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Volume 7, Number 23 4 June 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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responsible submission received.
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Table of Contents
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1. ARTICLES ................................................. 1
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A Sysop's Sorrow ......................................... 1
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Electronic Publishers & Writers Group Echo ............... 3
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Short Story Disk ......................................... 4
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The Electronic Book Club! ................................ 6
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Electronic Writing & Electronic Publishing ............... 9
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Home School Echo Conference .............................. 13
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How To Be A Sysop And Avoid Ulcers ....................... 14
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FIDOCON 1990 REGISTRATION FORM ........................... 17
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2. COLUMNS .................................................. 20
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Talk Me Through It, Honey ................................ 20
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And more!
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ARTICLES
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Steven Barnes
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FidoNet 1:138/49.0
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A Sysop's Sorrow
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(an overdue public apology to Tracy Graves)
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In the course of cleaning up and shutting down my BBS after more
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than 3 years of operation, there are several things left undone
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which I have found surfacing and needing to be handled. One of
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them, long left unfinished, is the subject of this article.
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Two and a half years ago, I did what I thought was necessary for
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the well-being of my region. I took actions, I said words, which
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brought about a great deal of disharmony to my little corner of
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FidoNet. I, in effect, ran roughshod over the feelings, honor,
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trust, and dignity of a fellow sysop, Tracy Graves. Though the
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rift and commotion eventually settled down within our region,
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the effect and injustice committed has remained unacknowledged
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and somewhat repressed by me. As a whole, region 17 got back to
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business-as-usual, but the pain and sorrow persists for some of
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us to this day. Others found excuses, justifications, perfectly
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good-sounding reasons for things having occurred as they did,
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but I have personally remained haunted by my memories and
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impressions of what I did, and particularly 'how' I did it.
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In 1987 I set in motion events which led to the harm of someone
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else in FidoNet. Whether the end result was justified or not,
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nothing really justifies my methodology, my means.
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So, this article is a public apology to Tracy Graves, for the
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events and actions I was part of in 1987. During that time I
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asked Tracy to resign as REC of region 17, and I initiated
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conditions that took the freedom of choice from him. This was
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certainly very cruel, not excusable, and evil in nature. To
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compound this, I forced the issue at a time when Tracy was
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unable to defend himself to the best of his abilities. I am
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fully guilty and culpable for the damage that I did to Tracy,
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and I have harmed myself by not publicly acknowledging that this
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was a conscious choice on my part, not a necessity. Of an
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infinite number of ways we could have interacted, I chose the
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worst, probably the most despicable method.
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I'll say this to FidoNet: EchoMail, our worldwide network, our
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obsession with the 'flow of mail' - isn't worth hurting or
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disgracing anyone. It isn't worth anything if we harm others in
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the process. The guilt will silently eat you alive, as it has
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done to me in many ways, until it is ultimately confronted and
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honestly acknowledged as the remorse that it is for making a
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brutal and harmful choice.
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No healing, no recovery, no exorcism will ever absolve you (or
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me) of the responsibility for our actions. When you're angry,
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when you're desperate to be 'right', be darn sure that you don't
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do violence to the reputation and feelings of another, don't
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blame someone else for your actions, or for your reactions.
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That's a lie that will live inside you, and consume your
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humanity, until you find yourself actually justifying the damage
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that you did. Oh yes, you'll be proudly self-righteous, but
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empty. You'll ignore the injury that you caused - as I did.
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You'll loose trust in yourself, and for good reason. You aren't
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trustworthy if you don't let your conscience guide you to taking
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positive and creative actions.
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Whatever you want FidoNet to be, it isn't ever worth
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assasinating the character of another human being. It cheapens
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you and your 'cause'. Look at what all the flames (pro and con)
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did to IFNA's chances of ever serving and growing with FidoNet.
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So, I come here to publicly apologize to Tracy Graves, a person
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who once trusted me as his friend. I'm not trying to erase the
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damage and acrimony that I caused. I am here to acknowledge my
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own inadequacy at the time, to denote my errors, and to free my
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quiet shame, so that I can fully possess the guilt that I
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created and deserve.
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John Bradshaw says, "The only sorrow is the sorrow of not being
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a saint." I have carried my sorrow and shame for two and a half
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years - like the razor blade that I once carried in my pocket as
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a child. Not knowing the consequences, thinking that I could
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cause no real harm, yet bleeding privately and not seeing why I
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was becoming so weak, so unsure of my abilities. I became
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ashamed of myself, thinking that there was something 'wrong'
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with me, instead of seeing that I was simply guilty of making a
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terrible and barbaric mistake.
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Now I can have the quiet truth and guilt of my errors, and
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Tracy, you now have a very public apology. You were the first
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REC to bring a well structured echomail system to our region.
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You took great risks, endured much criticism, yet you were fair
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to all, and you went far beyond the call of duty. Your
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volunterism and commitment to community service stands today as
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the epitomy of what makes FidoNet really work. You truly
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deserved so much better than to be betrayed and slandered by
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myself and others.
