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Volume 7, Number 18 30 April 1990
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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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Table of Contents
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1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
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EuroCon IV: A General Overview to a Great Happening ! .... 1
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Region17 FidoNet Convention .............................. 5
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Region17 FidoCon Registration Form ....................... 6
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Violet's Ansi Screens .................................... 9
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FIDOCON 1990 REGISTRATION FORM ........................... 11
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2. COLUMNS .................................................. 14
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Talk Me Through It, Honey ................................ 14
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3. LATEST VERSIONS .......................................... 16
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Latest Software Versions ................................. 16
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4. NOTICES .................................................. 19
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And more!
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 1 30 Apr 1990
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ARTICLES
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EuroCon IV: A General Overview to a Great Happening !
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0. Maybe a small introduction ?
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Msg : 111, 14 Oct 89 21:06:00
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From: Joop Mellaart
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To : All
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Subj: announcement Eurocon IV
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Hello to you all,
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On behalf of the organisation committee of Eurocon III I herewith
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announce that Belgium will be the organising country for Eurocon
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IV.
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Ward Dossche has sent us a very good proposal which Peter
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Janssens will post here within a few days. [...] we think that
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the Belgian proposal is very good and Eurocon IV should therefore
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be organised in Belgium.
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Regards, <JM>
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--- FD 2.00
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* Origin: PCC Zonegate - Gateway to the Continents! (2:512/99)
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1. ... or maybe a bit clearer ?
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When I was preparing this article, it crossed my mind, to start
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telling you something about the history of FidoNet. But probably
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most of you would already know all that stuff, so there was the
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chance that you would drop of, just because of boredom. And that
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would be a shame, really, because EuroCon is an occasion, which
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every European FidoNet sysop should have seen at least once !
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EuroCon is a happening which developed itself thru FidoNet-
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history: Apparently, sometimes echomail is just not good enough
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to keep good contacts between regions, so at a certain point in
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time, it became clear that it would be really nice (if not
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actually necessary), to organise a European Sysop-meeting. In the
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United States, these happenings had already been organised: They
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called it FidoCon.
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 2 30 Apr 1990
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So four years ago, the first European Sysop-meeting, EuroCon,
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was organised. From then on, it was decided to organise such an
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international meeting yearly.
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2. And this year...
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This year, Eurocon will be organised in Antwerp, Belgium, on July
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14th and 15th. Antwerp is one of Belgium's biggest ports. The
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historical city is a very convenient conference-city: Many
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suitable hotels, in all price-classes are available, there is an
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International Youth Hostel and a camping place. Since Antwerp is
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an international city, it is very easy for foreigners to find
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their way around: Most touristical, hotel- and other staff are
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multilingual (Dutch, French and English are common; German is not
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unusual). Furthermore, the city of Antwerp is easily reached by
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car, train and airplane.
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3. But what about the meeting itself ?
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You're right. Better tell you someting about what's going to
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happen on EuroCon IV. As matter of fact, EuroCon IV will be a bit
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different from the EuroCon's before. This time, there will be 3
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FidoNet conferences going on simultaneously ! The first one is
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USERCON I. This conference will be dedicated entirely to Region
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29 matters (Belgium). It is a meeting between sysops, points and
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users of FidoNet Belgium. It will be open to the general public.
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Obviously, this meeting won't be too interesting to the foreign
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guests. It is merely a practical matter to organise UserCon I
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during EuroCon IV. The other 2 conferences however will be
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*very* interesting. Let's start with the new one...
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The new one is TECHCON I. It will be a purely technical
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conference on FidoNet matters. Provisions are being made, to
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invite as many as possible developers of P.D., ShareWare or
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commercial software. In particular, people being active in
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developing mailers, terminal programs, BBS software and
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utilities, packers, and whatever else is being used by amateur
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communication freaks. Also manufacturers of comms hardware will
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be invited.
