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The RIME Times is published monthly by the membership of RelayNet
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International Message Exchange as its official newsletter. Users and
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Sysops are encouraged to contribute. Submissions and questions may be
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directed to the editors John Dodson, node ->CANTINA or Ed Lazarowitz, node
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->CAPCON.
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(c)Copyright 1990, The RelayNet International Message Exchange. Permission
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is hereby granted for unlimited distribution and duplication, provided
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such distribution and duplication are strictly for non-commercial purposes
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only. All other rights reserved. RelayNet and RIME are registered
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trademarks.
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CONTENTS
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EDITORS FILE 2
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by John Dodson, Node id ->CANTINA
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MEET THE CONFERENCE HOST 2
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by Patrick Lee, Node id ->AARDVARK
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POETRY CORNER 3
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By Inez Harrison, Node id ->DORSAI
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CONFERENCE NEWS 5
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by Bonnie Anthony, Node id ->RUNNINGA
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RIME FAMILY TREES 8
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'C' TUTOR 9
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by Doug Maclean, Node id ->RUNNINGB
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BEGINNERS CORNER 11
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by Jim Daly, Node id ->TREASURE
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LIGHT VS. DARK 13
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Submitted by Don Cheeks, Node id ->MODEMZNE
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THE LEGAL CORNER 14
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by James J. Spinelli, Node id ->VMC
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INDUSTRY NEWS 18
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by C.E. Langenburg, Node id ->ROF
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PUZZLE RESULTS! 19
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by John Dodson, Node id ->CANTINA
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NOTES FROM ADMIN 21
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by Bonnie Anthony, Node id ->RUNNINGA
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AS SEEN ON THE BIT STREAM 22
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| EDITORS FILE |
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by John Dodson, Node id ->CANTINA
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Welcome to the October issue of RIME Times! We have yet another fine issue
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for you. In addition to our host of great regular columns we have some new
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additions. Inez Harrison the Poetry conference host starts a regular
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"Poetry Corner" column. The first two poems are from Inez, with subsequent
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selections coming from the poetry conference. We hope each month to
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produce a RIME Family Tree, a graphic representation of our Super Regional
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HUB's. This month's selection of "off the wall" articles includes a highly
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scientific column on the nature of Light vs Dark and a cutting-edge expose
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on the computer industry. We have the usual slew of new conference and new
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node announcements (amazing!) and the results of a tremendously successful
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puzzle contest.
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Also, for those sysops who are interested in a pre-packaged on-line version
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of RIME Times, George Cuccia of Node ->UNION is breaking out the articles
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every month for display in the TextView door (by Joseph Sheppard). He is
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making this on-line version of RIME Times available at NETNODE a couple of
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days after the newsletter is released. Request RmmyyTV.ZIP where "mmyy" is
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the month and year of release. Thanks George!
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See you on the next relay!
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| MEET THE CONFERENCE HOST |
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by Patrick Lee, Node id ->AARDVARK
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Let me first introduce myself, my name is Patrick Lee and I am the
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Conference Host of the New Users conference on RIME. I have been with RIME
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for just over a year now and a lot has changed since then. So let me tell
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all of you a bit about myself first.
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I am currently a senior at Stuyvesant High School here in New York City.
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For me, school is both challenging and fun. Challenging because of the
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various Advanced Placement courses that I have taken and will be taking;
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and fun because all of my friends. Right now, I am taking mostly science
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and mathematics classes and will probably continue in this direction. The
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most important decision I have to make in the coming months is of course
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with college. In addition to that, there is the Westinghouse research
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paper, along with several other contests.
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My first computer was a Texas Instrument model 99/A, I think. Many of you
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probably remember that it was a pretty good machine for games, but I did
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managed to write a few BASIC programs with it. Later came the Apple IIc,
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IBM PC/XT, and finally my current set up -- a 386SX with VGA graphics. My
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modem came along in July of 1989 when I was taking a programming course at
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New York University and had remote access to their computers. Shortly
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after, I started BBSing and found the New York Running Board and RelayNet
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(tm) in August of 1989.
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In the same month, a new board went up here in the city called the Aardvark
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BBS and David Greenberger was (still is) the Sysop. David has given me
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much help over the past year and I thank him for that. Aardvark is now a
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RIME node and is also my home board for RIME.
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In the first few months I was on RelayNet (tm), I found myself learning a
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great deal from the various conferences that I read and within a short
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period, I was actively participating in the message base instead of doing
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file transfers all the time. [grin] I took over as the Conference Host of
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the New Users conference from Dave Schubert some time in 1989 as he was too
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busy with his own board. The reason why I wanted to become a Conference
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Host was because RelayNet (tm) has given me so much and I thought it was
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about time to give some back.
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The New Users conference itself does not have very well defined boundaries
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but instead overlaps into some of the other technical conferences. There
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have been talks about the differences between 386DX and 386SX processors,
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off-line readers, message routing, communication programs, and many more.
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Basically, it is a conference where a user can come in and ask questions
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regarding computers, BBSing, off-line readers, mail doors, etc.
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I am proud to serve RIME as a Conference Host, and I also want to thank all
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the experienced users in the New Users conference for helping out with all
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the questions that have appeared in that conference. So, if you like the
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sound of the New Users conference, why not drop in and say hello some time.
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The NETNODE conference number for it is 84.
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If you want to know where I usually hang out, simply look into the RIME
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Directory and it will list all the conferences I follow. In addition, I am
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the co-Sysop of the Aardvark BBS at (212) 496-8324 (node ID ->AARDVARK) and
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also pick up my RelayNet (tm) mail from it.
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| POETRY CORNER |
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By Inez Harrison, Node id ->DORSAI
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THIS MASK I WEAR
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Sometimes behind this smile, there are rivers of tears.
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I even laugh to keep from crying. Every now and then
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a sad look will slip its way in and you'll ask what's
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wrong, I'll smile and say nothing,
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so, don't be fooled by this mask I wear.