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My long lost friend... I will always miss you.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 3 4 Jun 1990
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Jake Hargrove
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301/1
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Electronic Publishers and Writers Group Echo
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Copyright 1990
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By Jake Hargrove (301/1)
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I have started a new message echo area for electronic
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publishing and writing. This echo will not interfere with the
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current operation of the National Writers echo (WRITING). My
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intention is to fill some gaps left by the WRITING echo and other
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echo areas dealing with publishing or writing.
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This echo is not exclusively for electronic publishers. It
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is for new writers or anyone interested in self-publishing. If
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you have an interest in publishing your work electronically, your
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local sysop can help you. There is now little support for
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electronic publishing. I say electronic publishing works. Your
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reading this newsletter proves my point.
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Sony recently announced the latest entry into the electronic
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gadget field. The "Data Discman" -- a portable compact disc
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player that displays written text on a tiny screen. It uses
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three-inch compact discs called "Electronic Books." Each disc is
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capable of storing more than 100,000 pages of text, or the
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equivalent of some 300 paperback books. The "Data Discman" hits
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the Japanese store shelves in July.
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The echo name will be EPWG; the guidelines are in draft and
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sent to various supporters of electronic publishing to get their
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feedback. They should be available within the next three or four
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weeks.
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If you do not have net mail capability, you may get them by
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calling 1-505-865-8385 (data-BBS).
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If you would like to get connected, you may contact me on
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node 301/1 or Robert King on 370/40.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 4 4 Jun 1990
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Jake Hargrove
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301/1
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High Mesa Publishing
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13 Osage Dr
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Los Lunas, NM 87031
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Announces!
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Short Story Disk
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Electronic publishing is about to take a leap into the lives
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of every computer user in the world. Many of us have not been
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aware of electronic publishing. The biggest thing has been
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the limited places from which true electronically published
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items have been available.
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On 25 May 1990, High Mesa Publishing will introduce a Short
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Story Disk, this disk will contain short stories never
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published. This is not an experiment, long range plans call for
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a minimum of one (1) disk published monthly. With
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additional submissions of works by writers this will expand to
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as many disk as necessary to provide coverage of received
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material.
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For many years now, we have read things using
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computers and never give a dedicated publishing aspect one single
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thought. News letters, and messages get read every single day by
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several hundred thousand readers. Even some of the larger news
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papers like USA Today get read electronically. So our question
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has been why not books, magazines, and even short stories.
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Here at HMP we electronically publish our works in IBM executable
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format.
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We now have a monthly Diskazine titled, Computer
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Information Monthly News or CIMN for short. It is an
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IBM compatible computer program. Cimn is in the sixth month
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of publishing, with the May issue dedicated to publishing and
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writing on computers. The issue for June will cover some of
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the places around the country where electronic publishing is
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now taking place.
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With the introduction of Short Story Disk, we are taking a
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step into a new area. We are not the first but our intention is
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to become one of the leading electronic publishers. A current
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catalog of our disk is yours by writing to the address listed
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above. You may get it electronically from our BBS at 1-505-865-
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8385. Look in files area 1.
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Unlike CIMN(sm), Short Story Disk(s) will not be FREEWARE or
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SHAREWARE. They sell for $3.00 each, and are not available to
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computer users by any other means. Unless the computer user
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happens to be a member of the Electronic Book Club. Then these
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programs will be available by password for down loading from the
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support BBS.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 5 4 Jun 1990
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SUBSCRIPTION REQUEST:
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High Mesa Publishing
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13 Osage Dr
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Los Lunas, NM 87031
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_____________________________
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______ 1. Please send me the current HMP Catalog of
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disk.
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______ 2. Please send me SSD # 1 enclosed is $3.00.
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______ 3. YES, I would like to receive a copy of the
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HMP Catalog every other month.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 6 4 Jun 1990
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Jake Hargrove
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301/1
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The Electronic Book Club!
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I know just what you are thinking. Oh! No! Not another book
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club flyer in the mail. Well let's discuss this. Do you go to
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the book store and buy books? Do you even receive some books in
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the mail? What is wrong with an Electronic Book Club? I think
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the idea is spreading and I think if I do not do it first then
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someone else will do it. My biggest concern is getting the
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material to fullfill the needs of the reader. I do not like
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starting things and then being unable to finish them.
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The electronic book club, is a revolutionary idea intended
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to make me some money. #Actually it is to make me rich. So who
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will be the ones to do this? Well I hope you like the idea and
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join the Electronic Book Club. So I will try to explain it to
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you.
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Once a month, you will get a disk with unpublished poetry,
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short stories, novella's, novelettes, or possibly novel excerpts.
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This material will be available from an Electronic Bulletin Board
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system operated by High Mesa Publishing. In the file's area you
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will be able to find material for your reading enjoyment. What I
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am looking for is to make enough money to pay good writers to
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write things that you enjoy reading. As the manuscript
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submissions increase. The number of programs disk product each
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month will increase, and members givne their choice of which
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program they want to receive (Poetry, Short Story, Science
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Fiction Short Story, Novela, Novelette, ect).
