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From: mm@bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (Michael Mahler)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: lobster
Date: 12 Apr 92 00:13:04 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Stratus Computer, Marlboro, MA.

>Can anyone tell me why the price of lobster is so high.

	Maybe because it's out of season?  ;-)

	They also might be shipping them down from Canada.

	Michael

	
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From: jprovo@Gnu.ai.mit.edu (Genetic Jones)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: lobster
Date: 13 Apr 92 09:34:18 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Russell Street UNIX Consultations

arf@world.std.com (Alan Feuer) writes:
>
>The "noname" storm of last October devasted the traps of many fisherman.

Yah, but it was Damn Fine to cruise around town in, and hang out on the shore
and visit my fave pub down on the waterfront, the Midnite Court.  Shame that
McMurphy's Law doesn't play there anymore.,..and that they have -shudder-
karoke in the other room one night a week like every pathetic joint seems to do
now...

joe
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Newsgroups: ne.food
From: macrakis@osf.org (Stavros Macrakis)
Subject: Kidneys
Organization: OSF Research Institute
	<1992Apr7.163929.16269@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com>
Distribution: usa
Date: 8 Apr 92 14:14:14

In article <1992Apr7.163929.16269@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com> heiser@ferrari.nmc.ed.ray.com (Bill Heiser) writes:

   I'm not sure I've ever heard of eating kidneys.  How are they prepared?

Veal kidneys (rognons de veau) are a pretty well-known item in French
cooking.  A common technique is browning them and then simmering them
in stock (braising).  Beef kidneys can also be used, but are tougher
and somewhat dry.

Beef kidneys are used in British cooking for steak and kidney pie.

Veal kidneys are used in Italian cooking as well.  A common technique
is slicing them thinly and saute'ing them with garlic and parsley.

Pork kidneys are used in Chinese cooking, both stir-fried (sliced) and
red-cooked (simmered in soy-sauce stock and served cold, in slices).

Lamb kidneys are used everywhere from Greece to India.  I like them
cooked medium-rare (pink inside), but Middle Easterns usually prefer
them medium (no pink left).  One good technique is to slice them
thickly, season them with ground coriander, cumin, and black pepper,
and saute them in clarified butter or ghee.

Lamb kidneys are a traditional part of `mixed grill' in Britain and
North America, where they are sliced in half and grilled.  This is
also a traditional breakfast dish.

	-s
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: trond@calvin.phys.ucalgary.ca (Trond Trondsen)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: FRAME GRABBERS (List)
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:47:49 GMT
Organization: Institute for Space Research




Some FRAME GRABBER manufacturers:


Control Vision, USA, 316.231.6647
Coreco, Canada, 514.333.1301
Data Translation, USA, 508.481.3700
Digital Vision, USA, 617.329.5400
Dipix, Canada, 613.596.4942
EPIX, USA, 708.498.4002
High Res Technologies, USA, 416.497.6493
Image Nation, USA, 206.944.9131
Imaging Technology, USA, 800.532.3500, 617.938.8444
Imagraph, USA, 508.256.imag
Matrox, Canada, 514.685.2630
Synoptics, USA, 617.527.4461
Truevision, USA, 317.841.0332
Univision, USA, 617.221.6700
Xybion, USA, 619.566.7850


All these sell frame grabbers that digitize in real-time (60 fields/s).
High Res Tech, Image Nation, and Digital Vision have the lowest
priced stuff...




Trond
LA1OEA/VE6NOR

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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Nishith A. Patel)
Subject: Re: Multimedia PC requirements.
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 19:10:41 GMT

Mark_Skaff@softworx.access (Mark Skaff) writes:

>Can someone tell me what is necessary to have an IBM compatible MPC? (eg.
>Compact_Disc-ROM, requirements, sound, etc) I have heard many things, most
>of which are probably "vapourware".

The requirements are pretty minimal, they are a computer with a CD-ROM,
audio card, MS Windows with Multimedia extensions (whatever that is), and
VGA.

