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Archive-name: atheism/introduction Alt-atheism-archive-name: introduction Last-modified: 5 April 1993 Version: 1.2 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- An Introduction to Atheism by mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk> This article attempts to provide a general introduction to ...
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alt.atheism
Well, not to be picky, but the V in VLB stands for VESA. While the V in VESA stands for video, saying the V in VLB stands for video is not entirely correct.
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Warren Brown, the Washington Post's auto writer was the first journalist to get his hands on the New Yorker. If you'd like his impressions of it his review appeared in Friday's paper, in the "Weekend" section. He is not your traditional auto writer... Enjoy.
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rec.autos
These utilities all include complete printed manuals and registration cards. I need to get rid of some excess. They're the latest versions. I've priced these programs at less than half the list price and significantly less than the cheapest mail-order price around. * PC TOOLS FOR DOS 8.0, best-selling utilities colle...
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misc.forsale
Path: news.larc.nasa.gov!darwin.sura.net!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!bu.edu!dozonoff From: dozonoff@bu.edu (david ozonoff) Newsgroups: sci.med Date: 21 Apr 93 16:18:19 GMT References: <PAULSON.93Apr19081647@cmb00.larc.nasa.gov> Sender: news@bu.edu Lines: 22 X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1...
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sci.med
I remember this happening on the I-75 through Michigan and Ohio several years back. A group of guys in an old beater would rear end a car, usually out of state or Canadians. You stop and they smack you with a BB bat. At least they didn't kill you for the sake of a car. I think the cops put out decoys and ...
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rec.autos
Shades of the Edsel! They had pushbuttons in the steering wheel hub that controlled the auto tranny. It was very disconcerting to shift into reverse when turning a corner and the wires shorted.
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rec.autos
I attended a colloquium at Goddard last fall where the head of the operations section of NASA was talking about what future missions were going to be funded. I don't remember his name or title off hand and I have discarded the colloquia announcement. In any case, he was asked about that very matter: "Why can't we s...
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sci.space
Lot's of these small miners are no longer miners. THey are people living rent free on Federal land, under the claim of being a miner. The facts are many of these people do not sustaint heir income from mining, do not often even live their full time, and do fotentimes do a fair bit of environmental damage. Thes...
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sci.space
It is good to remember that every translation is to some extent an interpretation, so (as you point out below) one must really go back to the original Arabic. Regarding the verses relevant to nature, I prefer to use Dr. Maurice Bucaille's translations (in his book, "The Bible, the Qur'an and Science") for in gener...
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alt.atheism
Top Ten Ways Slick Willie Could Improve His Standing With Americans 10. Institute a national sales tax to pay for the socialization of America's health care resources. 9. Declare war on Serbia. Reenact the draft. 8. Stimulate the economy with massive income transfers to Democtratic constituencies. 7. A...
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talk.politics.misc
The fact that she was wearing a miniskirt with no underwear was presented as evidence that she was a prostitute, and the court apparently found this compelling. Clayton does indeed know the difference. Greg apparently doesn't. Because the judge found that there was some credible evidence that the Marines were...
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talk.politics.misc
Source: "World Alive, A Personal Story" by Robert Dunn. Crown Publishers, Inc., New York (1952). (Memoirs of an American officer who witnessed the Armenian genocide of 2.5 million Muslim people) p. 360. "At length all shooting petered out. I got on my horse and rode down toward Djul. It burned still but little f...
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talk.politics.mideast
In an earlier article, I explained that what many people find arrogant about Christians is that some Christians profess absolute certianty about their beliefs and doctrines. That is, many Christians insist that they CANNOT have made any mistakes when discovering their beliefs, which amounts to saying that they are inf...
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soc.religion.christian
Maybe it's just me, but the combination of those *young* faces peeking out from under oversized aqua helmets screams "Little League" in every fibre of my being...
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rec.sport.baseball
Actually, the idea, like most good ideas, comes from Jules Verne, not _The Gods Must Be Crazy._ In one of his lesser known books (I can't remember which one right now), the protagonists are in a balloon gondola, travelling over Africa on their way around the world in the balloon, when one of them drops a fob watch. ...
