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From: felps@dfs.austin.ibm.com (Robert Felps)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale,austin.general,tx.general
Subject: Re: Bluebonnet Trails & Shops (wrng-includes sales pitch!:-))
Keywords: bluebonnet pictures jewelry
Date: 10 Apr 92 14:29:32 GMT
Followup-To: austin.forsale
Distribution: tx
Organization: IBM, Austin

>Tom, why would anyone leave Austin and go to such great lengths to see
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Never realized driving a car to see landscape and flowers was so difficult.
And 50-70 miles in Texas is just over to the neighbors for a visit!

>bluebonnets, when there are bluebonnets a plenty right here in lovely
>Austin??  There are even some along Mopac, up north...I just noticed these
>a few days ago, and they're great!
>

Well Tom, answer her!

Actually Tom posted the article for me because of disk problems on the
system I normally post from.

The answer is that many/most (argue if you like) bluebonnets along the
larger highways in Texas are planted by the Highway Dept.  This is not
to say they're not beautiful.  The drive through the hill country just
seems more relaxed and there are a few less buildings.  Or maybe it's
the roads, you're a lot closer to the flowers on a two lane road as
opposed to a divided 4 lane Hwy.

It's just a pretty drive and something to do away from the city, but
then again I'm just a dumb ole country boy too!

Update to previous post.

 0) You can pick up a free Texas Highway map at the information desk at
    the Capital.  Other information brochures are available.
 1) You cross the Llano river, not the Perdenales entering Kingsland
    on FM/RR 2900.
 2) You do not turn off Hwy 71 onto 2900, it is FM/RR 2233 (I think)
    then from 2233 you turn left on 2900.  Check your map. 
 3) Instead of turning on FM/RR 2233 continue down Hwy 71 to the
    Pack Saddle Mnt. Historical Marker and take Llano County Rd 309 (I think).
    Not as many flowers but the kids liked it better (you drive thru 2
    creeks and cows provide speed control - it's a dirt road).
 4) There is a beautiful field of Wildflowers (mostly bluebonnets)
    on the road (state 261 maybe) from Hwy 29 near Buchanan Dam to
    Bluffton.  It's about 3+ miles from Hwy 29 to the field. 
    The field is behind a white fence on the east side of the road on
    a small rise.  You can't see it from your car.
 5) This weekend, 4/11-4/12, is the Bluebonnet Festival in most of the
    hill country towns.  Yet another excuse to venture out and eat like
    a horse or if you have to, shop.
   
>Lisa Koh
>
>~\/~  Hook 'em Horns! 

x-Stop, smell the roses.
y-What roses?
x-Forget I ever mentioned it!
y-Well, there was no place to pull over anyway!

Robert
felps@cactus.org
Xref: sparky austin.forsale:837 austin.general:1604
From: kehleyr@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (I greet you)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale,austin.general
Subject: Moving Sale
Date: 16 Apr 92 02:34:00 GMT
Reply-To: kehleyr@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (I greet you)
Followup-To: austin.forsale
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX
Originator: kehleyr@daisy.cc.utexas.edu

Howdy, folks!

I'll be moving soon, so I'm selling off many household items.  Right now,
I'm emptying out my china cabinet.  Everything is in great condition.  I'm
open to any reasonable offers:

1) China, 2 services for 8, service for 16, 4 services for 4, whichever
combination suits your needs.  Includes: dinner plates, salad plates,
wide-mouthed soup bowls, cups and saucers.  Also, 2 serving bowls, 2 sugar
bowls, 2 creamers, 2 meat platters.

2) 4 water goblets, frosted glass stem, clear glass mouth.  Very
delicate-looking.

3) Wine decanter and 6 glasses.  Etched grape design in clear glass.

4) Domed glass butter plate

5) Silver butter dish

6) Silver platter

7) Cracker and cheese plate.  Breadboard plate with plastic holder for
round, Ritz-type crackers.

8) Chip and dip plate.  White with black musical design.

9) Devilled egg plate

10) Cake plate.  Frosted lilies on clear glass.  No dome.

11) 3 stacking candy bowls

12) 3 interlocking olive/pickle bowls, connected with silver base in
center.

13) Several large flower vases

If anyone is interested, I'm also selling the china cabinet.

Respond to:  kehleyr@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
From: emery@cs.utexas.edu
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Alto Saxophone for sale, $400
Date: 6 Apr 92 15:39:34 GMT
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


for sale:

* Vito Alto Saxophone, with case & music
  5 years old, purchased new and in great condition
  good student model
  
  $400


Leave me e-mail or call 445-6824.

