ago from the DC area,
>I've been enjoying this thread immensely. You simply haven't 
>experienced heavy traffic and bad driving until you've driven
>highway 66 and the Capitol Beltway during rush hour.

Agreed.  DC does have some of the shittiest traffic I've seen.  A couple
times back, I remember it took me 1.5 hours to get from the Marriot
Suites in Alexandria to Crystal City.  Last time, it took me 45 minutes
to get to the Convention Center from the Hilton.  These times are not
attributed necessarily to the traffic but to the traffic signs (or
lack thereof).  The East coast is not made for driving.

>As for Texans being bad drivers, I can't say I agree. I remember
>driving down to Corpus Christi and was amazed when cars (and semis!)
>would pull onto the shoulder to let me pass. Seems pretty friendly
>to me.

Stick around...  Drive from Austin to San Antonio and find out.  Texas
is very primal.  You'll get a lot of respect from other vehicles
in a truck.  Less in a car that costs a lot to get repaired.  

-pet-
--
Michael A. Petonic	       petonic@hal.com		       +1-512-794-2855
        HaL Computer Systems International, Ltd. -- A Bermuda Corporation
                Director of Custodial Services and Entertainment
				 Austin, Texas
                          "No balls, no blue chip."
From: asingh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (singh)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: car for sale
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:06:33 GMT
Reply-To: asingh@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (singh)
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: asingh@thumper.cc.utexas.edu



  ----------- CAR   FOR  SALE ---------------------


      Honda Civic Lx -----------

        * Charcoal Grey Color
        * Automatic
        * Stereo
        * AC
        * Year: 1990
        * New Tyres
        * Extended Warranty
        * Low Miles
        * All Records
        * One Owner
        * Price: $9500.00 or Best Offer

___________________________________________________


   If Interested, call 467-9488 and ask for George.

** I am posting it for my friend so please don't reply by email.

Thanks,
Xref: sparky austin.general:2762 austin.talk:203
From: lwb@cs.utexas.edu (Lance W. Bledsoe)
Newsgroups: austin.general,austin.talk
Subject: Re: The truth about Best Buy's 90-day deal
Date: 13 Aug 92 15:30:53 GMT
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

In article <1992Aug12.221958.19177@cactus.org> covert@cactus.org (Richard Covert) writes:
>o what exactly does Best Buy give you?
In Jan I purchased a Big Screen TV from Best Buy on this program.
>
>Is it a free loan?
Yes, My balance was due (with no other added charges) at the end of 180 days.
>
>Or how do you pay it back?
You have to deal with ITT Financial Services, not Best Buy.
>
>I watch the STEALS&DEALS show on CNBC and they always say"
>If it sounds too good to be true IT IS!!"
I think that Best Buy pays part of the interest to ITT and then ITT
hopes that you won't pay off the balance at the end of the 180 days.  If
you don't pay off the contract before the deadline, then they add the
interest to what you owe (22%???).
>
>Is this another case of switch and bait advertising?
Not at all, just don't miss the deadline. :-)



Lance

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|  Lance W. Bledsoe          lwb@cs.utexas.edu           (512) 258-0112  |
|  "How did the Scarecrow know he didn't have a brain?"                  |
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Xref: sparky austin.general:2818 tx.general:611
From: jsq@tic.com (John Quarterman)
Newsgroups: austin.general,tx.general
Subject: Re: August 1992 CACTUS Newsletter
Date: 19 Aug 92 09:35:19 GMT
Organization: Texas Internet Consulting

In article <THCI8OC@taronga.com> peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
>In article <1992Aug15.004937.23258@chinacat.unicom.com> chip@chinacat.unicom.com (Chip Rosenthal) writes:
>>Interesting things are happening in the research community, such
>>as the Mach microkernel and Bell Labs Plan 9, and the standards
>>committees have been documenting many of the operating system
>>interfaces.  This means somebody could conceivably design
>>something like UNIX but not UNIX.
>
>Right. Conceivably they could call it Idris, QNX, Coherent, OS/9, Minix,
>or Linux. It's a long shot, but who knows... :->

Plan 9 is almost finished, and has been in use internally for years.

Mach is the basis for OSF/1, and is otherwise available, e.g., from mt Xinu.
Chorus has been out for several years.  Neither of them are just research
anymore.

