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From: query@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Samuel Green)
Subject: Re: Wolf 3D Cannibalism
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 23:24:27 GMT

In article <1992Aug18.203455.18643@sura.net> vargish@sura.net (Nick Vargish) writes:
>In article <92231.130752IBUJAM@ASUACAD.BITNET> <IBUJAM@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
>
>>Regardless of whether you "eat the skeletons" or "drink the blood", I
>>have to beleive that whoever wrote this code must be one chip short of
>>a full meg. Apogee has done some wonderful work in the PC gaming arena. I
>>only hope that they use better judgement in the future; Wolf 3d is morally
>>indefensible.

	Yeah, but it's fun!  Hell, where else can you get a chance to sneak
up behind some schmuch Nazi and stab him in the back?  Where else can you
walk into a room, cut loose with your auto-cannon and slaughter a dozen
people, all in the name of freedom?!?  Who cares about the morality of it!
This is America, and, in America, we can have our fun, be it depraved, or
be it saintly. :)
	A question, tho.  I have the Adlib SoundBlaster, and I cannot quite
figure out what the SS guards say whenthey become aware of you.  Sounds
like "Luftwaffe", but that makes no sense.  Also, I finally managed to
figure out that they are saying "Mein Leiben" (sp?) "My Life!" when they
die.Pretty entertaining, all for the price of 5 minutes at an ftp site.
Anyone hear any other sayings that the game does?

	Well, I have had an annoying day, so I guess it's off to run
through "Death Incarnate" level in god mode... :)

	Sam

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
From: ptran@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Phat H Tran)
Subject: Re: Windows Cracker
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 01:10:22 GMT

In article <1992Aug19.001533.16450@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> shayden@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Sean Lee Hayden) writes:
>
>Does anyone know of a program FOR WINDOWS that is a debugger?  Like Borland's
>Debugger but one for windows that works.  (* My main reason is just so i can't
>play around with cracking these games that have this abnoxious protection *)
>
>If you think you know of a good one Shareware---Freeware---Retail---Whatever
>please let me know.  :)
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Sean

Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 comes with a debugger for Windows 3.x that works very
well.  It's not exactly free, though.

Phat.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games,rec.games.hack
From: jwk3@po.CWRU.Edu (John W. Kale)
Subject: Re: New Versions of Nethack
Reply-To: jwk3@po.CWRU.Edu (John W. Kale)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 22:15:16 GMT


In a previous article, rowewl@ucunix.san.uc.edu (William L. Rowe) says:

>
>Hi,  I am looking for a new vesion of nethack for a friend.  She has
>version 3.0 already, and is looking for a new version.  She says that
>this version crashes in one of the mazes at a certain level.  Are there
>any fixes for this problem or is there a new version???? Version 4.0 or
>so.  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Bill Perry
>Rowewl@ucunix.san.uc.edu
>   

	The latest available version of nethack for MS-DOS is
version 3.0j, a.k.a. version 3.0, patchlevel 10. It is available
via anonymous FTP from linc.cis.upenn.edu.
	In my experience, NetHack 3.0 has always been very stable
and crash-free; perhaps your friend's installation could use some
adjustment. NetHack requires more and more free disk space as
the game advances, so if the game crashes at about the same
dungeon level each time, you may need to free up some space.
The game can consume something close to an additional megabyte
of space before you near completion.
	You should definetely check out the group rec.games.hack,
which is dedicated to the game of NetHack.

					-John

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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.lang.c,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted
From: helm@intelhf.hf.intel.com (Kent Helm)
Subject: Re: 386 protected mode? C compilers that handle it?
Organization: Development Tools Operation, Intel Corp., Hillsboro  OR
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 19:59:37 GMT



Intel markets a pretty good package for the C language that offers
what you're asking...it's called CODEBUILDER.

One really nice feature is that it allows 4-gigabyte address space
(flat address) in protected mode.

This means you get to write pretty simple code to access memory
quite readily.

Another benefit is that your program size is restricted only by the
amount of memory on your system.

I used CODEBUILDER quite a bit when on contract with Intel and
found that even I could program the 386 in assembler without alot
of hassle...it was actually enjoyable to grab an example from some
book (ie., manipulating video) and watch it work the first time.

Real mode sucks for those without the time/background in the
mysteries of the 386.

Anyhow, have fun.