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In a crowd, sometimes I'm so alone;
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I look at T.V. through tear filled eyes;
|
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|
|
I smile through most painful goodbyes,
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
so, don't be fooled by this mask I wear.
|
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|
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|
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|
|
I try to help others through thick and thin;
|
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|
|
To helping others there is no end.
|
|||
|
|
I laugh and joke when the chips are down;
|
|||
|
|
But behind this smile (sometimes) there lies a frown,
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
so, don't be fooled by this mask I wear.
|
|||
|
|
|
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|
|
My relationship with my lover came to an end;
|
|||
|
|
To keep face, I smiled and lifted my chin.
|
|||
|
|
I walked in the rain to cover my tears;
|
|||
|
|
I sat in the sunlight to hide my fears.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
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so, for Gods sake,
|
|||
|
|
Don't be fooled by this Mask I Wear.
|
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|
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|
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|
|
-----
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
GOOD FEELINGS!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Good feelings talking to me,
|
|||
|
|
from last night,
|
|||
|
|
the night before,
|
|||
|
|
and the night before.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I think of
|
|||
|
|
the kiss,
|
|||
|
|
the touch,
|
|||
|
|
the kiss,
|
|||
|
|
the touch.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Good feelings
|
|||
|
|
embedded in my brain,
|
|||
|
|
from the cry,
|
|||
|
|
the shout,
|
|||
|
|
the holler,
|
|||
|
|
the scream.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I think of
|
|||
|
|
untold pleasure,
|
|||
|
|
feeling
|
|||
|
|
untold thoughts.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Good feelings
|
|||
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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sneaking in my dreams,
|
|||
|
|
creeping down the sheets,
|
|||
|
|
crawling on my flesh.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I think of
|
|||
|
|
my hands,
|
|||
|
|
your hands,
|
|||
|
|
my hands,
|
|||
|
|
your hands.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Good feelings,
|
|||
|
|
sapping my strength,
|
|||
|
|
draining my thoughts,
|
|||
|
|
maddening pleasure.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I think of
|
|||
|
|
ecstasy,
|
|||
|
|
tranquility,
|
|||
|
|
serenity.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Good feelings
|
|||
|
|
creeping down my back,
|
|||
|
|
up my ankles,
|
|||
|
|
around my waist.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I think of
|
|||
|
|
the feelings.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
YEAH!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Good Feelings.....
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| CONFERENCE NEWS |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
by Bonnie Anthony, Node id ->RUNNINGA
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
IMPORTANT - the CONFER.ZIP file has been renamed to RIMECONF.ZIP. We feel
|
|||
|
|
that this name better describes the contents of this file. From now on
|
|||
|
|
request RIMECONF.ZIP for new conference information. I have also set up a
|
|||
|
|
small task force to go over this file and convert it into a more useful
|
|||
|
|
format for us.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
This is my last conference announcement before the expected return of Skip
|
|||
|
|
Ross to his usual position as conference coordinator. Thank you for your
|
|||
|
|
helpfulness and understanding during this brief tenure of mine. And now
|
|||
|
|
for the new conferences:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER 229
|
|||
|
|
NAME: The Liberator
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: Support and discussion of the Liberator 2.3x automated
|
|||
|
|
QMail/MarkMail packet manager, which automates gathering
|
|||
|
|
and sending of packets, files, etc. Liberator is a Telix
|
|||
|
|
SALT script.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Wayne Duff (Node Id ->TELIX)
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER 230
|
|||
|
|
NAME: QMM
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION Support and discussion of the QMM line of products,
|
|||
|
|
including QMM 3.03 and QMMSys 1.01, as well as future
|
|||
|
|
products still in beta. QMMSys is an automated file
|
|||
|
|
and .QWK or ZIPM packet gatherer and sender in Telix's
|
|||
|
|
SALT scripting language.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Jack Mlynek (Node Id ->TELIX)
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 231
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Old Cars
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: For people interested in old cars, Milestone, Special
|
|||
|
|
Interest, Custom Classic, or Antique. For the discussion
|
|||
|
|
of and exchange of information on; parts availability and
|
|||
|
|
location, tips on restoration techniques and problems,
|
|||
|
|
discussion of various car club events and auctions.
|
|||
|
|
General discussion of the vintage car hobby.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Ken Pangborn (Node ID ->FATHER)
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 232
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Home Schooling
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: This forum is for the discussion of home schooling, and
|
|||
|
|
the exchange of information (sources for materials, books
|
|||
|
|
etc). Homeschooling is a basic exercise in good old
|
|||
|
|
American freedom. It is a *growing* movement today.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Steve Winter (Node Id ->RAPTURE)
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 233
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Bible Studies
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: This forum is for exploring the Bible. There will be,
|
|||
|
|
of course, much varied religious discussion based on the
|
|||
|
|
Bible. Everyone is welcome to explore the Bible here
|
|||
|
|
whether they happen to believe it or not.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Steve Winter (Node Id ->RAPTURE)
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 234
|
|||
|
|
NAME: BBS Caller's Digest
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: Conference to allow easy access to information, questions,
|
|||
|
|
general support for on-line or print subscriptions. If
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
interested to send articles, comments, stories, you can do
|
|||
|
|
so via this echoed conference.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Richard Paquette (Node Id ->LIVEWIRE)
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Homeopathy
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 235
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: Sharing of ideas, advice, news, anecdotes, and
|
|||
|
|
discussions, centering around the use and
|
|||
|
|
philosophy of Homeopathic medicine. Homeopathic
|
|||
|
|
physicians, pharmacists, health professionals, and
|
|||
|
|
lay practioneers are welcome and encouraged to
|
|||
|
|
participate. Messages advertising services,
|
|||
|
|
products, and seminars are welcome from those who
|
|||
|
|
participate in the conference, with the caveat that
|
|||
|
|
advertisements are not repeated more than once per
|
|||
|
|
week. Bulletins of interest will be posted
|
|||
|
|
periodically by the host.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Leon Mysch Node ID ->DORSAI
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Jeopardy
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 236
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: Answers and Questions regarding the Quiz Show. Trivia,
|
|||
|
|
history of the show, technical and production questions
|
|||
|
|
will be discussed.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Rick Edwards Node ID ->GZERO
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Novell Users
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 237
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: This conference is for Novell Network Administrators and
|
|||
|
|
Users ranging from Novice thru Senior levels. General
|
|||
|
|
categories include NetWare operating system versions,
|
|||
|
|
hardware compatibility in a NetWare environment, and
|
|||
|
|
software/management concerns. This conference complements
|
|||
|
|
the existing NETWORKS conference, which addresses general
|
|||
|
|
LAN types of networks.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: John Ginnane Node Id ->REDPHONE
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: New
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
NAME: Novell Development
|
|||
|
|
NUMBER: 238
|
|||
|
|
DESCRIPTION: This conference will discuss methods, tools, and
|
|||
|
|
procedures for Developers of Novell-compatible software
|
|||
|
|
and hardware. We would like to serve as a coordinating
|
|||
|
|
nexus for efforts in this area, and for beta testers of
|
|||
|
|
products about to go in commercial release.
