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From: teddybur@netcom.com (John Sanger)
Subject: Re: Complaint about how telebit collects taxes.
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 07:42:22 GMT

In article <1992Dec25.233953.11722@ms.uky.edu> kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron) writes:
>steveo@world.std.com (Steven W Orr) writes:
>
>>I may be somewhat of a fanatic on this subject but here goes:
>
>>Months ago, when I bought my Worldblazer on the LoyaltyPays thing, I
>>was told that I had to pay a 5% Massachusetts sales tax of 5%. Sales
>>tax for mail order? Never heard of such nonsense. Seems that MA has a
>>law that sez that if you have a sales office in the state then you
>>gotta collect sales tax. 
>
>Details vary, but I believe every state has a law to this effect.
>And every state has a similar duty which each citizen is obliged to
>pay on mail-order items he purchased from companies who don't maintain
>such a business presence.  Of course, enforcement is virtually nil, 
>though various states have made noises about it from time to time.
>

The recent decision by the US Supreme Court puts a stop to the collection
of sales taxes on mail order items if the business does not maintain a
business presence in the state of the person placing the order.

>>I called up [the MA state tax office],
>>talked to a clerk who told me that the law does in fact exist,
>>Telebit does pay the tax to the state, and there is absolutely no way
>>to enforce this law if the foreighn corporations do not cooperate. I
>>kinda left it that way with a mental note about Telebits
>>spinelessness in this matter.
>
>Ignoring a law simply because you can is not usually looked upon as a
>position of moral superiority.  We hear news reports about businesses'
>questionable practices every day; why are you calling for more of it?
>I realize state tax collection isn't in the same class as toxic waste
>disposal or oil tanker operation, but it's nice to see a corporation
>with a little moral character.
>
>>[Later found out he could refuse to pay the tax]
>
>>Hmmm. Sounds like a good deal to me. Somewhere enshrined in Telebit
>>is my order with the little box checked. The reason I'm writing is
>>twofold:
>
>>	2) Do I have a shot of getting my $25 bucks back for the tax
>>	   on the WorldBlazer?
>
>I seriously doubt it.  It was a legitimate tax (short of having the law
>overturned, anyway) and it's almost certainly been paid to the state by 
>now.  Feel free to petition the state for it, though.
>-- 

I agree about how nice it is to find a corporation with a sense of
morality.  I know that Telebit is not the only one but it is high on the
list of corporations who conduct business in a fair and equitable manner.
They treat the customer with a modicum of respect and provide prompt and
courtious service, at least that has been my experience with Telebit.



Ciao!
	John S. :^)
	teddybur@netcom.com
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From: daniel@ucsc.edu (Daniel R. Edelson)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit
Subject: WB Fax Rom level/software (was Re: Hayes intimidation)
Date: 3 Jan 1993 23:39:31 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
Distribution: world
Reply-To: Daniel R. Edelson <edelson@cse.ucsc.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: cedar.ucsc.edu

My FAX upgrade arrived a couple days ago. The ROM release
is indeed 7.01. They don't provide software but they do plug
a couple packages. They suggest a couple of packages for DOS/
Windows and Macintoshes that cost around 60-70 dollars. For
Unix they push Faximum for $625. Thanks but no thanks.

A previous poster said his installation instructions didn't
discuss the PAL that comes with the two ROM chips. The instructions
that came with my upgrade did. Installation was a piece of cake.

Anybody know if netfax uses the Honey Danber conventions for
locking the modem device?

d-

In article <1i7ganINNndo@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>, mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
|> In article <C0A7sD.GvC@gator.use.com> larry@gator.use.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
|> >What is the firmware release for the WB/3000 with Fax?  And, is Telebit
|> >shipping any software with this upgrade and or new modems with this
|> >feature?
|> 
|> The ROM release is 7.01, I believe.  I don't think Telebit is shipping
|> any software with the upgrade.  All of this is heresay, of course; I
|> don't even own a T3000 or WB and so won't be getting the FAX upgrade
|> for same anytime soon.
|> 
|> -- 
|> Marc Unangst, N8VRH         | "Of course, in order to understand this you
|> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us   |  have to remember that the nucleus of the atom
|>                             |  is squishy."
|>                             |    -W. Scheider, from a Physics lecture
Newsgroups: biz.comp.telebit,comp.dcom.modems
From: larry@gator.use.com (Larry Snyder)
Subject: Re: Complaint about how telebit collects taxes.
Organization: Gator Communications - Feeds-R-Us 219-289-3745 
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 13:47:33 GMT

karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger) writes:

>I, for one, am a very satisfied customer.

