MLB Standings and Scores for Friday, April 23rd, 1993
	                   (including yesterday's games)

NATIONAL WEST	      Won  Lost   Pct.    GB   Last 10  Streak    Home   Road
San Francisco Giants   10   06    .625    --     7-3     Won 1   05-02  05-04
Houston Astros         08   06    .571   1.0     7-3     Won 1   02-04  06-02
Atlanta Braves         09   08    .529   1.5     4-6    Lost 1   04-03  05-05
San Diego Padres       06   08    .429   3.0     5-5     Won 1   03-04  03-04
Los Angeles Dodgers    06   10    .375   4.0     3-7    Lost 3   03-03  03-07
Colorado Rockies       05   09    .357   4.0     3-7    Lost 1   03-03  02-06
Cincinnati Reds        05   10    .333   4.5     4-6    Lost 1   02-04  03-06

NATIONAL EAST
Philadelphia Phillies  10   04    .714    --     7-3    Lost 1   06-02  04-02
Montreal Expos         09   06    .600   1.5     7-3     Won 4   06-03  03-03
St. Louis Cardinals    09   06    .600   1.5     6-4     Won 1   06-03  03-03
Pittsburgh Pirates     08   07    .533   2.5     5-5     Won 1   04-04  04-03
Chicago Cubs           07   07    .500   3.0     5-5    Lost 1   04-04  03-03
New York Mets          07   07    .500   3.0     5-5    Lost 1   03-05  04-02
Florida Marlins        05   10    .333   5.5     3-7     Won 1   03-06  02-04

AMERICAN WEST         Won  Lost   Pct.    GB   Last 10  Streak    Home   Road
California Angels      09   04    .692    --     7-3     Won 3   06-02  03-02
Texas Rangers          08   05    .615   1.0     5-5    Lost 2   04-02  04-03
Minnesota Twins        08   06    .571   1.5     6-4     Won 1   05-04  03-02
Chicago White Sox      07   07    .500   2.5     5-5     Won 2   02-03  05-04
Seattle Mariners       07   08    .467   3.0     4-6     Won 2   05-03  02-05
Oakland Athletics      05   08    .385   4.0     3-7    Lost 2   05-04  00-04
Kansas City Royals     05   10    .333   5.0     5-5    Lost 1   03-06  02-04

AMERICAN EAST
Boston Red Sox         11   05    .688    --     7-3    Lost 2   06-01  05-04
Detroit Tigers         09   05    .643   1.0     8-2     Won 2   07-01  02-04
New York Yankees       08   07    .533   2.5     5-5     Won 2   03-03  05-04
Toronto Blue Jays      08   07    .533   2.5     5-5     Won 1   04-02  04-05
Milwaukee Brewers      05   07    .417   4.0     4-6    Lost 1   02-02  03-05
Cleveland Indians      05   11    .313   6.0     2-8    Lost 4   04-03  01-08
Baltimore Orioles      04   09    .308   5.5     4-6    Lost 2   02-05  02-04

			     YESTERDAY'S SCORES
                  (IDLE teams listed in alphabetical order)

NATIONAL LEAGUE				AMERICAN LEAGUE

San Diego Padres	2		Boston Red Sox          0
Philadelphia Phillies	1		Seattle Mariners        7

Los Angeles Dodgers	1		Chicago White Sox	3
Montreal Expos		3		Baltimore Orioles       2

Cincinnati Reds		4		Milwaukee Brewers       4
Pittsburgh Pirates	5		Minnesota Twins	        5

Atlanta Braves		3		Toronto Blue Jays	6
Florida Marlins		4		Kansas City Royals	3

Colorado Rockies        2		Cleveland Indians	0
St. Louis Cardinals	5		California Angels	8

San Francisco Giants   13		New York Yankees	5
New York Mets	        4		Oakland Athletics	1

Chicago Cubs         IDLE		Detroit Tigers       IDLE
Houston Astros       IDLE		Texas Rangers	     IDLE
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The whire wheels aren't chromed, they were to be painted silver/grey.

The accelerating from a stop shouldn't be "doggy" because of the light
weight of the car.

Don't pull the topto make it reach the snaps, I pulled a couple out of
the top doing that.  Replacing the spanps usually doesn't work.  Let it
sit in th e sun, open on the car for a couple hours, the try,  GENTLY!!!!

I continually blew up the #4 connecting rod bearing, be sure your not
buring too much oil.

Don't expect too much of a smooth ride.  The lever arm shocks hold the
road, and your bladder.  The are ultra-expensive.  Supposedly the can be
rebuilt.  J. C. Whitney sell a shock replacement kit the uses standard
shocks.

I had to rebuid boththe brake and clutch master cylinder, in addition to
the clutch slave.  This work made a world of changes.

Be sure the carb is the original type replacement.  My 1970 had dual
Stomberg oil dampenned side draft carbs.

Ask if the clutch has ever been replaced.  To replace the engine and
tranny have to be pulled as a unit.


I use it to refer to those Christians who take a more
conservative-literalist approach to the Bible, as distinct from
"liberals".

I would use the word "Christian" (unqualified) to describe someone to
whom the above definition applied.  BTW, it applies to me.

[deletia: Joe Gaut indicates his interest in the BD disaster is from a
civil liberties issue, not an attempt to justify Koresh's beliefs
and/or practices.]

I agree with Joe about this: if some group wants to believe in
whatever god or Invisible Pink Unicorns and go off and live together
and have group sex, or no sex, or sex only for the leaders (but NOT
with children), then, as much as I might believe them to be misguided,
I think they should have the legal right.  And I hope the
investigation will start by determining whether the feds had any
*legitimate* reason for going after Koresh in the first place (before
moving on to consider the wisdom of various tactics used).

[Joe goes on to dispute the child-abuse allegations.  I'll
(provisionally) accept this, unless someone has evidence to support
the allegations?]

Actually I wasn't thinking about the (alleged) child abuse, but about
the reports that he had sex with, and fathered children by, several
women in the cult.  I agree this is not a legal matter - consenting
adults and all that - but Stephen Tice seems to be defending Koresh's
beliefs and practices from specifically *Christian* perspective, not a
civil liberties perspective.

I think my question is not really aimed at Joe (and possibly not at
Ray Cote either, who seems to also be taking the political angle), but
at Stephen Tice.


This discussion on "objective" seems to be falling into solipsism (Eg: the
recent challenge from Frank Dwyer, for someone to prove that he can actually
observe phenomena).  Someones even made the statement that science is
"subjective" and that even atom are "subjective." This is getting a bit silly
and the word "objective" is losing all meaning.  Lets start by remembering the
definition of "objective" which has been already presented:

  objective ADJ. 1. Of or having to do with a material object as
    distinguished from a mental concept. 2. Having actual existence.
    3.a. Unenfluenced by emotion or personal prejudice. b. Based on
    observable phenomenon.

The Objectivity of a thing is not based on whether everyone agrees on that
thing (eg: the world is objectively round, regardless of the fact that there
exist flat earthers), but rather whether it is based observable and verifiable
phenomenon (instead of being based solely on peoples wishes, feeling, mental
processes, etc).  Thus atoms, being based on very observable and repeatable
phenomenon, are indeed considered to be objective rather than subjective.
Even weird, high energy physics is based on observable phenomenon (even though
that observation can change the outcome).  Nor are those observable phenomenon
affected by emotion, or personal prejudice (eg: chemical reactions do not
change to the whims of different people).  Thus to say that science is not
objective (ie: objectively verifiable) is a bit silly, as that is the
point of science.  Now I will agree that science is not objectively "good;" I
will not thereby conclude though that science is not objective.

Now some examples things which are "objective":  A D-12 tractor is larger
than the average breadbox.  Chlorophyll is green.  Seawater contains salt.
There exists ozone in the atmosphere (at least presently).  Ozone blocks
ultraviolet light.  Ultraviolet light increases the incidents of skin Cancer.

"Good" on the other hand is a value judgement.  It doesn't seem to have an
existence apart from what we give it (unless someone can objectively show the
existence of an omnipotent entity which has defined "good").  We cannot
quantify it, touch it or collect it in any concrete sense (eg: I have a bag
full of "good").  Now we do sometimes attempt to give the word "good" an
objective meaning, e.g.  "good" has been used to denote strength, resiliency,
speed, etc.  That though, is a subjective definition, as some might not see
"strength" and etc, as necessarily "good" (eg: strength inspired by Naziism
is not generally viewed as "good").

As to a morality, I cannot say that I have ever seen a morality strictly based
on verifiable observable phenomenon.  The closest I have seen is some form of
the "Golden Rule," which concludes that it is best not to deliberately piss
people off, as they will likely then involve themselves in your life, in a
manner you won't like.  This is verifiable; when you "get in someone's face,"
they will often retaliate.  Another objective fact about morality is that a
more powerful group can enforce their morality on a weaker group, and thus can
at times, ignore that form of the "Golden Rule" without fear of reprisal.  Now
as to whether this enforcing of morality is "good" or "bad," is quite
subjective.  By the way, remember that subjective does not mean that a thing
cannot be formally stated, or even commonly agreed upon; it only means that
that it is not verifiable from observable phenomena, or has a physical
existence unto itself.  Also note that I have not stated that there is no such
thing as an objective morality, or that I could not accept any such a
morality; I have simply stated that I have seen no evidence of any such
morality.

One other thing to notice, "objective" is many times used as synonymous with
"true" and/or "absolute," and "subjective" sometimes has the connotation of
"false" and/or "relative." Tain't necessarily so.  For instance, when a
conclusion is based on objective, but insufficient evidence, then it can be
both objective and false.  As to "absolute," it is easy to note that while we
can objectively show that TNT is explosive, but that does not absolutely mean
that all TNT will explode, and thus objective is not necessarily absolute
either.  On the other hand, something subjective can also be either
"absolutist," or "true." For instance, there are some theists who are
specifically "absolutist" in their morality, even though they have only
subjective evidence to back it up.  Further, many a scientist and detective
has been motivated by subjective reasons (eg: a "gut feeling" or "hunch"), to
investigate a phenomena or situation, and gather the objective evidence
necessary to support a true hypothesis.  On the whole though, I would have to
agree that objective evidence is much more trustworthy than subjective
evidence.

				Later,

				Dave Butler


I recently watched a an episode of "The Old West" a TV show on the
Discovery Channel (or perhaps the A&E Network), the one hosted by Kenny
Rogers.  This episode was all about the Mormons and how they settled Utah,
etc.

A large portion of the broadcast was about the "Mountain Meadows Massacre".
The program very specifically pointed out that Brigham Young knew nothing
about the incident until long after it had happened (before telegraph), and
it occured as a result of several men inciting a bunch of paronoid Moromn
settlers into what amounted to a mob.  All participants in the incident were
prosecuted and eccomunicated from the LDS Church.

I suggest you watch a rerun of that episode (they play them over and over)
and see what they (non-Mormons) have to say about it.

