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From: hartnupj@cs.aston.ac.uk (J HARTNUP,,,,)
Subject: Re: Yamaha QY-10???
Reply-To: hartnupj@cs.aston.ac.uk
Organization: Aston University (Comp Sci)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 12:03:57 GMT

The QY-10 is a diddy little thing - supplied in a video case!!  It's basically a multitimbral non programmable synth, and sequencer.  It's got MIDI but failing that you can always use the one octave rubber keyboard.  I've not heard it, but Music Technology magazine here in UK says they are ok but lo-tech in sound... ok for texture, down in the mix somewhere, but not so good for leads.
It's got drums, by the way.  It might be useful as a "musical notepad" even if you never use the thing for a final recording.

Hope I've been of help

John (hartnupj@uk.ac.aston.cs)



Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: dlittle@sscvx1.ssc.gov (DENNIS LITTLE)
Subject: MS Cobol Help
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.4-b1  
Organization: Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:49:00 GMT

I have version 2.0 of Microsoft Cobol and need one command please(The manuals
are at the school about 200 miles from where I am and the Program Chair isn't 
that familiar with Micro Cobol)... There is a command to release the memory
used by a called program but I can't seem to find it... Also, has anybody
ever run across problems writing a large record to a file?  The last two
commands in this section are a write to a file and exit program(I've checked
the syntax and it is correct) but the program locks up in the write for some
reason... If anybody is interested, the source will be be PD anyway.

me
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: u84167@roxi.rz.fht-mannheim.de (Arno Strittmatter)
Subject: Re: seeking for free cobol
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 09:47:13 GMT
Organization: Fachhochschule fuer Technik Mannheim
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Tim Cantin (tim@shovel.Prime.COM) wrote:
: In article <_!bqlhl_@aix01.rz.fht-mannheim.de>, u84167@roxi.rz.fht-mannheim.de (Arno Strittmatter) writes:
: > i'm student of c.s. and i have to learn cobol! Is there any free cobol 
: > on any ftp server, running under unix (bsd).
: 
: Nope - none that archie knows about. If you are learning cobol as part of
: your courses doesn't your school have a cobol compiler on their machines
: that you can use?
: 
: -Tim
: 
yes, they have, but under dos (1), i can not use at home (2), i dont like
to learn at school whis 20 peaple in one room....

thanks anyway....
arno
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From: tim@shovel.Prime.COM (Tim Cantin)
Subject: Re: seeking for free cobol
Organization: Prime Computer R&D
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 14:20:39 GMT

In article <8-cqzgt_@aix01.rz.fht-mannheim.de>, u84167@roxi.rz.fht-mannheim.de (Arno Strittmatter) writes:
> yes, they have, but under dos (1)

No sh*t Sherlock. You didn't ask for one for a pc; you said unix.

> i dont like to learn at school whis 20 peaple in one room....

Sounds like one more thing you need to learn about in school. :)
Good luck with your class!

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From: ag154@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeremy C. Radwan)
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
Subject: Re: Let me explain.....
Date: 10 Nov 1992 18:54:23 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ag154@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeremy C. Radwan)
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In a previous article, tfiler@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Tod Filer - CRL;WR0113) says:

>COBOL650.ZIP is a pkzipped file containing the executible object files
>for a cobol compiler.  The readme file says that the SOURCE CODE for
>the compiler can be obtained from Av-Sync BBS in Atlanta,GA.  The
>number for the BBS has been disconnected.

Well, I don't know where you can get the source code (sorry) but I have
beenlooking for a COBOL compiler for the PC, and this sounds like whaty I
havebeen looking for....what FTP site did you get it from?

adTHANKSvance,
Jeremy
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Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu (Jeff Hoxworth)
Subject: Disable Control-Break on a PC?
Organization: Youngstown State University
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:35:13 GMT

Hello!
 
I program in Microsoft COBOL and have one important question:
 
Does anyone know any way I can disable the Control-Break key on a PC?
 
My program is supposed to put up a password screen (it does) and not
let anyone past the screen unless they know the correct password (it
does UNLESS someone uses Control-Break).
 
I would appreciate any help anyone can offer!
 
                                                 Thanks!
 