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What is this going to cost? Well after looking at simular
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programs, which feature things like tapes, magazines and books.
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I feel an annual membership fee of $36.00 will be enough. Now
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you ask what will the $36.00 get you? That is a reasonable
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request. The $36.00 will get you.
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1. The monthly Diskette filled with unpublished material.
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Thus it may not be available in printed form from any source.
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2. Passworded access to other programs available for your
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reading from High Mesa Publishing's own Electronic Bulletin
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Board, 1-505-865-8385. Members have unlimited file access. You
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will have to register with the BBS by calling. Once you have
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called, you will get the PASSWORD for the dowload area.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 7 4 Jun 1990
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3. If you are a writer, you can submit your material for
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publishing. Writers keep all rights to published material. They
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will share in the profits from diskettes sold with their material
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published on it. I base shares on a percentage of the amount
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$.60 set aside for authors. Right now this is about $0.50 per
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disk, or $0.50 per monthly membership fee. Five authors per disk
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would receive $0.10 per disk/membership sold containing their
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story or article published.
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4. How do you join this Club? By sending your membership
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fee to: C_Tech's, 13 Osage Dr., Los Lunas, NM 87031, or you can
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make the check payable to: Paula Hargrove.
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5. You will receive your first diskette, within 2 weeks of
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receipt of your check or money order.
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REGISTRATION FORM:
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NAME: __________________________________
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ADDRESS: _______________________________
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CITY: ________________STATE: _____ZIP: _______
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COMPUTER TYPE: ____________ ASCII______ .EXE _____
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IF OTHER THAN IBM COMPATABLE YOU WILL BE REQUIRED
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TO USE THE BULLETIN BOARD TO DOWNLOAD THE MONTHLY
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PROGRAMS. NOW WE SUPPORT ONLY IBM FORMAT.
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I would like to become a member of the High Mesa Publishing,
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Electronic Book Club. I understand the membership fee entitles
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me only to items listed above. I also understand membership
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refunds cover only the number of months I am a member. I may
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termiante my membership anytime after the first 90 days with a
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guarantte return of the unused portion of my membership. At the
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following rates: $3.00 per unused month after the first 3 months.
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The $4.00 registration fee is not returnable.
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Mail this form along with your Check or Money Order for $40.00.
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High Mesa Publishing
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13 Osage Dr.
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Los Lunas, NM 87031
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 8 4 Jun 1990
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Attn: Paula Hargrove, Editor
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Copyright 1990 High Mesa Publishing
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 9 4 Jun 1990
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Electronic Writing & Electronic Publishing
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Copyright 1990
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N. L. (Jake) Hargrove
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Electronic Writing!
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Letters make words, and words make reading material. Ever
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since man began to put words into forms for others to read we
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have searched for different means of storing our words. First
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there was probably stones, then there was clay hardend by the
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sun. Next came paprus, or paper and plastic or what ever. The
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most common form of storing our words may well be a #2 pencil and
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a piece of paper. In the forms of letters, first draft stories,
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or final draft novels. What I would like to do is bring writers
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into the 1990's.
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How can I possibly do this? Well I cannot do it by myself,
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but there are writers out there who are probably doing what I am
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about to discuss already. For the sake of being clear, I will
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refer to part of the subject of this article as Electronic
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Writing. By this I mean, the use of a computer to create works
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by a writer. Allowing the writer to store the work to either a
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hard disk, or to a floppy disk. The storage media used by
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computers may vary widely but will usually be one of these means.
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Floppy disks are simular to tape cartridges used by stero's
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or VCR's. The tape material forms into a disk used to store
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information. Hard disk use the same material only a little
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thicker. They store many times the amount of data used by a
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floppy disk.
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The writer, who uses a computer to create his/her work, is
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actually performing a very important function. This function is
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to store the information onto a device used by others to read,
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or to otherwise use the information. Electronic writing, will
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someday be as natural as using a pencil or pen and paper was 20
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years ago. Even the use of typewriters for such functions may
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have limited use. Because using a computer with the keyboard and
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monitor is much easier, and much simpler. Even with correctable
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typewriters, where if you make a mistake you can correct it. The
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typewriter does not truly have the means to proof a piece of work
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once completed. The writer must do this function, and finding
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mistakes can be time consuming and tedious.
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The writer enters information or data using a keyboard. The
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writer then watches the letters appear on the montior. The
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writer can now put his words to the screen, and change, edit, or
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even cut whole paragraphs. Without having to retype the whole
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piece of work. Once finished the writer can save the piece of
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work to the storage media and make it available for later
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retrival.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 10 4 Jun 1990
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Electronic writing, can make the writers work easier. It
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allows the writer to start a work and leave it to come back later
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and make drastic changes. It allows the writer to look at the
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work time and time again without fear of tearing a page.
