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I have a Tseng labs video card that gives me problems when I do anything in super VGA mode. CHECKIT v3.0 reports a Video Page Frame Address Error at Page Frame #7. What does this mean and how (if I can) could this be fixed? The card Says ET4000Ax on it.
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Hi, In Canada, any gun that enters a National Park must be sealed (I think it's a small metal tag that's placed over the trigger). The net result of this is that you _can't_ use a gun to protect yourself from bears (or psychos) in the National Parks. Instead, one has to be sensitive to the dangers and annoyances of ...
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You wanna do masking. Build a bitmap (pixmap of depth one) where all pixels you name "opaque" are 1 (that get copied) and the others are 0. Use this bitmap as the clip_mask in the gc used for XCopyArea(), and remember to adjust the clip_origin coordinates to the XCopyArea() blit origin. The Mouse pointer (besides fr...
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I had no possibility to join the 7th annual X Technical Conference January 18-20 1993 Boston, MA Nevertheless, I'm interested in information about the tutorials, exspecially about Tutorial ID: A-SECURITY Title: A Survey of X and Security ...
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I have one complaint for the cameramen doing the Jersey-Pitt series: Show the shots, not the hits. On more than one occassion the camera zoomed in on a check along the boards while the puck was in the slot. They panned back to show the rebound. Maybe Mom's camera people were a little more experienced.
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I have tried almost everything under the sun to get a null modem connection between a Mac Duo 210 and a PC. I have used MacKermit and VersaTerm on the Mac side. I have used Procomm, Kermit, and Softerm (on OS/2) on the PC (or PS) side. I have used non-Hardware handshaking and hardware ahdshaking cables. And know MY han...
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For those of you interested in the above Procedure, I am able to add the following facts: 1) This Procedure is not done in Philadelphia. 2) It is performed in Maryland at Johns Hopkins for corrections between 0 and -5 and from -10 to -20 (diopters, I think are the units). 3) It is performed in New York City at Ma...
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I have a 512k VRAM chip for sale. Worked fine in my LCII and will give 256 colors on 640 x 480 size screen. Asking $50. I'll cover postage. Speaking of which, does anyone know what the best way to send a chip is. I have a plastic antistatic sleeve, but what's the best way to send it? In an envelope? First class? All in...
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You'd have to purify the river water first. I'm not sure how practical that is with the Mississippi. You'd better check with health agencies along the way to see if there are toxic chemicals in the river. If it is just microorganisms, those can be filtered or killed, but you may need activated charcoal or other mea...
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Could some kind soul please email ma a response since i don't have much time to read this group. Question: I have a 170 MB hard drive which currently has 10 MB left. How much space will DoubleSpace allow me to have?? I have a 486 50 w/ 4 MB Ram if it matters. Thanks in advance Jason -- Jason Brown cs1442au@decs...
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not only is it improper etiquette AND illegal but the people who are responsible for junk mailings are *EVIL*!!!!
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I think you are running Xapollo , it's a X11R3 server ... If you want a X11R4 server you should install PSKQ3 (10.3.5) or 10.4 so you can run Xdomain . In XKeysymDB you could add : ! Apollo specific keysyms ! apLineDel : 1000FF00 apCharDel : 1000FF01 apCopy : 1000FF02 apCut ...
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Packer Bell 12MHZ 286 * 5 16bit expansion slots * 2 5.25" external drive bays (floppies) * 1 3.5" internal drive bay (hard-drive) * 1.44MB 3.5" floppy drive * 1MB of RAM $140 or Best offer (including shipping) Segate 32MB ST138N SCSI Hard-drive * Great shape * Controller * 32MB * 3.5" format
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TRIAD, the first drag-free satellite, was designed and built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and launched 2 Sept 1972. The satellite was in three sections separated by two booms. The central section housed the DISCOS Disturbance Compensation System, which consisted of a proof mass of specia...
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Kirsch Pull down Window Shades - White, Light Filtering - 73.25" Wide, 72" High, can be cut to width - Brand new, unopened - "Best Quality", Vinyl Coated Cotton - Mounting Brackets included - $35 (Bought at $60 at J.C.Penney)
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Very easily. Show them pictures of crime scenes perpetrated by Christian terrorists in this country, if that doesn't convince them have them talk to the victims of Christian terrorism. A brutal act of terrorism inspired by Christian propoganda was recently commited on your very campus. Its very simple religious ex...
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Let us hope that the performance of the spacecraft follows the sentiments of the first verse (miner) rather than the second (lost and gone forever).
