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JUNE RELAYNET INTERNATIONAL MESSAGE EXCHANGE NEWSLETTER 1992
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ÄÂÄ Â Â ÚÄ¿
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³ ÃÄ´ ÃÄ See Article #4. The Belasco Bash came off in
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Á Á Á ÀÄÄ fine style, attended by many, including those
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Ú¿ ÚÄ¿ ÚÄ¿ Â Â from a distance of thousands of miles.
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Most recent count of nodes - 976 (+13) Most recent count of hubs - 110
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Currently active International Conferences - 280 (+4)
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RIME Times Staff
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Editor.....................................................Curt Akin ->MORE
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Editorial Associates:
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Copy Editor and Design Consultant.................J. Barrett ->MORE
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Jackie's Beanstalk............................Jackie Doty ->THEDOCK
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ShareWare.....................................Patrick Grote ->SHRPT
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The Inner View..............................Inez Harrison ->MOONDOG
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Editor of Poetry in Motion distributed by RIME
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Plunderings......................................Brian Lee ->THEHUB
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Who's Who....................................Patrick Lee ->RUNNINGB
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Computing for the Blind......................Matt Roberts ->EDSHOME
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Security and Safe Computing.........................To be announced
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Table of Contents
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Article# Subject Author
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1 Frankly, Curt Curt Akin
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Node ID ->MORE
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2 RIME's Infinite Possibilities Morten Sillesen
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Node ID ->DKBBBS
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3 Jackie's Beanstalk Jackie Doty
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Node ID ->THEDOCK
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4 The Inner View Inez Harrison
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Node ID ->MOONDOG
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5 ShareWare Patrick Grote
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Node ID ->SHRPT
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6 Stolen from the Conferences
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7 Computing for the Blind Matt Roberts
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Node ID ->EDSHOME
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8 Security and Safe Computing
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9 RIME Conference Volume Statistics Bonnie Anthony
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Node ID ->RUNNINGA
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10 Conference News James Wall
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Node ID ->DREAM
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11 Who's Who and What's What Patrick Lee
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Node ID ->RUNNINGB
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12 Notices
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1 - FRANKLY, CURT From your Editor, Node ID ->MORE
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It's open season in Newport. Memorial Day found us turning our town
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over to the tourists, and the tourists turning their hard-earned pennies
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over to our town. It's mostly a peaceful exchange, and we take the town
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back after Labor Day with a bit of pocket change to last us the winter.
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Usually quite festive, with the town looking its best, the beginning
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of open season also brings with it a certain amount of voyeurism on the
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part of the locals, like who's getting married and who's in each of the
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recreational vehicles and other things we do to pass the time it takes to
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walk rather than drive (a Sherman tank in full battle gear might make it
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safe). The hotels would sport signs saying things like "Congratulations,
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Bambi and Sean" and the big homes on wheels would announce "Tina and Bob
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from Dispatch, Wyoming," and there they were peering down at us as we
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crossed in front of their mobile version of the American dream. Kinda
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personal, kinda nice.
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This year, there's something very wrong. I pass signs on hotels that
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say "Welcome, Newlyweds" and see, not Tina and Bob, but "The Taylors".
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It's as I imagine it would be in a supermarket that sold only generic
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foods.
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....which makes me all the more happy to be able to provide for you,
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this month, a bit of the warmth of RIME and its folk. We don't have a
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Bambi and Sean that I know of, but we do have Elaine and Howard who threw a
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bash that even got Inez Harrison out of the house; she tells us of the
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happenings. We also, I think, don't have a Tina and Bob from Wyoming, but
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we have Morten Sillesen from Denmark who is spending 10 weeks enjoying
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America because of RIME folk who responded to his queries regarding places
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to stay and people to get to know. Grand fun.
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....which makes me even all the more happy to welcome a new column to
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RIME Times. I'm convinced that many serious, long-lasting relationships
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have been started with nothing more than blinking RD and SD lights on
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modems that served to connect, via RIME, two people who would have
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otherwise never known each other existed. Jackie Doty (Node ID ->THEDOCK)
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will tell the stories of long-distance relationships, learnings,
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friendships, and such, and how they unfolded.
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Enjoy your June. Enjoy our net. But most of all, enjoy yourselves.
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Until next month, when I hope to bring you more ramblings from the
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world of RIME...
