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Volume 6, Number 34 21 August 1989
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Editor in Chief: Vince Perriello
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Editors Emeritii: Dale Lovell
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Thom Henderson
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Chief Procrastinator Emeritus: Tom Jennings
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FidoNews is published weekly by the International FidoNet
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Association as its official newsletter. You are encouraged to
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submit articles for publication in FidoNews. Article submission
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standards are contained in the file ARTSPEC.DOC, available from
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node 1:1/1. 1:1/1 is a Continuous Mail system, available for
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network mail 24 hours a day.
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Copyright 1989 by the International FidoNet Association. All
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rights reserved. Duplication and/or distribution permitted for
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noncommercial purposes only. For use in other circumstances,
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please contact IFNA at (314) 576-4067. IFNA may also be contacted
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at PO Box 41143, St. Louis, MO 63141.
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Fido and FidoNet are registered trademarks of Tom Jennings of
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Fido Software, 164 Shipley Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107 and
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are used with permission.
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We don't necessarily agree with the contents of every article
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published here. Most of these materials are unsolicited. No
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article submitted by a FidoNet SysOp will be rejected if it is
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properly attributed and legally acceptable. We will publish
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every responsible submission received.
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Table of Contents
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1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
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What needs to be done, and NOW! .......................... 1
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What is CLF & NCLM? ...................................... 4
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Text of Policy Complaint Against David Drexler ........... 6
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Contest for Students ..................................... 11
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An Event of Galactic Importance .......................... 15
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2. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 17
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Latest Software Versions ................................. 17
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3. NOTICES .................................................. 19
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The Interrupt Stack ...................................... 19
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 1 21 Aug 1989
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ARTICLES
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What needs to be done, and NOW!
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by Phil Buonomo, 1:107/583, 7:520/583, 9:807/1
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For several months, you've been seeing articles written by yours
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truly here which have been critical of the *C administration.
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These articles began with my outrage over several RC's attempts
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to wrest control of editorial privilege from the Editor of
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FidoNews based on the idea that "they pay to have it
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distributed".
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This incident was only one of a series of incidents involving the
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*C structure which date back to the original creation and
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"passing" of Policy 4. Even before it was adopted, we had people
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like Steve Bonine threatening an NC in his Region with removal
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because the NC hadn't "jumped high enough" or fast enough, in
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installing certain nodelist flags.
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Then Policy 4 was 'voted in' in a secret ballot (ask Dave Dodell
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to publish the FULL results, not just the vote count) in a two
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week period (for a six thousand node network!?!). Zone 2
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rejected it, and Zone 4 rejected it, but it was shoved in place
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by the US RC's anyway.
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Then Jim Grubs was thrown out of the nodelist (by Steve Bonine,
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no less) for defying the legitimacy of Policy 4.
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Net 154 was thrown out in its entirety for having 3 nodes which
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were "outside the traditional geographic boundaries" of its
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network. It didn't matter that these nodes were nowhere near
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being close to any other network. It was the failure of the NC
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to cowtow to the RC that caused the networks removal "for the
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good of FidoNet".
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Net 170 had an NC appointed by the RC, and when a vote went
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against the new NC, it was disallowed by the RC because it was
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"against policy".
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An NC/NEC admits to automatically 'echo chopping' someone's mail,
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and gets away with it without so much as a "Boo!" from the *C's.
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Now, certain NEC's talk about running the backbone as if the
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systems belonged to them! At last year's FidoCon, Butch Walker
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and Ray Gwinn both supported the idea that conferences belonged
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to the moderators, not the *C's or FidoNet, or the backbone. Yet
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people are now taking up 'network sides' about who can or can't
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participate in a conference!
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 2 21 Aug 1989
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Is it just me, or does anyone else see a pattern here?
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Listen, gang. I've gotta tell ya something...
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All the *C's in the world may be a great bunch of guys, but when
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a network policy in place makes it IMPOSSIBLE for the little guy,
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the nodes, to have a say in things that affect him, its just
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plain wrong.
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Now, a few weeks ago, Vince wrote an editorial telling people
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that wanted democracy that they had missed their chance by not
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supporting IFNA. I've come to the realization that they were
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right.
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I suggest that you join IFNA. Make it strong, and make it a
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voice that can be heard. Then, maybe you can make the following
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proposals I have come true:
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1) A self-perpetuating coordinator structure is wrong.
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2) Network nodes should select their OWN NC, not have him
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appointed by some guy 3 states away that's never been in touch
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anyway.
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3) The IC should be appointed by the IFNA BoD. That's the way it
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was done in the first place, and it was a good idea because...
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4) Everyone in the nodelist should be an "At-Large" member of
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IFNA, and get to vote for the "At-Large" BoD seats.
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With that in mind, I have no problem with the IC appointing the
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ZC's (with ratification by the RC's), and RC's being appointed by
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the ZC.
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This plan gives democracy a chance, while maintaining technical
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integrity at the top of the organization. It also gives the
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individual node TWO voices in the management of his network, one
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in the direct election of his NC, and one in the election of the
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IFNA BoD, which appoints the IC.
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People talk about the benefits of Top-down and Bottom-up
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management. Well, this plan gives us all the advantages of both.
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It puts the responsibility right back where it belongs, and
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doesn't compromise the technical operation of the network. It
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also promotes a strong IFNA, an idea for which I have to thank
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Vince Perriello, and his editorials in FidoNews.
