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From: cid@athena.mit.edu (Derek H Cedillo)
Subject: Word Vs. WordPerfect--Opinions Wanted
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 13:18:07 GMT

Hi,
Im in the market for a WP .  Seems that there is 
either Word Perfect 5.1 or word for windows 2.0
I know I could get them both and just test them out for a while.
but I dont have that much time to testdrive every feature.
So Im hoping anyone who would care to help would offer an opinion
on what they use and like or dislike, or if yoiuve tried both 
let mek know.  Thanks for all the future pros and cons.

Derek
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From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: C= speaks
Date: 28 Jul 92 06:28:06 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

(the following article is forwarded from bit.listserv.i-amiga)

(if you are not interested in reading about the Amiga and/or Commodore, please
hit 'n' now... as this article is rather long)


-- Kelvin

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Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
From: bfschler@lynx.cat.syr.edu
Subject: ???  Obtaining a Copyright,  Shareware Newsgroups ???
Organization: Syracuse University
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 12:05:38 EDT

Hi,
I have a couple questions.

1) Does anyone know the procedure for obtaining a Copyright on software?
2) Are there any shareware newsgroups?

Thanks,
-Barry          bfschler@cat.syr.edu

Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.misc,comp.hardware,comp.hardware.misc
From: joseph@panix.com (Joseph R. Skoler)
Subject: Help with AT&T Overhead Scanner
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 14:32:35 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

I recently purchased an AT&T Overview Scanner, model 640HGS.

I spent about 6 hours calling AT&T and NCR (the support co. for AT&T),
and finally found someone who knew what this unit was.

It seems it's no longer supported, and I'm wondering if someone out
there has an interface card and software for it, or just more info
on it.

Thanks,

 Joseph R. Skoler

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From: cen@engr.ucf.edu (Christopher Nichols)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,alt.internet.access.wanted
Subject: Instructions for Internet Access
Date: 27 Jul 92 18:35:02 GMT
Organization: engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando

One of my friends works for a company that is interested in getting
access to the Internet.   Can someone tell me the person or newsgroup
that I can mail to and find out the things that need to be done to get
an internet name for the company.  This company has 2 offices, one in FL
and 1 in PA.  The Fl office will probably be the site that will be the i
lead node for the company.   Any help with this will be appreciated

Chris Nichols
cen@engr.ucf.edu
From: colston@gid.co.uk (Colston Sanger)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: What are the NAG libraries?
Summary: NAG - address
Date: 21 Jul 92 10:13:31 GMT
Organization: GID Ltd, Upper Basildon, Reading, UK

In article <10891@platypus.uofs.uofs.edu>, bill@prijat.cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
> NAG is the Numerical Algorithm Group.  They sold(sell?) a package of 
> Mathematical routines written in FORTRAN and distributed in source so 
> that all you needed was a machine and a FORTRAN compiler to be in business.
> 
> I haven't seen or worked with this package in ages, but I am fairly certain
> they are still around.  If no one else does, I will find their address and
> phone number ...

NAG Ltd
Wilinson House
Jordan Hill Road
Oxford OX2 8DR
UK

Tel: +44 (0)865 511245
Fax: +44 (0)865 310139

Humm, I guess you really wanted a US address...

However. as well as FORTRAN routines, NAG also offer maths/stats
routines in C, Turbo Pascal and Ada, plus C header files to make
it possible to include FORTRAN routines in C programs - for
mainframes, minis, workstations and PCs, plus a graphics library
A
for display and plotting.

Specialised Libraries:
DASL - data approximation subroutines for fitting data on two or
more variables
Finite Element - FORTRAN subroutines for solving finite element
problems (you guessed???)
SLICOT - FORTRAN - for control engineering apps.
HSML - a suitye of sparse matrix routinesd

MATHS and STATS Packages:
Genstat - interactive general stats package with graphics
GLIM - interactive package for fitting linear models and
performing data exploration
FortLP - linear and integer programming system for solving large
problems
AXIOM - symbolic solver with a hypertext system and graphics

NAGWARE:
f90 compiler - full ISO FORTRANM 90 compiler for workstations
FTN90 - ditto for PCs
f77 Tools - suite of FORTRAN programming tools
VecPar_77 - interactive tool for optimising effiency on vector
and parallel computers.

I believe, but I'm not 100% certain, that NAG are on the net -
try postmaster@nag.co.uk. If it fails, maybe I'm wrong!