John
From: dannyj@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Danny K. Jain)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: What kind of tint film is best?
Date: 21 Aug 92 15:33:47 GMT
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas

Hi,

I realize questions about window tinting are frequently asked, but I don't
have access to old austin.general articles.  So here goes.

I am going to get my windows tinted, and I am wondering which type
of tint film is the best.  I will probably use either 3-M, DTI, or insul-film.

The people that use DTI claim that it is the best, because it doesn't fade.
They say that 3-M and insul-film are almost as good, but they fade.  Is this
true?

By the way, here are the best prices I have been quoted:  (all of these have a
lifetime warranty, and the rear window will be seamless)

Auer Glass - $130 for Insul-film
C & J Auto Glass - $109 for DTI
Austintatious - $150 for 3-M

Any insight would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Danny Jain (dannyj@oakhill.sps.mot.com)
From: chris@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Chris Casey)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: W0W!!!!  Gunther's is great!
Date: 18 Aug 92 16:44:56 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

Well, we went there Sunday night, & there were maybe one or two other tables 
occupied, & a few people at the bar.  So I guess Sunday night would be a good
time to go to Gunther's if you want the quiet....


Chris
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: cheselka@cactus.org (Michael R. M. Cheselka)
Subject: Re: SEARS tools protection plan sale hassle
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, PO Box 9786, Austin, TX 78766-9786
Distribution: austin
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 22:20:27 GMT

In article <1992Aug13.135638.1900@novell.com> bboerner@novell.com (Brendan B. Boerner) writes:
>Next time one shows up, ask him who he reports to.  Call this person up
>and complain like hell.  You might also want to explain to the kid that
>he's the nth one to come by and that if he's getting paid on commission
>he's getting screwed.
Won't have any effect.  Please look in austin.followup.  Also, will all the
dickheads who are crossposting from austin.foresale get a clue?!
-- 
cheselka@cactus.org               N5UVV              Michael R. M. Cheselka
os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu        Hangs out on 145.21mhz       400 W. 34th st. #103
membership@cactus.org                                 Austin, TX 78705-1331
{...}!cs.utexas!cactus.org!cheselka (512)452-9412v ( 24hours answer. mach.)
From: gad@pencom.com (George Durden)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: The truth about Best Buy's 90-day deal
Date: 13 Aug 92 15:58:30 GMT
Reply-To: gad@pencom.com
Organization: Pencom Software

Richard Covert writes
> Is this another case of switch and bait advertising?

Here's a little episode of bait and switch that I ran into:
Back in November of 91, Circuit City at the Arboretum opened
their doors for the first time on a saturday morning. I was
in the market for a 8mm handycam so I was there for the Grand
Opening. As soon as the doors opened, I headed to the video
section and looked at their offerings. I spotted a Sony TR6 for
$599, which I had seen everywhere else for $850. Sounded like a 
good deal but I wanted to make sure so I decided to go to McDuff's
and check there price (in the spirit of competition). Went to
McDuff's and sure enough, they're asking $850 but they have this
huge sign saying they'll match any valid price. I told the salesman
about the sale at CC. He got defensive and said that he'd have to 
call CC. After about 20 minutes he came back and said that they
wouldn't honor the $599 price. It really ticked me off that he would
refuse to match the price while he was standing in the shadow of a huge
banner proclaiming their "We'll beat any price" guarantee, so I rather
vocally presented my displeasure with his dicision and left for CC to 
buy the TR6. Low and behold the salesslime at CC now says that they are
sold out of the TR6 (now about 45 minutes after opening the doors for the
first time) and proceeds to preach the advantages of the higher priced 
models. I listened to his speal and requested a raincheck for the TR6.
Evidently the word "raincheck" strikes fear in the heart of the bait
and switch saleslime as he proceeded to make an interesting emotional
sales ploy for the higher priced models. Alas, I held my ground and demanded
a raincheck. The salesslime disapeared and shortly returned with an unopened
TR6 in his hands. Evidently, the absolute last one in stock (yeah right)
that was not listed on the computer inventory (oh yeah...).
I ended up with the best deal I've seen on a TR6, and one heck of a headache.

The old adage is true... Buyer Beware 
--
		      George A. Durden			
		  	.5K EX Pilot
		       Unix Mercenary
DoD #0039	     "No Risk, No Rush"		CMRA #106
From: wardrb@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Byron Ward)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Recommendations for daycare places?
Date: 12 Aug 1992 10:11:15 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Distribution: austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Can anyone recommend daycare places in Austin?