|
|||
|
|
HOST: Jimmy Wu Node Id ->REDPHONE
|
|||
|
|
ACTIVITY: NEW
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| RIME FAMILY TREES |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The Super Regional HUB that I belong to has it's own very active regional
|
|||
|
|
conference. Lana Fox, the HUB operator (Don Cheeks too!), came up with a
|
|||
|
|
graphic representation of all the HUBs and Nodes that relay with her. We
|
|||
|
|
thought it would be fun to publish this graphic "tree" of our "family" and
|
|||
|
|
encourage other Super Regionals to do the same. Brian Miller of HUBCHAN
|
|||
|
|
has also submitted his family tree.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The Super Regional HUNZN Family Tree:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
HUBZN--+
|
|||
|
|
Lana |
|
|||
|
|
Fox |- BLKRVR Clyde Messinger(Croswell, MI)
|
|||
|
|
|- CONFORUM Bill Raines (Middletown, OH)
|
|||
|
|
|- DANGRZN Dave Calmer (Rock Island, IL)
|
|||
|
|
|- DUES Bob Romney (Helena, MT)
|
|||
|
|
|- HOPTOWN Ron Simonton (Hopkinsville, KY)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|- HUBDAYTN--+
|
|||
|
|
|Tim Meade |- CONEX Tim Meade (West Carrollton, OH)
|
|||
|
|
| +- MYTHKING Mark May (Huber Heights, OH)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|- HUBELK----+
|
|||
|
|
|Derry Nelson|- ACES Randy Wilson (Elkhart, IN)
|
|||
|
|
| |- BETACON David Reynolds (Elkhart, IN)
|
|||
|
|
| |- DUNE Ralph Shaffer (Portage, IN)
|
|||
|
|
| |- ELEVEN Derry Nelson (Elkhart, IN)
|
|||
|
|
| +- TOOLKIT Ken Prevo (Lowell, IN)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|- HUBEP ----+
|
|||
|
|
|Randy |- ABACUS Roger Avers (Chapparal, NM)
|
|||
|
|
|Blackmond |- BASEMENT Randy Blackmond(El Paso, TX)
|
|||
|
|
| |- CANTINA John Dodson (El Paso, TX)
|
|||
|
|
| |- PANTHER Larry Bratcher (Ft. Smith, AR)
|
|||
|
|
| +- SANCTUM John Lewis (El Paso, TX)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|- HUBONT----+
|
|||
|
|
|Armand |- CAMBMIC Armand Michaud (Cambridge, Ontario)
|
|||
|
|
|Michaud |- CPRINT Glenn Jarvis (Richmond Hill, Ontario)
|
|||
|
|
| +- DADELUS David Logan (London, Ontario)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|- HUBNORCA--+
|
|||
|
|
|Bob Krack |- CALSTAR Bob Krack (Redding, CA)
|
|||
|
|
| |- PORTSHOP Wayne Gilbert (Redding, CA)
|
|||
|
|
| +- EDISON Randy Noseworthy(Redding, CA)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|- IDEALS Peter Longo (Worcester, MA)
|
|||
|
|
|- MEDICCOM Churton Budd (Toledo, OH)
|
|||
|
|
|- MODEMZNE Don Cheeks (Middletown, OH)
|
|||
|
|
|- OUTRIDER Tom Hansen (Broken Bow, NE)
|
|||
|
|
|- RAZOR Bill Stewart (Springdale, AR)
|
|||
|
|
|- WOODCREK Jerry Claxton (Carpentersville, IL)
|
|||
|
|
+- WEBECAD Don Habegger (Evansville, IN)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The Super Regional HUNCHAN Family Tree:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
HUBCHAN -----+
|
|||
|
|
Brian |
|
|||
|
|
Miller |- FUTURE Bud Napier Boston, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- CYBER Phil Yanov Greenville, SC
|
|||
|
|
|- SFTWARE Jim Allen Beverly, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- GATECOM Ed & Nancie Costa Windham, NH
|
|||
|
|
|- CHANNEL Tess & Brian Cambridge MA
|
|||
|
|
|- XEVIOUS Nels Anderson Framingham, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- PRIZM Gunnar Rieger Bridgewater, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- JESSE Jesse Cheng Brookline, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- LALALAND Jonathan Wray Worcester, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- GARDEN Karl Johnson Scituate, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- DIGICOM Marco Bitran Brookline, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- EFFIGY John Francis Dorchester, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- GAS Jon Anderson S. Natick, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- HOTTIPS Michael Callaghan Glendale, CA
|
|||
|
|
|- SOFTC Dan Linton Clinton, MA
|
|||
|
|
|- NITELOG Karl Van Lear Monterey, CA
|
|||
|
|
+- HUBSOFT-SOFTEXCH- Don Eklund Webster, MA
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| 'C' TUTOR |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
by Doug Maclean, Node id ->RUNNINGB
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Have you ever wanted to create a prompt from a program or a batch file that
|
|||
|
|
would wait a certain amount of time and then provide a default? Here is a
|
|||
|
|
little routine that will permit you to program just that. It is called
|
|||
|
|
timeout. The prototype is as follows:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
int timeout(char *prompt, char ch, int time, int silence, int reverse,int
|
|||
|
|
to);
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Here, 'prompt' is the character string that will be displayed. 'ch' is the
|
|||
|
|
trigger character that the routine waits for. 'time' is the number of
|
|||
|
|
seconds to wait. 'silence' is a flag that controls if you see a countdown.