Kent Helm  (503) 696-2187

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.wanted,comp.sys.next.marketplace,comp.sys.next.misc,misc.forsale.computers,misc.wanted
From: iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu (Ivo Welch)
Subject: Annual Shipments/Sales of Macs, NeXTs, IBMs, Clones Wanted
Organization: UCLA, Anderson Graduate School Of Management
Date: 12 Aug 92 10:23:14 PDT


I would like  to find estimates how many  computers (units  and sales) have
been shipped  over the  last few  years  (preferably year  by year).   I am
particularly interested in computers retailing for less than $10K.

I *need*    the source references,     either  published   estimates   from
publications  (magazines), or company   releases. Personal guesses are  not
very useful.

Please email to  my account: I  do not read all newsgroups   to which I  am
posting. I plan to summarize  the answers  (if I get meaningful answers) to
the net.

/ivo welch
iwelch@agsm.ucla.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.msdos.apps
From: chrisb@hubcap.clemson.edu (Chris Behrens)
Subject: Spell Checker Needed (PD/Shareware preferred)
Organization: Clemson University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 23:15:44 GMT

I know this has been asked before.  I need one that is a stand-alone
application to check standard ASCII text files.  (Would _like_ it
to be able to "learn" new words, but that is minor.)
Thank You.
-- 
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Greenville Technical College                           Greenville, SC
      Efficiency is the most highly developed form of laziness. 
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: DUENTSCH@dosuni1.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de
Subject: System info needed
Organization: Univerity of Osnabrueck, FRG
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 09:37:19 GMT

I have recently bought a new system and have found that the vendor has
supplied a different hard disk than the one agreed upon. Now I want to
check whether there is more which isn't what it should be, hence, the
following questions - any help will be much appreciated:
 
     1. How can I find out what HD controller is installed and whether
        it has an on board cache?
     2. Is there a program which tells me relevant data of the monitor and
        the graphics card, e.g. horizontal and vertical frequencies,
        whether it is (non-) interlaced etc ?
     3. Does anyone have the specs (see above) for a monitor
        Liberty AN3050 (US made)?
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Ivo Duentsch.
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson)
Subject: Re: Weird IDE/Motherboard problem
Organization: State University of New York -- Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 05:41:04 GMT

In article <1992Aug10.170844.9268@tin.monsanto.com> kncarp@nicsn1.monsanto.com (Kevin N. Carpenter) writes:
>Hello netland.  I just spent the weekend involved in yet another motherboard
>swap, this time updating my Dads 16Mhz 286 based machine to a 33MHz 386.
>This was suppose to be simple, since all we were doing was moving over the
>disk drive and I/O cards (we have bought a new case/power supply since the
>386 motherboard was full size).
>
>Anyhow, whenever we configure his IDE drive into CMOS, the machine refuses
>to boot.  It won't even respond to the DEL to reset CMOS.  If I yank power
>from the disk drive, the machine will eventually time out and let me
>deconfigure the drive from CMOS.  When deconfigured, I can boot from floppy,
>but thats not the goal <grin>.  If I install the disk & controller in his
>old machine, all works fine.  I tried buying a new Seagate IDE controller -
>same problem: it works in the 286, refuses to work in the 386.
>
>Any suggestions?
>

I ran into a problem with a Seagate ST1102A.  The drive wasn't supported
by the CMOS setup, so I had to use the "user defined" type.  The motherboard
was a PC-CHIPS 286-20.  Every time it boots, I have to hit "F1".  Norton
SI complains of disk errors, and Norton SD lists a lot of bad blocks at
the end.  A diagnostics program (don't remember which one, it's been a
while) claimed that the drive reported itself as being a type 80.  Weird.
I suspect the cheap motherboard or BIOS is at fault.  At least I hope so,
because I'm putting the drive in a 386SX in about a week.  I'd try an
IDE card with a BIOS, but that is a last resort.  :)

I got the drive from USA Flex with *NO* documentation, unless you count
the crappy computer printout that listed the drive parameters and that
it passed the QC tests.  Can someone tell me if there are any jumpers
or anything that affect the operation of this drive?  I'd like to have
an idea what to do if I run into problems when I put it in the SX.

Thanks in advance,

-- 
Jim H.
*
* James L. Henrickson
* ujlh@sunyit.edu        "Some day I might have a real .signature!"
From: adam@research.nj.nec.com (Adam Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Please mail bootup error codes!
Date: 17 Aug 92 16:31:11 GMT
Reply-To: adam@research.nj.nec.com
Organization: NEC Research Institute
Originator: adam@acapella


Hi everyone...

