HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mdl@phelixsalt (Michael Lynch)
Subject: Re: 66 Nova SS A/C
Reply-To: mdl@phelixsalt (Michael Lynch)
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 19:26:23 GMT

In article <84940@netnews.upenn.edu>, Gudmundsen@a1.relay.upenn.edu (Tom Gudmundsen) writes:
|> I am looking for an original air conditioner for a 66 Nova SS.
|> I am restoring the Nova and would like to add Air to it. I know I'm looking for 
|> a needle in a haystack, but I thought maybe I'll get lucky.
|> 
|> please E-mail suggestions to me.
|> 
|> Gudmundsen@a1.relay.upenn.edu
|> 
|> Thank You
|> Tom G.



A needle in a haystack?  Not necessarily.  Try Hemmings Motor News.
You may have to try a couple of newsstands to find one, because they
go fast.  The best time to look is about the 22 of every month.

If you're just starting your restoration, consider subscribing to the
magazine.  I subscribe even though I don't really need it anymore.  I
just enjoy it.

Good Luck!


Mike Lynch
'53 Ford Tudor Mainline V8



Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
From: garnett@theory.TC.Cornell.EDU (Roger Garnett)
Subject: Re: MIG Welders... Why not TIG?
Organization: Cornell University
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 17:01:46 GMT

In article <brp13i.ayd@wang.com> pvr@wang.com (Peter Reilley) writes:
>
>seen no mention of TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas).   I own one that
>is an attachment to my standard arc welder.   I can use any
>	I do have to use two hand but that does not seem to justify
>the additional cost and reliability problems of a wire feeder.

The ARC add-on TIG's I've seen require a 250 Amp DC ARC welder.
I've got a decent Lincoln AC/DC 225, which wasn't exactly cheap, and
still misses the required current. TIG adapters can cost more than cheap
MIG setups. There's a hi-frequency unit (for starting), plus a
gas tank & regulator. Any "better" TIG setup will also have a foot
control pedal, and a water cooled torch. I have yet to see any acceptable
TIG setups that are cheaper than reasonable MIGs, altho there are
now complete units for under $1000. BTW, I think Sears lists the Lincoln
TIG add-on unit, for anyone interested.
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Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
From: SETTLE@LSTC2VM.stortek.com (Jeff Settle)
Subject: Re: army jeep info needed
Organization: StorageTek SW Engineering
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 22:42:01 GMT

In article <1992Jul22.070824.10337@gucis.cit.gu.edu.au>
jbunting@gucis.cit.gu.edu.au (James Bunting) writes:
 
>
>Hello,
>        I am looking for some infomation on army jeeps, built between 1943-
>'49 (I think) by Willy's. ...etc.
 
I am not sure of the dates, but at one point Willy's could not produce
fast enough.  They subcontracted to Ford for some production.  Ford
proceeded to modify the design slightly by placing the Ford insignia
on the left rear.  Willy's proceeded to sue and won.  What I read was
that only 1500 of these were made.
 
Good luck
From: mrm@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Mark Muirhead .moo!.)
Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
Subject: Re: My anemic vacuum-powered windshield wipers...
Date: 21 Jul 92 08:40:32 GMT
Organization: Comp Sci, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia

chapman@cs.cornell.edu (Richard Chapman) writes:


|Does anyone have any ideas about getting a little more oomph out of
|Trico vacuum-powered windshield wiper motors? I've lubricated everything in
|sight external to the motor, made sure that there isn't any vacuum
|leaking out between the engine and the motor, but the wipers still stall
|about mid-stroke every so often.   I wet down the windshield good and rev the

This does sound like a typical acceleration stall; as the engine revs,
the manifold vacuum drops.  Have you run a guage over the manifold?  You
might have a leak somewhere else (or the engine could be getting tired).

|I have not, however, done anything to the motor itself, since I have no
|idea what to expect inside it. I have a source for a "rebuild" kit for
|Trico vacuum wiper motors -- is this worth a try? What about the electric
|replacement for this thing -- is it much more powerful? 