With all the horror stories in the news (during the last 2 years), my
wife and I have been loathe to put our son (18 months) in a daycare,
but between work, school and the new baby that we are expecting in
October, we will be hard pressed for time.

I would appreciate any recommendations or horror stories.  Also, for
recommendations, I'd like to hear about rates and availability.

BTW, we live in south Austin, but will consider any place.

Rick

Newsgroups: austin.general
From: orion@nuchat.nuchat.sccsi.com (Roland Dunkerley)
Subject: Looking for house or garage apartment to rent
Organization: Eristic Rite In Software, Houston, Tx.
Distribution: austin
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 01:35:41 GMT

I'm needing to move up to Austin on the last weekend this
month, my wife has a job starting the 31st.  We have been
having a difficult time finding an apartment, and are hoping
to find a garage apartment or house to rent before then.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

"I still dream of Orgonon..."     ---    KaTe Bush, Cloudbusting
Fnord.                        Roland Pleasant Dunkerley III, KSC
Eristic Rite In Software         Hail Eris!  All Hail Discordia!
orion@nuchat.sccsi.com               {uhnix1,uunet}!nuchat!orion
-- 
"I still dream of Orgonon..."     ---    KaTe Bush, Cloudbusting
Fnord.                        Roland Pleasant Dunkerley III, KSC
Eristic Rite In Software         Hail Eris!  All Hail Discordia!
orion@nuchat.sccsi.com               {uhnix1,uunet}!nuchat!orion
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: chip@chinacat.unicom.com (Chip Rosenthal)
Subject: Re: Car Insurance in Austin
Organization: Unicom Systems Development, Austin, TX
Distribution: austin
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 17:24:43 GMT

In article <1992Aug17.132454.16764@natinst.com>
	fellow@natinst.com (Osbert Tan) writes:
>2. Insurance agent, Jan @ Cannon Insurance,
>   remark: good service.

I carry my auto insurance with Cannon (338-1478).  I've never had a
claim, so I can't say how responsive they are to that.  They are, however,
a Unicom client, so I can tell you all about their computer systems. :-)
-- 
Chip Rosenthal  512-482-8260 | Let the wayward children play.  Let the wicked
Unicom Systems Development   | have their day.  Let the chips fall where they
<chip@chinacat.Unicom.COM>   | may.  I'm going to Disneyland.  -Timbuk 3
From: marc@yogi.austin.ibm.com (Marc J. Stephenson)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Speaking of Mexican food... (just a story, no real info, sorry...)
Date: 14 Aug 92 23:22:05 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: IBM, Austin

Back when we were all trying to define Tex-Mex (no we don't need to try THAT
again!), I was reminded of a something that happened to me last year, that
MAYBE somebody find entertaining.  I've got a few minutes to spare now, so
here goes...

Last spring, my wife and I were invited out to her uncle's Lake Tahoe cabin for
a couple of days of relaxation, so we gladly accepted.  We were to meet the
aunt and uncle in the Oakland area to proceed on to Lake Tahoe (a 4 hour's
drive or so).  Now, Uncle Carl is a little set in his ways - always likes to
stop at a particular gas station on the way out, at a particular place for
ice cream on the way back, and this "this place that makes the greatest tacos",
located in Placerville, CA.

Well, that gas station was some strange truck stop that you had to buy a debit
card good for so much gas (maximum change was 75 cents, I think).  This got
me a little worried about that taco stand.  I was expecting some little shack
along the side of a road somewhere, or maybe somebody selling them out the
back of some station wagon...  On the other hand, they might be THE WORLD'S
GREATEST TACOS!!  Pretty exciting, eh?  Well, we get to Placerville, and I
start looking around for a quaint little restaurant (maybe a little white
building with peeling red painted letters, hmmmm).  Then, Uncle Carl hits
his blinker, and we pull into...

{Brace yourself to learn the location of the GREATEST TACOS in all of 
 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...maybe even the WHOLE WORLD!!!!.....} <-(Braces, get it??)

drum roll please....

T A C O   B E L L !!!!!  Aarrrgh!!!!