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It will be required to register in advance. You will be informed
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about this in a few weeks, thru the FidoNews magazine, thru some
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echomail channels (e.g. ENET.SYSOP), and also in EMBBS magazine.
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But the main conference of course will be EuroCon IV ...
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(tataaah...)
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EuroCon IV will traditionally be devoted exclusively to the
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phenomenon 'netpolicy'. Netpolicy, is the whole of rules which
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are keeping the net up and operational. Without them,
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communication in FidoNet would be impossible. Some main themes
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that will be discussed are:
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 3 30 Apr 1990
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EEC- and European matters :
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* The private computer-communication market after 1992
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* Changing policy in the great internal market
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* Creation of a European sysop-association
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* Telephone companies and future European approval standards for
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telecommunications hardware
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* Auto-censoring, privacy and ownership of public electronic-mail
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information
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* Developments in Eastern-Europe
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Internal policy matters :
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* Electronic-mail policy
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* Electronic-mail routing
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* Elections
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* Appointing EUROCON-V site
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* Democracy within FidoNet
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* Complaint-procedure
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Technical matters :
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* Fast modems (V32 - PEP - HST)
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* Automated mailer software
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* Technical standards
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* New communication protocols
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I guess you've got a general idea now, about what's going to be
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discussed at EuroCon IV. Clearly EuroCon is a very important
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conference. Because even if an amateur network is technically
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capable of functioning well, it is only thru real human
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communication, agreement and understanding, between the thousands
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of participants, that such a huge network can be maintained.
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And that really needs some agreements. Without them, FidoNet
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would surely collapse. It is at meetings like EuroCon, that one
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builds the strong structures that have kept FidoNet alive, all
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these years !
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4. Back down to the 'earthly' matters...
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The programme, which of course can be subject to some minor
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changes, will look like this:
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* Friday July 13th
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- Evening: Arrival most participants.
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- Pre-meeting between the organising committee and the RC's and
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ZC2, to discuss the coming days, set some priorities, and iron-
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out whatever needs to be ironed out.
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* Saturday July 14th
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- Morning: EuroCon session-1
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- Noon: Luch of course !
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- Afternoon: EuroCon session-2
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- Evening: Dinner, and optional '11-kroegentocht', not to be
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 4 30 Apr 1990
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missed by all beer-drinkers ! (Belgium is a country famous for
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its beers !)
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* Sunday July 15th
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- morning: EuroCon session-3
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- noon: lunch
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- afternoon: EuroCon session-4
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- evening: Probabely a dinner-cruise on the River Scheldt for all
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registered participants, sponsors, companies and other people
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that have contributed to the organising of EuroCon-IV.
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- After 10pm: Everybody can seek a form of entertainment suitable
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to his/her own needs.
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* Monday July 15th
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- morning: Check-out and departure of most participants.
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There is also a fringe-programme for participants and relatives.
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Including:
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- Visit to the port of Antwerp.
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- Visit to the famous Antwerp ZOO.
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- Factory-visit.
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5. But, isn't there always one more thing to say ?
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Yes, there is:
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You can send us your remarks, questions and suggestions. We have
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opened a special node for EuroCon-IV. It has nodenumber
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2:2/999.0, and it is open for mail 24 hours a day. We will be
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happy to get some feedback, so that we can keep your suggestions
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in mind, while setting up the meeting in detail.
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You can address your messages to Ward Dossche, the team-leader of
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the organising team. You can also write Ward or me a message in
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ENET.SYSOP.
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And above all: Be looking out for more information about EuroCon
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IV. In a few weeks, we will start distributing registration
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forms. Don't hesitate to join the conference. Don't put away that
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form somewhere you'll probably forget it. Without you, it would
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be much less fun ! We count on you ! Try to be there in July !
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Jan Spooren (2:295/20.0)
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Electronic-Press attache (Umpf!)
