hamilton (08/07/82)
#R:peri:-12800:uicsovax:3300018:37777777600:195
uicsovax!hamilton Jul 19 02:25:00 1982
on the subject of hypothetical BTLites, can anyone finger Bill Dolson,
who left the U of Ill to work for DEC at BTL circa 1974?
wayne hamilton ({decvax,ucbvax}!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsovax!hamilton)kolstad (11/01/82)
#R:harpo:800014:uiucdcs:9700022:000:420 uiucdcs!kolstad Nov 1 09:51:00 1982 I talked with Ed (last name Wraggie) just a few moments ago. Volume I and 2c are available: Vol I @ $11.40, 2c @ $9.35. Must order at least 20. Prices do NOT include shipping & handling. He and I figured $40 for shipping a set of 20 of each to Illinois. To order: mail (or call him with) your purchase order. The first sets should be available at the end of November. He is not printing an infinite amount (yet).
bloom@inmet.UUCP (06/30/83)
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inmet!bloom Jun 29 07:01:00 1983
Yes, I agree, how about a mini-tutorial 'bout routing. Like what's "..." or
how about "{ insert!list!here }".
Ray
inmet!bloomdwp@inmet.UUCP (09/03/83)
#R:hou5a:-38700:inmet:4100013:000:952 inmet!dwp Sep 2 16:39:00 1983 It's easy to say the old lady shouldn't have a gun, but it's not so easy to demonstrate an alternative that leaves her unharmed and unrobbed. In "civilized" countries, where the police don't carry guns, like Japan, old ladies don't worry about losing their money or their life to some punk every time they walk outside. I do not approve of carrying handguns, but I can understand it when I consider what she has to face. Some can afford to live and work where street crime is not a constant threat, but not everyone is so lucky. Old people in particular are up against a wall, and I can understand the fear that might make a grandmother carry a gun. Yes, she threatened the lives of others in the Port Authority when she waved a gun around there, but how many of of THEM cared enough to do anything when she was in trouble. It was a poor choice on her part to choose a gun, but the alternative is giving up without a struggle to violence.
preece@uicsl.UUCP (09/05/83)
#R:arizona:-196700:uicsl:5400008:37777777600:98 uicsl!preece May 4 13:36:00 1983 I thought Linotype machines had a different layout than the standard typewriter keyboard, anyway.
fitch@inmet.UUCP (03/04/84)
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inmet!fitch Feb 29 12:49:00 1984
What about net.general-flame?
Geoff Fitch
Intermetrics, Inc.
733 Concord Ave.
Cambridge, Mass.
...{harpo|ima|esquire}!inmet!fitchjudy@ism780.UUCP (05/25/84)
#R:uiucuxc:3300049:ism780:12300003:177600:665 ism780!judy May 24 12:17:00 1984 There is one important rule to phone answering messages - make them brief. Mine currently says "You have reached ###-####. Leave a message." No one complains and they all love Ron's announcer voice. But, my particular favorite message caused me terrible problems. It began with the three tones from the telephone company when you call a wrong number. It then went "The residence you have reached (###-####) is currently unoccupied. If you have reached this residence in error, please check the number and dial again. Otherwise, please leave a message." You'd be surprised the number of people who told me my phone was out of order. People just don't listen.
mpackard@uok.UUCP (06/20/84)
#R:isrnix:-15400:uok:2600005:37777777600:60 uok!mpackard Jun 19 20:54:00 1984 He may have taken good pictures but couldn't speak english.
ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (ajs) (07/16/84)
It's not my fault, but let me apologize for the referenced article (on
Colorado 14ers) showing up in net.general. It appears someone in this
wonderful state is gatewaying co.general to net.general!! Perhaps this
explains a lot of the recent (Colorado) postings here.
Whoever is doing the gatewaying, please take corrective action. Thanks!
Alan Silverstein, Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division, Colorado
{ihnp4 | hplabs}!hpfcla!ajs, 303-226-3800 x3053, N 40 31'31" W 105 00'43"woof@hpfcla.UUCP (woof) (09/17/84)
Good point. (is this on? phphphphttttt-- test, test. 1 2 3)
peggy@ism70.UUCP (11/23/84)
There is a book called "The Places Rated Almanac" that rates almost 300 major cities in the United States on a number of factors including economics, climate, employment outlook, crime, recreation, arts, and more. It is invaluable for anyone considering a major move. I have a copy at home, but off-hand I am not quite sure who the publisher is. You can probably find it at any major bookstore. Peggy Lerch INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
carl@hpcnoe.UUCP (carl) (01/06/85)
I hear the class is highly recommended for those who want to see the product before it's released. Also, you can now order something called the "Network Technical Reference Manual". I haven't gotten mine yet so I don't know how good it is. Carl Dierschow / Hewlett Packard CNO inhp4!hpfcla!hpcnoe!c_dierschow
james@inmet.UUCP (02/16/85)
I manage a site with several computers from different vendors, several of which are Vaxen. My general impression is that DEC is overall no better nor worse that the others, with the exception of Prime (you think DEC s bad; you thing DEC is expensive....). The issue you raised is management; remember that DEC field service management has different objectives than yours. The only way to et good field service (we get over 95% uptime on 11/70s and Vaxen) is to manage them yourself.. You have to stay on top of the problems, make sure appropriate solutions are being prsued, escalate the problem when required (don't count on the on-site engineer to escalate) and re-escalate as often as necessary. DEC has a set of standards for problem escalaton: get to know and use those standards. If you find a particularly good engineer, call the Branch Manager and demand that he/she be your on-site person I find aptly timed mention of alternative service vendors such as CDC, Grumman, etc, to be very helpful This ofcourse is not a one-way street. If you want cooperation, you have to give them a little. The best thing to do is to take care of trivial problems yourself- develop a reputation that your service calls are alys legitimate problems, not loose wires or software bugs. There is vailable from Field Service a package called USEP (unix system environment package(?)), which is designed for diagnosing unix vs. hardware problems, using DEC's unix. The only one I have seen is for pdp-11's; if they don't have one for vaxen, we should start demanding it. Ultrix has much more hardware debugging inf, though the real nasty subtle intermittent stuff is going to be a bitch not matter what... good luck ----james triplett, Intermetrics
ajs@hpfcla.UUCP (ajs) (04/10/85)
Re: MCI advertising
It might be even more insidious than meets the eye. Amway recently
signed on with MCI to push the latter's services. Amway distributors
get bucks back if you sign up for MCI through them. I suspect the
poster is an Amway distributor attempting to make lots of hidden dollars
from people from all over the Net.
Regardless, the posting was obnoxious and selfish.
Alan Silverstein, Hewlett-Packard Fort Collins Systems Division, Colorado
{ihnp4 | hplabs}!hpfcla!ajs, 303-226-3800 x3053, N 40 31'31" W 105 00'43"marc@hpfcma.UUCP (marc) (04/11/85)
I second that motion -- NO COMMERCIAL MESSAGES on the net (with a possible exception of BRIEF new product announcements). Marc McKenzie hpfcla!marc
bill@hpfcms.UUCP (bill) (06/19/85)
> Once woman B escorts woman A home, who the heck is going to escort >woman B from A's house back to her own house? Why, woman C, of course! :-)