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I remain,
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Frankly,
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Curt
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2 - RIME's Infinite Possibilities By Morten Sillesen, Node ID ->DKBBBS
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Morten's travel plans are becoming firm. Remember, all of this came
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about because of a few messages Morten left in COMMON asking for RIME hosts
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to help him tour America. Morten's impressions upon arriving on our soil
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follow.
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USA-TRAVEL-SCHEDULE
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ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍËÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
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º WHEN º WHERE º
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ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÎÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹
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º 6/02-6/07 º New York City, NY º
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º 6/07-6/18 º Frederick, MD º
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º 6/18-6/25 º Washington, DC º
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º 6/25-7/05 º Greenville, VA º
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º 7/05-7/15 º Bufford, GA º
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º 7/15-7/25 º New Orleans, LA º
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º 7/25-8/03 º Long Beach, CA º
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º 8/03-8/15 º San Diego, CA º
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ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÊÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
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The following was posted on ->MORE at 1:30 a.m., June 4th.
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[Editor's Note: Morten's idioms have been left intact.]
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Finally taking off from Danish soil. I've been waiting for this
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moment in weeks. Seems like a dream comes true, except from saying
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goodbye to my fiancee and family.
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The Last Plannings...
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The past weeks have been very exciting. Even though I had the
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necessary host-confirmation, there has been a lot of planning to do. The
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biggest problem has definitely been when exactly to arrive and departure to
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and from the different hosts. The main reason is that the communication
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with one of my hosts (New Orleans) has broken down. In the beginning he
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promised to host me, but later on he suddenly had to do other things. He
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promised to find me another host among his friends, and ended up with
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telling me about a guy from his university. But then communication broke
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down. All I could do was to post a 'real' letter to his university (since
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I never had his real address) and tell them about the problem. They've
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gotten the phone numbers on the three hosts before New Orleans, and then
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maybe they'll call and we can arrange something. I'm definitely going to
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New Orleans 'cause I've to fly from New Orleans to L.A. Fortunately my
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hosts are very flexible, and I might be lucky to avoid staying long in New
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Orleans without a local host.
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The best of all the planning has been the increasing interest and
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encouragement from my hosts. Every day there has been at least a couple of
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messages from one of them. I've felt their eagerness rise through the time
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of planning, and this has made me feel welcome.
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From Dream to Reality...
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That the dream should turn to reality is still not clear to me. But
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it's a fact, and here's a little about it.
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Tuesday, June 2. I arrived to JFK airport in NYC. I should meet my
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first host, and I was really excited about the whole thing when I sat in
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the plane heading towards NYC. My first host, David Honigsberg, and I had
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arranged to meet in the airport. Unfortunately we missed each other in the
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crowd. This way I had my first impression of NYC.
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First I drove around in the neighborhood of David's apartment to get
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some cash to pay the cab. Of course none of the available cash machines
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accepted my VISA card, and the one which did said 'out of service'. Finally
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we (the cabdriver and I) found a useable machine, and I got some cash to
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pay with. Next problem was that David wasn't returned from the airport
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yet. When I waited outside his apartment, his neighbor invited me to her
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apartment, and I talked to her for half an hour. I felt as a totally
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stranger in this huge city, but suddenly people began to invite me to their
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apartments without knowing me. That's very hospitable! Finally David
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returned from the airport. It was very great to meet him, and, from the
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very beginning, I felt welcome and taken care of.
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The next day David showed me a lot of exciting parts of NYC. I saw
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Manhattan from a Staten Island Ferry, the Stock Exchange, Central Park,
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and a couple of beautiful cathedrals. I'm impressed of the city and,
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I'm impressed of the never ending hospitality that every body shows
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me. David and I already have tight plans for the next couple of days,
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and I know it'll be a great couple of days. He has also planned a
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meeting with some of the local BBS'ers, and I can't wait to meet them.
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3 - JACKIE'S BEANSTALK By Jackie Doty, Node ID ->THEDOCK
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Imagine your modem as fertile ground, and each conference you enter as
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one of Jack's magical beans. Plant a bean, and your beanstalk can take you
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into worlds unseen, yet waiting.
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The potential for personal growth is endless. Choose a subject --
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nearly any -- in which you have an interest. Post a message, and meet with
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myriads of people who will share with you, teach you, learn from you...
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enhance you. We peek out with tentative tendrils of thought, patting the
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minds of anonymous others. There are times the tendrils twine, and
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friendship is born in a wondrous way never known before.
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For myself, I have made friends across the breadth of the US -- from
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Rhode Island to California -- and gleefully touched on Canada, Paris and
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parts of the Orient. I have found talents never explored in depth, and
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teachers to help me expand them. Like Morten, I could easily travel around
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the world, paying only for the transportation... and probably have a bit of
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help with that!