|
|||
|
|
'reverse' is a flag that reverses the action, instead of waiting for the
|
|||
|
|
trigger character. Any character but the trigger will return 1 to a flag
|
|||
|
|
that returns a 2 if the routine times out.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Normally, if the trigger character is hit the routine returns a 1. Any
|
|||
|
|
other key will return a 0.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
#include <dos.h>
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
timeout(prompt,ch,time,silent,reverse,to)
|
|||
|
|
char *prompt;
|
|||
|
|
char ch;
|
|||
|
|
int time,silent,reverse,to;
|
|||
|
|
{
|
|||
|
|
int len=0;
|
|||
|
|
char buf[20],c;
|
|||
|
|
long endtim;
|
|||
|
|
long count;
|
|||
|
|
union REGS r;
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
if(ch == '@')
|
|||
|
|
ch = 0;
|
|||
|
|
r.x.ax=0;
|
|||
|
|
int86(0x1a, &r, &r);
|
|||
|
|
endtim = r.x.cx*0x10000+r.x.dx+time*18+time/5;
|
|||
|
|
printf("%s%c",prompt,silent ? '\0':'\n');
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
do
|
|||
|
|
{
|
|||
|
|
r.h.ah=0xb;
|
|||
|
|
int86(0x21, &r, &r);
|
|||
|
|
if (r.h.al != 0)
|
|||
|
|
{
|
|||
|
|
if (!silent)
|
|||
|
|
printf("\r%10s\r", " ");
|
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if ((c=getch()) == 0)
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getch();
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if(silent)
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printf("\n");
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return((((ch == 0 || c == ch) && !reverse) ||
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(reverse && (ch != 0) && (c != ch))) ? 1 : 0);
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}
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r.x.ax=0;
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int86(0x1a, &r, &r);
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count=endtim-r.x.cx*0x10000-r.x.dx;
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count=(count*11)/2;
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if(!silent)
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|
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sprintf(buf, "%ld.%02ld", count/100, count%100);
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if (len > strlen(buf))
|
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{
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strcat(buf, " ");
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len--;
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} else
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len=strlen(buf);
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if(!silent)
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printf("\r%s", buf);
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} while (count > 0);
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if(!silent)
|
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printf("\r%10s\r", " ");
|
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|
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if(silent)
|
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printf("\n");
|
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return(to ? 2 : ((reverse) && (count <= 0)) ? 1 : 0);
|
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|
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}
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Now for some big news! I am pleased to announce my seventh conference,
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(drum roll, please): IDC. Chip Rabinowitz is co-hosting this conference
|
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|
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that will provide support for all of Interactive Data Concepts products
|
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|
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including the new CXL. As most of you know, CXL is one of the best and
|
|||
|
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most popular 'C' libraries around. Chip has improved this fantastic
|
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library with greater speed and a host of new and improved functions.
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Regards,
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Doug
|
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+---------------------------------+
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| BEGINNERS CORNER |
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| |
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+---------------------------------+
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by Jim Daly, Node id ->TREASURE
|
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A COMMUNICATIONS PRIMER
|
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OK! Last month we talked about PARALLEL Communications. Remember those 3
|
|||
|
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people waiting to get into "It's a Small World" at Disney?
|
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|
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|
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--------------------------------------------
|
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PARALLEL = | < IT'S A SMALL WORLD EXHIBIT > |
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| |
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| |
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| |1| |2| |3| |4| |5| |6| |7| |8| |
|
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---| |--| |--| |--| |--| |--| |--| |--| |---
|
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
|
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| | | | | | | |
|
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--- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
|
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(M)ike = 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 =M
|
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|
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(A)lice = 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 =A
|
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|
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(N)ick = 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 =N
|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
Got the Parallel picture?
|
|||
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|
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|
|
We know that when the 8 bits enter the exhibit at the same time the lines
|
|||
|
|
are Parallel. However, if there is only 1 Gate available then the 8 bits
|
|||
|
|
must Enter one at a time. Like this:
|
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|
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|
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|
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--------------------------------------------
|
|||
|
|
SERIAL = | < IT'S A SMALL WORLD EXHIBIT > |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
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| |1| |2| |3| |4| |5| |6| |7| |8| |
|
|||
|
|
---|X|--|X|--|X|--| |--|X|--|X|--|X|--|X|---
|
|||
|
|
============= ^ ==================
|
|||
|
|
SORRY! | SORRY!
|
|||
|
|
CLOSED for REPAIR | CLOSED for REPAIR
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
-----
|
|||
|
|
(M) | 0 |
|
|||
|
|
i | 1 |
|
|||
|
|
k | 0 |
|
|||
|
|
e | 0 |
|
|||
|
|
| 1 |
|
|||
|
|
| 1 |
|
|||
|
|
| 0 |
|
|||
|
|
| 1 |
|
|||
|
|
----- Waiting their turn:
|
|||
|
|
^ -------------------
|
|||
|
|
|--(A)lice = | 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 | <-|
|
|||
|
|
------------------- |
|
|||
|
|
------------------- |
|
|||
|
|
------------------- |
|
|||
|
|
(N)ick = | 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 |---^
|
|||
|
|
-------------------
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
As you can see, (M)ike and his 8 Data bits enter the Gate 1 bit at a time
|
|||
|
|
while (A)lice and (N)ick wait in a single-file line for their turn to move
|
|||
|
|
ahead.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
When SERIAL transmission is used between computers, all of the Data must
|
|||
|
|
travel in a single line from one computer to the other. Since the data
|
|||
|
|
stream is sent 1 bit at a time, only one wire is required.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Obviously the disadvantage of Serial transmission is that it is much slower
|
|||
|
|
than Parallel transmission because only 1 bit is sent at a time as compared
|
|||
|
|
to the 8 bit data stream in Parallel.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The advantage of Serial transmission is the cost of wiring. Since only 1
|
|||
|
|
wire is needed, the wiring cost is only 1/8 that of Parallel! This adds up
|
|||
|
|
fast when a communications link goes from one city to another, or even from
|
|||
|
|
one building to another in the same city!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Of course the real advantage in terms of the BBS world is the ability to
|
|||
|
|
transmit across standard telephone lines. This would be impossible to send
|
|||
|
|
Parallel transmissions because standard telephone lines do not have 8
|
|||
|
|
conductors.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Now that we understand the difference between SERIAL and PARALLEL Data
|
|||
|
|
transmission and why the BBS world uses SERIAL, next month, we will explore
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
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|
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
the concepts of just how the Data is handled at each end of the
|
|||
|
|
communications session. See you next month!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| LIGHT VS. DARK |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
Submitted by Don Cheeks, Node id ->MODEMZNE
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Results of a New study on Light vs. Dark
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
For years it has been believed that electric bulbs emitted a substance or
|
|||
|
|
energy called light. Recent information, however, has proven otherwise.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Electric bulbs don't emit light - they suck dark. Thus we call these bulbs
|
|||
|
|
dark suckers. Dark Sucker Theory presents a number of basic theorems
|
|||
|
|
concerning the properties of dark. For example:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. The speed of dark is greater than that of light.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
2. Dark has greater mass than light.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The basis of Dark Sucker Theory is that electric bulbs suck dark. Take for
|
|||
|
|
example, the dark suckers in the room where you are. There is less dark
|
|||
|
|
right next to them than there is elsewhere. The larger the dark sucker,
|
|||
|
|
the greater its capacity to suck dark. As with all things, dark suckers
|
|||
|
|
don't last forever. Once they are full of dark, they can no longer suck.
