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From: Cihan.Tepedelenlioglu@launchpad.unc.edu (Cihan Tepedelenlioglu)
Subject: test
Organization: University of North Carolina Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 01:43:06 GMT

kestane gurgen palamut alti yaprak ustu bulut
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From: eramnh@kiba2.ericsson.se (Tomas Andersson)
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Subject: testing 1
Date: 11 Jan 93 14:04:07 GMT
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Mashti testing
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From: jmp@comback.uucp (Jean Marc Pigeon)
Subject: thist a test
Keywords: testing
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Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 11:55:40 GMT


this a test

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test, no replies
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This is a test of posting

bye
From: Earl Grey <ajs90@uk.ac.soton.ecs>
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Subject: test
Date: 6 Jan 93 15:10:44 GMT
Originator: ajs90@chapman

test up!!!!

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From: jacobsen@itexjct.jct.ac.il (Joel Jacobsen)
Subject: test article
Organization: ITEX, Jerusalem, Israel
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 12:25:33 GMT

This is a test article for my new news reader.
From: zrlh61@hou.amoco.com (Randy L. Hunt)
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Subject: test again
Date: 8 Jan 1993 21:54:28 GMT
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test again
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Subject: test .
From: h00002@eeyore.stcloud.msus.edu (Matthew Hillmer)
Date: 12 Jan 93 10:34:23 -0600
Distribution: world
Organization: St. Cloud State Univ., MN

ignore please.

13571113172331
From: lstein@genome.wi.mit.edu (Lincoln Stein)
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Subject: Re: test
Date: 6 Jan 93 22:03:20 GMT
Organization: Whitehead Institute for Biological Research

Yet another test.
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From: lizb@banyan.com
Subject: test ignore
Organization: The Ohio State University; Department of Phyiscs
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 23:24:02 GMT


-- 
Let's test this, shall we?

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From: root@tor.Berkeley.EDU (0000-Admin(0000))
Subject: TEST
Reply-To: root@tor.Berkeley.EDU (0000-Admin(0000))
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:49:38 GMT

This is only a test.

=========================================== MTS ==========================================
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From: rkng@rd.hydro.on.ca (Ron Ng)
Subject: Re: +++Ravel: test+++
Organization: "Ontario Hydro - Research Division"
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 93 16:14:10 GMT

Just test post a follow-up. :)
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Date: Monday, 4 Jan 1993 09:30:32 CST
From: <U30633@uicvm.uic.edu>
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Subject: Re: Dice's bits
 <92364.122835U30633@uicvm.uic.edu> <1992Dec30.204656.28017@zip.eecs.umich.edu>

In article <1992Dec30.204656.28017@zip.eecs.umich.edu>, winterh@emunix.emich.edu
(Twist) says:
>
>In article <92364.122835U30633@uicvm.uic.edu> <U30633@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
>>
>>I personally think Dice is only suited for brain-dead boneheads who think
>>and act like him.
>>
>>
>>Joel
>
>I guess it must be true of you then Joel since you not only read this
>newsgroup but you post to it as well.

Whatsammata wid youse!!??  I SAID "NO OFFENSE INTENDED, OF COURSE."  Are
you a bonehead or sumpin'?

Jeez.










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From: irishk@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (KALE S IRISH )
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Subject: Re: testing again
Date: 11 Jan 93 06:02:41 GMT
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just a test.
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Subject: TEST FROM HFL LABS
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Summary: test
Keywords: test

THIS IS A TEST FROM THE HUMAN FACTORS LABS
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Subject: ignore please
From: gordon@chmeds.ac.nz
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:37:59 +1200

ignore
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Subject: test
Organization: University of Western Ont, London
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 01:25:13 GMT



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From: avircams@solomon.technet.sg (Asia Matsushita)
Subject: Try out
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 03:48:21 GMT


Testing system.
Please ignore message. Just trying if system work.



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Testing 1 2 3 ...

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Subject: <<<< TEST >>>>
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:44:18 GMT

TEST

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From: jmp@comback.uucp (Jean Marc Pigeon)
Subject: testing the news spreading
Summary: this a borring test
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this a test

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From: bobp@msi.com (Bob Pitha)
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This is another test.

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From: test@test.de (test)
Subject: test
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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 11:56:12 GMT

test
test
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From: mlparks@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (Michael l Parks)
Subject: test
Keywords: Ignore ME / Test 
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 This is just a test posting...
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From: mjia@xray (Ming Jia)
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Subject: This is a test
Date: 10 Jan 93 05:25:16 GMT
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This is a test.
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From: swanger@peking.duc.auburn.edu (David Swanger)
Subject: JOJO
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Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 13:03:35 GMT

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this is a test maybe !!!!!