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P.S.: We just received a message from Tomas Bremin (2:201/110.0),
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moderator of InterUser: He tells us, we can expect a group of 15
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to 30 people from InterUser, who are going to meet eachother at
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EuroCon IV ! Watch my words: It'll be quite a happening !!
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 5 30 Apr 1990
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Janet Murray
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1:105/23
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REGION 17 FIDO CONVENTION
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FidoNet Sysops and their families and friends are cordially
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invited to attend a Region17 convention hosted by Net105
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(VanPort; aka "Home of the Curmudgeon") July 27-29 at Menucha
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Retreat and Conference Center. This will be the only "Fido"
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convention on the West Coast this summer; guests outside the
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boundaries of Region17 are more than welcome to attend.
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Menucha was once the summer home of Julius Meier, founder of
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Meier & Frank department stores and a former Governor of Oregon.
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"Menucha" means "waters of refreshment" in Hebrew and is an apt
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description of the unique natural setting - 98 acres of lawns,
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woodlands and gardens - high on a bluff overlooking the Columbia
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River. The main buildings were constructed around 1914 and are
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historical sites. Recreation includes a 75x30 ft outdoor
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swimming pool, regulation tennis court, basketball, horseshoe
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pits, a surfaced volleyball court, table tennis, and biliards.
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There are also numerous trails for hiking.
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Menucha is located in Corbett, Oregon - 30 minutes from the
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Portland International Airport and about 45 minutes from downtown
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Portland. Freeways I-84, I-5, and I-205 are close by.
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Convention prices are extremely affordable if you register before
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May 15th. Menucha offers dormitories and family-style meals,
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with a few semi-private and private accomodations. For example,
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for an adult FidoNet Sysop who elects to arrive on Friday
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afternoon, sleep in his sleeping bag in a dorm, and stay through
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Sunday morning, the cost is a mere $70.50 (meals included).
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Reduced prices apply to children, students, and spouses.
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See the subsequent message for an official registration form, or
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NetMail Janet Murray @ 105/23 or Ken Zwaschka @ 105/54 for more
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information.
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 6 30 Apr 1990
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Janet Murray
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1:105/23
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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* FIDONET REGION 17 CONVENTION *
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* OFFICIAL REGISTRATION FORM *
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* July 27-29, 1990 *
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* Menucha Camp and Conference Grounds *
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* Corbett, Oregon *
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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Name _____________________________ FidoNet Address _________
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SnailMail Address ___________________________________________
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___________________________________________ Date Sent ______
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Voice phone (in case of questions): ________________________
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Please indicate for each person attending, the option selected,
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and fill in the appropriate charges:
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_Number_ _Name(s)_ _Subtotals_
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Registration fee @ $5
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_____ (FidoNet Sysops ONLY) $ _____
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OPTION A: Friday 5 p.m. to Sunday 11 a.m.
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DORM
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_____ Adult(s) __________________________ $ 65.50 _____
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_____ Student(s) ________________________ 56.50 _____
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(Age 12 to 18 OR Full-time student)
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_____ Child(ren) ________________________ 36.25 _____
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(Age 11 and under)
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_____ Supply bedding @ $6 per person _____
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SEMI-PRIVATE
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_____ Adult(s) __________________________ 83.50 _____
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_____ Student(s) ________________________ 56.50 _____
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(in parents' room)
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_____ Child(ren) ________________________ 36.25 _____
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(in parents' room)
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PRIVATE
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_____ Adult(s) __________________________ 102.50 _____
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OPTION B: Saturday 8 a.m. to Sunday 11 a.m.
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DORM
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_____ Adult(s) __________________________ 48.00 _____
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 7 30 Apr 1990
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_____ Student(s) ________________________ 42.50 _____
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(Age 12 to 18 OR Full-time Student)
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_____ Child(ren) ________________________ 29.50 _____
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(Age 11 and under)
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_____ Supply bedding @ $6 per person _____
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SEMI-PRIVATE
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_____ Adult(s) ___________________________ 59.00 _____
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_____ Student(s) _________________________ 42.50 _____
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(in parents' room)
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_____ Child(ren) _________________________ 29.50 _____
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(in parents' room)
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PRIVATE
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_____ Adult(s) ___________________________ 72.50 _____
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OPTION C: Saturday 8 a.m. to Saturday 10 p.m.