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With all that's happened lately, don't you think its time the
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*C's stopped stepping on the individual nodes, and started being
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responsible TO them (read: YOU)?
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 3 21 Aug 1989
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 4 21 Aug 1989
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Butch Witherspoon
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Fido 1:288/525
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WHAT IS THE COMPUTER LEARNING FOUNDATION & WHY A COMPUTER
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LEARNING MONTH?
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Developing computer competency among our youth is critical to the
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future of Canada, the united States and our children. It can
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play a major role in maintaining our competitive edge and in
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addressing major concerns of literacy ,school dropouts and job
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training. Technology also offers powerful benefits to children
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today and thier futures. Increasingly, people are being required
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to use computers and software at work. By the year 2010, when our
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children are in the prime of thier careers, experts predict all
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jobs will require somme use of technology.
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Millions of children, however, are not yet recieving the full
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benefits of technology, as confirmed by a recent study by the
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National Assessment of Educational Progress, funded by the U.S.
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Department of Education. While many children are being exposed to
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computers in school,in most cases,the depth of thier experiences
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is severely limited. On average, there is only one computer to
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every 30 students, and often there are far less. A recent study
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by the Office of Technology Assessment,Power On, also revealed
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that almost 2/3 of our teachers have recieved less than ten hours
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of training about computers. As our teachers and parents did not
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grow up with computers, they both need help understanding the
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benefits computers and software offer children and ways to
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provide them with meaningful computer experiences.
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The Computer Learning Foundation is a non-profit educational
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foundation serving the United States and Canada. While our
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overall goal is to increase the number of people recieving the
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benefits of technology, our primary focus is on developing
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computer competency among our youth. To achieve our goal, we
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provide numerous programs and materials that provise parents and
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teachers with the information and resources they need to assist
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our children.
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The computer competency the Computer Learning Foundation is
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striving for is of far greater signifigance than learning to
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program. Computers and Software are means to an end, not ends in
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themselves. We encourage parents and teachers to consider
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computers and software as tools for assisting children, just like
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a dictionary, a pencil or a calculator, and not as an isolated
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activity. We need to integrate children's experiences with
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computers into other activities in thier lives--writing papers,
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learning history or math, creating pictures, doing home projects
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and the like.
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Every October, the Computer Learning Foundation hosts Computer
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Learning Month, a monthlong focus of events and activities for
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learning new uses of computers and software, sharing ideas and
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helping others gain the benefits of computers and software. While
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Computer Learning foundation materials are available all year,
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new ones are released each year for computer learning month. We
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 5 21 Aug 1989
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offer numerous books and programs to help parents and teachers
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gain the information they need. For parents, we offer three
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books. For teachers, we offer numerous lesson plan materials,
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teacher training workshops at major educational conferences and a
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weekly television series, School Vision, on public broadcasting
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stations. We also offer materials to assist people hosting local
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computer learning events. In addition, we host numerous contests
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to recognize students, educators and parents to thier inovative
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ideas. Thousands of dollars worth of computers
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and software are awarded to winning entries. These ideas and
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innovative programs are disseminated to the public the following
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year.
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You're not alone if gaining the benefits of technology for
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yourself and your children seems overwhelming and you don't know
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where to begin. You're not alone if you are using a computer, yet
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feel like you're not recieving it's full benefits. Millions of
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people are just like you. That's why the computer learning
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foundation exists and what computer learning month is all about.
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We invite you to participate in computer learning month this
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year. Experience the benefits of computers for yourself, and
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share these experiences with your children. Together, discover
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the magic of computers and software as tools--for research,
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creativity, communications, productivity, learning and
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entertainment. As you help your kids key into computers, You
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Won't Believe What You'll Achieve!
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For additional information please write to NCLM, P.O. Box 8045,
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Granite City, IL 62040-8045 or NetMail via Fido 1:288/525.
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 6 21 Aug 1989
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Policy Complaint - Bob Hartman vs. David Drexler, filed
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August 17, 1989.
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The following is the text of a message I sent to Jim Oxford
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(NC of net 147), and (to keep them informed) John Summers
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(RC of region 19), Steve Bonine (ZC of zone 1), Pete White
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(RC of region 16), and Vince Perriello (one of the affected
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parties). Since I have asked for an apology to be printed
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in FidoNews, I feel it is only fair for the readers to know
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what is happening. At the end of this article, you can read
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the initial response I received from Mr. Drexler.
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First off, my original message:
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This message is being sent to initiate a formal policy
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complaint against David Drexler. I am complaining under the
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clause in Policies 3 and 4 which states that you should not
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be excessively annoying to others. Mr. Drexler has been
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excessively annoying to me by his recent behavior in the
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SYSOP echomail conference. In that conference, Mr. Drexler
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stated that I was working, or had supplied work to Datastorm
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Technologies for their next version of Procomm. I denied
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the accusation, but still it persisted. He replied that he
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did not believe me, since he had "proof" which consisted of
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a photo of the President of Datastorm (Tom Smith) which
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clearly showed my personal trademark in the picture, as well
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as a telephone conversation with Mr. Smith. I couldn't
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imagine what he was talking about was true, so I called
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Datastorm this morning and spoke with Tom Smith about it.