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sci.space
According to this morning's Post-Gazette: The Pens will be carried by KDKA-Radio(1020 am), unless the Pirates are playing. When the Pirates play, the games will be carried by WDVE(102.5 fm). WDVE will carry 12 games, starting with tonight's game. In fact, after this season, KDKA will no longer be the flagship sta...
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rec.sport.hockey
I tried to E-mail you, but the message bounced. Motorola has a University Support Program through which (I've been told) folks at schools can get sample quantities of parts. If you'd like to try this route, e-mail me for the address/phone #...I don't wish to post it for all the world to see.
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sci.electronics
I understand that the new GPS boxes now have an option known as "differential ready". Apparently land-based beacons tranmit GPS correction information to your GPS receiver (with differential option installed). How does this system work? What frequency is used for the land-based beacons? Thanks in advance,
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sci.electronics
Here I am!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Smyth david@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov Senior Software Engineer, (818)306-6463 (temp! do NOT use v-mail) X and Object Guru. tempory office: 525/B70 Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S 525-3660 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 -...
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comp.windows.x
WOW !!!! Did I discover a great BBS !! It's called Sovereignty Lies In The People BBS: 916-589-4620 14.4 k baud. FREE and Confidential ! Fictitious names OK ! Subjects and files contained on the BBS: * FIND OUT HOW THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SCAMMING US !!!! * State Citizenship documents and issues. ARE YOU A CALIFO...
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talk.politics.misc
Yes, I am very interested in this chip. Please follow up or email.
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comp.graphics
I don't think there is really any question about which god the courts mean. The request for solemnly swearing, so help you god, is always made after a request to pick up the bible in your left hand and hold up your right hand. In the courts of NC, at least, it is always an old and new testament.
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alt.atheism
One can't. The application may not have been started from a terminal emulator; if it was, the terminal emulator may not still exist, and if it does it may be in no condition to be "pop[ped] to the top" (eg, it may be iconified). And even if you can, it may not do what you want - consider a virtual-root window manag...
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comp.windows.x
What's involved in getting bonded? Anyone know if that's an option recognized by NYS DMV? Rod
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rec.motorcycles
There is a premium of approx $200 for the controller. What is nice is being able to run hard disks, tape drives, cd-roms and scanners of one dma channel and interupt! SCSI makes sense is you are going to load up a machine, if you just want a standard box for Windows then IDE makes sense. I have one loaded box that ...
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
It is certainly possible, and quite easy in most cases, especially on two-strokes. It's very common to do this on bikes where the cylinder-mounting through-studs don't prevent the cylinder from being removed with the engine in the frame. I did this when I assembled the top end on my Indian, which was easier y...
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rec.motorcycles
} How does one read the betting spreads for baseball? They tend to be something } like 8-9 which means it must not be runs! that spread means you bet $5 on the underdog to win $8, or $9 on the favorite to win $5.
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rec.sport.baseball
SOMEONE PLEASE BUY THESE BOOKS!!!!! I AM NOT ASKING MUCH!!!!!! JUST MAKE ME AN OFFER AND I WILL PROBABLY TAKE IT!!!!! * Writing good software in Fortran, Graham Smith. * The Holt Handbook by Kirszner & Mandell (copyright 1986) 720+ page writing guide. * General Chemistry Principles & Modern Applications, R. Pet...
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misc.forsale
Hello, my friends and I are running the Homewood Fantasy Baseball League (pure fantasy baseball teams). Unfortunely, we are running the league using Earl Weaver Baseball II with the Comm. Disk II and we need the stats for the 1992 season. (Preferably the 1992 Major League Stat Disk) We have the '92 total stats but EWB2...
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rec.sport.baseball
Hi, I'm interested in writing a program to generate a SIRD picture, you know the stereogram where you cross your eyes and the picture becomes 3D. Does anyone have one or know where I can get one? Please e-mail to steveq@sndcrft.DIALix.oz.au with any replies. Many thanks for your help.