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(Meals only, no accommodations)
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_____ Adult(s) ___________________________ 37.00 _____
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_____ Student(s) _________________________ 32.00 _____
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_____ Child(ren) _________________________ 21.00 _____
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SUBTOTAL $ _____
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LATE REGISTRATION FEES (_after_ May 15th):
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| IMPORTANT NOTE: Since we must estimate _and pay for_ |
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| the number who will be attending by mid-May, there |
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| will be a limited number of places for late registrants! |
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Paid by June 15th:
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_____ Number of reservations @ $10 _____
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Paid by July 15th
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_____ Number of reservations @ $20 _____
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Paid after July 15th
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_____ Number of reservations @ $30 _____
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TOTAL ADDITIONS $ _____
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TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED: $ _____
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Make checks payable (in U.S. Funds) to:
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Net 105 Treasury / REG17CON
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 8 30 Apr 1990
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Send registration to:
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Region 17 Convention
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c/o Ken Zwaschka
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Ken Zwaschka & Associates
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P.O. Box 2226
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Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. 97208-2226
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Reservations and room assignments will be confirmed via NetMail
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within 48 hours of receipt.
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Registration packets with a map to Menucha and information about
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Portland metropolitan area shopping and recreational faciltities
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will be mailed to all registrants on July 1st.
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 9 30 Apr 1990
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From
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Violet Stymacks
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at the
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Rhinoceros Kitchen
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1:152/8
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Eugene, Oregon
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When Ray (co-sysop of Rhinoceros Kitchen and myself first set-up
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housekeeping together he told me," How much he was INTO
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computers " :-}
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I had NO IDEA just how much time he talking about.
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Well it didn't take long for me to start calling the computer
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THE OTHER WOMAN.God, how I hated the THING.
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Being Dyslexic I would not go near the computer. Then one day he
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downloaded a game called Hack and soon I would sit by his side
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and watch him play(giving my input as to what he should do.):-)
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Then he showed me how to play it myself. This was BEFORE we had
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a Hard Disk. After a while my Characters got soooo big that I
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needed to shuffle 4 floppies to hold them, so I got kind of
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comfortable with the machine. (I won the game 14 times) and Ray
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was very good about letting me share computer time with him.
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Then Ray helped a friend set up a BBS (a game board) next thing
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I knew he was thinking of starting a BBS of his own. I smiled
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and said I thought he should give it a try. But I was thinking "
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now I will never see or be able to talk to him because he will
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be with " HER " (the computer) all the time.
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Well I sure didn't fool Ray one bit with that smile , he sat me
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down with THEDRAW and had me do asci screens for the message
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bases.
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Then a local sysop asked if I would do an ansi welcome screen
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for his board. Next I was making screens for boards all over
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Eugene.
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Then we became a node on FidoNet.I started cruising the node
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list looking for names I liked the sound of and I would make an
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ansi drawing and send it to them.
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I also put a copy in the <<RK>> art gallery. Most people liked
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what I sent to them and used it. An ansi/asci screen from me is
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a GIFT, not the beginning of some advertising "pitch" or
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anything else.
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I send a follow up message asking if they are using the screen,
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if I don't hear from them after a while. If they are not using
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it I " give it a face lift " and send it to some one else. I
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call the screen a " LOGO " but sysops put them anywhere on the
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board they want.I put the "OLD" logo screen some sysops send
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with their thank you message,in a guest art gallery that i have
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on our bbs.About 5 boards have my whole (a zip file of about
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400k) art gallery on their board.