You can't really go wrong having a play with the motor, from memory, there
aren't that many bits and pieces to lose!

On the other hand, I've got a '50 Stude. at home with an after market
vacuum pump which sits between the manifold and the wiper, when vacuum is
a bit low, turn on the pump and away it goes.  (It's a period after market
item, so I don't know if they're still available)

I'd be very interested in a re-co kit for the wipers though.

Cheers,

Mark.
Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
From: kdrolt@athena.mit.edu (Kenneth D Rolt)
Subject: 65, 66-69 (preferred) Corvair wanted
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 15:59:21 GMT

i'm looking for a '66 thru '69 Corvair.  i've seen some up here
in New England that are either rust buckets, former beat-mobiles,
or already restored and beyond-my-price-range show cars.

i want a southern, or better, a southwestern car that hasn't ever seen
road salt.  i also want a 2 dr with either 3- or 4-speed.  convertible
or hardtop.  actually, a '65 that fits this category is ok too (i can
always swap for a stronger 66-69 transaxle).  engine can be 95, 110, or
140.  i wouldn't be too keen on a 180 because that means either a
beatmobile or more bucks.  unless you can persuade me otherwise.

i'll travel for the right car, as i wouldn't mind a long distance
roadtrip on the way back, but the car has to be good enough that
after the right prep work, i can drive it home carefully, without
major fear of major breakdown.

please email directly with any info.

ken rolt	kdrolt@athenA.mit.edu    ocean eng. grad student
		rolt@arctic.mit.edu
		rolt@acoustics.mit.edu
From: bill@bain3.bain.oz.au (Bill Richardson)
Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
Subject: Re: Auto Racing Notes...???
Date: 22 Jul 92 01:37:24 GMT
Organization: Bain & Company, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

karlf@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Karl Fengler) writes:
> I was curious whether there is a group out there that deals with auto racing?
> I'm generally interested in all major forms of racing:
>              INDY CARS
>              FORMULA ONE
>              WINSTON CUP
>              DRAG RACING etc...
> I would appreciate any information if there is. 
> 
> Thanks...
> 
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> _____________________________________________________________________________

Try rec.autos.sport. It is always up to date, and often controversial. Drag
racing does not seem to feature much.


Regards


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Newsgroups: alt.autos.antique
From: jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger)
Subject: Re: Hot-Rod list access
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 16:02:52 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Harris Semiconductor, Melbourne FL
Keywords: HOT-ROD!

 I think you send a message to 

hotrod-request@dixie.com

 with the subject line being

subscribe


John is jgd@dixie.com, the proprietor. About 5-20 messages/day, very free-form
and pretty interesting. Seems like most of the Real Motorheads have fled the
netnews arena pretty much and now hang out on the mailing lists which are
more in line with their interests. The hot rod list is a good gathering spot
though. No oil change or timing belt questions, just rantin' and wrenchin'
(virtual wrenchin' anyhow).
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From: keyvan@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Keyvan Keyhani)
Newsgroups: alt.cad
Subject: digitizing tablets
Date: 27 Jul 92 00:50:06 GMT
Organization: University of Pennsylvania


Howdy,

I seek expert advice.

I'm trying to determine the geometric coordinates of curves 
drawn on several pieces of graph paper relative to a fixed 
reference frame.

Since I need thousands of coordinate points, I think that the 
best way would be to trace the curves on a digitizing tablet, 
and use a graphics software to capture the coordinates.

Since the task is simple, I would prefer not to use a very
fancy CAD package.

Could someone please recommend a good software and tablet 
combination for p.c.'s and/or SUN workstations to do this?

I would greatly appreciate any information.


Thanks,

keyvan


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From: csh@kahn.ced.berkeley.edu (Chuck Han)
Newsgroups: alt.cad
Subject: Re: PICT file output from AutoCAD
Date: 21 Jul 1992 19:42:02 GMT
Organization: University of California
NNTP-Posting-Host: kahn.ced.berkeley.edu

I neglected to mention that this is for AutoCAD running on a PC, not on
a Macintosh.
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		*** University of California at Berkeley ***
	  *** Department of Architecture, The Building Process ***
From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: alt.cad
Subject: pc trace
Date: 23 Jul 92 10:48:27 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.