Nish Patel   nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: mc_pottier@ccmail.pnl.gov (Marc Pottier)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: HELP: Mac Advice Wanted!
Date: 7 Apr 92 16:04:20 GMT
Organization: Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs, Richland, WA
Originator: d3g450@dsom_sup.pnl.gov


Howdy...

   I was wondering if anyone out there could give me some advice about Mac
related multi-media hardware. It appears as if our site is ready to invest
in some and we need some advice as to what the good packages are...

any clues?

-Marc

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Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: thschulz@leland.Stanford.EDU (Thomas Schulz)
Subject: When is the multimedia conference?
Organization: Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
Distribution: ba
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 92 20:54:28 GMT

I am not sure if I've missed the major meultimedia events that (I suppose)
was planned to take place in San Francisco.

Any idea, whether that will take place (where, when?)

Please reply by mail,

Tom
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: abbas@cc.uow.edu.au (gulam-abbas aly)
Subject: Current Projects
Keywords: Multimedia
Organization: University Of Wollongong
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 03:44:04 GMT

If you are cuurently working on specific projects I would be interested in
knowing about your project and what software you are using.
I am trying to create a database of current projects in area of multimedia.
No matter how big or small.


Abbas Aly
Business development
MOLAB (Multimedia and Open Learning LAB)
University of Wollongong
P. O. Box 1144
N.S.W. 2500
Australia

Phone +61 42 213 187
Fax   +61 42 213 262

e-mail
abbas@wampyr.cc.uow.edu.au
From: kok@dutiba.tudelft.nl (Kees-Jan Kok)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Information about CD-I and CD-I titles anyone?
Keywords: CD-I
Date: 14 Apr 92 14:18:03 GMT
Reply-To: kok@dutiba.tudelft.nl (Kees-Jan Kok)
Organization: Delft University of Technology (TWI)
Originator: kok@duticb

I've posted a similar request two weeks ago. However, I failed to receive
any responses. Is this coming out at all?


I'm posting this for a friend who has no access to the internet.

===================Beginning of post===========

Hello,

I've heard that we are going to get CD-I this year. It ought to be really 
fast with images and video. Can anyone tell me if this is true, especially
when compared to CD-ROM?

Also, I'm interested in a list of CD-I titles that are available at the
moment.

Marian

===================End of post=================

If you have any information, e-mail me. I will forward the responses.
If there is enough interest, I will summarise.

Mail: kok@iti.tno.nl
or:   kok@dutiba.tudelft.nl

Thanks in advance,

Kees-Jan Kok


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From: solid@aucs.acadiau.ca (Tomasz Muldner)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Creative multimedia upgrade kit
Keywords: SB Pro CDROM
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:49:53 GMT
Organization: Acadia University

I'm thinking about buying "Creative multimedia upgrade kit" with SB PRo and
390ms Panasonic CD-ROM. Does anybody have any experience with this kit?
The price here in Nova Scotia, Canada seems to be Can$900...

--
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Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada B0P1X0, FAX: (902) 542-4699
Internet:  solid@aucs.acadiau.ca   PHONEnet:  (902) 542-2201x578
From: ccnicholls@uqvax.cc.uq.oz.au
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Macintosh PAL output
Date: 16 Apr 92 12:11:37 AEST
Organization: University Of Queensland

Hi,
	
	We are in the process of setting up to intergrate our graphic
and animation creation services with video production. Our graphics
creation is on Macintoshs, so this will be the video graphics platform.
	
	PAL output is obtained from the Quadra built in video and an external
RGB -> PAL encoder. This gives us the choice of Overscan/Underscan and
optional convolution. The quality is good but this will not GenLock to
the TV production equipment. I have heard that the quality of most 
PAL output boards is disappointing. This may be due poor choice of image,
ie. attempting to display oversaturated colors. I am interested in
hearing of any other hardware that gives good results.  
	