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The results of the conversation were VERY interesting:
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1. The supposed "trademark" of mine that was in the picture
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of Tom was apparently an Opus doll. Tom was looking at
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the picture and could find nothing else that could be
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even remotely related to me. I have not seen the
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picture myself, but it is in the February issue of the
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CompuServe on-line magazine. As MOST people in FidoNet
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realize, I was associated with the Opus project for
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only a short time, and it included writing some code
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within the file transfer modules, and that was all.
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Mr. Smith said that the Opus was only in the picture
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because the photographer wanted to get a sense of Tom's
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personality. He also had a bottle of Perrier in the
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picture (since Tom apparently drinks bottled water all
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day long), as well as a computer. The doll happened to
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be on Tom's desk, and had nothing to do with the Opus
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CBCS.
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 7 21 Aug 1989
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2. Tom claims he has had no voice conversations with Mr.
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Drexler since December of 1985. At that time, Tom and
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his partner Bruce were moving from California to St.
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Louis and stopped in Oklahoma City. Mr. Drexler and
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Mark Grennan met with them at a bar for drinks and
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conversation. That is the only time Tom remembers
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talking voice with Mr. Drexler. Therefore Mr.
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Drexler's proof of a phone conversation with Mr. Smith
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is suspect at best. If it did occur, Tom assures me
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that it would not have had anything to do with me, or
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FidoNet, because either or both of those subjects would
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be so far removed from normal conversation that he
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would have remembered it.
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3. Mr. Drexler also claimed to have inside knowledge of some
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of the new features of the next release of Procomm. In
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particular, he claimed to know that it included code
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from BinkleyTerm, supplied by me to Datastorm, and that
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the next Procomm would become an easy to install point
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package with my help. Tom Smith claims this is not the
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case, and they are not working on any mail capabilities
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whatsoever. Mr. Drexler's charges in this regard are
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the crux of the matter of this policy complaint. He
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has accused me of selling and/or giving away software
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which I do not own (BinkleyTerm source code). In
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particular, the source code was jointly written with
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Vince Perriello, and contains several other pieces used
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with the permission of Wynn Wagner, and Rick Heubner.
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Mr. Drexler's accusations, if true, would mean that I
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was defrauding friends and a business associate (Vince,
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Alan Applegate and myself recently incorporated Bit
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Bucket Software, Co.). This was a cause of a very
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volatile situation between Vince and myself, because he
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caught me out of the blue with the accusation put forth
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by Mr. Drexler. It caused a great deal of friction in
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our personal relationship which is VERY important to
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me. Apparently a totally blank look when confronted
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with it was enough to convince Vince that I really had
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no idea what he was talking about, but it was something
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which he had held inside for a few days before talking
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about. It was almost the end of the Binkley Trio as
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the rest of the world knows it.
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Tom Smith can confirm any or all of the facts which I
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attribute to hearing directly from him. He can be reached
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at (314) 474-8461 if necessary. Since he is busy running a
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business, he would appreciate it if the calls were kept to a
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minimum, but since these accusations also affect his
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company, he wants to see some justice done here.
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Facts concerning the trouble Mr. Drexler caused between
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myself and Vince Perriello can be substantiated by asking
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Vince.
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 8 21 Aug 1989
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I really hate to bring a Policy complaint about this, but
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someone has severely impacted my reputation, my personal
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life, and my business life. I can't sit idly by and let
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that happen.
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I am willing to let this go without pursuing an
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excommunication if Mr. Drexler provides in the SYSOP
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conference, as well as FidoNews, a full public apology to
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myself, and Tom Smith of Datastorm. Nothing short of that
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will stop me from pursuing this complaint to the highest
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levels of FidoNet.
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Now, Mr. Drexler's initial response:
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From: David Drexler of 147/47.0
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To: Bob Hartman of 1014/1.0
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Subj: what it is, mama
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Attr: private recvd
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Early last spring, I was privy to a phone call to Tom Smith
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(that other Tom Smith, not the Procomm guy), prompted by
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curiousity about the CI$ (not CompuServe) photo. Tom said
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that he was interested in eventual Fido (maybe it was "Alpo",
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or "Midal") compatibility. He said it was a low priority. He
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said he'd talked to Bob Hartman in recent weeks (not you,
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some other Hartman--or was it Hortman?) No release date was
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mentioned. No features were described. Binkley was not even
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hinted at. This phone call took place in a phonebooth on
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Mars during a hallucinatory flashback from a past lifetime
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when I was but an oyster.
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Harry's msg in SYSOP was the first I'd heard the story about
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Binkley being embedded in Procomm. He needn't use me as
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confirmation; I don't believe it. I don't even care.
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--david
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Voice: [voice number removed prior to FidoNews submission]
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************************************************************
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Now Mr. Oxford's initial response:
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From: Jim Oxford of 147/20.0
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To: Bob Hartman of 1014/1.0
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Subj: Policy complaint
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Attr: private recvd
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 9 21 Aug 1989
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* Forwarded from 147/20, Torii Station, Midwest City OK
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* Originally to David Drexler, 147/47
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* Forwarded by Jim Oxford, 147/20, 11:26 8/18
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David,
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I have forwarded you a copy of the policy complaint made
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by bob hartman against you. I can see no reason for not
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following through with it unless you submit the apology in
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the sysop echo as he requested.
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If I have not heard from you within three (3) days I will
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assume that you do not plan to do this and will then take
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the requested action.
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To Mr. Oxford, I would like to say a simple Thank You for
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upholding the ideals of FidoNet. There are many people that
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are friends of mine, and feel that I am being much too
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tolerant in my handling of this situation. Hopefully Mr.