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I am looking for Ultima V for the IBM, I would like the entire package (meaning I need more than just the game, I would like the Docs also) Since it is an old game I do not want to pay a lot of money. If you are interested in selling this game please respond to this message.
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Can I resign BMW MOA and get the remainder of my 5-year membership refunded?
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Then they'll probably also want to start tracking the customer lists of people purchasing SoundBlaster and similar boards, which can be configured with the use of some code and a modem, to act as a pretty decent digital-encrypting telephone. It's expensive, though, and kind of awkward. I don't know any drug lords, bu...
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Hello, I already tried our national news group without success. I tried to replace a friend's original IBM floppy disk in his PS/1-PC with a normal TEAC drive. I already identified the power supply on pins 3 (5V) and 6 (12V), shorted pin 6 (5.25"/3.5" switch) and inserted pullup resistors (2K2) on pins 8, 26, 28, 30,...
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: Goodbye Minnesota,...you never earned the right to have an NHL : franchise in the first place! : Hope you enjoy your Twin city wide mania for HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY : (hey, by the way my old pee wee team is having a reunion in Regina, care : to come up and film the event?) : Yee haa Golden Gophe...
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Why doing it in such a rough manner? It is much more professional to steal the chip from the phone and even to replace it with a pin-compatible do-nothing chip that does not encrypt at all. Chances are that the victim will not notice anything, especially if it is done professionally. No, because the Feds will still...
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I suspect that you think that this is less lethal than the typical "assault weapon". You are wrong. Compared to what most criminals use, a 9mm with military ammo (FMJs), or a military rifle (use is extremely rare), .223 or 7.62mm with military ammo (FMJs), the .32 H&R magnum with "civie" bullets is more lethal. Mos...
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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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This subject seems to be incredibly inflammatory. Those who subscribe to _Biblical Archaeology Review_ will remember a spectacular letter battle set off when someone complained about a Franklin Mint ad. (_BAR_ is a great magazine, but the contrast between the rather scholarly articles and the incredibly sleazy ads is...
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I am interested in finding out how the 4Runner and Pathfinder have been updated in the past few years. Like new engine, suspension and the like. I noticed that the 1993 and 1992 4Runners are identical, for example, and was looking into buying a used one. Any info would be appreciated, esp. models/years to check out ...
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I want to start a DSP project that can maniplate music in a stereo cassette. Is that any chip set, development kit and/or compiler that can equilize/mix music? Ideally, The system should have D/A A/D converters & a DSP compiler. A rough estimate of the cost is greately appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Hmm. $1 billion, lesse... I can probably launch 100 tons to LEO at $200 million, in five years, which gives about 20 tons to the lunar surface one-way. Say five tons of that is a return vehicle and its fuel, a bigger Mercury or something (might get that as low as two tons), leaving fifteen tons for a one-man habitat ...
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A reply to a post by kilroy@gboro.rowan.edu (aka Nancy's Sweetheart): ?Human brains are infested with sin, and they can only be trusted ?in very limited circumstances. I would beg to differ with you here. The properly-formed conscience can be trusted virtually ALL the time. I am not so sure, though, about somethin...
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We might get further if we begin by accepting that the government really couldn't be bothered less about the political opinions of the right wing pro establishment types. Just about the only circumstances in which I could think that they would be interested in their political views would be to recruit them as s...
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Has anyone ever heard of FET-TRONS (or is it FETRONS, FETTRONS, ...). These were FET replacement modules for vacuum tubes. I'm looking for applications where they were used.
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We have recently obtained a Centris 610 and it has developed an unusual video problem. Model: 610 with 8 MB/230 HD, 512K VRAM, no cards Monitor: Apple 16" When the computer is set for 256 colors and certain operations are done, particularly vertical scrolling through a window, horizontal white lines appear on the mo...
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Hi, the subject says it all. Is there a PD viewer for gl files (for X)? Thanks
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<<I wrote> <Is there a resource available to the consumer comparing all of the makes <and models of automobiles, trucks, vans, etc. for survivability in a <crash of different severities? <... <Also, I've found very little objective data comparing different <vehicles for handling, pick-up, braking, expected maintenance,...
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Hello. I purchased a video card called ET-4000 true color card which can provide about 1700K colors. But the question is I can't find the corresponding drivers for windows 3.1 , I am now using 65k colors driver for win31. It works fine , but I think it will be better if I use 1700k driver. So,...
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^^^^^^^^^^ I have a 92 Wrangler Sahara and paid $14.1 new (including the rebate). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ After driving a CJ-5 for 6 years, that fancy stuff is pretty nice. ^^^^^^^^^^^ I like my Wrangler, but when doing some serious off roading, it can't keep up with ...