	What we are looking for is a program that will take our graphics files,
which may be in EPSF,Pict,Pics or other formats, and display them on the
second screen (PAL). Automatic sequenceing and control of the VTR ( for frame
by frame recording of animations ) would be great.
	Some programs I have heard of are "VIDI Presenter" and
"The Animation Stand". Can anyone direct me to more information on either
of these programs or any other programs. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


Martin Nicholls
Multimedia Design Unit
Prentice Centre, Uni of Queensland
ccnicholls@uqvax.cc.uq.au.oz

Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: witczak@quebec.egr.msu.edu (Mark Witczak)
Subject: Re: Future of fax?
Reply-To: witczak@quebec.egr.msu.edu (Mark Witczak)
Organization: College of Engineering, Michigan State University
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 15:07:19 GMT

In article <1992Apr6.224419.26872@newshost.lanl.gov>, freedman@bellman.lanl.gov (Keith S. Freedman) writes:
|> The next generation of fax will provide many useful features:
|> --Color Fax transmission

It's already being done.  Many newspapers/magazines use this to transmit
photos, ad copy, etc.

|> --Higher resolution output at higher rates of speed

The truth that FAX transmissions already push the limit as far as top
speed goes on Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) lines.  The only way to
speed up transmission would be to use some data compression alg. which
usually means that resolution is lost.  This puts a damper on higher 
resolution transmissions.  You have to as yourself "Do I want speed OR
is quality what is more important?"

|> --Possible OCR recognition built in (for standard fonts, at least).

What's OCR?  If it's what I think it is (font recognition) then you need
higher resolution to get a higher accuracy in identifing the character.
The blocky resolution of today's FAXes will not get you far.

mark
From: aa596@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Peter Haller)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Sound card wanted
Date: 12 Apr 92 17:19:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr12.171921.18889
Reply-To: aa596@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Peter Haller)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)


In a previous article, aruggeri@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony R. Ruggeri) says:

>I'm thinking of upgrading my current PC sound system (a Sound Blaster Pro on a 386 under Windows 3.1.  Having worked considerably with NeXT hardware, I have
>come to realize that the SB Pro is... shall we say, inadequate.  Are there any
>inexpensive (like SB Pro or a little higher in price) sound boards that have
>better synthesis than just FM, a standard SCSI CD-ROM port, and 16-bit 44.1 kHz
>sampling capabilities?  Does anyone know of the imminent release of anything
>matching these parameters? 
>
You want your cake, as they say. The Multisound by Turtle Beach has what you,
less the SCCI port, but not a SB prices. As the saying goes...

"You get what you pay for."

PCH

PS: Wait. Prices will drop eventually. Of course, you will probably
be behind everybody else, but you will save money.
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Imagination Processing Systems		|	have always done,
aa596@cleveland.Freenet.Edu 		|	expect what you have
"Are we having fun yet?"		|	always recieved.'
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: w8ts@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (M Crevatin AMIGA #1)
Subject: Re: Multimedia PC requirements.
Keywords: Haven't you learned yet Nish??
Organization: University of New Brunswick
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 21:46:00 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.145350.16049@ra.msstate.edu> skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu (Skip 'AdaX' Sauls) writes:
>>Also, like CDTV and CD-I, it does not have any provisions for motion
>> video, something I and many consider important. (CDTV has a very limited
>> format just quarter screen 10 fps using it's 4096 colors.)
>
>Why do you insist on spreading your misinformation everywhere?  Have you ever
>seen a CDTV?  The "format" you refer to is CDXL and it is 1/3 screen at 12 fps.
>As to the number of colors, it supports 4096 using standard hardware and up
>to 2-4M colors (NTSC) using the DCTV add on.
>
>CDTV and CDI do much more with ~8MHz 68000s than an MPC with 386sx and all
>of the "multimedia" add-ons like VGA, SoundBlaster, and CDROM.
>
>> MPC should include some kind of provision for DVI, and the price for
>> DVI should come down. This is the best way to go for multimedia of the
>> future.
>
>Ha!  Just like the 486 is the best way to go for architectures of the future.
>Are you getting paid by Intel to spread propaganda across the net?
>
>> Nish Patel   nap42487@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

>Skip Sauls                     //    Graduate Student & Instructor
>skip@tacky.cs.olemiss.edu    \X/     CS Department, University of Mississippi 

Nish, like Skip say and it seems MANY other people on the net why don't
you listen to what they are saying...when you don't know what the hell
you're talking about...shut-up...I have two little 'saying for you

1> It's better to stay quiet and thought a fool than to speak up and prove
   it to be so

2> It's better to keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut, you   
   learn much more and earn more than a little respect for it.