Could someone please email me the bootup error codes for the old
IBM-XT?  I can't find the list.  Is it online somewhere on the net? 

Please help!  THANKS!!!!

-- 
--								-Adam
=====================================================================
Adam Porter:Assistant SysAdmin, NEC Research Institute (609) 951-2568
4 Independence Way  Princeton,NJ 08540       adam@research.nj.nec.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel)
Subject: ATI Ultra for OS/2, others?
Organization: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY, 12866
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 18:04:42 GMT

Every time I read about the ATI Ultra graphics card, the phrase
"Windows" is used, as if the card is made to work with Windows.  Is
this just an ad man's pitch?  Does it work at accelerating *any* kind
of graphics, even OS/2, NT or whatever?


-- 
Pierre von Kaenel	| Skidmore College	     | pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu
Math & CS Dept.		| Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518)584-5000 Ext 2391
When asked his position on euthanasia, our local state rep. responded:
"I support youth all over the world."
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: lcd@ais.org (Leon Dent)
Subject: Re: How much is RAM in the States?
Organization: UMCC
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 21:42:52 GMT

I have seen 1x9x70ns simms (three and nine chips) for $26 at local computer
flea markets.  Several people have posted prices seen as low as $24 in
misc.forsale.computers.

Leon Dent
lcd@ais.org

Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: david@ods.com (David Engel)
Subject: Floppy cable for 3 (or more) drives
Organization: Optical Data Systems, Inc.
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 19:54:35 GMT

I just bought a mini-cartridge tape drive which connects through the
floppy controller.  I already have two drives so I needed a special
cable to hook up the tape drive as a third floppy.  Unfortunately, the
place I got the drive from is out of those cables.  I do know someone,
however, who can make the cable for me if we can find out how's it's
wired.  I know about the required twist between drives 1 and 2, but
how is it wired between drives 2 and 3 and between drive 3 and the
controller?  Any help is greatly apprecuated.

David Engel
-- 
David Engel                        Optical Data Systems, Inc.
david@ods.com                      1101 E. Arapaho Road
(214) 234-6400                     Richardson, TX  75081
From: rohrer@fncrd6.fnal.gov (Keith Rohrer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: How much is RAM in the States?
Date: 12 Aug 92 15:38:30 GMT
Organization: Fermilab

In article <1992Aug12.092607.23263@hemlock.cray.com> kak1@cypress31.cray.com (Kevin Kramer) writes:
>
>In article <BsvDwK.BHu@iai.kfk.de>, seldner@hdi3sun.kfk.de (David Seldner) writes:
>> The subject lines says it. I'm thinking of getting maybe 4 MB RAM.
>> Can anyone tell me what price to expect?
>> Thanks a lot!
>> dave
>> seldner@hdi3sun.kfk.de
>I got a pretty good deal and got 1X9 70 ns SIMMs for $32 each. (this is a good price isn't it?
>I got 8 meg for $255) I got this through a friend so I can't help you. The standard mail order 
>price that I have seen is around $34 - $38 dollars, but that means you have to send your money 
>to a 5" advertisment in San Francisco CA and I have always been unable to do that.  
>I never trust mail order companies that only have a 5" ad in the back of a mgazine.
>Kevin
I got a new motherboard at the beginning of the summer, and the place I got it
from, Dee One Systems, wanted only $35 for such a SIMM; that may have been
lower than usual because it was with a motherboard, but the prices have gone
down since then.  I don't know their number, but they do have a full page(!)
ad in the back of Computer Shoppers. 
I disclaim all affilition therewith except as a satisfied customer.

	Keith
(rohrer@fncrd0.fnal.gov)

-- 
Disclaimer: None of Grinnell College, URA, Fermilab, and any other affiliated
persons or orginizations have licensed my ideas or opinions, and thus are
not entitled to any which may appear above.
 
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From: ejhupper@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Eric Huppertz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Gateway's E-mail address info they sent me
Date: 17 Aug 92 18:52:09 GMT
Organization: Illinois State University


For those of you who are looking for Gateway's e-mail address: I sent
a message to 0004959182@mcimail.com and got the following response.

