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Re: Bright spots from the old PACS-L?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rick Gates)
Tue Mar 14 20:18:33 2000
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 19:20:01 -0800
From: Rick Gates <rgates@NASSETS.COM>
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> Has a particular thread or posting on the old PACS-L changed
> your life, or been especially important/memorable? How?
Walt, I can't pick out that many specific posts from the distant reaches of my
youth. :) I do remember Steve Cisler recommending that folks pick up a copy of
a new magazine called 'Wired'.
More memorable were those names that you associated with posts worth reading...
Craig Summerhill always had good perspectives, as did Tom Wilson. And Thomas
Dowling was always able to mix good information with good humor.
Most important was the knowledge that others were going through many of the same
systems trials and hardware tribulations that you were. PACS-L reminded you
that you were not alone out there.
> If you're an old hand (let's say anyone who subscribed to
> PACS-L with a BITNET address) who used to post but finally
> just lurked, why?
I suspect my reason for laying low mirrors that of many others... my constantly
escalating amount of email received meant less and less time for interesting
reading.
Toodles,
Rick Gates
Net Assets
rgates@nassets.com