---
Emery Berger (emery@cs.utexas.edu)    "It is best to get out of any way
Applied Research Laboratories          not the way of wine."
University of Texas at Austin                           -- Omar Khayyam
From: kenchew@cs.utexas.edu (Khien Mien Kennedy Chew)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Canon camera and lenses for sale
Keywords: canon, photograhic equipment, lenses, camera
Date: 14 Apr 92 13:50:18 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: oasis.cs.utexas.edu

I have the following photographic equipment for sale:

	Canon AE-1 Program SLR (auto/manual) body	$170

	Canon 28mm lens f2.8				$80

	Canon 50mm lens f1.8				$40

	Canon 35mm-105mm/macro f3.5-22			$60

	Tokina 80mm-200mm/macro f4.0-22			$60

	
All the above lenses work with the AE-1 program.  Prices indicated
are minimum prices.  Equipment is in good condition.

Kennedy Chew
From: bradley@cs.utexas.edu (Bradley L. Richards)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: 80MB hard disk
Date: 14 Apr 92 17:11:05 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


I have an 80MB MFM drive with a standard 1-1 controller card that I'm thinking
of selling.  Everything works fine--I just need to move to a bigger drive....

Any idea how much it would be worth?

Bradley
From: paul@highley.Berkeley.EDU (Paul T. Highley)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: *** WATERBED ***
Date: 9 Apr 92 13:18:27 GMT
Reply-To: paul@highley.Berkeley.EDU (Paul T. Highley)
Organization: IBM, Austin

Queen size water bed featuring:

  - solid oak construction              - liner and mattress
  - six (under bed) drawers             - heater
  - bookcase headboard

$250.00

Call or email Paul

  (512) 838-8723 day
  (512) 338-0050 evening
  phighley@dce.austin.ibm.com
From: phgp051@hermes.chpc.utexas.edu (Pranab Das)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: 1 br house in Hyde Park for rent
Date: 13 Apr 92 15:35:17 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: The University of Texas System - CHPC


Available June 1 1 br house in Hyde Park

3404 Grooms
Interesting '30 s house (not ticky tacky at all)
Quiet street
Very good condition
Hardwood Floors
Large, tree shaded deck
No pets
No yard (well nearly none)
Quiet, non-smoking resident required
10 min Walk to UT
2 1 block to shuttle bus

RENT $450.00
Deposit $225.00

I will be interviewing prospective tennant late this week and will
make a decision sometime over the weekend.  If you would like to make
an appointment to see the house please send me e-mail or call and leave
a message at 477-2721

Pranab Das
Xref: sparky austin.forsale:764 austin.general:1500 tx.general:216
From: cheselka@cactus.org (Michael R. M. Cheselka)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Book for sale: writing a UNIX DEVICE DRIVER, by Egan & Teixeira
Summary: Book for half price on writing a device driver for UNIX environment
Keywords: device driver book
Date: 5 Apr 92 02:24:49 GMT
Reply-To: cheselka@cactus.org (Michael R. M. Cheselka)
Distribution: austin
Organization: The Capital Area Central Texas Unix Society


     Title :   Writing a UNIX Device Driver
 Publisher :   John Wiley & Sons

        By :   Janet I. Egan
       And :   Thomas J. Teixeira

      ISBN :   0-471-62859-X (pbk.)

 Price New :   24.95$
Forsale at :   10$( like new, firm!)

      Call :   1(512)452-9412
     Email :   cheselka@cactus.org
-- 
os9@gnu.ai.mit.edu     (512)452-9412 (answr. mach.)     Michael R. M. Cheselka
cheselka@cactus.org     Hangs out on 145.21     N5UVV     400 W. 34th st. #103
membership@cactus.org {...}!cs.utexas!cactus.org!cheselka Austin, Texas, 78705
From: ninke@cactus.org (Don A. Ninke)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Garage Sale, Friday and Saturday
Keywords: near Northland and Shoal Creek
Date: 10 Apr 92 13:54:54 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx


                        GARAGE  SALE ! !

            when:     Friday and Saturday
                        April 10 and 11
                         9 am to 5 pm

            where:     5913  BULLARD  DRIVE
                   (located 1 block north of Northland Drive, 
                        on the west bank of Shoal Creek)

            what:   child's bike;  3 chairs;  golf clubs;
                    portable typewriters;  shavers;  cameras;
                    knick-knacks;  pictures;  figurines;
                    gadgets;  pack-rat collection of miscellany

            who:   (By a retired couple who must "downsize" 
                                      from a house to a condo!)
-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Donald Ninke, 2307 Lehigh Drive, Austin, TX 78723-2113       ninke@cactus.org
From: fred@clone.ross.com (fred prado)
Newsgroups: austin.forsale
Subject: Furniture
Date: 8 Apr 92 16:09:55 GMT
Distribution: austin
Organization: ROSS Technology, Inc. Austin, Tx.

