46176,10,03/29/93,DONNIE STUHLMAN,WARD CHRISTENSEN
R/MF COBOL,
"Downsizing" seems to mean using a computer that was smaller than
the one you started on.  THe next question is "What does smaller
mean?"	MF Cobol can create any kind of screens from character based
mono main frame screens to GUI based, multicolored PC based screens.
THe same program can use used for both interfaces.
MF COBOL is a strong tool form downsizing since the same code can
be used on multiple platforms (Main frame, PC, UNIX, DEC & more).
MF Cobol's strength is in it's ability to run on many computers
without changing the source (except for file locations and other
"local" considerations.)
46276,16,05/26/93,KEN STOX,ALL
RE: VOICES ON THE INTERNET,
Having tinkered with this for some time, I'd thought I would drop some
comments:
1) On the newer SUN's, you don't even need a software package to do
   a "radio" broadcast, you can just "cat /dev/audio" to a pipe to
   a remote shell that cats stdin to /dev/audio.
2) Although a one way brodcast will probably work well enough, two way
   conversation is very difficult due to network delays. It will probably
   work acceptably between two very well connected sites, but since most
   sites don't have a T1 coming into their routers, speech gets broken
   too much.
3) At this time, there just is not enough bandwidth, and each speech
   channel will probably eat up 64Kbps.
However, it is obvious that the internet is becoming the modern phone
system in many ways. I wonder how much longer it can exist in it's
current state before it evolves into a new beast under commercial
control.
46277,06,05/27/93,JERRY OLSEN,ALL
YOUNG AT HEART?,JWOA
I need to interview a couple of young sysops (or former sysops) for a
magazine piece...under 16 years old is ideal; under 18 may work too.
They needn't necessarily be local to Chicago. Any help would be
appreciated. Alternately, they can contact me at (312) 939-3300 and, if
I'm not available, leave a message. Time is tight on this one, and I'd
like to round up sources next Monday if not earlier. Thanks.
46376,24,07/25/93,NORB DEMBINSKI,ALL
PS/2 PARTS FOR SALE,FROG
     I have the following PS/2 items for sale:

 1.  IBM #8514001 8514 16" Color Display.  $250.00
 2.  IBM #1887972 8514/A Color Display Adapter with video
       memory expansion kit added, 512KB total.  $175.00
 3.  IBM #75X5887 XGA Color Display Adapter/A with IBM
       #75X5889 video memory expansion kit added,
       1MB total.   $250.00
 4.  IBM #6451113 Internal CD-ROM drive.  $300.00
 5.  IBM #6450847 CD-ROM Install Kit/A.  $10.00
 6.  IBM #6451109 16 Bit SCSI Adapter/A.  $125.00
 7.  IBM #30F5279 Internal Tape Drive and Backup Kit for DOS
       80/120 Meg capacity.  $225.00
 8.  3M DC2080 Mini Data Cartridge Tape,
       5 cartridges total.   $10.00 each
 9.  IBM #72X8560 8580 Front Bezel/Logo cover.	$10.00 SOLD
10.  IBM #72X8527 8580 Hard drive support structure.  $10.00
11.  IBM #6450379 System Board 2MB memory expansion kit.  $75.00

     All of the above peripherals and adapter cards come
with the original manufacturer's diagnostic, install, setup,
driver software and printed documentation where and when
supplied by the manufacturer.  Call 312.731.9894 or leave
message on BBS.
46377,04,07/26/93,WARD CHRISTENSEN,ANDY SHAPIRO
R/GENEVA,
  OK, got it (Monday!)	Guess the flood isn't slowing things down THAT
much.  heh.
  The tape was a surprise - was there once an overlay showing what the
various keys are?  I'll experiment a bit...
46476,11,09/28/93,WARD CHRISTENSEN,MICHAEL SHARTIAG
R/IDE/LOCAL BUS REVISITED,
  I think there might be an electrical limit to LB of 3 cards, and you
COULD have (1) video; (2) disk (IDE or SCSI) and (3) ?? Haven't heard of
any others!
  I think PCI is going to change that - that's the standard I think espoused
by Intel, for local bus.  Randy Suess tells me it isn't quite as good as
local bus since it is processor-independent, and must therefore be a bit
slower than the Intel-specific local bus stuff (sounds backwards, no?).
  I just added local bus to my system, and went to a 33/66 DX2, my video
went from 12 frames/sec to 45!	If doubling the clock were all I did, I'd
have 24, but I have 45, so local bus really helped (this is a DOS based
graphics benchmark).
46477,11,09/28/93,MICHAEL SHARTIAG,WARD CHRISTENSEN
3RD LB CARD,
Ward,
  Seems like we have cosmically linked systems..... I found that my video
with a LB using a new generation Cirus enhanced SVGA chip outperformed
a S3 based card (ISA)
  AS for the 3rd card, it will be a network adapter (at least what I
have heard).
  As for a new INtel standard, unless they get a group together I don't
know if it will go anywhere.. and who would use it if it is slower than
VESA LB ?
  And would they look for licensing fees (ala Micro-channel = dead)
Just when I thought 2 slots was the top of the world.....
LD
10.  IBM #7