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Drexler will realize that I am giving him a final easy way
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out of a tough situation. There are many other people that
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would pursue the most extreme punishment, right to the end.
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My own views of FidoNet won't allow me to do that. I've
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always felt that excommunication should be avoided when it
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is possible to do so. As the editorial in FidoNews last
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week stated - the goal of settling a policy complaint should
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be to keep BOTH nodes intact if possible. I feel I have
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given enough slack to allow that to happen. I only hope that
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Mr. Drexler sees the light.
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To everyone else: If you feel inclined to check the facts
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presented above, please do so. The people mentioned in my
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complaint all suffered as a direct result of Mr. Drexler's
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accusations. To tarnish a person's FidoNet reputation is
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one thing, but to cause their personal and business life
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harm is quite another. I think we all realize that our
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life outside of FidoNet is MUCH more important than our
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life within FidoNet. If there ever came a day when I had
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to choose between my friends, family, or business on one
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side, and FidoNet on the other side, you can bet that I
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would no longer be part of FidoNet. Mr. Drexler almost
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didn't give me that choice when I was blindsided by his
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rumors. It is an aspect of our medium of communication
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which is VERY difficult to deal with. Put yourself in my
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situation, and ask yourself how you heal the wounds that
|
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can be inflicted by something that is so difficult to
|
||
defend against? Starting a rumor is so simple - stopping
|
||
it and defending one's self against it is quite another
|
||
matter.
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||
|
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 10 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
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- Bob Hartman -
|
||
SysOp of FidoNet node 1:132/101
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 11 21 Aug 1989
|
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|
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|
||
Butch Witherspoon
|
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Fido 1:288/525
|
||
|
||
National Computer Learning Month
|
||
1989 CONTESTS FOR STUDENTS
|
||
|
||
1. Storybook on Using Computers & Software as Tools.
|
||
|
||
10 Grand Prizes: One grand prize winner in each category. The
|
||
winner and his/her school or organization will both recieve a
|
||
computer system.
|
||
|
||
40 Second Prizes: Four second prizes in each category. Each
|
||
winner and his/her school or organization will be awarded
|
||
software programs.
|
||
|
||
40 Third Prizes: Honorable mention certificates for winning
|
||
students.
|
||
|
||
Categories:
|
||
Elementary (Kindergarten- grade 5)
|
||
Middle (grades 6-8)
|
||
Secondary (grades 9-12)
|
||
Primary Special Education (Kindergarten-grade 6)
|
||
Secondary Special Education (grades 7-12)
|
||
|
||
Description: This year's writing contest focuses on the use of
|
||
computers and software as tools. The storybook may be fiction or
|
||
non-fiction. The book might be a collection of students' stories
|
||
about how computers and software are used as tools at home,
|
||
school and work, or a fiction story on how children discover the
|
||
value of a computer as a tool or how it changed thier lives.
|
||
|
||
Rules: To enter this contest, submit one copy of your original
|
||
storybook. The storybook may be created with a computer or using
|
||
any other materials; however, the storybook should include both
|
||
words and pictures and the theme must be the use of computers and
|
||
software as tools. If created with a computer, you may use any
|
||
software you choose, for example, word processor, desktop
|
||
publishing or graphics program. Entries will be judged on
|
||
originality, contene, writing skills, design, illustration,
|
||
layout and overall attention to detail.
|
||
|
||
For additional information please write to NCLM, P.O. Box 8045,
|
||
Granite City, IL 62040-8045 or NetMail Fido 1:288/525.
|
||
|
||
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 12 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
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|
||
Les Kooyman, 1:204/501
|
||
FidoCon Committee Co-Chairperson
|
||
|
||
|
||
JOHN DVORAK TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT FIDOCON '89;
|
||
FINAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
|
||
|
||
|
||
Preparations continue for FidoCon '89 in San Jose, California.
|
||
FidoNetters will be converging on the Holiday Inn Park Center
|
||
Plaza (282 Almaden Boulevard at San Carlos, 408-998-0400) begin-
|
||
ning Thursday, August 24. The conference runs through Sunday,
|
||
August 27.
|
||
|
||
John C. Dvorak, well-known computer industry gadfly and
|
||
columnist, will be the Keynote Speaker at the banquet Friday
|
||
night. Mr. Dvorak is known for his sometimes outrageous
|
||
observations on the industry, and is currently engaged in writing
|
||
a comprehensive book on computer telecommunications.
|
||
|
||
You can still netmail your convention and/or banquet reservations
|
||
to 1:1/89; just be sure to follow up your netmail message with
|
||
US Mail within 48 hours. Confirmation of your conference
|
||
reservations will be made by netmail, with a mailing including
|
||
tourist informa- tion for both San Jose and San Francisco by US
|
||
Mail. As we get closer to the convention date, the welcome
|
||
packets will be held for you when you register.