Has anyone got (or know of a ftp site that holds it) a copy of the
shareware program PC TRACE ? It is a CAD package for IBM PC computers. 

Davei (davei@lancaster.ac.uk)
From: "barry ross" <barry.ross@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: alt.cad
Subject: drawings manage, draw
Date: 31 Jul 92 15:28:06 EST
Reply-To: "barry ross" <barry.ross@canrem.com>
Distribution: alt
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

VJ>I request something like a database, which one could permit, for example, make
VJ>requests of drawings by user, group, name, and saw the drawing.

Viterbo,
You can do all this utilizing a shareware program called "PCFILE" 
except for I think you are saying a viewer and I am sure that can 
be accomplished with the aid of a sub-routine and the appropriate 
viewer  programs and these are also available in shareware.   You 
will  need  a little programing concept knowledge  to  accomplish 
this.

All the best,

Barry
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Newsgroups: alt.cad
From: franks@berlin.rtp.dg.com (Alan Franks)
Subject: Need CalComp 960 format sample data
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 15:34:10 GMT
Organization: Data General Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC
Keywords: calcomp, conversion

I've been evaluating a number of filter programs that convert various CAD 
formats to FrameMaker MIF and EPSI.  As of yet, I have been unable to obtain 
any sample files in CalComp 960 format, to test our c960tomif and c960toepsi
conversion filters.  Does anyone have the capability of generating CalComp
960 format data?  If so, I would greatly appreciate a couple of sample files
OR if you could tell me what applications generate CalComp 960 data that would
great also.  Someone told me that PCAD does this, but I don't know what PCAD
is, or what platforms it runs on.

thanks in advance!
-alan
      
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Data General Corporation
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RTP, NC. 27709                   Phone:    919-248-6312

Newsgroups: alt.cad,alt.cad.autocad
From: ebeatty@andy.bgsu.edu (Eric A. Beatty)
Subject: Stereolithography and .STL files
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 1992 23:15:20 GMT

Greetings!

I am trying to find out if AutoCAD's AME 2.0 is capable of generating
STL files for use with a stereolithography machine. I have a series of
items that I have designed and would like to use the stereolithography
machine to prototype them.  I don't have AME 2.0 yet and I am putting
off getting it until I find out if it has this capability.

I currently have access to IDEAS-VI from SDRC.  Does anyone know if this
package can generate an STL file.  If this is the case then I will use it
to generate my solid models.  I'd much rather use AutoCAD and AME if it
will do what I need.  I have many more years experience with AutoCAD than
with IDEAS.

Please post or e-mail me any info you might have.  I read these two news
groups daily.

Thanx!

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From: carey@hplred.HP.COM (Kent Carey)
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 00:21:45 GMT
Subject: CAD for Simple Masks?
Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA
Newsgroups: alt.cad

I am looking for a CAD program for doing mask design for III-V
compound semiconductor devices.  My requirements are:

	1.  Should run on an HP-UX system under X windows
	2.  Should have the capability to output files in GDS2 format
	3.  Must be commerical, supported software
	4.  Must be capable of drawing circles and rings
	5.  Must be able to do non-Manhattan geometries

What it does not need to do is allow for circuit simulation.  My
problem so far is that most of the good programs are developed for
Silicon IC layout and have vast capabilities in the circuit simulation
area which push the price to over $10K/station and which I do not
need.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks!

Kent Carey
HP Labs, Palo Alto, CA
carey@hpl.hp.com
From: freds@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Fred Saavedra)
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 18:52:34 GMT
Subject: CAD for HP 370/375 computer
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: alt.cad



     I am looking for a CAD  program that will run on
     an HP 375? 

     I know about the ME-10/ME-30 and EGS, are there others?