Karl, why don't you have any Worldblazers?

-- 
Larry Snyder                                    internet: larry@gator.use.com
keeper of the Gator                                   uucp: uunet!gator!larry
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services
From: havel@uuhare.rabbit.net (Jon Havel)
Subject: Usenet Satellite
Organization: The Rabbit Network, Inc.  Mt. Clemens,  MI
Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 13:22:39 GMT

In article <1993Jan1.212454.7884@netsys.com| len@netsys.com writes:
|
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|992 San Antonio Rd.
|Palo Alto, Ca. 94303
|415-424-0384
|
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|
|Pagesat provides full Usenet feeds via satellite.. With inexpensive equipment,
|you can receive approximately 50 megabytes of Usenet news daily. The system 
|ensures that you get every newsgroup in the world that we can obtain via nntp.
|Thus you get the equivalent of multiple internet backbone feeds 24 hours every
|day of the week. No need to rely on multiple uucp connections which are 
|inherently unreliable and have delays. 
|

We have been using this system for several months now and find it to be 
an excellent source for a complete newsfeed. Add our name to your list 
of satisfied customers!! 
-- 
Jon S. Havel,  Technical Support Services,  havel@rabbit.net
The Rabbit Network, Inc. |  Internetworking Services
34486 South Gratiot Ave. |  Suite 200
Mt. Clemens,  MI  48043  |  (313) 790-0094   FAX: (313) 790-0156
From: anlst2+@pitt.edu (Arthur N Lilley)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services
Subject: Credit Validation
Date: 31 Dec 92 19:55:51 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


     I am looking for information on Verifones, the devices that do credit
checks automatically.  You know, the ones where all you do is sweep the card
through the machine, and it automatically calls the bank, check the customer's
card, and then prints a bill on a little printer.  I have been posting all
over the net looking for answers and I haven't come up with anything yet.
If this is not the correct newsgroup, does anyone know where I might be able
to find some help?  Any help at all is appreciated.  Thanks.

                                                  - Art
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services,alt.bbs.ads,alt.internet.access.wanted
From: ELAINE.DELOACH@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Elaine Deloach")
Subject: Full Range of LAN Management Services from Wang
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:44:44 GMT

Wang now offers a comprehensive suite of services to LAN customers,
providing cradle-to-grave LAN assistance.  LAN Management Services are
divided into three phases:

       Solution Development
       Solution Implementation
       Solution Support

With these services, customers can now look to Wang for the full range
of their LAN needs: hardware, software and services.

Solution Development Services include:

   Business Needs Analysis to determine your business objectives for the
   network, develop a conceptual picture of the LAN, and construct a
   cost/benefit analysis.

   Workflow Analysis to determine which business tasks can be automated
   and how to implement them.

   Application Development Services create LAN based applications to
   address your specific business needs.

For more information on these and Solution Implementation or Support
Services, just send me an EMail request or call me at 508-967-3796.

Elaine.Deloach@OFFICE.Wang.com
FAX 508-967-7020
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services,alt.bbs.ads,alt.fan.john-palmer
From: jiro@shaman.com
Subject: Re: !!!!!! CAT-TALK IS BACK !!!!!!
Organization: Shaman Consulting
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 21:36:02 GMT

In article <1992Dec29.210011.13220(null)@tygra.Michigan.COM> pr@Tygra.Michigan.COM writes:
>                        <<<<<<<<**********>>>>>>>>
>      !! WE NOW GET A COMPLETE NEWS FEED, INCLUDING the CLARINET !!
>      !! GROUPS. THATS OVER 60 MILLION BYTES OF NEWS PER DAY!!   !!
>                        <<<<<<<<**********>>>>>>>>


That's odd. They changed the format and design of their ad, but they 
still insist they are getting the Clarinet when they were explicitly
cut off. Have they gotten a full commercial feed from Clarinet or
are they bs-ing as usual.