|
||
|
||
Schedule for FidoCon '89 Sessions
|
||
Revised: August 12, 1989
|
||
|
||
Registration: Thursday, August 24
|
||
|
||
Registration begins 3:30pm. Reception with No-Host Bar and
|
||
Hors D'ouevres from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
|
||
|
||
Schedule Number, Time Friday, 8/25 Saturday, 8/26
|
||
|
||
#1.) 9:00 - 10:00 Bob Hartman, BIX Mort Sternheim,
|
||
processing of Fido IFNA and the Future
|
||
mail of FidoNet
|
||
|
||
#2.) 10:00 - 10:15 BREAK BREAK
|
||
|
||
#3.) 10:15 - 11:15 Joaquim Homrighausen, Tim Pozar,
|
||
Front Door UFGATE
|
||
|
||
#4.) 11:15 - 11:30 BREAK BREAK
|
||
|
||
#5.) 11:30 - 12:30 BMUG Randy Bush/Panel,
|
||
BMUG CDROM/Mac Sysops International
|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 13 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
Networking
|
||
|
||
#6.) 12:30 - 2:00 LUNCH LUNCH
|
||
|
||
#7.) 2:00 - 3:00 Phil Becker, Vince & Bob,
|
||
TBBS BinkleyTerm
|
||
|
||
#8.) 3:00 - 3:15 BREAK BREAK
|
||
|
||
#9.) 3:15 - 4:15 US Robotics, Chuck Forsberg,
|
||
High Speed Tech. ZMODEM/Protocols
|
||
|
||
#10.) 4:15 - 4:30 BREAK BREAK
|
||
|
||
#11.) 4:30 - 5:30 Rick Heming, Tom Jennings,
|
||
Wildcat Fido/Routing
|
||
|
||
|
||
#12.) 5:30 - 5:45 N/A BREAK
|
||
|
||
#13.) 5:45 - 6:45 N/A Democracy in
|
||
FidoNet
|
||
|
||
#14.) 6:45 - 7:00 N/A BREAK
|
||
|
||
#15.) 7:00 - ? N/A BOFS:
|
||
DASNET
|
||
Mac Sysops
|
||
New Product
|
||
Introductions
|
||
|
||
#16.) 7:30 - ? Banquet, N/A
|
||
Keynote Speaker
|
||
John C. Dvorak
|
||
|
||
|
||
Sunday, August 27
|
||
IFNA Board Meeting: open to all IFNA Members
|
||
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
||
|
||
|
||
Conference registrations are $75. Banquet tickets are $30 each.
|
||
A Saturday-only conference ticket may be purchased onsite for
|
||
$35. Pre-registration may be by US Mail to:
|
||
|
||
Silicon Valley FidoCon '89
|
||
PO Box 390770
|
||
Mountain View, CA 94039
|
||
|
||
or purchased onsite. Banquet tickets are subject to
|
||
availability. Banquet attendance and conference attendance are
|
||
separate; it is not necessary to attend one to attend the other.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 14 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
Rooms at the Holiday Inn may be reserved by calling the Hotel at
|
||
408-998-0400, and mentioning that you are with FidoCon. Rooms
|
||
are $60.00 per night double occupancy. Additional rollaways are
|
||
available for $10.00 per night. These rates are not guaranteed
|
||
after July 15, but may remain available. The official FidoCon
|
||
'89 airline is American Airlines. You can receive either a 5%
|
||
reduction in supersaver fares or a 40% reduction in the regular
|
||
day coach fare. San Jose is an American Airlines hub with direct
|
||
flights to most major cities. When making reserva- tions, call
|
||
American's reservation number, 800-433-1790, and reference Star
|
||
number S0289VM.
|
||
|
||
I'd like to take a moment to thank the many hardworking members
|
||
of the FidoCon '89 Planning Committee. These folks have made a
|
||
some- times difficult job a joy to do: Jim Cannell (1:143/21),
|
||
who has done a great job of serving as Co-Chairperson and overall
|
||
Facili- ties Organizer; Diane Smith (1:161/7), our Financial
|
||
Wizard and Official Chief Morale Officer; Don Kulha (1:125/7),
|
||
in charge of souvenirs (tacky and non-tacky) and Official
|
||
Visionary; Marc Lawrence (1:204/69) Printed Program and Official
|
||
Archiving Scribe; Gene Rodrigues (1:143/25) Printed Program and
|
||
Official Desktop Publishing Ace; Wally Schwarz (1:204/6969),
|
||
Registration Software Programmer; and last but not least Michael
|
||
Wallis (1:161/148), PointNet Alchemist. Thank you all for making
|
||
FidoCon '89 happen against ALL odds!
|
||
|
||
|
||
Recorded Information Line
|
||
(Requires Tone Telephone)
|
||
415-573-8983
|
||
(Touch: FIDO#)
|
||
|
||
Silicon Valley FidoCon '89
|
||
PO Box 390770
|
||
Mountain View, CA 94039
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 15 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
An Event of Galactic Importance
|
||
|
||
Voyager 2 Passes Neptune!
|
||
|
||
by Phil Buonomo, 1:107/583, 7:520/583, 9:807/1
|
||
|
||
It's been there for years, at the end of FidoNews. How well we
|
||
all know it by now:
|
||
|
||
24 Aug 1989
|
||
Voyager 2 passes Neptune
|
||
|
||
Well, this is the last newsletter you'll ever see the above in.
|
||
This week, after 12 years, and billions of miles, Voyager 2 is
|
||
about to complete its mission in our solar system. This friday,
|
||
at 12:00am EDT, Voyager will pass over Neptune's north pole,
|
||
only 3,000 miles from its surface.
|
||
|
||
This remarkable event culminates a journey which began with a
|
||
launch on August 21, 1977. Since then, Voyager 2 has visited
|
||
and photographed Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and now Neptune, dis-
|
||
covering fascinating information along the way. These discover-
|
||
ies have given us insights into the formation of our solar sys-
|
||
tem, and its place in the cosmos. At Jupiter, Voyager discovered
|
||
atmospheric motions, faint rings, studied the geology of major
|
||
moons (including discovery of volcanic action on one!), and
|
||
three new moons.