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So you are a writer? Well are you a writer of the future or
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a writer of the past? Can you make the change? Can you afford
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not to? I can surmise some of your questions, and I would like
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to give you some of the answers.
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1. Why should I spend the money to buy a computer system to
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accomplish my writing?
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A: The relative price of a good system in todays market
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makes it almost imparative writers take the step towards
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computers. You can buy a system for as little as $2500.00 which
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will meed a writers needs.
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2. What should a system include?
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A: A system should include: Computer system, with Monitor,
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Keyboard, harddisk (20/40 megabytes) and CPU. A printer, (Dot
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Matrix with Letter Quality print), a modem, and of course
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software (wordprocessing, communications).
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3. What kind of system is better?
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||
A: With todays systems, the brand name is unimportant, but
|
||
the speed and size of the system is important. A reputable
|
||
consultant may advise your in this matter if you ask one. They
|
||
work in computer stores or some private individuals are
|
||
performing this service.
|
||
|
||
4. What is a modem?
|
||
|
||
A: A modem is a device you attach to a computer. It allows
|
||
the computer use to send data (files) over telephone lines to
|
||
another computer. This electronic transmission of files can mean
|
||
the difference in meeting a deadline. It can acutally cut the
|
||
time a writer has to spend in rewrite of material.
|
||
|
||
5. How much training do you need to use a computer, modem
|
||
and printer system?
|
||
|
||
A: Relative little, most computer users can learn to do the
|
||
things they need to learn within a few days. Some simple hands
|
||
on instructions or individual instruction is obtainable from
|
||
several sources.
|
||
|
||
6. What are some advantages of Electronic Writing and
|
||
Electronic Publishing?
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 11 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
A: An easy question. From start, to complete draft this
|
||
article will take me less than two days. It then goes to Michele
|
||
Mauro by modem. She will hopefully edit it and put it into a
|
||
more suitable format. She may even make it available to Carin
|
||
Smith for her to read. I will have spell checked it, ran it
|
||
through an analysis program and killed all the passive passages.
|
||
It will then be ready for your review. This question brings up
|
||
another good subject.
|
||
|
||
================================================================
|
||
Electronic Publishing!
|
||
|
||
Publication of works created electronically and prepared in
|
||
certain formats for reading by computer users. The most common
|
||
form of publishing is TEXT format. Simple files created on
|
||
computers are available to users much like this file will be
|
||
available to you. It is nothing more than taking the writers
|
||
work and making it available through electronic means to other
|
||
people who want to read it. This is done through what we call
|
||
BBS. Individual's or groups operate BBS's on personal computers
|
||
from their home or business. These BBS are Electronic Bulletin
|
||
Board Service's. They are capable of file transfer, message
|
||
passing and many other things you may have read about.
|
||
|
||
The creation of any work is not complete until read by the
|
||
intended reader. We have lived with hard cover books, and paper
|
||
back books now for 50 years. The age has come where these things
|
||
will be available to readers in the format of electronically
|
||
stored data. The reason this particular type of publishing has
|
||
not caught on is publishers like their current ways of doing
|
||
things. They may well have computers in their publishing houses.
|
||
Computers allow the writer to bring their works into the
|
||
publishing house and have it published on paper. When in fact
|
||
the material is 90% published. If the information or data is
|
||
already on the storage media, then making a copy of it is simple.
|
||
|
||
Publishers must take the same step into the future with
|
||
writers. It is not my intention to do away with publishing on
|
||
paper but to supplement it with Electronic Publishing. Computer
|
||
files easily copies to disk for passing to the reader. The
|
||
writer and publisher market the writer's material on floppy
|
||
diskette for $3.00 and still make a profit. The publisher might
|
||
even set up BBS's themselves or form Electronic Book Clubs.
|
||
Paying the annual membership fees, the member gets a password.
|
||
This allows access to the system. It will then allown access to
|
||
the writers works file area. Another means would be for the
|
||
publisher to dispense copies of material on a monthly basis. For
|
||
example, club members fee can be $40.00. For this 40.00 they
|
||
would receive, (password to BBS) where they would have access to
|
||
all available works. They could choose to have the monthly disk
|
||
sent via US Mail. Which would cost only about $1.00 each month.
|
||
With the publisher controlling access to the writers works.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 12 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
This is a new thing, and may very well be the wave of the
|
||
future in reading.
|
||
|
||
Copyright 1990
|
||
High Mesa Publishing
|
||
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 13 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
Home School Echo Conference
|
||
|
||
David Thompson
|
||
Fido 1:18/60
|
||
|
||
This article announces availability of an echo conference for
|
||
families educating their children at home. The content of the
|
||
conference includes anything related to home education, and is
|
||
intended to diseminate timely news of interest to home schoolers.
|
||
Participation of home educated children is welcome and invited.
|
||
|
||
The conference is currently being hubbed at 1:18/60, and is also
|
||
available from REDCON, 1:151/1000 (REC18). If you wish to
|
||
connect to this conference, you can pick it up from my system
|
||
(1:18/60; send me netmail and we can arrange the connection), or
|
||
exercise your existing connection to REDCON. After sufficient
|
||
traffic has developed the conference will be moved to the
|
||
backbone.