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comp.graphics
I'm selling $388 worth of chemicals for $100 or I'll split it in two for $50 dollars apeice. Aprox. 380 1oz bottles. Will make a great chem set. Will pay shipping up to $15. If really interested I will mail a partial list. Please contact by e-mail only
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misc.forsale
Hmmmmmm. I think I'll let everyone make there own comment on this one. Neilson and Smith are bad. Kovalev is magical.
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rec.sport.hockey
The DayStar PowerCache for the SE/30 replaces the CPU with an accelerated CPU plus the powercache. This leavese the PDS slot open for a video card. Currenty, DayStar does not have the '040 in this configuration, but it is due out early next year. With their upgrade policy, you can get the '030 accelerator now, and w...
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
Sandberg is not particulary known for his stolen bases. What competition did Alomar have? Sandberg came in a year after Ripken, and the same year as Boggs, Gwynn, and the other magicians. So less attention was given to Sandberg. Alomar is the only one in his class to be worth a mediocre. Besides the numbers d...
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rec.sport.baseball
I am in the process of modifying an X application that uses Xlib. I'd like to include a timer-driven facility (for network polling), but cannot see how to do it using Xlib. I know it can be done with Xaw, using XtAppAddTimeout and XtTimerCallBackProc. How do I do the same using Xlib? Thanks for any help. Please em...
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comp.windows.x
Hi, I'm looking to buy a 17" monitor soon, and it seems that I can't decide what monitor I should buy. I have a MAG 17S (this is a .25 dpi version and it using a TRINITON tube) and a NANAO 560i in mind. Does anyone know of any specification or problems these monitor have? Actually, any related opinions at buying a 1...
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Detectors are legal in Alberta, the old law was overturned a long time ago. --
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sci.electronics
There are many cases, but I do not remeber names. The Isralis shot and killed a UN observer in Gaza in the first half of Intifada.
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talk.politics.mideast
x>> x>>>> Fake convertible roofs and vinyl roofs. x>>>> Any gold trim. x > x>>> These, I will agree, are abominations, right along with the fake x>>>continental spare-tire kit -- it's sad watching those little old ladies x>>>try to load their groceries into the trunk with that huge tire-medallion x>>>in the way. x>...
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rec.autos
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rec.sport.hockey
Hey, Dana! Long time, no read. I'm afraid the squid rating has gone up slightly since getting the Ninja, but I'm trying very hard to restrain myself--the bodywork is just too damned expensive (knock, knock). At least it's quiet... Later,
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rec.motorcycles
mjs>Well, there are just as many courses here and elsewhere that do *not* mjs>teach the technique, yet seem to be rather successful... Sure. You don't miss what you never had. Those poor sods don't know what they're missing. I guess ignorance is bliss, eh Mike? Mr. Bill
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rec.motorcycles
"May your skin stick to a frozen bed pan" "May your apple juice be mistakenly drawn from the urinalisys lab"
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rec.motorcycles
If you were omniscient, you'd know who exactly did what, and with what purpose in mind. Then, with a particular goal in mind, you sould be able to methodically judge whether or not this action was in accordance with the general goal. In an objective system, there are known goals. Then, actions are judged as eithe...
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alt.atheism
Yeah, I'm sure that our lab would love a ride (he's the type that sticks his head out car windows) but I didn't think that he would enjoy being bungee- corded to the gas tank, and 65 lbs or squirming beast is a bit much for a backpack (ok who's done it....).
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rec.motorcycles
I have a stereo compressor-limiter by Audio Logic (Model MT-66). The gates work, but the compressor seems to be gone on one channel, and very weak on the other. I'll probably need an ocsilloscope to trace it down (no pun intended), but if any one with experience with this type of equipment could point me in a cert...
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sci.electronics
============================================================================ David Matthew Deane (deane@binah.cc.brandeis.edu)
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talk.politics.misc
Hello, I have a BC200XLT handheld radio scanner which recieves police, fire, ambulance, aircraft, cordless and cellular phone, etc. The unit is in original condition and comes with the manual, the power supply and battery charger. Price is $200 plus s/h. Austin Harris
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misc.forsale
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rec.motorcycles
Just a quick summary of recent findings re. high speed modems. Top three contenders seem to be AT&T Paradyne, ZyXEL, and US Robotics. ZyXEL has the biggest "cult following", and can be had for under $300, but I ignored it because I need something with Mac software, which will work without any tweaking. The AT&T Datapo...
