3.1283 a garden of queries (151)

Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Mon, 9 Apr 90 22:28:47 EDT

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 1283. Monday, 9 Apr 1990.


(1) Date: Sun, 8 Apr 90 21:01:00 EDT (16 lines)
From: <BCJ@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject: Query: Joe Pye's Law

(2) Date: 09 Apr 90 09:51:26 bst (10 lines)
From: D.Mealand@EDINBURGH.AC.UK
Subject: Electronic OED & Shakespeare

(3) Date: 9 April 1990, 07:52:02 EST (16 lines)
From: R1436 at CSUOHIO
Subject: printing of music and text

(4) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 08:20:00 EDT (13 lines)
From: DEL2@phoenix.cambridge.ac.uk
Subject: SGML query

(5) Date: Sat, 07 Apr 90 23:33:43 EDT (23 lines)
From: Tzvee Zahavy <MAIC@UMINN1>
Subject: Hypercard, Hypertext

(6) Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 10:39:23 EDT (14 lines)
From: Steve Mason <SHLOMO@YORKVM1>
Subject: Old French Romances

(7) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 13:31:26 EDT (14 lines)
From: C. David Perry <carlos@ecsvax>
Subject: Hypertext and writing

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Date: Sun, 8 Apr 90 21:01:00 EDT
From: <BCJ@PSUVM.PSU.EDU>
Subject: Query: Joe Pye's Law

Has anybody out there in Humanistland ever heard of "Joe Pye's Law"?
This law, as I understand it, asserts that any anecdote worth telling about
one historical personage is equally applicable to any other personage of
equal or comparable status.
Thus, I have encountered in early books numerous stories about Socrates
that also turn up in discussions of Diogenes the Cynic. Jokes once told
about Eleanor Roosevelt turn up as jokes about Maggie Thatcher.
I would be very glad to hear from anybody who has heard of Joe Pye's
Law, who can explain the name, or who could direct me to some references
in print.

-- Kevin Berland
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Date: 09 Apr 90 09:51:26 bst
From: D.Mealand@EDINBURGH.AC.UK
Subject: Electronic OED & Shakespeare

Does anyone have the date of publication of the _OED on Compact Disc_
and also the date of the _William Shakespeare: The Complete Works
(Electronic Edition)_ please ? I am trying to construct a proper
bibliographic entry for these and can't find them fully listed
anywhere. My guess is about 1988 for the first and 1989 for the second,
but that is based on vague memory. David M.
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Date: 9 April 1990, 07:52:02 EST
From: R1436 at CSUOHIO

For the Humanist,
I was wondering if I might be able to submit a question to the humanists
about a program that prints both music and text. At present we have not found
a satisfactory IBM program to do both, music and text, without purchasing
something far more elaborate than we really need. The musical part of the
program does not have to be that sophisticated. We are looking to publish
a new translation of the Psalms with Gregorian tones. At this point in time
the print quality need only be letter quality and not typeset, postscript
would be nice. I know that there is a on going switch between Toronto and
Brown. If you are no longer taking these notes perhaps they could be sent
to Brown. Thank you.
Ric Gudgeon
R1436@CSUOHIO
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 08:20:00 EDT
From: DEL2@phoenix.cambridge.ac.uk
Subject: SGML query

I recently received a long article in SGML format. Is there any
software which can convert that directly to PostScript or something
else a little more reader-friendly?

If you send answers directly to me, I'll be happy to produce a single
and coherent list of replies.

Thanks,
Douglas de Lacey <DEL2@UK.AC.CAM.PHX> (EARN); <DEL2@PHX.CAM.AC.UK> (Bitnet)
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Date: Sat, 07 Apr 90 23:33:43 EDT
From: Tzvee Zahavy <MAIC@UMINN1>
Subject: Hypercard, Hypertext



Now that the list is moving to Brown I suspect we will hear
more about Macintosh humanities applications. I had some interesting
materials about programs and applications out of Brown but somehow
I managed to misplace these papers. Could someone give me a brief
update on hypertext applications and especially stacks in the PD,
user groups and so forth. I plan to experiment with a developing
a Talmud tutorial on a MAC SE first in translation then in the
original languages (Hebrew and Aramaic). After that I will do some
basic language training applications. Any help so that I do not
spend too much time reinventing the disk will be greatly appreciated.
PS: I sympathize with those who feel Apple has been possessive but
I am in no position to take on the ethos of American business culture.
PPS: With regard to my unfortunate experience with scanning -- my
computer account was charged over $300 for the Kurzweil scanning of
230 pp. That is why I made the comparison with submission to a
typist. If I had a scanner already and knew how to use it I suppose
there would be an edge in favor of scanning in some instances.
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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 90 10:39:23 EDT
From: Steve Mason <SHLOMO@YORKVM1>
Subject: Old French Romances

A small-h humanist colleague here (i.e., not yet a participant) is
preparing machine-readable texts of Old French Romances. He is eager to
learn of other similar projects and of what is already available.
If these data have been aired recently, please forgive me.
I paid no attention, since the area is not mine (my French being as clumsy
as my romance).
Please direct responses to me and I'll forward them. Thanks.
Steve Mason
Division of Humanities
York University
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Date: Mon, 9 Apr 90 13:31:26 EDT
From: C. David Perry <carlos@ecsvax>
Subject: Hypertext and writing


Are there any discussion groups dealing
more or less exclusively with the problems
and possibilities of writing--fiction and
nonfiction--in a hypertext environment?

David Perry
UNC Press
carlos@ecsvax.bitnet
carlos@uncecs.edu