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Volume 8, Number 4 28 January 1991
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Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello
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Editors Emeritii: Thom Henderson, Dale Lovell
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Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
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Copyright 1991, Fido Software. All rights reserved. Duplication
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and/or distribution permitted for noncommercial purposes only.
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For use in other circumstances, please contact Fido Software.
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FidoNews is published weekly by and for the Members of the
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FidoNet (r) International Amateur Electronic Mail System. It is
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a compilation of individual articles contributed by their authors
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or authorized agents of the authors. The contribution of articles
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to this compilation does not diminish the rights of the authors.
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You are encouraged to submit articles for publication in
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FidoNews. Article submission standards are contained in the file
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ARTSPEC.DOC, available from node 1:1/1. 1:1/1 is a Continuous
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Mail system, available for network mail 24 hours a day.
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Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings of
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Fido Software, Box 77731, San Francisco CA 94107, USA and are
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used with permission.
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Opinions expressed in FidoNews articles are those of the authors
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and are not necessarily those of the Editor or of Fido Software.
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Most articles are unsolicited. Our policy is to publish every
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responsible submission received.
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Table of Contents
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1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
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The Bulletin Board Times ................................. 1
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Zone 1 EchoMail Coordinator Election ..................... 3
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(Electronic) Gay Community Magazine ...................... 6
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Gay and Lesbian Resource Information ..................... 8
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MY VISION ................................................ 10
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2. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 12
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Latest Software Versions ................................. 12
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3. NOTICES .................................................. 17
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The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 17
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Universal Mayhem Update .................................. 18
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And more!
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 1 28 Jan 1991
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ARTICLES
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James Hale
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1:280/8
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"T H E B U L L E T I N B O A R D T I M E S"
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"There's a whole world of information and entertainment
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as close as your computer!"
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I'm pleased to announce the creation of a newsletter speci-
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fically designed for the bulletin board user. "The Bulletin
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Board Times" has been awhile in creation and is now in
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publication.
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As a sysop, you might recommend this newsletter to your users
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because we will be covering things like communications software,
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bulletin board software, modems, transfer protocals -- basically
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anything that has to deal with communications with bulletin
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boards. The nice thing about your users receiving this
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newsletter is that they will no longer have to bother you and
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ask, "How do I download?", "What should I set my modem at to
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call ......", and many of the other questions that have plagued
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you as a sysop.
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A subscription to "The Bulletin Board Times" is $15.50 a year.
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If you're a sysop, you can recieve a subscription for only
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$11.50 a year. If you have a fidonet number, this can be
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automatically sent to you each month, or you may elect to
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download the bbs version of the newsletter which currently only
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supports RemoteAccess and QuickBBS and any other bbs software
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that handles RemoteAccess-type menus and text files. This is
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already set up and ready to install on your bbs, all you have to
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do is copy it to the right places.
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"The Bulletin Board Times" also caters to shareware authors by
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reviewing between five and ten new shareware programs a month
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and publishing reviews on them. If you're a shareware author,
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you may upload your own personal copies of shareware and have
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them reviewed by our staff of competent programmers and users.
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Some of the items that "The Bulletin Board Times" will contain:
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* Shareware Reviews, covering the newest and best
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shareware available to you.
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* National BBS List (sysops may F'Req BBSLIST in order to
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be listing in our BBS list).
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 2 28 Jan 1991
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* New Hardware Reviews, hardware specifically for tele-
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communications.
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* A Classified section open to all (classified ads only
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run $2 for up to five lines and $.50 a line after
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that).
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* Display ads for bulletin board as low as $15 a month
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(can be as large as two inches wide by four inches
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tall)
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* Bulletin board hints and tips for users (Covers all
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popular formats; RemoteAccess, QuickBBS, OPUS, PCBoard,
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and many others).
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* Communications software reviews and tips.
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* User of the month, find out what people are really like
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behind that big green eye!
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* Sysop of the month, find out what that person behind
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the board really thinks!
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* Bulletin Board of the month, we call and check out your
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board and then pass that along to our readers.