-------------------cut here and you'll break your monitor---------------

From root Fri Aug 14 16:04:19 1992
Received: from [192.147.44.2] by rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (AIX 3.1/UCB 5.61/4.03)
          id AA12368; Fri, 14 Aug 92 16:04:18 -0500
Reply-To: 0004959182@mcimail.com
Received: from mcimail.com by MCIGATEWAY.MCIMail.com id aa10189;
          14 Aug 92 20:49 GMT
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 20:54 GMT
From: Gateway <0004959182@mcimail.com>
To: Eric Huppertz <ejhupper@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
Subject: RE: Estimated Ship Time
Message-Id: <43920814205434/0004959182PK1EM@mcimail.com>
Status: RO



On MCI Mail, you may write to :

   "TO:<Dept Name>(EMS)|EMS: Gateway 2000|MBX: LEGODAN . DVSEMAIL @ GATEWAY"

On Internet, use the same address string, routed through the MCI Mail
EMS gateway.

---------------------------end transmission-----------------------------


Now, I have no idea how to use the above format--can anyone out there help?

Cheers,

-Eric

(c) 1992 Wild Bill's Unix Debugging and Solar Powered Sunlamps Inc.
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From: fevrier@sunburn.ec.usf.edu. (Ian Fevrier (EE))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Is a 486-33 with 0 ws cache faster than a 486-50 with 1 ws ?
Date: 16 Aug 92 06:04:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Univ. of South Florida, College of Engineering




HELP!!!
I just upgraded from a 486-33 to a 486-50 and have noticed a
few strange things that I can't understand.

The 486-33  cache operated at zero wait state using 25ns
sram; at 33mhz that works out to 30ns per hit .

On the 486-50 the cache (20ns chips) operates at 1 wait
state. At 50mhz that's 40ns per hit ??????

Does that mean that the 486-33 will out-perform the 486-50
on memory-intensive operations ???? (both machines have 70ns 
Dram).

Another curiosity, I disabled both internal and external
caches on the 486-50 and ran the Norton benchmark;  the
speed rating dropped from 107.2 to 15.

With just the 256k external cache enabled the speed
increased to 37.

With just the 8k internal cache, the speed was 106 !!! ,
almost the same as having both caches enabled.

Does this mean that my 256k external cache has been a waste of
hard earned money????


Any feedback will be appreciated, especially on ways to run
my cache at zero wait state. Are there even 486-50's with zero wait
caches ?.


Thanks in advance
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: freemark@ee.ualberta.ca (Craig Freemark)
Subject: Info on Diamond Speadstar 24X wanted.
Summary: Info on Diamond Speedstar 24x and other 24 bit color cards wanted.
Keywords: Diamond, Speedstar, 24 bit color
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 05:58:37 GMT

I am looking at getting a new video card, it must support 24 bit color and
be reasonable priced eg. under $350. I am tring to get info on possible
card, from what i have seen the Speedstar 24x looks like a good choice.
I would appreciate any info on magazine reviews, or specs on possible cards.
Especially on the Diamond Speedstar 24X

Thanks, Craig R.D. Freemark
Organization: University of Maine System
Date: Monday, 17 Aug 1992 11:55:01 EDT
From: <REE700A@MAINE.MAINE.EDU>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: For the last time: DX vs SX (was Re: What is the diff: DX and SX?
 <1992Aug17.134521.27998@msc.cornell.edu>

The 386 was the only chip set in which the SX was 16 bits!  The 486SX is a
full 32 bit processor!  Get your facts reasonably straight or quit selling
bullshit to people with the common sense to ask!
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.arch
From: parag@netcom.com (Parag Patel)
Subject: Re: Does a 487sx shut down the 486sx??
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 22:31:02 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

mts@wam.umd.edu writes:

>     Thats why you save your money and buy an overdrive chip instead of the
>487sx.  Should plug into the same socket on most so you not only get the full
>486DX, you get it at double the speed.

And possibly melt your motherboard and/or CPU, which is what someone did
who plugged in the 486DX2 into a notebook designed for a 486SX (I
believe it was one of the nice Toshiba notebooks - an expensive lesson).
Check your power supply's rating, what sort of cooling you have, and
most importantly check with the motherboard's manufacturer.  Apparently
some of the lighter notebooks use thinner (mylar?)  PC boards that can't
quite provide the necessary power safely without melting.  Desktop PCs
should probably be OK but check to be sure.