     Thx,

Newsgroups: alt.cad
From: jjmckay@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim McKay)
Subject: Re: PICT file output from AutoCAD
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 14:02:52 GMT

There are better ways but given *my* resources, here's whatI do.

1.  DXFOUT the drawing
2.  Convert VersaCAD Mac
3.  Save a PICT file from within VersaCAD/Mac.

I suppose if you're in AutoCAD Mac you could SELECT everything you want
in the PICT file, then use a *Macintosh Edit/Copy* command to put it in the
Clipboard.  However, I'm not certain of the accuracy you need.  (PICTs are that
accurate tho! :-)

csh@kahn.ced.berkeley.edu (Chuck Han) writes:

>Does anyone know of a PICT file generating driver for AutoCAD?
>Thanks in advance.
>--

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>		*** University of California at Berkeley ***
>	  *** Department of Architecture, The Building Process ***
Newsgroups: alt.cad
From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: PCB Program for PC
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 18:10:26 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

ftm@bass.ericsson.se (Tomas Melander) writes:


>Hi!
>Is there anyone out there who can recommend a (preferably shareware) PCB 
>program
>for PC:s. Features appreciated are footprints for IC:s and Gerber file 
>generation.

        Yes.  PADS-PCB, from PADS, Inc. 

					John Nagle
From: jahke@odysseus.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (Thilo Jahke)
Newsgroups: alt.cad
Subject: CATIA ofr PC (DOS or AIX)
Keywords: CAD CATIA AIX
Date: 31 Jul 92 09:20:10 GMT
Organization: IPVR, Stuttgart University, Germany

Does somebody know about a port of CATIA for PC (386 / 486) ?

Does CATIA run under DOS or AIX on the PC ?

What about compatibility to the AIX-Version for IBM RS6000 ?

 Please reply by EMail - Thank you


- Thilo

Thilo Jahke
Institute for parallel and distributed high performance computers
University of Stuttgart, Germany
EMail: jahke@pauke.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de
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From: ulupinar@iris.usc.edu (Fatih Ulupinar)
Newsgroups: alt.cad,alt.cad.autocad
Subject: Help needed for CAD to NC
Date: 28 Jul 1992 15:09:31 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: iris.usc.edu
Summary: I am looking for coinversion programs converting CAD output to NC
Keywords: CAD, AUTOCAD, NC

Hi,
I am looking for a program (commertial or shareware or public...)
that converts AUTOCAD's output to NC (numeric control) device
program, that specifies the cutting tool path etc.

Please email to me directly as I do not read this newsgroup very offen.
I'll post a summary of the responces.

Thanks,
Fatih Ulupinar
ulupinar@iris.usc.edu


Newsgroups: alt.cad,alt.cad.autocad
From: vjamett@huemul.dcc.uchile.cl (Viterbo Jamett)
Subject: Drawings Manage, Drawing Database
Originator: vjamett@huemul
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 01:19:02 GMT
Organization: Universidad de Chile - Depto. de Ciencias de la Computacion


I need knowing if there exists some software that permit to manage a lot of 
drawings made with CAD packages (Autocad, Microcadam Plus, Cadam), over an
PC-NFS network (Sun station server and PC users ).

I request something like a database, which one could permit, for example, make 
requests of drawings by user, group, name, and saw the drawing.

If another one had this problem, how it was solve?

Thanks.
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Newsgroups: alt.cad.autocad
Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:17:56 GMT
From:         "Bob Simpson @ 1209" <esri!iris!bob@UUNET.UU.NET>
Subject:      questions

We would like to have a large number of people subscribe to
the autocad list.  Can we get the name autocad@esri.com added
to your list and then we can use an alias to distribute the
list to many people within our company??  Please let me know if
this can be done.