Lance


comments :

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There is a BIG difference between the status of what you refer to as
Alexandrians (actually, this includes all Oriental Orthodox Churches
and not only Copts) and that of Nestorians. The Oriental Orthodox
Churches never even "shelter" Eutyches (the advocator of Monophysitism)
but on the contrary, it condemned (and still does condemn) him and his
heresy. That is why the Eastren (Chalcedonian) Orthodox Church held
talks with the Oriental (non-Chalcedonian) that started 30 years ago
and still continueing till today, but they have converged on many
issues the most imporatant of which is Christology (I have more
details of the inter-Orthodox dialogue, in case anyone is interested).
So I do not see how the "Alexandrians" and the Nestorians are in a
similar position.

Peace,


Well, GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format and was put forth by
Compuserve back in 1987(?) or so.  It was to create a format that could be
read and displayed by any system.  GIF is limited to 8 bit color but has
a built in compression scheme (LZW?).

IFF is not really a graphics format, but rather a standard way to package
images, sounds, animations, text, or whatever into one file.  IFF was
created by Electronic Arts, I do believe (I could be wrong), for the Amiga.
It was quickly adopted as pretty much the standard file format for the Amiga.
The most common image format for the IFF package is an ILBM (InterLeaved
BitMap?) but many others exist.  This format supports 24 bit color images.

Information on both of these and many more are available via anonymous ftp at
zamenhof.cs.rice.edu in the directory /pub/graphics.formats
(Taken from the FAQ for this news group.)  :)


Simple.  First, Andrew is correct, although I can see where there might be
some confusion.  It is indeed possible to have two cards *configured* to use
the same interrupt.  They can not *share* the interrupt in the sense that it
is not possible to have both cards active at the same time.

Here is an example.  For some time, I was short of "free interrupts."  I had a
tape controller (not a "floppy tape") that needed one of IRQ0-IRQ7.  (It's an
*old* tape drive.)  My solution was to use IRQ3 (also used for COM2, where my
modem is).  I did this because I reasoned I would never be using the modem and
the tape simultaneously.  When kermit runs, it installs its own interrupt
handler for IRQ3 and uses the serial port.  If the tape drive were to generate
an interrupt, kermit would not have a clue what to do with/for the tape
controller.  (And since the tape controller would not be serviced, it would
most likely "hang.")  Likewise, when the tape backup software runs, it
installs an interrupt handler for IRQ3.  That handler won't do anything for
the serial port.

Under DOS, printing is NOT interrupt-driven.  Instead, the BIOS polls the
status of the parallel port to determine when another byte may be sent.
That's why you can have your sound card and LPT1 both configured to use IRQ7.
Try that on NT and see how far you'll get. :-)
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Emu Emax II Rackmount Sampler w/ 16 Bit Stereo Sampling
3 stereo inputs, 6 outs.
Internal Sequencer
32 voice polyphony
170 meg internal HD
Stock ram (2 meg I think)
Perfect Condition
5 months old


Well maintained chains, running in oil, without those little rubber 'O' rings
to cause frictional losses, might reach 99% efficiency.  The average open to
the dust 'O' ring motorcycle chain probably has a difficult job making 90%
efficient.

Tony


Terry McCandlish, president of my local BMW club (Buckeye Beemers)
sells this type of tape.  It comes as a strip approximately 3" x 12"
and can be cut to sizes needed.

You can call Terry at (614) 837-1960 (Columbus, Ohio).


very good.


Contradicting itself on facts, for example.


The subject says it all. I bought Adobe Type Manager and find it completely
useless. I ftped some atm fonts and couldn't install them. What's the use?
Are you supposed to be able to convert ATM fonts to Truetype?

If there's anyone out there who has this program and actually finds it
useful, enlighten me!


  Too many MDs on the list and not enough RNs in my opinion.

  Doug


Does anyone have any real experience with the Kubota Kenai/Denali
series of graphics workstations?  They pretty much blow the pants
off SGI machines and Sun machines in the same price point, which
is about 50,000 bucks.  Real nice stuff, but I've only seen the
stuff on paper.  I'm wondering, is there anything NOT to like?  The
specs are too massive to get into here, but if a summary is desired
I could be coaxed into uploading the spec sheet.


To: ashwin@cc.gatech.edu (Ashwin Ram)

AR>Does the "Thermoscan" instrument really work?  It is supposed to give you a

ABSOLUTELY!
Ya don't have to do the other end!
(it is accurate - but technique is important)

cccbbs!rob.welder@uceng.uc.edu


First of all, I wouldn't have gone after the Davidians for a firearms
violation which I object to in the first place.  Second, I wouldn't
have executed a search warrant via an armed assault when all the
Davidians were sure to have been there.  Third of all, I wouldn't have
cut off all outside communication to Koresh.  And I certainly wouldn't
have gone in with a tank-- time was on the FBIs side.  Since they had
outside resupply, they could wait indefinitely.


I am seeking any press references to how much tax Perot pays in income taxes.
I've heard the figure of 7 percent, since he gets most of his
his income from federal and municipal bond interest. Anybody read a reliable
report somewhere? Thanks!


	Only on the FRONT wheel.  Use the lever on the right
	handlebar to accomplish this.

				Michael


I've found mine ('93 Probe GT) to do quite well.

[window problem deleted, artical has been trimmed]

I've not had any of the air or leakage problems that have been reported but
do get the squeal that Bill describes.  I live in Seattle so the wet weather
may be a factor.

If I recall correctly I got two keys.

This is true.  I'm wondering if this may be a safety concern.  IE, if people
pound on the place where the airbag lives...

No opinion.

The 5 speed is much more fun.  We opted for the automatic for a number of
reasons but it's still fun, and in some ways more practical.

Ditto.

I too would suspect that this may be true.

Yes!

Ditto.

Agree. Check it out.  I don't mind it but would say that if it was much
stiffer it might be a problem.  (How about the '93 R1 RX-7 for suspension?!)

True.

I've had this problem and read about it.  (or at least I assume the one
I had was the one I read about :-).  In any case what happened was the
weld between the muffler and the pipe feeding it (ok, so I'm not a mechanic)
broke.  In my case the dealer welded it, ordered replacement parts and
put them on when they got them.  I suspect this is some sort of 1) design
flaw, or 2) production flaw.  In any case I have an earlier model and would
expect it to be worked out on newer ones.  In any case it is a warrantee
repair.  (or they get the keys back!)

I second this.  There seems to be some things that slipped through but the
car seems very sound.  While not perfection (what is) you get an awful
lot for your money.

BTW, Bill has a Probe mailing list.  You might want to subscribe to it if
you are interested in more detail.  Try request-ford-probe@world.std.com
(did I get that right?  never can remember if the request goes on the
front or the back :-)


I'm having an interesting problem with my girlfriend's car.  Before
I delve into its innards, I thought I'd check "net.wisdom" on the
subject. :)

It's a 1985 Buick Skyhawk (I know...I know)
2.0l EFI 4-banger
auto
35k miles

When I drive tha car long enough to get it hot (especially at
highways speeds) the transmission has this nasty habit of
getting "stuck" in 3rd gear.  As a result, when you stop for
a light the motor stalls.  Putting the car in park, and waiting
for 30-60 seconds before restarting sometimes allows the transmission
to "reset" and go back into 1st.  Otherwise, it just stalls when
put in drive.

My thoughts:  Either it the 3rd gear band is binding and getting
stuck when it gets hot (not so likely) or perhaps the lock-up
converter is not disengaging properly (seems likely).  The least
likely (keeping fingers crossed) is that some critical vacuum
hose has broken/cracked and this behaviour is due to lack of
vaccuum somewhere (as used to happen with old modulator valves).

My background is that my father owns a service station and
I worked there on and off from 10-19 years of age.  Please
feel free to be as technical as you want. :)

I'd appreciate hearing any tips/suggestions/offers of free
beer. <grin>

Skoal,


	To big for a .sig?

	No way!

	Keith " Home of the billdboard .sig files " Ryan

	=)

---

Private note to Jennifer Fakult.

        "This post may contain one or more of the following:
         sarcasm, cycnicism, irony, or humor. Please be aware
         of this possibility and do not allow yourself to be
         confused and/or thrown for a loop. If in doubt, assume
         all of the above.


'Alone'? Sorry, but the following western scholars are forced to disagree
with you. During the First World War and the ensuing years - 1914-1920,
the Armenians through a premeditated and systematic genocide,
tried to complete its centuries-old policy of annihilation against
the Turks and Kurds by savagely murdering 2.5 million Muslims and
deporting the rest from their 1,000 year homeland.

The attempt at genocide is justly regarded as the first instance
of Genocide in the 20th Century acted upon an entire people.
This event is incontrovertibly proven by historians, government
and international political leaders, such as U.S. Ambassador Mark
Bristol, William Langer, Ambassador Layard, James Barton, Stanford
Shaw, Arthur Chester, John Dewey, Robert Dunn, Papazian, Nalbandian,
Ohanus Appressian, Jorge Blanco Villalta, General Nikolayef, General
Bolkovitinof, General Prjevalski, General Odiselidze, Meguerditche,
Kazimir, Motayef, Twerdokhlebof, General Hamelin, Rawlinson, Avetis
Aharonian, Dr. Stephan Eshnanie, Varandian, General Bronsart, Arfa,
Dr. Hamlin, Boghos Nubar, Sarkis Atamian, Katchaznouni, Rachel
Bortnick, Halide Edip, McCarthy, W. B. Allen, Paul Muratoff and many
others.

J. C. Hurewitz, Professor of Government Emeritus, Former Director of
the Middle East Institute (1971-1984), Columbia University.

Bernard Lewis, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Near Eastern History,
Princeton University.

Halil Inalcik, University Professor of Ottoman History & Member of
the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, University of Chicago.

Peter Golden, Professor of History, Rutgers University, Newark.

Stanford Shaw, Professor of History, University of California at
Los Angeles.

Thomas Naff, Professor of History & Director, Middle East Research
Institute, University of Pennsylvania.

Ronald Jennings, Associate Professor of History & Asian Studies,
University of Illinois.

Howard Reed, Professor of History, University of Connecticut.

Dankwart Rustow, Distinguished University Professor of Political
Science, City University Graduate School, New York.

John Woods, Associate Professor of Middle Eastern History,
University of Chicago.

John Masson Smith, Jr., Professor of History, University of
California at Berkeley.

Alan Fisher, Professor of History, Michigan State University.

Avigdor Levy, Professor of History, Brandeis University.

Andreas G. E. Bodrogligetti, Professor of History, University of California
at Los Angeles.

Kathleen Burrill, Associate Professor of Turkish Studies, Columbia University.

Roderic Davison, Professor of History, George Washington University.

Walter Denny, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts.

Caesar Farah, Professor of History, University of Minnesota.

Tom Goodrich, Professor of History, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Tibor Halasi-Kun, Professor Emeritus of Turkish Studies, Columbia University.