|
||
|
||
At Saturn, its beautiful rings were studied, with remarkable
|
||
results. "Spokes" were discovered, and even a "braided" ring,
|
||
an explanation for which scientists are still searching, was
|
||
found! Additionally, three new moons were also discovered.
|
||
|
||
At Uranus, two new rings were found around the planet, along
|
||
with a unique "tilted" magnetic field. Ten new moons were also
|
||
discovered, and their geology studied.
|
||
|
||
Now, Voyager is about to visit its last planet before it moves
|
||
on into interstellar space. It has already discovered a large
|
||
spot in Neptune's atmosphere, not unlike the "great red spot" of
|
||
Jupiter (thought to be a permanent hurricane big enough to swal-
|
||
low our own planet several times over), and four new moons. The
|
||
most remarkable discovery to date, however, is the presense of
|
||
"ring arcs", partially formed rings surrounding the planet, like
|
||
the fully formed rings circling Saturn and Uranus. These par-
|
||
tially completed rings have stirred major discussion amongst
|
||
NASA scientists to explain their origin.
|
||
|
||
|
||
This entire journey is made all the more remarkable by the fact
|
||
that it was planned that Voyager would only visit Jupiter and
|
||
Saturn. Along the way, Voyager has lost its main radio receiver
|
||
and suffered damage to its backup, computer memory and televi-
|
||
sion camera platform. But like the Volkswagon Beetle of a past
|
||
decade, the spacecraft keeps plugging along on 22 watts, about
|
||
enough for a good flashlight.
|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 16 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
The best is yet to come, however. After passing above Neptune's
|
||
north pole, Voyager 2 will disappear behind the planet for 49
|
||
minutes. About four hours later, it will cruise by Triton, the
|
||
only discovered moon in our solar system to have an atmosphere.
|
||
Some scientists believe Triton to be covered by seas of liquid
|
||
nitrogen. Others predict a rocky surface. Soon, we may know
|
||
the truth.
|
||
|
||
Once it passes Triton, Voyager may continue to transmit data for
|
||
up to 25 years. It will move into interstellar space, taking it
|
||
outside the known limits of our solar system on a course that
|
||
will not take it within one light-year of any known star for the
|
||
next 958,000 years.
|
||
|
||
Will Voyager's journey outlast man's existence in the universe?
|
||
We may never know. But the information it has provided us with
|
||
in its short lifespan has been invaluable. Voyager carries with
|
||
it greetings from planet Earth to any far flung civilizations in
|
||
the cosmos it may one day come across. In the meantime, it has
|
||
brought to life the words of science fiction we all know so
|
||
well; "...to explore strange new worlds..." and "...to go where
|
||
no man has gone before!" Except that in this case, we are not
|
||
seeing fiction. We are living our childhood dreams and seeing
|
||
them come true. My friends, the future is HERE!
|
||
|
||
Let us not forget that space IS the "final frontier", or that
|
||
the Voyager mission was drastically cut back for lack of funds.
|
||
Let us continue our quest for knowlege in the great void, to
|
||
continue to advance our space program. Let us continue to try
|
||
to make those dream of our childhood become reality. Let us
|
||
build that moonbase, the space station. Let us GO to Mars and
|
||
beyond. Let us not forget the dream because our pockets are too
|
||
shallow. Let us move FORWARD!
|
||
|
||
So many years ago, Thom Henderson put the Voyager message in the
|
||
calendar of FidoNews. Perhaps it was half-joke, half-necessity
|
||
(to make the calendar work), perhaps not (I know that Thom is a
|
||
big supporter of space exploration). But what was once a trivial
|
||
line in a newsletter month after month, has taken on a rare sig-
|
||
nificance: the discovery of a new planet. Let us not forget the
|
||
importance of the Voyager mission as we move towards the new
|
||
Millenium.
|
||
|
||
With that, we bid adieu to Voyager. She was a great experiment,
|
||
one which paid off handsomely, beyond any of her designer's
|
||
wildest dreams. Perhaps someday we may meet up with her again,
|
||
and who knows? Perhaps she wil have some new secrets to tell us.