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* Editorials -- Will the baby bells really pull off a bbs
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coup?
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Plus!
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* Letters from our readers.
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* Open question and answers about modeming and
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communications.
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* (and anything else we come up with in the future!)
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If you're interested in posting a bulletin on your board about
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"The Bulletin Board Times", you can F'req the magic filename
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'BBSTIMES' from the above address 24 hours a day. This file
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contains all the information that you need to know in order to
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subscribe and to pass on to your users to let them know.
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"The Bulletin Board Times" is a periodical that will increase
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your usage and help your users out and who knows, maybe you'll
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gain a thing or two from it also!
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 3 28 Jan 1991
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Zone 1 EchoMail Coordinator (Z1EC) Election
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George Peace 1:1/0@fidonet
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Several weeks ago the Zone 1 Region EchoMail Coordinators (RECs)
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published a letter in FidoNews requesting a ZEC election.
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Lacking any formally adopted election mechanism, the RECs
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suggested I use the method outlined in the 10/22/90 proposed
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EchoPol draft for this election. Rather than select the
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candidates on my own I asked the RECs to be the nomination
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committee and round up 5 qualified candidates for our
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consideration as Z1EC.
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The RECs have completed that difficult task and I am now pleased
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to present candidates for your consideration as Zone 1 EchoMail
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Coordinator.
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Tony Davis 1:147/100
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Dean Lachan 1:124/4115
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Amnon Nissan 1:151/100
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John Roberts 1:385/49
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Butch Walker 1:157/3
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As indicated in the proposed EchoPol draft and the REC request;
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10 days after the nominees are selected, an election
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shall be held. The ZEC will be elected by a simple
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majority of IC, ZC, RCs, NCs, RECs, and NECs in their
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Fidonet zone. An individual holding more than one
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position can only cast one vote. That is, if an
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individual is both a NC and a NEC, they may cast only
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one vote.
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Simple majority is defined for purposes of this election as more
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than 50% of votes cast.
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Voting will commence 10 days from issuance of the FidoNews issue
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first carrying this article. The voting period will extend for a
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period of 14 days. If this article is first published on 28
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January, voting will commence on 7 February and end on 21
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February.
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If no one candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast the two
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candidates with the most votes will enter into a runoff
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election. Z1EC will be the candidate with the most votes in the
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runoff election.
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Votes in each region will be collected REC or a designee
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announced by the REC. All votes will be tallied and forwarded by
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the REC to the Zone Coordinator (ZC) at the end of the voting
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period. Votes submitted directly to the ZC by any NC or NEC will
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not be counted.
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 4 28 Jan 1991
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Vote tallies and either the name of the new Z1EC or runoff
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candidates will be published in the first FidoNews issue
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following receipt of all vote tallies from all Zone 1 RECs.
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I urge all RCs, RECs, NCs and NECs to cast their vote as
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representatives of their respective regions and nets. I urge
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them to consult with the SysOps in their regions and nets before
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casting a vote.
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Election Discussion Forum
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A backbone EchoMail conference called Z1_ELECTION has been
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established for Zone 1 Election discussions. I hope all of the
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Z1EC candidates will find time to be "regulars" in that
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conference at least until the voting period ends.
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Candidate Questionnaire
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The Zone 1 RECs have provided a list of questions for each Z1EC
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candidate to consider. The RECs and I invite each of the 5 Z1EC
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candidates to respond to the questions publicly in the
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Z1_ELECTION backbone conference and to publish those responses,
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along with any other candidate position statements, in the next
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issue of FidoNews. The questions:
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1) What are your qualifications? What FTN positions have you
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held?
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2) If elected ZEC, would you continue with other currently-held
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FTN positions?
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3) What changes, if any, would you make to the Backbone (Stars,
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Regional Hubs, feeds to other Zones, etc.)?
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4) How do you feel about Echo Policy? What modifications, if
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any, would you like to see made to it?
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5) How do you feel about the Gateway Policy? What modifications,
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if any, would you like to see made to it?
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6) How do you see the relationship between *ECs and *Cs?
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7) How do you see the relationship between *ECs and Moderators?