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Subject: Testing a,b,c,d
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Simple test message
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From: pinette@fraser.sfu.ca (Gandolf the 23rd)
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 09:39:09 GMT

In article <1993Jan10.000309.26234@news.columbia.edu> sg@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Scott Genzer) writes:
>That's a decent idea but if you consider your "bang for the buck" it
>doesn't really pan out.  Lekos go for approx. $10 a week, plus making
>gobos for that (I recommend standard pie tins) is a pain if you've
>never done it before.  If it was me (and it was...I did exactly what
>you're doing four years ago) I'd use pin spots like someone already
>suggested.  They're really cheap and quite narrow and you can get a
>lot for your budget.  I agree with other posters that lasers aren't a
>good idea for the unexperienced.  Also, you need a lot to make a show
>out of it, which gets to be really expensive.  Get a bunch of pin
>spots, a disco ball (corny, I know, but cooler than you think...just
>focus 5 or six pin spots at it), and perhaps a few beam projectors
>(also cheap) and you have a nice show for not too much money or work.
>Good luck!
>
>Scott Genzer
>Columbia University
>

Well, it depends on how long you need it for, but you can rent intlibeams
cheap (mainly cause they are cheap pieces of *&^%) with a a controler so 
you could actually make a show out of it....I don't know where the originator
of this topic lives, but in Van, you can get a 4 pack of intelibeams for a long
run for quite a deal.  But remember, if  you only need three, better get four
cause there will be one that doesn't work. :-)


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From: litterst@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Stephen Litterst)
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 03:38:17 GMT

In article <1993Jan10.093909.20326@sfu.ca> pinette@fraser.sfu.ca (Gandolf the 23rd) writes:
>In article <1993Jan10.000309.26234@news.columbia.edu> sg@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Scott Genzer) writes:
>
>Well, it depends on how long you need it for, but you can rent intlibeams
>cheap (mainly cause they are cheap pieces of *&^%) with a a controler so 
>you could actually make a show out of it....I don't know where the originator
>of this topic lives, but in Van, you can get a 4 pack of intelibeams for a long
>run for quite a deal.  But remember, if  you only need three, better get four
>cause there will be one that doesn't work. :-)
>
Geez! What have you gto against Intellabeams?  I do local crew work at a nearby
concert arena and have never heard any complaints about them other than cost
($40K apiece).  They're more versatile than Vari-lights, and have fewer moving 
components.  They're a lot more reliable than other varieties of motor-arcs
(we had some sad motor-arcs at the 10,000 Maniacs show) 
	The reason I originally suggested Lekos is that most Theaters already
tons of them.  Someone suggested getting irises to fit into the gobo slots.
HEy, works for me.  I'm still curious as to what all of this is for, though.

						Steve

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From: litterst@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Stephen Litterst)
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:31:29 GMT

In article <1993Jan08.010715.8128@rose.com> paul.fletcher@rose.com (paul fletcher) writes:
>
>Date Entered: 01-07-93 20:04
>
>    My son is working with the ligthing crew at his high school and 
>they have a question I am hoping you can help out with.
>
>    They are putting on a show and wanted to use laser lights for 
>effect.  The problem is, the rental of the laser equipment is too 
>expensive for the school budget so they are wondering if there is any 
>other way of getting the same effect of a laser light?  Could they use 
>another source of high instnsity light (arc lamp) passed through some 
>reducer to get the same effect?  They want to be able to see the light 
>beams. The light needs to be seen through a standard size auditorium 
>and could be bent using mirrors etc.  
>

Well, there're any number of ways that this can be done.  The main question is
of the size of the beam.  Do they need to be the exact same size as a laser
beam?  Or jsut thin?  If you're looking for a thin beam, use a standard Leko
with a gobo to reduce the beam size.  Combine this with a smoky atmosphere and
you have pencil thin beams of light that can be seen.  Where does this effect
fit into the show?  Is it for a concert, or a special effect for a musical/
drama?  There may be other effects that could be as effective.

						Steve

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From: gdrew@cs.umd.edu (Greg Drew)
Newsgroups: alt.stagecraft
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Date: 8 Jan 93 07:01:20 GMT
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742

Just to add a note of caution.  I did some laser effects for a college 
production a few years ago, and in my research found that the Feds regulate 
this sort of thing.  As of something like 1989, if you were going to use a
laser with a power output >5mw, you were supposed to have an inspector come
check out your setup.  I can't give you anything more detailed right now, 
since the info packet is amoung some stuff stored at my parent's place, but
if you are interested, I can get it this weekend.

If you do manage to borrow a laser of significant power (in the range of watts),
bear in mind that it may need either 220/240V power (possibly three phase) or
a fresh water supply for cooling, or both.  You will also want to provide some
place for the beam to go - lasers in this range can ignite some materials (and
black is an especially bad color :)

If you are working with a lower power laser (1 to 5 mW power is very common),
you will not have to worry about the Feds and fires, but you still probably
do not want to hit anybodys eyes.