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At this time about 290 BBS are using one or more ansi/asci
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screens I have made. Most are in the USA, thirty are in Canada,
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seven in zone2 and three in zone3 (that I know of). :-)
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 10 30 Apr 1990
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The truly sad part of all this is Ray almost never gets time to
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use the computer anymore.
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:-)
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----
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a quick note from ray here.I wanted to call this article
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"computer shortage crises at rhinoceros kitchen",but Violet
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wrote it,and after all,it IS about her art work.
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Violet's art gallery is compressed into art.zip during 5:00 am
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maintenance EVERY morning and is available for file requests as
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ART.ZIP anytime,except midnight to 2:00 am Pacific time.The old
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art.zip is deleted just before the new one is made, this way it
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is updated daily.
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 11 30 Apr 1990
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The Secret Sysop Society presents __
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*** Conclave '90 *** / \
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The SYSOPS Convention /|oo \
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Home of FidoCon 1990 (_| /_)
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Lyndhurst, New Jersey _`@/_ \ _
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August 1-5, 1990 | | \ \\
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| (*) | \ ))
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______ |__U__| / \//
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/ Fido \ _//|| _\ /
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(________) (_/(_|(____/ (tm)
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Rate Plan Schedule: Before 6/1/90: Before 5/1/90:
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-------------- --------------
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A. Single Occupancy.......$595.00 $545.00 $495.00
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B. Double Occupancy.......$450.00 $400.00 $350.00
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C. Conference w/ meals....$300.00 $250.00 $200.00
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D. Conference w/ Banquet..$205.00 $155.00 $105.00
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E. Conference only........$175.00 $125.00 $ 75.00
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F. Banquet only...........$130.00 $80.00 $ 30.00
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G. Registrant & Spouse....$720.00 $670.00 $620.00
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(All rate plans except plan F include all conference and hotel
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fees. Those registering before 5/1/90 get a $100.00 discount,
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those registering before 6/1/90 get a $50.00 discount.)
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You must pay by Check, Money Order, or Credit Card. Please send
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no cash. All monies must be in U.S. Funds. Checks should be
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made out to: "Conclave '90"
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The following registration form must be completed and mailed to:
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PO Box 12
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Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
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You may register by Netmailing this completed form to 1:1/90 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
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confirmation is required within 72 hours of electronic filing.
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If you are paying by credit card, please include the required
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information. For your own security, do not route any message
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with your credit card number on it. Crash it directly to 1:1/90.
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The official Conclave '90 airline is American Airlines.
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American offers a 5% discount the lowest applicable round-trip
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fare, including 1st class travel, subject to availability of
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inventory. All fare rules and restrictions apply. In addition,
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American offers 40% off their round trip unrestricted day coach
|
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fare. International travelers qualify for special benefits,
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||
including complimentary admittance to the Admiral's Club Lounge
|
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at any American Airlines terminal. Newark is an American Air-
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lines city with direct flights to most major cities. When making
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reservations, you must call American's Toll-free reservation
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number at 800-433-1790, and reference Star number 13704F.