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8) How do you feel about new technology (groupmail, routed net
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mail, domains, EMSI, etc.)?
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 5 28 Jan 1991
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9) What goals would you set as ZEC?
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10) Any other comments?
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Peace to All,
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George
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 6 28 Jan 1991
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Rex Rivers
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Fido 1:291/9
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The (Electronic) Gay Community Magazine has been in operation
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since July of 1990 and has found a great deal of acceptance
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among gay and gay-supportive BBS systems. (E)GCM contains news
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and information of interest to gay men and lesbian women from
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all across the country.
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If you wish to carry The (Electronic) Gay Community Magazine on
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your system it will cost you nothing other than the telephone
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charges to pick it up. The magazine may used it as an incentive
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for new users or subscriptions to your system.
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This is what the magazine contains:
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| The (Electronic) Gay Community Magazine ||
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| [F]=JUDICIAL Our Legal System ||
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| [H]=HEALTH Staying Healthy ||
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| [A]=AIDS/ARC On the Frontline ||
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| [P]=POLITICS The Legislature ||
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| [R]=REVIEWS Books & Movies ||
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| [L]=LIFESTYLE The Gay 90's ||
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| [U]=UNIVERSITY Campus Update ||
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| [B]=BRIEFS News Shorts ||
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| [C]=CAMPAIGNS Camp & Satire ||
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| [E]=EDITORIALS Informed Opinion ||
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| [D]=DOWNLOAD Pictures & Stuff ||
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| [I]=INFORMATION About (E)GCM ||
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+-------------------------------------------------+|
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+-------------------------------------------------+
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To make the magazine work on your system, create a menu where
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the display of each file is an option on that menu. Each week,
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poll node 1:291/9 for the GCM.ARC file. When you receive the
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magazine archive, simply extract the files from the archive with
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the replace option so that the "old" magazine files are overlaid
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with the "new" magazine files. A simple weekly batch file can
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do the job automatically for you.
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The GCM.ARC file will be "freshened" as needed on a daily basis.
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On average one section of the magazine is updated every day.
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It is estimated that picking up the archive once a week (pick
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any day you wish) will be sufficient to keep up.
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The INFORMATION file which contains information about (E)GCM
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will be changed when new (E)GCM distributors are added to the
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list. If your system carries the magazine please let us know so
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that you may be added to the list and benefit from this "free"
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advertising.
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 7 28 Jan 1991
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The (Electronic) Gay Community Magazine will be available for
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polling 24 hours a day (except for maintenance time) from The
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Land of Awes computer in Wichita, Kansas. If your computer
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system is not able to poll for the (E)GCM files you may download
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the file from The Land of Awes computer system at 316-269-4208.
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The file may be found in the News section of the computer.
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If you have questions or problems contact:
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Rex Rivers
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The Land of Awes
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Post Office Box 16782
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Wichita, KS 67216-0782
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316-269-3172 NETMAIL (Fido 1:291/9)
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316-269-4208 BBS/FAX
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316-269-0913 VOICE
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Dan Smith
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1:153/755
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The Gay Exchange BBS (604) 731-0538
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Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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Tonight I sat down and read the most recent FidoNews editorial
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and decided it was about time I wrote something to do my share,
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as we are all encouraged to do, and I have something I would
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like to say for the sake of all of us. The following article
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is a little bit about the BBS I run. I hope you find it
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interesting and informative.
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I operate a BBS which provides information for gay and lesbian
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computer users. Our bbs is a non-profit, public service for use
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not only by gays and lesbians, but heterosexuals, gender non-
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specific users, cross-dressers, people who don't know just
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exactly what their sexual orientation is, and anyone else who
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might find our service of some importance and interest to them.
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We provide an abundance of information, such as legal issues,
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AIDS and ARC related conferences, counselling and guidance (to
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the best of our ability), places to see and things to do
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pertaining to gays and lesbians, the latest public domain and
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shareware files, and user profiles.