Actually, I like Taco Bell just fine, but not after 2 or 3 hours of 
anticipation of something different.  I asked Uncle Carl if he knew that there
were Taco Bells all over the country, and he said that he did, but that one
shop there in Placerville just made the best ones!!!  (Not as far as I could
tell, though their German Shepherd really likes them.)

(As for relevance to austin.general, well Mexican food comes up here fairly
 often....  okay, maybe I shouldn't say "coming up"...)
-- 
Marc Stephenson		    IBM AWD (Advanced Workstations Division - Austin,TX)
DISCLAIMER: The content of this posting is independent of official IBM position.
INTERNET->marc@perfmap.austin.ibm.com    VNET: MARC at AUSVMQ  IBM T/L: 678-3189
Newsgroups: austin.general
From: george@wixer.cactus.org (George Wenzel)
Subject: Re: internet <- e-mail -> BBS ??
Organization: Real/Time Communications
Distribution: austin
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 03:23:23 GMT

In article <16at9sINNhmt@cs.utexas.edu> bradley@cs.utexas.edu (Bradley L. Richards) writes:
>Can anyone describe a reliable method for e-mail between internet and local
>BBS's?  I'm in Scotland, and need to have e-mail contact with someone in
>Austin who is not on the internet.
>
>Alternatively, is there a way for a BBS user to get an internet account?

Try Real/Time...  459-4391

-- 
George Wenzel                    |  Real/Time Communications
george@wixer.cactus.org          |  "faster, smarter and costs less..."
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From: tmcdonal@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Tom McDonald)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Craftsman tool problem (was SEARS tools protection plan sale hassle)
Date: 12 Aug 92 23:23:51 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio

I've never been pushed to buy any extra protection plans, but I did have a
problem when I tried to return a broken Craftsman socket (guaranteed for
life).  I got a Craftsman cordless ratchet as a Christmas gift with a few 
sockets included.  One of the sockets was for use in holding the hexagon type
screwdriver bits.  About a month after getting it, that particular socket
broke.  I took it in and was told that since it didn't say Craftsman on the
side of it they wouldn't replace it.  I explained it where it came from and
the clerk said something along the lines all Craftsman tools have the name
on the side.  To replace it was $10, while the entire set cost at the time
about $50.  I was quite mad that he didn't believe it was Craftsman tools,
so I went over to a new one, ripped it open and showed him that none of the 
sockets included said Craftsman.  He still wouldn't budge until I raised my
voice a bit, which caught the attention of the manager, who after listening
to the story, gave me the one out of the box I had opened.  I felt it was
really stupid to have to go through all that hassle for what was either Sears
not marking their Craftsman tools, or including non-Craftsman sockets with
a Craftsman wrench.  The next person to buy one probably got my broken socket
as well.
						-Tom
-- 
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This is your brain on drugs. (egg in frying pan)
Any Questions?
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Newsgroups: ut.general,austin.general
From: pvo@cactus.org (Peter Van Overen)
Subject: August Mac Developers Meeting
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: Macs, insanely great
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
Distribution: austin
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 00:22:45 GMT

  -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-   
  +                          The                            +   
  |       **AUSTIN MACINTOSH DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION**       |   
  +                     ->presents<-                        +   
  |       Lloyd Blankenship, of Steve Jackson Games         |   
  +       with a discussion of the Secret Service raid      +   
  |    on Steve Jackson Games. The raid was based on the    |   
  +   suspicion that the then unpublished GURPS Cyberpunk   + 
  | game was a handbook for computer crime. The raid nearly |
  +  put them out of business, and led to the creation of   +
  |         the Electronic Freedom Foundation.              |
  +                                                         +
  |           Monday, August 17th at 7:00 PM                |   
  +                          at                             +   
  | MCC, 3500 W Balcones Center Drive, Main Conference Room |   
  +                                                         +   
  |     Everyone is welcome, fun for the whole family!!     |   
  +                                                         +   
  |              Call Peter Van Overen (453-6766)           |   
  +                   for more information.                 +   
  +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
From: lcw@uucp (Larry Wolfe)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: B&B's in Austin
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:34:09 GMT
Distribution: tx
Organization: TANDEM Computers, Inc (CS2)

In article <1992Aug12.143218.5124@awdprime.austin.ibm.com> dewey@vpdbox.austin.ibm.com writes:
>In article <1992Aug6.144643.2496@exu.ericsson.se>, exumart@exu.ericsson.se (Martina Hughes,xt-df,0634) writes:
>|> Can anyone recommend a nice B&B in the Austin area to stay in this weekend. 
>|> 
>Having never stayed at any of these, can ANYONE comment on these or
>add to the list?
>
  The Southard family, who own Southard House, are friends.  They have a 
  LOT of repeat business, and seem to stay pretty busy.  Since I live in
  Austin, I have not stayed there but have been around the place a bit.
  (to the extend of helping with wallpaper and paint when they were redoing
   the place)

  They are opening a second B&B up the street (Blanco) a ways.  It is 
  intended for those who wish longer term accomodations.  