The second one is perfect for you, learn about what you speak by reading
newsgroups first...or do a bit of research, you may be surprised that you
are wrong A LOT of the time...oh and one more thing...have you ever even
touched an AMIGA??  Not playing a game eitehr, pick up an AMIGA magazine
sometime and do a bit of reading, you may be surprised that you don't get
flamed as much when you actually make sense...

Just a suggestion...

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From: my@berlioz.nsc.com (Mike Yip)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: SUN Video: More than RasterOps and PARALLAX ?
Summary: Why?
Keywords: Video on SUN
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:59:09 GMT
Organization: National Semiconductor Corp.

In article dingelde@igd.fhg.de (Dennis Dingeldein) writes:
>We're going to buy the PARRALAX video card after examining 
>the RasterOps TC-PIP, PARALLAX and the (still just internal ?)
>RasterOps/TV cards.

Hi Dennis,
	Can you tell me why you decided to purchase the PARALLAX card
instead of the RasterOps ones?  We are planning to purchase one or two
real-time video card here also, and I would to see some comparison
between varies products.  Thanks.

-- Mike
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| Of course, this is my own opinion!
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia,alt.cd-rom
From: jsanchez@polari.com
Subject: Tiger Software Multi-media upgrade Info wanted
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:54:37 GMT

I want to get a multi-media upgrade and noticed the package offered by
Tiger in Florida.  It has the new fast NEC "M series" cd-rom drives and a
bundle of a seven (i think) cd-roms.  Has anyone gotten this setup or delt
with this outfit before?  How about suggestions for getting the same setup
elsewhere?  Any help/info/leads will be appreciated.
thanks
-- 
Jim Sanchez 
Hughes LAN Systems - Bellevue, WA (206)646-4999
Internet: jim@hls.com OR jsanchez%polari@uunet.uu.net
UUCP: ..!uunet!polari!jsanchez
From: kdarling@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Kevin Darling)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Information about CD-I and CD-I titles anyone?
Keywords: CD-I
Date: 16 Apr 92 11:06:52 GMT
Organization: North Carolina State University

>I've heard that we are going to get CD-I this year. It ought to be really
>fast with images and video. Can anyone tell me if this is true, especially
>when compared to CD-ROM?
 
I don't know about fast, but definitely nice visuals, audio and material.

CD-I came out last fall in the U.S., with Philips brand players at most
stores and the same player under the Memorex label at Tandy stores.
Also, Philips has just bought another 6 million shares in Blockbuster Video
rental stores, and is getting closer to putting CD-I discs/players there.

I believe the CD-I launch in Japan is coming up;  European intro is later,
altho work began a while ago on titles for both markets.  Which reminds
me, the "Third Multimedia Conference & Exhibition on CD-I" is April 28-10,
at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center, London.  The agenda includes
showing the latest hard/software, US market reaction so far, CD-I and
education, CD-I and European culture, the Japanese launch, how to sell
in Europe, America and Japan, new authoring tools and support programs.
The Event Organisation Co., +44 (0) 71 228 8034; fax +44 (0) 71 924 1790.
 
>Also, I'm interested in a list of CD-I titles that are available at the
>moment.

There are about 50 now.  Sorry, I don't have a list in electronic form.