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In this column, we'll explore the potentials and examine a few of the
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beanstalks climbed. We welcome comments from anyone whose life has been
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changed by the magic of the modem. We'll touch on many subjects, to
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include all of the expanding horizons. There may even be an article on the
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lowly tagline, our new Poor Richard's Almanac.
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HAVE YOU:
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... watched a talent grow?
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... found a new vocation?
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... enhanced an old vocation?
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... found help with a problem?
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... traveled and visited?
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... started a relationship?
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... met a mate?
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... any and all of the above! If so, please contact me routed in the
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COMMON Conference at Node ID ->THEDOCK, and share your experience with us.
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Talk to you later!
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Jackie
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4 - THE INNER VIEW By Inez Harrison, Node ID ->MOONDOG
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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Rehash of the May 9th Bash
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There are round-tables, there are parties, there are events but pure
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joy is being in attendance at the Belasco's Bash!
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Speaking of attendance, here's the list:
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Bart Lidofsky Emelia Harding Michael Lee
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Bill Harding Eric Loeb Mike Bauman
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Bill Johnson Gary Polisky Mike Blake
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Bill Leaming Howard Karten Pad Gajajiva
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Bill Slattery Inez Harrison Penny Plant
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Bill Weitz Joey Galletta Randi Kopp-to-be
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Bob Brown Jon Amato Rebecca Greif
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Bob Litty JThomas Howell Robert Bakley
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Bruce Grief Judy Friedman Robin Greene
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Carol Carmichael Ken Halfon Samantha Ciaston
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D.K. Lee Lana Fox Schlomoh Sherman
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Dave Clark Lewis Kopp Shelly Dubin
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(From KWAJALEIN!) Lisa Johnson Skip Ross
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David Johnson Lori Alpert Steve Dubin
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Don Cheeks Lou Kairys Steve Nazorone
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Dries Bessels Lucien Greif Steve Poggio
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(From HOLLAND!) Lyn Rust Steve Sambor
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Tammy Johnson
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The RIME Event of the year started by Bonnie Anthony getting ill and
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not being able to attend. Lou Kairys played chauffeur for Dries Bessels
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and Dave Clark, Friday and Saturday until his back went out. Dries and
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Dave took the 5th under legal advice, and a reliable source informed me
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that Lou stated that next year he'll probably have more people to get stuck
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in a traffic jam with on the Cross Bronx Expressway throwing his back out.
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The last I heard Dries and Dave were still at Lou's house!
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Penny Plant, Lyn Rust, Lana Fox, Don Cheeks and Mike Blake, staying
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with the Belasco's, were greeted with a bar-b-que Friday which started at 6
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p.m. and RIMEd into the wee hours.
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Saturday Morning, Pad came by and picked up Lyn and drove to Robin
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Greenes house where Lori Alpert was waiting for their special trip to
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Zabar's, deli extraordinary. They got back to the Bash about 1 p.m. to
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find it in full swing. The weather cooperated, and all spilled out to the
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patio so there was as much room for everybody as there was food. Skip Ross
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made lasagna and donated the fresh fruit and vegetables, with the largest
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strawberries anybody had EVER seen, while Joey Galletta made 20 pounds of
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great meatballs that got smothered in Skip's sauce. What a treat!
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The bash continued after 9:00 p.m. on Saturday when Howard guided 19
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RIMErs down to Say Eng Lok in Chinatown, Howard's favorite Chinese
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restaurant. Joining the (by now regular) out of towners were Bill and
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Emelia Harding, Carol Carmichael, Bob Litty, Bob Bakley and Steve Poggio -
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again they RIMEd into the wee hours.
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On Sunday after breakfast (bagels, cream cheese, lox and smoked fish),
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Robin guided Lyn, Penny, Mike, Lori down to Greenwich Village. They
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started at Barnes & Noble on 18th St., walked down to Washington Square
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Park, continued down to the beginning of Eighth Avenue and went to the Foul
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Play Bookstore and walked around some more. Robin, Lyn and Penny stopped
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at Grandpa's Italian Restaurant (owned by Al Lewis, Grandpa of the Munsters
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TV show and once on Car 54, Where Are You) while Mike and Lori continued on
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to the Science Fiction Bookstore. Eventually everyone got back together
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and had dinner.
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(One of the meanings of RIME is "to cover with" and Robin certainly
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had this situation "COVERED"!)