|
||
|
||
Homeschool is a legal form of education in most states and
|
||
provides an alternative to both public and private schools. It
|
||
is simply parents who have decided to teach their children in
|
||
their homes. As you can imagine, this requires a considerable
|
||
commitment, but the result is worth it.
|
||
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 14 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
Thom Henderson
|
||
7:520/1015.1@AlterNet
|
||
c/o 1:107/542@FidoNet
|
||
|
||
|
||
How To Be A Sysop And Avoid Ulcers
|
||
|
||
|
||
Believe it or not, it really IS possible to enjoy being a sysop.
|
||
Granted that it's something of an acquired taste (you probably
|
||
didn't like beer or caviar at first, either). It's a lot more
|
||
fun being a sysop when you get the knack, but that's true of
|
||
anything. Over the years I've compiled my own list of tips and
|
||
hints for enjoying being a sysop:
|
||
|
||
|
||
1) Back up your system at least once every six months.
|
||
|
||
I'm normally a fanatic about backups. I used to keep two
|
||
sets of three backups (one onsite, one offsite), and used one
|
||
every day in rotation. Finally I went out and bought a tape
|
||
backup system that keeps three permanent copies of everything
|
||
forever, with most of the tapes rotated to offsite storage.
|
||
But that's for my work system. A BBS doesn't need to be
|
||
backed up all that much.
|
||
|
||
Once upon a time a sysop would spend months building up a
|
||
good message base. If anything happened to it, it was often
|
||
more than mortal flesh could bear to think of doing it all
|
||
over again. But in these days of hundred-message-a-day
|
||
conferences, the message base just isn't that big of a deal.
|
||
If anything happens to it, it'll regenerate in a week or two.
|
||
|
||
These days, what's important is your system structure and
|
||
your download libraries. But they don't change all that
|
||
much, so it's almost always good enough if you get a full
|
||
backup every few months.
|
||
|
||
Why is this important to happiness? Simple. It does away
|
||
with concerns about viruses, trojans, hackers, and other
|
||
annoyances. So what's the worst thing anybody can do to your
|
||
system? Trash it? Big deal -- reformat the drives and
|
||
restore from backup.
|
||
|
||
|
||
2) Do whatever you like. It's your system, isn't it? Run it
|
||
however you please. Just don't talk about it.
|
||
|
||
For example, suppose your local (insert favorite expletive
|
||
here) sends you a message telling you that your upload
|
||
directory has to be sorted in chronological order, but YOU
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 15 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
want to sort it in alphabetic order. Don't send nastygrams
|
||
about how you're going to sort your upload directory. Don't
|
||
scream and yell in conferences about the injustice of it all.
|
||
Just ignore the message and sort your uploads however you
|
||
like. You'll find that, as long as you keep quiet about it,
|
||
nobody will ever check up on you. And even if they do, it's
|
||
highly unlikely that they'll ever do anything other than send
|
||
you a nasty message, which you can then ignore.
|
||
|
||
The worst that can possibly happen is you might get
|
||
"excommunicated". That is, you might be dropped from your
|
||
local network. Even then, there's no need to scream and
|
||
shout. Just quietly ask another network to put you back in.
|
||
In all the years that FidoNet has been around, there has
|
||
never once been a case where somebody was kept out of the net
|
||
if he really wanted to be in it.
|
||
|
||
|
||
3) You have god-like powers over your own board. Use them. If
|
||
somebody was calling your board and annoying you, you'd lower
|
||
his access so he couldn't post anything, right? So do the
|
||
same thing with conferences.
|
||
|
||
Almost every network BBS out there has some utility available
|
||
for deleting messages based on who they are from or to. Get
|
||
the one for your board and use it. Do the messages from Joe
|
||
Bloe in KWIKBAS raise your blood pressure? Add a line to a
|
||
control file and *POOF*, no more annoyance.
|
||
|
||
|
||
4) Avoid falling for the "devil theory". Remember that deep
|
||
down inside, everyone thinks that he is doing The Right Thing
|
||
for The Right Reasons. If you see messages from someone
|
||
advocating something you disagree with, remember that HE
|
||
thinks he's right. You might think he's wrong, but if you
|
||
start thinking that he's EVIL you're just going to raise your
|
||
own blood pressure.
|
||
|
||
5) Don't worry about viruses. Yes, there are such things as
|
||
viruses, but they are NOT the big bugaboo of BBSing that the
|
||
press likes to make out. In particular, they can't spread
|
||
anything like as fast or as far as some folks would have you
|
||
believe.
|
||
|
||
First of all, remember that your downloads are all safe. You
|
||
don't have to worry about a virus infecting all those games
|
||
(or whatever) you have. They're all stored in a compressed
|
||
form, aren't they? If you have "raw" COM or EXE files for
|
||
download, then maybe you might worry just a bit, but the
|
||
virus hasn't been made that can infect a program that's
|
||
sitting inside an archive. And if anyone ever DID make such
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 16 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
a virus, it'd be pretty darned obvious, what with all the
|
||
unpacking and repacking it'd have to do. So your downloads
|
||
are perfectly safe.
