∂22-Oct-82  2349	HYS  	suggestions to improve code 7
One problem with "8va bassa" is that the two words take up a lot of room,
which doesn't make it practical if you only need it for one or two notes
at at time.  What I'd like to see as an option is the standard "8va" sign,
but with the bracket going up.  I haven`t found a way to do this gracefully.
Also, it would be nice to have the option of making the bracket deeper.
One other thing which is a minor nuisance is the  necessity to change
manually "8va" to "8va bassa" and to lower it below the staff.  I suggest
putting in "O-" in score input, making p4 default to -5.  For calmer nerves,
making P4 default to 18 for regular "8va" instead of 15 is easier on the
eyes, even if the P4 has to be adjusted finer afterwards.

I don't know where you get the idea that "8va bassa" isn't used much; I
find it a necessity for piano music.

I'm slowly learning the rules of the unemployment insurance game; all I can
say is that I don't particularly recommend bothering those folk down there
unless one really needs the money.  I'll be glad to get a real job at some
point.  I'm already starting to run after positions for next fall.

∂19-Oct-82  1441	ME  	ants 
To:   AVB
CC:   REG, LP, LCS    
 ∂17-Oct-82  2110	SMI  	ant invasion in MJH020C 
To:   REG, ME
Due to left-over food crums there is now an army of ants cleaning up the
carpet in MJH020C. They don't bite, yet they crawl all over, including
the people who are trying to work there. I am also concerned that these
little creatures might get zapped by high voltages that abound in the area
or worse, that they might start heading into the machine room.

Who are the right people to contact about ant control?

Thanks - Andy

ME - I have placed some ant stakes in the III room, and that will probably
take care of the problem.  Dogs (and "incompetent people") should be kept
away from the stakes, which are just sitting on the floor in the ant paths.

∂14-Oct-82  1719	ME  	Varian service 
To:   LCS
CC:   REG   
The Varian serviceman will be here tomorrow (Fri the 15th) about 8:30 or 9am.
He'll probably want to try printing something on it at some point.  For lack
of anything else to print, you can always use the test pattern printed by

R VARIAN<cr>αβ<lf>

although some nice pretty picture of yours might be a better test, Leland.

He's supposed to fix the streaks and clean out the toner spray tube, and
do general PM if he has time left over.  I'll be at home asleep, but could
be called if any problem comes up.

∂13-Oct-82  2136	TVR  	CCRMA's modem 
I just tried it, and it was noticably louder than SAIL's from a Barron Park
493 number.  But for some reason, it didn't respond to my typing???  I will
look at the 300 baud modem again soon.

∂11-Oct-82  1700	ME  	Varian service 
 ∂11-Oct-82  1134	LCS  	VARIAN   
I'm beginning to get a little worried about my work schedule
in re. the VARIAN.  I will be giving two talks in the east
next month on this work so I don't want to get too far behind.
Is there anything I could do to help get things going again?

ME - Supposedly they will be out on Wednesday (morning?) to fix it.
They're supposed to spend the (minimum) two hours actually fixing things,
like cleaning out the toner spray tube, once the basic problem is fixed.
If you're around then and can think of things for them to fix, let them
know.  It will probably be the same guy as last time, Abdul Ghamrawi.

∂25-Sep-82  1810	ME   
The VARIAN program will now print a test pattern if you answer the
first question with αβ<lf>.

∂12-Sep-82  1852	PW  	Magic Numbers  
I still need a University account number for billing.  If I don't
use yours, how do I get one?  I'm nearly finished, but would like
to maintain an account here.

Thanks.

∂08-Jul-82  1759	Judy Anderson <G.yduJ at SU-SCORE> 	Music software
Date:  8 Jul 1982 1757-PDT
From: Judy Anderson <G.yduJ at SU-SCORE>
Subject: Music software
To: lcs at SU-AI

I recently sent a message to the various bboards asking about music software
and was told that you have written a program to print musical scores on
a versatec.  I was asking this question for Mark Scott Johnson (of HP)
who is looking for such a program.  What have you done, and is it available
to us?  I probably ought to have him contact you because I don't know anything
about music or scores or whatever...

Thank you,
   Judy.
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∂08-Jul-82  1225	EJS   	music software    
 ∂07-Jul-82 Judy Anderson <G.yduJ at SU-SCORE>	07-Jul-82 RPG	music software
Date:  7 Jul 1982 1330-PDT
From: Judy Anderson <G.yduJ at SU-SCORE>
Subject: music software
To: bboards at SU-SCORE

A person at work would like to know if anyone "out there" has software to
print musical scores on a Versatec plotter (from a DEC-20 preferred).  He
needs something which will handle four part scores, and automatic key
transposition and synchronization with text would be nice but not essential.