Colston Sanger

-- 
GID - software engineers to the quality
1 Captain's Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berks RG8 8SZ, UK
UUCP: colston@gid.co.uk               Tel/Fax: +44 491 671964


-- 
GID - software engineers to the quality
1 Captain's Gorse, Upper Basildon, Reading, Berks RG8 8SZ, UK
UUCP: colston@gid.co.uk               Tel/Fax: +44 491 671964
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.software-eng
From: jdw@wucs1.wustl.edu (j d wilson)
Subject: Re: ???  Obtaining a Copyright,  Shareware Newsgroups ???
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:51:01 GMT

In article <1992Jul25.120538.21565@newstand.syr.edu> 
	bfschler@lynx.cat.syr.edu writes:
>Hi,
>I have a couple questions.
>
>1) Does anyone know the procedure for obtaining a Copyright on software?
>2) Are there any shareware newsgroups?
>
>Thanks,
>-Barry          bfschler@cat.syr.edu
>

Barry,
	Although I am not a lawyer, I  recently had a class on
Law and Electrical Engineering here at Washington University.

On your first question:  The best place to find info on Copyright Registration
for computer programs is in Circular 61 which is available from:

	Publications Section LM-455
	Copyright Office
	Library of Congress
	Washington, D.C. 20559
or the Forms and Publications Hotline:  202-707-9100
Questions on Copyright Information:  202-479-0700

Also, Circular 1 covers the Copyright Basics.

Basically, you do not have to register your work, but you can only
seek damages for copyright infringment if your work is registered.  You can
put "Copyright 1992 John Doe" on your work since copyright protection begins
when the software is created.

If you are writing some software that has commercial possiblities, or may
be the property of the univeristy, you should consult a qualified Patent/ 
Copyright Attorney. 

The General Counsel there at your school may be able to help, 
but *generally* they don't have the expertise in this area, but they may 
know of a qualified attorney.

Sorry, I can't help with question 2.  Hope the above helps though!

john d wilson
Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.hardware
From: mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen)
Subject: Convert Apple II text to IBM text
Organization: University of Denver, Dept. of Math & Comp. Sci.
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 92 18:26:44 GMT

I'd like to upload my Apple II text files to my unix account and then
download them to an IBM when I get my new machine.  I know Apple text
files do not format correctly on IBM machines; they don't add
linefeeds and therefore everything is all jumbled up.  A while back,
someone in the Baltimore area wrote a program to do this but I don't
remember who.

Also, I heard there is a program (maybe more) that will allow an IBM
to emulate Apple II?  I'm wondering whether with something like this I
might be able to read my Apple 3.5" disks...

Thanks
--
Michael Rosen						"Beer - It does
Tau Epsilon Phi - George Washington University		 a body good."
mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu
Michael.Rosen@bbs.oit.unc.edu or @lambada.oit.unc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: pattison@xstacy.enet.dec.com (Dave Pattison)
Subject: High Volume S/W replication (survey)
Reply-To: pattison@xstacy.enet.dec.com (Dave Pattison)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:46:58 GMT



    Does anyone have any references to journals/papers regarding
    techniques used in high-volume software replication/consolidation/
    distribution (any software, for any platform, on any media). 

    Or can anyone recommend another newsgroup that might commonly discuss 
    this (fairly wide) subject.

    Or maybe this is your job, in which case I'd like to hear what you do.
 
    Any information/pointers anyone has would be welcomed.

    Thanks, in anticipation,
    Dave

    (email preferred - pattison@xstacy.enet.dec.com)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: cel@nsscmail.att.com (clayton EDward LEIHY iii)
Subject: Re: UNIX: cal 9 1752
Followup-To: comp.misc
Organization: NCR Systems Support Center - New Jersey
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 16:34:34 GMT

In article <1992Jul30.082334.2923@overload.lbl.gov> herzog@ux5.lbl.gov (Hanan M. Herzog) writes:

>Can anyone explain why this the output of the unix calendar command when
>applied to September 1752?

There is nothing wrong with your UNIX(TM) calendar command.

Do not attempt to adjust the horizontal....


That's just the way September 1752 actually was.

Isn't UNIX really smart for knowing this??
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.software-eng
From: geiser@pictel.com (Wayne Geiser)
Subject: Re: ???  Obtaining a Copyright,  Shareware Newsgroups ???
Organization: PictureTel Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 16:47:13 GMT

In article <1992Jul26.235101.3669@wuecl.wustl.edu> jdw@wucs1.wustl.edu (j d wilson) writes:
> ...
>
>Basically, you do not have to register your work, but you can only
>seek damages for copyright infringment if your work is registered.  You can
>put "Copyright 1992 John Doe" on your work since copyright protection begins
>when the software is created.

One slight clarification.  It is my understanding that you CAN sue for
damages for copyright infringment without registering.  What you CAN'T
sue for is your attorneys' fees.

This may sound like a small point, but it can make the difference in
whether a small outfit can prosecute a larger company.  The lawyers of
the larger company may be much more willing to push it if they know
that a copyright has not been filed.

BTW, I am also not a lawyer.