|
||
|
||
Second of all, your users are safe. If your download
|
||
libraries are safe, then the users are safe. After all, the
|
||
ONLY way to get a virus is by running an infected program,
|
||
and your downloadable archives can't be infected.
|
||
|
||
And finally, your system is safe. You ARE backing up your
|
||
system once in awhile like I suggested in point 1, aren't
|
||
you? That logic still applies -- the worst any virus can do
|
||
is trash your system, in which case you reformat the drives,
|
||
restore from backup, and THEN worry about it. Meanwhile,
|
||
don't let the odd chance of catching a virus bother you.
|
||
You're much more likely to lose your system from a lightning
|
||
strike, and THAT would burn out hardware that would cost
|
||
money to replace! The worst a virus can possibly do is to
|
||
waste some of your time.
|
||
|
||
|
||
6) Last of all, avoid taking it too seriously. Remember, it's
|
||
just a hobby.
|
||
|
||
|
||
That's pretty much it. Hopefully you'll find these tips of use.
|
||
|
||
Oh, one last thing. Remember that you're supposed to be enjoying
|
||
yourself. Any time you find yourself doing something you don't
|
||
enjoy, then stop doing it.
|
||
|
||
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|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 17 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
The Secret Sysop Society presents __
|
||
*** Conclave '90 *** / \
|
||
The SYSOPS Convention /|oo \
|
||
Home of FidoCon 1990 (_| /_)
|
||
Lyndhurst, New Jersey _`@/_ \ _
|
||
August 1-5, 1990 | | \ \\
|
||
| (*) | \ ))
|
||
______ |__U__| / \//
|
||
/ Fido \ _//|| _\ /
|
||
(________) (_/(_|(____/ (tm)
|
||
|
||
Rate Plan Schedule: Before 6/1/90: Before 5/1/90:
|
||
-------------- --------------
|
||
A. Single Occupancy.......$595.00 $545.00 $495.00
|
||
B. Double Occupancy.......$450.00 $400.00 $350.00
|
||
C. Conference w/ meals....$300.00 $250.00 $200.00
|
||
D. Conference w/ Banquet..$205.00 $155.00 $105.00
|
||
E. Conference only........$175.00 $125.00 $ 75.00
|
||
F. Banquet only...........$130.00 $80.00 $ 30.00
|
||
G. Registrant & Spouse....$720.00 $670.00 $620.00
|
||
(All rate plans except plan F include all conference and hotel
|
||
fees. Those registering before 5/1/90 get a $100.00 discount,
|
||
those registering before 6/1/90 get a $50.00 discount.)
|
||
|
||
You must pay by Check, Money Order, or Credit Card. Please send
|
||
no cash. All monies must be in U.S. Funds. Checks should be
|
||
made out to: "Conclave '90"
|
||
|
||
The following registration form must be completed and mailed to:
|
||
|
||
PO Box 12
|
||
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
|
||
|
||
You may register by Netmailing this completed form to 1:1/90 for
|
||
processing. Rename it to ZNNNXXXX.REG where Z is your Zone
|
||
number, N is your Net number, and X is your Node number. US Mail
|
||
confirmation is required within 72 hours of electronic filing.
|
||
|
||
If you are paying by credit card, please include the required
|
||
information. For your own security, do not route any message
|
||
with your credit card number on it. Crash it directly to 1:1/90.
|
||
|
||
The official Conclave '90 airline is American Airlines.
|
||
American offers a 5% discount the lowest applicable round-trip
|
||
fare, including 1st class travel, subject to availability of
|
||
inventory. All fare rules and restrictions apply. In addition,
|
||
American offers 40% off their round trip unrestricted day coach
|
||
fare. International travelers qualify for special benefits,
|
||
including complimentary admittance to the Admiral's Club Lounge
|
||
at any American Airlines terminal. Newark is an American Air-
|
||
lines city with direct flights to most major cities. When making
|
||
reservations, you must call American's Toll-free reservation
|
||
number at 800-433-1790, and reference Star number 13704F.