Justin McCarthy, Professor of History, University of Louisville.

Jon Mandaville, Professor of History, Portland State University (Oregon).

Robert Olson, Professor of History, University of Kentucky.

Madeline Zilfi, Professor of History, University of Maryland.

James Stewart-Robinson, Professor of Turkish Studies, University of Michigan.

.......so the list goes on and on and on.....

As for the genocide of the Azeri people by the Armenians:

Source: Channel 4 News at 19.00, Monday 2 March 1992.
2 French journalists have seen 32 corpses of men, women and children
in civilian clothes. Many of them shot dead from their heads as close
as less than 1 meter.

Source: BBC1 Morning news at 07.37, Tuesday 3 March 1992.
BBC reporter was live on line and he claimed that he saw more than 100
bodies of Azeri men, women and children as well as a baby who are shot
dead from their heads from a very short distance.

Source: BBC1 Morning news at 08:12, Tuesday 3 March 1992.
Very disturbing picture has shown that many civilian corpses who were
picked up from mountain. Reporter said he, cameraman and Western
Journalists have seen more than 100 corpses, who are men, women,
children, massacred by Armenians. They have been shot dead from their
heads as close as 1 meter. Picture also has shown nearly ten bodies
(mainly women and children) are shot dead from their heads. Azerbaijan
claimed that more than 1000 civilians massacred by Armenian forces.

Serdar Argic


Well, it's closer to Bryce than Bryce is to Arches. I'd spend a lot
of time studying the maps, there's a lot of "you can't get there from
here" in that area. You might want to hit the Grand Canyon on the way
up from California, loop around to Canyonlands/Moab/Arches, and then
back down towards Bryce & Zion on the way home.

Make sure you ride US 12 between Capitol Reef and Bryce, it's been on a
number of "top 10 roads" lists.

A nice booklet detailing a lot of interesting paved (Byways) and unpaved
(Backways) roads can be ordered from the Utah Travel Council. I think
you can also get a state map from them just for asking.

Utah Byways and Backways
$4.00 (US)

Utah Travel Council
Council Hall
Capitol Hill
Salt Lake City, UT 84114

(801) 583-1030


Archive-name: macintosh/general-faq
Version: 2.1.3
Last-modified:  April 16, 1993

Copyright 1993, Elliotte Harold

Changes:

	2.1: Where can I FTP Macintosh software?

		I added the ftp site anl.anl.fr.

    2.5: What is .bin?  .hqx?  .cpt?  .image? .etc.?

    	Disk Doubler will decode Packit archives.  Binhex 5.0
    	will decode MacBinary files, NOT StuffIt files as the
    	last version erroneously indicated.

    2.7: I added the question

    How can I get Binhex, StuffIt etc. from a PC?

                          comp.sys.mac.faq
          Part 1: An Introduction to the Macintosh Newsgroups

I.   Introduction
      1. How do I use this document?
      2. What other information is available?
      3. Which newsgroup should I post to?
      4. Someone just asked why the System was taking up sixteen
      megabytes on their IIcx.  Shouldn't I display my knowledge
      to the world by posting the seventeenth response to
      their question?
II.  FTP
      1. Where can I FTP Macintosh software?
      2. Can I get shareware by E-mail?
      3. Where can I find Application X?
      4. Can someone mail me Application X?
      5. What is .bin?  .hqx?  .cpt?  .image? .etc.?
      6. How can I get BinHex?  StuffIt?  etc.?
      7. How can I get BinHex, StuffIt, etc. from a PC?
III.  Troubleshooting.  What to do when things go wrong
      1. Identify the problem.
      2. Read the READ ME file.
      3. Check for viruses.
      4. Reinstall the application and all its support files.
      5. Reinstall the system software.
      6. Isolate the problem.
      7. Contact technical support.
IV.  Preventive Maintenance
      1. Trash Unneeded Files
      2. Reevaluate Your Extensions
      3. Rebuild the desktop.
      4. Zap the PRAM and Reset the Clock
      5. Resize the system heap.
      6. Reinstall the system software.
      7. Disk Utilities
      8. Backing Up
      9. Disk Defragmentation
     10. Reformatting and partitioning your hard disk

Other FAQ lists currently available:

B.    comp.sys.mac.system:

I.   Memory
      1. Why is my system using so much memory?
      2. What is Mode 32?  the 32-bit enabler?  Do I need them?
      3. Cache and Carry (How much memory should I allot to my cache?)
II.  System Software
      1. Why does Apple charge for System 7.1?
      2. What does System 7.1 give me for my $35 that System 7.0 doesn't?
      3. Where can I get System 7.1?
      4. How can I use System 6 on a System 7 only Mac?
      5. Non-US scripts and systems
      6. What is System 7 Tuneup?  Do I need it?
      7. Why do my DA's disappear when I turn on MultiFinder?
      8. Do I need System 7.0.1?
      9. How can I get System 7.0.1 on 800K disks?
III. Hard Disks, Filesharing, and the File System
      1. Help! My folder disappeared!
      2. Why can't I throw this folder away?
      3. Why can't I share my removable drive?
      4. Why can't I eject this SyQuest cartridge?  CD-ROM?  etc.
      5. Why can't I rename my hard disk?
IV.  Miscellaneous:
      1. What does System Error XXX mean?
      2. What is a Type 1 error?
      3. What is A/ROSE?
      4. Easy Access or One Answer, Many Questions

C.    comp.sys.mac.misc:

I.   Viruses
      1. Help!  I have a virus!
      2. Reporting new viruses
II.  Printing and PostScript
      1.  How do I make a PostScript file?
      2.  How do I print a PostScript file?
      3.  Why won't my PostScript file print on my mainframe's printer?
      4.  Why are my PostScript files so big?
      5.  How can I print PostScript on a non-PostScript printer?
      6.  How do I make my ImageWriter II print in color?
      7.  Why doesn't PrintMonitor work with the ImageWriter?
      8.  Why did my document change when I printed it?
      9.  How can I preview a PostScript file?
      10. How do I edit a PostScript file?
III. DOS and the Mac
      1. How can I move files between a Mac and a PC?
      2. How can I translate files to a DOS format?
      3. Should I buy SoftPC or a real PC?
IV.  Security
      1. How can I prevent users from changing the contents of a folder?
      2. How can I password protect my Mac?
V.   No particular place to go  (Miscellaneous Miscellanea)
      1. Are there any good books about the Mac?
      2. How do I take a picture of the screen?
      3. How do I use a picture for my desktop?
      4. Can I Replace the "Welcome to Macintosh" box with a picture?
      5. What is AutoDoubler? SpaceSaver? More Disk Space?  Are they safe?
      6. How do they compare to TimesTwo, Stacker and eDisk?
      7. Where did my icons go?
      8. Where can I find a user group?

      This work is Copyright 1993 by Elliotte M. Harold.  Permission
  is hereby granted to distribute this unmodified document provided
  that no fee in excess of normal on-line charges is required for
  such distribution.  Portions of this document may be extracted and
  quoted free of charge and without necessity of citation in normal
  on-line communication provided only that said quotes are not
  represented as the correspondent's original work.  Permission for
  quotation of this document in printed material and edited on-line
  communication  (such as the Info-Mac Digest and TidBITS) is given
  subject to normal citation procedures (i.e. you have to say where
  you got it).

    Disclaimer:  I do my best to ensure that information contained
  in this document is current and accurate, but I can accept no
  responsibility for actions resulting from information contained
  herein.  This document is provided as is and with no warranty of
  any kind.  Corrections and suggestions should be addressed to
  erh0362@tesla.njit.edu.

    Apple, Macintosh, LaserWriter, ImageWriter, Finder, HyperCard and
  MultiFinder are registered trademarks and PowerBook is a trademark
  of Apple Computer, Inc.  Linotronic is a registered trademark of
  Linotype-Hell AG, Inc.  PostScript is a registered trademark and
  Illustrator and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.
  Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  PageMaker is a registered trademark of Aldus Corp.  AutoDoubler
  and DiskDoubler are trademarks of Fifth Generation Systems, Inc.
  StuffIt and StuffIt Deluxe are trademarks of Raymond Lau and
  Aladdin Systems, Inc.  StuffIt SpaceSaver is a trademark of Aladdin
  Systems, Inc.  More Disk Space is a trademark of Alysis Software
  Corporation.  TimesTwo is a trademark of Golden Triangle Computers,
  Inc.  UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.  All other tradenames
  are trademarks of their respective manufacturers.

      This is the FIRST part of the this FAQ.  The second part is
  posted to comp.sys.mac.system and features many questions about
  system  software.  The third part is posted every two weeks in
  comp.sys.mac.misc.  Tables of contents for those two pieces are
  included above. Please familiarize  yourself with all three
  sections of this document  before posting.

         All pieces  are available for anonymous ftp from
  rtfm.mit.edu (18.172.1.27) in the directory
  pub/usenet/news.answers/macintosh.  Except for this introductory
  FAQ which appears in multiple newsgroups and is stored as
  general-faq.Z, the name of each file has the format of the last
  part of the group name followed by "-faq.Z", e.g the FAQ for
  comp.sys.mac.system is stored as system-faq.Z and the FAQ for
  comp.sys.mac.misc is stored as misc-faq.Z.  RTFM stores files as
  compressed (.Z) BINARY files.  If you leave off the .Z at the end
  of  the file name when "getting" the file, rtfm will automatically
  decompress the file before sending it to you.  You can also have
  these files mailed to you by sending an E-mail message to
  mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with the line:  send
  pub/usenet/news.answers/macintosh/"name"  in the body text where
  "name" is the name of the file you want as  specified above (e.g.
  general-faq).  You can also send this server a message with the
  subject "help" for more detailed instructions.

 ====================
 I HAVE A QUESTION...  (1.0)
 ====================

       Congratulations!  You've come to the right place.  Usenet is
  a wonderful resource for information ranging from basic questions
  (How do I lock a floppy disk?) to queries that would make Steve
  Jobs himself run screaming from the room in terror.  (I used
  ResEdit to remove resources Init #11, WDEF 34, and nVIR 17 from my
  system file and used the Hex Editor to add code string #A67B45 as a
  patch to the SFGetFile routine so the Standard File Dialog Box
  would be a nice shade of mauve.  Everything worked fine until I
  installed SuperCDevBlaster, and now when I use the Aldus driver to
  print from PageMaker 5.0d4 to a Linotronic 6000 my system hangs.
  P.S.  I'm running System 6.0.2 on a PowerBook 170.)

       Since the Macintosh newsgroups are medium to high volume, we
  ask that you first peruse this FAQ list including at least the
  table of contents for the other pieces of it, check any other
  relevant on-line resources listed below in question 1.2, especially
  the FAQ lists for the other Macintosh newsgroups, and RTFM (Read
  the Friendly Manual) before posting your question.  We realize that
  you are personally incensed that the System is taking up fourteen
  of your newly-installed twenty megs of RAM, but this question has
  already made its way around the world three hundred times before,
  and it's developing tired feet.  Finally, before posting to any
  newsgroup (Macintosh or otherwise), please familiarize yourself
  with the basic etiquette of Usenet as described in the newsgroup
  news.announce.newusers.