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Monday they went to Rockerfeller Center, 5TH Avenue, Stage Deli for
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lunch and then home to another bar-b-que at Chez Belasco.
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Tuesday, they all went home.
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Howard is a GREAT GUY and the saying that behind every Great Man
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there's a Terrific woman is spelled "E L A I N E"!
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An event such as this, with so much class can only be recognized as a
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"BASH"!
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Howard and Elaine Belasco truly know how to hold a BASH!
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I'm convinced:
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"You don't need a reason, you just need RIME"!
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[Note: Skip Ross created The Poetry Corner on July 31, 1990 while he was
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RIME's Conference Coordinator and meeting him was like coming face to face
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with my creator! THANKS SKIP!]
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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5 - SHAREWARE REVIEW By Patrick Grote, Node ID ->SHRPT
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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PROGRAM: Directory Freedom, Version 4.50
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AUTHOR: Gordon Haff
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Bits Mason Consulting
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3205 Windsor Ridge Dr.
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Westborough, MA 01581
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RELEASED: December, 1991
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REGISTRATION: $25.00
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RESTRICTIONS: None
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RATING: 9.4 out of 10
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NAME/SIZE: DF450(R).ZIP, 192K
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The game of DOS shells is much like its street wise predecessor. Each
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person running the game (the author) has promised that under his shell is a
|
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lifetime of easy, convenient DOS file access and manipulation. Leading to
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kitchensinkitis, the authors clearly miss the point that software can be
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versatile, functional and affordable in one roll of the dice, without
|
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having to include every feature.
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Directory Freedom (DF) has its visual roots in the reliable PC
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Magazine programs CO and DR. What began as a simple enhancement to the
|
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program DC, by Peter Esherick, has blossomed into a full fledged utility.
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From the screen layout to the function key assignments, DF follows the
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path of efficiency and speed.
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DF's documentation appears to be professionally written. I say
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"appears," for Gordon Haff confesses to the fact that he has written the
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documentation. Laid out in a very organized, thoughtful manner, the
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documentation allows you to quickly get up to speed with DF, while the
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appendixes act as a useful reference for subjects like Patching
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Instructions and User-Defined Commands. As you read through the
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documentation, the inclusion of page numbers and section numbers reassure
|
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you that you are on the right path.
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Configuring DF for the first time use couldn't be easier. Included in
|
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the archive is a separate set-up program called DFCONFIG, which allows you
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to configure almost every aspect of DF via menu selections. Among the more
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notable aspects of configuration are sort and verify defaults. As a side
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note, in the ever increasing hysterical world of viruses, DFCONFIG allows
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you to make your configuration changes to the DF.COM file or to a separate
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text based file.
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Using DF is easier than configuring it! Standard key configurations
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apply in DF, such as the SpaceBar for tagging/untagging files. The screen
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layout is simple to understand. Your key assignments are always available
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to be seen. An example follows:
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Dir of P:\REVIEW
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Default dest P:\
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.. <DIR> 12-10-91 2:10p ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ»
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BUFSTUF1 ZIP 52075 12-03-91 12:26p º Directory Freedom º
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#1PAGA ZIP 310760 11-13-91 2:02a º Version 4.50á5 º
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AC150A ZIP 39084 12-07-91 6:00a º Copr.Gordon Haff,1991 º
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DF450 ZIP 192197 12-06-91 6:02p ÇÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄĶ
|
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DRY_III ZIP 121038 12-07-91 12:36a º F1 Copy º
|
||
GET25 ZIP 80195 12-04-91 8:40a º F2 Delete º
|
||
MACE120 ZIP 177569 12-07-91 9:30a º F3 Move º
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JABR101 ZIP 101618 11-26-91 11:02p º F4 Rename º
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||
LABSUP10 ZIP 150439 11-28-91 8:08p º F5 Clear marks º
|
||
ACD200 ZIP 37326 12-01-91 10:51p º F6 Mark remainder º
|
||
PETPE282 ZIP 234760 12-16-91 9:38p º F7 Swap Mark/Unmark º
|
||
MM630 ZIP 138823 12-01-91 10:37p º F8 Swap Dir/Dest. º
|
||
GRABB392 ZIP 113400 12-01-91 8:53a º F9 Change Dir º
|
||
ODYSSEY ZIP 312803 12-03-91 8:58a º F10 Change Dest. º
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GALIT170 ZIP 347226 12-23-91 10:01a º F12 Secondary Viewer º
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WORDQ111 ZIP 41979 12-23-91 10:01a º Alt-Z Help º
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ELFE04 ZIP 170812 12-20-91 8:14a º ESC or Alt-Q to Exit º
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SEEMEM20 ZIP 17804 12-21-91 8:29a ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ
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Volume: 319,619,072 bytes free
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Destination disk has319,619,072 bytes free
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Row 1 of 26. 3,014,656 bytes/ 24 files
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The files are laid out in an easy to understand fashion, with the
|
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actions that you can perform on the right. If you hit the ALT key, a new
|
||
menu appears on the right displaying more options. Again, if you hit the
|
||
CTRL key more options appear.