  Nice people.  Gracious hosts.  Good location.  Since I know them well,
  I am not claiming objectivity.

  Enjoy your stay in Austin.

  --larry

  lcw@mpd.tandem.com
>
>Austin B&B's from the Austin Phone book
>---------------------------------------
>Bad Greisback 1006 E 50th St 			452-1004
>Bed & Breakfast Abroad, 3304 Cherry Ln		477-0002
>Brock House Bed & Breakfast, 609 W. 33rd St	459-0534		
>	Country atmosphere - Suite-Size rooms,
>	1/2 blk w Guadalupe * All rooms bath/phone
>	Corporate Rates - Visa/MC/Discover Cards
>Carrington's Bluff, 1900 David St.		479-0638
>	1877 English Country Inn, Antique Filled rooms
>	Fabulous Breakfast, 7 blks to UT, 9 blks to Capitol
>Griesbach Bed & Breakfast, 1006 E. 50th St,	452-1004
>La Prelie Place Bed & Breakfast			441-2204
>McCallum House Bed & Breakfast, 613 W 32nd st	451-6744
>Peaceful Hill Bed & Breakfast, 10817 RR 2222, 	338-1817
>Southard-House, 908 Blanco St.			474-4731
>Triple Creek Ranc, 1601 Fitzhugh Rd		264-1371
>Wild Flower Inn, 1200 W 22nd 1/2 St		477-9639
>	Lovely two Story Old Home, Antique Country
>	Decor, Near UT, Delicious Full Breakfast.
>Willow Spring Inn, 3409 Willow Springs Rd.	445-2566
>Woodburn House Bed & Breakfast, 4401 Av D.	458-4335
>	Austin Landmark Historic Hyde Park
>Zilker House, 800 Edgecliff Ter.		462-0100
>-- 
>Dewey Coffman				ibmpa!dewey@vpdbox.austin.ibm.com
>Consulting @ IBM			Bldg 007, Div 44, Loc 966, Dept 06T
>11400 Burnet Rd				Zip 1514, Room 1D-052
>Austin, TX 78758-3493			(512) 823-6463
From: george@wixer.cactus.org (George Wenzel)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Re: W0W!!!!  Gunther's is great!
Date: 17 Aug 92 23:22:44 GMT
Organization: Real/Time Communications


I would like to add my experiences regarding Gunthers.  They are what you
could call a gourmet German restaurant.  I have visited several times
finding it a quiet place to bring someone you want to talk to.... Untill
one evening when I wanted to take my girlfriend there.  The place was
packed, very noisy, and service was slow.

If you want to have a lively night out where the beer is cold and the food
is good, and you want a place where you can get noisy... Gunthers is the
place.  If you want quality German food, in a quiet setting, make sure you
visit during the "off" hours.

George
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George Wenzel                    |  Real/Time Communications
george@wixer.cactus.org          |  "faster, smarter and costs less..."
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Newsgroups: austin.general
From: adil@cactus.org (Adil Soofi)
Subject: drapery shops in austin
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
Distribution: austin
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 17:15:00 GMT

looking for reccomendations for drapery shops in the austin area. we are
having a new home made and need blinds, curtains, etc. put in.

thanks,
	Adil K. Soofi
email: adil@netmail.austin.ibm.com
voice: (512)823-9388
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From: bboerner@novdpd.uucp (Brendan B. Boerner)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: chocolate taco
Date: 13 Aug 92 13:47:50 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: Novell, Inc. --Austin

Does anyone know where to get a chocolate taco in Austin?  Before they
went out of business, J. Calendar's had 'em.  (A chocolate taco
consists of a chocolate coated praline in the shape of a large taco
shell, filled with chocolate mousse and whipped cream).

Thanks,
Brendan
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