If I were Clarinet, I'd sic a virtual lawyer on Cat-Talk for false
advertising. Heck, I'll do it myself:

"Yo John! I'm sending my virtual lawyers over to talk to you about
false and deceptive advertising!"

 - Jiro

ps. As usual, this posting is a forgery... no wait a sec, it was never
supposed to leave my site, no it's a forgery, heck JP himself must
have written it, no it doesn't exist, wait..., huh what?
-- 
Jiro Nakamura				jiro@shaman.com (NeXTmail)
NeXTwatch / Technical Editor		76711,542 (CIS)
The Shaman Group			+1 607 277-1440 (Voice/Fax)
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From: roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services,alt.bbs.ads,alt.fan.john-palmer
Subject: Re: !!!!!! CAT-TALK IS BACK !!!!!!
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 06:30:35 CST
Organization: Villa CyberSpace, Minneapolis, MN

pr@Tygra.Michigan.COM (CAT-TALK Public Relations) writes:

>                         <<<<<<<<**********>>>>>>>>
>       !! WE NOW GET A COMPLETE NEWS FEED, INCLUDING the CLARINET !!
>       !! GROUPS. THATS OVER 60 MILLION BYTES OF NEWS PER DAY!!   !!
>                         <<<<<<<<**********>>>>>>>>

Yawn.

Didn't this get covered adequately enough for even John Palmer to stop
posting blatant (even for him) lies?  Or will he claim that he doesn't
censor articles, even when the article in question is a cron job that he
wrote?

Well, at least he's a consistant dunce.
--
Roy M. Silvernail --  roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu - OR-  cybrspc!roy@cs.umn.edu
           "I used to be disgusted, but now I'm just amused."
                                  -- from an old T-shirt
Newsgroups: biz.comp.services
From: MICHAEL.WILLETT@OFFICE.WANG.COM ("Michael Willett")
Subject: Re: Connecting DOS box to RS6K (AIX)
Organization: Mail to News Gateway at Wang Labs
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:10:57 GMT

Regarding the discussion that has been going on here about connecting
PCs to RS/6000s, this configuration is the standard client/server model
we at the new Wang Labs are now shipping to our customers.  The idea is
that there are millions of installed PCs on desktops and these users can
now be upgraded to having an RS/6000 POWER server, allowing them to
preserve and enhance their existing PC investments (and applications).
You can contact the Wang RS/6000 professionals in any of our offices
worldwide for further information, or to have them do the actual
installation.  The new Wang Labs is a RS/6000 global services provider,
offering complete RS/6000 life cycle services from needs analysis to
multi-vendor hardware and software service.  The Wang RS/6000-PC
professionals can perform the following RS/6000 implementation services:
pre-installation software planning, configure TTYs and printers in
SMIT, setup user profiles, establish security access, establish
logical volumes and file systems, setup CRON jobs for backups,
and perform full system BACKUPs and BOSboot diskettes, for example.
A typical Wang activity would be installing MS Windows on the PC
clients and customizing the menus, as another example.

Michael.Willett@OFFICE.Wang.com
Newsgroups: biz.comp.hardware,biz.comp.services,biz.comp.software,biz.comp.telebit,comp.infosystems,comp.software-eng,comp.org.decus
From: cga66@cbnewse.cb.att.com (patrick.v.kauffold)
Subject: Consulting, Managing & Life (DPMA meeting)
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: chi
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:21:38 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Keywords: dpma computer consulting managing


             Data Processing Management Association
                  Northern Illinois Chapter

          TOO CLOSE TO THE FOREST: NINE LESSONS ON
              CONSULTING, MANAGING, AND LIFE

            Where:  Jerry Sharko's Restaurant
                    2225 Ogden Avenue, Lisle, IL
            When:   Thursday, January 14, 1993
                    7:45 PM