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Our BBS began operation on April 29, 1989 and has run
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continuously to this day. In this time, we have had over 10,500
|
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calls to the system and currently hold almost 275 users. This is
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quite small compared to some of the larger US boards of the same
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nature, where the number of users sometimes exceeds 500 or more.
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I'd also like to say that I have been extremely pleased as to the
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amount of usage our board is presently getting, from 45-50
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percent on weekdays and 50-60 percent on weekends.
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We give callers a sense of security and anonymity, knowing that
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they don't have to disclose who they are. We take these points
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into consideration, as there are people out there who don't feel
|
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comfortable calling a gay bulletin board for the very first
|
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time. We also act as an outlet to help people release some of
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the feelings they might be experiencing and don't know who to
|
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tell.
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By operating and moderating our board, there might be a slim
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chance that we can contribute to the understanding of people who
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don't (or choose not to) understand us. Perhaps there might be
|
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a chance that we can make the anti-homosexual a 'friend of the
|
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family'. I know that for some people, that's like trying to find
|
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|
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a needle in a haystack, but if they will read what we have to say
|
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and find out for themselves that we are not all bad people and we
|
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shouldn't be classified as 'perverts' or another deroggatory word
|
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or words on the list of what-have-you's, one day, hopefully, we
|
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can call each other friends instead of enemies.
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 9 28 Jan 1991
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Thank you for letting me take a little of your time to tell you
|
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about our service. I hope that by this article, our BBS will
|
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attract more users interested in changing their attitudes about
|
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homosexuality. We have ourselves a goldmine of information
|
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|
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available for the taking. Please utilize it at your leisure.
|
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I might also add that if you're just out for 'bashing' your
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thoughts and feelings are not welcome on our bbs.
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However, if you are open for some thought-provoking conversation
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and discussion, our doors are always open.
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 10 28 Jan 1991
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Alan Jennings
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FidoNet 1:3800/6
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MY VISION
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We have indeed become a global community. Ideas, thoughts, and
|
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|
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opinions from all around the world find their way to our personal
|
|||
|
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computers. We read, we select, we ponder, and we choose those
|
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|
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ideas and thoughts which become part of our being. We discard
|
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|
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much, add much, and forever learn and grow. Or so we can if we
|
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|
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choose. Many of us involved to this level in this vast network
|
|||
|
|
are the thinkers and the doers. And while there is no small
|
|||
|
|
number of closed-minded folk who will assault you with their
|
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|
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beliefs and condemn you for thinking otherwise, I think we can be
|
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thankful they, too, can find something of value if they stay long
|
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enough to hear some other ideas.
|
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|
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We are all the pioneers of a new way of communicating. Soon,
|
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|
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these terminals will be as common a fixture as the telephone is
|
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|
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today. We will soon be able to leave our messages for anyone
|
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|
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anywhere and anytime. It will not replace voice contact, nor will
|
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|
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it replace our face to face gatherings, our newspapers, our
|
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books, our magazines, our televisions, radios, etc. But it will
|
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supplement them considerably. As we can have personal dialogue
|
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|
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with someone across the globe at a comfortable time when we can
|
|||
|
|
be receptive to the message. And, because of that personal
|
|||
|
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contact, we can -- indeed MUST -- truly effect a lessening of
|
|||
|
|
global misunderstandings. If so, we may be able to achieve our
|
|||
|
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global dialogue just in time.
|
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|
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|
|
As this process unfolds, so does the spirit of man... the
|
|||
|
|
indomitable force that hurls us into the 21st century with these
|
|||
|
|
remarkable tools of communication. Yet no tool even yet to be
|
|||
|
|
imagined can begin to compare with our mind and our spirit. And
|
|||
|
|
each person is making a contribution to this global consciousness
|
|||
|
|
by the very act of living. We automatically fuel our intellect in
|
|||
|
|
this medium. And we will find food for our spirit here, too.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
There are many, many ministers in these electronic halls.
|
|||
|
|
Ministers who are traditionalists, and ministers who are not so
|
|||
|
|
traditional. There are ministers who are credentialed and
|
|||
|
|
ministers who are not. And there are as many religious beliefs as
|
|||
|
|
there are people. But the operative word here is "minister." In
|
|||
|
|
my journey through these halls, I find more and more of us
|
|||
|
|
every day. And I see many (who had forgotten what they were) are
|
|||
|
|
beginning to be of service again.