In either case, smoke works wonders for laser or other light beams.  You will
not need too much of it, either.  When I want to show someone the beam, I
use puffs from a talcum power bottle or smoke from a match.
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From: mutfc@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.stagecraft
Subject: Re: Intellabeams (was Re:help with light show)
Date: 11 Jan 1993 20:52:17 -0600
Organization: MINERVA/HOLMES/ISTAR, AI for the masses
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In article <1993Jan11.015054.10066@ac.dal.ca> cullen@ac.dal.ca writes:
>litterst@pecan.cns.udel.edu (Stephen Litterst) writes:
>> pinette@fraser.sfu.ca (Gandolf the 23rd) writes:
>>>run for quite a deal.  But remember, if  you only need three, better get four
>>>cause there will be one that doesn't work. :-)

Especialy if the people who own then don't take care of them...
If people treated thier PC's like people treat I-Beams they would be in
the shop just about as much.. I opened one up once and there was a 1/2in.
of plaster dust caked up over some of the parts and they wondered why it
overheated.

>>>
>> Geez! What have you gto against Intellabeams?  I do local crew work at a nearby
>> concert arena and have never heard any complaints about them other than cost
>> ($40K apiece).  They're more versatile than Vari-lights, and have fewer moving 
>
>Hello? Reality check here. More like 2k Cdn per unit.

Well that's a bit low (unless your a dealer) they list for $3k US. plus
1.5k US for the controler. (I work for the Midwest dealer...)

>> components.  They're a lot more reliable than other varieties of motor-arcs
>> (we had some sad motor-arcs at the 10,000 Maniacs show) 
>
>I don't know what you're talking about, but it ain't Intellabeams. 
>They're VERY unreliable, including the controller. However, they're cheap
>enough to take spares (say 3 in a kit of 12, total 15) and an extra controller
>for a couple of weeks touring. The great thing is that you can actually
>run the things off a light console if the controller cacks. However, it
>better be big and computerized (Avo QM500 comes to mind) or it's a waste
>of time.

It depends on how well they have been maintained and whether the
controler and I-beams have had all thier rom upgrades. Also the LCD
controler is much better and had a pcima memory backup card.
(BTW An AVO Diamond is much better :-) )
Also High End just came out with a much more affordable version called
the Track-Spot (1/3 the weight and price for both the instrument and the
controler. (Can also be used with a full I-beam controler w/I-beams)


>						Mur
>						Cullen@ac.dal.ca
>						Cullen@ug.cs.dal.ca


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From: jollie@herky.cs.uiowa.edu (Jeffrey C. Ollie)
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 05:14:54 GMT
Organization: The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Followup-To: alt.stagecraft

In article <1993Jan08.010715.8128@rose.com>, paul.fletcher@rose.com (paul
fletcher) wrote:
>     They are putting on a show and wanted to use laser lights for 
> effect.  The problem is, the rental of the laser equipment is too 
> expensive for the school budget so they are wondering if there is any 
> other way of getting the same effect of a laser light?  Could they use 
> another source of high instnsity light (arc lamp) passed through some 
> reducer to get the same effect?  They want to be able to see the light 
> beams. The light needs to be seen through a standard size auditorium 
> and could be bent using mirrors etc.  
> 
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Paul Fletcher

Try talking to the Physics department at the high school or a local college
or
university.  The are likely to have a laser that you could borrow.  A word
of
caution: the lasers they have might be powerful enough to damage the retina
if
someone looks at it.  Aim for the ceiling.  To be able to see the laser,
however, you'll have to smoke up the place.

Jeff Ollie
jollie@herky.cs.uiowa.edu
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From: styri@hal.nta.no (YuNoHoo)
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Reply-To: styri@nta.no
Organization: Bohemians and Globetrotters, Unlimited
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 10:00:25 GMT

[stuff bout needing lasers deleted]

I dunno what kind of "effect" you're looking for. (Laser is technology,
but technology isn't effect - it's only implementation.) Lot's of people
have mentioned profiles with gobos and PARs. (Personally I prefer a 500W
PAR 56 for pin-lighting. It's smaller, narrower, and 'faster' than the 1K.)

There is, however, a poor-mans-laser-replacement made by a xenon lamp.
(The unit I've seen was 400W.) Don't remember the manufacturer's name.

---
Haakon Styri
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From: sg@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Scott Genzer)
Subject: Re: Help with light show
Reply-To: sg@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Scott Genzer)
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 00:03:09 GMT

That's a decent idea but if you consider your "bang for the buck" it
doesn't really pan out.  Lekos go for approx. $10 a week, plus making
gobos for that (I recommend standard pie tins) is a pain if you've
never done it before.  If it was me (and it was...I did exactly what
you're doing four years ago) I'd use pin spots like someone already
suggested.  They're really cheap and quite narrow and you can get a
lot for your budget.  I agree with other posters that lasers aren't a
good idea for the unexperienced.  Also, you need a lot to make a show
out of it, which gets to be really expensive.  Get a bunch of pin
spots, a disco ball (corny, I know, but cooler than you think...just
focus 5 or six pin spots at it), and perhaps a few beam projectors
(also cheap) and you have a nice show for not too much money or work.
Good luck!

Scott Genzer
Columbia University