I have several pieces of furniture for sale as follows:

leather-like sofa and love seat, cream color, both for $500.

3 black tables with glass tops and golden edges, all three for $150.

2 lamps with gray and black vase, both for $100

O'Sullivan black entertainment system. Fits a 26" TV. 
     Compartments for VCR, Stereo equipment, and cabinets, for $100.

Dinnette set with 4 chairs. Frames are black metal, glass top for
    table. Cushions are light gray, whole set for $250.

All prices are negotiable. If interested send me email at fred@ross.com
or call me at home (512)-467-2286 or at work (512)-892-7802 x 416

Thanks!
D
or call me at home at (512)-467-2286 or at work (512)-782-9206 x 416
Newsgroups: bc.general,can.general,soc.culture.canada
From: rmillar@cynic.wimsey.bc.ca (Roy Millar)
Subject: Re: You can fool some of the people some of the time
Organization: Rarely
Distribution: canada
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 19:07:21 GMT

In article <1992Apr9.174950.29247@unixg.ubc.ca>
  buckland@ucs.ubc.ca (Tony Buckland) writes:

> One week ago yesterday, the Vancouver Province carried the  following
> on page 3:
> 
>            NDP BILL PROPOSES CULTURAL CONTROL
>   Big Brother will soon be watching over culture in B.C.

[hoax deleted]

What makes this sort of thing possible is the feeling in peoples'
minds that those set in authority over us (by us?) are perfectly
capable of such extremes - regardless of their political persuasion.

Or at least that is how I see it.

Sad, if I am correct, and sadder still if the presumed general
perception is justified.


-- 
                      | He had bought a large map representing the sea,
Roy Millar            | Without the least vestige of land,
                      | And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be
                      | A map they could all understand.  - L. Carroll.
Newsgroups: bc.general,can.general,soc.culture.canada
From: buckland@ucs.ubc.ca (Tony Buckland)
Subject: You can fool some of the people some of the time
Organization: University of B.C. Computing Services
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 17:49:50 GMT

 One week ago yesterday, the Vancouver Province carried the  following
 on page 3:
 
            NDP BILL PROPOSES CULTURAL CONTROL
   Big Brother will soon be watching over culture in B.C.
   The New Democrat government plans to establish a Provincial Cultural
 Advisory Panel with sweeping powers to ensure that B.C. is depicted
 in the media as "a society that embraces women and racial, ethnic and
 sexual minorities."
   Working through a bill introduced by Culture Minister Darlene
 Marzari, the panel will root out "sexism, heterosexism, lookism,
 ageism, homophobia, misogyny, imperialism, capitalism, industrialism
 and velocitism."
   Among other things, according to sources, the panel has a five-year
 mandate to ensure the presence of women and minorities in media
 "corresponds to or exceeds" their presence in B.C. society.  At least
 half of all "heroes" in novels, plays and movies available in B.C.
 must be women.
   Five to 10 per cent of all actors in TV commercials must be gay.
 
  [quoted in full, without permission, because of its brevity.
   details were supplied in a signed column later in the paper.]
 
 Two days later, the same columnist, Shane McCune, was able to report
 that Marzari's office had been swamped with calls, and that two
 Province editors had asked why the story hadn't been carried on the
 front page.  Thus he had considerable justification for beginning
 his column with "Tee-hee-hee...gotcha!"  Marzari, evidently
 possessed of considerably more of a sense of humor than the
 politically correct folks McCune had so neatly shafted, called to
 point out that he had missed the last page of her "bill", which
 outlawed "heightism, baldism and April Foolism."
 
 -------------------------
 
 End of a classic hoax, right?  Wrong.
 