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                         doesn't deliver it.
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                                            -Steven Wright
============================================================================
 
Jeff Hoxworth   SC739034@ysub.ysu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: tbroscoe@CERIS.Purdue.EDU (Ted Broscoe)
Subject: Level ii Cobol (1974 ANSI)
Organization: Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems, Purdue University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:40:02 GMT

I'm looking to purchase a copy of Micro Focus Level ii Cobol
which includes B-tree ISAM file manager.  Micro Focus says it's
no longer available except in a higher-priced package.  Single
user version with no run time license fees is what I need. 
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: u84167@roxi.rz.fht-mannheim.de (Arno Strittmatter)
Subject: seeking for free cobol
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 92 06:38:28 GMT
Organization: Fachhochschule fuer Technik Mannheim
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]

Hello wold,

i'm student of c.s. and i have to learn cobol! Is there any free cobol 
on any ftp server, running under unix (bsd).

thanks


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From: jfk@siesoft.co.uk (Jack Knight)
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
Subject: VS-Cobol v1.2 ???
Date: 6 Nov 92 13:07:49 GMT
Organization: Siemens Nixdorf Information Systems Ltd.
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VS-COBOL 1.2 Under SCO Xenix 286-

Has anyone ever seen this error:-

Runtime error 48

.. the manual provides no info at all.

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Newsgroups: alt.cobol
From: tim@shovel.Prime.COM (Tim Cantin)
Subject: Re: seeking for free cobol
Organization: Prime Computer R&D
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:03:03 GMT

In article <_!bqlhl_@aix01.rz.fht-mannheim.de>, u84167@roxi.rz.fht-mannheim.de (Arno Strittmatter) writes:
> i'm student of c.s. and i have to learn cobol! Is there any free cobol 
> on any ftp server, running under unix (bsd).

Nope - none that archie knows about. If you are learning cobol as part of
your courses doesn't your school have a cobol compiler on their machines
that you can use?

-Tim

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From: ah739@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Leslie J. Somos)
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
Subject: Re: Location of the COBOL compiler source
Date: 10 Nov 92 18:55:03 GMT
Reply-To: ah739@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Leslie J. Somos)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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In a previous article, tfiler@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (Tod Filer - CRL;WR0113) says:

>I am looking for the source code for the COBOL650 compiler.  I have
>tried to dial into the AV-Sync BBS in Altanta,GA but the number has
>been disconnected.  Any leads on the location of the source code would
>be appreciated.
>
>tfiler@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu
>
>

Ask archie.   Send mail to    archie@archie.sura.net
with no text and subject:     prog 'cobol650'
and archie will tell you
which sites have publicly-available files with the quoted string
in their names.

For information on how to talk to archie, send it mail  
with no text and subject:     help

For information on how to get the source back to you,
send mail to                  ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
with no text and subject:     help

For more information, and to reduce clogging this group,
read the group news.answers  --  look for messages with
ftp  or  archie  in the subject.
From: Andy.Arnold@f615.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Andy Arnold)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.cobol
Subject: RDW access in COBOL
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 1992 14:09:00 -0500

           Robert F. moore wrote  
 +-------------------------------+
>I'm currently working on a project using IBM COBOL/II ver 2.0
>and need to get access to the RDW when processing variable
>length records.  Cobol does not provide any easy access to
>--
 +-------------------------------+

Bob, this will work on VS COBOL under MVS. I don't know about COBOL II.
This requires that the compiler NOT do any range checking on array/table
bounds.  Here are some code fragments...


FD  FILENAME RECORD CONTAINS min TO max CHARACTERS
             BLOCK CONTAINS 0 RECORDS etc.
01  min-rec  PIC X(min).
01  max-rec  PIC X(max).
01  LRECL-REC.
    03  TRUE-LRECL  PIC S9999 COMP OCCURS 2 TIMES.
other 01 levels as required by your application.


The RDW is reachable thru TRUE-LRECL (-2) because (0) points to the
beginning of the record and (-1) points to 2 bytes sooner and (-2) points
4 bytes sooner and that is the place you want to look.  This MUST be done
under the FD; in other words, in the buffer.  If you use READ INTO, then
the TRUE-LRECL won't transfer because COBOL starts at the beginning of
the 01 level.

--Andy
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Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: nmrdb@vms.macc.wisc.edu (BEVERLY SEAVEY)
Subject: Re: Sewing on Velvet
Organization:  University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center
Date:  9 NOV 92 09:45:16    

In article <1992Nov7.193307.8490@iscsvax.uni.edu>, klier@iscsvax.uni.edu writes...