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
A slightly used (less than two months old) SupraFaxModem is for sale. It comes with latest ROM 1.2H, communication software, fax software, original manuals, and the original registration card. Here are some specs: Model # : SUPFAXV32BIS Description : SupraFaxModem V.32bis Type : Internal Data Spee...
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misc.forsale
The last name is Niedermayer, as in New Jersey's Scott's last name, because (you guessed it) they are brothers. But Rob Niedermayer is a center, not a defenseman. I am not sure that the Sharks will take Kariya. They aren't saying much, but they apparently like Niedermayer and Victor Kozlov, along with Kariya. Chr...
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rec.sport.hockey
How about Cockroaches?
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talk.religion.misc
We only need to ask the question: what did the founding fathers consider cruel and unusual punishment? Hanging? Hanging there slowing being strangled would be very painful, both physically and psychologicall, I imagine. Firing squad ? [ note: not a clean way to die back in those days ], etc. All would be c...
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alt.atheism
Not entirely. Its not a premise, its a conclusion. Second, that scientists (for the most part) exlude the possibility is not a problem, its a necessity. Scientists are empircists, not theologians. So do scientists, and long before you did. Clearly you have a deep and fundamental misunderstanding of science. A...
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talk.religion.misc
Now this is getting interesting! I was raised Roman Catholic before becoming an atheist, so I have stated this Creed you quote nearly every Sunday until I was about 18. For some reason, I always took the 'resurrection' in this statement to mean the resurrection of the soul, but I guess resurrection does strictly ...
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soc.religion.christian
Also if they don't get it exactly right or your eyes change again, contacts to correct for it are out of the question. This is due to the strange conical shape your cornea takes after the surgery. -- Michael Manning mmanning@icomsim.com (NeXTMail accepted.)
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rec.motorcycles
Los Angeles Times, Tuesday, April 13, 1993. P. A1. NEW DETAILS OF EXTENSIVE ADL SPY OPERATION EMERGE * INQUIRY: Transcripts reveal nearly 40 years of espionage by a man who infiltrated political groups By Richard C. Paddock, Times staff writer. SAN FRANCISCO -- To the outside world, Roy Bullock was a small-tim...
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talk.politics.mideast
I bought my HP48sx calculator a month ago, used once but put it back in the box. Includes manual and I'm including about 7 high density disks packed with dozens if not hundreds of games and programs. All you need to do is buy the pc cable for around $20 bucks so you could use the software. $255 s...
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misc.forsale
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
There was a Science fiction movie sometime ago (I do not remember its name) about a planet in the same orbit of Earth but hidden behind the Sun so it could never be visible from Earth. Turns out that that planet was the exact mirror image of Earth and all its inhabitants looked like the Earthings with the differen...
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sci.space
Once in a while you have to put in a good word for something that works well. I have had no problems with my Toshiba 3401. It works very well with DOS and OS/2. For OS/2, you don't need to load any special drivers. The installation will detect that it is a Toshiba drive and you are done. BTW, it's also very fast!
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Madmen are mad. Do we try to explain the output from a broken computer? I think not.
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alt.atheism
I have stated before that I do not consider myself an atheist, but definitely do not believe in the christian god. The recent discussion about atheists and hell, combined with a post to another group (to the effect of 'you will all go to hell') has me interested in the consensus as to how a god might judge men. As ...
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soc.religion.christian
Enclosed are the rules, guidelines and related information for the 10th International Obfuscated C Code Contest. (This is part 2 of a 2 part shar file). Enjoy! chongo <Landon Curt Noll> /\oo/\ Larry Bassel =-= #!/bin/sh # This is part 02 of a multipart archive # ============= mkentry.c ============== echo "x - ext...
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comp.windows.x
The Quantum LPS 240AT is supposed to have a 256K cache on the IDE controller built into the card. Yet when I do a DOS DIR command on my system, the disk is always accessed (I can hear the mechanical movement of the heads). Why is this happening? Strangely, even when I have smartdrive installed, every DIR command acc...