> ...
>
>john d wilson
>Washington University, St. Louis, MO
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From: barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: MCI Mail
Date: 24 Jul 1992 20:57:43 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: telecaster.think.com

In article <1992Jul24.162016.7226@athena.cs.uga.edu> muse@athena.cs.uga.edu (Doug Muse) writes:
>Is MCI Mail connected to the Internet?  If so, what is the address?

MCIMAIL.COM

Don't confuse it with MCI.COM, which also exists.  That's the domain for
MCI's internal computer systems.
-- 
Barry Margolin
System Manager, Thinking Machines Corp.

barmar@think.com          {uunet,harvard}!think!barmar
From: espdm@warwick.ac.uk (RANGANATHA RAO GURURAJ)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Help
Date: 23 Jul 92 09:38:23 GMT
Organization: Computing Services, Warwick University, UK

Hello dears !

I have a problem. I do not know how to transfer(import?)
plots created in Autocad to be taken into MS Word5.0. In 
Wordperfect, the *.plt file is imported with the Alt-F9
command.

Can someone clarify this ASAP please? Stuck with this
on urgent dissertation work.

Thanks in advance

Please reply to my user code espdm@csv.warwick.ac.uk

R Gururaj
Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: rpiercy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rogers Piercy)
Subject: computers in medicine
Keywords: computers/medicine/diagnosis/decision making/physicians
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:09:05 GMT

Information requested regarding computers & medicine for journal mailed at no
charge to 90,000 physicians each month.
 
"Physicians & Computers" is soliciting manuscripts that describe changes
brought about by the direct use of computers in the practice of medicine.
Each manuscript should focus on a single area medical care.  Examples include:
Computerized Diagnosis--(various medical disciplines), Physican Authored,
Medical Software, Handheld Computers--Patient History/Charting, Medical
Practice Networking, Notebook Computers in Clinical Research, Computerized
Reimbursement, Developming Trends in Clinical Computing, Computerized Medical
Records, and Medical Decision Making.
 
Articles requested in the 1500-2000 length word range.  Physician authors are
advised to contact rpiercy@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Rogers Piercy)

Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,news.answers
From: nording@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Problem with SDLC compatibility
Keywords: SDLC mainframe compatible system/36
Date: 28 Jul 92 03:22:09 GMT
Reply-To: nording@cruzio.santa-cruz.ca.us
Distribution: usa


I have an old Synchronous Data Link Control Communications Adapter
card (SDLC) that I have been using for several years now to sign on
to an IBM System /36 using at first an XT, and later an AT system.

I have noticed in the past that the SDLC Card was incompatible with
the Everex Maxi EV-165 EMS card.  This happened both in the XT and
the AT system.

I recently replaced a shaky modem with the Intel SatisFAXion 200
card.  Now this card seems to be incompatible with the SDLC Card.

I try every possible I/O port address, and still the diagnostic
program for the SDLC card fails.  Is there something about the
SDLC Card that it hogs up an entire range of I/O port addresses?
Or is there something else that makes it so incompatible with
other types of boards?  16-bit boards?

I would appreciate any suggestions as to how I can make both of
these boards work in my AT system.

-- Arno Nording
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,news.answers
From: dbell@cup.portal.com (David J Bell)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Modem_w/FAX_CallerID_LCD_Display_up_to_16800cps
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 21:28:26 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: na

>I  have in front of me,  a  ZyXEL U-1496S modem.   This is the  sort  of
>state-of-the-art-modem  I  would have had my group design were  I  still
>working in modem research at Gandalf Data.

>       Steve Pershing, System Administrator, The QUESTOR Project


Sounds really nice, Steve....

N O W --- H O W  M U C H ? ? ? 

Dave
dbell@cup.portal.com
From: erich@dehn.mth.pdx.edu (Erich Boleyn)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Where to find: Business cards with optical memory or NRAM...
Date: 26 Jul 92 05:54:02 GMT
Article-I.D.: dehn.erich.712130042


   I am looking for references to companies which make business cards
that have optical memory or NRAM on the card.  I have heard of them, but
have been unable to track down the references (yes, I have looked, and
some friends have too).  I have tracked down that the optical cards
could hold about 1 or 2 MB, and the NRAM cards could hold approx 512kB.

   There are also some cards that have active processors, but I don't
really know anything about those as of yet.