I don't know anything about what I just typed so don't ask me any questions
about what I mean...I just typed it in verbatim...

Judy.
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rpg - Leland Smith has such a program or one very close to what your `person'
wants. He is LCS.

∂29-May-82  1752	JOS  	Plots    
I notice XGPSYG has a mode for reading your plot files. Are these very similar
to standard PLT files? If so, how could I find out the specific format?
Thanks --- Julius

∂27-May-82  0027	HPM  	∂26-May-82  1759	LCS  	PACKING    
THANKS FOR THE INFO ON PACKING .VRN FILES.  I AM ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A
SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT SCHEME. I.E., WHENEVER THERE IS A ZERO WORD THE FOLLOWING
WORD WILL TELL HOW MANY ZEROS ARE INTENDED.  THEN LIKEWISE FOR A -1 WORD.
(MY FILES HAVE LOTS OF ZEROES AND ALSO LOTS OF LONG STRAIGHT LINES.)  I 
TALKED TO MARTY FROST ABOUT PUTTING THIS FORMAT AS ANOTHER FEATURE IN
THE VARIAN PROGRAM AND HE WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY NUMBERS OTHER THAN
-1 AND -2 USED AS THE 0TH WORD IN THE FILE HEADER.  IF NOT, I WILL USE -3
FOR MY PACKING FORMAT.   
				LELAND

HPM - -3 is free.   If you have a file that's alternately 36 ones
and 36 zeroes the -3 file will be twice as large as the -1 version.
Your method is slightly (1/37) cheaper than -2 mode if the data is entirely
non-repetitive.  In typical data it will beat the -2 mode only if there
are a lot of runs of over 1300 (36↑2) bits in length.      -- Hans

∂24-May-82  2236	HPM   via CMU-20C 	picture files   
Are described on page 155 of my thesis.  The XGP rasters are simply
cases of 1 bit byte picture files.  The compressed files are explained
in the bottom paragraph of p 155.
	Actually I've been living in Westing's house.  Good luck!  -- Hans


∂03-May-82  1922	Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO> 	Your machine.  Good news!    
Date: 3 May 1982 2216-EDT
From: Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO>
To: lcs at SU-AI
Reply-to: Kotok at KL1031
DTN: 231-7381
Mail-stop: MR1-2/E47
Subject: Your machine.  Good news!
Message-ID: <"MS10(2055)+GLXLIB1(1056)" 11820884307.40.245.9794 at DEC-MARLBORO>


You should be hearing from Avram Miller of DEC, the manager of our
just-about-to-be-announced personal computer project.  I have gained
Gordon Bell's support, and Avram is enthusiastic to see you get one
of these new machines.

Although the wheels grind slowly, they are grinding.

p.s. Judie received an acknowledgment from the Stanford Library for
her thesis.   Thanks for taking care of it.
   --------

∂28-Mar-82  1000	Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO> 	Your recent note on system configurations   
Date: 28 Mar 1982 1249-EST
From: Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO>
To: lcs at SU-AI
cc: reg at SU-AI, kotok at KL1031
Reply-to: Kotok at KL1031
DTN: 231-7381
Mail-stop: MR1-2/E47
Subject: Your recent note on system configurations
Message-ID: <"MS10(2055)+GLXLIB1(1056)" 11811354719.19.245.7182 at DEC-MARLBORO>

Thanks for the note.  As far as I know, DEC has only a few ways of
giving away equipment.  Let me discuss them:

1) General grants of particular equipment to certain classes of
   recipients.  As far as I know, the rumoured upcoming gift of
   GIGIs meets this model.  If you are in the recipient class,
   like "Universities", then it's first come, first served,
   providing you have some vaguely plausible use.

2) External Research grants.  This program offers equipment to
   researchers in fields of direct interest to DEC.  It requires
   a formal liason mechanism to set goals and track work.  I
   expect difficulty justifying music typography under this program,
   but I will check into it further.

3) Outright gifts.  This mechanism tends to be used for aging
   equipment which is no longer useful to DEC.  It generally
   requires the DEC "owner" of the equipment to convince the
   corporate gifts committee why it ought to be given away, and
   to whom.  I unfortunately have no equipment in this category.