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 18 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
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
|
||
|
||
Name: __________________________________________________________
|
||
|
||
Address: _____________________________ Apt. or Suite: _________
|
||
|
||
City: _________________________ State or Province: ____________
|
||
|
||
Postal Code: __________________ Country: ______________________
|
||
|
||
Voice Phone: ______________________ Data: _____________________
|
||
|
||
Zone:Net/Node.Point@Domain: ____________________________________
|
||
|
||
Special requirements: __________________________________________
|
||
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| Option | Full | | Pricing | Line |
|
||
|(Choose 1: A-G)| Name | Qty | Thru 5/1 | Total |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| PLAN A* | | | $495.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| PLAN B* | | | $350.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| PLAN C* | | | $200.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| PLAN D* | | | $105.00 | |
|
||
+---------------+---------------------+-----+----------+-------+
|
||
| 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 7-23 Page 19 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 20 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
COLUMNS
|
||
=================================================================
|
||
|
||
Henry Clark
|
||
124/6120
|
||
|
||
|
||
World's Greatest System --
|
||
|
||
Remember those stereo contests, where you could win the world's
|
||
greatest stereo, worth over $50,000 ? Yeah, I didn't win
|
||
either. I haven't noticed any contests where you can win the
|
||
World's Greatest PC. Where are those guys ?
|
||
|
||
Anyway, it's got to be a 486-33, right ? Let's not go crazy
|
||
and get 10 of everything; so I vote a 16-bit SCSI controller
|
||
with a 720 meg hard disk, an erasable optical drive and a
|
||
CD-ROM player. Sure, we get both a 1.2 and 1.44 floppy. I
|
||
think 16 megs of RAM is plenty, oh and make sure the 486 has
|
||
a 265 KB cache. Two serial, two parallel, clock, battery,
|
||
101 key keyboard, etc.
|
||
|
||
I would want one of those 16-bit video frame grabber boards,
|
||
you know, the kind you can plug your VCR into; oh, and a big 20
|
||
inch monitor. You know the one, ( no name dropping... ).
|
||
|
||
We need a full page scanner and a laser printer ( the one I
|
||
want can use a Postscript cartridge ) and a big bed plotter...
|
||
gee isn't there one company that makes all these ?!
|
||
|
||
Then we add the 14.4 kbps modem, fax board, answering
|
||
machine/voice mail card, midi board, bus mouse card and
|
||
ethernet card ( just in case you ever lost your mind ).
|
||
There, I think that should about fill up the slots.
|
||
|
||
Then we get a big UPS, power director and all extra long color
|
||
coded cables. A huge oak table and swivel high-backed leather
|
||
chair. Add a separate clock and calculator to our table,
|
||
because, of course this system is the World's Greatest PC, not
|
||
a clock or calculator. <smirk>
|
||
|
||
There I think we are set, oops, what about software ?
|
||
|
||
Oh, here we go, now the Unix, OS/2, and QMX pundits rise up from
|
||
the cemetery plots like some kind of zombie movie. Sorry
|
||
boys, this baby runs DOS. Heck, it runs Binkley most all the
|
||
time ! Remember ? Anyhow, I'm writing this, so these are my
|
||
opinions. It's a contest grand prize; you don't want it,
|
||
don't enter.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 21 4 Jun 1990
|
||
|
||
|
||
This brings me to my 7 categories of PC software, which are :
|
||
Documentation
|
||
Communications
|
||
Programming
|
||
Accounting
|
||
Database
|
||
Utility
|
||
Games
|
||
|
||
For Documentation, I'll go with WordPerfect ( if it's perfect,
|
||
why is this version 5.1 ? ), PC Paintbrush, and Ventura
|
||
Publisher. The rest you get with the printer/scanner setup
|
||
above. Throw in LaserTorq for a print spooler.
|
||
|
||
For Communications, give me Boyan, PC Anywhere, Binkley and
|
||
Opus. ( Funny, one of those you have to buy to try ! ) You
|
||
will get a lot of comm type software with all those expansion
|
||
cards. Also Laplink when your laptop buddies show up.
|
||
|
||
Programming ? I'm a confirmed Brief, MS C pundit, so kick me.
|
||
Toss in the Greenleaf comm library, I can write any program I
|
||
want. I get C libraries to interface everything above. Since
|
||
I rarely make mistakes, I don't need Multiscope, but you might.
|
||
|
||
Accounting would have to include Supercalc, Quicken, and Amtax.
|
||
I'm avoiding this area because I don't like to account to
|
||
anyone.
|
||
|
||
Database, well, I like two. Oracle for big jobs, and Q&A for
|
||
the little ones. For technical reasons, include here also
|
||
Qmail, Areafix, Tick and all those other E-mail/file functions
|
||
you have and use to get track of that modem.
|
||
|
||
Utility : DOS 3.31, Desqview, PCED ( new version reviewed in
|
||
V9N11 ), Norton, PKanything, Fastback and SuperPCKwik.
|
||
|
||
Games : well, I have an old saying -- My favorite game is Tax
|
||
Spreadsheet, and the winning score is $0.00. I'll leave the
|
||
door wide open on this one.
|
||
|
||
There you have it. Hot setup, no, yes ? On a quick
|
||
guestimate, I can see $42,000 for the hardware, and about
|
||
$4,000 for the software ( sure, it's all registered for you ).
|
||
So what the heck ? The total is under 50. Of course, in our
|
||
Dream Contest, we get additional cash to pay taxes. Where are
|
||
those guys with the contest ?
|
||
|
||
Honey says the UPS truck is pulling up now...