 HOW DO I USE THIS DOCUMENT?  WHERE CAN I GET IT?  (1.1)

         comp.sys.mac.faq is currently divided into multiple pieces,
  a general introduction which you're reading now, and specific lists
  for the newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system and comp.sys.mac.misc.  FAQ
  lists for comp.sys.mac.wanted, comp.sys.mac.apps and
  comp.sys.mac.hardware are in development.  When ready each part
  will be available in its respective newsgroup.  All pieces are
  available via anonymous ftp from rtfm.mit.edu in the
  pub/usenet/news.answers/macintosh directory. Except for this
  document itself which is named general-faq.Z the pieces are named
  as per the last part of the newsgroup they cover  followed by
  "-faq", e.g. system-faq.Z, misc-faq.Z.  The .Z means the  file is
  stored compressed so you'll need to ftp it in binary mode and use
  either MacCompress, StuffIt Deluxe, or the UNIX uncompress command
  to decompress it.  However if you leave off the ".Z" extension when
   you "get" the file, rtfm will automatically decompress the file
  before sending it to you.

         This introductory document is posted to all of the concerned
  newsgroups.  The tables of contents for each of the specific FAQ
  lists are at the beginning of this file so you should be able to
  get  at least some idea whether your question is answered anywhere
  else in the FAQ even if you don't have the other parts at hand.
  It's not always obvious, especially to newcomers, where a
  particular question or comment should be posted.  Please
  familiarize yourself with the FAQ lists in all the major Macintosh
  newsgroups before posting in any of them.  Which questions appear
  in which FAQs can serve as a basic guide to what posts belong
  where.

         To jump to a particular question search for
  section-number.question-number enclosed in parentheses.  For
  example to find "Where can I FTP Macintosh software?" search for
  the string  "(2.1)".  To jump to a section instead of a question
  use a zero for  the question number.

 WHAT OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE?  (1.2)

      comp.sys.mac.faq provides short answers to a number of
  frequently asked questions appropriate for the Usenet newsgroup
  comp.sys.mac.misc and comp.sys.mac.system.  Four other files are
  worthy of particular note: Daryl Spitzer maintains a FAQ list
  covering Macintosh programming for the newsgroup
  comp.sys.mac.programmer.  It's posted to that group weekly and
  available for anonymous ftp from ftp.cs.uoregon (128.223.8.8) in
  /pub/mac.  Eric Rosen maintains a frequently asked questions list
  for comp.sys.mac.comm available in that newsgroup and from
  rascal.ics.utexas.edu in mac/faq (where the file you're reading now
  is also irregularly archived).  This list answers many frequently
  asked questions about networking, UNIX and the Mac,
  telecommunications, and foreign file formats.  Norm Walsh has
  compiled an excellent FAQ for comp.fonts that answers a lot of
  questions about the various kinds of fonts and cross-platform
  conversion and printing.  It's available in comp.fonts or by ftp
  from ibis.cs.umass.edu in /pub/norm/comp.fonts/FAQ*.  Finally Jim
  Jagielski maintains a FAQ for comp.unix.aux covering Apple's UNIX
  environment, A/UX.  It's posted every 2 to 3 weeks in comp.unix.aux
  and news.answers. It's available for anonymous ftp at
  jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov.

 WHICH NEWSGROUP SHOULD I POST TO?  (1.3)

      There are no stupid questions, but there are misplaced ones.
  You wouldn't ask your English teacher how to do the definite
  integral  of ln x between zero and one, would you?  So don't ask
  the programmer newsgroup why your system is so slow when Microsoft
  Word is in the background.  Ignorance of basic netiquette is not an
  excuse. If you want people to help you, you need to learn their
  ways of  communicating.

      Posting questions to the proper newsgroup will fill your
  mailbox with pearls of wisdom (and maybe a few rotten oysters too
  :-) ).  Posting to the wrong newsgroup often engenders a thundering
  silence.  For instance the most common and glaring mispost, one
  that seems as incongruous to dwellers in the Macintosh regions of
  Usenet as would a purple elephant to Aleuts in the Arctic, asking a
  question about networking anywhere except comp.sys.mac.comm,
  normally produces no useful responses.  Posting the same question
  to comp.sys.mac.comm ensures that your post is read and considered
  by dozens of experienced network administrators and not a few
  network software designers.

         Please post to exactly ONE newsgroup.  Do not cross-post.
  If a question isn't important enough for you to take the extra
  minute to figure out where it properly belongs, it's not important
  enough for several thousand people to spend their time reading.
  For the same reason comp.sys.mac.misc should not be used as a
  catch-all newsgroup.

         The breakdown of questions between different newsgroups in
  this document can also serve as a reasonable guide to what belongs
  where.  Specifically questions about productivity applications
  (software you bought your Macintosh to run, not software you bought
  to make your Macintosh run better) should go to comp.sys.mac.apps
  unless the application is covered in a more specific newsgroup.
  Communications programs, games, HyperCard, compilers and databases
  all have more topical comp.sys.mac.* newsgroups.  Post questions
  about non-communications hardware including questions about what
  software is necessary to make particular hardware work to
  comp.sys.mac.hardware.  Questions about MacOS system software
  belong in comp.sys.mac.system.  Questions about utilities and
  extensions normally belong in comp.sys.mac.misc.  Questions about
  A/UX go to comp.unix.aux.  Detailed questions about Appletalk
  belong in comp.protocols.appletalk.

         Direct questions about HyperCard to comp.sys.mac.hypercard.
  Non-HyperCard programming questions and questions about development
  environments should go to comp.sys.mac.programmer.  ResEdit
  questions may be posted either to comp.sys.mac.misc,
  comp.sys.mac.system, or comp.sys.mac.programmer; but generally the
  netters who inhabit the darker recesses of comp.sys.mac.programmer
  are considerably more practiced at the art of resource hacking.

         A general exception to the above rules is that any VERY
  technical question about an application that actually begins to
  delve into the how's of a program as well as the what's (Recent
  example: How does WriteNow which is written entirely in assembly
  compare to other word processors written in high level languages?)
  might be better addressed to the programmer newsgroup.

         For Sale and Want to Buy posts should go to
  comp.sys.mac.wanted and misc.forsale.computers.mac ONLY.  We
  understand that you're desperate to sell your upgraded 128K Mac to
  get the $$ for a PowerBook 180; but trust me, anyone who wants to
  buy it will be reading comp.sys.mac.wanted.  Political and
  religious questions (The Mac is better than Windows! Is not! Is
  too! Is not! Is too! Hey! How 'bout the Amiga! What about it? Is
  Not! Is too!) belong in comp.sys.mac.advocacy.  Anything not
  specifically mentioned above probably belongs in comp.sys.mac.misc.

         Finally don't be so provincial as to consider only the
  comp.sys.mac newsgroups the appropriate forums for your questions.
  Many questions about modems in comp.sys.mac.comm are much more
  thoroughly discussed in comp.dcom.modems.  Questions about Mac MIDI
  are often better handled in comp.music even though it's not a
  Macintosh specific newsgroup.  Shop around.  Usenet's a big place
  and not everything relevant to the Macintosh happens in
  comp.sys.mac.

 4. SOMEONE JUST ASKED WHY THE SYSTEM WAS TAKING UP SIXTEEN OF
 THEIR  TWENTY MEGABYTES OF RAM.  SHOULDN'T I PUT MY BRILLIANCE AND
 WIT ON  DISPLAY FOR THE WORLD BY POSTING THE SEVENTEENTH RESPONSE?

      No.  Frequent answers are just as boring and uninteresting as
  frequent questions.  Unless you really have something new to add to
  the traditional answers (such as the recent discovery that fonts in
  System 7.1 could eat memory) private E-mail is a much better medium
  for answering common questions like this one.

         You might want to add a mention of this FAQ in your E-mail
  response and a polite suggestion that your correspondent read it
  before posting future questions.  I do read all the newsgroups
  covered here and have written a small script in MicroPhone II that
  lets me send PWFAQ's (people with frequently asked questions) the
  section of this document that answers their question with just the
  click of a button so please don't feel obligated to respond to
  someone who cares so little about the answer to their question they
  can't be troubled to read the FAQ list to get it.

 ===
 FTP  (2.0)
 ===

 WHERE CAN I FTP MAC SOFTWARE?  (2.1)

      The three major North American Internet archives of shareware,
  freeware, and demo software are sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6),
  mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.165.41), and wuarchive.wustl.edu
  (128.252.135.4) which mirrors the other two sites and several
  others. Wuarchive often holds on to files after other sites remove
  them for space concerns, and still has files that were deleted from
  the formerly important site, rascal.ics.utexas.edu.  Rascal was
  notable for storing its files in MacBinary format rather than the
  less efficient BinHex format common at the other archives.  Unless
  otherwise noted shareware and freeware mentioned in this document
  should be available at the above sites.

       To keep traffic on the Internet manageable, Scandinavians
  should try connecting to ftp.funet.fi (128.214.6.100), ftp.lth.se
  (130.235.20.3), or sics.se (192.16.123.90) instead.  Those in
  the U.K. should look first at src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1).
  Continental Europeans can try nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40),
  ezinfo.ethz.ch (129.132.2.72), and anl.anl.fr(192.54.179.1).
  Australian users should try to find what they want at archie.au
  (139.130.4.6) which mirrors info-mac and mac.archive.  Japanese
  users will find sumex mirrored at ftp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
  (130.69.254.254).

         A fourth very important site is ftp.apple.com (130.43.2.3).
  This is Apple's semi-official repository for system software,
  developer tools, source code, technical notes, and other things
  that come more or less straight from Apple's mouth.  Some material
  at this site may not be distributed outside the U.S. or by other
  sites that don't have an official license to distribute Apple
  system software.  Please read the various README documents
  available at ftp.apple.com for the detailed info if you're
  connecting from outside the U.S. or if you wish to redistribute
  material you find here.

 CAN I GET SHAREWARE BY E-MAIL?  (2.2)

      The info-mac archives at sumex-aim are available by E-mail from
  LISTSERV@RICEVM1.bitnet (alternately listserv@ricevm1.rice.edu).
  The listserver responds to the commands $MACARCH HELP, $MACARCH
  INDEX, and $MACARCH GET filename.  Mac archive files are available
  from mac@mac.archive.umich.edu.  Send it a message containing the
  words "help" and "index" (no quotes) on the first two lines of your
  message for instructions on getting started and a list of the files
  you may request.  You can retrieve files from other sites by using
  the server at ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com.  For details send it a
  message with just the text "help" (no quotes).