|
||
|
||
Just what are these options you ask? Well, DF ships with twenty
|
||
mainstay commands that range from copying a file to running a program to
|
||
swapping a video mode. These options all run in conjunction with files
|
||
being tagged and execute quickly. DF sometimes has trouble reporting
|
||
adequate error levels from the disk drive (when a file is in use by another
|
||
process, DF doesn't let you know this.)
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||
|
||
The strongest area of DFs composite consists of the user's ability to
|
||
define no less than ten key assignments, depending on the keyboard. This
|
||
means that you can assign the function of TYPING an ANSI screen to
|
||
CTRL-F6, with a simple entry in DFCONFIG. Your DOS shell literally
|
||
becomes an extension of yourself. You no longer have to remember what
|
||
switches allow PKZIP to view and then test a file, for once DF is
|
||
configured for the action you will have it forever.
|
||
|
||
Flexibility is a key feature of DF, with the configuration of function
|
||
keys being no exception. Using DFCONFIG, you control whether a user set-up
|
||
function pauses after executing, refreshes the DF file screen or can be run
|
||
against more than one file. With this blend of precision and control, your
|
||
tedious DOS chores become extremely automated.
|
||
|
||
Convenience is a cornerstone of the DF enterprise. Included in
|
||
DFCONFIG is the ability to set-up a drive table for quick access to the
|
||
drives you use most often. This feature works by hitting the cursor keys
|
||
to move left and right in the drive table. Suppose your drive table is
|
||
like so: CDEGH. If you were to type DF C:\, you would start off in the
|
||
root directory of C. If you wanted to quickly go to your H drive all that
|
||
you would have to do is hit your left cursor key. The same filespec is
|
||
maintained from drive to drive. A handy feature whose only problem is the
|
||
inability to configure the drive table on the fly in case you needed to add
|
||
a drive.
|
||
|
||
Another convenience minded feature can be seen via the ALT-F10 key
|
||
press. This key press allows you to create an archive by tagging files,
|
||
then hitting ALT-F10. DF takes over the chore of passing filenames to the
|
||
archive with the proper switches, etc.
|
||
|
||
A function where DF misses the convenience mark occurs when you simply
|
||
type DF C:\ from the root of C:, which brings DF up in the root directory
|
||
of C:. Now, you tag some files to be copied to A:. DF asks you where you
|
||
would like to copy to. You say A:. DF starts copying, but doesn't update
|
||
the DESTINATION FREE SPACE field. Understandably, it shouldn't, because
|
||
you specified the same destination as source in the command line. But
|
||
wouldn't it be nice to see how much space is left on what you are copying
|
||
to?
|
||
|
||
As you get to use Df more and more, you begin to wonder how your life
|
||
in the CPROMPT world of complexity ever existed.
|
||
|
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Rating Breakdown:
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||
----------------
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||
|
||
Performance : DF is quick, accurate and well written. A few
|
||
9 out of 10 convenience twists could have been added.
|
||
|
||
Documentation : DF's documentation is well written with special
|
||
5 out of 5 care taken to explain common terms to newer
|
||
users.
|
||
|
||
Ease of Setup : Using DFCONFIG, setup is as easy as running the
|
||
5 out of 5 program. Online help and choice of setup method
|
||
is a plus.
|
||
|
||
Ease of Learning: Standard keys such as SpaceBar for
|
||
5 out of 5 tagging/untagging make getting up to speed
|
||
easy.
|
||
|
||
Ease of Use : Can you touch a function key? Enough said.
|
||
5 out of 5
|
||
|
||
Error Handling : Improved immeasurably from the last release,
|
||
4 out of 5 still has problems at times.
|
||
|
||
Mean rating: 33 out of 35 or a 9.4 rating.