|
|||
|
|
This is proven by the black spot on a full dark sucker. A candle is a
|
|||
|
|
primitive dark sucker. A new candle has a white wick. You will notice
|
|||
|
|
that after the first use, the wick turns black, representing the dark which
|
|||
|
|
has been sucked into it. Unfortunately, these dark suckers have a limited
|
|||
|
|
range.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There are also portable dark suckers. The bulbs in these units can't
|
|||
|
|
handle all of the dark by themselves, and must be aided by a dark storage
|
|||
|
|
unit. When the dark storage unit is full, it must be either emptied or
|
|||
|
|
replaced before the portable dark sucker can operate again.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Dark has mass. When dark goes into a dark sucker, friction from this mass
|
|||
|
|
passing through another mass will generate a certain amount of heat. It is
|
|||
|
|
commonly known that an operating dark sucker generates heat. The dark
|
|||
|
|
suckers with the greater capacities force the dark to travel through the
|
|||
|
|
impeding media at greater rates of speed, so they develop greater amounts
|
|||
|
|
of heat. Thus, it is not wise to touch an operating dark sucker.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Now to offer proofs of the theories stated above.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
First, that dark is faster than light. If you were to stand in an
|
|||
|
|
illuminated room in front of a closed dark closet then slowly open the
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
closed door, you would see the light slowly enter the closet: but since the
|
|||
|
|
dark is so fast you are not able to see the dark leave the closet.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Secondly, that dark has more mass than light. If you swim just below the
|
|||
|
|
surface of a lake, you will see a lot of light. As you swim deeper and
|
|||
|
|
deeper, you notice it gets slowly darker and darker. This is because the
|
|||
|
|
dark sinks to the bottom of the lake and the light rises to the top.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
(Credits. Extracted from the Journal of the Tucson Computer Society, July
|
|||
|
|
1990. The original source is the newsletter of the AMES Sundusters Club,
|
|||
|
|
Ames, Iowa.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| THE LEGAL CORNER |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
by James J. Spinelli, Node id ->VMC
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
LEGAL ASPECTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE BBS, Part 2
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Last time, we briefly discussed the idea of a sysop as an information
|
|||
|
|
resource manager. In this month's discussion, let's take a brief tour of
|
|||
|
|
those resources which the sysop is managing. Our first recourse is
|
|||
|
|
software.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
For legal purposes, software is defined as the collection of materials that
|
|||
|
|
contains, expresses, and explains a computer program. This definition
|
|||
|
|
includes a program in machine-readable form contained on magnetic media,
|
|||
|
|
the printouts containing the source and object code, the programmer's notes
|
|||
|
|
and working papers, and the user manual.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The rather unique nature of software has been a constant source of problems
|
|||
|
|
for the courts, who can't seem to decide consistently whether software is
|
|||
|
|
tangible or intangible, or something in between. If it is tangible, it is
|
|||
|
|
also covered by the Uniform Commercial Code, otherwise, it is not. To date,
|
|||
|
|
the courts have defined software as tangible for some purposes, and
|
|||
|
|
intangible for others, with different courts sometimes adopting conflicting
|
|||
|
|
positions.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Another source of confusion is whether software is considered an artistic
|
|||
|
|
expression, something like a book, or a product of an engineering process.
|
|||
|
|
The courts continue to have trouble deciding how to regard the process of
|
|||
|
|
software development. The result has been much debate and confusion over
|
|||
|
|
copyright and patent protection of software.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
In spite of these issues, computer software is still regarded by law as
|
|||
|
|
property that can be owned and transferred, like any product. Software is
|
|||
|
|
categorized as intellectual property since it is a result more of mental
|
|||
|
|
effort rather than a manufacturing process. However, additional confusion
|
|||
|
|
will no doubt ensue as the field of computer-assisted software engineering
|
|||
|
|
proliferates. It is important for sysops to understand the nature of
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
software and to understand the various methods available to protect this
|
|||
|
|
resource. It is important because, in many instances, the sysop is the
|
|||
|
|
guardian and provider of software stored on the BBS. In addition, many
|
|||
|
|
sysops are themselves software authors.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The owner of software has the exclusive right to control and use the
|
|||
|
|
software he or she has produced. Any infringement of this right can be
|
|||
|
|
stopped through legal means. However, a software author will not make any
|
|||
|
|
money from his software unless he gives up some control. You give up some
|
|||
|
|
or all control in one of two ways:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. By the assignment of rights
|
|||
|
|
2. By license
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
On the one hand, it may be rather easy to determine who owns a particular
|
|||
|
|
piece of software. Let's say that you are unemployed or self-employed, and
|
|||
|
|
you develop a program entirely by yourself in your own home. Here, it is
|
|||
|
|
clear who is the owner. However, if your buddy is helping you with the
|
|||
|
|
programming, it is no longer so clear that you are the sole owner. There is
|
|||
|
|
an interesting sideline in the BBS arena. Many software authors use a
|
|||
|
|
select group of systems to test and validate software. Some of these test
|
|||
|
|
sites respond by providing alternatives for program operation and ideas for
|
|||
|
|
additional features. Such enhancements and ideas may only serve to confuse
|
|||
|
|
the ownership issue, particularly if they are in writing and are well-
|
|||
|
|
documented, and are included in the finished product. Simple
|
|||
|
|
acknowledgements may not suffice for attributing possible or potential
|
|||
|
|
ownership rights. The key is that the particular method of expression is
|
|||
|
|
what is potentially copyrightable, not the ideas themselves. So, if a test
|
|||
|
|
site actually writes changes, such may be considered the expression of the
|
|||
|
|
ideas. In order to prevent potential problems, all agreements and
|
|||
|
|
understandings need to be defined, agreed to, documented and in writing
|
|||
|
|
BEFORE a project commences.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The assignment of rights and licenses come into play here. Let's look at
|
|||
|
|
each method.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The assignment of rights, transfers all rights in the software to someone
|
|||
|
|
else. This can be done by selling the software outright for a price, or
|
|||
|
|
through a royalty arrangement.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
License for use, on the other hand, does not involve the transfer of
|
|||
|
|
ownership rights, but only the rights necessary for a more limited purpose,
|
|||
|
|
such as the use of the software. In this manner, the actual owner maintains
|
|||
|
|
all of the rights not specifically granted or transferred by the actual
|
|||
|
|
license agreement.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Ownership of software carries with it the right to protect against
|
|||
|
|
infringement of rights. It may be suggested that this is an obligation
|
|||
|
|
rather than a right per se. However, in the legal sense, it is a right
|
|||
|
|
because no one else is permitted to intervene and do it for you.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There are four methods available to protect software ownership. These are:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. Trade Secrets
|
|||
|
|
2. Copyrights
|
|||
|
|
3. Trademarks
|
|||
|
|
4. Patents
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Let's spend a few moments to examine each of these methods. (NOTE: This is
|
|||
|
|
not a treatise on each method, but merely a very brief, fundamental
|
|||
|
|
presentation of each.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TRADE SECRETS: this area of the law protects the information, devices, and
|
|||
|
|
processes that give you a competitive advantage over those who do not know
|
|||
|
|
what you know about something. For software, it is typically applied during
|
|||
|
|
the development and testing stages. However, to be considered a trade
|
|||
|
|
secret, the software must contain some unique aspect -- that is, some
|
|||
|
|
method or methods that are considered unique to the functioning of the
|
|||
|
|
program. Some of the things that are subject to trade secrets include:
|
|||
|
|
customer lists, testing results, and even the names of the programmers.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The second method is the copyright. Whereas trade secrets protect
|
|||
|
|
commercial ideas, regardless of the method of expression, copyrights
|
|||
|
|
protect only the actual expression of ideas and not the ideas themselves.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Before software can be copyrighted, it must meet three basic requirements:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. It must be expressed in a tangible form
|
|||
|
|
2. It must be an original work by the author
|
|||
|
|
3. It must not be part of the public domain
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
There are two ways in which software can fall into the public domain:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
1. Intentionally
|
|||
|
|
2. Through Negligence
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
"Intentionally" is rather obvious. However, "negligence" includes such
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things as (a) publishing without a valid copyright notice, and (b) failing
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to correct the error within five years of original publication.