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
My vision is kind of hard to put into words. But I think the time
|
|||
|
|
is right for each of us to recognize our personal ministry.
|
|||
|
|
Distinct and apart from our "religious doctrines and dogmas," our
|
|||
|
|
personal ministries are a true extension of what we believe
|
|||
|
|
moreso than what we say we believe. I see continued heightened
|
|||
|
|
awareness. I see bigotry becoming enlightened. I see people
|
|||
|
|
willing to get deeper than the semantic dogfights we all see on
|
|||
|
|
the surface.
|
|||
|
|
FidoNews 8-04 Page 11 28 Jan 1991
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
I see people becoming ordained to be free in themselves to do
|
|||
|
|
that which is right according to their own conscience and beliefs
|
|||
|
|
as long as it does not impinge on the rights of others. I
|
|||
|
|
believe this IS that day for every man to recognize his personal
|
|||
|
|
stake in the outcome and to take responsibility for it. The
|
|||
|
|
opportunity is as great as we can imagine if we but have the
|
|||
|
|
courage to seize it.
|
|||
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|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
*-Rev. Alan Jennings, Pastor
|
|||
|
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CompuChurch (tm)
|
|||
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|
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|
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|
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 12 28 Jan 1991
|
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=================================================================
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LATEST VERSIONS
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=================================================================
|
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|
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Latest Software Versions
|
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|
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|
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MS-DOS Systems
|
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|
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--------------
|
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|
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Bulletin Board Software
|
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|
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
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|
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DMG 2.93 Phoenix 1.3 TAG 2.5g
|
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|
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Fido 12s+ QuickBBS 2.66 TBBS 2.1
|
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|
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GSBBS 3.02 RBBS 17.3B TComm/TCommNet 3.4
|
|||
|
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Lynx 1.30 RBBSmail 17.3B Telegard 2.5
|
|||
|
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Kitten 2.16 RemoteAccess 0.04a TPBoard 6.1
|
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|
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Maximus 1.02 SLBBS 1.77A Wildcat! 2.55
|
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|
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Opus 1.14+ Socrates 1.10 WWIV 4.12
|
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PCBoard 14.5 XBBS 1.15
|
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|
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|
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Network Node List Other
|
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Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
|
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|
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BinkleyTerm 2.40 EditNL 4.00 ARC 7.0
|
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D'Bridge 1.30 MakeNL 2.31 ARCAsim 2.30
|
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|
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Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.07
|
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|
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FrontDoor 1.99c Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
|
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|
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PRENM 1.47 SysNL 3.14 Crossnet v1.5
|
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|
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SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 DOMAIN 1.42
|
|||
|
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TIMS 1.0(Mod8) XlaxDiff 2.35 EMM 2.02
|
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|
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XlaxNode 2.35 4Dog/4DMatrix 1.18
|
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Gmail 2.05
|
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GROUP 2.16
|
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GUS 1.30
|
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HeadEdit 1.15
|
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InterPCB 1.31
|
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LHARC 1.13
|
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MSG 4.1
|
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MSGED 2.06
|
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MSGTOSS 1.3
|
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Oliver 1.0a
|
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PK[UN]ZIP 1.10
|
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QM 1.0
|
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QSORT 4.03
|
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Sirius 1.0x
|
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SLMAIL 1.36
|
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StarLink 1.01
|
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TagMail 2.41
|
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TCOMMail 2.2
|
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Telemail 1.27
|
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TMail 1.15
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TPBNetEd 3.2
|
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TosScan 1.00
|
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|
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UFGATE 1.03
|
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|
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XRS 4.00*
|
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|
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XST 2.2
|
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|
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ZmailH 1.14
|
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|
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|
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OS/2 Systems
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|
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
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|