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What resources and services are available on Internet/BITNET which would be of interest to hospitals and other medical care providers? I'm interested in anything relelvant, including institutions and businesses of interest to the medical profession on Internet, special services such as online access to libraries or dia...
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The word that is missing in this whole discourse is not the "B" word, or the "H" word, or even the "N" or "W" words. It is the "L" word - LOSER !! That's right. When we boil all the crap out of this argument, it is all about WINNING and LOSING, and nothing else. Let me explain. Remember the eighties ? No excuses...
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I'd hate to rehash an old thread, but... Would someone kindly quote a prices that a dealer quotes for a Civic EX, and Escort GT. Also, I'm a assuming that the MX-3 was the V-6, so go ahead and look that up, too. If someone has one of those yearly buyers' guides that give a low quote price, please quote them...
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In four replies, I've seen no hard numbers, so here goes: For traces on the outside (not inner layers), expect, in 1 oz copper, at 15 amps, the following temperature rises versus width. This is from Sams' "Reference Data for Engineers," seventh edition, Pg 5-30, which claims in turn to be from MIL-STD-275C... ...
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Another guess to your salvation riddle would be "saved".
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:|> >wrong about the whole guns-for-protection mindset, it ignores the :|> :|> Why? If you're not a threat, you're not affected at all. :|> : :Aha. That's the part that makes me nervous too. Who gets to decide if :I am a threat? Based on appearance? Would someone feel more threatened : Actions determine whether...
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Deuteronmy 20:13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword Joshua 6:21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, bith man and women, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
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Hi, looking for any advice or suggestions about a problem I'm having with MIT X11R5's editres, in particular under twm variants. For a start, 9 times out of 10 (but NOT always) editres won't grab a widget tree when running on our NCD (Decwindows) Xterms, which I'm told will be fixed when the R5 (not R4) XDm is install...
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The idea of the U.S, or any other nation, taking action, i.e., military intervention, in Bosnia has not been well thought out by those who advocate such action. After the belligerants are subdued, it would require an occupation force for one or two generations. If you will stop and think about it, you will realize t...
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Can anybody tell me how to use the Xmu function "XmuCvtStringToWidget". I want to specify a widget name in a resource file so that I can connect two widgets together on an XmForm. ie. MyProggy*MyListSW.topWidget: MainTextSW However, when I run the program, I get the message: Warning: No type converter ...
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Oh, come on. Everybody on the net has heard about "plausible deniability". You're not fooling anybody. Note how quick Vince was to make the inference that my post claimed that Mulroney was smiling at the baseballistics news. This sure looks like guilty knowledge to me... ^^^^ ^...
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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 presence/type of ...
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Atoms are not objective. They aren't even real. What scientists call an atom is nothing more than a mathematical model that describes certain physical, observable properties of our surroundings. All of which is subjective. What is objective, though, is the approach a scientist takes in discussing his model an...
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I sure did use version 3.2. It works fine with most software but NOT with Animator Pro and that one is quite important to me. Pretty useless program without that thing working IMHO. So I hope the author can fix that. /Daniel...
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[reply to keith@actrix.gen.nz (Keith Stewart)] It would help if you (and anyone else asking for medical information on some subject) could ask specific questions, as no one is likely to type in a textbook chapter covering all aspects of the subject. If you are looking for a comprehensive review, ask your local hos...
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Ok people, I really need to sell this sampler to pay off bills, so I'm even going to include 3 sample cds worth at least 200 separately in this deal..... It's an Emax II with standard memory and 16 bit stereo sampling It's rackmount and has at least 24 voice pol., It's got a brand new Connor (sp.?) 170 meg internal...
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I am one of those people who always willl have unlimited stores of unfounded respect for people who have been on newsgroups/mailing lists longer than I have, so you certainly have my sympathy Tom. I have only been semi-regularly posting (it is TOUGHto keep up) since this February, but I have been reading and followi...
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There has been something bothering me while watching NASA Select for a while. Well, I should'nt say bothering, maybe wondering would be better. When they are going to launch they say (sorry but I forget exactly who is saying what, OTC to PLT I think) "Clear caution & warning memory. Verify no unexpected errors. ..."...
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The Continental may have been the first "modern era" auto to mount the spare on the rear of the car but it was hardly the first car to sport one. Various mounting techniques for rear mounting the spare were quite common in early automobiles, both US and Foreign.
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Contact Signaware Corp 800-4583820 800 6376564 -------------------------------- Original Memo -------------------------------- BCC: Vincent Wall From: Imaging Club Subject: Signature verification ? Date Sent: 05/04/93 sci.image.processing From: yyqi@ece.arizona.edu (Yingyong Qi) Subje...