Also, the first CD-I format magazine ("CD-I WORLD") will be released
at the above conference.  It's a monthly print magazine, quarterly disc.
I believe about 10,000 discs will be pressed the first time.  I've read
that the first proof-of-concept disc features Mac animations.  The idea
is that once CD-I players become as common as VCRs, it will make sense
to distribute some material on interactive discs, instead of on tape.
Contact: Bruce Taylor, IMAGING WORLD, 207-236-8524; Fax: 207-236-6452. 

[no affiliation with any of these; just cleaning files/news off my system]
 - kevin <kdarling@catt.ncsu.edu> <76703.4227@compuserve.com>
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
From: Martin B.Hill <Martin_Hill@qmcc.curtin.edu.au>
Subject: Re: DVI boards
Organization: Curtin Uni Computing Centre
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.0
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 13:27:10 GMT

Here's a DVI board available for the Mac:

***  The EyeQ series of boards from New Video Corporation:
-  EyeQ Delivery System:
QuickTime compatible; consists of a pair of NuBus cards which combine the 
Inteli750 video processor with 8-bit overlay for advanced multimedia 
capabilities including full-screen, full-motion video, audio and still
image 
compression, decompression and displays with effects and graphical
overlays.
-  EyeQ Capture Adaptor:
Daughterboard for the EyeQ Delivery Board; accepts composite, S-Video
(Y/C0, 
or RGB inputs, and passes them in digital video format to the Delivery
Board 
for processing and/or display; 24-bit per pixel video can be displayed
with 
8-bit overlay graphics in resizable windows at full frame rate with or
without 
video effects.
-  EyeQ Authoring System:
Combines the EyeQ Delivery System with the EyeQ Capture Adapter and
capture 
software; users can capture and display video and audio in real time as
well 
as show video in a Macintosh window with special effects and graphical 
overlays.

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Mac User Consultant    QuickMail: Martin_Hill@3517461
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From: phred@violet.berkeley.edu (Fred Beshears;Bldg T-2241/Rm. 109;39923;4158414421;NF81)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: Re: Philips CD-ROM writer
Date: 10 Apr 1992 19:52:03 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Expires: 4/30/92
NNTP-Posting-Host: violet.berkeley.edu
Summary: Price correction on JVC CD-ROM writer
Keywords: JVC CD-ROMwriter

In article <1992Apr10.135105.9927@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> jmj5g@galen.med.Virginia.EDU (John M. Jackson) writes:
>>    Anyone have a number for Philips -- I need some info
>>    on their CD-ROM writer.  Are there any other CD-ROM
>>    writers in the price range ($5,000-$6,000 I think) of
>>    the one from Philips?
>
>JVC has a system available for $12,800.  Call them at
>714-965-2610.  It includes a SCSI card, 600 MB drive, CD-ROM
>writer/reader, and a DAT drive.  Right now it only works on
>PC's, but they will release a Mac version in the next month or
>so.
>
>John Jackson                     jmj5g@galen.med.virginia.edu
>Office of Medical Education
>University of Virginia

Just called JVC about their JVC Personal ROM and they made
the following amendments to John's product/price quote. 

The Personal ROM comes in three different packages:

   1. SCSI card, 600MB drive, CD-ROM writer/reader     $12,799
   2. SCSI card, DAT drive, CD-ROM writer/reader       $8,500
   3. SCSI card, 600MB drive, DAT drive, 
      CD-ROM writer/reader			       $15,799

Other useful info from JVC:
   -  it takes 2 hours to press a CD  
   -  you get one media (i.e. blank disk) with the system
   -  $40 for additional media

Fred Beshears			phred@violet.berkeley.edu
Instructional Technology Program
UC Berkeley
From: dingelde@igd.fhg.de (Dennis Dingeldein)
Newsgroups: comp.multimedia
Subject: SUN Video: More than RasterOps and PARALLAX ?
Date: 6 Apr 92 13:13:13 GMT

Hi!

We're going to buy the PARRALAX video card after examining 
the RasterOps TC-PIP, PARALLAX and the (still just internal ?)
RasterOps/TV cards.

If there is still another card, I urgently want to know about that.
So please mail, if you know some interesting facts...

Dennis
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