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Maximus-CBCS 1.02 BinkleyTerm 2.40 Parselst 1.32
|
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|
|
ConfMail 4.00
|
|||
|
|
EchoStat 6.0
|
|||
|
|
oMMM 1.52
|
|||
|
|
Omail 3.1
|
|||
|
|
MsgEd 2.06
|
|||
|
|
MsgLink 1.0C
|
|||
|
|
MsgNum 4.14
|
|||
|
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LH2 0.50
|
|||
|
|
PK[UN]ZIP 1.02
|
|||
|
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ARC2 6.00
|
|||
|
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PolyXARC 2.00
|
|||
|
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Qsort 2.1
|
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Raid 1.0
|
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Remapper 1.2
|
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|
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Tick 2.0
|
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VPurge 2.07
|
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|
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|
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|
|
Xenix/Unix
|
|||
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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BBS Software Mailers Other Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
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|
|||
|
|
BinkleyTerm 2.30b Unzip 3.10
|
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|
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ARC 5.21
|
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|
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ParseLst 1.30b
|
|||
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ConfMail 3.31b
|
|||
|
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Ommm 1.40b
|
|||
|
|
Msged 1.99b
|
|||
|
|
Zoo 2.01
|
|||
|
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C-Lharc 1.00
|
|||
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Omail 1.00b
|
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|
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 14 28 Jan 1991
|
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|
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Apple CP/M
|
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|
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
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|
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
Daisy v2j Daisy Mailer 0.38 Nodecomp 0.37
|
|||
|
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MsgUtil 2.5
|
|||
|
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PackUser v4
|
|||
|
|
Filer v2-D
|
|||
|
|
UNARC.COM 1.20
|
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|
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|
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|
|
Macintosh
|
|||
|
|
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|
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|
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
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|
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|
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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Red Ryder Host 2.1 Tabby 2.2 MacArc 0.04
|
|||
|
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Mansion 7.15 Copernicus 1.0 ArcMac 1.3
|
|||
|
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WWIV (Mac) 3.0 LHArc 0.33
|
|||
|
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Hermes 1.01 StuffIt Classic 1.6
|
|||
|
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FBBS 0.91 Compactor 1.21
|
|||
|
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TImport 1.92
|
|||
|
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TExport 1.92
|
|||
|
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Timestamp 1.6
|
|||
|
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Tset 1.3
|
|||
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Import 3.2
|
|||
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Export 3.21
|
|||
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Sundial 3.2
|
|||
|
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PreStamp 3.2
|
|||
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OriginatorII 2.0
|
|||
|
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AreaFix 1.6
|
|||
|
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Mantissa 3.21
|
|||
|
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Zenith 1.5
|
|||
|
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Eventmeister 1.0
|
|||
|
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TSort 1.0
|
|||
|
|
Mehitable 2.0
|
|||
|
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UNZIP 1.02c
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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Amiga
|
|||
|
|
-----
|
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
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|
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|
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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Paragon 2.082+ BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
|
|||
|
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TransAmiga 1.05 TrapDoor 1.50 AReceipt 1.5
|
|||
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 15 28 Jan 1991
|
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|
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WelMat 0.42 booz 1.01
|
|||
|
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ConfMail 1.10
|
|||
|
|
ChameleonEdit 0.10
|
|||
|
|
ElectricHerald1.66
|
|||
|
|
Lharc 1.30
|
|||
|
|
MessageFilter 1.52
|
|||
|
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oMMM 1.49b
|
|||
|
|
ParseLst 1.30
|
|||
|
|
PkAX 1.00
|
|||
|
|
PK[UN]ZIP 1.01
|
|||
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|
PolyxAmy 2.02
|
|||
|
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RMB 1.30
|
|||
|
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RoboWriter 1.02
|
|||
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Skyparse 2.30
|
|||
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TrapList 1.12
|
|||
|
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Yuck! 1.61
|
|||
|
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Zippy (Unzip) 1.25
|
|||
|
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Zoo 2.01
|
|||
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Atari ST
|
|||
|
|
--------
|
|||
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|
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Bulletin Board Network Node List
|
|||
|
|
Software Version Mailer Version Utilities Version
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
FIDOdoor/ST 2.11* BinkleyTerm 2.40jt ParseList 1.30
|
|||
|
|
QuickBBS/ST 1.02 The BOX 1.20 Xlist 1.12
|
|||
|
|
Pandora BBS 2.41c EchoFix 1.20
|
|||
|
|
GS Point 0.61
|
|||
|
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LED ST 1.00
|
|||
|
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MSGED 1.96S
|
|||
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|
|||
|
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Archiver Msg Format Other
|
|||
|
|
Utilities Version Converters Version Utilities Version
|
|||
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|
|||
|
|
