Gary Numan Digest Thu, 7 Nov 96 Volume 1 : Issue 277 Today's Topics: Gary Numan Digest V1 #276 GN NOT GM! Numan IRC Channel Update. Replicants subscribe the list -- request to join Update from NuWORLD ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 12:34:34 -0500 From: Kevin Centanni Subject: Gary Numan Digest V1 #276 To: Gary Numan Something from the Wall Street Journal... NUMA BOASTS "QUANTUM" PERFORMANCE Sequent Computer Systems' new NUMA-based computers can crunch numbers at six times the speed of Sequent's current generation of machines, says the company's CEO. NUMA (nonuniform memory access) technology enables microprocessors to access memory much faster than other approaches that link numerous microprocessors, such as massively parallel processing. One result is that Sequent's NUMA machine can combine up to 252 Pentium Pro processors, whereas most high-end multiple processor computers cobble together only 16 to 30 microprocessors. The Sequent machines initially will be priced around $250,000 -- far less than the mainframes that they could replace. An information services manager at Unocal describes the new machines' performance as "quantum... phenomenal." (Wall Street Journal 4 Nov 96 B6) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 96 6:05 EST From: Anthony_Walton@vos.stratus.com Subject: GN NOT GM! To: numan@cs.uwp.edu If I want to hear how good George Michael is I'll subscribe to his newsgroup, either that or visit the patients at my local mental hospital. Before you ask me to "listen without predujice" to the bland cocktail of thirty-something pap, DONT'T. By the way has anyone heard the new Phil Collins single, its awesome, better than anything Gary has ever written...Only joking. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 21:06:16 -0800 From: Brian McGibbon Subject: Numan IRC Channel Update. To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Hello fellow Numanoids! I just want to let everyone know that the Gary Numan IRC Channel is still alive and well. I invite everyone to stop by and check it out--its a great way to communicate with Numan fans from all over. It is located on the Undernet Server and the channel is #numan. Full details of the channel, including links to some IRC software, can be found at the "Are 'Friends' Electric?" website in the 'NuIRC' section [I'll list the URL below]. We currently have a 'scheduled' meeting on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. UK time, but the channel is always available. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions etc... Regards, Brian Mc. bmcgibbo@ix.netcom.com AFE URL= http://homepages.enterprise.net/numan/homepage.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 3 Nov 1996 14:02:39 -0500 (EST) From: Room 237 Subject: Replicants To: numan@cs.uwp.edu On Sun, 3 Nov 1996 numan@cs.uwp.edu wrote: > I was browsing in Tower Records, Piccadilly, the other day and came across an > album by a band called Replicants. It seemed to be mostly covers, but the > only Numan title was Are Friends Electric? -- anyone know anything? The cover > was a picture of a brown paper covered box (presumably filled with friends), > but there was almost no other info. (c) 1995, apparently. It is a collection of "cover" tunes. They do a great version of Are Friends Electric?. If you can get it used, it's definitely worth picking up for the GN track. It's worth full price if you like the other songs. Just my opinion... :) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 18:28:29 GMT From: dhughes@globalnet.co.uk (David J. Hughes) Subject: subscribe To: numan@cs.uwp.edu subscribe numan-digest ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 04 Nov 1996 17:37:25 -0800 From: Alec Way Subject: the list -- request to join To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Dear Dave, My old address, error@serius.com, is no longer valid. I wish to rejoin the list if at all possible. Thank you. -- Alec ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 13:03:29 -0800 From: dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu (Derek Langsford) Subject: Update from NuWORLD To: numan@cs.uwp.edu Latest from NuWORLD (http://www.numan.co.uk) ----- OLD SACRIFICE CALENDARS FOR SALE (News date: Nov 4) It has been suggested to us that fans may be interested in buying some of our 1995 Sacrifice calendars at a reduced price. The thinking behind this idea seemed to be along the lines of the fact that these calendars contain 12 high quality photographs that were only ever used on this particular item. We think that this is a good idea. The original sales of this calendar were a tad disappointing and so it would be nice to see them getting used as a collection of posters at least now that they're calendar life is long gone. One of the planned new features of the 1997 NuWORLD site is to be a shop but, until that is designed and added to the site, you can order the calendar by using the current CD Order Form. The calendar has now been temporarily added to the bottom of this form. This calendar is priced at a lowly L4 (4 UK Pounds) with the postage and packing charges being L1 (1 UK Pound) for the UK, L2 (2 UK Pounds) for Europe, L3 (3 UK Pounds) for the USA and L4 (4 UK Pounds) for Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Please be aware that this is NOT now usable as a calendar as it relates to the year 1995. It may be useful to some people as a photo, or small poster, collection but that's all. ----- MORE ON 'EXILE' (News date: Nov 4) Gary has decided to write some more songs for 'Exile' regardless of the outcome of the search for a new record deal. It's not clear at the moment whether these new songs, when written, will definitely replace some of the current track listing or whether they will be added to an alternative version. He is due to start work on the new material in December, current work allowing, or the beginning of January. ---- 'Exile' continues to evolve. This news puts release date back to at least early spring IMO. The torture continues...... Derek -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derek H. Langsford dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu Dept. of Biology Tel. (619) 594 2885 San Diego State University Fax (619) 594 7831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of Gary Numan Digest ******************************