>In article <10683@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>, nancyh@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Nancy Hill) writes:
>> I have a bridesmaid dress I need to make and the bodice is
>> out of velvet.  Now, I've heard that sewing on velvet takes
>> an expert and I've become properly intimidated.

I get to make a lot of dance costumes out of velvet. The first time was absolute
hell, so the next time I read up, and things went just fine.
Yes, baste everything first.  If you are sewing velvet to lining, there 
is a prescribed layer order, eg, velvet on top, I think, but you should check.
Pin as little as possible, and when you must pin, so it in the seam lines.
I think one should use small pins- silk pins? There were 2 helpful
books- the Sewer unusual fabrics book, and one that was sort of an
encyclopedia of fabric qualities aimed at professional clothing
designers, I think. If that isn't enough to go on, I can track it
down at the library.
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: jael@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Jael)
Subject: Re: Holiday dresses
Organization: Purdue University Computing Center
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 18:25:22 GMT

In article <Nov.9.16.50.17.1992.23168@net.bio.net> charleen@net.bio.net (Charleen Bunjiovianna) writes:
>Since I have two main festive occasions during the upcoming holidays,
>I want to make a dress I can wear to both.
>
...
>Has anyone tried making a separate skirt and bodice?  I'm having trouble
>visualizing how I keep the dress together.  Clearly the bodice comes down
>over the waistband of the skirt, but should it be secured with snaps or
>what?  What if I reach up to do a Star Thru and the dress goes <pop>? :-)

I've never tried this myself, but I've seen a friend make dresses with
seperate skirts and bodices - she bones the front of the bodice, so it stays
DOWN, and it's long enough that there's an extensive overlap between the 
bodice and skirt - this would probably be a good idea even if you don't bone
it.

I've made bodices and skirts for the SCA - they're not supposed to look like
one dress though.  As long as the bodice comes down to t ususally stays in
place.

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From: euafri@eua.ericsson.se (Fredrik stman)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: working with plaid
Date: 5 Nov 92 08:03:26 GMT
Reply-To: euafri@eua.ericsson.se
Organization: Ellemtel Telecom Systems Labs, Stockholm, Sweden


Aviva Garrett writes:
>MAUREEN BURNS writes:

> >The fabric is an even plaid, and the problem I had was matching the armhole 
> >seams with the sleeve.  I know it can be done.  Every plaid jacket I see 
> >has beautifully matched plaids that look so perfect!

> >What did I do wrong?

> The trick is, when you lay out the pattern pieces, to match the
> plaid at the sleeve notches.


Anne Paulson writes:

> You can't necessarily match both front and back notches;  you only can
> if you matched the plaid at the shoulder/armhole corner.  And you
> might not want to match the shoulder/armhole, because it might make
> the plaid be in the wrong spot on the garment.



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From: eldridge@tachyn.enet.dec.com (Kathi Eldridge)
Subject: Re: Sewing machine recommendatiosn
Reply-To: eldridge@tachyn.enet.dec.com (Kathi Eldridge)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Nashua, NH
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:51:57 GMT


|>
|>I am looking for recommendations for quality sewing machines.
|>The primary candidate at this time is the Bernina 1530.  Any pros or
|>cons would be appreciated as well as alternate recommendations.
|>
|>If anyone has any ideas on what a good price would be as well
|>as either mail order places or stores in New Jersey.  Thanks.
|>

	I am also looking at the Bernina 1530 as an upgrade from my 
	Bernina 1010.  I was quoted $2799 for the 1530 and told that the
	price was now $2999 for the same model.

	The machine is really nice!  I'm on the fence between the Bernina
	1530 and the Pfaff 1475CD.  The Bernina seems to be made with a 
	well thought out design and high quality.  The Pfaff is also high
	quality and allows for more creativity, as well as larger monograms.
	I prefer the buttonholes on the Pfaff - most likely due to the
	horizontal thread delivery.  I also like the walking foot.  The
	Bernina comes with most (if not all) presser feet available for it,
	the Pfaff does not.  The Pfaff is currently going for $2299 + $250
	for PC software.  

	- Kathi
From: belinda@searchtech.com (Belinda Hoshstrasser)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Know About Necchi Sergers?
Date: 10 Nov 92 21:10:29 GMT
Organization: Search Technology, Inc.