As you can well imagine, it's hard to get support for "arts-related"
donations out of DEC.  As to what to do now, I have one suggestion.
Since path (2) has the best chance of getting somewhere, could you
write a one page proposal on what you would do with whatever equipment
we gave you?  Something which emphasized advancing the state of the
art in your field, and especially if more people would buy DEC computers
as a result.  I suggest you talk with Ralph, and have him talk to me.
I'm sending this note to him, too.

In them mean time, keep your ear close to the ground for the type (1)
giveaway.
   --------

∂20-Mar-82  2256	HYS  	Hawaiian Wedding Song   
Boy, that "Hawaiian Wedding Song" I saw in the recycling bin is one of the
worst pieces of drivel I've seen in a while.  With pieces like that, no
wonder harpists get such a lousy reputation.  You should put your program
to better uses (e.g. the complete works of Shen or somesuch...)

Sometime in the next few days I'll drop Gayle a note informing her about
my grade of "*" (I really did want to give a NC; I still feel as if I've
been had), as well as everything she needs to do if and when she wants to
clear it (five composition assignments).  I'll leave a copy of the take-home
final in her folder, and will leave a copy of my note to Gayle for you as
well as for her folder.  For your information, the final should be completed
in six days' time.

Quite frankly, I am still not at all happy about the way the dept. has
handled this affair.  It seems that in every other school of Stanford's
calibre, there would be no question of even thinking about her trying to
finish her work in abstentia.  Now I don't like giving anyone the axe,
but I like even less the idea that someone will have walked away with a
music degree from a place like Stanford and not know a bloody thing about
music theory and literature.  Yesterday, I cleared Marty Noss' 103B
grade to allow her to graduate on time, but my conscience still bothers me
that she is still unable to harmonize simple basses and melodies in four
parts without making fundamental errors, and still has not the foggiest
notion about altered chords.  Well, I suppose it won't be at Stanford
where I'm going try to make reforms.

So far on the job scene, got on the finals list for Dartmouth and the
semi-finals for U. of Nebraska/Omaha.  Pretty dreary.

∂12-Mar-82  1206	Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO> 	GIGI for you  
Date: 12 Mar 1982 1500-EST
From: Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO>
To: lcs at SU-AI
Reply-to: Kotok at KL1031
DTN: 231-7381
Mail-stop: MR1-2/E47
Subject: GIGI for you
Message-ID: <"MS5(2052)+GLXLIB1(1056)" 11807184286.41.245.8563 at DEC-MARLBORO>

I have talked to my sources here, and they say that in about four
weeks we will announce a program to give away a bunch of equipment,
including GIGIs, to Universities.  The mechanism is that you request
this equipment from your DEC salesman (who probably hasn't heard of this
yet.)  When you make contact, let me know who you talk to, and
I will send him or her a note supporting your case.

∂04-Feb-82  2013	Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO> 
Date: 4 Feb 1982 2310-EST
From: Alan Kotok <KOTOK at DEC-MARLBORO>
To: LCS at SU-AI
Reply-to: Kotok at KL1031
DTN: 231-7381
Mail-stop: MR1-2/E47
Message-ID: <"MS5(2045)+GLXLIB1(1056)" 11797836336.37.245.6183 at DEC-MARLBORO>
Regarding: Message from Leland Smith <LCS at SU-AI>
              of 29-Jan-82 1620-EST

We have not produced any more copies of the thesis, due to the pain
involved, and general laziness here.  We are quite embarrassed about this
state of affairs.  There seems to be several alternatives to the
Stanford Library acquiring a copy of the thesis at this time:
1) They could order it from University Microfilm.
2) We could generate a second generation copy.
3) They could copy your copy.
4) We could run another original on the Diablo, and re-reduce the music.
Let me know which you would prefer.

The state of graphics systems, and their availability is another
embarrassing subject.  I had hopes of prying loose a GT-40 system for
you.  Unfortunately those ancient things are the only graphics systems
we have in house for running SUDS on, and we have a severe shortage of
graphics terminals for that purpose.  DEC has been remiss in either
developing any reasonable alternative, or buying any outside so we
can replace the GT40s.  There is now a new product in development which should
do the trrick, but it is still a ways away.  I feel that if I could
identify a piece of hardware which would do you some good, and was not
a critical resource internally that I could get DEC to donate it, but
it doesn't look too hopeful at this time.  I wish I could be of more
help.

Have you investigated whether any of the new Stanford-designed graphics
terminals will be available?  Is a DEC GIGI of any use?