 -------------------------
 
 Last Friday, the North Shore News, which serves several communities
 including North Vancouver, where I live, carried a perfectly
 serious feature editorial headed "Pleasantness please", which began
 
   The NDP's social philosophy is fast becoming law in B.C.
   First we had the provincial government ordering hospitals around
 the province to provide abortion services.
   Then it was the so-called fair wage policy ... [fulminations
 omitted].
   And now comes a bureaucratic absurdity called the Provincial
 Cultural Advisory Panel, through which the provincial government
 hopes to make this a land of pleasantness and uniformity. ...
 [and so one, and on, quoting the original story in detail and
 swallowing it hook, line and sinker].
Newsgroups: ubc.general,bc.general
From: leon@unixg.ubc.ca (Leon ter Beek)
Subject: Couch & Carpet anyone?
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 17:44:00 GMT


I have a large comfortable couch for anyone interested.
Grey with green and browngreen flower pattern
a bit of wear
price: make offer

Carpet
free

Call Leon
822-2603 (work)

Newsgroups: bc.general,cs.general
From: mkim@cs.ubc.ca (Myungchul Kim)
Subject: e-mail addr of Dr. D. Hoffman
Organization: Computer Science, University of B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Distribution: bc
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 92 18:20:33 GMT

I have tried to get the e-mail addr of Dr. D. Hoffman using
postmaster at Dept of Computer Science of Univ of Victoria,
but there has been no reponse.
If some of you know his e-mail addr or how to get it,
please let me know it by e-mail. Thanks.

-- 
Myung Chul Kim
Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of British Columbia
6356 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, B.C.  Canada, V6T 1Z2
E-mail address: mkim@cs.ubc.ca
Newsgroups: tor.general
From: marc@r-node.gts.org (Marc Fournier - System Admin)
Subject: Hardware Course
Organization: R-node Public Access UNIX System (416-636-2026) - 24hrs.
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 08:08:10 GMT

Hi...

	I have a friend back east that works with computers and is
looking for a good hardware course to take up here.  I realize this
is vague...but her request to me was vague also...so, any
recommendations would be appreciated based on this.

Thanks...

Marc

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From: ndallen@zooid.guild.org (Nigel Allen)
Newsgroups: tor.general
Subject: Monarchist League, April 10, 7:30 p.m.
Date: 8 Apr 92 06:02:35 GMT

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has resolved unanimously that
April 6th should be declared Tartan Day in Ontario. To mark the
first annual Tartan Day in our province, the Toronto branch of the
Monarchist League of Canada will be celebrating the Scottish
tradition of Monarchy at its April meeting (Friday, April 10, 7:30
p.m.).
 
A Celebration of Scottish Royal Heritage
 
Featuring music, poetry and readings fom the land of the heather,
tracing the development of the Scottish Monarchy and its influence
on Great Britain and Canada.
 
Members are invited to wear their Scottish and tartan attire. There
will be special refreshments on the Scottish theme. Visitors and
guests are welcome.
 
Location: 
 The Toronto Board of Education, Education Centre Auditorium
 155 College Street, 6th floor
 (just west of University Avenue, at McCaul Street; free parking on
McCaul Street)
 for more information, call the Monarchist League at 
 (416) 482-5147 (voice)

Newsgroups: tor.general
From: mshiels@TMSoftware.Ca (Michael A. Shiels)
Subject: Looking for local dealer for KAO disks BULK!
Organization: MaS Network Software and Consulting
Distribution: tor
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 16:31:26 GMT

Does anyone know of a company selling KAO disks BULK for say around 1$ each?
I bought some at Computerfest and the company I work for would like to
-- 
---

Michael A. Shiels                           | mshiels@masnet.uucp
MaS Network Software and Consulting         | mshiels@tmsoftware.ca
Newsgroups: tor.general
From: msb@sq.sq.com (Mark Brader)
Subject: Attention TTC shoppers....
Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto, Canada
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 92 20:27:12 GMT

This week the TTC started using the subway station PA systems for
*advertisements* (of their Metropass/merchant cross-promotions).

I consider this to be an abusive and stupid idea, for several reasons.
Today I phoned the TTC to let them know what I thought.  The person
who took my complaint said that in view of the number of complaints
it had already been decided to "discontinue or reduce" the advertising.

If you agree with me, I suggest that you help keep the complaint
volume up, until they make a definite decision to discontinue.  The
number to call is 393-3030.  Or write to the TTC at 1900 Yonge St.,
Toronto, M4S 1Z2.

(Obviously, you can also do so if you disagree with me.)
-- 
Mark Brader, Toronto	    "It's been proven.  Places stay clean until somebody
utzoo!sq!msb, msb@sq.com     drops the first piece of litter."	-- TTC poster

This article is in the public domain.
From: "gary clanfield" <gary.clanfield@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: tor.general
Subject: pacific data 25-in-on
Date: 9 Apr 92 10:08:22 EST
Reply-To: "gary clanfield" <gary.clanfield@canrem.com>
Distribution: tor
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

JC>          **************************************************
JC>          * PACIFIC DATA 25-IN-ONE FONT CARTRIDGE FOR SALE *
JC>          **************************************************

I'll bid $150.00

Gary Clanfield - 534-6448

Gary Clanfield
---
  DeLuxe/386 1.12 #5418  The crustaceans are howling and I obey.
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario/Detroit, MI
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: tor.general
From: dooley@helios.physics.utoronto.ca (Kevin Dooley)
Subject: Re: Where can you find US tax forms?  [The consulate, yeah, I know.]
Organization: University of Toronto Physics/Astronomy/CITA
Distribution: tor
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 14:05:06 GMT

I was going to send a personal response to Steve, but I think it's sort
of a good story... so I'll post it.