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***** IBM GAMES FOR SALE OR TRADE ***** o ADVENTURE Eric the Unready -- Legend -- $35 King's Quest V -- Sierra -- CD-ROM edition -- $35 o SPORTS Michael Jordan In Flight -- Electronic Arts -- $35 Mike Ditka's Ultimate Football -- Accolade -- $30 David Ledbetter's Greens -- Microprose -- $30 o STRATEGY ...
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The only reason ESPN showed that hockey came was because there was no other baseball game scheduled for the evening. Randy r_turgeo@oz.plymouth.edu
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Just wondering, do you mean the "Lectorium Rosicrucianum"? Warning: There is no point in arguing who's "legit" and who's not. *WHICH* Golden Dawn are you talking about? Just for the sake of argument, (reflecting NO affiliation) I am going to say that the TRUE Rosicrucian Order is the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis in Qu...
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# I hope I gave you a fairly solid answer to this one: I simply don't agree # with the embodied version of a Satan who is a separate creation or a force. # And there are quite physical descriptions of Heaven and Hell in the # Holy Qur'an, the Bible, etc. There have been times in the spiritual # and intellectual ...
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Thats the file...
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I am not sure about the tie breaker rules. However, I think if the Islanders win (Oh God, Please, Please let them win), the Islanders win the series against NJ and advances to third. ******************************************************************************** Of course no one asked me, I always interject my opini...
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You might try asking on one of the comp.sys.ibm.* echos (the best one may be comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware). I say this because the conversion seems more geared toward a PC user wanting to use that monitor, than an Atari user who already can use the monitor (unless maybe they want to really go wild - converting the mo...
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It is funny how this one little quote from Genesis is treated by certain anti-Christians as if Christians have been given a firm command to destroy the earth. You could prove almost anything by taking little quotes out of context from the Bible - it's a big book, you know. I doubt you could find a single case of a ant...
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A friend of mine called me on the phone and told me he was wathcing CNN and saw a report that the ruling prohibiting AMD from selling their i486 clones has been thrown out, making it legal for AMD to ship in the US. Can anyone out there verify this?
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Any prize like this is going to need to be worded carefully enough that you cannot get it without demonstrating sustained and reliable capability, rather than a lucky one-shot. It can be done.
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This was (my opinion) the stupidest thing in the Hidden Game. The argument was 1) Defense, or runs allowed, is 50% of the game. 2) Unearned runs amount to 12% of the runs allowed; earned runs, 88%. 3) Since unearned runs are the result of fielding, not pitching, and earned runs are the product of pitching, not field...
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}first I thought it was an 'RC31' (a Hawk modified by Two Brothers Racing), }but I did not think that they made this huge tank for it. Additionally, As someone who was told quite firmly by 2 Honda sales/service weenies that there is no larger tank available for the Hawk (I have a '91 Hawk with the puny 3.2 gal tank),...
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-> Does that mean that they're gonna bring back the Biscayne and Bel -> Air? Or how about the 210? george.howell%goucher@wb3ffv.ampr.org
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Damn! So it was YOU who was drinking beer with ROBERT McELWANE in the PARKING LOT of the K-MART! UNLIMITED INSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE RIGIDLY REFUSED
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Yes, but in a fairly reproducible way. -40 is only a smidgen of the distance to absolute zero. And in any case you're going to have to borrow freezer space from a bio lab or someone to test/calibrate this darling anyway. Btw, you're probably going to want those big capacitors you found to fire the solenoid -- High cu...
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I would like a reference to an algorithm that can detect whether one closed curve bounded by some number of bezier curves lies completely within another closed curve bounded by bezier curves. Thanks.
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This sounds wonderful, but it seems no one either wants to spend time doing this, or they don't have the power to do so. For example, I would like to see a comp.graphics architecture like this: comp.graphics.algorithms.2d comp.graphics.algorithms.3d comp.graphics.algorithms.misc comp.graphics.hardware comp.graphics....
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Some people pay shares that are more "fair" than others, and will continue to do so, even with the presence of President Clinton. Until the rich elite *hurt* from taxes and shower me with their blood dripping from the wound of the tax dagger, I will scream and yell. Because, taxes are killing the poor and middle-c...
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No, it's a sign of aristocrtic out-of-touchness with the middle class. You ask George Herbert Walker Bush about that. And that's not his full name? What, then, is it? --- "Even Quayle had his honeymoon period. It lasted a full 48 hours after he was chosen as Bush's running mate."
