Queries (103)
Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@VM.EPAS.UTORONTO.CA)
Wed, 8 Mar 89 19:44:01 EST
Humanist Mailing List, Vol. 2, No. 689. Wednesday, 8 Mar 1989.
(1) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 89 19:25:12 PST (11 lines)
From: Jody Gilbert <USERDOG1@SFU.BITNET>
Subject: Computer Assisted Writing Instruction software
(2) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 89 21:32:48 PST (17 lines)
From: Alan Rudrum <USERANTH@SFU.BITNET>
Subject: Turbofonts
(3) Date: Mon, 6 Mar 89 16:20:48 EST (8 lines)
From: "Klaus E. Aichele" <KAEBH@CUNYVM>
Subject: Arabic
(4) Date: 8 marzo 1989 (10 lines)
Subject: uuencode and uudecode; xword.program
From: Maurizio Lana
(5) Date: 8 marzo 1989 (22 lines)
Subject: bug(s) in WordCruncher v. 4.2 and 4.203
From: Maurizio Lana
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Date: Tue, 7 Mar 89 19:25:12 PST
From: Jody Gilbert <USERDOG1@SFU.BITNET>
Subject: Computer Assisted Writing Instruction software
A colleague of mine has asked me to help her in locating information about
available Computer Assisted Composition Instruction programs. She is interested
in the names of all and sundry programs running on different micros, minis,
and mainframes as well as whatever comments you might have about them.
Sources for more detailed discussions of specific programs or discussions on
the topic in general would also be useful. Thank you in advance.
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Date: Tue, 7 Mar 89 21:32:48 PST
From: Alan Rudrum <USERANTH@SFU.BITNET>
Subject: Turbofonts
Turbofonts comes in two versions, one for dot matrix and another
(more expensive) for laser printes. Our local suppliers don't
know the answer to this question, and I wonder if any HUMANIST
can help, before I resort to the desperate expedient of a long-
distance phone call. Does the more expensive "laser" version
INCLUDE the ability to print Greek and Hebrew decently on a dot
matrix or not? Seems to me that one would want both capacities
at some time or other, and it would be ridiculously expensive to
buy both versions. At present, I have a new EGA card in my AT-
compatible, doing nothing;and my disk-space on SFU's IBM is all
taken up with queries and responses about Greek & Hebrew characters.
I'd like to move ahead!
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Date: Mon, 6 Mar 89 16:20:48 EST
From: "Klaus E. Aichele" <KAEBH@CUNYVM>
Subject: Arabic
I am planning on studying Arabic at the University of Tunis starting
July of l989 and would appreciate information on programs of Arabic
and on use of PCs in Tunisia.Thank you,
Klaus Aichele.
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Date: 8 marzo 1989
Subject: uuencode and uudecode; xword.program
When I downloaded xword.program file from humanist's server, I
read about two programs at now unknown to me: uudecode and uuencode.
It seemed to me that they must be something common and usual, but
I never heard of them.
What does xword *do*, and how can I purchase the uu programs?
Thank you.
Maurizio Lana (u245@itocsip)
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Date: 8 marzo 1989
Subject: bug(s) in WordCruncher v. 4.2 and 4.203
Some months ago (sigh|) I indexed with WordCruncher (WC) the de
rerum natura from Lucretius. I used WC v. 4.2 (dated March, 1988).
When I went to Frequency Distribution display, I got a silly
answer about expected frequencies for the sixth book: 0 % ! Sixth book of
de rerum natura is about 15 % of the entire work. That silly answer
appeared within any search, and obviously it isn't possible that the expected
frequency of -say- "et" (wich totals about 2000 occurences) be *0*
for book 6.
After many trials, with the same error in frequency distribution
(I tried reindexing, grouping books together, splitting them, and so on)
I wrote to ETC. They answered that there was a bug (in ViewETC, not in
IndexETC) and sent me a new version of WC: it was v. 4.203, dated August,
1988.
Accidenti: the bug was still there, producing the same error.
I checked the dimensions of the single books and of the entire work
(about 300K), but they are right.
Anyone can help?
Thank you.
Maurizio Lana (u245@itocsip)