|
||
|
||
(C) 1992 - Patrick Grote, 116 Elm Street, Ballwin, MO 63021
|
||
-=> For Reprint Permission, Please Write <=-
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||
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
6 - PLUNDERINGS By Brian Lee, Node ID ->THEHUB
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
NET ABBREVIATIONS
|
||
|
||
plundered from Brian Hammack ->SYNCITY in the TAGLINES conference
|
||
|
||
AAMOF..................As a matter of fact
|
||
ATSL...................Along the same line
|
||
BCNU...................Be seeing you ....
|
||
BNF....................Big name fan
|
||
BTW....................By the way
|
||
CYA....................Cover your a--
|
||
CUL8R..................See You Later... It's kind of a play on words,
|
||
since you don't actually "see" anyone on the
|
||
computer.
|
||
FUBAR..................F---ed up beyond all repair
|
||
FWIW...................For what its worth
|
||
FYI....................For your information
|
||
GD&R...................Grinning, Ducking, and Running
|
||
HHTYAY.................Happy Holidays to You and Yours
|
||
IANAL..................I Am Not A Lawyer
|
||
IITYWISWYBMAD..........If I Tell You What It Says, Will You Buy Me A Drink
|
||
IMCO...................In my considered opinion
|
||
IMHO...................In My Humble Opinion (generally used in a
|
||
not so humble context
|
||
ISBAB..................I should have bought a book
|
||
ITSFWI.................If the shoe fits, wear it
|
||
KHYF...................Know how you feel
|
||
L8R....................Later ...
|
||
LTNT...................Long time, no type
|
||
NTYMI..................Now that you mention it
|
||
OAS....................On another subject
|
||
OIC....................Oh, I see ...
|
||
PITA...................Pain in the a--
|
||
PPTSPAHS...............Please pass the salt, pepper and hot sauce...used
|
||
when I've had to eat crow, my hat, and other
|
||
unsavory dishes!
|
||
ROTF...................Rolling On The Floor
|
||
ROTFLMAO...............Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A-- Off
|
||
ROTFFLMAO..............Rolling On The F<explective deleated> Floor
|
||
Laughing My A-- Off
|
||
SNAFU..................Situation normal, all f---ed up
|
||
SOGOTP.................Sh*t or get off the pot
|
||
SOW....................Speaking of which
|
||
TFTHAOT................Thanx for the help ahead of time...used for a favor
|
||
or answer or help that there's no doubt will come,
|
||
but I want to make sure the person knows I
|
||
appreciate them taking their time to do it.
|
||
TOBAL..................There oughta be a law
|
||
TOBG...................This oughta be good
|
||
TTFN...................Ta-ta for now
|
||
YGLT...................You're gonna love this ...
|
||
YKYARW.................You know you're a redneck when==
|
||
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Caught in COMMON:
|
||
|
||
Hi to you all,
|
||
|
||
I have been using a modem ever since I have had a PC which is for
|
||
approximately 8 years now.
|
||
|
||
The first few years where difficult since there were not very many
|
||
BBS's around (at least in Holland). Ever since then, I have been using
|
||
FIDO or related systems but was not happy with them. About half a year
|
||
ago, I bought a 9600 BPS modem and started a search for 9600 BPS BBS's.
|
||
|
||
I found HOTLINE in Amsterdam which carried yet another network called
|
||
RIME. I started reading messages, got my first offline reader (after 8
|
||
years!!!) and got totally hooked! Now, I am exchanging mail with people
|
||
all over the world, went to a party [Howard's bash! -Ed] in New York, met a
|
||
lot of GREAT people, etc!
|
||
|
||
Just wanted to say to you all: "This is a great thing! Let's do
|
||
everything we can to keep it that way!"
|
||
|
||
Brgds
|
||
Dries Bessels
|
||
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
7 - COMPUTING FOR THE BLIND By Matt Roberts, Node ID ->EDSHOME
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
Emergency! Root directory Deleted
|
||
It is late at night and you have just installed a shareware program.
|
||
You try it and you decide to delete it. After typing "del *.*" you
|
||
suddenly get a funny feeling that something is wrong. What has happened?
|
||
You have just deleted your root directory on drive C. Oh no! But wait!
|
||
You have a boot disk for such an occasion, don't you? If you don't read
|
||
on. I will show you how you can easily create a boot disk for such a time
|
||
as this.
|
||
|
||
What Do I Need?