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Sony D-22 portable Diskman forsale Good condition, flawless. Costomer AC adapter : 6v DC power supply ( tested 9v DC) * The factory adapter was tested 12v DC (AC 110v input) at the time I bought it three years ago. When using it, a lot of heat was generated i...
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For Sale ...: Hewlett Packard DeskJet 500 inkjet printer. o Perfect condition both internally and externally o Comes with two FULL ink cartridges o Less than six months old o Comes with all original packaging, manuals, cables and software This is truly an ...
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The third-party media adapters are usually cheaper (at least in Toronto) than Apple's. I bought the adapters from Asante instead of Apple. That's not true. Only the DECstation 5000/200 comes with a Thinwire (BNC, coaxial) Ethernet connector. The 5000/25, 5000/133 and 5000/240 all have a single 15-pin AUI Ethernet co...
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Try xviewgl. (filename xviewgl_v1.1.tar.Z on lots of bases) - Ove
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1993 World Championships in Germany: ==================================== Group A standings (Munich) Group B standings (Dortmund) -------------------------- ---------------------------- GP W T L GF-GA P GP W T L GF-GA P Sweden 1 1 0 0 1-0 2 Germany 1 1 0 0 6-0 2 Ita...
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-> I am looking for source-code for the radiosity-method. I don't know what kind of machine you want it for, but the program Radiance comes with 'C' source code - I don't have ftp access so I couldn't tell you where to get it via that way.
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My HP720 workstation uses PseudoColor (id 0x21, 255 colors) as the
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Secrecy in Clipper Chip The serial number of the clipper chip is encrypted with the system key and transmitted as one part of a three part message. Presumably the protocol can be recovered (if by nothing else, differential analysis). Postulate if you will, a chip (or logic) sitting between the clipper chip and its c...
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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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Almost all window managers (twm, mwm, olwm and their derivates) support escape sequences for it. For your purpose put following into your .login (if you're using csh or tcsh), for sh you have to modify it. if ( "$term" == "xterm" ) then echo "^[]2;${LOGNAME}@${HOST}^G^[]1;${HOST}^G" endif Note, ^[ stands for <Esc...
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I will again *repeat* my statement: 1) I *do not* condone these *indiscriminate* Israeli acts (nor have I *ever*, 2) If the villagers do not know who these "guerillas" are (which you stated earlier), how do you expect the Israelis to know? It is **very** difficult to "identify" who they are (this *is why* the "guerill...
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I would like to know what people's opinions are about the "real world" differences are between a C650 with and without a coprocessor... I don't use anything like Mathamatica, Maple, etc. I don't use Spreadsheets (at least no sheets with complicated anything), I don't use 3D CAD apps (although I used to), I DO: us...
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You still need to supply a proper ground for a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter! So rewiring is still a part of this job, however, the ground may be connected to a local earth ground, rather than back at the breaker box. As Jamie said, GFCI devices are required by code in a number of places, most notably: bathrooms, ...
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In <1r1om5$c5m@slab.mtholyoke.edu> jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) Then it is a good thing we already have this: The csspub mailing list: csspab@mail-gw.ncsl.nist.gov, and address on the clipper mailing list, seems to contain basically the members of the NIST security board. In addition to the names already pos...
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In 1860: region total population free blacks % slaves % U.S. 32,227,616 487,070 1.5% 3,953,818 12.3% Confederacy 9,103,332 132,760 1.5% 3,521,110 38.7% Union Slave States 3,212,041 128,158 4.0% 432,586 13.5% All Union Stat...
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Maybe I'm too "religious," but when I see a bill to "establish a right," I wince. Keep in mind, what the law giveth, the law can taketh away. --
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About two months ago I purchased the Adaptec ASW-410 driver for use with a CD-ROM drive. At the time this seemed the thing to do as the documentation I had with my Adaptec SCSI controller said that this is the driver to be used with CD-ROM drives. Since then I have learn that this driver is out of date in a major way...
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Yes, this is certainly one of the traditional ideas about the Mithraic cult (although not the only one.) It had many elements that seem to have been borrowed by Catholicism (e.g. the Mass, communion, the sharing of a sacred meal, consecration of bread and wine, etc.) For quite an amusing novel that uses this same i...
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This has been discussed before, by several people, on this net. The statement is attributable either to Hajj Amin al-Husseini, former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem - and the leader of the Palestinian death squads during the 1948 war, or to one of his chief henchmen. It was not coined by B'nai B'rith or, for that matter...
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And armadillo crossings. Well, let's see, in just my own _personal_ experience there's Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Utah, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Montana, Florida, and parts of Louisianna. Nobody said "Let's go into town and drive 130 on Main St." And you couldn't go that fast on the graveled ...
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