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Copyrights last for the life of the author plus 50 years. However, if the
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work is classified as "made for hire," the copyright lasts for 75 years
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from the date of first publication. If you can prove that someone has
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infringed upon your copyright, you can take them to court only if the
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copyright is registered with the U.S. Copyright Office.
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Our third method is the trademark. A trademark is a word or symbol that is
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used to set your product apart from the products of others. However, not
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every word or phrase or symbol can qualify. Words, symbols, phrases that
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are determined to be "of general use" that describe the nature of the
|
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product generally will not qualify. For example, recent concern of the
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possibility of applying a trademark to the term "shareware," may, indeed,
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be contested as it may be shown to be a term of general use that is applied
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to describe the nature of a product.
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Another important aspect pertaining to trademarks is that software
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trademarks cannot be too generic or too universally descriptive either. In
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the recent SEA/PKWare lawsuit, SEA's position seemed to be that the term
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"ARC" was interpreted to be not a term of general use, but that which was
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applied in defining a particular product. Of course, since the case was
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settled out of court, PKWare may have acknowledged that possibility, and,
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as such, SEA owns the phrase as used in the software archiving process.
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To establish a trademark, you have to select a name, but also make sure
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that the name is not being used by someone else. Duplication of names is
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permitted in certain instances, provided, for example, that confusion does
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not result, and the products are in completely different industries.
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As a sidebar, there's the law of unfair competition. Such laws are defined
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not on the federal level, but on the state level. This law protects honest
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businesses from unscrupulous competitors, and also protects the general
|
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public from deception. At times this law may be applied in situations where
|
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you cannot apply the laws of trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and
|
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patents.
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Our last method of software protection is the patent. Of all the various
|
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protection schemes, patent law provides the best protection. If you hold a
|
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patent for an invention, it is applicable for 17 years. Within this period,
|
|||
|
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no one can duplicate your invention. Unlike other protection schemes,
|
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patent law protects against what is called "independent development of an
|
|||
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invention." What this means is that regardless of whether someone else knew
|
|||
|
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about your idea or not, if you have a patent, your invention cannot be
|
|||
|
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duplicated, period. But, here's the kicker: to date, most computer programs
|
|||
|
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are ineligible for a patent. The Patent Office's position is that you
|
|||
|
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cannot patent something that is based on the laws of nature or upon mental
|
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|
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processes. According to the Patent Office, computer programs are or contain
|
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algorithms -- mathematical formulas -- which are mental processes, and,
|
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therefore, are not patentable.
|
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|
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|
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However, exceptions do creep in. The Supreme Court, in the Diamond v. Diehr
|
|||
|
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case in 1981, stated that programs may be patentable when they are an
|
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inseparable part of the process or device that is patentable.
|
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|
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There is another side to this coin, too. Programs on ROM chips may be
|
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patented since the program may be said to be part of the hardware. However,
|
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such logic may be suspect because a program on ROM may be replaced by a
|
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program on disk that is read into RAM. Usually, this latter approach may
|
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|
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not be patented. Further, you cannot patent something unless it is
|
|||
|
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considered "novel" or at least "not obvious." Programs that automate
|
|||
|
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office functions previously performed manually, for example, generally do
|
|||
|
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not qualify because they are not novel enough, or tend to be rather
|
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obvious.
|
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|
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This concludes Part 2. In Part 3 of our series next month, we'll explore
|
|||
|
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the various legal aspects that involve the use of the BBS to market and
|
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distribute the software resource.
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Part 3 begins the first serious attempt to define and apply the sysop's
|
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|
|
potential legal responsibilities and accountabilities regarding BBS
|
|||
|
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operation itself.
|
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+---------------------------------+
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
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+---------------------------------+
|
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by C.E. Langenburg, Node id ->ROF
|
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|
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|
|
Front cover of Info World, PC Week, LAN Magazine, & USA Today
|
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|
|||
|
|
Novell-DRI Marriage Spells Doom For Microsoft Stock
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
PC industry analysts throughout North America were caught off guard today
|
|||
|
|
when news surfaced of a strategic marketing alliance between Novell &
|
|||
|
|
Digital Research.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
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Redmond, Washington based Microsoft, is a competitor to both companies.
|
|||
|
|
Their stock has been plummeting ever since the announcement.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
Provo, Utah based Novell markets Netware, a Local Area Network (LAN)
|
|||
|
|
operating system which connects many PC's together. Most surveys estimate
|
|||
|
|
that they have a 70% share of the PC LAN market.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Digital Research, of Monterey, California was dwarfed by Microsoft in the
|
|||
|
|
early 1980's. At that time their CP/M 86 operating system was passed up by
|
|||
|
|
buyers in favor of Microsoft MS DOS. However, DR has just released a DOS
|
|||
|
|
of their own which is far superior -- sending Microsoft back to the drawing
|
|||
|
|
board.