|
||
Get a copy of your DOS system master disk and a blank disk. Copy the
|
||
following files to the blank disk, after you have formatted it (COMMAND.COM
|
||
AUTOEXEC.BAT AND CONFIG.SYS.) Now, put your master disk into a drive and
|
||
type the following: "sys a:." You have just transferred the system to your
|
||
blank disk or the boot disk. You must edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
|
||
files to insert the path for TSR'S and other programs that load when the
|
||
computer is turned on. You might be asking what this has to do with
|
||
computing for the blind. It is simple. I had this situation happen to me
|
||
two weeks ago and I didn't have a boot disk. I therefore had to waste
|
||
paper on my braille printer to know what was wrong.
|
||
|
||
Speech users take note; your Autoexec.bat file probably brings up your
|
||
speech software. Make sure you edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files
|
||
or your system won't talk. I hope everyone will take a few minutes today
|
||
to prevent a headache later.
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
8 - SECURITY AND SAFE COMPUTING By Curt Akin, Node ID ->MORE
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
Several issues ago, Carol Carmichael warned of using the same password
|
||
on more than one BBS. Well, the inevitable happened, and I'm sharing it
|
||
with you in the hope that it will urge you just a little bit more than
|
||
gently to use a different password on every BBS you call.
|
||
|
||
Recently a very tasteless message was left on one of RIME's nodes to a
|
||
member of the Steering Committee. The "sender" was one of RIME's
|
||
Conference Hosts. He didn't send it, but he used the same password on all
|
||
the BBSs he called. Yup, he should have known better, but we're not yet
|
||
all perfect. Bingo! It appears that a less than worthy-to-be-sysop
|
||
snatched the user name and password and ...well you know the end of the
|
||
story.
|
||
|
||
Most board software will log the actual password used in failed access
|
||
attempts. If you use a different password everywhere, then... another
|
||
Bingo! Any worthy SysOp should contact any user when there has been an
|
||
obvious attempt to gain access with the wrong password. All you have to do
|
||
is identify the board where you have used the UNIQUE password attempted,
|
||
and you've got the less-than-worthy SysOp dead cold.
|
||
GOT IT? DO IT!!!
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
9 - RIME's CONFERENCE VOLUME From Bonnie Anthony, Node ID ->RUNNINGA
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
Thought you all might be interested in this:
|
||
|
||
A week's total tally for mail through the network:
|
||
|
||
30,070 public messages
|
||
1082 private unrouted messages
|
||
5567 routed messages went through the network
|
||
|
||
Our largest conferences with messages over 1000 for the week were:
|
||
FORSALE - 1556 public messages
|
||
UPLINK - 1440 public messages
|
||
WINDOWS - 1115 public messages
|
||
|
||
Of the 5567 routed messages that went through the network
|
||
1218 were in COMMON
|
||
802 were in FORSALE
|
||
232 were in ADMIN
|
||
|
||
Those three conferences accounted for a little less than half the total
|
||
routed mail.
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
10 - CONFERENCE NEWS By James Wall, Node ID ->DREAM
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
New Conferences:
|
||
|
||
NAME: HOMEHNTS
|
||
NUMBER: 115
|
||
DESCRIPTION: This conference will be devoted to all phases of
|
||
successfully running a home. This will encompass
|
||
exchanging household hints, discussion and hopefully
|
||
solutions for users household problems and any other topics
|
||
which are home related.
|
||
HOSTS: Sam Kaplin Node ID ->HAVEN
|
||
Robin Fowler Node ID ->CHANNEL
|
||
|
||
NAME: GAP DOORS/MARKMAIL FOR GAP (GapMark)
|
||
NUMBER: 131
|
||
DESCRIPTION: Direct author support of Gap Doors including Mark Mail for
|
||
Gap.
|
||
HOST: Tony Summy Node ID ->THEMAIN
|
||
|
||
NAME: PCBSUPPORT
|
||
NUMBER: 290
|
||
DESCRIPTION: This conference is open only to SysOps who are registered
|
||
owners of PCBoard whose support is current on Salt Air. All
|
||
technical questions will be answered directly by the
|
||
staff of Clark Development. Because Clark Development is
|
||
using PCRelay software you will be able to send and receive
|
||
private and routed messages.
|
||
HOST: David Terry Node Id ->SALTAIR
|
||
ACTIVITY: New
|
||
|
||
And additional conference provided by Clark Development will be opened
|
||
shortly and will be conference number 291. Watch this space for further
|
||
announcements.