	-- Parag
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
From: dmuntz@dip.eecs.umich.edu (Daniel A Muntz)
Subject: Re: Can I replace a 16C450 with a 16550AN?
Organization: University of Michigan EECS Dept., Ann Arbor
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 03:49:16 GMT

In article <l90riiINN2qk@spock.usc.edu> crandall@spock.usc.edu (Mike Crandall) writes:
>The 16550AFN is a bug fix for the 16550AN.  One engineer said unofficially that
>the F simply stood for fixed.  FYI, the N means that it is a socket/pin type
>chip, while a 16550AFV is the same chip in a solder-on package.
>Back to your question, I don't remember exactly what was wrong with the
>original 16550AN, but I do think it was something that a person would notice.
>Sorry for the vagueness.

The 16550A fixed the broken fifos of the 16550.  I've used 16550A, 16550AN
and 16550AFN and never had any problems with them (NS parts) or
observed any difference in performance.  I've talked to engineers at NS and 
never heard that the 'F' part was an improvemnt on previous parts.  Can anyone
verify that the 'F' part contains a bug fix?  BTW: PC16550 supercedes 16550AFN
and has been around for several months.  The data sheet doesn't mention
any differences between PC16550 and the 16550AFN so this may be
yet another change in name only.  I've seen PC16550's in a Netblazer (on the
same card Telebit previously shipped with 16550AFN's).

  -Dan
From: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com (Paul Close)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: NEC 4FG quality problems?
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:39:02 GMT
Reply-To: pdc@sgi.com (Paul Close)
Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA
Originator: pdc@lunch.wpd.sgi.com

Arun Sagar (aruns@microsoft.com) writes:
>Another data point:
>
> A few months ago, right after the 4FG was introduced, I went out and
>bought one for myself thinking that if the NEC-3DS was any indication,
>the new monitor should be *really* good.

Me too.  And it is!  If you can find one that doesn't have the convergence
problem, it's great!

> Contrary to most similar experiences, I was quite pleased by the quality
>of the SERVICE I obtained from the sales and support personnel. I only wish
>that NEC QA was better.

Yes, their service is quite good.  For my problem, they sent me (Federal
Express!) a monitor that had been officially inspected to be convergent.  It
was, and I'm quite happy with it.

I don't think there's another monitor out there that's quite as crisp and
sharp.  And the high contrast is great!  I've heard they were working on the
convergence problem -- I would have thought that would be fixed by now....
-- 
Paul Close	     pdc@sgi.com	   ...!{ames, decwrl, uunet}!sgi!pdc

			No fate but that we make
From: tkeller@ogicse.cse.ogi.edu (Tom Keller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Ahead BBS / Support Phone Numbers
Date: 19 Aug 92 04:41:54 GMT
Article-I.D.: ogicse.41628
Distribution: na
Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute (formerly OGC), Beaverton, OR

Having acquired an AVGA/Deluxe (with it's lack of documentation)
I am now hunting for the latest drivers.  I would appreciate it if
someone could EMail either the BBS or Tech. Support number to me.

Tom Keller
tkeller@cse.ogi.edu
kellert@cs.pdx.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
From: dernis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Subject: Re: Mouse Cursor
Reply-To: dernis@binah.cc.brandeis.edu
Organization: Brandeis University
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 01:28:08 GMT

In article <Bt2J9u.2t4@ecf.toronto.edu>, dhaliwa@ecf.toronto.ed
u (DHALIWAL BIKRAM SINGH) writes:
>I am having 
>trouble with the computer drawing lines over the cursor.  I will draw a
>line but when I move the cursor away, the line goes away.  
>
I am having a similar problem with the text cursor.  When I write
under the cursor, either with BIOS or directly, moving the mouse, reveals 
what was previously there.  Also scrolling with BIOS moves the mouse
cursor, actually makes a copy deleting the cursor which appears when
I move the mouse.

It has occured to me that interrupt0x33function 0x0B, can be used with
int 0x33 function 0x03, to write my own routines to control the
cursor myself.  But I would have to poll it constantly, and intercepting
int 0x21 wouldn't help because than I would have to write the whole
driver from scratch.  So the function would just have to have a 
polling loop.

The same solution would work with a graphics cursor, but so much work to
implement!

Does someone know if there is an easier way?

HELP!!!!
Thanks,
Mitch Dernis



>..............................................
>: Bikram Dhaliwal (dhaliwa@civ.toronto.edu) : 
>: Oakville        (dhaliwa@ecf.toronto.edu) :