|
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 22 4 Jun 1990
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LATEST VERSIONS
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Latest Software Versions
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MS-DOS Systems
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Bulletin Board Software
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
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Fido 12s+ Phoenix 1.3 TAG 2.5e*
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Lynx 1.30 QuickBBS 2.64* TBBS 2.1
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Kitten 2.16 RBBS 17.2B TComm/TCommNet 3.4
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Maximus 1.00 RBBSmail 17.2 Telegard 2.5*
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Opus 1.12+* RemoteAccess .03* TPBoard 6.1*
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PCBoard 14.2* SLBBS 1.76* Wildcat! 2.10
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Network Node List Other
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Mailers Version Utilities Version Utilities Version
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BinkleyTerm 2.30 EditNL 4.00 ARC 6.02
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D'Bridge 1.30 MakeNL 2.20 ARCAsim 2.30*
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Dutchie 2.90C ParseList 1.30 ARCmail 2.07
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FrontDoor 1.99c* Prune 1.40 ConfMail 4.00
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PRENM 1.47 SysNL 3.11 Crossnet v1.5*
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SEAdog 4.51b XlatList 2.90 EMM 2.02
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XlaxDiff 2.35* Gmail 2.05
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XlaxNode 2.35* GROUP 2.16
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GUS 1.30
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LHARC 1.13
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MSG 4.1*
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MSGED 1.99
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PK[UN]ZIP 1.10*
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QM 1.0
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QSORT 4.03
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Sirius 1.0w*
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SLMAIL 1.35*
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StarLink 1.01
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TagMail 2.20
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TCOMMail 2.2
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Telemail 1.20*
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TMail 1.15
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TPBNetEd 3.2
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TosScan 1.00*
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UFGATE 1.03
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XRS 3.20*
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ZmailQ 1.10
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Macintosh
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 23 4 Jun 1990
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
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Red Ryder Host v2.1b10 Tabby 2.2 MacArc 0.04
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Mansion 7.15 Copernicus 1.0d* ArcMac 1.3
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WWIV (Mac) 3.0 StuffIt 1.51
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FBBS 0.91* TImport 1.331
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Hermes 0.88* TExport 1.32
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Timestamp 1.6
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Tset 1.3
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Import 3.2
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Export 3.21
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Sundial 3.2
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PreStamp 3.2
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OriginatorII 2.0
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AreaFix 1.6
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Mantissa 3.21
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Zenith 1.5
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UNZIP 1.02b
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Amiga
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailers Other Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
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Paragon 2.06+ BinkleyTerm 1.00 AmigArc 0.23
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TrapDoor 1.50* AReceipt 1.5*
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WelMat 0.35 booz 1.01
|
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ConfMail 1.10
|
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ChameleonEdit 0.10
|
||
ElectricHerald1.66*
|
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Lharc 1.10
|
||
MessageFilter 1.52*
|
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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
|
||
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Atari ST
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Bulletin Board Software Network Mailer Other Utilities
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 24 4 Jun 1990
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
|
||
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FIDOdoor/ST 1.5c* BinkleyTerm 1.03g3 ConfMail 1.00
|
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Pandora BBS 2.41c The BOX 1.20 ParseList 1.30
|
||
QuickBBS/ST 0.40 ARC 6.02*
|
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GS Point 0.61 LHARC 0.51
|
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PKUNZIP 1.10
|
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MSGED 1.96S
|
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SRENUM 6.2
|
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Trenum 0.10
|
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OMMM 1.40
|
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Archimedes
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BBS Software Mailers Utilities
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Name Version Name Version Name Version
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ARCbbs 1.44* BinkleyTerm 2.03* Unzip 2.1TH
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ARC 1.03
|
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!Spark 2.00d*
|
||
|
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ParseLst 1.30
|
||
BatchPacker 1.00*
|
||
|
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+ Netmail capable (does not require additional mailer software)
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* Recently changed
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Utility authors: Please help keep this list up to date by
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reporting new versions to 1:1/1. It is not our intent to list
|
||
all utilities here, only those which verge on necessity.
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FidoNews 7-23 Page 25 4 Jun 1990
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NOTICES
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The Interrupt Stack
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5 Jun 1990
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||
David Dodell's 33rd Birthday
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||
|
||
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 !
|
||
|
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27 Jul 1990
|
||
The beginning of the REGION 17 Convention at Menucha Resort in
|
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the Columbia Gorge, Oregon. For details contact Ken Zwaschka,
|
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1:105/54.
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1 Aug 1990
|
||
Start of FidoCon '90. Contact Bill Vanglahn at 1:1/90 for
|
||
details.
|
||
|
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5 Oct 1990
|
||
21st Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus"
|
||
|
||
6 Nov 1990
|
||
First anniversary of Van Diepen Automatiseert, 2:500/28
|
||
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||
14 Nov 1990
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||
Marco Maccaferri's 21rd Birthday. Send greetings to him at
|
||
2:332/16.0
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||
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||
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.
|
||
|
||
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.
|
||
|
||
FidoNews 7-23 Page 26 4 Jun 1990
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||
|
||
|
||
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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