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Maybe, maybe not. A new graduate would obviously be well trained (but perhaps without sufficient experience). A radiologist trained 10 or 15 years ago who has not kept his continuing education current is a whole 'nuther matter. A OB who HAS trained in modern radiology technology is certainly more qualified than th...
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sci.med
Besides this was the same line of horse puckey the mining companies claimed when they were told to pay for restoring land after strip mining. they still mine coal in the midwest, but now it doesn't look like the moon when theyare done.
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sci.space
(1) Did you check that a new *.grp file was actually created in your Windows directory? (2) Are you _turning off_ your computer when windows is running rather than closing Program Manager?
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comp.os.ms-windows.misc
Has anybody gotten CVIEW to work in 32k or 64k color mode on a Trident 8900c hi-color card? At best the colors come out screwed up, and at worst the program hangs. I loaded the VESA driver, and the same thing happens on 2 different machines. If it doesn't work on the Trident, does anybody know of a viewer that doe...
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comp.graphics
Actually the reasons you don't see so many cooling towers at fossil plants are 1) fossil units (multiple units per plant) are generally smaller than nuclear plants. 300 MWe seemed to be a very popular size when many fossil plants were built. The average nuclear plant is 1000 MWe. 2) many fossil plants were grandfa...
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sci.electronics
I have the EuroWiper boots in White and had to throw away the first pair since I found no way of cleaning them after they looked almost black. Now I have my second pair of white ones and once again they are dirty. I need a way to clean them w/o removing them since I had to cut them to remove them, is there a way? Or sh...
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rec.autos
Does anyone know what hardware is required and where I could find it for sound recording on the Mac Portable. Thanks
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
Yep, at: oak.oakland.edu they have a couple different 68HC16 things in /pub/msdos/emulators and get the file 00-index.txt for a list of what they have. lige
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sci.electronics
Tracy your monitor is on its way. Mike Damico
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misc.forsale
Someone else said something similar. I will not comment on the value or lack of value of Elias's "proposal". I just want to say that it is very distressing that at least two people here are profoundly ignorant of Nazi racial doctrine. They were NOT like Elias's idea, they were more like the opposite. Nazis belie...
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talk.politics.mideast
Listen, *ASSHOLE*, I'm just commenting on what I heard reported on the sports news!! You'll notice my skeptical comment! Sheesh... I thought this group wasfor conversation! Guess I was wrong. }-<
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rec.sport.hockey
It is silly to make this statement. Fifteen minutes after the fire started, the "official word" out of FBI headquaters in DC was that the DV's committed suicide. It would seem logical that the lantern story has more credibility. You can't even to pretend to know for sure what happened... although Clinton is doing...
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talk.politics.guns
Hams can legally run up to 1500 watts. It is very unlikely, however, that a ham would be running that kind of power from a car. Ham rigs for cars put out around 100 watts. It is possible that a 100 watt radio would cause interference to consumer electronic 100 feet away. Most TVs, stereos, and VCRs have very poo...
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sci.electronics
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
I ran in to this problem I while ago, and from what I remember you should use XtTranslateCoordinates etc. after realizing the main widget to calculate the location of the popup, then use something like XtVaSetValues on the popup widgets before ever using them. Calling SetValues repeatedly (e.g. every time something p...
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comp.windows.x
Alright, beat this automobile sighting. Driving along just a hair north of Atlanta, I noticed an old, run down former car dealership which appeared to deal with, and repair, older rare or exotic foreign sports cars. I saw: Ford GT-40 (!), the famous model from Ford, that seemed to win most of its races in the late 6...
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rec.autos
From my rather rusty knowledge of radio, most radio receivers use a superhet circuit, so that the incoming signal is mixed with a local oscillator, giving a fixed intermediate frequency (IF) that is more easily amplified. The detector detectors work by picking up IF re-radiated from your radar detector. In Britain, ...
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sci.electronics
Can You report CRT and other register state in this mode ? Thank's.