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FidoNews 7-18 Page 12 30 Apr 1990
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C O N C L A V E '90 R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
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Name: __________________________________________________________
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Address: _____________________________ Apt. or Suite: _________
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City: _________________________ State or Province: ____________
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Postal Code: __________________ Country: ______________________
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Voice Phone: ______________________ Data: _____________________
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Zone:Net/Node.Point@Domain: ____________________________________
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Special requirements: __________________________________________
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+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
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| Option | Full | | Pricing | Line |
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|(Choose 1: A-G)| Name | Qty | Thru 5/1 | Total |
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+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
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| PLAN A* | | | $495.00 | |
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+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
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| PLAN B* | | | $350.00 | |
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+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
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| PLAN C* | | | $200.00 | |
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+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
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| PLAN D* | | | $105.00 | |
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||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
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| PLAN E* | | | $ 75.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| PLAN F | | | $ 30.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| PLAN G* | | | $620.00 | |
|
||
+===============+=====================+=====+==========+=======+
|
||
| NJ Beach Trip | | | $ 24.50 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| Eve. NYC Tour | | | $ 37.50 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| Broadway Show | | | $ 75.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| NYC Shop Tour | | | $ 36.50 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| Costume Ball* | | | $ 50.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
* includes all conference fees & Hotel | Total $ | |
|
||
** includes dinner, show, and costume +==========+=======+
|
||
|
||
MC _____ Visa _____ Card Number: _____________________________
|
||
|
||
Expiration: ___________ Signature _____________________________
|
||
( Credit card registrations require valid signature )
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 13 30 Apr 1990
|
||
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||
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|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 14 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
COLUMNS
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
Henry Clark
|
||
124/6120
|
||
|
||
|
||
Spun Wrong --
|
||
|
||
I read about this SpinRite program and thought I might try it
|
||
out because, well, you know I have 6 hard disks between home
|
||
and office machines. As it turns out, I was led astray, and
|
||
I'll tell you why.
|
||
|
||
Reading the shrink wrap at the store, I caught some fine print :
|
||
NOT compatible with Plus hard cards. OK, 1 down, 5 to go. I
|
||
buy it and get on to work. My main system there, the NCR has a
|
||
16-bit SCSI and 320 meg hard disk. Sorry. SpinRite thinks it
|
||
sees a CACHE, HA. 2 down, 4 to go. I start reading the online
|
||
docs. ERLL on a Compaq portable, NOT supported. 3 down.
|
||
|
||
I get it home. ESDI NOT supported. 4 down. This leaves the
|
||
old 286 portable, which sports an SDSI ( 5 down ) and a
|
||
Imprimis regular old 80 on a WD MFM controller. OK, 1 drive
|
||
out of 6. Be forewarned.
|
||
|
||
This brings up another sore point. That 80 meg drive is really
|
||
84, but I can only get some 72 megs recognized by my BIOS. It
|
||
seems that the drive type table is the key to this whole mess.
|
||
Compaq is really nasty about the drive types supported, which
|
||
is to their benefit when you want to add some space. This
|
||
nonsense has to change.
|
||
|
||
An interesting note in the SpinRite docs is the 'new SDSI
|
||
drives' which they don't support. New, my baby's butt.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Greenleaf Comm Lib --
|
||
|
||
I picked up the latest version of this software library and was
|
||
really impressed. With just 3 functions, OPEN, PUTC and GETC I
|
||
had a finished comm program. It can get a lot fancier than
|
||
that too. There's even a single function Send_Ymodem_G.
|
||
|
||
I wrote a tiny program that sends a user defined message, waits
|
||
for a timer or a response from the host system, and sends
|
||
another message. The host system is the cool machine, it is
|
||
switching video signals. The demo has 6 video disk players,
|
||
and 12 Sony 9 inch color TVs, and my comm program is talking to
|
||
the application, switching the different players ( and a couple
|
||
of internally generated test patterns ) across the TVs.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 15 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
The marketing guys did OK too, the video disks included
|
||
Indiana, Trek, Rabbit and a really neat computer generated
|
||
video documentary. I quickly implemented a better transmit
|
||
hold routine because my program kept switching the signals
|
||
during the good scenes.
|
||
|
||
Greenleaf got a bad rap because of some weird happenings back in
|
||
the Opus 0.0 development days. Based upon my recent
|
||
experiences, their products are top notch.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Oracle Database Echo --
|
||
|
||
I have been working with the Oracle database for over a year and
|
||
the SQL language as well. I noticed that there wasn't an echo
|
||
for these topics. So I started one, it's called ORA_DBMS.
|
||
|
||
Oracle is probably the largest database company, with similar
|
||
software running on dozens of platforms. If there's one thing
|
||
BAD about their products, it's the documentation and support.