     George R. Moskoff, CMC, CPC, will present his recent essay,
Too Close To  The Forest: Nine  Lessons On Consulting,  Managing,
and Life, to the Northern Illinois Chapter of the Data Processing
Management  Association  (DPMA),  at  their  monthly  meeting  on
Thursday, January 14,  1993, at Jerry  Sharko's restaurant,  2225
Ogden Avenue, Lisle, IL, at 7:45  PM.  In June 1992, Mr.  Moskoff
took an  unusual  assignment with  a  manufacturing firm  as  the
"interim Director" of two depart ments whose Vice Presidents  had
just been fired.  From his experience come the nine lessons (nine
uncomfortable lessons, as he  puts it) which  are the subject  of
his presentation.

     Mr. Moskoff is President of  the Adderly Page Group, Ltd,  a
consulting firm in Batavia, IL, providing consulting services  to
high-level management   He can be reached at (708) 513-7311.

     Non-members are welcome to  attend the presentation at  7:45
PM at no  charge.  Non-members  are also welcome  at an  informal
cocktail hour at 6:00 PM, and the dinner at 6:45 PM at a cost  of
$18.00.     To make  a reservation for  dinner, please call  Bill
Baker at (708) 979-3938.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:    Mary Smith
                                   1131 S. Batavia Avenue
                                   Batavia, IL 60510
                                   (708) 879-0482
From: anlst2+@pitt.edu (Arthur N Lilley)
Newsgroups: biz.comp.hardware
Subject: Credit Validation
Date: 31 Dec 92 19:54:57 GMT
Distribution: all
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


     I am looking for information on Verifones, the devices that do credit
checks automatically.  You know, the ones where all you do is sweep the card
through the machine, and it automatically calls the bank, check the customer's
card, and then prints a bill on a little printer.  I have been posting all
over the net looking for answers and I haven't come up with anything yet.
If this is not the correct newsgroup, does anyone know where I might be able
to find some help?  Any help at all is appreciated.  Thanks.

                                                  - Art
From: revtek@world.std.com (Jacques A Vanschouwen)
Subject: PowerDrive now available on Sun workstations
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: all
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 00:24:53 GMT


Revolution Technologies First To Unveil Transparent Low Cost
Disk Compression Software For SPARCr Workstation Users.

NATICK, Mass. -- January 4, 1993 -- Revolution Technologies (tm) today
introduced PowerDriveTM, a software product designed to transparently
increase the file storage capacity of SPARC workstations and servers.
With PowerDrive, users can store more files and applications at much
lower cost than purchasing additional disk drives.

+ DOUBLES DISK DRIVE STORAGE CAPACITY 

The PowerDrive product is intended for users who want to store additional
applications and files on their workstations than would typically fit.
With PowerDrive, files are compressed to 50% of their original size on
average. This significant reduction virtually doubles the drive's storage
capacity.

+ EASY INSTALLATION IN MINUTES

The PowerDrive software installs in minutes and allows the user to
immediately take advantage of the additional disk space. During
PowerDrive installation, existing files on the system are compressed
into the PowerDrive format -- making more room to store new files.
When a file bearing the PowerDrive format is accessed, it is
transparently decompressed for use by the user.  The PowerDrive
software is fully configurable and works easily with all file types
including text files, object files, and executables.

+ IMMEDIATE AVAILABILITY

PowerDrive is available now for the Solaris 1.0 (SunOS 4.1.x) operating
system.  A version for Solaris 2.x will be available in March, 1993.
Revolution Technologies is offering a special introductory price of $99
until March 31, 1993. PowerDrive is available via anonymous FTP at
world.std.COM (192.74.137.5) in the directory pub/revtek.  Download
files powerdrive.tar and powerdrive.README.

PowerDrive can also be ordered by calling Revolution Technologies at
(508) 650-1490 or by sending a FAX request to (508) 655-8860.

Users can try out PowerDrive at no cost for 30 days by obtaining a demo
license from Revolution Technologies.

Revolution Technologies and PowerDrive are trademarks of Revolution
Technologies.  SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc.