LHARC 0.60 TB2BINK 1.00 ConfMail 4.03*
|
|||
|
|
ARC 6.02 BINK2TB 1.00 ComScan 1.02
|
|||
|
|
PKUNZIP 1.10 FiFo 2.12* Import 1.14
|
|||
|
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OMMM 1.40
|
|||
|
|
Pack 1.00
|
|||
|
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FastPack 1.20
|
|||
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FDsysgen 2.16*
|
|||
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FDrenum 2.10
|
|||
|
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Trenum 0.10
|
|||
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|
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Archimedes
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|
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BBS Software Mailers Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
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ARCbbs 1.44 BinkleyTerm 2.03 Unzip 2.1TH
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ARC 1.03
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!Spark 2.00d
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ParseLst 1.30
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BatchPacker 1.00
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+ Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software)
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* Recently changed
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Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
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reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
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all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 17 28 Jan 1991
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NOTICES
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The Interrupt Stack
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16 Feb 1991
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Fifth anniversary of the introduction of Echomail, by Jeff Rush.
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30 Mar 1991
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Jim Grubs (W8GRT) was issued his first ham radio license forty
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years ago today. His first station was made from an ARC-5
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"Command Set" removed from a B-17 bomber.
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12 May 1991
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Fourth anniversary of FidoNet operations in Latin America and
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second anniversary of the creation of Zone-4.
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15 Aug 1991
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5th annual Z1 Fido Convention - FidoCon '91 "A New Beginning"
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Sheraton Denver West August 15 through August 18 1991.
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8 Sep 1991
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25th anniversary of first airing of Star Trek on NBC!
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7 Oct 1991
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Area code 415 fragments. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
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will begin using area code 510. This includes Oakland,
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Concord, Berkeley and Hayward. San Francisco, San Mateo,
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Marin, parts of Santa Clara County, and the San Francisco Bay
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Islands will retain area code 415.
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1 Feb 1992
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Area code 213 fragments. Western, coastal, southern and
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eastern portions of Los Angeles County will begin using area
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code 310. This includes Los Angeles International Airport,
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West Los Angeles, San Pedro and Whittier. Downtown Los
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Angeles and surrounding communities (such as Hollywood and
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Montebello) will retain area code 213.
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1 Dec 1993
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Tenth anniversary of Fido Version 1 release.
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5 Jun 1997
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David Dodell's 40th Birthday
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If you have something which you would like to see on this
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calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
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FidoNews 8-04 Page 18 28 Jan 1991
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Fredric L. Rice
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1:102/901.0
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Yes, well... Ok. I failed to pay my phone bill and I got my
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ass yanked from the dial-up network. I have mailed
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MAYHEM23.ZIP to some 25 sites and have another 100 or so to
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go but it _is_ being mailed; just hang tight, please.
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The phone line will be reconnected in a week or so and all
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of the remaining sites that asked for it will get mailed!
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Michael Rapp
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FidoNet 1:106/12
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Notice To All Star Trek SysOps --
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I run a BBS list of Star Trek Related BBSes
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distribute it regularly around Houston (I also make
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it available for FREQ, "STBBS.LST"). If you would like
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to be added to this list, please send me netmail with
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the following information:
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1. BBS Name
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2. FidoNet Address and any other addresses you have (please
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specify net name)
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3. SysOp Name (Handle if desired)
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4. Board Phone (with area code!)
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5. Maximun Baud Rate
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6. BBS Software and Version Number
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7. Hours if part-time BBS
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Thanks!
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