|
||
In fact, it's a nightmare. Maybe this echo can allow better
|
||
access to other user's, with the subsequent increase in
|
||
information. Of course, it may become the biggest FLAME forum
|
||
yet. We shall see.
|
||
|
||
In any case, if you're interested in, or are using Oracle, or
|
||
any other SQL based relational database, you are invited to
|
||
pick up ORA_DBMS. At this time, the echo is distributed
|
||
locally, including myself 1:124/6120 and by our DFW echo mail
|
||
distributor, 1:124/4115. As this is the first echo I have
|
||
tried to get started, you may know more about proper channels
|
||
to pick it up.
|
||
|
||
|
||
Ghost in the Machine --
|
||
|
||
Well it does look like I got screwed by an early Fidonews
|
||
release mechanism. ( What do want for nothin', eh ? ) I swear
|
||
I had that last column on 1:1/1 Sunday morning at 01:00. The
|
||
news archive was created at 11:00 and the news file data is
|
||
midnight Monday.
|
||
|
||
So that bit on the Lake Party was delayed a week. ( You missed
|
||
me, right ? ). Now you'll have to wait another week for the
|
||
skinny on the Great Event. I promise some juicy details aired
|
||
in public, Enquirer fashion.
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 16 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
LATEST VERSIONS
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
Latest Software Versions
|
||
|
||
MS-DOS Systems
|
||
--------------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Fido 12q+ Phoenix 1.3 TAG 2.5d1
|
||
Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.64* TBBS 2.1
|
||
Kitten 2.16 RBBS 17.2B TComm/TCommNet 3.4
|
||
Maximus 1.00 RBBSmail 17.2 TPBoard 6.0
|
||
Opus 1.12+* RemoteAccess 2.0* Wildcat! 2.10
|
||
PCBoard 14.2* SLBBS 1.76*
|
||
|
||
Network Node List Other
|
||
Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
|
||
|
||
BinkleyTerm 2.30 EditNL 4.00 ARC 6.02
|
||
D'Bridge 1.30 MakeNL 2.20 ARCAsim 2.30*
|
||
Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.0
|
||
FrontDoor 1.99c* Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
|
||
PRENM 1.47 SysNL 3.01 Crossnet v1.5*
|
||
SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 EMM 2.02
|
||
XlaxDiff 2.33* Gmail 2.05
|
||
XlaxNode 2.33* GROUP 2.16
|
||
GUS 1.30
|
||
LHARC 1.13
|
||
MSG 4.0
|
||
MSGED 1.99
|
||
PK[UN]ZIP 1.10*
|
||
QM 1.0
|
||
QSORT 4.03
|
||
SLMAIL 1.35*
|
||
StarLink 1.01
|
||
TagMail 2.20
|
||
TCOMMail 2.2
|
||
TMail 1.14*
|
||
TPBNetEd 3.2
|
||
TosScan 1.00*
|
||
UFGATE 1.03
|
||
XRS 3.20*
|
||
ZmailQ 1.10
|
||
Macintosh
|
||
---------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 17 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Red Ryder Host v2.1b10 Tabby 2.2 MacArc 0.04
|
||
Mansion 7.15 Copernicus 1.0d* ArcMac 1.3
|
||
WWIV (Mac) 3.0 StuffIt 1.51
|
||
FBBS 0.91* TImport 1.331
|
||
TExport 1.32
|
||
Timestamp 1.6
|
||
Tset 1.3
|
||
Import 3.2
|
||
Export 3.21
|
||
Sundial 3.2
|
||
PreStamp 3.2
|
||
OriginatorII 2.0
|
||
AreaFix 1.6
|
||
Mantissa 3.21
|
||
Zenith 1.5
|
||
UNZIP 1.02b
|
||
|
||
Amiga
|
||
-----
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
Paragon 2.06+ BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
|
||
TrapDoor 1.50* AReceipt 1.5*
|
||
WelMat 0.35 booz 1.01
|
||
ConfMail 1.10
|
||
ChameleonEdit 0.10
|
||