Newsgroups: biz.comp.hardware
From: chip@inter.interzone.ch (Marc Liyanage)
Newsgroups: ch.general
Subject: URGENT: Looking for cheap EPROM programmer
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 16:08:52 CET
Organization: Interzone Switzerland
Reply-To: chip@interzone.ch
Distribution: ch
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


Hi,

I'm looking for a cheap EPROM programming device that can be
controlled either using a Mac or MS-DOS PC via a serial interface.

It must be able to program 1 Mbit 32-pin (27xxx series) EPROMS.


Thanks

-Marc



___________________________________________________________________
Marc Liyanage                    chip@interzone.ch
                                 CH-9552 Bronschhofen,  Switzerland 
                                 47 29 17 N / 009 03 41 E / ALT 578
                                 +41 73 22 1196
From: stern@forty2.physik.unizh.ch (Raivo Stern)
Newsgroups: local.general,ch.general
Subject: Ersatzmieter (1-Zimm.-App.,Zurich 7) gesucht
Keywords: zimmer, appartement
Date: 21 Dec 92 13:39:47 GMT
Followup-To: local.general
Distribution: zh
Organization: Physics Institute University Zuerich, Switzerland

ERSATZMIETER(IN) GESUCHT
===============================
Wer kennt jemanden der eine 1-Zimmer-App. (mit Bad/WC und Estrichabteil)
Sprensenbuehlstrasse 10 (Kreis 7, beim Roemerhof) UG Nr.4 auf ende Januar
uebernehmen moechte (wegen Wegzugs)?
Zins 520.- Fr. per Monat (inkl. NK) plus 520.- Depot.
Wohnwand, Tisch, 4 Stuehle und Bett, alles in gutem Zustand kann gratis
uebernehmen werden.                                              ======

Bitte antwortet via e-mail
oder ruft einfach an (ab 17 Uhr): 261 6964, Herr Robert Spahr.

--
Raivo Stern			inet: stern@physik.unizh.ch
Physics Institute		
University of Zurich
Schoenberggasse 9
CH-8001 Zurich			voice:	+41-1-257-2933
SWITZERLAND			fax:	+41-1-261-6323
From: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Mail Servers...
Date: 21 Dec 92 22:27:55 GMT
Reply-To: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Organization: Deep In The Heart Of The South!


  Does there exist a list of mail servers on the net? It would be nice to
  have a list of all available file request servers for access.

  bill

  ps: it might be better to email me since my current host is munging 
  news feeds.

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From: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Did you know...
Date: 21 Dec 92 19:16:49 GMT
Reply-To: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Organization: Deep In The Heart Of The South!


  In this weeks Insight magazine there is an article about Bill Clinton and
  his failed attempt to rename the Little Rock airport in the honor of
  his wife Hillary. According to the article he was going to discard the
  name of an authentic WWI hero for his wifes name.

  bill

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From: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Olympic tickets...
Date: 21 Dec 92 22:35:16 GMT
Reply-To: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Organization: Deep In The Heart Of The South!


  Easy question... where and how do you get tickets to the olympics in 
  1996? Please email responses since my news feed is getting munged by 
  my host.

  bill

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Newsgroups: ga.general,ga.forsale,git.ads,atl.general
From: kenji@cc.gatech.edu (Kenji Takahashi)
Subject: Need Peach Bowl Tickets
Organization: College of Computing - Georgia Institue of Technology
Distribution: ga
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:18:48 GMT


I need Three Peach Bowl Tickets.  If you could sell them,
please let me know by e-mail.

--
Kenji Takahashi
College of Computing, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA 30332-0280
E-mail: kenji@cc.gatech.edu  Phone: 404-894-9761  Fax: 404-853-9378
From: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: NC Part of UUMaps...
Date: 21 Dec 92 15:56:22 GMT
Reply-To: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
Organization: Deep In The Heart Of The South!


  Could someone email me the North Carolina portion of the usenet maps?

  I'm looking for a new feed in the Charlotte area... any ideas?

  bill

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From: labwm@emory.edu (The Morse Code)
Newsgroups: ga.general
Subject: Misc IBM Stuff Forsale
Date: 28 Dec 92 05:41:48 GMT
Organization: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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