 WHERE CAN I FIND APPLICATION X?  (2.3)

      If you can't find what you're looking for at one of the above
  sites, try telnetting to your nearest archie server or sending it
  an E-mail message addressed to archie with the subject "help."
  Archie servers are located at archie.rutgers.edu (128.6.18.15,
  America), archie.mcgill.ca (132.206.2.3, the original archie server
  in Canada), archie.au (139.130.4.6, Australia), archie.funet.fi
  (128.214.6.100, Scandinavia), and archie.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7,
  the U.K. and the continent).  These sites index the tens of
  thousands of files available for anonymous ftp.  Login as "archie"
  (no password is needed) and type "prog filename" to find what
  you're looking for or type "help" for more detailed instructions.
  For instance you would type "prog Disinfectant" to search for a
  convenient ftp site for Disinfectant.  If the initial search fails
  to turn up the file you want, try variations on and substrings of
  the name.  For instance if you didn't find Disinfectant with "prog
  Disinfectant", you might try "prog disi" instead.  Substring
  searches often hide the gold in a pile of dross.  To avoid many
  erroneous matches add a ".*\.hqx" to the end of the substring, e.g.
  "prog disi.*\.hqx"  Most Mac software available on the net ends in
  .hqx but almost no UNIX or PC software does.

         Please check the above archives and ARCHIE personally BEFORE
  asking where you can find a particular piece of shareware.  If you
  follow the above advice, you should almost never have to ask the
  net where to find a particular piece of software.

 CAN SOMEONE MAIL ME APPLICATION X?  (2.4)

      No.  Nor will anyone mail you a part of a file from
  comp.binaries.mac that was corrupt or missed at your site.  Please
  refer to the first questions in this section to find out about
  anonymous FTP, archie, and automatic E-mail servers.

 WHAT IS .BIN? .HQX? .CPT? .ETC?  (2.5)

      Most files available by FTP are modified twice to allow them to
  more easily pass through foreign computer systems.  First they're
  compressed to make them faster to download, and then they're
  translated to either a binhex (.hqx) or MacBinary (.bin) format
  that other computers can digest.  (The Macintosh uses a special
  two-fork filing system that chokes most other computers.)  BinHex
  files are 7-bit ASCII text files, while MacBinary files are pure
  8-bit binary data that must always be transferred using a binary
  protocol.

         How a file has been translated and compressed for
  transmission is indicated by its suffix.  Normally a file will have
  a name something like filename.xxx.yyy.  .xxx indicates how it was
  compressed and .yyy indicates how it was translated.  To use a file
  you've FTP'd and downloaded to your Mac you'll need to reverse the
  process.  Most files you get from the net require a two-step
  decoding process.  First change the binhex (.hqx) or MacBinary
  (.bin) file to a double-clickable Macintosh file; then decompress
  it.  Which programs decode which file types is covered in the table
  below.  Also note that most Macintosh telecommunications programs
  will  automatically convert MacBinary files to regular Macintosh
  files as they are downloaded.

***************************************************************************
Suffix:      .sit  .cpt  .hqx  .bin  .pit  .Z  .image  .dd  .zip .uu  .tar
Extractors
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
StuffIt 3.0|   X     X     X     X     X
Compact Pro|         X     X
Packit     |                           X
UUTool     |                                                      X
MacCompress|                                X
SunTar     |               X     X     X                                X
BinHex 5.0 |                     X
BinHex 4.0 |               X
DiskDoubler|                           X                X
UnZip      |                                                   X
DiskCopy   |                                     X
macutil    |         X     X           X                X
***************************************************************************

     A few notes on the decompressors:

      StuffIt is a family of products that use several different
  compression schemes.  The freeware StuffIt Expander will unstuff
  all of them.  Versions of StuffIt earlier than 3.0 (StuffIt 1.5.1,
  StuffIt Classic, UnStuffIt, and StuffIt Deluxe 2.0 and 1.0) will
  not unstuff the increasing number of files stuffed by StuffIt 3.0.
  You need to get a more recent version of StuffIt or StuffIt
  Expander.

         StuffIt 3.0.5 (Lite and Deluxe) consistently makes smaller
  archives than any other Macintosh compression utility.  To allow
  maximum space for files on the various ftp sites and to keep
  net-bandwidth down, please compress all files you send to anonymous
  ftp sites with StuffIt 3.0.5.

         UUTool, MacCompress, and SunTar handle the popular UNIX
  formats of  uuencode (.uu), compress (.Z), and tar (.tar)
  respectively.  The UNIX versions are often more robust than the Mac
  products, so use them instead when that's an  option.  Translators
  that allow StuffIt Lite to expand uuencoded and tar files are also
  available by anonymous ftp.

         Macutil is dik winter's package of UNIX utilities to
  decompress and debinhex files on a workstation before downloading
  them to a Mac. Since UNIX stores files differently than does the
  Mac, macutil creates MacBinary (.bin) files which should be
  automatically converted on download.  It can't decompress
  everything. In particular it can't decompress the new StuffIt 3.0
  archives. :-(  However, if you need only one or two files out of an
  archive--for instance if you want to read the README to find out if
  a program does what you need it to do before you download all of
  it--macutil is indispensable.  It can be found at sumex-aim in the
  info-mac/unix directory.

     A few notes on the compression formats:

      .bin:  These are MacBinary files.  Always use a binary file
  transfer protocol when transferring them, never ASCII or text.
  Most files on the net are stored as .hqx instead.  Only rascal
  stores most of its files in .bin format.  Most communications
  programs such as ZTerm and MacKermit are capable of translating
  MacBinary files on the fly as they download if they know in advance
  they'll be downloading MacBinary files.

      .image: This format is normally used only for system software,
  so that on-line users can download files that can easily be
  converted into exact copies of the installer floppies.  Instead of
  using DiskCopy to restore the images to floppies, you can use Steve
  Christensen's freeware utility  MountImage to treat the images on
  your hard disk as actual floppies inserted in a floppy drive.
  MountImage has a reputation for being buggy, so you should have
  some blank floppies and a copy of DiskCopy handy just in case.

      .sea (.x, .X):  .sea files don't merit a position in the above
  table because they're self-extracting.  They may have been created
  with Compact Pro, StuffIt, or even DiskDoubler; but all should be
  capable of decompressing themselves when double-clicked.  For some
  unknown reason Alysis has chosen not to use this industry standard
  designation for self-extracting archives created with their
  payware products SuperDisk! and More Disk Space.  Instead they
  append either .x or .X to self-extracting archives.

 HOW CAN I GET BINHEX?  STUFFIT?  ETC.?  (2.6)

      By far the easiest way to get these programs is to ask a human
  being to copy them onto a floppy for you.  If you're at a
  university there's absolutely no excuse for not finding someone to
  give you a copy; and if you're anywhere less remote than McMurdo
  Sound, chances are very good that someone at a computer center,
  dealership, or user group can provide you with a copy of StuffIt.
  Once you have StuffIt (any version) you don't need BinHex.

         If you're such a computer geek that the thought of actually
  asking a living, breathing human being instead of a computer
  terminal for something turns you into a quivering mass of
  protoplasmic jelly, you can probably download a working copy  of
  StuffIt from a local bulletin board system.

         If you have religious objections to software gotten by any
  means other than anonymous ftp, then I suppose I'll mention that
  you can in fact ftp a working copy of StuffIt though this is by
  far the hardest way to get it.  Ftp to wuarchive.wustl.edu and
  login.  Type the word "binary."  Hit return.  Type "cd
  mirrors/rascal.ics.utexas.edu/compression" and hit return.  Then
  "get StuffIt_Expander_1.0.1_SEA_bin"  and hit return.  Of course
  it's always possible that by the time you read this StuffIt
  Expander will have been updated and the name changed so if this
  fails look for something similar.  If you've ftp'd straight onto
  your Mac you should now have a self-extracting archive which will
  produce a working copy of StuffIt Expander when double-clicked.  If
  you've ftp'd to your mainframe or UNIX account first, you still
  need to use a modem program to download it to your Mac.  Just make
  sure that the Mac is receiving in MacBinary mode and the mainframe
  is sending in binary mode.  If you need more details on the last
  step, consult the FAQ list for comp.sys.mac.comm and the manuals
  for both your mainframe and Macintosh telecommunications software.

  HOW CAN I GET BINHEX, STUFFIT, ETC. FROM A PC?  (2.7)

       You can't.  There is absolutely NO way to get an executable
  Macintosh file from an ftp site onto a PC and then onto your Mac
  without some software obtained by means other than anonymous ftp.
  You MUST beg, borrow, or steal the necessary software such as
  Binhex or StuffIt Lite from another person.  I realize this may
  terrify those among you who haven't left your parents' basement
  since you got an  Apple II+ in 1980, but eventually you're going
  to need to link up with some human being other than your mother.
  (though I suppose if you're this much of  a nerd you could send
  your mother out to get it for you.)  While you're gathering
  your nerves for a venture into the strange and terrifying world
  of daylight, please don't bother the net by asking this question
  again.  There simply is no way to move executable Macintosh
  programs from a PC or other non-Macintosh computer onto a
  Mac without software that is not bundled with most Macs.

=================================================================
TROUBLESHOOTING: WHAT TO DO (BEFORE POSTING) WHEN THINGS GO WRONG (3.0)
=================================================================

         While the various FAQ lists cover a lot of specific
  problems, there are far more problems that aren't covered here.
  These are a few basic techniques you should follow before asking
  for help.  You should probably also perform the ten-step
  preventative maintenance routine described in section four,
  especially rebuilding the desktop (4.3) and resizing the system
  heap (4.5).  Following these steps may  or may not solve your
  problem, but it will at least make it easier  for others to
  recommend solutions to you.

 IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.  (3.1)

      "Microsoft Word is crashing" doesn't say much.  What were you
  doing when it crashed?  Can you repeat the actions that lead to the
  crash?  The more information you provide about the actions
  preceding the crash the more likely it is someone can help you.
  The more precisely you've identified the problem and the actions
  preceding it (Step 1) the easier it will be to tell if the
  following steps fix the problem.  For example, "Sometimes
  QuarkXPress 3.0 crashes with a coprocessor not installed error." is
  not nearly as helpful as "QuarkXPress 3.0 crashes when I link two
  text boxes on a master page when copies of those text boxes already
  contain text."  The former will leave you wondering whether the bug
  remains after a given step.  The latter lets you go right to the
  problem and see if it's still there or not.

 READ THE READ ME FILE.  (3.2)

      Many companies include a list of known incompatibilities and
  bugs in their READ ME files.  Often these aren't documented in the
  manual. Read any READ ME files to see if any of the problems sound
  familiar.

 CHECK FOR VIRUSES.  (3.3)

      Run Disinfectant or another anti-viral across your disk.  Virus
  infections are rarer than most people think, but they do occur and
  they do cause all sorts of weird problems when they do.