In article <92Apr15.185329edt.47911@neat.cs.toronto.edu> sahayman@cs.toronto.edu (Steve Hayman) writes:
>
>Anybody got any suggestions as to where I can find US tax forms
>in Toronto?
>
>Before you all leap up and answer "The US consulate
>on University Ave.", which is probably the right answer, you
>might consider that the US consulate never seems to answer
>its phone even if you let it ring for half an hour,
>and I'd really rather not go down there and wait
>for hours if I can find the forms somewhere else,
>like maybe at the library or something.
>
>Even better, if anybody had a 1040 form they could fax me - just
>the form, I have the guidebook - that would be ideal!
>drop me a note if you can help.
>
>Thanks,
>Steve "Lots of time left, it's only 7:00 PM on the 15th" Hayman
>
>P.P.S. One of the great advantages of Canada over the USA is that
>Canadians get an extra two weeks to procrastinate about taxes :-)
>

I went through exactly the same thing last week (I'm pretty delinquent
too) so I called the American Consulate several times and got no answer.
Finally I decided that there HAD to be somebody there so I called and
let it ring about 50+ times until somebody (probably a janitor who was
annoyed by the ringing) picked it up.  I politely explained "I am a
Canadian citizen who spent last year living and working in the US on
a J1 visa.  Can you tell me where I can pick up tax forms to file my
earnings with the IRS?"  The response, as if I were the dumbest person
on Earth "here".  "Well", said I, "what hours are you open so that I can
come down and pick them up?"  The person who answered the phone was
getting increasingly annoyed at the obvious stupidity of my questions
"8:15 'til 2".  "Every day?" "Yes, EVERY DAY."  "So you're open on weekends?"
"Of course not!"  and he hung up.  What a fine representative for his country, 
I thought... really giving Americans a good reputation abroad.

So the next day I went down to pick up the forms.  There is this guy
with a metal detector and a sign saying all these different things that
you can't bring into the building... cameras, cellular phones, beepers,
tape recorders....  I had a pocket full of floppy disks which, in my
humble estimation was at least as serious a security problem, probably
worse, but it wasn't on his list so he let me through.

Anyway, to make a long story short, all you need to do is go down there
and tell the guy you need tax forms and he'll point you to the rack of
tax forms and let you fill your pockets with 1040's.

Kevin
From: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker)
Newsgroups: tor.general
Subject: Re: cdrom info
Date: 8 Apr 92 06:33:26 GMT
Distribution: tor
Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario

In article <1992Mar30.030554.2788@torag.guild.org> richard@torag.guild.org (Richard Quan) writes:
|
|Hi,
|
|I was visiting a friend who was telling me of the growing interest in cdrom 
|technology and use.  He told me that you can now get interactive cdroms which
|will not only serve data but play related sounds from the data such as
|bird calls when using the Grolliers Encyclopedia.  Well,
|of course I am interested in getting one.
|
|Where can one go in Toronto to purchase a cdrom player and 
|cd's for it?  What models are the most reliable and what models can 
|anyone recommend to me?  What kinds of data are available on CD and are there
|any Canadian producers of this equipment?  Finally, how much am I looking at 
|paying for this new hobby.
|
|One final thing, I do not use VGA.  Would I have to in order to access cdroms?


	The best thing to do is to get a Commodore CDTV,
	which is a CD player, a Commodore Amiga, and a
	CD-ROM system all rolled into one, with software
	to handle multimedia things like encyclopedias
	etc.  It's quite impressive actually - call
	Commodore Canada 499-4292 for a list of dealers
	and types of applications available.

	It's not really very expensive either...


-- 
  ,u,	 Bruce Becker			Toronto, Ontario
a /i/	 Internet: bdb@becker.gts.org	Uucp: ...!lsuc!becker!bdb
 `\o\-e	 "James Brown, Mark Hosler, Al Jourgenson.
 _< /_	 			Coincidence or conspiracy?" - pashdown
Newsgroups: tor.general