	Bob


Bob Simpson			PH: 714-793-2853  ext 1209
ESRI, Redlands, CA      	E-MAIL:  bsimpson@esri.com
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From: newman@Think.COM (Don Newman)
Newsgroups: alt.cad.autocad
Subject: ACAD temporary files
Date: 27 Jul 1992 17:52:28 GMT
Organization: Thinking Machines Corporation, Cambridge MA, USA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: liszt.think.com


I am running Release 11 on a Sun network an am wondering if anyone can
explain what the three temporary files (EF.ac$, SP1.ac$, and SP2.ac$) do
that ACAD creates.  These files are created each time a drawing is called
up and are always located in the directory where the drawing file is (on
the file server).  Are these files swap files or do they have another
function?  If they are swap files, how can I make ACAD create them on my
workstation's local disk rather than on the file server (I tried setting
the ACADPAGEDIR environment variable to /tmp/, but that didn't work).

Thanks in advance,

Don Newman
newman@think.com
From: drake@Autodesk.COM (Dan Drake)
Newsgroups: alt.cad.autocad
Subject: Re: Octree Representation In R. 12
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:54:03 GMT
Organization: Autodesk Inc., Sausalito CA, USA

bryanh@dseg.ti.com (Bryan Hazel) writes:
> Anyone care to elaborate on the so-called 'octree' database representation used
> in AutoCAD R. 12?


Well, no; it's nearly impossible to describe in enough detail not to be
misleading.  However, the idea of an oct-tree is simple:  First you
divide the whole 3D model in half along (say) the YZ plane; any entity
that's not entirely contained in either the right or the left half is filed
on the top level of the tree, while those which are contained in one
half or the other are held back.  Then you take the left half and divide
it along the XZ plane; things that aren't in either half (a quarter of the
model) get filed, and the rest are held while you divide this division
along the XY plane.  And down you go, subdividing along YZ, XZ, and XY
in a round-robin, and at each level filing the things that fit in the
current subdivision bu not in either of its halves.  And, yes, you
remember to go back and do the same for the right-hand half of the
model, and so on.

Now you've got an oct tree.  So now I say, "Pick everything in this
rectangular window." You find the set of subdivisions that entirely
cover this window (tricky when you're looking obliquely at a 3D view);
only these pieces of the drawing contain things that might turn out to
be in the window.  And some of the subdivisions of the octtree (variant
spellings are deliberate) will be entirely contained in the window, so
everything in them can be dumped into the selection set without any
further calculation at all.

Zoom W to an already-generated part of the model follows the same fast
logic.  On top of that, of course, the vectors for the redraw file are
now in 32-bit integers, which allows a huge variation of zoom levels
without regen.

That's the oct-tree, a widely used technique for representing geometric
data.  That's the easy part.  I won't describe, because I don't know a
lot about, the weirdness it goes through to be useful as an AutoCAD
feature.

--
Dan Drake
drake@Autodesk.com

All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it.
                                        --Samuel Johnson
From: drake@Autodesk.COM (Dan Drake)
Newsgroups: alt.cad.autocad
Subject: Re: cross-sectional view
Date: 23 Jul 92 18:02:26 GMT
Organization: Autodesk Inc., Sausalito CA, USA

phshl@wombat.newcastle.edu.au (S.H. LEE (61) 49 21 5566) writes:
+ Hi,
+   I am trying to look at the cross sectional view of my drawing, and then
+ draw a plan on the cross sectional area. ( the building is not "uniform").
+ using acad11 without the AME option. So far I can only manage to view the cross
+ section with DVIEW and CLIP FRONT, but I am unable to edit in perspective
+ view.
+ 
+  would someone please offer hints and tips?
+ 

Very few operations are allowed in perspective view; the answer may
simply be that you have to get out of perspective view.  Any more
helpful hints would have to come from someone with more experience in 3D
views than I have.

I'd say RTM, but it pains me to report that looking up Perspective in
the index of the manual does not lead you to a list of the restrictions
on what you can do in perspective view.  We can assume that this won't
be true in R13.  Meanwhile, does anyone know the correct reference?

--
Dan Drake
drake@Autodesk.com

All theory is against the freedom of the will; all experience for it.
                                        --Samuel Johnson
Newsgroups: alt.cad.autocad