 REINSTALL THE APPLICATION AND ALL ITS SUPPORT FILES.  (3.4)

       For half a dozen reasons (external magnetic fields,
  improperly written software, the alignment of the planets) a file
  on a disk may not contain the data it's supposed to contain.  This
  can cause all types of unexplained, unusual behavior.  Restoring
  from original masters will normally fix this.

 REINSTALL THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE.  (3.5)

      Bits are even more likely to get twiddled in the system file
  than in the application and the effects can be just as disastrous.
  See question 4.6 for a detailed procedure for performing a  clean
  reinstall.

         If the problem continues to occur after you've taken these
  steps, chances are you've found either a conflict between your
  application and some other software or a genuine bug in the
  program.  So it's time to

 ISOLATE THE PROBLEM.  (3.6)

         You need to find the minimal system on which the problem
  will assert itself.  Here are the basic steps of isolating the
  cause of a system or application crash:

     a.	Run only one application at a time. Occasionally applications do
     conflict with each other.  If the problem does not manifest itself
     without other applications running simultaneously, you can begin
     launching other applications until you find the one that causes
     the crash.

     b.	If you're running System 6, turn off MultiFinder.  If you're
     running System 7, allot as much memory to the application as you
     can afford.  Sometimes programs just need more memory, especially
     when performing complicated operations.

     c. If you're running System 7, turn off virtual memory and 32-bit
     addressing.  There's still an awful lot of System 7 hostile
     software out there including some from companies that really
     have no excuse.  (Can you say Microsoft Word 5.1, boys and girls?
     I knew you could.)  Some of this software only expresses its
     incompatibilities when certain uncommon actions are taken.

     d.	Boot from a virgin system floppy.  If the problem disappears
     you likely have an init conflict.  You need to progressively remove
     extensions until the problem vanishes.  Use a little common sense
     when choosing the first extensions to remove.  If the problem occurs
     when you try to open a file, remove any inits that mess with the
     Standard File Open procedure such as Super Boomerang first.  If the
     problem remains after the obvious candidates have been eliminated,
     either remove the remaining extensions one at a time or, if you have
     a lot of them, perform a binary search by removing half of the
     extensions at a time.  Once the problem disappears add half of the
     most recently removed set back.  Continue until you've narrowed the
     conflict down to one extension.  When you think you've found the
     offending init restart with only that init enabled just to make
     sure that it and it alone is indeed causing the problem.

 CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT.  (3.7)

      By now you should have a very good idea of when, where, and why
  the conflict occurs.  If a tech support number is available for the
  software, call it.  If you're lucky the company will have a work
  around or fix available.  If not, perhaps they'll at least add the
  bug to their database of problems to be fixed in the next release.

 ======================
 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE  (4.0)
 ======================

      You wouldn't drive your car 100,000 miles without giving it a
  tune-up.  A computer is no different.  Regular tune-ups avoid a lot
  of problems.  Although there are Mac mechanics who'll be happy to
  charge you $75 or more for the equivalent of an oil change, there's
  no reason you can't change it yourself.  The following nine-step
  program should be performed about every three months.

 TRASH UNNEEDED FILES  (4.1)

      Many of the operations that follow will run faster and more
  smoothly the more free disk space there is to work with so spend a
  little time cleaning up your hard disk.  If you're at all like me,
  you'll find several megabytes worth of preferences files for
  applications you no longer have, archives of software you've
  dearchived, shareware you tried out and didn't like, announcements
  for events that have come and gone and many other files you no
  longer need.  If you're running System 7 you may also have several
  more megabytes in your trash can alone.  Throw them away and empty
  the trash.

 RETHINK YOUR EXTENSIONS  (4.2)

      Some Macintoshes attract inits like a new suit attracts rain.
  Seriously consider whether you actually need every extension
  in your collection.  If you don't use the functionality of an
  extension at least every fifth time you boot up, you're probably
  better off not storing it in your System Folder where it only takes
  up memory, destabilizes your system, and slows down every startup.
  For instance if you only read PC disks once a month, there's no
  need to keep AccessPC loaded all the time.  Cutting back on your
  extension habit can really help avoid crashes.

 REBUILD THE DESKTOP  (4.3)

      The Desktop file/database holds all the information necessary
  to associate each file with the application that created it.  It
  lets the system know what application should be launched when you
  open a given file and what icons it should display where.
  Depending on its size each application has one or more
  representatives in the desktop file.  As applications and files
  move on and off your hard disk, the Desktop file can be become
  bloated and corrupt.  Think of it as a Congress for your Mac.
  Every so often it's necessary to throw the bums out and start with
  a clean slate.  Fortunately it's easier to rebuild the desktop than
  to defeat an incumbent.

         One warning: rebuilding the desktop will erase all comments
  you've stored in the Get Info boxes.  Under System 7 Maurice
  Volaski's freeware init CommentKeeper will retain those comments
  across a rebuild.  CommentKeeper also works with System 6 but only
  if Apple's Desktop Manager extension is also installed.

         To rebuild the desktop restart your Mac and, as your
  extensions finish loading, depress the Command and Option keys.
  You'll be presented with a dialog box asking if you want to rebuild
  the desktop and warning you that "This could take a few minutes."
  Click OK. It will take more than a few minutes. The more files you
  have the longer it will take.  If you're running System 6 you may
  want to turn off MultiFinder before trying to rebuild the desktop.

          If you're experiencing definite problems and not just doing
  preventive maintenance, you may want to use Fifth Generation's
  freeware init Desktop Reset.  Desktop Reset completely deletes the
  Desktop file before rebuilding it, thus eliminating possibly
  corrupt data structures.

 ZAP THE PRAM AND RESET THE CLOCK  (4.4)

      All Macs from the original 128K Thin Mac to the Quadra 950
  contain a small amount of battery powered RAM to hold certain
  settings that properly move with the CPU rather than with the disk
  such as which disk to boot from.  Unfortunately this "parameter
  RAM" can become corrupted and cause unexplained crashes.  To reset
  it under System 7 hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys
  while restarting your Mac.  Under System 6 hold down the Command,
  Option, and Shift keys while selecting the Control Panel from the
  Apple menu. Click Yes when asked if you want to zap the parameter
  RAM.  Since you've erased almost all the settings in the General
  Control Panel, you should now reset them to whatever you want.

         The one setting that zapping the PRAM does not erase is the
  date and time; but since the internal clock in the Macintosh is
  notoriously inaccurate you'll probably want to take this
  opportunity to reset it anyway.

 RESIZE THE SYSTEM HEAP  (4.5)

      Even after rethinking their extensions as per step two most
  people still have at least half a row of icons march across the
  bottom of their screen every time they restart.  All these
  extensions (and most applications too) need space in a section of
  memory called the System Heap.  If the System Heap isn't big enough
  to comfortably accommodate all the programs that want a piece of
  it, they all start playing King of the Mountain on the system heap,
  knocking each other off to get bigger pieces for themselves and
  trying to climb back on after they get knocked off.  All this
  fighting amongst the programs severely degrades system performance
  and almost inevitably crashes the Mac.

         If you're using System 7, your Macintosh will automatically
  resize the system heap as necessary; but if you're running System 6
  it's important to set your system heap size large enough to manage
  all your extensions and applications.  By default this size is set
  to 128K, way too small for most Macs with any extensions at all.
  The system heap size is stored in the normally non-editable boot
  blocks of every system disk.  Bill Steinberg's freeware utility
  BootMan not only lets you resize your system heap but even checks
  how much memory your heap is already using so it can tell how much
  needs to be allocated.  If you're running System 6, get BootMan,
  use it, and be amazed at how infrequently your Macintosh crashes.

 REINSTALL THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE  (4.6)

      System files can become corrupt and fragmented, especially if
  you've stored lots of fonts and desk accessories inside them.
  Merely updating the System software will often not fix system file
  corruption.  I recommend doing a clean reinstall.  Here's how:

    1.  Boot from the installer floppy of your System disks.
    2.  Copy any non-standard fonts and desk accessories out
        of your System file into a temporary suitcase.
    3.  Trash the System file on your hard disk.  Also trash the
        Finder, MultiFinder, DA Handler, and all other standard Apple
        extensions like Control Panel and Chooser.  These will all be
        replaced in the new installation.  If you're running or
        installing System 7, move everything in the Extensions,
        Control Panels, and Preferences folders into the top level
        of the System Folder.
    4.  Rename the System Folder.  Any name other than System Folder
        is  fine.
    5.  Double-click the installer script on your System disk.  Then
        choose Customize...  Select the appropriate software for your
        model Mac and printer.  You could do an Easy Install instead,
        but that will only add a lot of extensions and code you don't
        need that waste your memory and disk space.
    6.  Once installation is finished, move everything from the
        temporary folder you created in step 4 into the new System
        folder.  If you're asked if you want to replace anything, you
        forgot to take something out in step 3.  You'll need to replace
        things individually until you find the duplicate piece.
    7.  Reinstall any fonts or DA's you removed in step 2.
    8.  Reboot.  You should now have a clean, defragmented System file
        that takes up less memory and disk space and a much more stable
        system overall.

     DISK UTILITIES  (4.7)

      Much like system files hard disks have data structures that
  occasionally become corrupted affecting performance and even
  causing data loss.  Apple includes Disk First Aid, a simple utility
  for detecting and repairing hard disk problems, with its System
  disks. It's also available for anonymous ftp from ftp.apple.com in
  the  directory dts/mac/sys.soft/hdsc.  Even if you have an earlier
  version, you should get the latest version (7.1) from ftp.apple.com
  and run it on all your hard disks.

         Several companies have released payware disk utilities that
  detect and repair considerably more problems than Disk First Aid
  though, interestingly, none of them detect and repair everything
  that Disk First Aid does.  The three most effective for general
  work are Central Point's MacTools Deluxe 2.0, Fifth Generation's
  Public Utilites, and Symantec's Norton Utilities for the Macintosh
  2.0.  A department or work group should have all of these as well
  as Disk First Aid since none of them fix everything the others do.
  For individuals MacTools ($48 street) is about half the price of
  Norton ($94 street) or Public Utilities ($98 street) so, features
  and ease of use being roughly equal, I recommend MacTools.

         All of these products occasionally encounter problems they
  can't fix.  When that happens it's time to backup (4.7) and
  reformat (4.9).

     BACKING UP  (4.8)

      This is one part of preventative maintenance that should be
  done a LOT more often than every three months.  The simplest back
  up is to merely copy all the files on your hard disk onto floppies
  or other removable media.  If you keep your data files separate
  from your application and support files then it's easy to only back
  up those folders which change frequently.  Nonetheless every three
  months you  should do a complete backup of your hard disk.

         A number of programs are available to make backing up
  easier.  Apple included a very basic full backup application with
  System 6.  With the Performas Apple ships a new Apple Backup
  utility that can backup the entire disk or just the System folder
  onto floppies.  The previously mentioned Norton Utilities for the
  Mac and MacTools Deluxe 2.0 include more powerful floppy backup
  utilities that incorporate compression and incremental backups.