Hi!  My mom is considering investing in a serger.  She's
found what sounds like a fantastic deal on a four thread
Necchi model with differential feed.  Apparently, the 
factory is having some kind of sale and this model is
almost half price (~$400 instead of ~$800, can't remember
exactly).  

Does anyone have experience with this brand?  (It comes
with a great warranty.)  I have a Pfaff that I am very
pleased with, but have no experience with Necchi.  Any
and all advice is appreciated!  I'll pass it on to my mom.

Thanks in advance!!

-- Belinda
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From: hosch2263@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: More holiday gift ideas...
Date: 11 Nov 92 16:07:08 -0600
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

> 	I often make cross stitch Christmas ornaments for
>> 	friends and family, although, depending on the
>> 	size and complexity of the pictures, this can
>> 	get time consuming.
> 

        I have one cross stitch project done, and I'm trying to get another
done.  My future mother in law loves teddy bears, so I did a nameplate for her
in a teddy bear alphabet.  My fiance's brother is getting a piece with five
antique Santas if I can get it done in time.
        Only problem is, once you've given someone a cross stitch piece, you
can't give them another.

        Kitten
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From: tigger@satyr.Sylvan.COM (Grace Sylvan)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: San Francisco
Date: 6 Nov 92 03:40:19 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Sylvan Associates

If you are looking for high quality fabrics (almost all 100% cotton)
for kids at all, you should make a trip in Berkeley.

Near or on 4th Street (you might want to rent a car for the occasion,
and Berkeley isn't far from SF at all) there are a bunch of outlets
for kid's clothing that also sell the fabrics. The names of the
outlets I know of are: Sweet Potatoes (having a sale this month -
their fabric is 1.50-2.00 a yard!), Aunt Duck (also having a sale,
fabrics from $1.00-$2.25/yd, Mousefeathers, and Carey. These fabrics
are high quality, and used to make outfits that run $40-$70+ retail.
They also often sell some of the coordinating patches and trims and
such, and you can see some of their commercial outfits made with the
fabrics (giving you ideas) at the outlets, too.

I have found some fabrics there that I am going to make into shirts
for myself, along with a lot of neat stuff for the kids!
-- 

Tigger (Grace Sylvan)                Mom of Katherine Yelena, 8/8/89,
tigger@satyr.sylvan.com              Corey 1/31/91; we loved him so,
                                     Robin Gregory born 2/28/92

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Newsgroups: alt.sewing
From: dmd@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (debra.m.dicke)
Subject: Calif. here I come
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 14:30:20 GMT
Keywords: thanks


This is why I love this group.

Thanks everyone who sent me San Franscisco suggestions.
Britex may take a whole day on my itinerary.

Also, I got the quilt block exchange info I needed too.

Now I'll contribute --

Suggestion for a neat quilt -- I'm in the process of saving
scraps from all the clothes I've made my daughter and I'm
going to make her a quilt. The reason I thought this was neat is
she'll remember each Christmas dress, Halloween costume, first
day of school outfit, etc

Debra
From: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker) 
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: Getting on Fibernet
Date: 2 Nov 92 08:14:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Transfer Station BBS, Danville, CA - 510-837-4610/837-5591
Reply-To: ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp (Ron Parker) 

 On 23 Oct 1992 13:25:00 -0700  rabbit@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Aleta Hanna) asked:    
 What's fibernet?  
   
Fibernet is a computer bulletin board (BBS) that specializes in fiber arts,
crafts, and technology.  It can be reached 24 h/day at 218-583-4337 at 1200-
9600 baud.  We have a message base as well as a collection of downloadable
fiber-related software.

Ron Parker, sysop
ron.parker@uttsbbs.uucp or ron.parker%uttsbbs%boo@pacbell.com
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From: charleen@net.bio.net (Charleen Bunjiovianna)
Newsgroups: alt.sewing
Subject: Re: Holiday dresses
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:22:04 GMT
Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Biology

In article <27435@oasys.dt.navy.mil> chamberl@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Anne Chamberlain) writes:
>
>Charleen,
>
>Are you going to wear it square dancing first or to the office party
>first.  I would want to make sure the velvet is not damaged by good
>old sweat, or could be adequately cleaned, as I've never done any square
>dancing that left me cool---but what fun!

It's true that Mainstream-Plus-Advanced square dancing can be quite
strenuous, but I dance mainly Challenge these days, where the only 
real exercise involved is between one's ears. :-)

Charleen

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