   Erich

--
             "I haven't lost my mind; I know exactly where it is."
    / --  Erich Stefan Boleyn  -- \       --=> *Mad Genius wanna-be* <=--
   { Honorary Grad. Student (Math) } Internet E-mail: <erich@dehn.mth.pdx.edu>
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Newsgroups: comp.misc
From: duzan@ra.cis.udel.edu (Gary D. Duzan)
Subject: Re: 9600 Connections
Organization: Your Organization Could Be Here!
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 12:42:04 GMT

In article <1992Jul26.033931.2002@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> ap011@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jonathan Hall) writes:
=>
=>I recently puchased a Quicktel 14.4 modem/fax and it works great connecting
=>to local/long distance bulletin boards.  However, when I try to connect to
=>my works mainframe I am unsuccesful.  The modem I am trying to connect to
=>is a Hayes V-series 9600, and other Hayes V-series connect fine.  The
=>negotion progress fails and it falls back to 2400, with compression a
=>and lamp-m protocol.  I have tried adjusting the s37 to 9600 baud (=9) and
=>when the connection can't be established at 9600 it disconnects.  I have
=>heard rummors that the v-series modems have problems with this...  If any
=>one has ideas or comments, please contact me.
=>
=>Thanks
=>Jon Hall

   The Hayes V-series 9600 uses a non-standard protocol for 9600 baud
connections and so is incompatible with the standard V.32 protocol. It
does support V.22, though (2400 baud), so it falls back to that. See if
you can get a Hayes Ultra 9600 at work; it will talk V.32 as well as
Hayes' own protocol (X.32, I believe). Even better (if you can afford it)
dump all the Hayes equipment and go with something more standard.

                                   Gary D. Duzan
                                   Network Administrator
                                   Delaware State Hospital



-- 
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From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.hardware
Subject: Re: Are Gateway systems UL listed?
Date: 21 Jul 92 16:52:13 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana

mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen) writes:

>jeff@is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Jeff McAffer) writes:

>>I am not sure about concrete but I'll tell you what I know.  UL is
>>sort of clearing house for standards listings.  Note, listings, not
>>testings.  They will list your product as having conformed to *some*
>>standard somewhere.  This is supposed to mean that it is safer or more
>>reliable.  In effect however, it really doesn't seem to mean much
>>since you don't know what standards were used.

>According to the article I read, you are incorrect.  UL (Underwriters
>Laboratories) does to its own testing of systems submitted for
>approval.  Check out the August 1991 issue of PC Magazine.  Here's the
>listing process as described in an insert:
*----
I have a friend that used to do testing for UL.  He dropped electrical
and electronic equipment off tables, ran them at higher-than-expected
voltages, and subjected them to very high voltages to test electrical
breakdown, among other things.  Many of the tests were ultimately
destructive.  The UL standards are well defined.

You have to be careful when you buy equipment, however, because the
UL listing on the power cord applies just to the power cord, not to
the whole item.  Be sure the entire device is UL listed if that's
important.

This is one of the main reasons cheap external power adapters are so
widely used these days instead of internal power supplies in such
things as modems.  They don't need separate UL approval.

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) is the Canadian counterpart
of UL.
--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
From: gfritz@sage.cc.purdue.edu ("Happy Fun Ball")
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Building your own PC
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:07:44 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center

Hello, netters.  I`m interested in building my own computer from scratch, but
I don`t know where to begin.  So, you may ask, why would I want to even try?
I`ve had quite a bit of experience with software, and a little with installing
some hardware.  I`d like to learn a little bit more about how the machines I
work on tick, so I figure building my own would probably be the best way to
do this.  I`d like to do this as a sort of hobby, over maybe a 1-year period.

My question:  Are there any text files out there (especially obtained by FTP)
that explain how to do this?  Could anyone reccomend any good published books
for the novice?

Among the many things I don`t know, here are a few examples:

-- What tools would I need
-- How do I install memory
-- How do I match CPU speed, bus speed, and memory speed to prevent wait-states

Any help, pointers, and tips would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Geoff
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From: muse@athena.cs.uga.edu (Doug Muse)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: MCI Mail
Date: 24 Jul 92 16:20:16 GMT
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

Is MCI Mail connected to the Internet?  If so, what is the address?  I
assume is would be name@mci.com if they have access.  Any help would be
appreciated.

Please e-mail responses. Thanks in advance.

                                Doug

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Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.ibm.hardware
From: sarr@sinshan.citi.umich.edu (Sarr J. Blumson)
Subject: Re: Are Gateway systems UL listed?
Organization: University of Michigan, CITI
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 13:31:08 GMT

What seems to be missing from this thread is any notice that this is
UNDERWRITER'S Laboratories.  UL is a creation of the insurance
industry and is concerned about whether the device will generate
insurance claims (eg, catch fire).  Particularly if you are a
commercial organization, I would suggest reading your fire insurance
policy carefully before buying non UL listed electrical equipment.


(Sarr Blumson)
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,news.answers
From: lu@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Zhengfang Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Modem_w/FAX_CallerID_LCD_Display_up_to_16800cps
Date: 28 Jul 92 21:44:05 GMT
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada


How much did this great little modem cost?
 
lu
Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sources.wanted,alt.sources.wanted,comp.archives.admin,news.answers