|
|||
|
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|
|||
|
|
Under the terms of the Novell-DR agreement, each workstation attached to a
|
|||
|
|
Netware LAN is entitled to run DR DOS free of charge. To sweeten the pot
|
|||
|
|
they've thrown in GEM, Digital Research's graphical user interface (GUI) --
|
|||
|
|
and competitor to Microsoft bread & butter Windows. Additional licenses
|
|||
|
|
for DR DOS & GEM are available for PC's which are not attached to LAN's
|
|||
|
|
for a list price of $49.95. Egghead Discount Software Stores already has
|
|||
|
|
them in stock & is discounting them at $39.95.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The killer blow is that the prices on Netware have actually been reduced by
|
|||
|
|
20%. And all this at a time when Microsoft was just gearing up to push
|
|||
|
|
their own LAN operating system.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
The DR DOS/GEM LAN package began shipping immediately upon announcement of
|
|||
|
|
the agreement. All purchasers of Netware since July 1, 1990 are entitled
|
|||
|
|
to the DR DOS/GEM package at no charge. Customers who purchased Netware
|
|||
|
|
before that can receive the package by purchasing Novell's Netware
|
|||
|
|
Assurance updates.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Patricia Schnaidt, Editor of LAN Magazine said, "Novell has really geared
|
|||
|
|
up for this one. We're had reports from our readers that they're receiving
|
|||
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
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their updates the day after they order them. Not only that, but Novell has
|
|||
|
|
increased their advertising budget. This is really healthy for the
|
|||
|
|
financial position of our magazine."
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO was quoted as saying, "First those Californians
|
|||
|
|
invade the NorthWest and buy up all of our cheap housing. Then they want
|
|||
|
|
our water. They can insult us all they want with those God awful pink sun
|
|||
|
|
glasses. But I'll be damned if they're going to take our operating system
|
|||
|
|
market away."
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Gary Kildahl, Digital Research's CEO replied by saying, "We feel that the
|
|||
|
|
operating system technology is once again where it belongs. In the land of
|
|||
|
|
High Technology & The Beach Boys. My old buddy Bill brought his own
|
|||
|
|
problems on. Our programs free RAM (memory) up while his squanders it.
|
|||
|
|
We'll make them hurt so bad that they'll beg to sell us their water."
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
C.E. Langenberg is a Seattle based end user of PC & minicomputer products
|
|||
|
|
and a part time white water river rafter. He was last seen picking up a
|
|||
|
|
Logitech serial mouse off of the floor behind his computer in preparation
|
|||
|
|
for use with GEM.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
C.E. said, "I've never had a problem making any program work with Netware
|
|||
|
|
or DR DOS. But Microsoft obviously feels threatened by both of these
|
|||
|
|
products. They intentionally made Windows & the DOS 4 Shell wrestle with
|
|||
|
|
both Netware & DR DOS. As we used to say out on the farm -- the chickens
|
|||
|
|
always come home to roost. Anyway, those Californians better not screw with
|
|||
|
|
the water of any river that I raft on."
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
John Ginnanne, East Coast personal computer expert, known for his good
|
|||
|
|
humor, was not available for comment. He was last seen in the midst of a
|
|||
|
|
flock of sheep. They were believed headed for a local software store to
|
|||
|
|
buy Windows 3.0. A bystander distinctly heard them saying, "Mee'e'e'e
|
|||
|
|
tooo'o'o'o".
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Novell's Ray Noorda was unavailable for comment. His secretary told us
|
|||
|
|
that he was busy talking to his stock broker.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Stay tuned for more details.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
(Editors note: Any resemblance to real life is completely
|
|||
|
|
coincidental.)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| PUZZLE RESULTS! |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
by John Dodson, Node id ->CANTINA
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I just knew it was going to be another *fabulous* RIME Times contest! Not
|
|||
|
|
only are we publishing the winner's name as originally promised, but due to
|
|||
|
|
popular demand we are naming *all* those that submitted an entry - all
|
|||
|
|
five!
|
|||
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|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
I thought sending contest entries racing through the network might mix
|
|||
|
|
things up a bit and I was not disappointed. Submitting a winning entry
|
|||
|
|
took a combination of luck and skill! All five contestants answered all
|
|||
|
|
word puzzles correctly. So, the only criteria for choosing a winner became
|
|||
|
|
the date and time stamp on the message. At the risk of telling you more
|
|||
|
|
than you want to know, here are the winners:
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
First place with a date of 09-13-90 and a time of 17:30 goes to Bruce
|
|||
|
|
Francis. Bruce receives a life time electronic subscription to the RIME
|
|||
|
|
Times AND the honorary title of "Grand RIME Puzzle Pooh Bah" for the
|
|||
|
|
remainder of the year! I am sure Bruce is very excited about this!
|
|||
|
|
Persistence and strategy paid off for Bruce. He made is post from node -
|
|||
|
|
>RUNNINGA, which just happens to be the closest node to NETHUB (through
|
|||
|
|
which ALL mail is routed). He also sent the original post "return receipt"
|
|||
|
|
which is what really saved him. I had not acknowledged his first post
|
|||
|
|
because I did not receive it! Bruce was persistent enough to follow-up and
|
|||
|
|
reproduced the original post AND the return receipt! Now some may say
|
|||
|
|
Aha!.... the contest was rigged! But considering the node the post was
|
|||
|
|
made from and being an astute reader of the ADMIN conference, I have
|
|||
|
|
decided NOT to accuse a "mother of five" of mail tampering!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Second place goes to Robert Vostreys with a date of 09-17-90 and a time of
|
|||
|
|
00:20. Now Robert is a programming whiz (he wrote RNet, a BBS networking
|
|||
|
|
program among others) and has been collecting these kinds of puzzles for
|
|||
|
|
years. He threatened to give me some more! The puzzle took him 10 minutes
|
|||
|
|
to complete (claims T. and U. slowed him down). I don't know how you feel
|
|||
|
|
about this, but this irks me no end! I never completed the puzzle! I bet
|
|||
|
|
Roger is one of these guys that can add numbers in his head!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Third place goes to Dan Deady with a date of 09-17-90 and a time of 13:38
|
|||
|
|
(darn close!). Now Dan states he actually completed the puzzle on 09-11-90
|
|||
|
|
at 15:34. Dan's entry was obviously "equalized" by the network as it
|
|||
|
|
floated around for 6 days! Dan offered up a few of his own:
|
|||
|
|
S. of the B., D. M. W.
|
|||
|
|
D. D. the W. is D.
|
|||
|
|
F. the Y. B. R.
|
|||
|
|
100 B. of B. on the W.
|
|||
|
|
F. S., I. D. G. A. D.
|
|||
|
|
16 M., O. A. D. M. C. (Y. H. H. A. A. B. O. R.)
|
|||
|
|
Of course I cannot get these either! Maybe Roger has a few spare SECONDS!