         Finally if you're lucky enough to have a Tape Drive, network
  server, or removable media device to use for backups, you should
  check out the more powerful payware utilities Redux ($49 street,
  doesn't support tape drives) and Diskfit Pro ($74 street).  There
  are NO freely available backup utilities other than the old HD
  Backup from System 6.

 DISK DEFRAGMENTATION  (4.9)

      As disks fill up it gets harder and harder to find enough free
  space in the same place to write large files.  Therefore the
  operating system will often split larger files into pieces to be
  stored in different places on your hard disk.  As files become more
  and more fragmented performance can degrade.  There are several
  ways to defragment a hard disk.

         The most tedious but cheapest method is to backup all your
  files, erase the hard disk (and you might as well reformat while
  you're at it.  See question 4.10.), and restore all the files.

         A number of payware utilities including Norton Utilities for
  the Mac and Mac Tools Deluxe can defragment a disk in place, i.e.
  without erasing it.  Although the ads for all these products brag
  about their safety, once you've bought the software and opened the
  shrink-wrap they all warn you to back up your disk before
  defragmenting it in case something does go wrong.  There are NO
  freeware or shareware disk defragmenters so please don't annoy the
  net by asking for one.

 REFORMAT YOUR HARD DISK  (4.10)

      Just as a floppy disk needs to be initialized before use, so a
  hard disk must be formatted before it can hold data.  You don't
  need to reformat every three months; but when your system is
  crashing no matter what you try, reformatting is the ultimate means
  of wiping the slate clean.  Reformatting your hard disk may even
  gain you a few extra megabytes of space.  Not all hard disks are
  created equal.  Some can hold more data than others.  To facilitate
  mass production and advertising without a lot of asterisks (* 81.3
  megabytes is the average formatted capacity.  Your mileage may
  vary.)  Apple often formats drives to the lowest common denominator
  of drive capacity.  When you reformat there's no reason at all not
  to reclaim whatever unused space Apple's left on your disk.

         Unlike floppies hard disks need a special program to
  initialize them. Most hard disks come with formatting software.
  Apple's disks and System software ship with HD SC setup, a minimal
  disk formatter which will format Apple brand hard drives ONLY.
  Most other manufacturers ship appropriate formatting software with
  their hard drives.  Normally this will be all you need to reformat
  your hard disk.

         A number of general-purpose formatters are also available
  which go beyond the bundled software to include features like
  encryption, password protection, multiple partitioning, faster disk
  access, System 7 compatibility, and even compression.  Two of the
  best are the payware Drive7 and Hard Disk Toolkit Personal Edition
  ($49 street for either).  While there are one or two freeware
  formatters available, none are likely to be superior to the ones
  bundled with your hard disk.

         PowerBook users should be sure to turn off Sleep and
  processor cycling before reformatting their hard drives no matter
  what software they use.  Otherwise disk corruption, crashes, and
  data losses are a very good possibility.


RE: Midwest Micro,

Article #61200 (61302 is last):
From: wilson@schaefer.math.wisc.edu (Bob Wilson)
Subject: Re: *** CONSUMER WARNING ***  MidWest Micro (Ohio)
Date: Thu Apr 22 15:12:28 1993

I posted almost the same bad experience with  Midwest Micro but our
%^*^&*^&* news program only sent one paragraph out of the middle. In
addition to the facts that:
(a) the modems (I had ordered two) wouldn't work as documented
and
(b) the tech person had NO CLUE as to how it should work,
it also turned out that:
(c) one of the two modems they sent was clearly USED but the techs
thought that was standard practice and
(d) the modems made all three of my floppy drives quit working and
my CMS250 tape drive start running away.

That they are incompetent is one thing, but that they sell used stuff
as new and won't even apologize for it is another. Stay away from
these crooks!

Bob Wilson
Shown 97%, press <SPACE> for more, 'q' to quit, or 'h' for help

wilson@math.wisc.edu
End of File, Press RETURN to quit

Bob,
I have walked into Micro Center here in the Cleveland area and bought
a new track ball and picked the only one that was sealed in plastic
rap. Only to get it home and oped it up to find a good year old USED
dirty old track ball with a warranty card for some software package.

I would never even think of installing anything that looked like
it was used at all. You should of called Medwest Micro
and made them do a PUS PULL TAG on it. They would of picked it up
and sent you out a ner one the same day.
Things get better in knowing how to but equipment after the FIRST try!


	This happens when your X server has run out of memory. You need
more memory or you need to quit any un-neccessary running clients.


	But hanging is certainly painful. Or, do you not let the condemned
know they are going to die?

	Hanging is not supposed to be very pleasant. I believe that in
actuality, it is not "quick and clean". However, gas chambers can be
quite non-painful. Heck, why not give them a good time? Suffication by
Nitrious Oxide!

	=)

---

Private note to Jennifer Fakult.

        "This post may contain one or more of the following:
         sarcasm, cycnicism, irony, or humor. Please be aware
         of this possibility and do not allow yourself to be
         confused and/or thrown for a loop. If in doubt, assume
         all of the above.


    I have a few 12" composite monochrome monitors for sale.  Magnovax Computer
Monitor 80, Model number BM7650 074B.  RCA type input for video only. (no
audio).  Power, Brightness and Contrast dials in front, V and H hold and
position controls on the back. Nice little monitor that can be used for
PCs, Amigas, your VCR, security monitor.  Excellent condition. I am asking
for $40 plus shipping and COD (not to exceed $10) if applicable.


In <EGGERTJ.93May9230207@moses.ll.mit.edu> eggertj@moses.ll.mit.edu

When I was in Jerusalem a couple of years ago, our guide told
us the story of that mosque - not sure if it was true.

Apparently, it was built by a Jewish convert to Islam.  He had
had a dispute with his neighbours, and built the mosque "davka" to
annoy them.  It's a cute story, but not sure if it's true...


OK, with all the discussion about observed playback speeds with QuickTime,
the effects of scaling and so on, I thought I'd do some more tests.

First of all, I felt that my original speed test was perhaps less than
realistic. The movie I had been using only had 18 frames in it (it was a
version of the very first movie I created with the Compact Video compressor).
I decided something a little longer would give closer to real-world results
(for better or for worse).

I pulled out a copy of "2001: A Space Odyssey" that I had recorded off TV
a while back. About fifteen minutes into the movie, there's a sequence where
the Earth shuttle is approaching the space station. Specifically, I digitized
a portion of about 30 seconds' duration, zooming in on the rotating space
station. I figured this would give a reasonable amount of movement between
frames. To increase the differences between frames, I digitized it at only
5 frames per second, to give a total of 171 frames.

I captured the raw footage at a resolution of 384*288 pixels with the Spigot
card in my Centris 650 (quarter-size resolution from a PAL source). I then
imported it into Premiere and put it through the Compact Video compressor,
keeping the 5 fps frame rate. I created two versions of the movie: one scaled
to 320*240 resolution, the other at 160*120 resolution. I used the default
"2.00" quality setting in Premiere 2.0.1, and specified a key frame every ten
frames.

I then ran the 320*240 movie through the same "Raw Speed Test" program I used
for the results I'd been reporting earlier.

Result: a playback rate of over 45 frames per second.

That's right, I was getting a much higher result than with that first short
test movie. Just for fun, I copied the 320*240 movie to my external hard
disk (a Quantum LP105S), and ran it from there. This time the playback rate
was only about 35 frames per second. Obviously the 230MB internal hard disk
(also a Quantum) is a significant contributor to the speed of playback.

I modified my speed test program to allow the specification of optional
scaling factors, and tried playing back the 160*120 movie scaled to 320*240
size. This time the playback speed was over 60 fps. Clearly, the poster who
observed poor performance on scaled playback was seeing QuickTime 1.0 in
action, not 1.5. I'd try my tests with QuickTime 1.0, but I don't think it's
entirely compatible with my Centris and System 7.1...

Unscaled, the playback rate for the 160*120 movie was over 100 fps.

The other thing I tried was saving versions of the 320*240 movie with
"preferred" playback rates greater than 1.0, and seeing how well they played
from within MoviePlayer (ie with QuickTime's normal synchronized playback).
A preferred rate of 9.0 (=> 45 fps) didn't work too well: the playback was
very jerky. Compare this with the raw speed test, which achieved 45 fps with
ease. I can't believe that QuickTime's synchronization code would add this
much overhead: I think the slowdown was coming from the Mac system's task
switching.

A preferred rate of 7.0 (=> 35 fps) seemed to work fine: I couldn't see
any evidence of stutter. At 8.0 (=> 40 fps) I *think* I could see slight
stutter, but with four key frames every second, it was hard to tell.

I guess I could try recreating the movies with a longer interval between the
key frames, to make the stutter more noticeable. Of course, this will also
improve the compression slightly, which should speed up the playback performance
even more...


Bowman is in the Hockey Hall of Fame as a coach already...and unlike
Gil Stein...he didn't get their by stacking the Board of Directors! -)

Bowman is the genius...Johnson isn't.  Bowman is a great coach...Johnson,
a very good one.  However, Bowman is really not a modern coach, and
Patrick's solution of having him only run the team on game days, and
delegate most of the day-to-day responsibity to the assistants is
a shrewd managerial decision on Patrick's part.


       The Associated Press had an article on Monday March 1, I believe,
which quoted witnesses as describing BATF agents throwing grenades prior
to any gunfire on the part of the Davidians.

       It was among the first of a crop of different, mutually exclusive
descriptions.


I have the following Snes Games forsale.  The ones with * have instructions and the other ones have no instructions.

*Romance of the Three Kingdoms II    $25
*Populous			     $15
Legend of Zelda
	A link to the past 	      $10
Soul Blazer			     $10

	Please reply by e-mail to jth@bach.udel.edu.

	I ask for $3 for S&H for one game, if you buy more than one I still only need $3.


[detailed explanation deleted..]

Indeed, you have struck right at the heart of our disagreement. To
rebut my opinion, you have made an analogy with a game of chance.
Your hypothesis assumes that the Lotto players have no impact on
the selection of the numbers, and hence their ability to win.

Well, that's certainly true in Lotto.  But it has absolutely
NOTHING to do with the sport of baseball.  When you start down
the wrong path, you finish down the wrong path.

I repeat.  I do not think that statistical analysis of prior clutch
hitting performance is an accurate predictor of future clutch hitting
performance.

I do, however, think that analysis of prior clutch hitting performance
may, for some players, indicate a deficiency in their game that indeed
will provide a basis for projecting their particular future performance.
And I think Chris Sabo is such a player.

--	The Beastmaster


Oh come on, Josh!


/Yes, a lot of what OS/2 2.0 has in common with OS/2 1.x was written by you
/guys. However, many of the things that made OS/2 2.0 so much more successful
/(Win-OS/2, Workplace Shell) than previous versions were IBM work.

Yes, certainly.  It was IBM that wrote the Windows code!!!