|
||
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
The following conferences have name changes:
|
||
|
||
260 Changed from OLX/SLMR to MSI/OLX/SLMR (OLX)
|
||
59 Changed from Qmodem to MSI/QMODEM (Qmodem)
|
||
138 Changed from Wildcat! to Wildcat! SysOps (Wildcat!)
|
||
219 Changed from Mustang Support to MSI/Wildcat Support (MSIWild)
|
||
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
The following hosts have changed nodes:
|
||
Chris Engleman, Host Women's (80) is now hosting from ->NOFRILLS
|
||
Keith Standifer, Host Debate/Current Events is now hosting from ->ONANDUP
|
||
|
||
Host changes are as follows:
|
||
Ben Sansing Node ID ->CHAOS is now hosting ASTROLOGY (81)
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
11 - WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT By Patrick Lee, Node ID ->RUNNINGB
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
The following is a list of "Who's Who" in RelayNet:
|
||
|
||
Steering Committee:
|
||
Bonnie Anthony RUNNINGA Rex Hankins IBMNET
|
||
Howard Belasco RUNNINGB JThomas Howell MORE
|
||
Mike Glenn PARTY
|
||
|
||
Conference related:
|
||
Paul Hileman BAYOU Conference Liaison (handles all
|
||
intra-conference problems)
|
||
Rick Kingslan OMAHANET Marketing Coordinator (PR)
|
||
James Wall DREAM Conference Manager
|
||
Patrick Lee RUNNINGB Statistician
|
||
|
||
AUTOSEND lists:
|
||
Bonnie Anthony RUNNINGA Nodes listing (RIME.ZIP)
|
||
James Wall DREAM Conference list (CONFLST.ZIP)
|
||
James Wall DREAM Conference list (RIMECONF.ZIP)
|
||
|
||
BBS software that currently has an UTI interface with PCRelay:
|
||
dBBS MajorBBS Remote Access
|
||
Auntie Maximus Spitfire
|
||
EIS PCBoard/ProDoor Searchlight
|
||
Executive Host QuickBBS TriTel
|
||
GAP RBBS UltraBBS
|
||
GT Power Wildcat!
|
||
|
||
The Maximus UTI has been released. (It was listed in the April RIME
|
||
Times but it was not released at that time; it is now.) The filename is
|
||
MXUTI21A.LZH and can be found on the author's support board at (513)
|
||
237-7737.
|
||
The Executive Host UTI is a new addition. It is available from John
|
||
Wright's Executive Host support BBS (618) 993-5091.
|
||
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
12 - NOTICES
|
||
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|
||
|
||
RIME Times will now be dispatched by Bonnie Anthony to all nodes in the
|
||
network. No AUTOSEND list is required.
|
||
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
To make life easier for the staff, the following submittal guidelines
|
||
are suggested:
|
||
|
||
1) To be included in the next month's newsletter, articles must be
|
||
received by the 15th of the current month.
|
||
|
||
2) A routed, receiver-only (private) message in the COMMON conference is
|
||
acceptable. Please route general material and queries to: Curt Akin
|
||
Node ID ->MORE. Submittals to Jackie's Beanstalk should be sent to
|
||
Jackie Doty Node ID ->THEDOCK.
|
||
|
||
3) When submitting articles or sending other messages to the Staff of
|
||
RIME Times, don't assume receipt until you've heard from the
|
||
recipient. We will acknowledge your message, and if you don't hear
|
||
within 3-4 days, resend it. Don't depend on return receipts.
|
||
|
||
4) Your name as used on RIME.
|
||
|
||
5) Your Node ID if you are a RIME SysOp or your "home" board ID if you are
|
||
a RIME user.
|
||
|
||
6) Any special instructions.
|
||
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
Notice: 1. The RIMENEWS Conference (200) is a READ ONLY conference. Node
|
||
SysOps can force this conference to be read only by adding the
|
||
following line immediately after the EXPORT:
|
||
PKZIP -d <path><nodeid>.RLY *.200
|
||
2. RIME distribution files which used to be identified with MMYY
|
||
in their file names are now identified YYMM. This change makes
|
||
RIME files appear in date sequence in sorted listings.
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
RIME Times is published monthly by the membership of RelayNet
|
||
International Message Exchange as its official newsletter. Users and
|
||
SysOps are encouraged to contribute.
|
||
|
||
(c) Copyright 1992, The RelayNet International Message Exchange.
|
||
Permission is hereby granted for unlimited distribution and duplication,
|
||
provided such distribution and duplication are strictly for noncommercial
|
||
purposes and that no alterations are made to any file contained in the
|
||
distribution archive. All other rights reserved. RelayNet and RIME are
|
||
registered trademarks.
|
||
|