|
|||
|
|
Oh well, may the force by with you next time Dan.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Fourth place goes to Mike Keelon with a date of 09-20-90 and a time of
|
|||
|
|
16:40. Mike just thought it was a very enjoyable puzzle!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Fifth place goes to Gerry Stoloff with a date of 10-04-90 and a time of
|
|||
|
|
09:48. Gary thought it was a "very good puzzle although it's been
|
|||
|
|
publicized". Now he tells me!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
Gerry threw in a few comments so we'll use his post for the answers:
|
|||
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|||
|
|
a. 26 = L. of the A. Letters of the Alphabet
|
|||
|
|
b. 7 = W. of the A. W. Wonders of the Ancient World
|
|||
|
|
c. 1001 = A. N. Arabian Nights
|
|||
|
|
d. 12 = S. of the Z. Signs of the Zodiac
|
|||
|
|
e. 54 = C. in a D. (with the J.) Cards in a Deck with
|
|||
|
|
the Jokers
|
|||
|
|
f. 9 = P. in the S. S. Planets in the Solar System
|
|||
|
|
g. 88 = P. K. Piano Keys
|
|||
|
|
h. 13 = S. on the A. F. Stripes on the American Flag
|
|||
|
|
(Tough for our international friends)
|
|||
|
|
i. 32 = D. F. at which W. F. Degrees Fahrenheit at which
|
|||
|
|
Water Freezes
|
|||
|
|
j. 18 = H. on a G. C. Holes on a Golf Course
|
|||
|
|
k. 90 = D. in a R. A. Degrees in a Right Angle
|
|||
|
|
l. 200 = D. for a P. G. in M. $ for Passing Go in Monopoly
|
|||
|
|
m. 8 = S. on a S. S. Sides on a Stop Sign
|
|||
|
|
n. 3 = B. M. (S. H. T. R.) Blind Mice (See How They Run)
|
|||
|
|
(My wife, a rehab counselor, prefers to use "Visually Impaired") <grin>
|
|||
|
|
o. 4 = Q. in a G. Quarts in a Gallon
|
|||
|
|
p. 24 = H. in a D. Hours in a Day
|
|||
|
|
q. 1 = W. on a U. Wheel on a Unicycle
|
|||
|
|
r. 5 = D. in a Z. C. Digits in a ZIP Code
|
|||
|
|
(We won't discuss ZIP + 4) <grin>
|
|||
|
|
s. 57 = H. V. Heinz Varieties
|
|||
|
|
(Registered trademark of H.J. Heinz Co.)
|
|||
|
|
t. 11 = P. on a F. T. Players on a Football Team
|
|||
|
|
u. 1000 = W. that a P. is W. Words that a Picture is Worth
|
|||
|
|
v. 29 = D. in F. in a L. Y. Days in February in Leap Year
|
|||
|
|
w. 64 = S. on a C. B. Squares on a Chess/Checker
|
|||
|
|
Board
|
|||
|
|
x. 40 = D. and N. of the G. F. Days & Nights of the Great
|
|||
|
|
Flood
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| NOTES FROM ADMIN |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
by Bonnie Anthony, Node id ->RUNNINGA
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
586 Nodes strong!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
We have 44 different states represented on the network plus the District of
|
|||
|
|
Columbia. We have nodes in Puerto Rico, England, Scotland, Canada, Norway,
|
|||
|
|
Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Holland, Guam and
|
|||
|
|
Liechtenstein as well.
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
We expect Peru and Yugoslavia to join us shortly!
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
(Editors note: Peru, Germany and Mexico are now a part of the network!)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
| AS SEEN ON THE BIT STREAM |
|
|||
|
|
| |
|
|||
|
|
+---------------------------------+
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
TAGLINE OF THE MONTH:
|
|||
|
|
"...DOS to DOS, disk to disk, file to file."
|
|||
|
|
(As seen on a tag by David Tay submitted by Anders Horntvedt)
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
THE THREAD THAT LOST CONTROL:
|
|||
|
|
"Let's get grammatical"
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(The continuing saga of Poppycock!)
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MALFUNCTION OF THE MONTH:
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A sysop configuration error in which more than 100 "Adult" oriented
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messages were fed into the SYSOPS conference. Although there is concern
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that Debi E. is pregnant with father unknown.... after reading all 100
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messages this came as no surprise.
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FAUX PAS OF THE MONTH:
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(Names have been omitted to protect the innocent.)
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To: DAVID TERRY Refer#: 3067
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From: Read: YES
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Subj: Conf:
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Do you know of any way to run ProDoor as a BBS? (without PCB at all.) I
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have heard that this can be done and it sounds great! (If it's true.)
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Thanks!
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+---------------------------------+
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| NOTICES |
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+---------------------------------+
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Current listing of Bulletin Board software participating in RelayNet:
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SpitFire GAP
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QuickBBS GT Power
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Remote Access MajorBBS
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PCBoard/ProDoor dBBS
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RBBS EIS
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Wildcat!
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To make life easier for the editor, the following submission guidelines are
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suggested:
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1) To be included in the current month newsletter all articles must be
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submitted by the 5th of the month.
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Page 23
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OCT RELAYNET INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE EXCHANGE NEWSLETTER 1990
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2) For short articles, a routed private message in either the COMMON or the
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ADMIN conference is acceptable. Please address and route to: John Dodson,
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node ->CANTINA or Ed Lazarowitz, node id ->CAPCON.
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3) For long or multiple articles, an ASCII file uploaded directly to my BBS
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La Cantina! (915)532-0332 HST is preferred. Or if you are a sysop, I will
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call your BBS to pick up articles.
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4) Your name as used on RIME. 5) Your node id if you are a RIME sysop or
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your "home" board id if you are a RIME user. 6) Any special instructions.
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Thanks!
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