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comp.graphics
[With Frank's permission, I have added some information here (and in one case changed the order of his contributions) in order to clarify the historical relationship of the views. My comments are based primarily on William Rusch's historical summary in "The Trinitarian Controversy", Fortress. I'm going to save this a...
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soc.religion.christian
Nor, to point out the obvious, are the deluded, siege-mentality followers of a religious nut-case who thought he was Jesus Christ or possibly The Big Guy. Personally, much as I regard the BATF and FBI as ConDupes, I'll take their word over a bunch of silly pinks who were stoopid enough to lock themselves up with a go...
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talk.religion.misc
I don't know, but I'm as willing to speculate as anyone. Several people have suggested that the chips use public-key cryptography. Another possibility is to use Diffie-Hellman key exchange, or some other algorithm which has a similar effect. DH allows both ends to agree on a session key which they use with symmetri...
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sci.crypt
Have anybody succeded in converting a atari monomchrome monitor into a mono VGA monitor. If so please let me know exactly how you did and what graphics card you used. /Thanx
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comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Well, after suffering from an intense fit of Minnesota-induced cabin fever, I've decided to road trip to Milwaukee and take in a couple of games this weekend. A couple games at County stadium will be great to relieve tension, but I thought "Why not go to Wrigley for a game too?" I see the Cubs are playing the Phi...
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rec.sport.baseball
Interesting article, Craig. It's amazing how hard it is to get baseball teams to understand how to properly market their teams and treat their customers. No other business could ever get away with the 19th century attitudes that most current owners display in running their clubs. I guess the owners look at baseba...
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rec.sport.baseball
I don't know a great deal about the support for C++ in UIM/X, but I can tell you that there is good support for it in TeleUSE. In TeleUSE you can call any C++ method from a "D" module. What you can do then is to use the "D" language for most of your interface code and then use C++ for you application code. I shoul...
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comp.windows.x
BO JACKSON 1963 1988 KCR 437 106 16 4 23 28 29 7 .253 67 .243 .288 .455 1989 KCR 517 134 19 5 33 41 27 10 .274 92 .259 .314 .507 1990 KCR 405 110 17 1 27 44 16 9 .286 77 .272 .343 .519 1991 CWS 71 16 3 0 3 12 0 1 .240...
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rec.sport.baseball
#> Ah, I know women who wear miniskirts without wearing underwear, and #> they are not prostitutes. #No, I suppose they must be sluts. Nope. They both are very nice women, whom I'm good friends with. Or do you think its ok to rape anyone when you don't like the way they dress? #> Gee, Both Clayton and Kaldis engagi...
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talk.politics.misc
I guess Hasan finally revealed the source of his claim that Israel diverted water from Lebanon--his imagination.
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talk.politics.mideast
Hello, I purchased my new 486 with a NoName graphics card installed which is obviously Speedstar 24 compatible. Its name is "VGA 4000 TrueColor". It is accompanied with some drivers and the utilities VMODE, XMODE and at least one more MODE, as well as some drivers for Lotus, Windows, etc. Only one of the drivers is to...
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comp.graphics
-| I just installed a Motorola XC68882RC50 FPU in an Amiga A2630 board (25 MHz -| 68030 + 68882 with capability to clock the FPU separately). Previously -| a MC68882RC25 was installed and everything was working perfectly. Now the -| systems displays a yellow screen (indicating a exception) when it check for -| the pr...
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sci.electronics
Could some kind soul point me in the right direction for the FAQ list for this group. Thanks. -------------------- Saad Mufti Personal Library Software
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comp.windows.x
I'm having exactly the same problem. Again, it's fine when I switch to 16 colors or a smaller monitor. My configuration is: Model: Centris 610 with 4 MB/80 HD, 512 VRAM, no cards Monitor: MAG MX15F with 16" monitor adaptor (for resolution of 832*624) I just discovered the problem a little while ago after plugging ...
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comp.sys.mac.hardware
Nothing is perfect. Nothing is perpetual. i.e. even if it is perfect, it isn't going to stay that way forever. Perpetual machines cannot exist. I thought that there were some laws in mechanics or thermodynamics stating that. Not an atheist BN --
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alt.atheism