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 17 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
LATEST VERSIONS
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
Latest Software Versions
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS Systems
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Fido 12n+* Phoenix 1.3 TBBS 2.1
|
||
Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.04* TComm/TCommNet 3.4
|
||
Opus 1.03b+ RBBS 17.2A TPBoard 5.2
|
||
|
||
|
||
Network Node List Other
|
||
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
|
||
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.20 EditNL 4.00 ARC 6.02
|
||
D'Bridge 1.21* MakeNL 2.12 ARCmail 2.0
|
||
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ConfMail 4.00
|
||
FrontDoor 2.0 Prune 1.40 EMM 2.02
|
||
PRENM 1.47 XlatList 2.90 GROUP 2.10
|
||
SEAdog 4.51A* XlaxDiff 2.32 LHARC 1.13*
|
||
XlaxNode 2.32 MSG 3.3
|
||
MSGED 1.99
|
||
PK[UN]ZIP 0.92*
|
||
QM 1.0*
|
||
TCOMMail 2.2
|
||
TMail 1.11
|
||
TPBNetEd 3.2
|
||
UFGATE 1.03
|
||
XRS 2.3*
|
||
ZmailQ 1.09*
|
||
|
||
Apple Macintosh
|
||
---------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Red Ryder Host v2.1b3 Tabby 2.0* MacArc 0.03
|
||
Mansion 7.0 ArcMac 1.3
|
||
StuffIt 1.51
|
||
TImport 1.0
|
||
TExport 1.0
|
||
Timestamp 1.6
|
||
Tset 1.0.2
|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 18 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
Timestart 1.1
|
||
Tally 1.1
|
||
Mehitabel 1.2
|
||
Archie 1.60
|
||
Numberizer 1.5c
|
||
MessageEdit 1.0
|
||
|
||
|
||
Commodore Amiga
|
||
---------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Paragon 1.00+* BinkleyTerm 1.50 ConfMail 1.00
|
||
ChameleonEdit 0.10
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
+ Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software)
|
||
* Recently changed
|
||
|
||
Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
|
||
reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
|
||
all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 19 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
NOTICES
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
The Interrupt Stack
|
||
|
||
|
||
24 Aug 1989
|
||
Voyager 2 passes Neptune.
|
||
|
||
24 Aug 1989
|
||
FidoCon '89 starts at the Holiday Inn in San Jose,
|
||
California. Trade show, seminars, etc. Contact 1:1/89
|
||
for info.
|
||
|
||
5 Oct 1989
|
||
20th Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
|
||
|
||
11 Oct 1989
|
||
First International Modula-2 Conference at Bled, Yugoslavia
|
||
hosting Niklaus Wirth and the British Standards Institution.
|
||
Contact 1:106/8422 for more information.
|
||
|
||
11 Nov 1989
|
||
A new area code forms in northern Illinois at 12:01 am.
|
||
Chicago proper will remain area code 312; suburban areas
|
||
formerly served with that code will become area code 708.
|
||
|
||
23 Nov 1989
|
||
26th Anniversary of "Dr. Who" - and still going strong
|
||
|
||
30 Dec 1989
|
||
Telephone area codes (5, 3 and 0) are abolished in Hong Kong
|
||
|
||
If you have something which you would like to see on this
|
||
calendar, please send a message to FidoNet node 1:1/1.
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 20 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
OFFICERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIDONET ASSOCIATION
|
||
|
||
Mort Sternheim 1:321/109 Chairman of the Board
|
||
Bob Rudolph 1:261/628 President
|
||
Matt Whelan 3:3/1 Vice President
|
||
Bill Bolton 3:711/403 Vice President-Technical Coordinator
|
||
Linda Grennan 1:147/1 Secretary
|
||
Kris Veitch 1:147/30 Treasurer
|
||
|
||
|
||
IFNA COMMITTEE AND BOARD CHAIRS
|
||
|
||
Administration and Finance Mark Grennan 1:147/1
|
||
Board of Directors Mort Sternheim 1:321/109
|
||
Bylaws Don Daniels 1:107/210
|
||
Ethics Vic Hill 1:147/4
|
||
Executive Committee Bob Rudolph 1:261/628
|
||
International Affairs Rob Gonsalves 2:500/1
|
||
Membership Services David Drexler 1:147/47
|
||
Nominations & Elections David Melnick 1:107/233
|
||
Public Affairs David Drexler 1:147/47
|
||
Publications Rick Siegel 1:107/27
|
||
Security & Individual Rights Jim Cannell 1:143/21
|
||
Technical Standards Rick Moore 1:115/333
|
||
|
||
|
||
IFNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
|
||
|
||
DIVISION AT-LARGE
|
||
|
||
10 Courtney Harris 1:102/732 Don Daniels 1:107/210
|
||
11 Bill Allbritten 1:11/301 Mort Sternheim 1:321/109
|
||
12 Bill Bolton 3:711/403 Mark Grennan 1:147/1
|
||
13 Irene Henderson 1:107/9 (vacant)
|
||
14 Ken Kaplan 1:100/22 Ted Polczyinski 1:154/5
|
||
15 Scott Miller 1:128/12 Matt Whelan 3:3/1
|
||
16 Ivan Schaffel 1:141/390 Robert Rudolph 1:261/628
|
||
17 Neal Curtin 1:343/1 Steve Jordan 1:206/2871
|
||
18 Andrew Adler 1:135/47 Kris Veitch 1:147/30
|
||
19 David Drexler 1:147/47 (vacant)
|
||
2 Henk Wevers 2:500/1 David Melnik 1:107/233
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FidoNews 6-34 Page 21 21 Aug 1989
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
The World's First / \
|
||
BBS Network /|oo \
|
||
* FidoNet * (_| /_)
|
||
FidoCon '89 in San Jose, California _`@/_ \ _
|
||
at The Holiday Inn Park Plaza | | \ \\
|
||
August 24-27, 1989 | (*) | \ ))
|
||
______ |__U__| / \//
|
||
/ Fido \ _//|| _\ /
|
||
(________) (_/(_|(____/ (tm)
|
||
|
||
|
||
R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
|
||
|
||
|
||
Name: _______________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
Address: ____________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
City: _______________________ State: ____ Zip: ______________
|
||
|
||
Country: ____________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
|
||
Phone Numbers:
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Data: _______________________________________________________
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Zone:Net/
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Node.Point: ___________________________________________________
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Your BBS Name: ________________________________________________
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BBS Software: _____________________ Mailer: ___________________
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Modem Brand: _____________________ Speed: ____________________
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At what hotel will you be staying: ____________________________
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Do you want an in room point? (Holiday Inn only) ______________
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Are you a Sysop? _____________
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Are you an IFNA Member? ______
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FidoNews 6-34 Page 22 21 Aug 1989
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Additional Guests: __________
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(not attending conferences)
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Do you have any special requirements? (Sign Language translation,
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handicapped, etc.)
