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F I D O N E W S -- Vol.13 No.21 (20-May-1996)
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| A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| | | \ \\ | Editors: |
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| | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: editors 1:1/23 |
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| submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
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Table of Contents
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1. Editorial..................................................... 1
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2. Articles...................................................... 2
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Does your BBS offer user netmail?........................... 2
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE....................................... 2
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3. Fidonews Information.......................................... 3
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Editorial
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I am on holidays this week, and this issue is going out on
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autopilot. We'll see how well I debugged this kludge. ;<)
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FidoNews 13-21 Page: 2 20 May 1996
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Articles
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Does your BBS offer user netmail?
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jim barchuk 1:141/355
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Does your BBS offer user netmail?
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An informal survey, netmail replies requested.
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A simple yes or no will suffice.
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If 'no', a short description 'why' woud be appreciated.
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A summary of survey results will be published.
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Thank you for your time and attention.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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From: RanD (1:141/1030)
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Announcing Connecticut's First Electronic Barn Raising
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Hartford, CT, April 24 -- Emphasizing the need for all of Connecticut's
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children to be able to access the Information Superhighway, a broad
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based citizen effort is underway to connect all elementary and secondary
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schools and public libraries to the Internet. This ambitious project was
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announced today at the State Library.
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The effort is spearheaded by John Larson, former president of the
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Connecticut State Senate and currently a senior research fellow at Yale
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University's Bush Center on Child Development and Public Policy. When
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asked why he started such an undertaking, Larson stated, "This is an
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extraordinary opportunity to develop a template for cooperation that
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will enhance our children's ability to compete in a global economy."
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ConneCT '96 is modeled after a similar effort in California where 17,000
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trained citizen volunteers wired 2,600 schools in one afternoon. Janice
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Gruendel, Project Manager for ConneCT '96 and Co-Director of Citizens
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for Connecticut's Children and Youth, talked about the initiative. "On
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September 28th, ConneCT '96 volunteers will wire participating public
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libraries along with K-12 schools, using wiring kits that cost about
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$600 and include a high-speed modem. Importantly, this effort builds
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upon the wonderfill work already begun in Connecticut to bring students
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into the global information age," Gruendel stated.
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The electronic hub of ConneCT '96 is its web site, designed and hosted
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by DynaMind of Avon, Connecticut. At this site, schools, libraries,
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citizen volunteers and organizational sponsors can register to
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participate. The site is located on the Intemet at the following
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address: http://www.connect96.org.
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FidoNews 13-21 Page: 3 20 May 1996
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Some of the educational and parent organizations that have already
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joined the effort include the Connecticut PTA, the Connecticut Education
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Association, the Connecticut State Federation of Teachers, and the
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Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents.
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Corporations are also joining the effort. Today's announcement comes
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with the support of one of the State's largest businesses. Howard
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Taylor, President, S.N.E.T Custom Business Group, announced that
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Southern New England Telephone will become the official ConneCT '96
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Internet provider by offering one year of free Internet access to
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participating ConneCT '96 schools and public libraries. "In this dawning
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information age, we want to do our part to ensure well-educated
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students," remarked Taylor at the press conference.
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The ConneCT '96 initiative will also include a fall symposium, sponsored
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by S.N.E.T., in conjunction with the Vice Presidential Debate being held
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in Hartford on October 2. At the symposium, Governor John Rowland and
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Vice President Al Gore will send email messages to participating schools
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and libraries. Symposium attendees will work to define next steps to
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further enhance the Internet's role in education.
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ConneCT '96 is guided by a broad-based citizen Steering Committee,
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including members of the Connecticut General Assembly and the State
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Department of Education. A Technical Advisory Network is being formed to
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assist the community volunteer effort. A Media Committee will provide
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ongoing information to the public.
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For more information, to learn how to "adopt" a school, or to register
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if you do not have access to the Internet, contact Citizens for
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Connecticut's Children and Youth at 203-498-4240.
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return to progress report
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FidoNews 13-21 Page: 4 20 May 1996
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' ' disgreement is actually necessary,
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or we'd all have to get in fights
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or semethin to amuse ourselves,,
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and create the requisite chaos."
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-Tom Jennings
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