The MOTIF application consists of multiple Transient shells as children
of a single TopLevel shell:

+-----------+   +---------------+   +----------------+
+-----------+   +---------------+ | +----------------+
                                  |
                                  | +----------------+
                                  |-| TransientShell |
                                  | +----------------+
                                  |

While a Transient shell is popped-up, my application modifies the
sensitivity of a button in the TopLevel shell which is hidden by the
Transient shell window.  When the Transient shell is popped-down, the
button sensitivity is correct but the button text remains unchanged
(i.e., solid/shaded).  Subsequent selection of the button causes the
text to revert to the correct visual state.

When tracing event messages sent to the application, many of the events
seen under mwm are not present under OpenWindows.


But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be
my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth."
Acts 1:8


You can try SGS L6217A, it can achieve 256 current level(microstep),
teere is a circuit in the SGS-THOMSON - " Smart Power Applicatio
Manual", order code for the manual is AMSMARTPOWERST/1

Best regards,


It's a toll for insurance companies and auto dealers to rip you
off in case of accident or trade-in.

Charlie Ellis
chellis@nyx.cs.du.edu


I don't see this as a problem with the chip-set (a mistake), I see this
as something that was designed-in intentionally.

So it would seem that to enhance the design (from 24 to 32-bit EISA DMA)
would require an update to the chipset.  An update to the chipset may
begat an update to the motherboard board design.

What I'm saing is:  The motherboard manufacturer seems to be passing this
off as a simple fix.  In my mind the fix is a updated chipset from HINT
along with a possible motherboard layout update.  This is not simple.
If I were you I would be cautious about this.

You might look into the Advanced Integration Research (AIR) VL/EISA
motherboard.  All slots are EISA/ISA capable.  2 (or 3) of the slots are
VL-bus capable.  The AIR people confirmed this board supports 'real'
32-bit EISA DMA (I called them).  Pentium/P5 (?) capable.  Less expensive
than equivalent AMI or Micronics VL/EISA board.

Look in Computer Shopper (April '93).  The ZENON ads show the AIR mother-
board.  A associate bought the AIR board and is pleased with it.  I'm
attempting to get the local dealer to trade out the HAWK board for the
AIR board.

Model number of AIR board (with 486-33DX) is B433EI2.  You can call
Motherboard Warehouse (for example) for a price.  Phone #'s included
below.

AIR                    (408)-428-0800
Motherboard Warehouse  (800)-486-9975


Help,

	I've got an applications with a series of pushbuttons across
	the top (a toolbar).  I wanted to add eventhandlers to these
	pushbuttons on EnterWindowMask and LeaveWindowMask so that
	I can put up some descriptive text about the function of each
	pushbutton as the pointer crosses over it.

	I've done this fine, but I've turned up the following problem:

	When the pushbuttons are sensitive I get callbacks on both of
	the above events, but when they are not sensitive I only get
	callbacks on LeaveWindow events.  This seems odd.  I would
	expect this to be an all-or-nothing type of thing.

	Is this a bug?  If not, can someone explain this behavior?

	thanks,


this is a repost... I like to find out more about this also...

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The COSE announcement specifies that Motif will become the common
GUI. But what does this mean exactly?

- Do they mean that all "COSE-complient" apps will have the Motif
  look and feel?

- Do they mean that all "COSE-complient" apps will use the Motif
  toolkit API?

- Do they mean both of the above?

- Is it possible that there will be a Motif-API complient toolkit with
  an OpenLook Look & Feel?

- How about an OLIT/XView/OI/Interviews API toolkit with a Motif L & F?
  (I know OI already does this, but will this be considered COSE-complient?)

- Will there be more than one "standard" toolkit API or L & F supported?

- How does using ToolTalk fit in with Motif?

This is my attempt to start a discussion in order to pull as much
knowledge about these questions off the net... Feel free to e-mail
or followup.

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-- Gil Tene "Some days it just doesn't pay     -
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[synopsis] Young man with inguianl hernia on one side, repaired, now has
new hernia on other side.  What gives, he asks?  [and he continues...]

There is the possibility that there is some degree of constipation causing
chronic straining which has caused the bowel movements.  The classic
problems that are supposed to be looked for in someone with a hernia are
constipation, chronic cough, colon cancer (and you're not too young for
that) and sitting for long periods of time at the computer, reading news.

Good Luck with your surgery!


I ran into this about six months ago.  My system is a GW2000 486DX/66V,
8 megs RAM, 1Meg ATI GUP VLB. It seems the problem is that the ATI
Graphics Ultra Pro card consumes the COM4 port for some reason, so only
COM1-3 are available.  I believe this is documented somewhere in the
system manuals, but I can't recall where.


es:

xv 3.0 (shareware) supports 24-bit displays, and has lots of other
improvements over earlier versions.  Definitely worth checking out
(also at export)

Jean.
--
Jean Liddle
Computer Science, Illinois State University
e-mail:  jliddle@ilstu.edu


I assumed he was referring to OS/2's 32-bit flat model addressing while DOS
(and therefore Windows) use 20-bit segmented addressing.  As a programmer, I
agree that segmentation unnecessarily complicates things.  It's annoying, too.
But when just a Windows user, I don't think about it much.  And, I doubt many
other people think about it (or even care) when just writing a document,
calcing a spreadsheet, etc...It works and they get their work done.

Just a neutral comment:
It's funny, I think, how arguments about Windows vs OS/2 sound so very
similar to arguments about Atheism vs Christianity or something like that.
It's somehow very personal to people.  Convictions are irrational and
there's nothing wrong with that--it's just...interesting.


   >> conference calls?
   >It's not Clipper, it's any encryption system.  I've seen a number of
   >designs; they generally involve a multi-line cleartext bridge.

	   A 'multi-line cleartext bridge?"
			 ^^^^^^^^^
	   And just were would you put that bridge?  If it isn't at one of
   the receiptants location, forget encryption at all.  You have blown any
   security you thought you might have had.

Most of the people using encrypted conference bridges these days are
military (or equivalent, like CIA and other embassy personnel),
so putting bridges on the recipient's location is normal -
it's in a vault on a military base or Ft. Meade, and the
secure phones are in sound-proof rooms with big locks on the doors
because they're talking about Classified Stuff (or Golf with Other Generals.)

That paradigm will change as we start using encrypted phones in our
offices or homes to carry on normal conversations about dinner plans
and stock purchases and meeting schedules and technical info
and the good batch of illegal frop that we got last weekend from Bob;
most people don't use sound-proof vaults, and may use bridges in their
PBX or from the local phone company (3-way calls) or Long Distance
or value-added phone company (e.g. Alliance conference bridges).

If Clipjack is mainly used for the radio portion of cellular phones,
the conferencing aspects don't change.  But there may be a market niche for
trusted conference-bridge providers, though I suppose the inquisitors
would try to get a blanket wiretap authorization for many bridges,
just in case a Bad Guy might use the service.


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I don't necessarily object to the secrecy but I do question it, since I see no
Biblical reason why any aspect of Christian worship should involve secrecy.
But I am interested in your claim that early Christian practices "parallel"
Mormon temple ceremonies.  Could you give an example?  Also, why do they only
parallel Mormon ceremonies?  Why don't Mormon ceremonies restore the original
Christian practices?  Wasn't that the whole point of Joseph Smith's stated
mission?


-| I am taking a course entitled "Exploring Science Using Internet".
-| For our final project, we are to find a compendium of Internet resources
-| dealing with a science-related topic. I chose Astronomy. Anyway, I was
-| wondering if anyone out there knew of any interesting resources on Internet
-| that provide information on Astronomy, space, NASA, or anything like that.
-|
-| THANKS!
-|
-|   KEITH MALINOWSKI
-|   STK1203@VAX003.Stockton.EDU
-|   P.O. Box 2472
-|   Stockton State College
-|   Pomona, New Jersey 08240

Try doing a keyword search under Gopher using Veronica or accessing a
World Wide Web server. Also finger yanoff@csd4.csd.uwm.edu for a list
of Internet resources which includes 2-3 sites with Space-specific
information. I am sure Ron Baalke will have told you about what is
available at JPL etc..

	best regards
		Ata <(|)>.


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Hey, guys.  You're absolutely correct, and well on the way to winning
this battle ... and losing the war.  Yes, there are serious philosophical
flaws in HR 1276.  Technical ones, too -- how'd you like to sue the Feds,
lose, and have to pay _their_ "reasonable Attorney's fee" ... ?    :-)

Still, I have one basic question:  compared to what we've _got_ is HR 1276
(a) better, or (b) worse?  This one shouldn't even take you three guesses.

If there's a good enough show of support for HR 1276, maybe for a change
_we_ could be the ones saying "it's a reasonable first step" ...


I feel compelled to complain: the statement that recent observations
rule out merging neutron stars as sources of gamma-ray bursts is
utterly false, even though it is popular enough to make it to
BATSE press releases.
The idea behind the statement is as follows:
     "if you smack two neutron
      stars together, or have a neutron star be gobbled up by a black hole,
      a lot of energy is released, enough for a gamma-ray burst at a
      cosmological distance. But, so the reasoning continues, this energy
      is released below a lot of matter, so the radiation becomes
      thermalized and you expect to see roughly a blackbody spectrum.
      The observed spectra are strongly non-thermal, so this model must
      be wrong."
As so often, the fault lies with the imagination of the person who
was trying to prove the model wrong rather than with the model. It
may be that the initial energy release is not seen as a gamma-ray
burst, but the 'fireball' of energy and matter that is created
may spew out a relativistic flow. When this slams into the surrounding
medium, a strong flux of non-thermal gamma rays results, which may
carry off a substantial fraction of the initial total energy. All
this is not my idea: it is in a series of papers by Martin Rees,
Peter Meszaros (sorry for the missing accents:-) and co-workers.
It is certainly not a complete model, but it may well be the best one
around (summing over all proposed distance scales). An alternative
proposal for what creates the initial fireball, by the way, is the
so-called 'failed supernovae' scenario by Stan Woosley, in which
a very massive star at the end of its life collapses to a black
hole. If the stellar core was rotating, part of the infalling matter
will be temporarily halted because it is supported by centrifugal
force, and form a very dense neutron torus that accretes onto the
black hole. This beast may spew out a jet along the rotation axis,
which again constitutes relativistic flow. The rate of such
events may be much higher than that of neutron star mergers,
but the flux may be more strongly beamed, so that the net rate
of bursts observed on Earth stays the same between the two
scenarios, but the energy released per event can be a lot less
in the failed supernova scenario.

On another note: I do believe that the distance scale must
ultimately be resolved via some classical astronomical method
such as finding counterparts to the bursts at other wavelengths,
or finding a definitive signature of some known class of
objects in the distribution of positions and fluxes. Theorists
have historically not been too successfull in finding the
distance of any object by proving that there is only one
possible way in which the object can work, and therefore
it *must* be so-and-so.