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______________________________________________________
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Comments: ______________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________
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Costs How Many? Cost
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--------------------------- -------- -------
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Conference fee $60 .................... ________ _______
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($75.00 after July 15)
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Friday Banquet $30.00 ................ ________ _______
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Totals ................................ ________ _______
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You may pay by Check, Money Order, or Credit Card. Please send
|
||
no cash. All monies must be in U.S. Funds. Checks should be
|
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made out to: "FidoCon '89"
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This form should be completed and mailed to:
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Silicon Valley FidoCon '89
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PO Box 390770
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Mountain View, CA 94039
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|
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|
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You may register by Netmailing this completed form to 1:1/89 for
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processing. Rename it to ZNNNXXXX.REG where Z is your Zone
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number, N is your Net number, and X is your Node number. US Mail
|
||
confirmation is required within 72 hours to confirm your
|
||
registration.
|
||
|
||
If you are paying by credit card, please include the following
|
||
information. For your own security, do not route any message
|
||
with your credit card number on it. Crash it directly to 1:1/89.
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
||
|
||
Master Card _______ Visa ________
|
||
|
||
|
||
Credit Card Number _____________________________________________
|
||
|
||
|
||
Expiration Date ________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
Signature ______________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
No credit card registrations will be accepted without a valid
|
||
signature.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Rooms at the Holiday Inn may be reserved by calling the Hotel at
|
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408-998-0400, and mentioning that you are with FidoCon. Rooms
|
||
are $60.00 per night double occupancy. Additional rollaways are
|
||
available for $10.00 per night. To obtain these rates you must
|
||
register before July 15.
|
||
|
||
The official FidoCon '89 airline is American Airlines. You can
|
||
receive either a 5% reduction in supersaver fares or a 40%
|
||
reduction in the regular day coach fare. San Jose is an American
|
||
Airlines hub with direct flights to most major cities. When
|
||
making reservations, you must call American's reservation number,
|
||
800-433-1790, and reference Star number S0289VM.
|
||
|
||
The official FidoCon '89 automobile rental agency is Alamo Rent a
|
||
Car. Rates are as described below. All rates include automatic
|
||
transmission, air conditioning, radio, and unlimited mileage.
|
||
|
||
Economy car (example: Geo Metro) $32 day/$109 week.
|
||
Compact car (example: Chevy Cavalier) $34 day/$120 week.
|
||
Midsize car (example: Pontiac Grand Am) $36 day/$135 week.
|
||
Standard car (example: Buick Regal) $38 day/$165 week.
|
||
Luxury car (example: Buick LeSabre) $40 day/$239 week.
|
||
|
||
To take advantage of this rate, call Alamo at 1-800-327-9633 and
|
||
request the convention rate. Mention FidoCon '89, the location
|
||
and dates.
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
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|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
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The World's First / \
|
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BBS Network /|oo \
|
||
* FidoNet * (_| /_)
|
||
_`@/_ \ _
|
||
| | \ \\
|
||
| (*) | \ ))
|
||
______ |__U__| / \//
|
||
/ Fido \ _//|| _\ /
|
||
(________) (_/(_|(____/ (tm)
|
||
|
||
Membership for the International FidoNet Association
|
||
|
||
Membership in IFNA is open to any individual or organization that
|
||
pays a specified annual membership fee. IFNA serves the
|
||
international FidoNet-compatible electronic mail community to
|
||
increase worldwide communications.
|
||
|
||
Member Name _______________________________ Date _______________
|
||
Address _________________________________________________________
|
||
City ____________________________________________________________
|
||
State ________________________________ Zip _____________________
|
||
Country _________________________________________________________
|
||
Home Phone (Voice) ______________________________________________
|
||
Work Phone (Voice) ______________________________________________
|
||
|
||
Zone:Net/Node Number ____________________________________________
|
||
BBS Name ________________________________________________________
|
||
BBS Phone Number ________________________________________________
|
||
Baud Rates Supported ____________________________________________
|
||
Board Restrictions ______________________________________________
|
||
|
||
Your Special Interests __________________________________________
|
||
_________________________________________________________________
|
||
_________________________________________________________________
|
||
In what areas would you be willing to help in FidoNet? __________
|
||
_________________________________________________________________
|
||
_________________________________________________________________
|
||
Send this membership form and a check or money order for $25 in
|
||
US Funds to:
|
||
International FidoNet Association
|
||
PO Box 41143
|
||
St Louis, Missouri 63141
|
||
USA
|
||
|
||
Thank you for your membership! Your participation will help to
|
||
insure the future of FidoNet.
|
||
|
||
Please NOTE that IFNA is a general not-for-profit organization
|
||
and Articles of Association and By-Laws were adopted by the
|
||
membership in January 1987. The second elected Board of Directors
|
||
was filled in August 1988. The IFNA Echomail Conference has been
|
||
established on FidoNet to assist the Board. We welcome your
|
||
input to this Conference.
|
||
|
||
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