I really feel bad that I have let you down here.  If you have any other
suggestions, please let me know.
   --------

∂15-Jan-82  1543	Susan Hill <CSD.HILL at SU-SCORE> 	SAIL accounts  
Date: 15 Jan 1982 1526-PST
From: Susan Hill <CSD.HILL at SU-SCORE>
Subject: SAIL accounts
To: LCS at SU-AI
cc: csd.bscott at SU-SCORE, csd.hill at SU-SCORE, admin.reg at SU-SCORE

It was our understanding that Computer Science would not support the computer
usage of the Music people after August 1981.  I don't remember why there was
no discussion of this matter in August, but I guess better late than never.
CS is currently spending $522.36 per month to support the following people
and file:

Berger, John
Files, Music
LeBrun, Marc
McNabb, Mike
Schottstaedt, Bill
Shen, Yung
Smith, Leland
Toribara, Lynne

Do you currently have funding to which this expense can be transferred?  If so,
please give me the account number.

Is Bill Gosper associated with you?

Susan Hill
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∂13-Jan-82  1532	Jim Celoni S.J. <CSL.JLH.Celoni at SU-SCORE> 	[BEC.SHAPIN at USC-ECL: Help on printing music scores]
Date: 13 Jan 1982 1530-PST
From: Jim Celoni S.J. <CSL.JLH.Celoni at SU-SCORE>
Subject: [BEC.SHAPIN at USC-ECL: Help on printing music scores]
To: lcs at SU-AI

In case this didn't make the Sail BBoard or your mailbox, here it
is--I thought you'd be amused...  --Jim
                ---------------

Mail-from: ARPANET site USC-ECL rcvd at 13-Jan-82 1301-PST
Date: 13 Jan 1982 1257-PST
From: BEC.SHAPIN at USC-ECL
Personal-name: Ted Shapin
Phone: (714)970-3393; Mail X-11
Addr: Beckman Instruments 2400 Harbor, Fullerton, CA 92634
Subject: Help on printing music scores
To: bboard at SU-SCORE, bboard at MIT-XX, bboard at SU-AI
cc: BEC.SHAPIN at USC-ECL

 1. I would like to print music scores using a Z80 and my Epson
printer.  Can anyone tell me of anything like this being done?

2. Is anyone using TEX to set music scores?
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∂18-Aug-81  1947	AK   via DEC-MARLBORO 	Judie's thesis copy   
I just got around to logging in on your machine, and found your
message.  I understand you will be departing soon.  Assuming Judie
is agreeable, who do we send it to, and how would we get reimbursed?

Also, you have a higher probability of reaching me these days by
sending mail to "KOTOK@DEC-MARLBORO", since I have little occasion
to use your machine.

Thanks.


∂03-Jul-81  1906	AK   via DEC-MARLBORO 	Madrigals received    
Your package arrived in good order.  Progress toward final production
of thesis is being made.

Have you considered copying all the music files to a tape, and storing
it in your archives?  If that is practical, and you need a tape, I'd
be happy to send you one.

∂01-Jul-81  2352	LYN  	the shadow... 
Is it possible to have mini-X notes??  Looks like P4 +100 gets you minis,
and P4 +300 gets you X's, but I can't figure out a way to get both at the
same time.


∂23-Jun-81  1556	john at LBL-UNIX (& Mccarthy [csam]) 	MS SCORE System  
Date: 23 Jun 1981 09:34:35-PDT
From: john at LBL-UNIX (& Mccarthy [csam])
To: lcs at sail
Subject: MS SCORE System
Cc: merrill at LBL-UNIX

I enjoyed talking to you this morning. As I mentioned, I sing with a men's
Slavic Chorus called Slavyanka based in San Francisco, and we are looking into
ways to use computers in producing and editing our music. Your system sounds
like a very good possibility, so I would like to find out what specific
formats it uses for input. Even if we proceed temporarily on some other course,
I would like to do it in a way that would at least be compatible for your
system. As you will probably note from the header of this message,
my arpanet address here at LBL is john@lbl-unix. Hope it gets through
to you OK.

With best regards,
	John L. McCarthy

∂21-Jun-81  2036	HYS  	minor bug in score input mode
"SFZ" in score input mode produces only "SF"; I had to change manually P5
to 92 to get that "Z" in.  I think "SFZ" used to work a long time ago, since
I tend to use "SFZ" somewhat more often than "SF" (looks more emphatic).