ElectricHerald1.66*
|
||
Lharc 1.10
|
||
MessageFilter 1.52*
|
||
oMMM 1.49b
|
||
ParseLst 1.30
|
||
PkAX 1.00
|
||
PK[UN]ZIP 1.01
|
||
PolyxAmy 2.02*
|
||
RMB 1.30
|
||
TrapList 1.12*
|
||
UNzip 0.86
|
||
Yuck! 1.61*
|
||
Zoo 2.00
|
||
|
||
Atari ST
|
||
--------
|
||
|
||
Bulletin Board Software Network Mailer Other Utilities
|
||
|
||
Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 18 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
FIDOdoor/ST 1.5c* BinkleyTerm 1.03g3 ConfMail 1.00
|
||
Pandora BBS 2.41c The BOX 1.20 ParseList 1.30
|
||
QuickBBS/ST 0.40 ARC 6.02*
|
||
GS Point 0.61 LHARC 0.51
|
||
PKUNZIP 1.10
|
||
MSGED 1.96S
|
||
SRENUM 6.2
|
||
Trenum 0.10
|
||
OMMM 1.40
|
||
|
||
|
||
+ 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.
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 19 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
NOTICES
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
The Interrupt Stack
|
||
|
||
|
||
26 May 1990
|
||
First anniversary of Net 269, Northern New Jersey
|
||
|
||
3 Jun 1990
|
||
Comdex/Spring, which will run from June 3-6 in Atlanta, will be
|
||
held at the World Congress Center and other locations.
|
||
|
||
5 Jun 1990
|
||
David Dodell's 33rd Birthday
|
||
|
||
12 Jun 1990
|
||
Fifth anniversary of FidoNet's switch to multiple nets.
|
||
|
||
14 Jul 1990
|
||
Start of Eurocon / Techcon conference in Antwerp, Belgium.
|
||
Please note that the date has changed: The conferences are
|
||
one day later than originally planned !
|
||
|
||
27 Jul 1990
|
||
The beginning of the REGION 17 Convention at Menucha Resort in
|
||
the Columbia Gorge, Oregon. For details contact Ken Zwaschka,
|
||
1:105/54.
|
||
|
||
1 Aug 1990
|
||
Start of FidoCon '90. Contact Bill Vanglahn at 1:1/90 for
|
||
details.
|
||
|
||
5 Oct 1990
|
||
21st Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
|
||
|
||
6 Nov 1990
|
||
First anniversary of Van Diepen Automatiseert, 2:500/28
|
||
|
||
14 Nov 1990
|
||
Marco Maccaferri's 21rd Birthday. Send greetings to him at
|
||
2:332/16.0
|
||
|
||
1 Jan 1991
|
||
Implementation of 7% Goods and Services Tax in Canada. Contact
|
||
Joe Lindstrom at 1:134/55 for a more colorful description.
|
||
|
||
16 Feb 1991
|
||
Fifth anniversary of the introduction of Echomail, by Jeff Rush.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-18 Page 20 30 Apr 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
7 Oct 1991
|
||
Area code 415 fragments. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
|
||
will begin using area code 510. This includes Oakland,
|
||
Concord, Berkeley and Hayward. San Francisco, San Mateo,
|
||
Marin, parts of Santa Clara County, and the San Francisco Bay
|
||
Islands will retain area code 415.
|
||
|
||
1 Feb 1992
|
||
Area code 213 fragments. Western, coastal, southern and
|
||
eastern portions of Los Angeles County will begin using area
|
||
code 310. This includes Los Angeles International Airport,
|
||
West Los Angeles, San Pedro and Whittier. Downtown Los
|
||
Angeles and surrounding communities (such as Hollywood and
|
||
Montebello) will retain area code 213.
|
||
|
||
|
||
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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|
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